Pruett and the GT


dbk

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Beautiful shots.

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Yes, VERY!!!!
 

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It's really happening, exciting times for GT lovers.
 

Ed Sims

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cool photos!

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Whew, takes my breath away.
 

jaxgt

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The first photo is insane. I love the number 66 too!
 

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Is the plywood at the bottom of the doors 1/2" or 3/4"? :)
 

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Is the plywood at the bottom of the doors 1/2" or 3/4"? :)

Marine grade or standard?
 

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I wonder if they'll have a "LeMans" livery on the street car. The ol' red, white and blue would look great--I'd be a buyer!
 

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What ever that is,

It really takes away from the way the car looks with doors flipped up.

Doors look to be 16inches thick
 

Cobrar

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All kidding aside, I believe that is the same early prototype car that was shown at LeMans. I'd bet it will have a full CF door in next iterations.

Yep, a little black paint would have helped for the photo shoot.
 

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The first picture belongs framed in my Garage.

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dbk

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The car is the real deal, and it's already extremely fast. It'll be on it's way to France for the BoP test shortly.

Ever seen a wooden reference plank in Formula One?
 

Cobrar

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Ever seen a wooden reference plank in Formula One?

Sure, but not typ, in that area of a car - usually at lowest point (skid pad) as I recall.

If that's really the case, body panels must be fully stressed members. :wink
 

dbk

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I'm just sayin, it ain't the first time wood has been on a race car.
 

Cobrar

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Any idea who took the pics? I really like the composition.
 

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Cobrar

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He's got some nice work out there - thanks!
 

MNJason

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Any chance we'll see this car at R10?
 

sahlman

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Skids

Pretty sure those are skids like on most real race cars. A wearable and replaceable item. Definitely not plywood. They can be of many different materials (jabrock, aluminum, and CF sometimes) for weight, weight distribution, friction, strength/stiffness and durability. The bottom of the doors appear on the ground line. They get painted only to see if and where the car is bottoming.

Scott