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  • Interesting! How did Garage 56 save so much weight?

    From a425couple@21:1/5 to All on Mon Apr 17 16:58:23 2023
    from
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_24_Hours_of_Le_Mans

    Garage 56
    On March 17, 2022, NASCAR and Hendrick Motorsports announced they will
    field a Next Gen Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 as a Garage 56 entry, the first
    since 2021, marking NASCAR's first presence at Le Mans since 1976 when a
    Dodge Charger and Ford Torino competed.[26][27][28]

    Numerous modifications were made to a Cup Series model, including a
    larger fuel cell and spoiler, canards and dive planes resulting in a
    weight loss of 525 lbs compared to the Cup Series car.

    On January 28, 2023, on the weekend of the 24 Hours of Daytona, the
    three drivers for the Garage 56 entry were announced to be 2009 Formula
    One champion Jenson Button, seven-time Cup Series champion Jimmie
    Johnson and 2010 Le Mans winner Mike Rockenfeller.[29]

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  • From Chris K-Man (Zickcermacity)@21:1/5 to All on Tue Apr 18 06:09:04 2023
    On Monday, April 17, 2023 at 7:58:27 PM UTC-4, a425couple wrote:
    from
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_24_Hours_of_Le_Mans

    Garage 56
    On March 17, 2022, NASCAR and Hendrick Motorsports announced they will
    field a Next Gen Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 as a Garage 56 entry, the first
    since 2021, marking NASCAR's first presence at Le Mans since 1976 when a Dodge Charger and Ford Torino competed.[26][27][28]

    Numerous modifications were made to a Cup Series model, including a
    larger fuel cell and spoiler, canards and dive planes resulting in a
    weight loss of 525 lbs compared to the Cup Series car.

    On January 28, 2023, on the weekend of the 24 Hours of Daytona, the
    three drivers for the Garage 56 entry were announced to be 2009 Formula
    One champion Jenson Button, seven-time Cup Series champion Jimmie
    Johnson and 2010 Le Mans winner Mike Rockenfeller.[29]
    ______________

    That phrase

    "NASCAR and Hendrick Motorsports.."

    alone tells me all I need to know about this fuckn' league.

    #tuningoutafteropeningceremonies!

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  • From Chris K-Man (Zickcermacity)@21:1/5 to All on Tue Apr 18 06:06:42 2023
    On Monday, April 17, 2023 at 7:58:27 PM UTC-4, a425couple wrote:
    from
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_24_Hours_of_Le_Mans

    Garage 56
    On March 17, 2022, NASCAR and Hendrick Motorsports announced they will
    field a Next Gen Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 as a Garage 56 entry, the first
    since 2021, marking NASCAR's first presence at Le Mans since 1976 when a Dodge Charger and Ford Torino competed.[26][27][28]

    Numerous modifications were made to a Cup Series model, including a
    larger fuel cell and spoiler, canards and dive planes resulting in a
    weight loss of 525 lbs compared to the Cup Series car.

    On January 28, 2023, on the weekend of the 24 Hours of Daytona, the
    three drivers for the Garage 56 entry were announced to be 2009 Formula
    One champion Jenson Button, seven-time Cup Series champion Jimmie
    Johnson and 2010 Le Mans winner Mike Rockenfeller.[29]
    ____________

    The phrase

    "NASCAR and Hendrick Motorsports"

    tells me all I need to know about this fuckn' league.

    #tuningoutafteropeningcermonies!

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)