Lamborghini Huracán revealed for Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo 2015

The new Lamborghini Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo has been officially revealed in the last week, and will compete as the new car in the 2015 Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo series.

In a word, the new car is hot.

Here’s a link to the full release, and tech specs of the new Huracán are below. It replaces the venerable 2013 Gallardo LP 570-4 Super Trofeo in the championship.

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Technical Data

Engine Power   620 CV
Weight   1270 Kg
Weight/Power Ratio   2.05
Trasmission   2WD Racing Gearbox by XTRAC
Gearbox Actuator   Electric Actuator by MMarelli
Chassis   39870 Nm/deg (+45%) Increased safety structure
Aerodynamics   Drag: -15%, Downforce: +43%, Efficiency: +69%
Electrics/Electronics   Racing Loom/Electronics

Powertrain

Engine   Longitudinal – V10
IDS (NO MPI)
Air Intake by BMC
Displacement   5204
Power   620 CV @ 8250 rpm
Torque   570 Nm @ 6500 rpm
ABS   Racing ABS (12 positions)
ESP   NO
Traction control   9 positions TC
Trasmission   2 WD, Six gear sequential gearbox by Xtrac
Clutch   3 discs racing clutch, Light weight flywheel

Size and weight

Front track   1695 mm
Rear track   1660 mm
Wheelbase   2620 mm
Fuel Tank   118 L
Weight w/out fuel   1270 kg

Suspension

Suspension   Double wishbones with rigid bushing
Wheel fixing   Monolock System
Anti Roll Bar   Front: 6 positions
Rear: 2 positons
Dampers   Ohlins TTX 36 2 ways
Front: in-line
Rear: piggy back type
Brake Discs
Brembo Racing   Front: Steel 380×35 mm, Rear: Steel 355×32 mm
Brake Caliper
Brembo Racing   Front: 6 pot monoblock, Rear: 4 pot monoblock

Rims and wheels

Rims Front: 11×18” ET 28.8
Rear: 12×18” ET 32
Tires (Pirelli) Front: 305/660-18 DH, Rear: 315/680-18 DH

Electrics/Electronics

ECU   M182 by MOTEC
TCU   M182 by MOTEC
Power Box   PDM 30 by MOTEC
Car Loom   Motorsport Loom
Dashboard   TFT Dashboard by MOTEC
Steering wheel   Racing and multifunctional steering wheel

Other features

Aero kit   Complete aero kit with quick fixing (DZUST)
Speed Limiter   Yes, adjustable speed
Safety Equipment   Seat 8855 FIA Spec or Seat 8866 FIA Spec (OPT)
6 pts safety belt
7 pts Fire Extinquisher

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For most of the team’s existence, Dale Coyne Racing has been the Chicago Cubs of American Open Wheel Racing – a team whose history was more defined by failures, at times comically so, than success.

The last decade, however, has seen the tide completely change. In 2007, they scored three podium finishes with Bruno Junqueira. In 2009, they won at Watkins Glen with the late Justin Wilson.

The combination won again at Texas Motor Speedway in 2012, and finished sixth in the 2013 Verizon IndyCar Series championship. That same year, Mike Conway took a shock win for them in Race 1 at the Chevrolet Dual in Detroit.

Carlos Huertas scored an upset win for them in Race 1 at the Houston double-header in 2014, and while 2015 and 2016 yielded no wins, Tristan Vautier and Conor Daly gave them several strong runs – Vautier’s best finish was fourth in Race 2 at Detroit, while Daly finished second in Race 1 at Detroit, finished fourth at Watkins Glen, and scored a trio of sixth-place finishes at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course, Race 2 at Detroit, and the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.

And 2017 was set to possibly be the best year the team has ever had. Sebastien Bourdais gave the team a popular win in the season-opening Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, and then rookie Ed Jones scored back-to-back top tens – 10th and sixth – at St. Pete and the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach to start his career.

But, things started unraveling at the Indianapolis 500. Bourdais appeared set to be in the Fast Nine Pole Shootout during his first qualifying run – both of his first two laps were above 231 mph – before his horrifying crash in Turn 2.

While Jones qualified an impressive 11th and finished an even more impressive third, results for the rest of the season became hard to come by – Jones only scored two more Top 10s, with a best result of seventh at Road America.

But, retooled for 2018, the Coyne team is a legitimate threat at the 102nd Running of the Indianapolis 500.

Bourdais, whose No. 18 Honda features new sponsorship from SealMaster and now ownership partners in Jimmy Vasser and James “Sulli” Sullivan, has a win already, again at St. Pete, and sits third in the championship.

And Bourdais may also be Honda’s best hope, given that he was the fastest Honda in qualifying – he’ll start fifth behind Ed Carpenter, Simon Pagenaud, Will Power, and Josef Newgarden.

“I think it speaks volumes about their work, their passion and their dedication to this program, Dale (Coyne), Jimmy (Vasser) and Sulli (James Sullivan) and everybody from top to bottom. I can’t thank them enough for the opportunity, for the support,” Bourdais said of the team’s effort.

Rookie Zachary Claman De Melo has been progressing nicely, and his Month of May has been very solid – he finished 12th at the INDYCAR Grand Prix on the IMS Road Course and qualified a strong 13th for the “500.”

“It’s been surreal to be here as rookie. I’m a bit at a loss for words,” Claman De Melo revealed after qualifying. “The fans, driving around this place, being with the team, everything is amazing. I have a great engineer, a great group of experienced mechanics at Dale Coyne Racing.”

While Conor Daly and Pippa Mann struggled in one-off entries, with Mann getting bumped out of the field in Saturday qualifying, Daly’s entry essentially puts three Coyne cars in the race – Daly’s No. 17 United States Air Force Honda is a Dale Coyne car that has been leased to Thom Burns Racing.

Rest assured, the days of Coyne being an “also ran” are long gone, and a Coyne car ending up in Victory Lane at the biggest race of the year would complete the Chicago Cubs analogy – the Cubs won a World Series title in 2016, and an Indy 500 triumph would be the crowning achievement in Coyne’s career.

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