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u/HeyTikO May 21 '23
In an ideal world, Dacia/Renault would jump in and help the team. The amount of free brand exposure they got every year with the Logan!
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u/BR1_AER Floyd Vanwall Racing Team Vandervell 680 #4 May 21 '23
As awesome as proper race cars are, grids need cars with character, in this case the Manta Fox Tale and Dacia Logan, so I hope a new Dacia or something similar can return.
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u/teslaluke May 21 '23
Maybe we can get the dacia sandero on the grid with james may as one of the drivers
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u/BigSlav667 Corvette Racing C8.R #33 May 21 '23
Commentators just mentioned that the engine is no longer in production
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u/SteveThePurpleCat Aston Martin Racing Vantage #95 May 21 '23
They use Renault Clio engines, there are currently ~500 available on Ebay.
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u/BigSlav667 Corvette Racing C8.R #33 May 21 '23
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u/SteveThePurpleCat Aston Martin Racing Vantage #95 May 21 '23
Yeah, that doesn't change the fact that the Dacia Logan used Renault engines (the car itself is mostly previous gen Renault), and that there are hundreds still available. Unless ADAC has rules against not using the original engine?
There's even a K4M 8x for sale in Europe if they want to upgrade to a sportier engine from the Clio Sport.
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u/RoboterPiratenInsel Porsche 917k #23 May 21 '23
Its weird that they question their commitment based on parts availability. There are thousands of Dacias still out there and still enough parts for Dacia/Renault products. Building a new car should be doable. If anything, the problem seems to be that they currently lack the financial resources to do so, which is completely understandable. I really hope that they can get enough donations or sponsors to build a new car.
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u/Other-Barry-1 May 21 '23
Ootl, what happened?
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u/gevaarlijke1990 May 21 '23 edited May 21 '23
A Porsche Rear ended him at a narrow part of the circuit. It was a weird incident. You can see the Dacia from a mile away. And it looks like he is already off the racing line. There's isn't just a lot of space there.
Onboard form the car behind: https://youtu.be/wflHaIFn3MA
The Dacia driver was taken to hospital for check up to his backside but was quickly cleared. He is fine.
The Porsche driver Lauren Heinrich was fined 3.000 euro by the stewards for "causing an avoidable accident".
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u/I_love_coke_a_cola May 21 '23
There were a lot of top class drivers complaining about the Ams but to be honest they should know the risks of trying to overtake in tight spaces
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u/lizardk101 Audi R18 May 21 '23
Has to be a write off, or near write off. Hopefully it can come back but considering it was at the N24 thanks to Marshalls paying their fuel bill, it’s doubtful they can repair the Logan.