r/wec • u/valteri_hamilton • Dec 29 '21

SuperGT/DTM How are gt500 cars so fast?

So my question is basically this, how are gt500 cars so quick while still looking like normal cars. I mean the lmp1 cars looked crazy and ppl tell me that the gt500 cars would be faster at Fuji speedway so how is this possible.

Also if the gt500 regulations really are that good at speed then why weren't they used as a basis for lmh regulations? We could have had silhouette hyper cars going insane speeds.

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u/BCNBammer Audi R8 #1 Dec 29 '21

A lot of downforce. The tyre war also helps.

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u/valteri_hamilton Dec 29 '21

Underbody downforce? I don't see a lot of wings or aerodynamic appendages and the cars are able to follow pretty well

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u/Punkpunker Dec 29 '21

Yes that's basically it