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Old 03-22-18, 01:41 PM
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Default NOVEL Wide Body RC F Races at Nürburgring VLN Endurance Championship

NOVEL will take part in the 2018 Nürburgring 24h VLN Endurance Championship Race in their Lexus RC F and Lexus IS F. This will be the third time they have participated in this 24 hours race since 2016, and they are bringing five brave Japanese drivers and two German drivers to master the Nürburgring. They have just arrived in Germany and here is a first look at the NOVEL Racing Wide Body RC F that will be competing. We'll update the thread as we get more coverage of the event from our friends at NOVEL Racing Japan.

Source: https://www.facebook.com/NOVEL.JP/

NOVELは、今年のニュルブルクリンク24hレース2018にLEXUS RCFとLEXUS ISFの2台体制で参戦します!
2016年の初参戦から今年で3度目の挑戦です。
5人の勇敢な日本人ドライバーと、2人のニュルマイスターであるドイツ人ドライバーと共に世界一過酷なニュル24hレースに挑戦します!!








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Old 03-22-18, 07:48 PM
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Let's go Novel!!! I hope they do well! A lot of tough competition though.
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How much for the kit?
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Originally Posted by RCF500
How much for the kit?
Am sure it's going to be pricey. But Novel is the real deal, you'd be getting a CAD designed wind simulated optimized kit. No hyperbole stuff here. When Novel puts out a product you know its for performance and not just for looks. Surprised they don't have the race car rear diffuser for the RCF Nurburgring. Perhaps they will install it before the race.
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Old 03-23-18, 01:30 AM
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Inside the container is just like the Tardis in Dr Who
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Looks like some more CF bits and Enkei GTC01RR wheels (http://enkei.com/shop/racingrevolution/gtc01rr/). Looks great!

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Looks nice! I like the front canards.
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Updated with more photos!

Originally Posted by RCF500
How much for the kit?
They haven't mentioned releasing it yet, but we will ask them. It may just be a single one off kit for the purposes of being the best at Aerodynamics ahaha.

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Old 03-24-18, 02:48 PM
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Some idiot Cayman driver took out the RC F in today's VLN race at the Nurburgring, see :45 sec mark. Finished 2nd from DFL.

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Cayman driver literally did a "pit maneuver" on the Novel RCF and kept going after that. Unbelievable.
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Not a good thing but his re entry wasn't the best ether
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Originally Posted by Ne1tHeRe
Looks like some more CF bits and Enkei GTC01RR wheels (http://enkei.com/shop/racingrevolution/gtc01rr/). Looks great!
Will the 18" clear the front breaks? Or is it posible to get them in 19"
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The barrel clears, just depends on spoke design and center pad spacing plus offset of course.
A while back I was pricing track rims and was talking to BC and they said they could make 18” rims clear our front brakes.
I didn’t think any rims could until that point.
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Thanks then maby its posible to get some Bodyclub P1 or Q1 för Track day
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That was a pretty bad line by that Cayman....


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