{"id":4834,"date":"2023-05-22T10:25:42","date_gmt":"2023-05-22T18:25:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nevadamusclecars.com\/?p=4834"},"modified":"2023-05-24T06:30:50","modified_gmt":"2023-05-24T14:30:50","slug":"stp-lotus-turbine-wedge-running-at-vintage-le-mans-and-take-off-with-project-cars-2-sim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.nevadamusclecars.com\/?p=4834","title":{"rendered":"STP LOTUS TURBINE WEDGE: Running at Vintage Le Mans and Take Off with Project Cars 2 Sim"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This a clip of running the STP Lotus Turbine Indy Wedge at Vintage Le Mans in Project Cars 2 Sim recently through the Holiday. This is in a Multi-Class race and trying to chase down a Porsche 908 Spyder on the Mulsanne Straight and when I got to the imfamous &#8220;Hump&#8221; coming towards the end before the super tight right hander, the front end gets super light and took off, but just popped a wheelie and settled back down without doing a total takeoff and wipe out like the Mercedes Sauber did few times in the mid Eighties before they put the chicanes in to slow the cars down&#8230;&#8230;It was quite a ride even on just the race simulation&#8230;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4836\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.nevadamusclecars.com\/?attachment_id=4836#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nevadamusclecars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mq3.webp?fit=320%2C180\" data-orig-size=\"320,180\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"mq3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nevadamusclecars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mq3.webp?fit=320%2C180\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nevadamusclecars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mq3.webp?resize=418%2C235\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4836\" width=\"418\" height=\"235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nevadamusclecars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mq3.webp?w=320 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nevadamusclecars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mq3.webp?resize=300%2C169 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 418px) 100vw, 418px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">After settle down going through the tight right hand Mulsanne Corner after &#8220;Take Off&#8221;&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This Indy STP Turbine Wedge is one of my all time favorite machines from &#8220;Back in the Day&#8221; and I will be adding soon to this post my story of getting to sit in this famous iconic and innovative racer&#8230;&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Come back soon and as always&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..TACH IT UP!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"900\" height=\"507\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dCyrY9fJUm4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Here&#8217;s the clip on You-Tube of the &#8220;Wheelie Take Off&#8221; with the Indy Turbine Wedge&#8230;&#8230;..Enjoy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"385\" data-attachment-id=\"4840\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.nevadamusclecars.com\/?attachment_id=4840#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nevadamusclecars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_5319.jpg?fit=640%2C385\" data-orig-size=\"640,385\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1672994249&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.99&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;64&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.066666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_5319\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nevadamusclecars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_5319.jpg?fit=640%2C385\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nevadamusclecars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_5319.jpg?resize=640%2C385\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4840\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nevadamusclecars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_5319.jpg?w=640 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nevadamusclecars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_5319.jpg?resize=300%2C180 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"563\" data-attachment-id=\"4841\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.nevadamusclecars.com\/?attachment_id=4841#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nevadamusclecars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_5320.jpg?fit=640%2C563\" data-orig-size=\"640,563\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1672994283&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.99&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.066666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_5320\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nevadamusclecars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_5320.jpg?fit=640%2C563\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nevadamusclecars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_5320.jpg?resize=640%2C563\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4841\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nevadamusclecars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_5320.jpg?w=640 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nevadamusclecars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_5320.jpg?resize=300%2C264 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pics of the model I built of the STP Lotus Indy Turbine from 1968. The #70 was driven that year by Graham Hill who won the Indy 500 in 1966 driving a Lola\/Ford and was a World Champion F1 Driver. The Lotus Wedge Indy Turbine was never actually raced at Le Mans however it was run in 1969 at Monaco in the Grand Prix&#8230;.They were hard to run well in road racing given the single speed gear box and not a lot of low end torque but tons of top end speed&#8230;..<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This a clip of running the STP Lotus Turbine Indy Wedge at Vintage Le Mans in Project Cars 2 Sim recently through the Holiday. This is in a Multi-Class race and trying to chase down a Porsche 908 Spyder on the Mulsanne Straight and when I got to the imfamous &#8220;Hump&#8221; coming towards the end [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4844,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4834","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-motorsport-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nevadamusclecars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_5325.jpg?fit=640%2C278","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4MKRE-1fY","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.nevadamusclecars.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4834","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.nevadamusclecars.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.nevadamusclecars.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.nevadamusclecars.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.nevadamusclecars.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4834"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/www.nevadamusclecars.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4834\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4843,"href":"http:\/\/www.nevadamusclecars.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4834\/revisions\/4843"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.nevadamusclecars.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4844"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.nevadamusclecars.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4834"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.nevadamusclecars.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4834"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.nevadamusclecars.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4834"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}