DID YOU KNOW?
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Nescafe Blend 37 Williams Renault changed the two front wheels on Jason Plato's Laguna in 6.7 seconds at Oulton Park on 13 September (round 24) - probably the fastest regulation pit stop in BTCC history |
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48 measurements are made on the Laguna every millisecond |
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A production Renault Laguna produces approximately 110bhp. The BTCC Laguna outputs over 320bhp, from a production block |
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Components are Inspected to within 1,100th of a millimetre |
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Over two miles of wiring go into each Laguna race car |
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Jason Plato's road car is a Renault Laguna RTI V6 24v. You will also find a Ferrari F355 and a Ducati 916 in his garage |
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Williams Touring Car Engineering will build five Lagunas in 1999. Each race chassis could be re-built as many as fifty times during the season |
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Michelin's slick racing tyres work best at over 160°C |
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The BTCC Laguna can accelerate from zero to 60mph in 3.5 seconds. It can decelerate from 60 to 0mph in 1.8 seconds |
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Under heavy braking, the front discs can reach 1100°F (towards the end of Starkeys Straight at Donington Park) |
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Nescafe Blend 37 Williams Renault takes over 12 tons of equipment to a BTCC race weekend |
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The Williams Renault Laguna was recorded at 164mph during the Bathurst 1000 in Australia |