Le Mans 24hr

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Kicks off next weekend. With Peugot getting one over Audi last year, the German giants looking to bounce back with a big win.

Be interesting to see if Tom Kristensen pick up his ninth win in 14 years.



Interesting, Nigel Mansell is racing with his two sons :lol:

Lets hope for matching mo's

Entry list

Entry List[11]
No. Nation Team Car Tyre Driver 1 Driver 2 Driver 3
LMP1
1 FRA Team Peugeot Total Peugeot 908 HDi *** M Austria Alexander Wurz Spain Marc Gené United Kingdom Anthony Davidson
2 FRA Team Peugeot Total Peugeot 908 HDi *** M France Nicolas Minassian France Stéphane Sarrazin France Franck Montagny
3 FRA Peugeot Sport Total Peugeot 908 HDi *** M France Sébastien Bourdais Portugal Pedro Lamy France Simon Pagenaud
4 FRA Team Oreca Matmut Peugeot 908 HDi *** M France Olivier Panis France Nicolas Lapierre France Loïc Duval
5 GBR Beechdean Mansell Ginetta-Zytek GZ09SB D United Kingdom Nigel Mansell United Kingdom Leo Mansell United Kingdom Greg Mansell
6 FRA AIM Team Oreca Oreca 01-AIM M France Soheil Ayari France Didier André United Kingdom Andy Meyrick
7 DEU Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R15 TDI plus M Denmark Tom Kristensen United Kingdom Allan McNish Italy Rinaldo Capello
8 DEU Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R15 TDI plus M Germany André Lotterer Switzerland Marcel Fässler France Benoît Tréluyer
9 DEU Audi Sport North America Audi R15 TDI plus M Germany Mike Rockenfeller Germany Timo Bernhard France Romain Dumas
11 GBR Drayson Racing Lola B09/60-Judd M United Kingdom Paul Drayson United Kingdom Jonny Cocker Italy Emanuele Pirro
12 CHE Rebellion Racing Lola B10/60-Rebellion M France Nicolas Prost Switzerland Neel Jani United States Marco Andretti
13 CHE Rebellion Racing Lola B10/60-Rebellion M Italy Andrea Belicchi France Jean-Christophe Boullion United Kingdom Guy Smith
14 DEU Kolles Audi R10 TDI M Netherlands Christijan Albers United States Scott Tucker France Manuel Rodrigues
15 DEU Kolles Audi R10 TDI M Denmark Christian Bakkerud United Kingdom Oliver Jarvis France Christophe Bouchut
19 USA Michael Lewis/Autocon Lola B06/10-AER D United States Michael Lewis United States Bryan Willman Canada Tony Burgess
007 GBR Aston Martin Racing Lola-Aston Martin B09/60 M Switzerland Harold Primat Germany Stefan Mücke Mexico Adrián Fernández
008 FRA Signature-Plus Lola-Aston Martin B09/60 D France Pierre Ragues France Franck Mailleux Belgium Vanina Ickx
009 GBR Aston Martin Racing Lola-Aston Martin B09/60 M United Kingdom Darren Turner United Kingdom Sam Hancock Denmark Juan Barazi
LMP2
24 FRA OAK Racing Pescarolo 01-Judd D France Jacques Nicolet France Jean-François Yvon Monaco Richard Hein
25 GBR RML Lola B08/80-HPD D United Kingdom Mike Newton Brazil Thomas Erdos United Kingdom Andy Wallace
26 USA Highcroft Racing HPD ARX-01C M Australia David Brabham United Kingdom Marino Franchitti Germany Marco Werner
29 ITA Racing Box SRL Lola B08/80-Judd P Italy Luca Pirri Italy Marco Cioci Italy Piergiuseppe Perazzini
35 FRA OAK Racing Pescarolo 01-Judd D France Matthieu Laheye France Guillaume Moreau Czech Republic Jan Charouz
37 FRA Gerard Welter WR LMP2008-Zytek D France Philippe Salini France Stéphane Salini France Tristan Gommendy
38 FRA Pegasus Racing Norma M200-Judd D France Julien Schell France Frédéric da Rocha France David Zollinger
39 DEU KSM Lola B08/40 Judd D France Jean de Pourtales Japan Hideki Noda United Kingdom Jonathan Kennard
40 PRT Quifel ASM Racing Ginetta-Zytek GZ09SB/2 D Portugal Miguel Amaral France Olivier Pla United Kingdom Warren Hughes
41 GBR Team Bruichladdich Ginetta-Zytek GZ09SB/2 D Saudi Arabia Karim Ojjeh United Kingdom Tim Greaves France Gary Chalandon
42 GBR Strakka Racing HPD ARX-01C M United Kingdom Nick Leventis United Kingdom Danny Watts United Kingdom Jonny Kane
GT1
50 FRA Larbre Compétition Saleen S7-R M France Roland Berville France Julien Canal Switzerland Gabriele Gardel
52 DEU Young Driver AMR Aston Martin DBR9 M Denmark Christoffer Nygaard Czech Republic Tomáš Enge Netherlands Peter Kox
60 CHE Matech Competition Ford GT1 M Germany Thomas Mutsch France Romain Grosjean Switzerland Jonathan Hirschi
61 CHE Matech Competition Ford GT1 M Switzerland Natacha Gachnang Switzerland Cyndie Allemann Switzerland Rahel Frey
69 JPN JLOC Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT Y Japan Atsushi Yogo Japan Yutaka Yamagishi Japan Hiroyuki Iiri
70 BEL Marc VDS Racing Team Ford GT1 M Belgium Eric de Doncker Belgium Bas Leinders Finland Markus Palttala
72 FRA Luc Alphand Aventures Corvette C6.R D France Stéphane Grégoire France Jérôme Policand Netherlands David Hart
73 FRA Luc Alphand Aventures Corvette C6.R D France Julien Jousse France Patrice Goueslard Netherlands Xavier Maassen
GT2
63 USA Corvette Racing Corvette C6.R M Denmark Jan Magnussen United States Johnny O'Connell Spain Antonio García
64 USA Corvette Racing Corvette C6.R M United Kingdom Oliver Gavin Monaco Olivier Beretta France Emmanuel Collard
75 BEL Prospeed Competition Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M Netherlands Paul Van Splunteren Netherlands Niek Hommerson Belgium Louis Machiels
76 FRA IMSA Performance Matmut Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M France Raymond Narac France Patrick Pilet United States Patrick Long
77 DEU Team Felbermayr-Proton Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M Germany Marc Lieb Austria Richard Lietz Germany Wolf Henzler
78 DEU BMW Motorsport BMW M3 GT2 D Germany Jörg Muller Germany Uwe Alzen Brazil Augusto Farfus
79 DEU BMW Motorsport BMW M3 GT2 D United Kingdom Andy Priaulx Germany Dirk Müller Germany Dirk Werner
80 USA Flying Lizard Motorsports Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M United States Seth Neiman Germany Jörg Bergmeister United States Darren Law
81 USA Jaguar RSR Jaguar XKRS Y United States Paul Gentilozzi United States Scott Pruett Belgium Marc Goossens
82 USA Risi Competizione Ferrari F430 GT2 M United States Tracy Krohn Sweden Niclas Jönsson Belgium Eric van de Poele
83 USA Risi Competizione Ferrari F430 GT2 M Brazil Jaime Melo Italy Gianmaria Bruni Germany Pierre Kaffer
85 NLD Spyker Squadron Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2-R M Netherlands Tom Coronel United Kingdom Peter Dumbreck Netherlands Jeroen Bleekemolen
88 DEU Team Felbermayr-Proton Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M Austria Horst Felbermayr, Sr. Austria Horst Felbermayr, Jr. Slovakia Miro Konopka
89 DEU Hankook Team Farnbacher Ferrari F430 GT2 H Germany Dominik Farnbacher Denmark Allan Simonsen United States Leh Keen
92 GBR JMW Motorsport Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT2 D United Kingdom Rob Bell United Kingdom Tim Sugden United States Bryce Miller
95 ITA AF Corse SRL Ferrari F430 GT2 M Italy Giancarlo Fisichella France Jean Alesi Finland Toni Vilander
96 ITA AF Corse SRL Ferrari F430 GT2 M Argentina Luís Pérez Companc Argentina Matías Russo Finland Mika Salo
97 ITA BMS Scuderia Italia SpA Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M United Kingdom Richard Westbrook Germany Marco Holzer Germany Timo Scheider​
 
true most sporting events are better when you are actually there to experience it, and when you add the element of booze then everyone is guaranteed a good time!
 
I have been going to Le Mans for the past 5 years. The car club I belong to has its own camp site (the only car club to have one) near to Beausejour right on Porsche Curves. Off next week and really looking forward to it.

You have to be there, obviously, to appreciate the spectacle. Because its so long you can dip in and out of the racing and what is so amazing is that it is the same car starting on Saturday afternoon which is finishing on Sunday afternoon 24 hours later. F1 is for pussies, a couple of hours is no test of man & machine.

Make your way down to Tetre Rouge from the start & sink a few beers before making your way back to the Dunlop bridge. Go down to Arnage at 2 in the morning & watch the brake discs light up as the cars brake for the 90 right and afterwards down to the campsite at the end of the Mulsanne straight as the cars slow and then head off up towards Indianapolis at over 200mph. Or watch the sun rise over Porsche Curves. And down to the start/finish straight to see the race winners on Sunday afternoon.

I can smell the BBQs as I type.

This is the most popular race in the world and there are more Brits attending than attend the British Grand Prix.

Yes it is a piss up, I must have drank more last year, without actually getting properly drunk, than I have ever drunk in my life before.

Once you have tried it, its becomes difficult to give it up...roll on next week!!!





And since this is my (Porsche) 965th post, I give you the 964 Turbo, also known as the 965.


965_Turbo36_01.jpg
 
Colin129 said:
I have been going to Le Mans for the past 5 years. The car club I belong to has its own camp site (the only car club to have one) near to Beausejour right on Porsche Curves. Off next week and really looking forward to it.

You have to be there, obviously, to appreciate the spectacle. Because its so long you can dip in and out of the racing and what is so amazing is that it is the same car starting on Saturday afternoon which is finishing on Sunday afternoon 24 hours later. F1 is for pussies, a couple of hours is no test of man & machine.

Make your way down to Tetre Rouge from the start & sink a few beers before making your way back to the Dunlop bridge. Go down to Arnage at 2 in the morning & watch the brake discs light up as the cars brake for the 90 right and afterwards down to the campsite at the end of the Mulsanne straight as the cars slow and then head off up towards Indianapolis at over 200mph. Or watch the sun rise over Porsche Curves. And down to the start/finish straight to see the race winners on Sunday afternoon.

I can smell the BBQs as I type.

This is the most popular race in the world and there are more Brits attending than attend the British Grand Prix.

Yes it is a piss up, I must have drank more last year, without actually getting properly drunk, than I have ever drunk in my life before.

Once you have tried it, its becomes difficult to give it up...roll on next week!!!





And since this is my (Porsche) 965th post, I give you the 964 Turbo, also known as the 965.


965_Turbo36_01.jpg
Click to expand...

porsche_917k_le-mans.jpeg


:drool:

Oh and not sure if you've seen this, but pretty good ad

 
I find it shocking that there is so little interest in this thread seeing as Le Mans is not only the biggest motor race in the world but also that more Brits attend than attend the British GP.

Anyway, I'm all packed up & ready to leave tomorrow morning for the annual pilgrimage along with 100k+ other Brits. We are assured that a big screen will be available for the England match on Saturday evening.

Weather looks decidedly mediocre at the moment, which is a shame.

See you all next week!!
 
Yeah, well, Audi cake walk. Peugot came, they saw, they drove like bats out of hell but in the end, they couldn't do it without sacrificing the life of the engine. It would be nice if the FIA could implement methods to make the Petrol cars more competitive because its not exactly fun seeing something so dreary sounding, absolutely smashing the competition.


Bring back Big Engines and big noise!


Oh and Nige wrote the car off after 17 minutes :lol:
 
Watched a fascinating programme on BBC2 last night on the 1955 Le Mans disaster when at least 87 people were killed by a car which took off into the main grandstand opposite the pits. I say at least 87 becasue there were no official figures and the death toll was put anywhere between 80 and 120.

A secret enquiry took place following the accident and even now, 55 years later the results have not been released, I think it may be on a 60 year enbargo or something.

More information and footage of the incident can be seen here:

1955 Le Mans disaster - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Having visited Le Mans every year for the past 6 years, I was struggling to recognise the track shots, although the basic layout of the circuit was very similiar to today.

The Dunlop bridge seemed to be not quite on top of the hill following the pit straight, as it is today, but Tetre Rouge, the Mulsanne straight & corner, Indianapolis, Arnage and Maison Blanche were clearly visible.

For those that are interested, there is a further documentary tonight at 11.20 (BBC2 again I think) on the psycological aftermath of the crash and also other famous accidents, with Sterling Moss reminising. Richard Hammond is presenting & talking about his own accident a few years ago. I hope that clown doesn't spoil what could be a most interesting programme, although I accept he is a proper petrolhead, I find it difficult to take him seriously.

Moss and the like were daredevils, highly skilled & taking calculated risks, Hammond, despite his genuine interest in cars, can't actually drive and unfortunately was an accident waiting to happen, although this could be equally said of motor racing drivers of the era (that they were accidents waiting to happen, not that they couldn't drive).

There doesn't seem to be a great deal of interest in motorsport on here, but I thought I'd post anyway, as a public service...:angel:
 
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