LMS HTTT test 2008

[minimangler]

Also, is this not the most uninspiring livery they could possibly have thought up for that lamborghini? It's like dressing Rachel Stevens in a sack.
http://www.endurance-info.com/2008_LMS/00_HTTT/32.jpg

[E46]

Originally Posted by E46

Sportmotores.es reported this week that Antonio Garcia said during an interview he will drive a factory Aston Martin DBR9. Maybe he is testing there.

Endurace info is reporting the drivers testing the official AMR DBR9: Antonio Garcia, Andrea Piccini and Karl Wendlinger. My guess was correct.

[fish88]

EI says that the following drivers are gonna drive the DBR9: Andrea Piccini, Antonio Garcia et Karl Wendlinger

edit, too late... :P

[The359]

Originally Posted by minimangler

Hmmm, interesting on the pesca front.

compare http://www.endurance-info.com/2008_LMS/00_HTTT/27.jpg
with http://www.endurance-info.com/2008_LMS/00_HTTT/27.jpg

I'm guessing picture 2 is the P2? And that Shorty car is radically different at the front from last year.
Speaking of Radicals, I hope the Radical stays black, its stunning.

Top prizes for test presentation so far for Larbre and RML, both lookin very profesh even for the test.

I assume the first picture is supposed to be of the Rollcentre car. However no, the second picture is of the #4 Saulnier LMP1. It's just using last year's nose.

[minimangler]

Originally Posted by The359

I assume the first picture is supposed to be of the Rollcentre car. However no, the second picture is of the #4 Saulnier LMP1. It's just using last year's nose.

My apologies indeed.
http://www.endurance-info.com/2008_LMS/00_HTTT/28.jpg
Rollcentre

http://www.endurance-info.com/2008_LMS/00_HTTT/27.jpg
Saulnier

Will Saulnier get the new nose? It's completely different.

[minimangler]

Originally Posted by fish88

EI says that the following drivers are gonna drive the DBR9: Andrea Piccini, Antonio Garcia et Karl Wendlinger

edit, too late... :P

DAMN.

Please please PLEASE tell me that's full season (except Wendlinger is busy once for FIA GT).

PS- Where are Modena?

[The359]

I'd assume they're simply running both because either a new nose for Saulnier isn't done, or they want to do more test comparisons between the two.

[The359]

Originally Posted by minimangler

PS- Where are Modena?

Team Modena isn't participating in the test days.

[E46]

Originally Posted by minimangler

PS- Where are Modena?

They aren´t testing this weekend.

[minimangler]

Thanks, guys.

[gino]

Originally Posted by E46

They aren´t testing this weekend.

And where are JMB?

[E46]

Originally Posted by gino

And where are JMB?

I ignore this one.

[Splendid Cat]

Originally Posted by minimangler

Also, is this not the most uninspiring livery they could possibly have thought up for that lamborghini? It's like dressing Rachel Stevens in a sack.
http://www.endurance-info.com/2008_LMS/00_HTTT/32.jpg

Scheme depends on sponsors.

[The359]

Not all of the cars at the test have been photographed yet. Patience.

[The359]

Pierre Bruneau and Marc Rostan are, if I'm reading EI right, testing the Rollcentre Pescarolo.

[Bentley03]

Originally Posted by The359

Pierre Bruneau and Marc Rostan are, if I'm reading EI right, testing the Rollcentre Pescarolo.

You are reading it right.........

[The Real DMN]

The Creation and Radical look amazing.

[Jimbob-18]

I like the Gulf Aston, The blue Oreca, and of course, the Aston GT2 looks very nice indeed!

[Bentley03]

DSC now has morning times posted, the Audi's first and third quickest sandwiching the Pescarolo.

[SALEEN S7R]

Yes and the Aston Martin coupe 5th quickest overall according to my source. Fingers crossed they can continue to improve their pace. Ah and I see planet le mans now have the full results.

Courtesy of planetlemans.com

1 Audi Sport Team Joest - 1:43.002 - 15 laps
16 Pescarolo Sport - 1:43.473 - 40 laps
2 Audi Sport Team Joest - 1:43.688 - 21 laps
34 Van Merksteijn Motorsport - 1:44.956 - 56 laps
10 Charouz Racing System - 1:45.456 - 13 laps
18 Rollcentre Racing - 1:45.993 - 41 laps
4 Saulnier Racing - 1:46.070 - 49 laps
12 Charouz Racing System-Cytosport - 1:46.463 - 36 laps
40 Quifel-ASM Team - 1:46.733 - 37 laps
25 RML - 1:47.238 - 28 laps
6 Team Oreca Matmut - 1:47.549 - 41 laps
19 Chamberlain-Synergy - 1:48.015 - 34 laps
26 Team Bruichladdich Radical - 1:48.611 - 38 laps
31 Team Essex - 1:48.985 - 9 laps
72 Luc Alphand Aventures - 1:55.073 - 35 laps
73 Luc Alphand Aventures - 1:55.105 - 35 laps
007 - Aston Martin Racing - 1:55.363 - 53 laps
50 Larbre Competition - 1:55.964 - 17 laps
55 IPB Spartak Racing - 1:57.166 - 25 laps
61 Strakka Racing - 1:58.809 - 27 laps
76 IMSA Performance Matmut - 1:59.410 - 43 laps
77 Team Felbermayr Proton - 1:59.503 - 34 laps
96 Virgo Motorsport - 1:59.735 - 28 laps
75 IMSA Performance Matmut - 2:01.293 - 37 laps
99 JMB Racing - 2:03.312 - 56 laps
94 Speedy Racing Team - 2:03.502 - 57 laps
33 Speedy Racing Team Sebah - 2:08.078 - 4 laps

[Jimbob-18]

Can somebody post the morning test times? Not all of us have acsess to DSC and i'd really like to see the times.

Thanks in advance.

[Speed-King]

Wouldn't have expected the Spyder up there...

[SALEEN S7R]

I would have expected it to have been up there, although not as high as it is. I bet the ACO didnt expect to see it up there either.

[kingkai]

Pescarolo between the Audi's Hope this is for the whole season, with the AstonLola and Peugeot Coupes aswell.
LAA doing great aswell, great team, my favorite GT1.
Hope the V8 Vantage will run a decent time...

[The359]

Good job by Pescarolo so far. The GT1s are incredibly tight. Porsche is looking good so far against Ferrari.