la sarthe and the nordschleife

[The Badger]

Originally posted by cybersdorf
...unless you want to see a race. I know where I'll be going.

So you WILL be at LeMans this year Cybers , great , we might get to have a couple of beers ? And your first time too . It will be very interesting to hear what you have to say about your first 24 hours LeMans ! Im not surprised to hear that you will be at LeMans , after all who wants to sit on the Nordschleif looking mostly at a field of cars that some gentlemen wheel out of their garages for the weekend !!!

[cybersdorf]

You mean like Dave Maraj and Rob Dyson do?

[The Badger]

I wouldnt class Champion as a Dyson . At least when he says he will bring a car over here for a race he does . Dyson never did !!!

[SALEEN S7R]

Originally posted by cybersdorf
Aha, so we know the winners in three classes! (well, no - four. Have a look at the Courage C65 and you know what will win LMP2.)

Cybersdorf, I dont think we can predict what will happen at LM, we can have a good guess but thats aLl. In LMP 1 obviously the Audis will be the favourites, but I bet the Lister LMP will give them a run for their money providing it lasts, as will the RFH Domes. In LMP 2, yes Courage is obviously going to win the class, but which team? In GTS the battle is going to be great, the GM Corvettes and Prodrive Ferraris will be really close this year I think. And in GT, yes Porsche are favourites, but I bet the Ferrari 360 GTC's will be right there with them, Cirtek and JMB are great teams.

But then I remind myself, if I want to see a very open, TRUE sportscar racing (unlike Nurburgring 24hrs) Id go to the Spa 24hrs. Just look at the results over the last 3 years, sure Labre won 2 times in a row, but who would have put money on Freisinger winning overall? And who will win this year? Maserati? Probably, if they are reliable, and if they arent then who? At least with a race like the Spa 24hrs u get REAL sportscar racing and have difficulty predicting the end result, before the race begins.

LM - for me in previous years (2000-2003/04?) has become as predictable as F1.