'09 ALMS Petit Le Mans - Sep 26th - Page 5

The359 · 25 Sep 2009, 05:07 (Ref:2547764)

There is no Aston...?

The359 · 25 Sep 2009, 05:11 (Ref:2547765)

SpeedTV.com's latest notes from Petit mention that the #16 Dyson will also not be allowed to participate in qualifying due to using the Butanol fuel. It's also a bio-butanol, and mix of gasoline and only about 15% bio-butanol.

gwyllion · 25 Sep 2009, 08:31 (Ref:2547834)

Quote:

Originally Posted by chernaudi

And could Peugeot be going for all out pace-we remember how many times they did that and it didn't pay off, especially in races like LM '08 and possibly PLM this year by not taking into account all the variables, and the Audi seems to be better right now on a green track.

Sorry, Peugeot has learned a lot of its mistakes (since the arrival of Quesnel). They even brought a spare tub this time. And they know how to set up the car for wet/variable conditions.

In the 3th practice the Peugeot cars did more than 60 laps, while the Audis only did 40. So they are focussing on speed over long stints.

Anyway, according to Montagny (in EI interview) Audi has an excellent front, while with Peugeot it is the opposit (the rear is better). This gives Peugeot the upperhand in the dry, but Audi should be better in the wet.

Sinnercitizen · 25 Sep 2009, 10:05 (Ref:2547882)

now me, being the dumbass that i am, changed the cable tv provider 2 weeks before this race. I had Motors TV on the other guys, but these new guys don't. So, my question is, does anyone knows if there will be some sort of live tv feed? Speed or anyone else? Thanks

jonboyG · 25 Sep 2009, 12:13 (Ref:2547952)

Quote:

Originally Posted by The359

There is no Aston...?

My bad, I didn't realize it was a Judd engine.

Mockenrue · 25 Sep 2009, 13:22 (Ref:2547979)

McNish has just posted a 1:07:8 in qualifying; RLM are saying that this is the fastest lap of the week so far.

chernaudi · 25 Sep 2009, 13:24 (Ref:2547982)

These will probably be the fastest times of the weekend-rain may be there for qualifying, and if so, these times will be the offical grid times, and once the rain shows up, it'll stay until Sunday morning.

Zurbert82 · 25 Sep 2009, 13:33 (Ref:2547985)

40% chance of thunderstorms according to weather.com, hopefully Road Atlanta will be in that 60%

chernaudi · 25 Sep 2009, 13:34 (Ref:2547987)

Red flag-all cars confirmed to be in the pit lane aside from the Falken Porsche-it go off into the kitty litter?

chernaudi · 25 Sep 2009, 13:46 (Ref:2547995)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zurbert82

40% chance of thunderstorms according to weather.com, hopefully Road Atlanta will be in that 60%

For this afternoon, but once the rain gets there, I'll most likely stay for the race-same source predicts a 70-80% chance of rain, and it'll be pretty much a constant light but steady rain until early Sunday morning.

chernaudi · 25 Sep 2009, 13:54 (Ref:2547999)

Another red flag-possibly one of the RLR BMW's(90)

Cuttlefish · 25 Sep 2009, 14:25 (Ref:2548015)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mockenrue

McNish has just posted a 1:07:8 in qualifying; RLM are saying that this is the fastest lap of the week so far.

That was a practice 4 time.

Qualifying is in 4 hours.

Mockenrue · 25 Sep 2009, 14:43 (Ref:2548020)

Yep sorry, my mistake!

raven1822 · 25 Sep 2009, 14:53 (Ref:2548022)

Got a response from RLM concerning listening on your mobile, in this case iPhone. They asked me to pass along the information in any potential Freestream users.

Step 1: Head over to iTunes and grab the free app Fstream (will open iTunes).
Step 2: Open Fstream and tap the star (favorites) at the bottom.
Step 3: Tap Edit at the top/left.
Step 4: Tap Add new webradio
Step 5: Enter one of these two mms urls. (don’t worry about format and bitrate)
mms://mercury.radica.com/radioshowltd1
mms://venus.radica.com/radioshowltd1
Step 6: Tap Save. Tap Done.
Step 7: Tap Play at the bottom (next to the Star)
Step 8: Tap your saved url in the list. It will buffer in and play.
*I had to go into More… and turn on Cellular network

These are new links even though they are nearly the same as the old ones.

pdxracefan · 25 Sep 2009, 15:31 (Ref:2548036)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sinnercitizen

now me, being the dumbass that i am, changed the cable tv provider 2 weeks before this race. I had Motors TV on the other guys, but these new guys don't. So, my question is, does anyone knows if there will be some sort of live tv feed? Speed or anyone else? Thanks

It will likely be streamed on Justin.tv as they have been streaming most of the ALMS races this year. I don't know if you can get it in your location though. Give it a try.

prototype · 25 Sep 2009, 16:29 (Ref:2548063)

Weather.com is stating a 70% chance of rain from race start to finish.

It look like it is going to be a wet one.

broadrun96 · 25 Sep 2009, 16:36 (Ref:2548068)

Better than up here in Virginia, 90% chance of rain and 58 (14C) degrees. That would make for a crappy race viewing at the track, although good race on tv probably

Martyn_ · 25 Sep 2009, 18:12 (Ref:2548142)

Ad-less stream link for qualifying:

http://stream.speedtv.com/alms/player.html

Can't find a direct link yet, working on it!

8pm UK it starts doesn't it?

zac510 · 25 Sep 2009, 18:17 (Ref:2548147)

I calculate the coverage should be starting in about 3 minutes?

raven1822 · 25 Sep 2009, 18:18 (Ref:2548148)

Can anyone provide a link or any tech on the whole Corvette not running direct injection? There is some talk on another forum that there is something else going on.

The359 · 25 Sep 2009, 18:33 (Ref:2548155)

The street Corvette doesn't have DI, the GT2 rules only allow you to use DI if the street engine uses it. But Corvette is using their GT1 engine where DI is allowed no matter what, and they simply retained the system when the engine was moved to GT2.

The ACO and IMSA gave them a waiver to keep the DI system on for the rest of the season, but Porsche objected that this was against the rules. Corvette removed it to avoid an arguement, even though they were allowed to continue to use it by the rule makers.

The359 · 25 Sep 2009, 18:35 (Ref:2548160)

Jaime Melo gets a flat tire at the start of GT qualifying, they've already given up on their qualifying. Bummer.

Cuttlefish · 25 Sep 2009, 18:46 (Ref:2548166)

What the hell is going on in qualifying!!!

Amazing so far!

courageous · 25 Sep 2009, 18:49 (Ref:2548172)

WTF - American muscle cars lock out the front row of GT, but not the ones we were expecting Ford pips the Riley 'vette!
No Porscherrari in the top 5 either.

Cuttlefish · 25 Sep 2009, 18:51 (Ref:2548174)

Quote:

Originally Posted by courageous

WTF - American muscle cars lock out the front row of GT, but not the ones we were expecting Ford pips the Riley 'vette!
No Porscherrari in the top 5 either.

Unbelievable. I'm stunned.

What a coup for Robertson. Amazing drive by Sutherland, too.

Times are much slower than last year, oddly.

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