[LM24] 2008 Le Mans Trap Speeds

[AU N EGL]

Originally Posted by ss_collins

I wouldn't be suprised if the Pug and Audi went a little quicker (possibly as much as 5kph) in later sessions but those are the bst verified times available. Next year I'm stationing a chap there for all four sessions and test day...

Sam Just to let you know, my friends on my "tractor forum" lol like the corner speed trap times and speeds more then the straight away speeds.

We all know that higher cornering speeds has more to do with lower lap times then straight speeds. Le Mans with such long straights is a bit different.

Keep Up the good work

[Hammerdown]

Originally Posted by ss_collins

I wouldn't be suprised if the Pug and Audi went a little quicker (possibly as much as 5kph) in later sessions but those are the bst verified times available. Next year I'm stationing a chap there for all four sessions and test day...

Need a volunteer?

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I'm still looking forward to the full results after the teams will be asked about them

[ss_collins]

To put this to be - the 358kph was utter dung. I have no idea what the ACO are doing with the figure but Dome say this about it

"It is just something wrong with the speed trap system. The car does not have even ratio which can do 358kph. I was laughing with the track enginer in the race when we heard the anouncement on the pit-wall."

[Aysedasi]

And I thought they'd put in a really super-duper elastic band.............

[sssssssss]

Originally Posted by ss_collins

The car does not have even ratio which can do 358kph.

And that's the car that they thought could do under 3:20 at Le Mans

[sssssssss]

Race Car Engineering have published an article this month including the trap speeds of the 2008 LM24 edition. Does anybody know if they're just those same 342 km/h for Peugeot/335 km/h for Audi we already had before the race or updated ones (after talking to the team members themselves for the complete speed list)?

[Aysedasi]

No idea - you'd better ask Sam........