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Old 22 May 2017, 23:54 (Ref:3735373)   #326
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They'll need to fly him to France urgently to do the simulator course, and then some more arm-twisting will be needed to give him the same waiver as Scott Dixon last year to skip Test Day and do his rookie laps in Wednesday practice (since, again, there are two Indycar races in Detroit on the same weekend as the Test Day).
Platinum rookies aren't obligated to do the Test Day anyway I don't think. They changed that rule a couple of years ago.
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Old 23 May 2017, 06:17 (Ref:3735417)   #327
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Platinum rookies aren't obligated to do the Test Day anyway I don't think. They changed that rule a couple of years ago.
True, but they still need to do the sim course, which I'm not sure TK has done.
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Old 23 May 2017, 06:45 (Ref:3735419)   #328
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46th car added to Road to Le Mans entry.

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that is a big field now, let us hope it runs better than some of the old support fields, could take ages to clear up if the carnage of those races is repeated
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Hopefully we'll see a terrific couple of races.
Rather than a great view of the new BMW safety cars...

As an aside, I wonder if it would make more sense for the LM Cup to run LMP3 and GT4. It would solve the problem of GT3 cars tripping over LMP3s, and it could serve as a better entry point for newbies. Anyway, wrong thread.
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Rather than a great view of the new BMW safety cars...

As an aside, I wonder if it would make more sense for the LM Cup to run LMP3 and GT4. It would solve the problem of GT3 cars tripping over LMP3s, and it could serve as a better entry point for newbies. Anyway, wrong thread.
LMP3 is getting a power boost, they just don't know when yet. ACO sees the GT ladder as GT3 -> GTE. There's quite a gap in those in terms of skill required to drive them, so GT4 -> GTE might prove too big a leap.
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LMP3 is getting a power boost, they just don't know when yet. ACO sees the GT ladder as GT3 -> GTE. There's quite a gap in those in terms of skill required to drive them, so GT4 -> GTE might prove too big a leap.
True, it's a leap from GT4 to GTE.
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Old 31 May 2017, 12:46 (Ref:3737679)   #336
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I have answered by own question and it's no real suprise it's Tony Kanaan.
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This is not my surprised face.
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sensible choice, but why it took so long to confirm...?
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sensible choice, but why it took so long to confirm...?
I'm guessing some behind-the-scenes arm-twisting at the ACO to get a waiver for Test Day and/or the simulator course.
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I'm guessing some behind-the-scenes arm-twisting at the ACO to get a waiver for Test Day and/or the simulator course.
"He will be forced to miss next weekend’s official test day due to his IndyCar commitments in Detroit, and like 2016 Le Mans rookie Scott Dixon, will get an exemption from the ACO due to his Platinum driver rating."

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So we are back to one empty seat, in the #88 Porsche.
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"Briton James Rossiter has stepped down from the ByKolles privateer LMP1 squad for next month's Le Mans 24 Hours in order to undertake a Super GT test with Toyota.

The Japanese manufacturer is understood to have insisted on Rossiter's presence at a two-day test at the Sugo circuit over the Le Mans weekend on June 17/18.

It appears that the 33-year-old, who won the Super GT round at Autopolis earlier this month with the TOM'S team, had originally been given clearance by Toyota to race at Le Mans for the first time since 2013.

Rossiter revealed last month that a desire to go back to Le Mans for a third time was behind his participation in the opening two rounds of the World Endurance Championship aboard the ByKolles ENSO CLM-NISMO P1/01.

Toyota-contracted drivers Kazuki Nakajima, Yuji Kunimoto and Ryo Hirakawa, who all race the Japanese manufacturer's Lexus SC GT500 cars in Super GT, will miss the Sugo test to compete in French enduro.

Neither Rossiter nor ByKolles team boss Colin Kolles were available for comment.

It is expected that former Audi LMP1 driver Marco Bonanomi will take Rossiter's place alongside Oliver Webb and Dominik Kraihamer.

The Italian, who finished third in the 24 Hours in 2012, tested for the German-based team at Spa last week and is likely to be confirmed ahead of this weekend's official pre-race test at Le Mans."
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Looks like Khaled Al Qubaisi is the missing Proton driver - https://twitter.com/AbuDhabiRacing1/...51380517249025
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Such a shame for Rossiter, especially when Toyota is letting its other Super GT stars race at Le Mans.

Glad Al Qubaisi is returning once again, he's a very good gentleman driver.
He's got to dream of racing there with his daughter at some point in the next few years, that'd be great to see. She's 17yo and racing in F4 this year, so could be a few more years yet.
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Such a shame for Rossiter, especially when Toyota is letting its other Super GT stars race at Le Mans.
The real shame is, for whatever reason, he's never had a competitive drive at Le Mans.

I'm sure for another entry he'd have dug his heels in harder to stay in the race. Would love to see him in a good P2 setup so he can prove himself.
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A pity for Rossiter. Could Toyota's decision be anything to do with the CLM being NISMO-powered?
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I'd like to refute that (and the Autosport article could be leading) but it's notable that pulling a driver out of Le Mans, even if it's for a highly-regarded domestic series, isn't typical behaviour.

However, if Rossiter sees this as a way up the TS050 pecking order (Lapierre & Sarrazin won't be staying for much longer) then it may pay off in a couple of years.
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Bonanomi now confirmed at ByKolles by the ACO. We finally have a full entry list folks!

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Bonanomi now confirmed at ByKolles by the ACO. We finally have a full entry list folks!

https://twitter.com/24heuresdumans/s...01583292207106
Weeeeellllllll... in theory that third Proton seat is still not officially filled on the ACO's entry list.

EDIT: Scratch that. http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/a...roton-porsche/ Yeah, it's a full entry list now.
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