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Old 12 Jun 2017, 17:15 (Ref:3740594)   #26
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That's some funky maths by Ferrari. Are they just adding a huge chunk of money onto the base GTE price then? Or are you actually getting less by converting a GT3 to GTE?
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Old 12 Jun 2017, 17:36 (Ref:3740604)   #27
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Well done, the last two I was thinking of was Thatcher and Mason.
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Old 14 Jun 2017, 01:41 (Ref:3741055)   #28
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It seems a few Le Mans drivers and team owners have faced criminal charges and spent time in prison. How many can you name ?

Here's a few to get you started with their charges :

Don & Bill Whittington (Owners and drivers of the winning Porsche in 1979) : Drug Smuggling
Randy Lanier (Driver in T-Bird Racing Ferrari in 1982) : Drug Smuggling
Bertrand Gachot (Driver from 1990 -1997) : Assault
Rohan Skea (Owner of Skea Racing International Porsche in 2000) : Fraud
Scott Tucker (Owner of Level 5 Motorsport from 2011 -2013) : Fraud
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Old 14 Jun 2017, 03:54 (Ref:3741071)   #29
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I don't know if that counts, but Jaime Melo Jr spent a few hours in jail.
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Old 14 Jun 2017, 04:16 (Ref:3741072)   #30
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Jon Field was sentenced but not really clear from what I can find as to how much time he actually served.

And I guess JJ Lehto escaped hard time.
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Old 14 Jun 2017, 10:27 (Ref:3741140)   #31
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And Colin Chapman once found himself in a Dutch jail

And Eddie Irvine was recently given a suspended sentence
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Old 14 Jun 2017, 19:18 (Ref:3741347)   #32
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And Lucas Luhr found himself visiting a Georgia county slammer for an evening.

But I think if we count that, there might be a VERY long list.

And I'm guessing the 70s and 80s have a long list of drivers/felons
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I forgot Christophe Dechavanne (Venturi 500 LM 1993 with Laffite and Maisonneuve), a well known TV showman in France.
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Old 19 Jun 2017, 22:30 (Ref:3745369)   #34
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When was the last time that the winning car at Le Mans hasn't neither tested or raced at Sebring?

I know that the Audis, Peugeot and the 919 did it, Bentley and BMW raced there too.
I don't know much about the development of 90's sportscars, so I don't really have the asnwer for this...
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The current version of the 919 (2015-now) hasn't tested at Sebring. I would suggest that Porsche and Toyota rectify that next year, because of how much it helped Audi and Peugeot over the years.
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Earl Bamber has raced twice at Le Mans and won both times. Is there anyone else with the same stats?
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Old 20 Jun 2017, 00:04 (Ref:3745382)   #37
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Bamber has raced three times, 2 in LMP1 and 1 in GTE.

Woolf Barnato has a good record on this, 3 races, 3 wins in a row.
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I forgot Christophe Dechavanne (Venturi 500 LM 1993 with Laffite and Maisonneuve), a well known TV showman in France.
A japanese TV man too, no ?
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Bamber has raced three times, 2 in LMP1 and 1 in GTE.

Woolf Barnato has a good record on this, 3 races, 3 wins in a row.
yes, of course. I forgot about the GT ride.
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TK first 3 races: 1 win 2 DNF
TK first 9 races: 7 victories 2 DNF

Makes the words " to finish first, first you have to finish" come to mind.
To finish first every time you finish is what made the legend.
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