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Do i get a virtual tent too???? i want a pink one!! Ive just been to tesco to buy my friend all the stuff she needs to come camping with us. not sure how shes gonna survive after the comment "is there stuff to do other than cars?" apparently shes not keen on cars. may need some help persuading her! |
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"As for Le Mans. That is the very difficult question. I don’t think we’ll be quicker than Peugeot, I think we’ll be very close to them. I think we’ll be close on straight-line speed and on lap time. And after that it’s down to us as drivers to get through traffic, it’s down to reliability, it’s down to the pit stops and it’s down to us being a little bit under less pressure than they are. "
- Allan McNish McNish seems spot on to me. I think Peugeot will retain a slight overall speed advantage, I certainly don't think the #7 will be anymore then 2 seconds off the race pace of the quickest Peugeot, though. In fact I think the #7 will give the #1 and #4 Peugeots fits, and may actually lead them from the start. I've been looking at some footage of the 8 hours of Paul Ricard, and the R15+ is extremely quick in a straight line. Both cars passed a Lola Aston Martin at the same high speed point on the track but the R15+ made it look a bit easier. However outside of traffic the R15+ was not able to gap the ORECA Peugeot throughout the first stint as the gap stayed at around 10 seconds. It will be interesting to see how the R15+ handles the braking zones and the Porsche curves, as it was painfully slow through the twisty section of Spa. Peugeot has experience with its lowdownforce bodywork at Le Mans, Audi doesn't. The question will be can they find the balance of the car in time for the race on Saturday. Last year they didn't find the balance until Sunday mourning and by then it was too late This year I dont think anybody will have enough of a speed advantage to overcome big setbacks. Any delayed pitstops will most likely mean a lost race to which ever car. I'm afraid we may see a 2008 race where all the factory diesels sweep the top spots However the driver lineup of the #2 and #3 Peugeot is extremely quick and there are no holes among the six. The former single seater drivers may still be suspect to over driving the car, or coming into contact with traffic, though. But in the end I do prefer Peugeot's 9 drivers over Audi's 9. Audi pulled the plug on the Werner/Biela/Pirro Audi too quickly I think. The new young guns that have replaced them have had far too many accidents in recent years... It will be interesting to see if the Peugeots have any modifications to '09 Le Mans aero at scrutineering. Also there may be some Sony/Gran Turismo sponsorship on the factory 908s this year instead of Microsoft/360, according to a report I think this year there is a very good chance the cars could approach 400 laps if the weather cooperates. In 2008 they were on pace for over 400 laps until the rain. Last year only 382 laps were completed, but about 90 minutes were spent under the safety car and the slowest Peugeot was the only Peugeot to run trouble free. And by the speeds at Spa lap times should be quicker. There is a very real chance that a GT2 car might finish ahead of any GT1 car. One last thing, does anyone know if Peugeot is bringing brand new cars to Le Mans, or are they using the same cars from Spa/Sebring/2009? Last edited by Holt; 4 Jun 2010 at 22:48. |
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Does Peugeot change the chassis numbers? Your post says the 2009 winner was in chassis #6, but one of those posts says the #9 Peugeot 2009 lemans winner was chassis #08. |
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Thanks for the Spotters Guide. I am ready to travel! Bring on Le Mans!
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watch the black lip on the buttom carefully and you will find the micro difference.the liveries on front bumper is different from the picture you post(2010 LMS car)also suggest it's a new one.
http://www.endurance-info.com/versio..._paddockj9.JPG anyway,lizard will use a new chasses(same as 2009spec) reported by EI and they will have EI logo on the silver-red porsche rear bumper http://www.endurance-info.com/versio..._paddockv9.JPG |
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The micro differences on the black lip does not signify a new front, but rather a Le Mans style front lip.
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Thanks for the spotters guide. I'm now going to choose 1 car from each class to follow, based purely on the look of the car. I might wait until after Wed practice to make my final decision to see what the cars look like out on the track.
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Photos of the pitlane have appeared on a Portuguese Le Mans site: http://www.lemansportugal.com/24-hor...os-do-pitlane/
It's getting closer and closer. No signs of Audi, Peugeot and BMWs, but the JLOC is there, all black. |
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A couple of things I read in the Club Arnage guide:
fastest driver must start the race, and fuel stops must fill to the brim (no splash&dash) are these new rules? |
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Article 6.1.5 of the Supplementary regs : The name of the starting driver must be declared by the teams during the Administrative Checks (Monday 7th June and Tuesday 8th June). Without any modification in writing presented to the panel of the Stewards at the latest thirty minutes (30 mn) after the end of the Qualifying sessions, the starting driver must be one declared during the Administrative checks. Only one modifying declaration per car will be accepted. So the starting driver has to be nominated at least a coule of days before practice even starts The "fuel stops must fill to the brim" is a misinterpretation of the Sporting regs: 17.3 - During the practice sessions and the race, refuelling is only permitted : a/ By means of the assigned pit autonomous tank with the car number affixed ; b/ With the fuel supplied by the Organiser. and 17.7 – Checking of the fuel consumption. As soon as refuelling is completed, it is mandatory, under the pit marshal’s supervision, to fill up the autonomous tank to the top The fuel contained in the overflow pipe must be poured into an empty container provided by the competitor, holding at least 5 litres, graduated and fitted with a coupling. The quantity poured must be measured by the pit marshal. Note: A development of a system to control continuously the fuel level in the tanks is in progress. When it will be available, instructions will be provided to the competitors and must necessarily be fitted on the autonomous tank. So it's the "autonomous tank" ie the tank from which the car is refuelled, which must be filled to the brim - and that's immediately after the pitstop, so that fuel consumption can be checked by the ACO. |
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lizard and proton is going to run different spec front bumper,the #80's is 2009 lemans spec with a new black lip,the proton one is 2010spec same as falken ALMS car.
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Why? It doesn't make much sense! Both are 2010 spec cars. Both are racing at Le mans...so why not both race Le Mans spec lips?
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and lizard is using a 2009built car,this time with a new chassis and 2 new engines,some unimportant body parts,such as front cover is still 2009spec only ProSpeed and both protons gets full 2010 updates.IMSA will get 2010 updates this week.have no idea about BMS car untill some photos published. |
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This is not what has been reported by RLM. Lizards have a brand new car.
Prospeed has a gentleman driver line-up, so if they do have the latest equipment, it is of little or no use. IMSA has been to Weisach this week so I assume their car is updated. BMS is really the #2 car (in terms o driver lineup) so it would seem counter productive for them not to have the latest equipment. Anyway, regardless of the spec, due to current 2010 regs, there have been no major updates to the 2009 car. |
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The 009 Aston doesn't have Lowe's on the front but text that looks like Arabic over the window: http://www.endurance-info.com/versio...ePesage_09.jpg
http://www.endurance-info.com/versio..._LM_Astons.JPG Aston DBR9 is all covered: http://www.endurance-info.com/versio...ePesage_11.jpg Vettes have a nice allusion to the 50th Anniversary on the hoods: http://www.endurance-info.com/versio...ePesage_14.jpg http://www.endurance-info.com/versio...M_Corvette.JPG Nice view of the engine: http://www.endurance-info.com/versio...ePesage_16.jpg "Needs water" Foot-fauteuil (foot chair) sticker on the fender of the MarcVDS Ford: http://www.endurance-info.com/versio...ePesage_21.jpg The WR has a very nice nationalistic look to it: http://www.endurance-info.com/versio...-10_LM_WR5.JPG Only signs of the BMWs so far: http://www.endurance-info.com/versio...-10_LM_BMW.JPG Nothing of the JMW Aston yet. Really looking forward to seeing more. |
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