LM24 Race Le Mans Entry List 2019 (and entry list speculation) - Page 8

Mike E · 10 Mar 2019, 14:02 (Ref:3889451)

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Originally Posted by MaskedRacer

I'll make another comment that will trigger you guys: I hope everybody uses their traditional factory liveries this year. 4 White/Red/Black Porsches and 4 Maroon/Dark Blue Fords.

No. With 35 GTs taking the start we will need all the help we can get telling them apart.

Akrapovic · 10 Mar 2019, 14:25 (Ref:3889456)

I wouldn't mind 4 factory liveried Porsches if the livery wasn't made by a failed art student making concept art. Porsche need to hire a designer who has seen a race car in action before and start designing for the track, rather than promotional material.

Mike E · 11 Mar 2019, 12:43 (Ref:3889635)

Or maybe invert the liveries like CGR used to do with their Grand Ams. Have the European cars with one livery and the US cars with another.

http://www.raceweekillustrated.com/2...cord-with-win/

MaskedRacer · 12 Mar 2019, 12:58 (Ref:3889878)

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Originally Posted by Akrapovic

I wouldn't mind 4 factory liveried Porsches if the livery wasn't made by a failed art student making concept art. Porsche need to hire a designer who has seen a race car in action before and start designing for the track, rather than promotional material.

Uhh..the factory livery for Porsche going back to 2017, including the 919 that year is pretty darn good. The one before that from 2014-2016 was garbage though. This one is simpler that does not try to write out a word, and represents the shape of the Porsche logo. Also like the distinguished shape of Porsche cars. I've gotten used to all of the GT factory liveries now. Accept for Aston Martin, they should have stuck with the green or the gulf colors. Not into that daglow yellow.

GT6 · 12 Mar 2019, 13:28 (Ref:3889881)

The rothmans and the pig looked good at le mans the others were dreadful. IMHO

Deleted · 12 Mar 2019, 17:38 (Ref:3889938)

The pink one was memorable (probably the only thing I remember about GTE from last year) but other than that and the 2015 919 LM oneoffs, they've been pretty boring and sterile

Mike E · 15 Mar 2019, 06:21 (Ref:3890581)

We won't be mistaking the Keating Ford for a works car. Looking forward to seeing this.

https://sportscar365.com/lemans/lema...ford-gt-entry/

Akrapovic · 15 Mar 2019, 08:15 (Ref:3890601)

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Originally Posted by MaskedRacer

Uhh..the factory livery for Porsche going back to 2017, including the 919 that year is pretty darn good. The one before that from 2014-2016 was garbage though. This one is simpler that does not try to write out a word, and represents the shape of the Porsche logo. Also like the distinguished shape of Porsche cars. I've gotten used to all of the GT factory liveries now. Accept for Aston Martin, they should have stuck with the green or the gulf colors. Not into that daglow yellow.

I personally think the 2017 onward factory livery is garbage lol. "represents the shape of the Porsche logo" is the issue - it doesn't look like it, except in very specific press shots. Designed around concept art, rather than something good for a circuit car, traveling at 150mph. They should hire Andy Blackmore - he'll get it sorted.

Looking forward to seeing the Keating car.

Akrapovic · 15 Mar 2019, 20:18 (Ref:3890814)

If the entries are getting 80 applicants for 60 slots, is it possible to have a support race for the entries which don't make it? Drop the Ferrari/Porsche challenge stuff, drop the historics. Take some of the LMP3s from the Road to Le Mans race. Put LMP2, LMP3 and whatever GTE/GT3s you have for a 2 hour race on Le Mans morning.

**Adam43** · 16 Mar 2019, 04:19 (Ref:3890925)

Interesting thought.

I guess for some it is 24 hours or nothing (funding, or care factor), but it could be a goer.

mattsmith · 16 Mar 2019, 07:36 (Ref:3890942)

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Originally Posted by Adam43

Interesting thought.

I guess for some it is 24 hours or nothing (funding, or care factor), but it could be a goer.

Give the winners an auto invite for the next 24 and I bet teams could find the money

Truckosaurus · 16 Mar 2019, 08:27 (Ref:3890949)

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Originally Posted by Akrapovic

...Take some of the LMP3s from the Road to Le Mans race. Put LMP2, LMP3 and whatever GTE/GT3s you have for a 2 hour race on Le Mans morning.

Make it 24 Laps (c.90mins)

Akrapovic · 16 Mar 2019, 08:45 (Ref:3890954)

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Originally Posted by Truckosaurus

Make it 24 Laps (c.90mins)

You should work in marketing, that's brilliant.

Deleted · 16 Mar 2019, 14:27 (Ref:3891000)

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Originally Posted by mattsmith

Give the winners an auto invite for the next 24 and I bet teams could find the money

Indeed

The current RTLM format is stupid because no-one outside the circuit can see the first Thursday race. The spec race slot for rotating Ferrari/Porsche/AMR also seems like wasted space

**Aysedasi** · 16 Mar 2019, 17:10 (Ref:3891074)

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Originally Posted by Chiana

Indeed

The current RTLM format is stupid because no-one outside the circuit can see the first Thursday race. The spec race slot for rotating Ferrari/Porsche/AMR also seems like wasted space

The Porsches are actually good to watch, the Ferraris a little less so, but the Aston's are just stunningly dull.

Deleted · 16 Mar 2019, 19:26 (Ref:3891116)

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Originally Posted by Aysedasi

The Porsches are actually good to watch, the Ferraris a little less so, but the Aston's are just stunningly dull.

Astons would be a little more interesting if they managed to few of the Lolas back like that one year, and run the old DBR9s with pros in-house, instead of the amateur collectors slowly cruising them themselves

The problem is that most of the field consists of boring GT4s

**Aysedasi** · 16 Mar 2019, 19:29 (Ref:3891117)

Cruising being the operative word.......

Deleted · 16 Mar 2019, 19:31 (Ref:3891119)

Yeah I think the first year the Festival was held, I didn't look at all who the drivers were, and wondered why some of the GT2 and GT3 cars made the GT1s look like GT4s in comparison... lol

Last year they had those special Vulcans, but it seemed a bit like marketing exercise to have them dominating the homologated cars

**Aysedasi** · 16 Mar 2019, 20:23 (Ref:3891130)

Yep, I thought exactly that too - but then I only watched about 5 minutes of their practice and very little else....

S griffin · 18 Mar 2019, 02:46 (Ref:3891490)

Well we’ll see if the Festival is as good this time

Deleted · 18 Mar 2019, 11:49 (Ref:3891558)

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Originally Posted by S griffin

Well we’ll see if the Festival is as good this time

It's Ferrari Challenge Europe this year again, per the 3 year rotation between Ferrari-Porsche-AMR. So Festival should be 2021 after Porsche Cup in 2020...

S griffin · 18 Mar 2019, 19:55 (Ref:3891650)

Well hopefully it’ll be good. It’s a good idea. Hope the Ferraris and the Porsches are good enough before it returns in 2021

Mike E · 19 Mar 2019, 14:54 (Ref:3891854)

At least the Ferraris are nice and quiet on Saturday morning.

Deleted · 19 Mar 2019, 16:30 (Ref:3891869)

Perhaps one year they'll get the Jaguar I-Pace Trophy for silent treatment

GT6 · 19 Mar 2019, 17:47 (Ref:3891877)

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Originally Posted by Chiana

Perhaps one year they'll get the Jaguar I-Pace Trophy for silent treatment

Well that would be nice, if they held it at the same time as out usual meet then we could all talk without having to raise our voices.

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