LM24 Le Mans Prequalification Weekend

eps · 19 Apr 2016, 11:23 (Ref:3634774)

It's been a few years since we've been to this, but I'm quite tempted as it can be fairly easily done using the Tunnel and Peage...

Has anyone been recently, is there much there on the day itself?

Is scrutineering open to the public on that weekend or is it a closed affair?

Any extra info. would be good.

Cheers!

Truckosaurus · 19 Apr 2016, 12:29 (Ref:3634797)

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Originally Posted by eps

....Is scrutineering open to the public on that weekend or is it a closed affair?...

Otherwise we'll just have to blag it, I reckon I could pass for a slightly shorter Chip Ganassi.

eps · 19 Apr 2016, 19:38 (Ref:3634955)

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Originally Posted by Truckosaurus

Otherwise we'll just have to blag it, I reckon I could pass for a slightly shorter Chip Ganassi.

Hmmm... Peut être but what are you doing with JPM (if you squint) and Ian Hislop (by the sea in France)???

eps · 20 Apr 2016, 15:42 (Ref:3635163)

Hmm.... Just looking at booking Eurotunnel for this - latest train we can book is 22:36 on the Sunday. With that in mind is it likely that there is going to be much track action all the way up to 6pm on the Sunday? Can anyone help who went in the past 2-3 years please? I suspect it will depend on the preceding running and weather conditions, but it might help to gauge - or may well leave a little early which I dislike doing.

Cheers!

Samoan Attorney · 19 Apr 2016, 13:50 (Ref:3634824)

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Originally Posted by eps

It's been a few years since we've been to this, but I'm quite tempted as it can be fairly easily done using the Tunnel and Peage...

Has anyone been recently, is there much there on the day itself?

Is scrutineering open to the public on that weekend or is it a closed affair?

Any extra info. would be good.

Cheers!

This year Scrutineering starts Thursday. However for not much money you get 8 hours of track action plus hotels at normal rate and no crowds.

Deleted · 19 Apr 2016, 14:01 (Ref:3634827)

Prequalification? What is this, 1996?

eps · 19 Apr 2016, 19:34 (Ref:3634953)

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Originally Posted by Chiana

Prequalification? What is this, 1996?

Sorry, Journee or Test Day (better?)

Some drivers still need to qualify of course..

Deleted · 20 Apr 2016, 15:48 (Ref:3635164)

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Originally Posted by eps

Sorry, Journee or Test Day (better?)

Some drivers still need to qualify of course..

Oh, I actually wish it was still prequali...

Artur · 5 Jun 2016, 16:29 (Ref:3647431)

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Originally Posted by Chiana

Oh, I actually wish it was still prequali...

The official name is Journée test

Best ideal lap from last year was by Porsche #19 : 3.20.285 and the best for Audi was 3.21.6.

Today, the best ideal lap was from the #8 : 3.21.149 but the Porsches are not far behind(0.25s). But Audi tends to hide their pace more on such events and quite possibly they will embarrass the rivals on race pace, methinks. Well, at least Porsche and Toyota can still have high hopes to win through reliability.

Toyota won't have the tyre fluke here and now they will be shown up. They are slower than Audi on speed trap and still much more slower on S3(Porsche curves). Embarrassing really, TS050 aero is quite poor(not that I expected any different). Jesus, they are even slower than Rebellion through S1.....

TF110 · 5 Jun 2016, 17:44 (Ref:3647465)

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Originally Posted by Artur

The official name is Journée test

Best ideal lap from last year was by Porsche #19 : 3.20.285 and the best for Audi was 3.21.6.

Today, the best ideal lap was from the #8 : 3.21.149 but the Porsches are not far behind(0.25s). But Audi tends to hide their pace more on such events and quite possibly they will embarrass the rivals on race pace, methinks. Well, at least Porsche and Toyota can still have high hopes to win through reliability.

Toyota won't have the tyre fluke here and now they will be shown up. They are slower than Audi on speed trap and still much more slower on S3(Porsche curves). Embarrassing really, TS050 aero is quite poor(not that I expected any different). Jesus, they are even slower than Rebellion through S1.....

You gathered all that from a test day?

Toyota are slower in the speed trap, but faster in sector 2. Only Porsche had one flyer that had a better sector 2. On top of that, it's a brand new package that still isn't finalized. Doubtful that anyone was trying for a fast time so we don't know who is where. There's still many sessions before qualifying even, so hold off on your judgement.

GT6 · 19 Apr 2016, 15:54 (Ref:3634887)

Ian and i went 2 years ago booked up cheap hotel and tunnel on the saturday morning drove down in the afternoon had a drink and food in the city and spent sunday at the circuit meet up with several of the local tenthers and had a great time, drove back afterwards and got last tunnel home that night, race ticket gave us free entry

isynge · 19 Apr 2016, 16:06 (Ref:3634890)

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Originally Posted by eps

It's been a few years since we've been to this, but I'm quite tempted as it can be fairly easily done using the Tunnel and Peage...

Has anyone been recently, is there much there on the day itself?

Is scrutineering open to the public on that weekend or is it a closed affair?

Any extra info. would be good.

Cheers!

Well worth a trip. As Simon mentioned, we did it in 2014 - very much spur of the moment, but tremendous fun. On the day it's fun seeing the circuit without a lot of the furniture we're used to seeing in June, grass a lot longer, and while it's reasonably well attended, there are still far fewer people around.

Paddock's open (much in the way it is for much of the main event) but with a bit more relaxed atmosphere - which is nice. It's also very cost effective if you do a flying visit with a short trip Eurotunnel ticket and unlike June, hotels are much more available and reflect the sort of pricing you'd generally find in Le Mans for most of the year.

Giving serious consideration to doing it again this year.

GT6 · 20 Apr 2016, 16:00 (Ref:3635169)

Phil, do not worry we left around 5 last time and even in Ian's prius we got back in plenty of time, roods were very quite unlike the main event so not really a problem

eps · 21 Apr 2016, 08:47 (Ref:3635351)

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Originally Posted by GT6

Phil, do not worry we left around 5 last time and even in Ian's prius we got back in plenty of time, roods were very quite unlike the main event so not really a problem

Cheers, I know that leaving at 5pm is an option but was hoping to catch all the on track action - I guess we'll just have to weigh up the options on the day!

isynge · 21 Apr 2016, 10:07 (Ref:3635362)

[QUOTE=eps;3635351]Cheers, I know that leaving at 5pm is an option but was hoping to catch all the on track action - I guess we'll just have to weigh up the options on the day!

[/QUOTE

We left at 1700 aiming at getting the 2150 Eurotunnel and I have a sneaking suspicion we might have got aboard an earlier one - it was certainly still broad daylight when boarded - so you've got a bit of wiggle room if you're getting the slightly later crossing.

Also worth bearing in mind that we didn't take the peage on the route back - and indeed we paused at Bernay to get some dinner en route too, so there's scope to win some time there too.

We did try to stream the RLM coverage on the road so as to not miss any of the coverage, but found there were quite a few connection drop outs which complicated matters.

GT6 · 21 Apr 2016, 10:27 (Ref:3635365)

Yes i think we did end up getting one about 9.30 so even leaving around 6 you should easily make the last tunnel, but to be honest the last hour is not when most of the action is, this is not a last minute fast lap sort of event, so leaving a little early is not really that bad. We popped into macdonalds for a quick break so time could be saved there

eps · 21 Apr 2016, 10:58 (Ref:3635369)

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Originally Posted by GT6

Yes i think we did end up getting one about 9.30 so even leaving around 6 you should easily make the last tunnel, but to be honest the last hour is not when most of the action is, this is not a last minute fast lap sort of event, so leaving a little early is not really that bad. We popped into macdonalds for a quick break so time could be saved there

Brake dust · 26 Apr 2016, 10:50 (Ref:3636433)

Was at the Test day last year - it was great. Would recommend going in on Saturday evening and staying in the city centre. We saw alot of teams/drivers in their team gear having dinner. We were at the same hotel as the Porsche LMP1 team. Plus you'll be well rested for the session on Sunday.

eps · 27 Apr 2016, 09:11 (Ref:3636650)

Cheers, we're booked on 9:50 Tunnel out (on the Saturday) and 22:36 back (or whatever the last one was that was being offered) on the Sunday.

I've got an option on two hotels - I think like you we saw a few drivers a few years back in town - so this has made my mind up, we'll stay nearer to the town centre instead of in the outskirts, cheers!

Brake dust · 27 Apr 2016, 10:30 (Ref:3636665)

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Originally Posted by eps

Cheers, we're booked on 9:50 Tunnel out (on the Saturday) and 22:36 back (or whatever the last one was that was being offered) on the Sunday.

I've got an option on two hotels - I think like you we saw a few drivers a few years back in town - so this has made my mind up, we'll stay nearer to the town centre instead of in the outskirts, cheers!

Fantastic - you'll have a great time!

GT6 · 27 Apr 2016, 13:01 (Ref:3636689)

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Originally Posted by eps

Cheers, we're booked on 9:50 Tunnel out (on the Saturday) and 22:36 back (or whatever the last one was that was being offered) on the Sunday.

I've got an option on two hotels - I think like you we saw a few drivers a few years back in town - so this has made my mind up, we'll stay nearer to the town centre instead of in the outskirts, cheers!

You will have a great time Phil, make sure you meet up with the locals on Sunday, we arrange a meet in the grandstand overlooking the pits when we went

**PascaLM** · 30 Apr 2016, 07:26 (Ref:3637279)

Shall we organize a petit 10-10th meeting ?

eps · 1 May 2016, 07:56 (Ref:3637457)

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Originally Posted by PascaLM

Shall we organize a petit 10-10th meeting ?

Pourquoi pas?

**PascaLM** · 1 May 2016, 09:02 (Ref:3637470)

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Originally Posted by eps

Pourquoi pas?

So, let's meet around 9am in the pits grandstand above the Audi boxes.

eps · 3 May 2016, 12:05 (Ref:3638095)

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Originally Posted by PascaLM

So, let's meet around 9am in the pits grandstand above the Audi boxes.

Parfait Pascal, parfait

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