WEC Race 2014 FIA WEC - Round 2 - Spa - Page 3

isynge · 30 Apr 2014, 19:56 (Ref:3400133)

Appreciating Victor's wry humour there is also point that through the early years of the century Jacky Ickx was wheeled out at so many opportunities it became both hackneyed and probably tedious for him.

Spa is so close to the German border and there isn't a German round so why not celebrate the fact that we can welcome someone like Jochen Mass along?

As he was a big figure in all forms of racing when I first started paying attention I for one am pleased.

BudLightJaguar · 30 Apr 2014, 20:17 (Ref:3400141)

Toyota had a good start for the season at Silverstone. And I hope they'll carry on winning at Spa. But we'll see.

TF110 · 30 Apr 2014, 23:55 (Ref:3400191)

I did a little math from silverstone (put it in the ts040 thread) and figure on distance per stint, Audi go at least 22 or 23 laps @Spa in high downforce trim based on theoretical 27 laps in the dry at Silverstone. Porsche and Toyota go at least 24 laps @Spa based on 28 laps at Silverstone. Maybe 25 laps if they push it.

Rennen · 1 May 2014, 14:25 (Ref:3400380)

Quote:

Originally Posted by J Jay

It will be interesting to compare the pace of the LM/sprint Audis in traffic. At Silverstone the #2 just had the pace over #8 in clear air, but the Toyota's hybrid put it back on the Audi's rear in traffic.

Nothing to do with 'Hybrid' ! The Audi had the downforce in the dry and Toyota #8 had the right tyres on at the right time!

J Jay · 1 May 2014, 15:58 (Ref:3400419)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rennen

Nothing to do with 'Hybrid' ! The Audi had the downforce in the dry and Toyota #8 had the right tyres on at the right time!

My bad, it was #7 Toyota (not #8) and #2 Audi that were fighting for the lead at the start of the race ...

Pandemonium · 1 May 2014, 16:23 (Ref:3400433)

So, should we expect more fans at Spa than at Silverstone??

GT6 · 1 May 2014, 17:14 (Ref:3400449)

I have not seen the attendance numbers for silverstone but both saturday and Sunday seemed well attended and sunday was well up on last year i think

isynge · 1 May 2014, 17:23 (Ref:3400454)

People were saying 43,000 for Silverstone. Spa again is so vast it can be hard to tell by eyeballing it but was healthily busy last year, so fingers very much crossed.

GT6 · 1 May 2014, 17:55 (Ref:3400468)

43000 that is a good turn out anyone know how that compares to last year

EricS · 1 May 2014, 18:00 (Ref:3400471)

People who are at Spa (or were at Silverstone), what kind of shwag is for sale from the big WEC teams in the vendor area? Just wondering what we were missing here at CotA last year, and potentially this year.

Intimidator · 1 May 2014, 18:25 (Ref:3400482)

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Originally Posted by EricS

People who are at Spa (or were at Silverstone), what kind of shwag is for sale from the big WEC teams in the vendor area? Just wondering what we were missing here at CotA last year, and potentially this year.

I will let you know tomorrow, but last year only Toyota (regarding Spa) was selling merchandising. Audi wasn't that good. They didn't have t shirts, jackets, hats and all that kind of stuff

GT6 · 1 May 2014, 18:46 (Ref:3400491)

Well they all had large stands selling things at Le mans

isynge · 1 May 2014, 18:50 (Ref:3400493)

At the Silverstone / Spa rounds there tends not to have been a vast amount, although seem to recall a Toyota trailer shop at Spa last year.

Either way it tends to be nothing like the retail frenzy of Le Mans - but maybe an awareness of how activated the US fan base could be a spur to do something more impressive at COTA.

CyberMotor · 2 May 2014, 00:34 (Ref:3400561)

If the WEC would run at the classic American tracks instead of at a sterile and new track without any history, they might be surprised at the size of the crowds they would draw in the US. COTA is a fantastic track from everything that I have read, but it is nowhere near any of the classic tracks that fans are used to visiting.

PointDSM · 2 May 2014, 02:16 (Ref:3400570)

Deleted - Taking thread off-topic.

TF110 · 2 May 2014, 06:25 (Ref:3400601)

Practice 1 in just over 30 minutes, going to be interesting to see who places where. I wonder how Aston Martin plays this race.

Richard T · 2 May 2014, 06:49 (Ref:3400603)

Perfect breakfast company with radio le mans

MyNameIsNigel · 2 May 2014, 07:08 (Ref:3400607)

Any LT via the FIA-WEC website ? Does not seem to work as far as I am concerned...

EDIT:

Okay. The "free" version does not seem to work, but the "non-free" does... Thanks again to the guys that promised a free LT...

**PascaLM** · 2 May 2014, 07:12 (Ref:3400608)

I have nothing too on http://live.fiawec.com/

MyNameIsNigel · 2 May 2014, 07:14 (Ref:3400609)

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Originally Posted by PascaLM

I have nothing too on http://live.fiawec.com/

This is really a disgrace...

I thought they were supposed to solve that issue ?

**PascaLM** · 2 May 2014, 07:19 (Ref:3400610)

Well, it works now and I see Toyota, Porsche, Toyota at the moment.

chernaudi · 2 May 2014, 07:23 (Ref:3400613)

Session is wet right now though with no rain.

Any chance any significant dry running will happen today? It's supposed to stop raining completely early afternoon.

TF110 · 2 May 2014, 07:27 (Ref:3400615)

The #8 car is really on it. I know its early but its 1.5 seconds up on the Porsche and 2 on its sister car.

MyNameIsNigel · 2 May 2014, 07:35 (Ref:3400618)

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Originally Posted by TF110

The #8 car is really on it. I know its early but its 1.5 seconds up on the Porsche and 2 on its sister car.

Track is wet, so I guess the lap times are not very representative at the moment.

kaivo · 2 May 2014, 07:35 (Ref:3400619)

2013 best lap was ?

View Poll Results: Who will win this year's 6 Heures du Spa-Francorchamps?
Audi	25	29.07%
Toyota	42	48.84%
Porsche	13	15.12%
Rebellion	6	6.98%
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