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1 Apr 2016, 15:37 (Ref:3629318) | #1 | |
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LeMans 2016 'big news'
I was listening to this week's Midweek Motorsport and at the end Hindy teased 'big news' about this year's Le Mans 24h which would be released exclusively this weekend.
Does someone have an idea what this could be? A surprise entrant? But the entry list was already released. |
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They have tendency to over exaggerate when it comes to these "exclusives", so probably just some driver announcement from affiliated team/friend or that they have new sponsor/content for LM etc
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1 Apr 2016, 19:26 (Ref:3629375) | #3 | |
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Wasn't this the fact that Chris Hoy has a drive in LMP2 ?
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Could be exciting could be nothing. They like to talk about what they know, but can't say.
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2 Apr 2016, 14:24 (Ref:3629535) | #5 | |
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No idea what RLM were referring to. But on the subject of MASSIVE breaking news - Le Mans have changed their hashtag for 2016.
https://twitter.com/24heuresdumans/s...32080866205696 Someone finally explained to them that as a global event it might be better to have a single hashtag rather than three. |
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2 Apr 2016, 17:32 (Ref:3629583) | #6 | |
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The biggest news so far seems to be that right now as I'm writing it
lemans.org europeanlemansseries.com fiawec.com gt3lemanscup.com are all under 'maintenance', permission denied, HTTP error occurred, or showing blank page The only ACO one that is working atm is the ASLMS page |
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I just relistened it and have to say I'm sorry I misheard. Not this weekend but next week's midweek motorsport. But the question still stands what the news are.
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I really didn't know where to place this, but the ACO Le Mans site is down due to:
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It was down all yesterday as well, for the same "reason"
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3 Apr 2016, 14:53 (Ref:3629890) | #11 | |
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Believe this is now that they F1 race at Baku will start at 4pm and Le Mans will finish at the usual historic time
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so if it is french time the race will still start an hour later if it baku time the TV schedules will be blown and tv companies all around the world will be very unhappy
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Surely this isn't big news. The start of the GP has no bearing to me that weekend, it could much earlier, even the beginning of April for all I'll care. |
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The only way the Baku GP start time change will effect Le Mans is if they move the Le Mans start time earlier so that the end doesn't clash with the F1. Doubt they would do that as the Saturday morning races have already be sorted out.
Although this probably isn't anything, they have my interest |
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http://www.autosport.com/news/report...ns-clash-stays
From autosport = Baku will start at 3pm EU time so will clash with the conclusion of LeMans - yet another reason to stop watchin that feeder series, not that it bothers me as I'll be on Dunlop curve at La Sarthe! |
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As you said at 3.00pm on the sunday the last ting on our minds will be F1, I will be watching at Tertre Rouge before jumping in the car and heading home
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No but i prefer to leave sunday, did stay on many years ago but found it was always strange after the race, it is a little better in tertre rouge but in the old days in Houx it always got very strange with cars racing around the site and once the security had gone you felt nervous about leaving stuff. So for the last few years we have always headed home after the race
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Will not actually be waiting that long as a couple of weeks later will be heading back for the classic
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