2013 Nurburgring 24hours 19th-20th May

[RACECAR]

Wow, how did I not see this? And oddly it starts on a Sunday, that has really thrown me for a loop.

Anyhow, just tuned in and man, I see it isn't just North America and Spain dealing with the rain this weekend. I hear Kaz is actually in the GT3 class this year (I forget if its SP9 of something else) so you know one of the people I'm rooting for.


Also going to be scanning the team chart as I have a lot to catch up on.

 

[Furinkazen]

Kaz back around 150th after engine issues dropped him 4 hours. GTP's Chris 27th last time I checked and 5th in class?

 

[Wardy 944]

Anyhow, just tuned in and man, I see it isn't just North America and Spain dealing with the rain this weekend. I hear Kaz is actually in the GT3 class this year (I forget if its SP9 of something else) so you know one of the people I'm rooting for.

He doesn't know, Shuuuuush nobody tell him.

 

[ChrisET]

subaru stream showing onboard feed from race earlier

 

[Flaco13]

Well i fired up my GT5 copy and made a 10 lap arcade run on the 24h layout using the Schulze GT-R ´11, nighttime, rain. And now I´m watching the replay. Might repeat that a couple of times till the race eventually restarts.

 

[gogatrs]

Any good mobile friendly streams?

 

[TopGearFTW]

I have to say, this filler interview is really quite interesting.

 

[Yukon]

Yeah I'm really enjoying it too. I've been sat here doing nothing but just listening to him, he's a very interesting guy. Good sense of humour as well.

 

[Wardy 944]

The order has been reset to how things stood at the end of Lap 32 - 007, 18, 50, 26, 22, 1, 4, 25, 23, 29, 44, 3, 21, 9, 40, 20.

 

[TopGearFTW]

Would it be safe to assume I could go get a night's sleep and come back and not have missed much? The common idea that they've been saying is that it won't start until daylight anyway, regardless of the weather situation.

 

[ChrisET]

Would it be safe to assume I could go get a night's sleep and come back and not have missed much? The common idea that they've been saying is that it won't start until daylight anyway, regardless of the weather situation.

Right now there saying there will be a minimum of 1.5 hours notice before race would restart, other then that the word is it wont start till daybreak but who knows.

 

[TopGearFTW]

They said it'd be a minimum of 1.5 hours from the point the stewards or whoever deemed that the weather was safe, I think.

 

[ChrisET]

safety cars on track now hmm

 

[Wardy 944]

I'm off to bed for 6 hours, thats how long it'll be until Sport1 starts broadcasting again, if it restarts before then, well it doesn't really matter you can't watch it anyway.

 

[ChrisET]

I'm off to bed for 6 hours, thats how long it'll be until Sport1 starts broadcasting again, if it restarts before then, well it doesn't really matter you can't watch it anyway.

i think you will be back just in time

 

[terminator363]

Yeah I'm taking a break...

 

[RACECAR]

Unless I'm looking at the highlights reel (which would explain the odd German radio station I'm listening to), looks like the race is going.

Edit: Says red flag, yep I'm looking at the highlights. Damn.

 

[TopGearFTW]

I just missed it, but apparently Nissan have just announced a return to Le Mans? Is that what's happened? I only caught the end of it, muted the radio broadcast since the race was stopped.

 

[omnibusse]

Still red flag. I'm off for bed.

 

[uwaeve]

I just missed it, but apparently Nissan have just announced a return to Le Mans? Is that what's happened? I only caught the end of it, muted the radio broadcast since the race was stopped.

I listened to the announcement and I'm not sure what new information came out of it, it almost could have been a rebroadcast of an old announcement?

In February Nissan confirmed they will be returning to Le Mans in a two-step strategy:

2014 will see them invited to Le Mans to fill Garage 56 with an all-electric car.

The follow-on will likely be an LMP1 entry, not sure the target year however.

 

[terminator363]

This red flag is insane!

 

[Whodoyouthink]

I just thought, how the hell are the spectators who are camping out doing?

Bet a lot of them don't mind the rain. But what about the noobs who are there for the first time...

 

[TheBook]

There's enough liquid courage flowing around, I seriously doubt anyone cares at this particular moment.

 

[Tyger]

I'm finding the combo of the Radio Le Mans stream and the quieter 80s music in the background from the live video stream oddly relaxing now, gonna leave it on as I go to bed

 

[Savolainen83]

Watching the highlight reel and its somewhat surrealistic seeing those track repairing Unimogs driving on the Nürb among the racecars.

Now a few more mudflaps to stay awake.

 

[CinnamonOD]

Red flag?, what happened?

 

[Savolainen83]

Heavy rain and fog apparently. They probably continue once the sun rises.

 

[CinnamonOD]

Heavy rain and fog apparently. They probably continue once the sun rises.

I guess that in about 4 hours? oh boy

 

[Savolainen83]

More or less so, now they are just showing the highlights of the race on the official feed. The rain started approximately 9.30pm yesterday and shut the race down by midnight.

 

[Slider47]

Just got back from bed & still red flaged