24 Heures du Mans 2011 - 79th Grand Prix d'Endurance - June 11-12

[Furinkazen]

Dumas spun a Tetre Rouge! back going!

 

[CarBastard]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO DUMAS JUST SPUN OUT!!!

 

[C-ZETA]

Audi spins out again. Too bad its not #3 but at least one threat has been worn down again.

 

[CarBastard]

#2 Audi pits and goes. As far as I saw, Peugeot couldn't take back the lead

 

[Tommi]

#74 Corvettte back in lead of GTE Pro. Go Richard!!

 

[Furinkazen]

5 hours in nearly... certainly the true test is beginning...

Off topic: Noticed I have most posts on this topic lol...

 

[C-ZETA]

Corvette back in the GTE Pro lead. Lovely that.

Peugeot's back in the lead. By 18 seconds.

 

[Furinkazen]

Greaves Racing just ahead of Strakka...

 

[SuperShouden]

Corvette back in the GTE Pro lead. Lovely that.

Peugeot's back in the lead. By 18 seconds.

19 Hours left though. Remember, last year the Corvettes led right up until they both crashed, letting Saleen take their final LM win.

 

[hampus_dh]

anything i´ve missed?
BMW still behind the got damn Vette.

 

[C-ZETA]

Felbermayr Porsche locked up badly then...

 

[ImprezaAddict]

I can't watch the race because I have graduation.

McNish's crash was hard, is the 458 involved out of the race?

 

[SuperShouden]

I can't watch the race because I have graduation.

McNish's crash was hard, is the 458 involved out of the race?

Nope. They repaired it and got it back out, but it later had a cut down tire.

 

[CarBastard]

Felbermayr Porsche locked up badly then...

And hast just spun at Ford Chicane (if I'm not mistaken). GTPRO Felbermayr, that is. And #60 Aston too!

Peugeot #9 coming to pits. Pagenaud out, Pedro Lamy in.

Tony Vilander ramjets into Mulsanne Corner's gravel.

 

[NSX>GOD]

is there any chance 26 signatech nissan could still make up the laps and get a podium in the LMP2 class?

 

[C-ZETA]

Still nothing to choose between Peugeot and Audi...less than 50 seconds covers 1st and 3rd.

 

[RACECAR]

19 Hours left though. Remember, last year the Corvettes led right up until they both crashed, letting Saleen take their final LM win.

Corvette wasn't in GT1, remember? It was the Fords that would have taken GT1 if Anthony Davidson hadn't hit every damn thing that was there.

Thats the same reason the Corvettes didn't win in GT2.

 

[Tommi]

is there any chance 26 signatech nissan could still make up the laps and get a podium in the LMP2 class?

Yes. There's over 18 hours to go and they're only about 3 laps off the P2 leaders..

 

[CarBastard]

Davidson pits for fuel and windshield wipe. This is too close for my nerves comfort.

 

[Ardius]

is there any chance 26 signatech nissan could still make up the laps and get a podium in the LMP2 class?

Definitely, they were unlucky with a puncture and the same can easily happen to everyone else.
Anything can happen in the next 18~ hours, safety cars can be called again, rain can appear, drivers can get tired and make major mistakes and cars can and will get worn out.

They're already making their way back up the order, so fingers crossed!

 

[hampus_dh]

Love the Vilander incident, trying to pull the tractor

 

[tomhart9]

Loving this today, looking forward to some night racing!
Anyone know what time sunset is in British Summer Time??

 

[Prince.M5]

Owh my, the #51 Ferrari went straight on somewhere, didn't seem to be any damage on the car...

EDIT: Mulsanne corner that is.. Sadly that's going to cost them a lot of time.

 

[NSX>GOD]

Yes. There's over 18 hours to go and they're only about 3 laps off the P2 leaders..

thanks.. it's just this is my first le mans so I don't really have any experience of how things play out.

 

[C-ZETA]

at the #51 trying to pull away with it still attached to the towing truck.

 

[Tommi]

thanks.. it's just this is my first le mans so I don't really have any experience of how things play out.

No worries, I wasn't having a go. Like Ardius said anything can happen.

 

[CarBastard]

Pescarolo in the pits for driver change. Gotta love seeing the old man Henri in his overalls in the pits directing his team, a true legend .

AND ROCKY GETS IN THE AUDI!!! Go Rocky GO!!! Full Service for #1 Audi.

 

[SuperShouden]

thanks.. it's just this is my first le mans so I don't really have any experience of how things play out.

There's 8 cars in front of them...but...I think it was 2010...or maybe 2009....but there was one year where, by the end of the race, only about half the cars that started the race were still on the track. In other words....those 8 cars in front of the 26 could crash out before the race is over...

(GT1's last race ended with Saleen and a Corvette left racing...and the Corvette was several laps down....'cause they crashed.)

 

[RACECAR]

For those that know anything about NASCAR, Micheal Waltrip is about to climb in. Crossing my fingers for him to do well.

 

[C-ZETA]

Dumas did 4 stints. Impressive. But not good enough to stop Peugeot surely...