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happy to see the audi R18 beat the peugeot 908 and bring team joust back to the winner circle again HAPPY days
The 58 was the one in the Mcnish crash. It was the Kauffman/Waltrip car (79 I believe) that was the case for the Rockenfeller accident.
This was apparently the tightest margin of victory after 1969. But there is a lot of drama and other kind of excitement in endurance racing. My favourite type of motorsports.
Well I had always thought of endurance racing like baseball; Fun to play but watching it, something like watching paint dry. I look forward to being wrong about that.
I hate to ask in fear that it was posted already, but is there a website that shows each teams individual laptimes? I'm just curious as to whom the best times cam from on the signatech team.
RobGT81I'm not sure about a source for lap times but, they reported on Radio Le Mans that Ordonez was about 2 seconds slower than his team mates which is pretty good going for your first time at Le Mans, if thats what your after anyway!
How none of the spectators were killed is a miracle.
And you know what? I'm damned proud for Lucas O. for making the LMP2 podium for the great Oreca team..
No idea if this was mentioned, but Mike Rockenfeller's main injury was a gash to his leg.
Are you watching Toyota? For the sake of motorsports, make a return!
Though not to the extent in those previous years, they already have
Well I don't really see being an engine supplier as a full return to motorsports.
Well I don't really see being an engine supplier as a full return to motorsports. I do hope it may be a sign of a future entry into the series again, though. Honestly I do not understand why such a big and important manufacturer as Toyota with so much motorsport history isn't involved in a serious branch of autoracing. NASCAR and Super GT is a "meh".
His leg? The reports I heard was it was his arm with the gash.
Porsche are part of VAG now. They won't build an LMP1 unless Audi leaves.
Sure about that? I don't see why, its important for Porsche as a brand, just as it is for Audi. There comes a point where VAG are going to want the marketing for several brands.
They've already done it with Bentley.
Porsche already have an LMP1 on the drawing board. Lots of gossip about it at Le Mans this year. Should be along in time to defend their record wins.
Generally speaking no one thinking of buying an Audi or Bentley as their primary car is in the market for the other make. There are Audi's in the same market area as the lower end Porsches. It is not in the nature of big business to spend effort to defeat itself. It's just a shame that a small number of huge manufacturers own the rights to so many small manufacturers.
Yes VAG will want to utilise their separate brands. In separate championships or less important classes.
That's rumour and gossip, not fact. I hope it's true, there's no car I'd rather see on the grid that a proper Porsche LMP1 but I'm not holding my breath over it.