80th running of the Le Mans 24 Hours - 16–17 June 2012

[Downhill Dino]

Looks like night time is starting to take over the track now! Racing in the dark, awesome.

 

[Ardius]

Morgan locking out the p2 class. GO CHAPS GO!

Not bad for a car that has its origins in a 12 year old design.

 

[Müle]

Speed's saying how Toyota have been super secretive of their project...


Having worked for a company that makes plastics for Toyota, this doesn't surprise me in the least.

 

[Emptyone]

Tresson is P15.

Tresson in the #23 car is two laps down on the P2 lead and Ordonez is four laps down on the lead in car #42.

 

[GrEn]

So the Toyota is behind 13 laps now. What is the prognosis guys?

 

[obsessive rules]

Speed's saying how Toyota have been super secretive of their project...

Having worked for a company that makes plastics for Toyota, this doesn't surprise me in the least.

And Audi had the same idea? Hmmmm...

 

[Techy]

Looks like night time is starting to take over the track now! Racing in the dark, awesome.

Them headlights are bright!!!

 

[GTP_Monkey]

I said it earlier, Eurosport coverage in Hd is stunning especially as the light drops.

The shots from the helicopter are something else.

 

[Demon Drone]

Them headlights are bright!!!

Audi's road cars have REALLY bright lights as well.

 

[CarBastard]

Audi is proving that racing a Le Mans is a matter of much more than sheer speed. Toyota may have matched the pace and might have an amazing car, but the team doesn't look up to the challenge. Nakajima isn't ready for endurance racing, and the team still lacks the experience in the garages that makes Audi such a solid squad.

 

[GTPorsche]

Why the hate on the DeltaWing? The car is revolutionary and just because they aren't competing with LMP1s doesn't mean it shouldn't be out there. If that was the case, 75% of the field wouldn't be out there...

 

[hornet_burnout]

Actually the projects maker has said "We could turn the turbo boost up and get it closer to the lmp1s but, what would that prove?"

That would use more fuel and be agaist the point all together IMO.

 

[zippy_the_cat]

Speed's saying how Toyota have been super secretive of their project...

Having worked for a company that makes plastics for Toyota, this doesn't surprise me in the least.

Comments actually went a bit further, bordered on drawing unfavorable comparisons with Audi on the professionalism front. Apparently the Toyota peeps blew off appointments.

 

[Metsapicasso]

Need a stream ASAP.
Any decent ones for Firefox/Windows??

Ten sport stream
http://bbc-player.com/ten2.html

Radio Le Mans for commentary
http://radiolemans.0157.org/nplayer.php

 

[Bram Turismo]

Forza has a license with LeMans I believe, it's why mostly all these cars in the real race are in Forza, and not GT.

Unfortunately it doesn't work the other way round between GT5 and the 24 hours of the Nürburgring. We got, what, a friggin' Skyline from that race?

 

[Daverytimes]

So the Toyota is behind 13 laps now. What is the prognosis guys?

Nothing yet but you can be rest assured the Leman 2012 is officially over.

 

[Dan360]

Into the night!

 

[Emptyone]

So the Toyota is behind 13 laps now. What is the prognosis guys?

Gather experience, with all the speculation surrounding their pace, you have to remember this is their first race with the TS030, so getting long distance data is invaluable for the team.

 

[Ardius]

Comments actually went a bit further, bordered on drawing unfavorable comparisons with Audi on the professionalism front. Apparently the Toyota peeps blew off appointments.

So Toyota crashing out means the Speed guys let loose with their distain? Professionalism?

 

[Pilitev]

Audi is proving that racing a Le Mans is a matter of much more than sheer speed. Toyota may have matched the pace and might have an amazing car, but the team doesn't look up to the challenge. Nakajima isn't ready for endurance racing, and the team still lacks the experience in the garages that makes Audi such a solid squad.

Last year it didn't look all that solid tough..

 

[HKS racer]

Running 14 seconds slower while consuming half the fule and with half the power, without the downforce and less tyre wear? They've already proven a crapload of stuff, if you're asking me.

What's the point of running with no downforce? What kind of racing benefits can exactly bring this project?

Not even sure it will have something to do with road car technology. The tight shape can't be ported to everyday cars. What's next, a Nissan sidecar?

 

[Wiegert]

I said it earlier, Eurosport coverage in Hd is stunning especially as the light drops.

Too bad the only Eurosport coverage I can get is a rather poor quality live stream. I'm making do with the Justin.TV stream that Toro linked a few moments ago, as I have done for the past few hours.

 

[CarBastard]

Why the hate on the DeltaWing? The car is revolutionary and just because they aren't competing with LMP1s doesn't mean it shouldn't be out there. If that was the case, 75% of the field wouldn't be out there...

Well, the hate is coming only from one guy who, apparently, is completely biased about the project and probably thinks Ken Block could win at Le Mans if he strapped an HKS fartcan on his Fiesta...

 

[GTPorsche]

Unfortunately it doesn't work the other way round between GT5 and the 24 hours of the Nürburgring. We got, what, a friggin' Skyline from that race?

Sponsoring a race isn't the same as having the rights to the license of the race series.

 

[hornet_burnout]

Last year it didn't look all that solid tough..

Audi and Peugeot had the pace, experience and know how to meke it look like a 24h sprint (almost)

 

[obsessive rules]

The Toyotas have never done 24 hours. This I feel is bad...

 

[Cano]

I'm back from buying food. What has happened?

 

[Rossell2]

Well, the hate is coming only from one guy who, apparently, is completely biased about the project and probably thinks Ken Block could win at Le Mans if he strapped an HKS fartcan on his Fiesta...

 

[Downhill Dino]

What's the point of running with no downforce? What kind of racing benefits can exactly bring this project?

Not even sure it will have something to do with road car technology. The tight shape can't be ported to everyday cars. What's next, a Nissan sidecar?

Could you try reading a lot of our comments. You're asking questions that we happened to have already answered.

 

[obsessive rules]

Is anyone listening on radiolemans?

Toyota updates. The Toyotas back!

Oh, another minor issue in the front. ****