82nd Running Of The Le Mans 24 Hours - 14/15 June 2014.

[CarBastard]

And money.

I was speaking about Le Mans.

It's still nothing short of a Goliath at Le Mans...

 

[Omnis]

Jordan Taylor's haircut deserves a mention.

Yes, it is legendary. Up top looks fresh but the back is fantastically terrible.

How did a **** like you become a moderator?

I love you too. xoxoxo

 

[CarBastard]

Oh that's just great, the race will be just a photo-op for Audi and Porsche. That's how "close" it is now .

 

[Vinylshark]

And money.

So? Do you think Toyota doesn't put any money into their Le Mans project?
Hating on a team, because they do the best job and due to that keep winning, and wishing they fail and all their hard work was for nothing is the pure definition of the word "unsportsmanlike".
You guys act like Audi kicked the Toyota's into the wall, but truth is that Toyota just failed to build a car reliable enough to fight and earn the victory.

 

[Akmuq]

After this race is done, I'm thinking I'll catch a couple z's before the NASCAR race (yes I watch it all lol)

Don't worry, you'll probably catch some during the NASCAR race.👍

 

[dhandeh]

Yes, it is legendary. Up top looks fresh but the back is fantastically terrible.

I love you too. xoxoxo

Just answer the question!

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

WTF!

The 80's will be on the phone, they want the haircut back.

It's actually for charity...

 

[HKS racer]

I'm not saying the rearwing damage was from a contact, I'm just saying you can't say the car didn't have any damage on the rear at all. It's possible the Ferrari (or whatever) hit the Toyota slightly on the left rear and Lapierre lost control of that. Again, if both the driver and the teamboss say the car got hit, it got hit, from whatever.

If you end up saying it's X driver fault no it's Y driver fault you guys should say a big thanks to ACO for their incredible readiness and immeasurable skills on catching crash highlights.

 

[Jawehawk]

And then suddenly, the Nr.1 Audi accidently rams into the Nr.2 Audi, causing both cars to be retired from the race with both drivers unharmed, and leaving glorious Toyota as the winner!

One can dream, right?

 

[CarBastard]

So? Do you think Toyota doesn't put any money into their Le Mans project?
Hating on a team, because they do the best job and due to that keep winning, and wishing they fail and all their hard work was for nothing is the pure definition of the word "unsportsmanlike".
You guys act like Audi kicked the Toyota's into the wall, but truth is that Toyota just failed to build a car reliable enough to fight and earn the victory.

You can't have a Cinderella story if Cinderella doesn't have a 1:1 wind tunnel and an F1-grade simulator at home!

 

[Falcon787B]

Am I reading it right that gap between 1st and 2nd in LMP2 is down to 15 seconds?

 

[HKS racer]

So? Do you think Toyota doesn't put any money into their Le Mans project?

Like it or not 3 cars vs. 2 cars means different budget.

 

[GTracer38]

Nissan Nismo electrify Le Man with Zeod RC....

 

[R5]

Am I reading it right that gap between 1st and 2nd in LMP2 is down to 15 seconds?

Frenchmau5? YES! GO FOR THE WIN!

 

[CarBastard]

Like it or not 3 cars vs. 2 cars means different budget.

Willingness to spend =/= Capacity of spending.

Like it or not, 1000 hybrid horspower, state of the art facilities and top-level drivers means HUGE budget.

Frenchmau5? YES! GO FOR THE WIN!

Sadly, his mau5ness will have to stay in P3. P1 battle is between Jota and that rich guy Thiriet .

 

[G.T.Ace]

So? Do you think Toyota doesn't put any money into their Le Mans project?
Hating on a team, because they do the best job and due to that keep winning, and wishing they fail and all their hard work was for nothing is the pure definition of the word "unsportsmanlike".
You guys act like Audi kicked the Toyota's into the wall, but truth is that Toyota just failed to build a car reliable enough to fight and earn the victory.

While I don't want Audi to win for obvious reasons, I'd never wish them to crash out or something.
They deserve the win, it's still a bummer.

If you end up saying it's X driver fault no it's Y driver fault you guys should say a big thanks to ACO for their incredible readiness and immeasurable skills on catching crash highlights.

You cannot really blame the camera guys under these conditions though.

 

[Falcon787B]

I'd love to see a team use Garage 56 to build a car to beat Audi, but not using the LMP1 rulebook. Something using crazy ground effects or something. Not just a marketing stunt which dies after 25 minutes. Imagine a prototype with huge ground effect fans like the Chapparel 2J, or something.

(dreams)

 

[HKS racer]

Audi have more experience than anybody.

They also have a car more.

 

[dhandeh]

It's actually for charity...

That still doesn't make it legal.

 

[Furinkazen]

They also have a car more.

Yes, and thats less than when they used to have 4 cars. Nissan will bring 3 next year.

 

[G.T.Ace]

I'd love to see a team use Garage 56 to build a car to beat Audi, but not using the LMP1 rulebook. Something using crazy ground effects or something. Not just a marketing stunt which dies after 25 minutes. Imagine a prototype with huge ground effect fans like the Chapparel 2J, or something.

(dreams)

X2015.

 

[PsuPepperoni]

27 minutes til sleep

 

[HKS racer]

Yes, and thats less than when they used to have 4 cars. Nissan will bring 3 next year.

If they are like Zeod they better stay home.

 

[G.T.Ace]

Yes, and thats less than when they used to have 4 cars. Nissan will bring 3 next year.

Source? Last I heard was two.
Toyota might bring three.

 

[CarBastard]

Willingness to spend =/= Capacity of spending.

Like it or not, 1000 hybrid horspower, state of the art facilities and top-level drivers means HUGE budget.

I'd love to see a team use Garage 56 to build a car to beat Audi, but not using the LMP1 rulebook. Something using crazy ground effects or something. Not just a marketing stunt which dies after 25 minutes. Imagine a prototype with huge ground effect fans like the Chapparel 2J, or something.

(dreams)

Kaz, Red Bull, Bill Gates: Make it so. X2015 and blitz 'em like B-Spec Bob driving at X4 speed!

 

[Amac500]

I've always casually followed Le Mans, but the first time I really got into it as a fan was 2011. Originally I didn't want to be an Audi fan cus I saw the dominance, and I kind of thought I'd go Peugeot, but then I didn't really want to go with either cus I saw the online culture of fans bashing each other. So I decided I would be an Aston Martin fan (nobody say anything). There obviously wasn't much to pull for there so I went into the race open minded. However, try as I might, I couldn't help but fall in love with the Audi's. The cars looked so B.A., and the way they were talking about their technology and sharing it with the fans was so cool to me. At the time they were all on that Ultra Lightweight Technologies kick, some cool stuff. But it was just so easy to see all the passion for the sport and their cars that Audi had, and I just didn't know how I could cheer against that. Glad to see Audi scoring another win this year and I'm hoping for another next year!

 

[Vinylshark]

Like it or not 3 cars vs. 2 cars means different budget.

Of course it does, but it doesn't make any difference when it comes to the most important part and that would be developing the car in the first place. Because you first need a car before you can decide how many you enter for the race.

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

That still doesn't make it legal.

For a good cause it does, and he even is playing along with the joke. Also they raffle who gets to cut his hair and they get a free lap around Watkins Glen in the Vette...seems pretty cool to me.

 

[Furinkazen]

If they are like Zeod they better stay home.

Source? Last I heard was two.
Toyota might bring three.

I read it in the news in the run up to this week they were going to 3 cars.

 

[R5]

Nice slow-mo action from Toyota's wiperman