83rd Running Of The Le Mans 24 Hours - 13/14 June 2015.

[CodeRedR51]

AFAIK the pre-race test day was on 31 May this year.

For Nissan, this whole race is a test to prepare for next year.

 

[ClydeYellow]

AFAIK Nissan already said last year that the whole 2015 season will be a test for 2016.
AFAIK your Nissan bashing is tiresome and old.

My Nissan bashing? But I just got started!

Also, I get that they're using this year's Le Mans as a test for next year's race (although I still think it's not the most clever strategy to race in a virtually untested car).

I am merely annoyed at a disembodied voice reminding me that Nissan is "redefining innovation" at the beginning and end of every commercial break. Which is, every thirty-or-so seconds.

 

[gt3kid89]

And the art car looks less seizure-inducing at night

 

[ECGadget]

Thinking about the #18 car. One driver goes straight on in unusual circumstances, the other saying the car is slow on straights... Battery system issues perhaps? Just wondering if the mistake was caused by the charging system failing and the brakes balance suddenly changing because of that?

 

[Bo]

And the art car looks less seizure-inducing at night

I called 3am the point at which I'll feel sick. We're getting there.

 

[G.T.Ace]

My Nissan bashing? But I just got started!

Looks like you stalled.

 

[CodeRedR51]

The on-board camera on the #23 is really nice right now.

 

[Legro]

Once people go to bed,

Which is somewhere around 15:00 CET on Sunday.

 

[Appie]

Can someone please tell me what ever happend to the Diesel programme of Mazda?

 

[Niku Driver HC]

Which is somewhere around 15:00 CET on Sunday.

Hey, not all of us can work under the same time line, smart Finn. I wish I could stay awake the whole night, but I'm not the Highlander.

 

[ClydeYellow]

Thinking about the #18 car. One driver goes straight on in unusual circumstances, the other saying the car is slow on straights... Battery system issues perhaps? Just wondering if the mistake was caused by the charging system failing and the brakes balance suddenly changing because of that?

The #18 car had problems getting heat in the brakes, the crew pit was asking Dumas to brake later, causing him to be quite frustrated.

So AFAIK it wasn't an issue with the hybrid system.

 

[gt3kid89]

Hey, not all of us can work under the same time line, smart Finn. I wish I could stay awake the whole night, but I'm not the Highlander.

Here in Paraguay is just 4:38 pm. I have a lot of time for watching

 

[G.T.Ace]

Can someone please tell me what ever happend to the Diesel programme of Mazda?

The USCC happened, where Mazda is less successful than Nissan currently in Le Mans.

 

[Unibob]

Nothing quite like sunset at Le Mans. Amazed by it every year. It's been a good race so far and I'm, like others, surprised at the low amount of DNFs at this point, as well as no major incidents, apart from the scorched Porsches.

 

[ECGadget]

The #18 car had problems getting heat in the brakes, the crew pit was asking Dumas to brake later, causing him to be quite frustrated.

So AFAIK it wasn't an issue with the hybrid system.

Ah okay, makes sense why he went off. Wonder what is causing them to be slow then...

 

[RACECAR]

Can someone please tell me what ever happend to the Diesel programme of Mazda?

I get the feeling that its pretty dead.

 

[Appie]

The USCC happened, where Mazda is less successful than Nissan currently in Le Mans.

Very sad to hear then.

 

[G.T.Ace]

Alpine destroyed at Mulsanne corner, ouch.

 

[Niku Driver HC]

A non-Ligier on the gravel? Indeed, it happened; the Alpine has gone off. And its rear end has taken quite the hit...

 

[CAMikaze]

Very sad to hear then.

Worse, the Alpine is stopped in Mulsanne corner. Possible accident?

Edit: Gutted to see the Alpine the way it is.

 

[Furinkazen]

Alpine is quite damaged.

 

[R5]

NOOOOOOOO FRENCHMAU5 CRASHED!

 

[townha99]

Alpine got hit hard.

 

[ClydeYellow]

Car stuck in the sandpit at the end of the Mulsanne, apparently lost a lot of pieces.

P.S: it's the Signatech Alpine.

 

[Bo]

It drove into the gravel without any front bodywork. Odd.

 

[Savolainen83]

Safety Car! AT NIGHT!

And that Medical Car.

 

[GOTMAXPOWER]

Has that Alpine been in the wall or been hit by one of the P1 rocketships?

 

[Ameer67]

Wish the cars had night-vision instead of these blinding lights. And use softer lights for overtaking.

Cameras capture more light than the human eye can. That's why everything looks super bright.

 

[gt3kid89]

A LMP2 on the gravel with a lot of bodywork off on the entrance to mulsanne

 

[chrisjohnson93]

Safety car out, due to the Alpine going off at Mulsanne and the driver maybe needing medical attention