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

[Vinylshark]

Driver not responding on the radio?

 

[CAMikaze]

There should be a onboard angle...

 

[townha99]

Alpine:

 

[G.T.Ace]

Driver not answering on radio. Looked like he was power cycling before though, so let's hope for the best.
Weird incident, no idea where the impact could've been.

EDIT: Driver okay!!!

 

[Legro]

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.

Well I just hope I won't fall asleep on the sofa. Which reminds me, I need more coffee.

 

[GOTMAXPOWER]

The driver is fine, sitting in the car as it is craned away 👍

The car is not fine 👎

 

[Vinylshark]

Phew, that's good news. Thankfully Chatin is alright.

 

[gt3kid89]

And he's on the tow

 

[Ameer67]

He's OK.

 

[CAMikaze]

Signatech Alpine being Manitoued off to safety.

 

[ClydeYellow]

Thank the Maker Chatin's fine, still gutted to see the Alpine out, tho.

 

[gt3kid89]

Nice backfire from the #35 Ligier

 

[townha99]

 

[ClydeYellow]

Where in the pack's the SC?

 

[Niku Driver HC]

Well I just hope I won't fall asleep on the sofa. Which reminds me, I need more coffee.

Don't forget the portable throne for the number twos and such. But joke aside, good luck with that, it'll be a tough struggle to stay awake during the whole night...

And I'm glad that the Alpine driver is alright, it seems that the car had a major off and/or had a bodykit problem. Of course, this leaves a battle of Ligier vs Oreca for the LMP2 class...

 

[Bo]

I'll send him a message once he gets out or gets back to the garage, see if I can get word from him on what happened.

 

[Ameer67]

Still not as hot as Porsche's BBQ though.

 

[yzfmike]

Best thing I love with Le Mans. Bright red brakes, backfire exhaust, glowing exhaust pipes (911 cars), The challenge of buckus visibility.

 

[GOTMAXPOWER]

Chatin isn't having the best of years, he was the driver who hit the wall at Silverstone when his car shed a wheel.

 

[05XR8]

Albuquerque's laptime broke the all time record for Le Mans, set in 1971 by Jackie Oliver (3:18:04 vs 3:17:647) With the mulsanne chicanes

It would be cool to see a video of both laps superimposed.

 

[Vinylshark]

And the art car looks less seizure-inducing at night

Can you even call it "art car"? Looks to me like a 1 minute Photoshop "design" that got printed on a adhesive film for cars.

 

[G.T.Ace]

Where in the pack's the SC?

Three safety cars, the 4 leading cars are behind the same one though.

 

[ClydeYellow]

The Porsche 919 is featuring in a Shell V-Power commercial.

The 911 should feature in Lea & Perrins'.

 

[CAMikaze]

Best thing I love with Le Mans. Bright red brakes, backfire exhaust, glowing exhaust pipes (911 cars), The challenge of buckus visibility.

Makes for a interesting challenge.

Dunno if this SC period will keep the distance record in tact for another year...

The Porsche 919 is featuring in a Shell V-Power commercial.

The 911 should feature in Lea & Perrins'.

They should have run a Yellow 919 as well.

 

[tomhart9]

Is this the first time there's been helicopter shots at night? It looks awesome.

 

[MustangManiac]

Okay, that's it for me, I got my first 8 hour stint done, time for a short nap.

 

[G.T.Ace]

Looks like gearbox issues on the Nissan, clutch was dismounted (yes, it's clutch>gearbox>engine from front to rear).

 

[m00ndancer]

Makes for a interesting challenge.

Dunno if this SC period will keep the distance record in tact for another year...

They should have run a Yellow 919 as well.

It might, I haven't done the calculations. 17 laps / hour is the mark

 

[Scuderia Paul]

2 Nissans back in for repairs. Hopefully they get back out.

I missed the Alpine accident. What happened?

 

[G.T.Ace]

2 Nissans back in for repairs. Hopefully they get back out.

I missed the Alpine accident. What happened?

No one knows.

Sensor change on one of the Nissans.