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

[mikeerfol]

Well, at least there's good music (Whole Lotta Love) during the ad breaks on Eurosport

 

[G.T.Ace]

"Mr. Matsuda, does the car run?"
"Hai."
"Do you need help starting it?"
"Hai."

"We're trying to help, but he just keeps greeting us!"

 

[ECGadget]

If that was me in the Nissan and I knew I could get that car back to the pits, repaired and out racing again I would be doing my best to get it back to the pits. That being said, I suppose it is a fine line between that and doing something stupid...

 

[Furinkazen]

Not even @R1600Turbo thought of 1 wheel drive

 

[sk8er913]

10 pages since I took a nap 1.5 hours ago! C'mon guys, you are impossible to keep up with

Its nearly impossible to keep up if you are awake and checkibg the thread frequently.

 

[Kabiki]

Lotterer did a 41 just now. Hd an off?

 

[Jawehawk]

Said it on Twitter, I'll say it here:

While of course. Clearly, if someone doesn't share your view on things, they can't possibly be fans of motorsport.

Most narrow minded statement in this thread... To hell with anyone who dares have different opinions than my own!

 

[Furinkazen]

Lotterer did a 41 just now. Hd an off?

Slow zone.

 

[Savolainen83]

Wow, that #19 really is like a spaceship taking off after that yellow zone.

EDIT: less the 14 hours to go, 13:59.20.

 

[GOTMAXPOWER]

Lotterer did a 41 just now. Hd an off?

There is a slow zone now they've got a tractor (rear wheel drive, I presume) to help Matsuda's Nissan out the way.

 

[G.T.Ace]

While of course. Clearly, if someone doesn't share your view on things, they can't possibly be fans of motorsport.

Most narrow minded statement in this thread... To hell with anyone who dares have different opinions that my own!

Opinions can be wrong, you know?

 

[Vinylshark]

Did they just say #21 will be black flagged?

I would black flag him to be honest.
You can't suddently accelerate while a marshall stands in front of your car and tells you multiple times to turn off the engine and retire the car.

 

[adam46]

Lotterer did a 41 just now. Hd an off?

It's because of the yellow zone caused by the #21.

 

[Furinkazen]

While of course. Clearly, if someone doesn't share your view on things, they can't possibly be fans of motorsport.

Most narrow minded statement in this thread... To hell with anyone who dares have different opinions than my own!

Funny considering the narrow-minded idiocy I have seen around some parts with people putting Nissan down at every chance for no reason.

 

[Cano]

Baaaack. What did I miss?

 

[mister dog]

Front wheel drive doesn't automatically mean understeer, don't let Gran Turismo fool you. Mid-engine rear wheel drive is used because it's just simply is the best platform. This is run under regulations so the FF layout can use other means to keep up, such as aerodynamics.

Yeah but it seems like the advantages of the rest of the car like its better aero, downforce, internal tunnels and all, just compensate for the disadvantages of the FF layout and nothing more.

I was all for the concept and the innovation, but seeing their struggle at Le Mans i doubt it will get much better over time. We'll see next year.

 

[Bo]

Nissan. Spirit of the Race. End of.

I hate the team, but they have won me over. They embody Le Mans. They embody the true origins of motorsport. They don't care about the armchair engineers who think they know it all, they don't care about the "fans" who want to revel in their struggles.

Kick ass next year Nissan. God speed.

 

[Kabiki]

Slow zone.

Ah oke, thanks. Sad how it affected him but not tandy up front.

 

[sk8er913]

The stream just came on TV... but I think ill just watch the stream until my connection messes up, or if the tv is ahead by a significant amount.

 

[CinnamonOD]

Baaaack. What did I miss?

#21 Did not care for a couple of minutes and marshalls DNF'ed the crap out of it.

 

[Eunos_Cosmo]

Is Esbern from Skyrim one of the commentators?

"You should have acted, they're already here!"

 

[Harsk100]

#21 Did not care for a couple of minutes and marshalls DNF'ed the crap out of it.

The car stopped working as the car couldn't go any further.

 

[CodeRedR51]

Yeah but it seems like the advantages of the rest of the car like its better aero, downforce, internal tunnels and all, just compensate for the disadvantages of the FF layout and nothing more.

I was all for the concept and the innovation, but seeing their struggle at Le Mans i doubt it will get much better over time. We'll see next year.

Everyone has to remember it's original concept was for the hybrid system to power the rear wheels on corner exits. It's only FWD at the moment because the original hybrid system isn't working.

 

[Furinkazen]

Everyone has to remember it's original concept was for the hybrid system to power the rear wheels on corner exits. It's only FWD at the moment because the original hybrid system isn't working.

And my attempts on Rfactor at a FWD 1200hp Peugeot 908 to see what it was like convinced me FWD only would be slow

 

[C-ZETA]

Nissan. Spirit of the Race. End of.

I hate the team, but they have won me over. They embody Le Mans. They embody the true origins of motorsport. They don't care about the armchair engineers who think they know it all, they don't care about the "fans" who want to revel in their struggles.

Kick ass next year Nissan. God speed.

...They're not out out yet, right?

 

[G.T.Ace]

Yeah but it seems like the advantages of the rest of the car like its better aero, downforce, internal tunnels and all, just compensate for the disadvantages of the FF layout and nothing more.

I was all for the concept and the innovation, but seeing their struggle at Le Mans i doubt it will get much better over time. We'll see next year.

They're still in the middle of development, it's supposed to attack next year.
Heck, it's running with less power than most P2 cars and still keeping up, with FWD.
Once they have the hybrid running, with all four wheels powered, it'll be different for sure.

 

[acekev1983]

https://twitter.com/NISMO/status/609858554779017216

Nissan 21 out

 

[Bo]

While of course. Clearly, if someone doesn't share your view on things, they can't possibly be fans of motorsport.

Well done for turning what I said into something it isn't. Just because you have an opinion doesn't give it validity. You and a few others are determined to see it fail, no matter what facts you're presented with. That isn't being a motorsport fan. That's just pure arrogance.

 

[CodeRedR51]

...They're not out out yet, right?

Nope, #23 still running and #22 will be back out when it's repaired.

 

[ukfan758]

Is FS1 even going to give us highlights of the 7 hours they skipped?