85th Running Of The 24 Hours Of Le Mans, 17-18 June 2017Sports Cars

[Amac500]

Man that factory GT Porsche absolutely clubbed the Keating P2 car

 

[Milouse]

Official stream dead and the website will not let me log back in.

Funny it happened at the exact same moment France Television ended its broadcast.

Not related, the 1953 scoreboard, with 3 people moving on it at any time to manually refresh it:

 

[Schmiggz]

Man that factory GT Porsche absolutely clubbed the Keating P2 car

Nope... the P2 was a little too crazy there. The Porsche couldn't disappear!

 

[Michelin Man]

That's a bit cheeky the GT Porsche on the #43.

 

[Amac500]

That sucks...
Don't have that channel and can't find that app. Why did Fox end Speedvision?!

Speed did auto racing wrong in my opinion anyways since Fox bought it, WAY too much NASCAR lol. I'm just waiting for NBC Sports to buy the rights to WEC/Le Mans. WEC and IMSA are the last series that need to be saved from the Fox networks, and NBC Sports does such a better job with auto racing.

EDIT: Try going to foxsportsgo.com on your computer. I got that streaming from my laptop onto the TV right now.

 

[Amac500]

Nope... the P2 was a little too crazy there. The Porsche couldn't disappear!

Idk man, that P2 was well up alongside of it. If he had the nose in it would be different, but he definitely had position on that Porsche.

 

[fortbo]

How is the CLM dead last? What happened other than first lap?

 

[GTRacer22]

How is the CLM dead last? What happened other than first lap?

They retired.

 

[Milouse]

But I also read that the ACO has to announce at what times the rule goes into affect before the race itself starts?

It won't happen today, maybe tomorrow in the last three hours, which is the time of the canicule alert from public weather agency (Meteo France) in that area. From what i understood from a commentator who got his info from the race direction, the rule is unlikely to be applied (it's not automatic).

 

[Michelin Man]

How is the CLM dead last? What happened other than first lap?

Had a puncture right at the start, and has retired of suspected engine troubles due to overheating.

 

[GOTMAXPOWER]

How is the CLM dead last? What happened other than first lap?

It retired with engine problems after 7 laps.

 

[Bealdor]

But France is closer to the equator than New York so New York should have the later sunset

Erm... No.
New York is even closer to the equator than Rome, Italy.

 

[IforceV8]

How is the CLM dead last? What happened other than first lap?

Next year CLM will come back with Series II 3800 out of junked Pontiac Bonneville.

 

[AnthonyD1993]

Speed did auto racing wrong in my opinion anyways since Fox bought it, WAY too much NASCAR lol. I'm just waiting for NBC Sports to buy the rights to WEC/Le Mans. WEC and IMSA are the last series that need to be saved from the Fox networks, and NBC Sports does such a better job with auto racing.

EDIT: Try going to foxsportsgo.com on your computer. I got that streaming from my laptop onto the TV right now.

The real mistake wasn't Fox deciding to buy Speed, it was Speed selling out in the first place. It was really obvious that Fox didn't care about motorsports outright because the only thing they even bothered with was NASCAR. Hell, they only got IMSA because of the NASCAR deal and only are showing an effort to better promote it now because IMSA (and perhaps NASCAR itself) has been up their ass about how little they care about broadcasting it.

 

[Organ-Donor]

Anyone have a live timing and scoring link? I have to run some quick errands and want to keep an eye on the race.

 

[Amac500]

How is the CLM dead last? What happened other than first lap?

It ran wide and broke off a big section of the undertray in Tetre Rouge on lap 1 as well. That's why the #9 is behind the rest of the P1s as well, because it hit that piece of undertray and ran until it's first stop with front end damage. Fixed now though.

 

[Tired Tyres]

It won't happen today, maybe tomorrow in the last three hours, which is the time of the canicule alert from public weather agency (Meteo France) in that area. From what i understood from a commentator who got his info from the race direction, the rule is unlikely to be applied (it's not automatic).

The rule has been changed. It now takes humidity and wind temperature into account according to the official stream.

No!. #95 Aston Martin with puncture. Everything is not right with the world.

 

[Michelin Man]

Puncture for the leading #95 Aston!

 

[Northstar]

#95 has a puncture.

 

[Amac500]

The real mistake wasn't Fox deciding to buy Speed, it was Speed selling out in the first place. It was really obvious that Fox didn't care about motorsports outright because the only thing they even bothered with was NASCAR. Hell, they only got IMSA because of the NASCAR deal and only are showing an effort to better promote it now because IMSA (and perhaps NASCAR itself) has been up their ass about how little they care about broadcasting it.

True. Anytime they dump it on FS2 or show on delay it bugs me but that's for the exact reasons you described. Back in the day Speedvision use to show rally coverage and 24 hour races non-stop. Boy do I miss that...

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

Anyone have a live timing and scoring link? I have to run some quick errands and want to keep an eye on the race.

http://www.lemans.org/en/24-hours-of-le-mans

 

[sumbrownkid]

It won't happen today, maybe tomorrow in the last three hours, which is the time of the canicule alert from public weather agency (Meteo France) in that area. From what i understood from a commentator who got his info from the race direction, the rule is unlikely to be applied (it's not automatic).

I'm sure if ACO decides to implement it, Toyota can argue out if it by saying there's only 3 hours left.

 

[2clicks]

How do those leader lights work exactly? Are they motion-sensitive, or are they operated by Race Control?

 

[Michelin Man]

This means Serra in the #97 will be in the lead, but by only just, as Tincknell in the #67 is right up his trumpet. Tincknell has been a man on a mission the past few laps.

 

[Amac500]

So with this slow zone system, is there the potential for a full course safety car at all? Or are they just gonna be sticking to slow zones in all circumstances.

 

[2clicks]

If PD decide to work on a damage system which simulates collapsed diffusers like on that Aston Martin, I would be so happy.

 

[Michelin Man]

So with this slow zone system, is there the potential for a full course safety car at all? Or are they just gonna be sticking to slow zones in all circumstances.

I think it depends on the nature of the incident, whether it's due adverse weather conditions, or a serious accident. Otherwise, if it's a relatively minor incident, then a slow zone is usually sufficient, what with the circuit being so vast.

 

[NFSCARBON1]

So with this slow zone system, is there the potential for a full course safety car at all? Or are they just gonna be sticking to slow zones in all circumstances.

I suppose if there's a huge wreck or if there are multiple crashes around the track at the same time (say due to a sudden torrential downpour) they might bring it out to save redflagging the race.

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

This means Serra in the #97 will be in the lead, but by only just, as Tincknell in the #67 is right up his trumpet. Tincknell has been a man on a mission the past few laps.

He's not going to pass that Aston, the BoP really did a number

 

[[Nor]MclarenF1]

How do those leader lights work exactly? Are they motion-sensitive, or are they operated by Race Control?

My guess is they're connected to the timing system.