86th Running Of The 24 Hours Of Le Mans, 16-17 June 2018

[Savolainen83]

Well I'm not on Twitter, but RLM guys announced it, apparently with the tag @coverdrain (not sure if caps anywhere).

Only two tweets so far.

 

[Michelin Man]

Bop on Gte Pro is the worst thing in motorsport 2018. Basically they decided months ago Porsche had a walk in the park for the class win. At least 2017 was an half decent fight. This year is just pointless.

Well, perhaps aside from the Porsche, BoP in GTE-pro has been pretty sound this year, with all the rest of the guys very close in the race with the post qualifying BoP. Aston sort of irrelevant, as they've admitted they're just off the pace.

 

[Prince.M5]

Losing oil pressure was the issue for the #97 Aston it seems.

 

[20832]

It's @CoverDrain

I love the internet sometimes

 

[Michelin Man]

And the #64 was overheating apparently.

 

[[Nor]MclarenF1]

That M8 is ridiculously huge, I thought those screenshots were edited

I don't think it's any bigger than the Bentley GT3, and that thing rips. As soon as they get the kinks ironed out I think the 8-series will be a real threat to the RSR, we saw it had the pace early in the race.

 

[Silent Drifter]

Well, perhaps aside from the Porsche, BoP in GTE-pro has been pretty sound this year, with all the rest of the guys very close in the race with the post qualifying BoP. Aston sort of irrelevant, as they've admitted they're just off the pace.

At one point in the night, 2nd through 9th were within 40 seconds. Safety car did help the Piggy get track advantage though.

 

[[Nor]MclarenF1]

Ford with a golden opportunity now to hold up the Rothmans car.

 

[Tajima]

Well, perhaps aside from the Porsche, BoP in GTE-pro has been pretty sound this year, with all the rest of the guys very close in the race with the post qualifying BoP. Aston sort of irrelevant, as they've admitted they're just off the pace.

Bmw and Ferrari basically were not allowed to stand a chance not even for top 5 it was clear months ago. Basically Gte Pro is Aco advertising for a price.

 

[[Nor]MclarenF1]

You can just feel the tension between those three cars

 

[jake2013guy]

Bmw and Ferrari basically were not allowed to stand a chance not even for top 5 it was clear months ago. Basically Gte Pro is Aco advertising for a price.

Anything factual other than conspiracy theory garbage on that?

 

[Michelin Man]

@Tajima Not really, considering it's the most competitive class once again, providing cracking racing so far. Yes it's advertising, but it's advertising great racing . Yes BoP isn't perfect, but it certainly isn't a disaster, and it's worked pretty well so far. When executed correctly, BoP can be a great thing.

 

[Prince.M5]

I don't think it's any bigger than the Bentley GT3, and that thing rips. As soon as they get the kinks ironed out I think the 8-series will be a real threat to the RSR, we saw it had the pace early in the race.

According to the Wikipedia and Blancpain GT's website as reference, the M8 is longer by 30mm and wider by 194mm than the Bentley GT3. It's huge!

 

[Carbon_6]

You can just feel the tension between those three cars

 

[[Nor]MclarenF1]

According to the Wikipedia and Blancpain GT's website as reference, the M8 is longer by 30mm and wider by 194mm than the Bentley GT3. It's huge!

To be fair, 30mm isn't much, you could barely tell the difference with the cars lined up. The width though, is it really almost 20cm wider?

 

[Prince.M5]

To be fair, 30mm isn't much, you could barely tell the difference with the cars lined up. The width though, is it really almost 20cm wider?

Yup, agreed the length isn't much but I was surprised too by the width. The M8 is 2,224mm and the Bentley is only 2,030mm.

 

[MaddinICE]

Oh no, Neil Coles fox shirt is back

 

[jake2013guy]

#22 United Autosports car off at Porsche Curves!

Safety Car!

 

[Michelin Man]

Saferty car.

Edit: Very big hit at Porsche curves.

 

[jake2013guy]

Based on how these crashes have gone, I think they really should have extended that Tecpro barrier. All the crashes have missed it.

 

[Silent Drifter]

It's the exact same spot as that other car that I can't remember anymore.

 

[jake2013guy]

It's the exact same spot as that other car that I can't remember anymore.

The SMP #17?

 

[Furinkazen]

The SMP #17?

G-Drive40.

 

[jake2013guy]

G-Drive40.

That would have been my second guess if I remembered the other car.

 

[Silent Drifter]

But I agree, they could extend that wall farther down, by 20 feet or so.

 

[[Nor]MclarenF1]

Tom and his sharpie...

 

[Grayfox]

How many F1 drivers are there?

 

[Kowhai]

How many F1 drivers are there?

24 is what I remember hearing

 

[jake2013guy]

"Sometimes you are just blessed."

Clearly Lewis Hamilton is driving that #92 Porsche. #Blessed

 

[Silent Drifter]

#64 Corvette has retired due to engine overheating complications.