90th Anniversary Running Of The Le Mans 24 Hours, 22-23 June 2013.

[Eks]

#42 Nissan just exited the pits with dry tires fitted. 👍

 

[Furinkazen]

Ferrari spun and Simonsen went on grass avoiding.

 

[ICEYOU]

I believe they are running two cars.

I think there's three of them!

 

[HKS racer]

It might not be what you want to see, but the LMP1 class are those fighting for the overall win of the race, so they're obviously going to get more coverage. They only tend to switch between classes when there's a good battle going on or if there's nothing happening in LMP1, which is happens quite often.

Wait until it hits the night time, you'll get hours worth of GT scraps.

In GT they completely failed Balance Of Performance. Aston Martin is killing the race as well. IMO when you fail BOP this way it's better to remove it and let the teams do their stuff. At least would win the better team and not the one who get the most advantage.

 

[GTracer98]

I wonder how exactly someone becomes the windshield washer guy. I should look into that

Go to Audi and ask them: "How do I become a windscreen wiper?"

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

What the hell 4 GTE cars off at the same point.

 

[CarBastard]

I went for a look to find more info about the slick intermediate tyres:

French tyre company, Michelin, which has recorded a record 14 consecutive victories at the 24 Hours of Le Mans today announced a new ‘slick intermediate’ tyre designed specifically for LMP1 hybrid prototypes. The new innovation is a slick tyre which can run in damp conditions and replaces the intermediate, patterned tyres of the past.

Michelin’s new hybrid tyre is the fruit of much work by the firm’s engineers to optimise the operating window of its tyres, that is to say the spectrum of temperatures and conditions across which they are capable of performing. The work has been carried out in association with both Audi and Toyota who will be the first teams to benefit from the new technology.

Serge Grisin, Manager of Michelin’s Four Wheel Motorsport programme, said this evening, “We wanted to develop a tyre which will lead to an evolution in performance, energy and efficiency. The new hybrid slick looks exactly like a slick tyre and will be identifiable by its two Michelin stickers instead of the one usually seen. We are looking for a tyre which will give maximum performance and longevity without any trade-off between the two areas. This tyre will meet the requirements of both the Audi and Toyota hybrid LMP1 cars, and it is also available to the Audi R18 ultras.”

Because of the exceptional length of the 14km circuit used for the 24 Hours of Le Mans, it is not rare for drivers to come across different conditions at opposing parts of the track. Changeable weather complicates the strategic challenge that teams face during a race, as do varying temperatures and humidity levels, and Michelin is confident this new tyre will meet all those challenges.

Thanks for the info 👍

Thre GTE cars going to the beach!

 

[Yukon]

It might be time to change tyres. Four GT cars have just cut the Dunlop Chicane because of lack of grip on the track.

Wolfgang Ullrich is having a good chuckle about it.

 

[Prince.M5]

There is a Z4 GTE car that runs in ALMS

Yeah, I'm aware of RLL's BMW Z4 but they didn't get the invitation unfortunately. But he was talking about the Z4 GT3 so yeah, that one is definitely not allowed to be in.

 

[Furinkazen]

Big corner cutting. PD corner cutting penalties?

 

[Mac K]

Is Oli Gavin okay? He's not driving like he usually does..

 

[Kitten]

And the Ferrari 458, Aston Martin, as Porsche over shoot the first corner.

 

[Fryto]

Lol dr. Ullrich

 

[Zuel]

Did I really hear a blow off valve on the Corvette?

 

[Panoz]

Dunlop chicane claiming many GT cars. A Vette, Aston, and a Ferrari all went off roading.

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

I think there's three of them!

Chevy only runs 2, the main Pro cars. The other Vette you see is ran by Lambre in a different class and is from France. They are not the same teams.

 

[Mr.Skyline09]

Is Oli Gavin okay? He's not driving like he usually does..

Using slicks in rain tend to do that

 

[Mac K]

Beautiful pass by the Viper, this should be good.

 

[Furinkazen]

At 18:00 there will be news about Aston #95 and @AllanSimonsen 's situation. #24lm #wec #fiawec #lemans

Reposted. Not sure what to make of this.

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

Is Oli Gavin okay? He's not driving like he usually does..

That wasn't Oli, that time it was Milner that spun the 74

 

[Mac K]

Using slicks in rain tend to do that

Even earlier, not just that incident.

 

[Jawehawk]

The Viper looks badass. And it appears to be faster in wet conditions?

 

[Falcon787B]

In GT they completely failed Balance Of Performance. Aston Martin is killing the race as well. IMO when you fail BOP this way it's better to remove it and let the teams do their stuff. At least would win the better team and not the one who get the most advantage.

Yup. They've killed it this year. Hence why I wondered if there was a WEC bias, as the BOP nonsense seems to have affected the ALMS Corvette and Viper teams the most. It's tainting my enjoyment of the GTE classes this year knowing the Aston isn't the fastest GTE car because it's the best car - it was helped by Corvette being hurt by BOP.

EDIT: Jawehawk, I love the Vipers. And weirdly it does seem the Vipers and Corvettes are faster in the wet? Any reason why that would be? I remember a few years back Corvette caught up with a Ferrari in a wet spell and that won them the race...might have been 2011?

 

[GTracer98]

Is Ordonez still 8th in class?

 

[ICEYOU]

Chevy only runs 2, the main Pro cars. The other Vette you see is ran by Lambre in a different class and is from France. They are not the same teams.

Makes sense, corvettes do have some french heritage in it after all. Is the french team essentially a satellite team for Corvette Racing? Which corvettes are in which class?

 

[CarBastard]

Is it just me or is Dr. Ullrich the most expressive german in the business?

#8 in the pits. Toyota really have to re-think their strategy if they want to stay competitive.

 

[Shoe67]

Go to Audi and ask them: "How do I become a windscreen wiper?"

I'll send a letter to Dr. Ullrich.

 

[Mac K]

That wasn't Oli, that time it was Milner that spun the 74

Oh..

 

[Wardy 944]

Why is an P1 pitstop more important then the GT battle

 

[Furinkazen]

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