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

[daracer]

It's just impossible to go to bed now for me

 

[Antonisbob]

I belive these are called racing horses.

Oh boy This is why I hang out here every year. Good memories.

Ha wow.. Ya that smoke was ridiculously visible as it left the pits.

I saw that, my friend things it may be dust? Not a big deal is it? Diesels always smoke.

 

[-Fred-]

Ya but the point is that it's not suppose to let out any black smoke as per the regulations. In the daytime there's none but there it is in the dark....

In all fairness, it's nearly impossible to get absolutely no smoke from a diesel engine. The filter is there to limit the smoke emissions, not completely overrule them.

 

[mikekhel30]

At least I have baseball to watch during these breaks.

 

[ND4SPD]

Oh boy This is why I hang out here every year. Good memories.



I saw that, my friend things it may be dust? Not a big deal is it? Diesels always smoke.

Regulation wise it's a big deal.

 

[Cano]

Getting something to eat, brb peoples.

 

[Roger the Horse]

Of course that advert made sense during Le Mans Eurosport...

 

[Wardy 944]

so this might be my last year as an Audi supporter 👎.

Just in time for Porsche next year

 

[Endless-Wilso]

Wouldn't the fact it might be colder at night be part of it?

 

[RACECAR]

Ah ok I must be imagining these then:

It disturbs me greatly that I see these and I have not consumed Alcohol.

 

[Tired Tyres]

2am and sleep time here, am I last european awake?

Lets hope we have a safe next few hours 👍

Furi out.

No sleep for me until the race is over.

 

[ND4SPD]

In all fairness, it's nearly impossible to get absolutely no smoke from a diesel engine. The filter is there to limit the smoke emissions, not completely overrule them.

That's a fair point but what I'm wondering is why it's very noticeable in the dark. It's as if the Audi's are using the cover of the darkness for some regulation trickery? Either way, I'm still rooting for the Audi's haha.

 

[Wardy 944]

No sleep for me until the race is over.

Nor me, Monday booked off work too.


They do love that gas axe.

 

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

Ya but the point is that it's not suppose to let out any black smoke as per the regulations. In the daytime there's none but there it is in the dark....

That's an improvement. They used to throw out black smoke in the day.

 

[CarBastard]

I would very much like Audi to answer those accusations as they're quite serious. Basically, Toyota is calling their victory a fake one. Wether the accusations are true or not is beyond us mere race fans as we can only get so much information, and most likely biased information. If Audi wants its victory to be free of any shadow of doubt, they should clarify all this.

I support the Audi team that manages to re-build a car in 20 minutes and quintuple stint a set of tires to beat Peugeot by 13 seconds, the same Audi that made Peugeot blow all their 908s out of sheer pressure. I will not support the Audi that shamelessly exploits the rules, not finding loopholes but simply frontally breaking the rules.

 

[GOTMAXPOWER]

Looks like the safety car will be out for a long time, big test for us Europeans now to stay awake!

 

[Skython]

Another 40 minutes for barrier repair? ... Sounds like a lunch break for me.

 

[RACECAR]

Just saw the driver combination of "Dolan/Luhr". Just let that sink in alittle...

 

[Phoenix]

Another 40 minutes for barrier repair? ... Sounds like a lunch break for me.

40 minutes? Might aswell go to bed and wake up in a good 5-6 hours then.

 

[-Fred-]

That's a fair point but what I'm wondering is why it's very noticeable in the dark. It's as if the Audi's are using the cover of the darkness for some regulation trickery? Either way, I'm still rooting for the Audi's haha.

Well, the lights around the circuit and on the other cars are much brighter than the actual sunlight and focus on a much smaller area, which I guess makes it more obvious.

Either way, it's very reminescent of what Toyota was doing in WRC back in the day with their "soft" turbo restrictor that would gain a few more mm's as it got hotter, and would shrink back down to size once it got cold... Pot calling kettle black.

 

[CarBastard]

RT @dscracelive Race control confirms the barrier repairs will take an estimated 30-40 minutes. #LM24 AudiR18_1 - reply - retweet // news // about 56 seconds ago

No distance record will be broken this year guys :/

Well, the lights around the circuit and on the other cars are much brighter than the actual sunlight and focus on a much smaller area, which I guess makes it more obvious.

Either way, it's very reminescent of what Toyota was doing in WRC back in the day with their "soft" turbo restrictor that would gain a few more mm's as it got hotter, and would shrink back down to size once it got cold... Pot calling kettle black.

Ironic, huh? The used-to-be cheaters are now the whistleblowers. And exactly the same TMG team . Sounds to me like a case of "Since I can't do it and you can, then it's illegal" .

 

[daracer]

No sleep for me until the race is over.

for me to here in germany

 

[Yukon]

Yeah that barrier is going to take a while to repair.

*looks at clock*

Only halfway?! Sleep deprivation here we go.

 

[Skython]

40 minutes? Might aswell go to bed and wake up in a good 5-6 hours then.

Heh. The Le Mans safety car record might get broken again.

 

[Phoenix]

Heh. The Le Mans safety car record might get broken again.

Not exactly the record they aim to break is it?

 

[Shinshiki]

I like this safety car period right now. Gives me time to watch the Stanley Cup Finals.

 

[Sixflags48]

Is it just me, or was there a crack in the #3 Audi windscreen?

 

[Yukon]

Regarding the black smoke coming from the Audi's. They've had it every year since they introduced the Diesels, if I remember correctly. You would almost always see it when they drove under the Dunlop Bridge and down into the Esses. They've mentioned it every year and nothing happens about it, unless it's not enough of an emission to be classed as a rule breaker.

You would see it on the Peugeot's as well, back when they ran the race. Yet to see it on the Toyota though.

 

[-Fred-]

How can bolting back two pieces of metal back in take anywhere near 40 minutes?

 

[Phoenix]

How can bolting back two pieces of metal back in take anywhere near 40 minutes?

Coffee breaks!

Important during high stress periods!