SHOE's COMPLETE GUIDE TO LE MANS 24h RACING

[ElementRacer]

1/2 hour in and I'm 1:20 ahead with a pitstop (tyres&fuel top-up) under my belt

 

[The Stig Farmer]

Just buy it off the Premium Lot. It is cheap for a great race car! 👍

OK, knew I could buy it, was just hoping I wouldn't have to fork out for it

Me = cheapskate

 

[Shoe67]

OK, knew I could buy it, was just hoping I wouldn't have to fork out for it

Me = cheapskate

Do two races of the F1 seasonal at about 780pp. Easy win and it only takes 28mins

 

[MiuraSV777]

Do two races of the F1 seasonal at about 780pp. Easy win and it only takes 28mins

Or, you could do the last race on the supercars seasonal races with a car with 570pp..... 1,300,000 in 8 mintes :-)

 

[Shoe67]

Or, you could do the last race on the supercars seasonal races with a car with 570pp..... 1,300,000 in 8 mintes :-)

6million in 28mins is much better. On Nurburgring. It only takes 22 on the last track.

 

[MiuraSV777]

200 laps.... 12 hours!

 

[MiuraSV777]

Finally, after 8 HOURS, its turning day, cause I can see very little blue and clouds in the sky!

 

[Shoe67]

Finally, after 8 HOURS, its turning day, cause I can see very little blue and clouds in the sky!

Good job mate! Try to hit 400laps

 

[MiuraSV777]

That's my goal (207 laps in 12:37).... hope I can make it (I was new to the car for the first cuople of laps though)

 

[Shoe67]

That's my goal (207 laps in 12:37).... hope I can make it

You will need to be in the dry for the rest of the time...

 

[MiuraSV777]

You will need to be in the dry for the rest of the time...

Oh I hope so

 

[MiuraSV777]

Ya its really starting to get bright out.... no more black sky!

 

[MiuraSV777]

http://m.flickr.com/#/photos/92595960@N04/8432902855/

 

[MiuraSV777]

The sun!

 

[Shoe67]

quadruple post? And sunrise while going down the Mulsanne is great

 

[MiuraSV777]

quadruple post? And sunrise while going down the Mulsanne is great

Oops thought I was editing

 

[MiuraSV777]

NOOOO! RAIN! I might not get 400 laps now ..... btw, I got a best lap time of 3:17:766 though

EDIT: the rain stopped after only 5 minutes :-)

 

[Shoe67]

NOOOO! RAIN! I might not get 400 laps now ..... btw, I got a best lap time of 3:17:766 though

How far into the race are you? Also, that's a quick lap 👍

 

[sumbrownkid]

You guys think LMPs will break the 400 lap barrier at Lemans?

That'll be something to wow the speed and efficiency folks.

I reckon they'll have to do 3:17s average to that and and that is being a masochist in pushing reliability.

 

[Shoe67]

You guys think LMPs will break the 400 lap barrier at Lemans?

That'll be something to wow the speed and efficiency folks.

I reckon they'll have to do 3:17s average to that and and that is being a masochist in pushing reliability.

In the game, yes.

In real life, not for several years.

 

[MiuraSV777]

You guys think LMPs will break the 400 lap barrier at Lemans?

That'll be something to wow the speed and efficiency folks.

I reckon they'll have to do 3:17s average to that and and that is being a masochist in pushing reliability.

Well, I've calculated it with a calculator (multiple times) to see ill go probably 394 laps, but I also had a bad start too..... I edited last post

EDIT: I'm 19:12:18 in, on lap 315/316, with second place 5 laps behind.... just suspended too

 

[Morgoth_666]

In the game, yes.

In real life, not for several years.

I'm not sure they'll ever let them go that fast, especially fast enough to get 400 laps while still having some of the 2-hour-long caution periods those of us who watch the overnight love so much.

Maybe once they decide it's safer to just run the race on the Bugatti Circuit they will.

 

[Shoe67]

I'm not sure they'll ever let them go that fast, especially fast enough to get 400 laps while still having some of the 2-hour-long caution periods those of us who watch the overnight love so much.

Maybe once they decide it's safer to just run the race on the Bugatti Circuit they will.

I will never watch anything associated with racing ever again if they race the Bugatti Circuit. ACO will never do that. Don't even talk about that.

 

[Morgoth_666]

I will never watch anything associated with racing ever again if they race the Bugatti Circuit. ACO will never do that. Don't even talk about that.

"You know you've been watching racing for too long when..."

 

[ElementRacer]

I'm 7 1/4 hours into my first le man's 24 hour and I'm 1st by 5 laps in the minolta

Best lap time 3:15'514 No cuts

 

[Shoe67]

I'm 7 1/4 hours into my first le man's 24 hour and I'm 1st by 5 laps.

Best lap time 3:15'514 No cuts

What car mate? Also, how's the weather looking?

 

[ElementRacer]

Haven't seen a dash of rain yet.

im in the minolta
stock turbo
tuned for le man's

 

[Shoe67]

Well, have a good rest of the race, feel free to post your progress here on the thread 👍 it's helpful for others to see your tire strategy and average laps.

 

[ElementRacer]

Ok, I use RS on the front, and RM on the rear.
Pit every 6 laps and top up to 60 litres
I use between 55 and 58 litres a stint
Tyres don't wear badly and my lap times average 3:22

 

[MiuraSV777]

Ok, I use RS on the front, and RM on the rear.
Pit every 6 laps and top up to 60 litres
I use between 55 and 58 litres a stint
Tyres don't wear badly and my lap times average 3:22

Oh man, the peugeot hdi fap EATS your tires, even with traction control on