The Le Mans General Discussion Thread

[Yukon]

Good grief, kill that damn thing

Oh man, what has happened to our dearly beloved Delta Wing?

 

[cnd01]

Why is the delta wing still being raced? It looks like something I can't say on here It will be destroyed often from it's le mans appearance and in petit le mans practice.

 

[Jav]

Why is the delta wing still being raced? It looks like something I can't say on here It will be destroyed often from it's le mans appearance and in petit le mans practice.

If a Porsche GT3 sent it flying with a little touch just wait till it shares the track with the DPs, they will very quickly be scared off track! Lol!!

 

[cnd01]

If a Porsche GT3 sent it flying with a little touch just wait till it shares the track with the DPs, they will very quickly be scared off track! Lol!!

Montoya and max angelleli might have a contest to see who can throw it the furthest into the grandstands at the Rolex 24

 

[Tower Turn 13]

I think Sebring qualifying will be shown on alms.com for everyone including US residents, correct? It's just the race shown on SPEED channel?

Also, why has no one set up a Sebring thread yet!!!

 

[Wilbur]

It's funny how I had no real interest in road racing but I'd love to be at Sebring! I still think the Falken Tire Porsche is one sexy car and probably my favorite.

 

[Tower Turn 13]

Made a Sebring thread.

 

[Jav]

I think Sebring qualifying will be shown on alms.com for everyone including US residents, correct? It's just the race shown on SPEED channel?

Also, why has no one set up a Sebring thread yet!!!

Oh God please no! There's no need for a new thread everytime a big race is on! Let's just keep it all here, please!

 

[Tower Turn 13]

Oh God please no! There's no need for a new thread everytime a big race is on! Let's just keep it all here, please!

Oh, sorry. Totally used to seeing those threads and figured that's just how people liked it. Ha! Well I made one anyway but feel free to ignore it if that's what you prefer.

 

[albteman015]

The driver lineup of those Aston Martins is really stacked.

 

[Jav]

Oh, sorry. Totally used to seeing those threads and figured that's just how people liked it. Ha! Well I made one anyway but feel free to ignore it if that's what you prefer.

Lol! Please TT, it's already done so let's use it!

 

[Mac K]

Oh God please no! There's no need for a new thread everytime a big race is on! Let's just keep it all here, please!

Formula 1 gets one for every race and they're all basically the same thing.. come on Jav

 

[Sam48]

Spotter guides for the 12 Hours of Sebring is up.

 

[Hun200kmh]

Already posted in post #1 of the Sebring thread

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

Awesome! An ideal Manufacturer replacement for Peugeot since their French.

If Peugeot were smart they'd get back in just to be the tar out of the rival Renault, Renault has F1 claim to try and sell cars not sure what is to gain from Le Mans. Unless they are planning to use it as a testing bed to help with F1 when the rule change hits next year.

 

[RACECAR]

If Peugeot were smart they'd get back in just to be the tar out of the rival Renault, Renault has F1 claim to try and sell cars not sure what is to gain from Le Mans. Unless they are planning to use it as a testing bed to help with F1 when the rule change hits next year.

Pretty sure Le Mans is to bring back their Alpine Brand.

 

[Earth]

ACO Agrees To No Fewer then 2 United Sports Car Racing Classes To Become Elgible For Le Mans 24 Hr and WEC events​

One day following the reveal of the new series name and branding, the Automobile Club de l'Ouest has confirmed it has reached a "global strategic agreement" with the new United SportCar Racing championship, set to debut with the 2014 Rolex 24 at Daytona.

The two-part agreement between the organizations involves a licensing agreement to allow the continuation of the Petit Le Mans name, the approval of select competitors to have entries to the 24 Hours of Le Mans, as well as the provision to explore and develop new avenues for endurance racing together in North America.

"The ACO is delighted through this alliance partnership that goes beyond a simple licensing agreement, to continue our collaboration that started 14 years ago, with Don Panoz and the creation of ALMS, and that has been of great benefit to both partners," said ACO President Pierre Fillon.

"This Strategic Alliance will lead to a close collaboration between the ACO and United SportsCar Racing to promote, develop and reinforce endurance racing in North America. Through this global agreement, I am convinced endurance racing will continue to be in safe hands in North America for many years to come.”

Under the current ACO regulations, select cars from no fewer than two USCR classes will be eligible to compete at Le Mans and in the FIA World Endurance Championship. The "GTLM" category for ACO-homologated GT cars and LMP2-spec cars in the new combined "Prototype" class are planned to be embraced.

“A key component in the unification of the GRAND-AM Rolex Series and the American Le Mans Series was the ability to continue a relationship with Le Mans and the ACO," said GRAND-AM founder Jim France. "My family has admired the 24 Hours of Le Mans for decades, and we hold it in the same high regard as the Rolex 24 At Daytona.

"The opportunity to maintain a link to Le Mans is as important to me as it is to all United SportsCar Racing manufacturers, teams and drivers.”

No word has been given on the possibility of Daytona Prototypes competing at Le Mans in the future.

http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/le-mans-aco-uscr-reach-licensing-agreement/

This opens the possibility we will see Daytona Prototypes at Le Mans mixing it up with P2s

 

[cnd01]

Sure does. It keeps the gte guys happy too.

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

Well I now know which GTE-Pro car I'm picking for fantasy Le Mans this year...
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/105958

I'll enjoy watching them lose at Le mans to my corvettes

As much as I enjoy Kamui I'm just that much more of a Corvette Racing Fan and the same goes to how much I would like to see Senna do well in the Aston.

You make it sound like ESPN3 cost extra. Either your ISP lets you see it or not. At least that is how it is intended to work and if my local, municipality-owned ISP can get it right any others carrying it should too. It's not a premium tier channel the way Speed can be.


I'm guessing that it has to do with the Grand Am merger.

All I know is that interrupted coverage, delayed coverage, etc are all why I preferred ESPN's online stream. Even a bad feed is better than incomplete coverage.

I actually agree with this, my issue is Speed is a premium channel in my area, just like how the F1 switch kills me because NBC SN is usually premium or digital-hd package. Also I have never been able to get ESPN3 perhaps now I will since I moved but we will see

Pretty sure Le Mans is to bring back their Alpine Brand.

Yeah but I wouldn't be surprised if they used their F1 engine down the road as the Race Engineering article seemed to suggest, which is my point of Le Mans being a potential test bed.

I think the car looks very ugly in this coupe form. Cockpit looks like an oversized bubble ...

Do they even have designers on the pay-roll over there... This thing is horrible, they really are trying to get into the next batman movie.

 

[Tower Turn 13]

So...Silverstone?

 

[Mac K]

So...Silverstone?

What about it?

 

[Tower Turn 13]

Oh haha I just meant like, now that Sebring's over, already looking forward to Silverstone!

 

[Mac K]

Not really related to Le Mans, but Green Hornet Racing who ran in the GTC class last season is running in the Pirelli World Challenge now, their first race is this weekend in.. a Mercedes SLS GT3, I'm surprised this has been kept quiet..

http://www.greenhornetracing.com/index.php/team

 

[RACECAR]

Love how the damn picture doesn't show Until I visit the site


To be honest, I already knew the World Challenge Series had adopted the GT3 cars but didn't post about as usually, nobody here really seems to care too much about it.

 

[SagarisGTB]

If Peugeot were smart they'd get back in just to be the tar out of the rival Renault, Renault has F1 claim to try and sell cars not sure what is to gain from Le Mans.

Peugeot has no money. Getting back into high level motorsport could bankrupt the company, I wouldn't say that's smart.

 

[LancerEvo7]

I'm pretty sure there were articles about them being in good financial shape not long after they pulled out of Le Mans though. Correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[SagarisGTB]

I'm pretty sure there were articles about them being in good financial shape not long after they pulled out of Le Mans though. Correct me if I'm wrong.

They pulled out because of PSA's financial troubles and they were still in huge trouble at the end of last year with rumours of a bail-out. I haven't really kept up over the last few months, but I doubt things have changed that much to allow them the spending required for an LMP1 program.

 

[RACECAR]

8Star to run second DP, Expands to PC

 

[Tower Turn 13]

Not really related to Le Mans, but Green Hornet Racing who ran in the GTC class last season is running in the Pirelli World Challenge now, their first race is this weekend in.. a Mercedes SLS GT3, I'm surprised this has been kept quiet..

http://www.greenhornetracing.com/index.php/team

They're racing just over the bridge from me this weekend, in my beloved St. Petersburg! Oddly it seems NBC Sports is airing it a few weeks later instead of live. The St Pete GP is this weekend as well. I hate missing these races in my own back yard but I'm broke...

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

Peugeot has no money. Getting back into high level motorsport could bankrupt the company, I wouldn't say that's smart.

Uh how so? There was an article of them being in good financial shape when they left Le Mans, that is what I remember, and they wanted to keep the focus on their production cars by output increase thus leaving Le Mans for a time, with a promise to return in the not too distant future.