The Le Mans General Discussion Thread
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Yes please Mister Yu Narukami.
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Sounds like Webber dropped it all on his own and collected the Ferrari:
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/116992 (bottom paragraph)
Maybe a mechanical. A rear suspension failure would explain why the car was already backwards when it entered the frame at the same kind of time as the slower Ferrari.
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/116992 (bottom paragraph)
Maybe a mechanical. A rear suspension failure would explain why the car was already backwards when it entered the frame at the same kind of time as the slower Ferrari.
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It was a tad bit sarcasm, but I have a preference to hate on the 458 whenever an LMP1 and them are involved. It's as if every accident that puts a car out of the race, they are always in the picture, even if they didn't cause it.
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When it is generally the most popular car nowadays for the GTE category worldwide, then the likelihood is increased...
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Here's the playlist guys! For now there's only six videos, I'll upload some more tomorrow (gotta upload the videos my dad made with his Moto G.)
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfzyOqI_VUXESaHsGMLtpI0-xv3-nDpBI
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfzyOqI_VUXESaHsGMLtpI0-xv3-nDpBI
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Just seen Webber's crash, that was appalling! Same place as 2003 too, it looked like?
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EDIT: Figured it out. Video of the crash 
EDIT: This posted by @Grayfox so I pinched it to put here
@Michelin, great pictures but pleeease post them with the thumbnail option? They're huge!
EDIT: Confirmation that Webber is "awake and alert". Not sure how they'd test Maldonado in these circumstances.
EDIT: This posted by @Grayfox so I pinched it to put here
@Michelin, great pictures but pleeease post them with the thumbnail option? They're huge!
EDIT: Confirmation that Webber is "awake and alert". Not sure how they'd test Maldonado in these circumstances.
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Great job Toyota. Down at least 50hp according to sportscar365, yet still able to hang on and challenge for the win. Akio Toyoda himself has given praise!
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EDIT: Figured it out. Video of the crash
EDIT: This posted by @Grayfox so I pinched it to put here
@Michelin, great pictures but pleeease post them with the thumbnail option? They're huge!
EDIT: Confirmation that Webber is "awake and alert". Not sure how they'd test Maldonado in these circumstances.
That's a biggie
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@TenEightyOne thanks for the tip, already changed them to thumbnails. 👍
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Mine too last night, I exited the thread before it finished loading and/or killed my phone.Thanks dude! It blew my phone up or I wouldn't have said anything...
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Just saw this image, the survival cell stood up well:
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That's one tiny engine block... I just can't fathom how they reach the speeds they do..Just saw this image, the survival cell stood up well:
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Other way around. The wheels of Webber's Jaaag were sitting on the track (with the remainder not far away) when Alonso came around at full beans. Pretty much the same spot though. YouTube link, skip to 1:00.
@hsv and @Swagger897 I hadn't seen your posts of the crash gif - sorry!
If I were in WEC I'd have it in my contract that I don't lap Ferraris. After all this time we can see it's not safe.
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I just want them to go back to one of the F430's.. They look a lot better and sounded better too..
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Or the 599, those sound better than all of them.
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If I remember, Its got those turbos feeding it some power and then of course there's that hybrid powerplant.
Also, would it be safe to assume that you just hate the Ferrari 458 regardless?
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Really....?
As far as me hating the 458, that couldn't be further from the truth. Aside from the fact it tears itself apart and can burst into flames at a moments notice, it's actually a good looking car, inside and out. In fact, the sole reason as to why I purchased one in GT5 was only for a photomode pic of the tail light..
As far as racing... it's as if there is no visibility for the drivers and blind spots 358 degrees all around the car, except for immediate front and rear. They are starting to be the new 911 in terms of endurance racing almost. Anyone with wallets can drive it and the same as for crashing it.
I don't see too many accidents involving LMP1's either with the Aston's, Corvettes's, 911's, or any other GTE car for that matter. Really it all started in 2011, after McNish side swiped one, and then the other aimlessly turned into Lotterer. Then Davidson when Toyota joined, and a few in between that and now..
I'm waiting for 2015 at Le Mans when another one crashes an LMP1, regardless of at fault or not.
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You asked how they reached the speeds they do and I answered. Didn't realize that was sarcasm.
As for the Ferrari crashes, I blame that on the Pro-Am Formula. If the driver standards were actually better, this idiotic rich morons wouldn't be doing as much crashing.
As for the Ferrari crashes, I blame that on the Pro-Am Formula. If the driver standards were actually better, this idiotic rich morons wouldn't be doing as much crashing.
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Did you forget something? I said "and then the other aimlessly turned into Lotterer."
If you watch the on-board and the Ti24 Doc, you'll find that he flashed the lights three times in two patterns to warn the slower car..
If you watch the on-board and the Ti24 Doc, you'll find that he flashed the lights three times in two patterns to warn the slower car..
No biggie.. Aside 400+ hp or whatever the actual stats for the engine block alone are, I find it amazing. It's much more complex than my Taurus when everything is considered, but I just find myself asking "how??"
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What race were you watching?
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I would like to mention not a single GTE car has full rear view mirrors due to amount of monocoque and tubing forming the rollcage. All the cars have TV consoles to see out the back of. Now I'd be more pre occupied in all honesty with keeping my own rather expensive GT on the road.
Also @Swagger897 to point out your lack of research, the Ferrari driver involved in sundays crash said after Webber had already lost control before he hit him.
Also @Swagger897 to point out your lack of research, the Ferrari driver involved in sundays crash said after Webber had already lost control before he hit him.
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