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The exhaust fell off my car today... Hoping the Alpine will have less reliability issues! I'll be at the test tonight.
WSC VI - Oalith, Yeratel, Panoz All End The GT5 Era At A Soaked Spa! Share Your Memories!
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I see what you did there 
mine fell off near the manifold so it kept digging into the road :c almost passed out because of the fumes too!
mine fell off near the manifold so it kept digging into the road :c almost passed out because of the fumes too!
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what time will the lobby be open?
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8.
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Stuff it opening in a few minutes. Mock race start at 9.
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Very hectic first lap
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Happened last week.Didn't happen last season
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Think I can 1-stop the Ferrari?
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Circuit De La Sarthe: A Retrospective:
On Gran Turismo 5 I have created and participated in many events. Touring Cars, modern Grand Touring, NASCAR, V8 super sports, and more... yet I always rank the World Sportscar Championship now at the top. The variety of cars, the relaxed atmosphere, the fantastic racing, but for one reason more than anything else... it has the showpiece of Le Mans. And it is made every season into a Classic.
The 2005 variant of Circuit De La Sarthe is as close as one can get on Gran Turismo 5 to the older versions of La Sarthe. Gravel traps line the track and barriers are very close, catching the unwary. However, Hunaderies, the Mulsanne Straight is also in it's full unmatched glory. Driving at speed down it is an absolute rush, and in the V8 Ford MK IV I have used for well over 15k+miles (real number could be even double that!), the noise, the bumps in the road trying to alter your course, the speed, it adds up to a fantastic experience.
That experience is for the final time on Gran Turismo 5, going to be lived this weekend, for an eighth time. It is a long time since Le Mans was a meager 24 laps, or 36 laps when it became 500 kilometres. Now it has grown. La Sarthe now doesn't run to distance restrictions, it is it's own animal. 50 laps of the circuit take little over 3 hours. The majority is run full throttle the whole way around, leading to an event which has almost no let up for competitors.
Tomorrow 16 drivers will line up against the pit wall, engine's on there motors idling and ticking away. Then when the flag drops, the loudest noise in all of racing, around 6,000hp shall be unleashed onto the fabled tarmac. 3 hours later, the greats shall be crowned, there place in history alongside past legends cemented.
Will you be joining them?
1st Le Mans Classic*: -Furinkazen (Ford MK IV)
2nd Le Mans Classic*: Spurgy (Jaguar XJ13) / EllisNutt (Alfa Romeo TZ2)
3rd Le Mans Classic**: Spurgy (Jaguar XJ13) / PaulMac (Corvette C2)
4th Le Mans Classic**: Spurgy (Ferrari 330P4) / Niop (Corvette C2)
5th Le Mans Classic: JoeOfTheFire (Ford MK IV / Sagaris (AC Cobra 289)
6th Le Mans Classic: OK8 (Ferrari 330 P4) / Lancer (Jaguar E-Type) / O'Rama (Alfa Romeo TZ2)
7th Le Mans Classic: JoeOfTheFire (Jaguar XJ13) / Sagaris (Alpine A110)
*Was a 24 lap event part of the World Sportscar Masters
**Was run to 500 kilometres.
On Gran Turismo 5 I have created and participated in many events. Touring Cars, modern Grand Touring, NASCAR, V8 super sports, and more... yet I always rank the World Sportscar Championship now at the top. The variety of cars, the relaxed atmosphere, the fantastic racing, but for one reason more than anything else... it has the showpiece of Le Mans. And it is made every season into a Classic.
The 2005 variant of Circuit De La Sarthe is as close as one can get on Gran Turismo 5 to the older versions of La Sarthe. Gravel traps line the track and barriers are very close, catching the unwary. However, Hunaderies, the Mulsanne Straight is also in it's full unmatched glory. Driving at speed down it is an absolute rush, and in the V8 Ford MK IV I have used for well over 15k+miles (real number could be even double that!), the noise, the bumps in the road trying to alter your course, the speed, it adds up to a fantastic experience.
That experience is for the final time on Gran Turismo 5, going to be lived this weekend, for an eighth time. It is a long time since Le Mans was a meager 24 laps, or 36 laps when it became 500 kilometres. Now it has grown. La Sarthe now doesn't run to distance restrictions, it is it's own animal. 50 laps of the circuit take little over 3 hours. The majority is run full throttle the whole way around, leading to an event which has almost no let up for competitors.
Tomorrow 16 drivers will line up against the pit wall, engine's on there motors idling and ticking away. Then when the flag drops, the loudest noise in all of racing, around 6,000hp shall be unleashed onto the fabled tarmac. 3 hours later, the greats shall be crowned, there place in history alongside past legends cemented.
Will you be joining them?
1st Le Mans Classic*: -Furinkazen (Ford MK IV)
2nd Le Mans Classic*: Spurgy (Jaguar XJ13) / EllisNutt (Alfa Romeo TZ2)
3rd Le Mans Classic**: Spurgy (Jaguar XJ13) / PaulMac (Corvette C2)
4th Le Mans Classic**: Spurgy (Ferrari 330P4) / Niop (Corvette C2)
5th Le Mans Classic: JoeOfTheFire (Ford MK IV / Sagaris (AC Cobra 289)
6th Le Mans Classic: OK8 (Ferrari 330 P4) / Lancer (Jaguar E-Type) / O'Rama (Alfa Romeo TZ2)
7th Le Mans Classic: JoeOfTheFire (Jaguar XJ13) / Sagaris (Alpine A110)
*Was a 24 lap event part of the World Sportscar Masters
**Was run to 500 kilometres.
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Really looking forward to this, the one race I desperately want to win!
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- Furinkazen_54
"An event with almost no let up for drivers"
Except for 50% of the lap when driving straight.
Edit: the first le mans classic was the best just for the last lap when Sumo ran out of fuel, Furi ran out of tyres and I almost caught up after pitting a lap previous.
Sumo saving down Mulsanne, I caught him at Indianapolis, spun into gravel and avoided damage, and he lost all drive out of Arnage 
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I finished 3rd twice in the Le Mans Classic. WSC 1 and 2. WSC 3 I sat in the pits a good bit while I ate my lunch...
given my previous performance both during this season and at Le Mans, I'd say I'm in with a good shot at 3rd...
given my previous performance both during this season and at Le Mans, I'd say I'm in with a good shot at 3rd...
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I remember that! I think we were all impressed that you carried on haha
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Team Ford carried out a successful test at La Sarthe ahead of the 8th Le Mans CLassic. This included Sparkytooth, who's WSC debut will come on the biggest stage replacing RedPartyHat, who was unable to raise the budget to race.
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Alpine plan on running a 2 car entry, aiming for a podium at their home race. A win would be beautiful.
Downhill Dino
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Going to a family thing tomorrow. No race for me. But have arranged for a 100% chance of my participation in the next few races. 
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Going to a family thing tomorrow. No race for me. But have arranged for a 100% chance of my participation in the next few races.
That's 15 cars for tomorrow
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I might be able to race.
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Who was talking to you?
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Got room in GT class.
