[LM24] Le Mans 2006, who will come out on top?

[yamato]

Originally Posted by nobster

For me there are too many questions right now, who will be entering what car.
If RFH can get hold of a good car for next year then who knows, they have shown that they're a good team who can get results with a small budget.

For GT2 I think Spyker will show next year that you can beat Porsche in 24 hour races as well. That car is getting better all the time, we really need two of those machines on the grid next year.

I would look for a Panoz to make a serious challenge for the GT2 win. You have to figure that there will be 3-4 Esperantes on the grid, and I believe that the unveiling of the new 2006 GTLM street car will allow Panoz/Multimatic to use the better front end that the ACO had disallowed after LM last year.

[Mal]

I cant see anyone beeting the new Audi - The new LMP1s will be the fastest and the Audi will be the most engineered, tested and complete design of those. Audi's record on reliability is second to none.

Of the potential Audi teams I would assume that Team Joest have had some involvement in testing the cars and therefore have a head start over Champion, if they even get a car for Le Mans

[The Badger]

Originally Posted by Mal

I cant see anyone beeting the new Audi -

Even Frank Biela cant make it run outta fuel !!!

[The Badger]

Ive picked Henri for a win . He has a qiuck car and i reckon will be even quicker when it appears next year . And he deserves it too .

I would have prefered to see a factory Courage win , but i cant see it .

[isynge]

Probably heart over head giving Pescarolo the nod here. Only real areas where I can see it scoring over a purpose built LMP1 are
- it's built for Le Mans in terms of stretching its legs on long straights - others might be compromised by trying for something more rounded - for instance I can see the Lola, having an eye on customer sales, building something that a bit more American / other European tracks focused.
- tactical nouse - sure they made a lot of mistakes in 2005, which may well have cost them the race, but they should be able to learn from them (they certainly seemed to have heads screwed on well at Istanbul) and with Champion coping with a new car (if they appear) and Joest having been away for a while Pescarolo might, for once, have an edge.
- With two guaranteed entries right from the outset they can spend time putting the finance package in place, getting the right drivers etc.

Still - would make my day to see them pull it off.

[The Badger]

It wouldnt make a differance that Joest was away for awhile ..... They are in my opinion the top of the heap .

[We Love Osella]

Sorry but I've gone with the obvious one I think, Audi seem to do well here

[The Badger]

But i feel that the diesel is too new to win . I have a feeling that 2006 is the year of the Pescarolo !

[Aerodynamic]

I know it's very early and dependent upon ACO entries but if you had to bet..................