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Kinda reminds you of 2000, all these punctures!!
Its keeping it interexting but it still isn't enough to stop those bloomin Audis!! COME ON BENTLEY!!!!!! Morgans been retired, engine problem. Last edited by paulzinho; 16 Jun 2002 at 10:30. |
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16 Jun 2002, 10:38 (Ref:314865) | #52 | |
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Big shame about Panoz no 11 car , but after that all night rebuild i suppose they were lucky to be in the rcae in the first place .
I just wonder if the No 1 Audi can go through the last 3 1/2 hours without a problem . It will be impressive if it can , but entertaining if it cant . Thats what i love about Le Mans , It can all happen in the last hour so you can never count on anything. |
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16 Jun 2002, 14:31 (Ref:314934) | #54 | ||
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I still think they were just sandbagging.
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16 Jun 2002, 14:57 (Ref:314945) | #55 | |
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1-2-3 for Audi (I was hoping for the Herbert car to win, but alas), and Bentley in 4th. Considering there were only two factory Audis last year, Bentley are on roughly the same level this year as they were last year, performance-wise. Can they up their game and challenge for the win next year? I hope so!
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Depends of Audi return, and how many cars they field. I think it would be sensible for Audi to 'retire' on a high; they can't win anything more; but as for how many Bentley's next year? I doubt three, but I think they'd be foolish to only field 1.
Enough of the future - I'm incredibly impressed by the MG's initial performance, all they needed was reliabity. They're not in as an MG team next year, are they - I think Martin Haven talked about Lola taking over in full? (mind you - does anyone believe what Martin Haven says? ) And, of course, biggest story/shame of the race: that Reynard WR!! I think it did lose its class lead in technically the final lap didn't it? How must they feel? |
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16 Jun 2002, 15:08 (Ref:314949) | #57 | ||
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You've gotta feel for the WR team! So close to the end!
As for MG I think they should come back but it seems as though they only had 2 years in mind. Bentley, best of the rest again when it came to the end, next year hopefully at least two or three cars!!! And what a way to celebrate across the line from Pirro!! Brilliant! And on a personal note, they read out my e-mail on Radio Le Mans.... WAAAHHHOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! |
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Does anyone know where the car Jordi Gené was driving? Heard he would have to drive 14 hours...
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16 Jun 2002, 18:30 (Ref:315024) | #59 | ||
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Positions after 24 hours
Pos Driver Team Car Time 1 Biela/Kristensen/Pirro Audi Sport Team Joest, Audi R8, 375 laps 2 Capello/Herbert/Pescatori Audi Sport Team Joest, Audi R8, 374 laps 3 Krumm/Peter/Werner Audi Sport North America, Audi R8, 372 laps 4 Wallace/Leitzinger/van de Poele Bentley EXP Speed 8, 362 laps * 5 Beretta/Lamy/Comas Team ORECA, Dallara-Judd LMP, 359 laps 6 Sarrazin/Montagny/Minassian Team ORECA, Dallara-Judd LMP, 359 laps 7 Ara/Dalmas/Katoh Team Goh Audi, Audi R8, 358 laps 8 Lammers/Hillerbrand/Coronel Racing for Holland, Dome S101, 351 laps 9 Taylor/Angelli/Tinseau Team Cadillac, Cadillac 345 laps 10 Bouillon/Lagorce/Bourdais Pescarolo Sport, Courage-Peugeot C60 343 laps *GTP class leader GTS leader 11 Fellows/O'Connell/Gavin, Corvette Racing Chevrolet Corvette, 335 laps LMP675 leader 17 Deletraz/Lechner/Pillon, Noel del Bello Racing, Reynard-VW, 317 laps GT leader 16 Buckler/Lohr/Bernhard, The Racers Group, Porsche 911 GT3-RS, 322 laps #28 03:07:00 WITHDRAWAL : GEARBOX (Jordi's car) |
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I enjoyed that over the last 24 hours . Wanted Herbert to get his 2nd win there , but good result none the less.
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16 Jun 2002, 19:44 (Ref:315052) | #61 | |
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does anyone where i can get fastest lap times for each driver?
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16 Jun 2002, 19:53 (Ref:315058) | #62 | ||
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Yes, a very good result. Hats off to the Audi boys, and indeed Bentley.
Really gutted for MG because, and lets be fair here, they really were the only threat to Audi. Well done messers Blundell, Reid et al. It would be nice to see the Factory cars back for 2003, but with the new reg's for 675, you can understand them not entering. Besides, if they develope the X80 for GT category, and there is a return to the GT1 days, then we could yet see an MG coming home first overall. That aside, I think that they did very well indeed (apart from not finishing) and they should be very proud of their acheivment. Lets not forget that a little over 2 years ago MG were going to be condemed to history by their previous owners. But, let us look forward to next year now, with the possibilty of 3 Bentley's, non-Factory Audi Domination, the Return of Porsche amongst the 'Big Boys', we could be looking at the return of true Multi-manufacturer participation. In short could be wide open!! Last edited by MGF; 16 Jun 2002 at 19:54. |
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16 Jun 2002, 20:59 (Ref:315094) | #63 | |
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whats this porsche rummour ive read about? is it nothing more than "porsche might be back in 03?"
btw - i bet pescarolo would be faster if he got a 905 v10 and slaped some turbos on that instead of using a production engine |
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