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Will any of the test day be on telly?
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In some left-field test day driver news. Former French international and Manchester United goalkeeper Fabien Barthez is going to participate in the test in an FLM car. He'll likely clock his rookie laps in the process and has made it his goal to compete in the race one day. Could be a possible entry in 2013. Can just imagine the photos of him and Dempsey now with the good doctor having no idea who he is!
Who says football and motorsport don't mix eh CTD http://www.endurance-info.com/versio...nce-10906.html |
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Barthez has been doing it as a gentleman driver, he does have a couple of seasons in French GT/GT Tour now under his belt as far as I'm aware.
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I think if I read that article correctly he is going to do this year's Spa 24 too so fair play to him for pursuing his dream.
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Another entry for test day is the Silicon Tech/Dempsey Racing FLM
Doesn't seem to have the man himself aboard but Henri Richard and Duncan Ende. I suppose it gives them some experience ahead of 2013, even if they will have their work cut out trying to run that Lola http://www.endurance-info.com/versio...nce-10911.html |
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E-I is the place to go for test day info at the moment.
They report that Gulf Middle East will try out three drivers at the test with a view to replacing Frederic Fatien who broke his leg at Spa. The contenders are: Jean-Bernard Bouvet, Steve Quick and Tony Burgess. Bouvet was last seen in '06 with Paul Belmondo Racing. Tony Burgess is the guy last seen not making it around lap one with Autocon two years ago. Going by the performance at Spa which ever guy doesn't spin gets the drive! http://www.endurance-info.com/versio...nce-10917.html ALSO With ProSpeed not at the test day Sean Edwards and Bret Curtis will run their 10 rookie laps in the IMSA Matmut Pro car which doesn't actually have a race entry. Pilet is the other guy in that car waiting for problems to befall somebody else so they can get into the show. http://www.endurance-info.com/versio...nce-10924.html |
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Yeah, you could have walked to Tertre Rouge and back in the time he took to do that lap.......
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23 May 2012, 20:32 (Ref:3078496) | #42 | |
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Another E-I test day tidbit.
They are speculating that Jean-Karl Vernay will be the third Loeb Racing driver at the test alongside the man himself and Nicolas Marroc. Really great team they have there if true and they should look to build that as a foundation for 2013! http://www.endurance-info.com/versio...nce-10926.html |
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I'm full of respect for the people behind the GreenGT for ploughing on with the project.
It will be shown off at the test day. Not sure whether stationary or running laps which had previously been revealed. It will also be in the village during the 24 weekend and in the Future Parade. I'm looking forward to checking it out. An ACO announcement is also set to be made on the project. Looks like this will be in the 56th pit for 2013. http://www.endurance-info.com/versio...nce-10964.html |
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checked on the link but as it is a twitter post there is no english translation could understand some but not all of it can anyone translate the basic bits please
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They hope the protoype to run at the Parade « Le Mans vers le Futur » before the 24 h race and after at each race of the WEC. They would lke to enter the car in the 2013 WEC. No driver announced but a doubt about Chritian Pescatori. |
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I'm trying to figure out how Starworks is going to do the Le Mans test and be at the Grand Am race in Detroit next weekend.
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Only Potolicchio needs to do his rookie laps from the current squad, Dalziel was at Le Mans in 2010. Question mark on the third driver, but I suspect that they'll get someone who doesn't need to do his rookie laps. Question is... who? Montagny? Luhr?
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Potolicchio is one half of the pair leading the champinship in Grand-Am. It's a shame at this point, he'll have to concede the possibility of winning in Grand-Am in order to race at Le Mans.
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Isn't Luhr driving the Deltawing?
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