LM24 Race Le Mans Race Thread 2007 (16/17 June) - Page 24

gran_champ · 16 Jun 2007, 23:26 (Ref:1939168)

Did something happen to the 87 Ferrari on the PS Chicane by chance?

Ace Daddy · 16 Jun 2007, 23:27 (Ref:1939169)

Agreed gran champ, night and rain will defantley change everything, and just when SPEED will be coming back and running till the end, couldn't be better!

dj4monie · 16 Jun 2007, 23:28 (Ref:1939172)

Where the actual gaps between cars? One lap behind doesn't tell you if it close enough to get its lap back.

billkirbywofb · 16 Jun 2007, 23:29 (Ref:1939173)

I've been paying a lot of attention to the #15 Charouz Racing entry. Which I think would be a good combination for the ALMS. A lola chassis with a 5.5 litre Judd v-10. Probibly would not be a serious challenge to the Audi's in a head-to-head match. But still quick enough and reliable enough to pick up a 2nd if one of the Audi's stumbles, if not a consistent 3rd place finisher in class. And affordable, which the Audi is not. Even if you can get your hands on one.

gran_champ · 16 Jun 2007, 23:29 (Ref:1939176)

Actually it could........for example, Speedtv could've never interrupted the program in the first place!!

O well it's good to catch up on the chronos every once in a while..especially at night when speed has such poopy coverage.

gran_champ · 16 Jun 2007, 23:30 (Ref:1939177)

Another cool story:

Quotes from the Peugeot Press materials

Taken from the Peugeot Press release:

Michel Barge, Director, Peugeot Sport: "The two Audis are clearly capable of running in practice trim. We have never concealed the fact that we have not yet had the opportunity to prove that level of reliability. During the early part of the race, we let the drivers manage the rain and safety car situations. Then we had a problem with the No.8 car which forced them to drop back, but the No.7 is running well. Anything can still happen and we have a great deal to learn."

Stephane Sarrazin: "That was quite a long run but I feel fine. We had a few problems at the rear early in my stint, and we had to change a few parts. The car ran far better afterwards and I hope it will be reliable now."

Jacques Villeneuve: "We're doing triple stints to see how it helps us. I hit something with the front of the car on the straight, but after the front end change the car was much better. It's tough out there but I feel much more confident with the track."

broadrun96 · 16 Jun 2007, 23:31 (Ref:1939178)

Quote:

Originally Posted by gran_champ

Peep this story, it's quite interesting:
The full story from LM P2 No.40. Brilliance gets the car to the garage.

What exactly happened to the No.40 Quifel-ASM Team Lola AER B05-40? Warren Hughes was not sure exactly sure. He had had a gearbox problem and then lost drive. A senior mechanic told him that the wheel came off, the wheel nut had worked loose. “The wheel picked up a lot of the loose rubber out there and this caused a vibration which caused the wheel to loosen."

To get drive back, Warren jammed a socket extension from the tool kit provided to the driver into the brake disk to stop it spinning and transfer drive to the side with the tire. The car left the garage again at 00.30 to a round of applause, Warren back at the wheel. The crew deserves high marks for using the limited materials on board to get the driver and car back home.

I had actually asked in another thread about whether teams still carried toolkits onboard. Consensus was it was the rule but guess that confirms it. Would whether the driver came up with it or was told over the radio?

tux · 16 Jun 2007, 23:35 (Ref:1939181)

speed tv coverage dosnt sound that bad

at least you get 17 hours of live coverage, i agree it does suck that you dont get all 24 but alot of people are lucky to see 1 hour

(sheer madness if you ask me! all endurance races should be shown live and in their entierty)

how good does that bms aston martin look with the flames shooting out the exhuast

broadrun96 · 16 Jun 2007, 23:39 (Ref:1939187)

Anybody see how bad the 85 looked coming into the pits? RLM was saying full front end replacement would be necessary

tux · 16 Jun 2007, 23:41 (Ref:1939188)

aston martin 007 having something changed in the rear, looked like an altenator belt to me. had the same problem at the utah alms race last season

gran_champ · 16 Jun 2007, 23:42 (Ref:1939189)

tux · 16 Jun 2007, 23:44 (Ref:1939191)

Quote:

Originally Posted by broadrun96

Anybody see how bad the 85 looked coming into the pits? RLM was saying full front end replacement would be necessary

85 Spyker had an off damaging pretty much everything at the front, but the team repaired it in about 10 minutes and the C8 Spyder is on its way again

courtesy of planet le mans

does anyone know what was up with the 006 aston martin? it spent some time in the garage

gran_champ · 16 Jun 2007, 23:52 (Ref:1939197)

GT1 is gonna get an earful from the regulations from now on lol

No.40 suffering from a loose wheel again

01:27 hrs. The No.40 Quifel-ASM Team Lola AER B05-40 has a loose wheel again and is back in the pit garage. The team sorted it out again and sent the car onto the track once more.

The359 · 16 Jun 2007, 23:56 (Ref:1939203)

#80 Flying Lizard officially retired

tux · 17 Jun 2007, 00:01 (Ref:1939208)

i hate to say this as im a aston fan, but i hope the corvette can close up the gap to the two astons, but with thunderstorms forecast in the next hour or two it could happen.

veeten · 17 Jun 2007, 00:02 (Ref:1939211)

well, well, well... interesting that last bit on RLM. Tells me that eitther some of us here have been asking questions, or thewy've been reading our postings about the Privateer/Manufacturer P2 querry the last few...

broadrun96 · 17 Jun 2007, 00:04 (Ref:1939212)

I'm thinking a little of both, but what were they saying? I had a problem with it buffering every 30 sec, crappy router

tux · 17 Jun 2007, 00:05 (Ref:1939213)

someones gone off, but im not sure who or where because it is dark!

Marcel ten Caat · 17 Jun 2007, 00:07 (Ref:1939214)

nr 40 Quifel ASM Lola in the Porsche Curves (post nr 115B)

tux · 17 Jun 2007, 00:08 (Ref:1939215)

thanks stranger

broadrun96 · 17 Jun 2007, 00:11 (Ref:1939217)

the 40 seems to be falling apart lately

Marcel ten Caat · 17 Jun 2007, 00:17 (Ref:1939218)

Quote:

Originally Posted by tux

thanks stranger

Thank the Planetlemans crew at Le Mans for that... oh wait, that is me at the moment

)

pplater · 17 Jun 2007, 00:18 (Ref:1939219)

Who's this Nielsen dropkick in the Autorlando Porsche?
Simonsen was doing really well, leading the class until he hands (I say hands, becuse it keeps happening) the car over to the turkey who seems to keep himself amused by watching ferraris go past. Grr.

tux · 17 Jun 2007, 00:18 (Ref:1939221)

lightning reported off the coast of brittany, and according to motors its heading le mans way.

prehaps the 40 crew would have prefferd it if warren left it out at tetra rouge

tux · 17 Jun 2007, 00:23 (Ref:1939222)

Quote:

Originally Posted by pplater

Who's this Nielsen dropkick in the Autorlando Porsche?
Simonsen was doing really well, leading the class until he hands (I say hands, becuse it keeps happening) the car over to the turkey who seems to keep himself amused by watching ferraris go past. Grr.

the car is in pits now, i think simmonsen is going back in

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