LM24 La Sarthe/Arnage Track and Other Changes - Page 47

**batmobile** · 3 Jun 2018, 21:46 (Ref:3826644)

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Originally Posted by whitemr2

http://www.dailysportscar.com/2018/0...entennial.html

Visit it in the old atmosphere before they start building. I like climbing the grandstand during practice.

Looks like some reporting work to come in the next years.......
If we will stil! be allowed to get in the circuit.....

Victor_RO · 4 Jun 2018, 06:22 (Ref:3826678)

My reading of the article is that they're temporarily demolishing the grandstand above the pits, extending the pit building back a few meters and then rebuilding a less-steep grandstand on top of the newly-extended pit building.

GT6 · 4 Jun 2018, 06:50 (Ref:3826685)

i must admit the old grandstand is very steep, modern health and safety regs will make changing that a legal requirement eventually s=anyway

Badlands99 · 4 Jun 2018, 12:25 (Ref:3826725)

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Originally Posted by GT6

i must admit the old grandstand is very steep, modern health and safety regs will make changing that a legal requirement eventually s=anyway

Have to agree with that ...........

Mrs B99 really didn't like the steepness of grandstand and brings it up whenever the conversation regarding our next visit comes up!

**Aysedasi** · 4 Jun 2018, 16:18 (Ref:3826772)

I sat in their regularly during the mid to late noughties and I always made sure I was completely awake and in possession of my faculties when moving around it!

**PascaLM** · 4 Jun 2018, 17:05 (Ref:3826796)

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Originally Posted by Akrapovic

Paul Ricard is certainly safer than Spa, but we all know which the drivers would choose.

I understand what you mean, but I don't write about which the circuit is the best, I write about the safety at Le Mans.

**PascaLM** · 4 Jun 2018, 17:18 (Ref:3826802)

Wherever you are in the grandstands opposite of the pits, some of the garages are hidden by the new Rolex thing they have installed above the middle of the straight.
This is what I was afraid of. From the Lagache/Michelin you cannot see the Rebellion garages, from the Durand, you cannot see the Toyota garages.

whitemr2 · 4 Jun 2018, 18:33 (Ref:3826832)

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Originally Posted by Victor_RO

My reading of the article is that they're temporarily demolishing the grandstand above the pits, extending the pit building back a few meters and then rebuilding a less-steep grandstand on top of the newly-extended pit building.

I wonder if they make it less steep, what's there to see. At the moment it is not at all my favourite GS. Only for practice when you can look down to the pitstrait.

**batmobile** · 4 Jun 2018, 18:37 (Ref:3826834)

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Originally Posted by PascaLM

Wherever you are in the grandstands opposite of the pits, some of the garages are hidden by the new Rolex thing they have installed above the middle of the straight.
This is what I was afraid of. From the Lagache/Michelin you cannot see the Rebellion garages, from the Durand, you cannot see the Toyota garages.

True!!!

**Bentley03** · 5 Jun 2018, 08:06 (Ref:3826908)

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Originally Posted by PascaLM

Wherever you are in the grandstands opposite of the pits, some of the garages are hidden by the new Rolex thing they have installed above the middle of the straight.
This is what I was afraid of. From the Lagache/Michelin you cannot see the Rebellion garages, from the Durand, you cannot see the Toyota garages.

Seemed like a good Idea when it was announced. Not so sure now, if it compromises the view so severely. We're in Durand, as you know. It's certainly a more substantial looking structure than I anticipated.

**Aysedasi** · 5 Jun 2018, 16:44 (Ref:3826978)

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Originally Posted by whitemr2

I wonder if they make it less steep, what's there to see. At the moment it is not at all my favourite GS. Only for practice when you can look down to the pitstrait.

The big advantage of T34 currently is for spectators taking photographs. It's one of the relatively few places on the circuit where you can shoot the cars at speed with no fencing in the way. It also has the advantage of a different view due to it's height.

Deleted · 6 Jun 2018, 00:13 (Ref:3827053)

Are these new light posts on the Mulsanne, or already existing ones that are just shut down? Definitely do not want it to be more lit than it already is... so would be nice if I'm wrong

https://scontent.fqlf1-1.fna.fbcdn.n...b3&oe=5B7A59E7

chernaudi · 6 Jun 2018, 15:13 (Ref:3827176)

I can understand any increased lighting from the aspect of there being increased coverage of the track the past few years at night.

I can remember back in '06 the first time that I watched the race live on TV and watching '05 and '06 on You Tube that there was hardly any camera coverage after sunset beyond Tetre Rouge, though there was full track camera coverage at night a few years earlier.

But then again, isn't that the point of the backlit car numbers and leader lights?

Deleted · 6 Jun 2018, 19:25 (Ref:3827251)

The coverage for the "outer circuit" during Saturday night time was (re-) introduced for 2015. It still isn't there for any of Wednesday and Thursday running because they are saving money or don't want to drag the cameras away or something. It's probably also why Road to Le Mans gets no coverage for race 1, because they would "have" to use CCTV or onboard cameras to get any meaningful coverage for it...

Anyway hopefully those are turn off, if they indeed are new. On the image, the first light post on the chicane has been there for a long time but the others I don't remember seeing

Gingers4Justice · 11 Jun 2018, 20:55 (Ref:3828504)

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Originally Posted by Chiana

Are these new light posts on the Mulsanne, or already existing ones that are just shut down? Definitely do not want it to be more lit than it already is... so would be nice if I'm wrong

https://scontent.fqlf1-1.fna.fbcdn.n...b3&oe=5B7A59E7

That is HORRIBLE.

Hoping it’s just for roadworks or something. Please?!

**batmobile** · 11 Jun 2018, 21:21 (Ref:3828512)

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Originally Posted by Chiana

Are these new light posts on the Mulsanne, or already existing ones that are just shut down? Definitely do not want it to be more lit than it already is... so would be nice if I'm wrong

https://scontent.fqlf1-1.fna.fbcdn.n...b3&oe=5B7A59E7

Rather 1st chicane no?

**PascaLM** · 11 Jun 2018, 21:49 (Ref:3828518)

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Originally Posted by batmobile

Rather 1st chicane no?

Yes. The radius is long and turns to left, big trees on the right on the picture, so first chicane.
More lights on the braking zone...

TF110 · 11 Jun 2018, 23:41 (Ref:3828537)

Has the first chicane been lit up that much before? I don't mind if there's lights there. I don't think it's that big of a deal. It would be if there was that much lighting on the straights, that would take away some of the spectacle of the cars in the night.

**Aysedasi** · 12 Jun 2018, 06:21 (Ref:3828571)

It gives us something to moan about though, doesn't it...….

And we're experts at that!

Deleted · 12 Jun 2018, 06:24 (Ref:3828572)

Yeah but sometimes moaning is well deserved, not cynical

There's one quaranteed light post in the chicane - the nearest one - that's been there for some time but the others in the picture, I don't know what they are

Anyway looking at this video I don't see the posts on the right side of the straight in lead up to the first chicane, but perhaps I'm blind?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rd6gnNfxbl4&t=37s

Hopefully we'll have business as usual there

**Aysedasi** · 12 Jun 2018, 06:31 (Ref:3828573)

Sorry mate, I am just being cynical for the sake of it I know. If I could buy the ACO, the first thing I'd do is reinstate the run down to the Esses! There just seems to be so much negativity about on here at a time when I'm here to enjoy one of the most important parts of my year!

Deleted · 12 Jun 2018, 06:34 (Ref:3828574)

I think the EoT+BoP+Future debate just overshadows things and makes it look 'worse' than it actually is, even though 99,9% of the folks are extremely excited about the weekend, ie the best week of the year for sport anywhere

**Aysedasi** · 12 Jun 2018, 07:13 (Ref:3828582)

Exactly so.....

vincegail · 18 Jun 2018, 17:45 (Ref:3831691)

Went to the straight between Mulsanne and Indianapolis saturday morning, to sit on the banking, in the shade from the trees. Only to find all the trees were cut down! What was left was a sad sight of a lower laid part of land drenched in dark, muddy water, because the trees that normally soak up all the water had been cut! Was there a reason to destroy those trees? Were they sick?

Victor_RO · 18 Jun 2018, 17:49 (Ref:3831693)

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Originally Posted by vincegail

Went to the straight between Mulsanne and Indianapolis saturday morning, to sit on the banking, in the shade from the trees. Only to find all the trees were cut down! What was left was a sad sight of a lower laid part of land drenched in dark, muddy water, because the trees that normally soak up all the water had been cut! Was there a reason to destroy those trees? Were they sick?

I thought a lot of those trees burned down (turned out to be the act of an arsonist) about a year and a half ago?

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