82nd Running Of The Le Mans 24 Hours - 14/15 June 2014.

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It's really crazy to me that neither Toyota or Porsche brought a 3rd car, mainly Toyota.
 
hsv

What actually happened to the 908 hybrid after Peugeot stepped down? Were they just put in a museum somewhere, never having raced?

Amac500
It's really crazy to me that neither Toyota or Porsche brought a 3rd car, mainly Toyota.
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Maybe it has something to do with cost? I imagine the cost of building and running a hybrid car is more expensive than the "normal" Prototypes of 2011 and earlier.
 
Jawehawk
hsv

What actually happened to the 908 hybrid after Peugeot stepped down? Were they just put in a museum somewhere, never having raced?
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I think they just sit in a warehouse somewhere, gathering dust. The HYbrid4 was beautiful.
 
Jawehawk
This year's Toyotas seem like reincarnated Peugeot 908's, but with reliability added.
Amazing speed, sound and design.
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I don't know, I don't see it...
 
Roger the Horse
Don't tempt fate. The Peugeots lasted more than seven hours in 2010.
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Didn't the second Peugeot finish just 17 seconds or so after the 1st place Audi in 2010?
Nothing shall stop Toyota this year. I shall personally stop fate if it tries anything. :lol:
 
Jawehawk
Didn't the second Peugeot finish just 17 seconds or so after the 1st place Audi in 2010?
Nothing shall stop Toyota this year. I shall personally stop fate if it tries anything. :lol:
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PLEASE do not jinx.
 
That was 2011. When the R18 was the faster car actually (but 2 of them exploded)

Roger the Horse
Don't tempt fate. The Peugeots lasted more than seven hours in 2010.
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The 908s of 2010 lunched their turbochargers.
The TS040s have no such thing.
 
Back from Ingolstadt, they had a special event there for this race, both the R18 (2013) and the R8R from 1999 where displayed and you could watch the race at the bistro. Very nice, I had never seen a LMP car in person and afterwards was alot more impressed by it then F1 cars I saw so far.
(Oh and the Audi museum which was near by is also a nice place to visit)
 
Jawehawk
Didn't the second Peugeot finish just 17 seconds or so after the 1st place Audi in 2010?
Nothing shall stop Toyota this year. I shall personally stop fate if it tries anything. :lol:
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That was 2011. In '10 all four Peugeots blew up or broke a tub.
 
At least when they retired they went out in style.

At least for the #2 and #4 car anyway.
 
alonsof1fan91
Back from Ingolstadt, they had a special event there for this race, both the R18 (2013) and the R8R from 1999 where displayed and you could watch the race at the bistro. Very nice, I had never seen a LMP car in person and afterwards was alot more impressed by it then F1 cars I saw so far.
(Oh and the Audi museum which was near by is also a nice place to visit)
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Been there. People are extra nice at Audi's facilities in Ingolstadtl
 
The flames and the bright red brakes! :drool: That's beautiful, mechanics in action!
 
GTracer98
The flames and the bright red brakes! :drool: That's beautiful, mechanics in action!
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Those flames are HU-GE!!!! :gtpflag:

terminator363
Are you guys listening to the official audio or Radio Le Mans?
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Sadly, my internet is only enough for one stream so I'm listening the audio of whatever stream I'm watching. I wish Jhon Hindhaugh was the voice of the official broadcast!
 
I just noticed the FIAWEC timing screen has the Oak Ligier P2 with the Nissan GT Academy drivers powered by HPD.
 
Another one from the Audi app.

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Jason115
A guy called Ben Collins is driving a GTE Ferrari... could it be, the Stig?
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Yep, that is THE Ben Collins.
 
Watching the audi stream with the data made me realize these guys are barely turning 4,000 RPMs. You believe that? its barely turning and yet these cars are producing nearly 800 HP
 
Jason115
A guy called Ben Collins is driving a GTE Ferrari... could it be, the Stig?
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Some say his deal with RAM Racing fell through and that he joined Krohn really late, all we know is he's not Fabien Barthez but he is his Stiggy cousin.
 
MLDoom
Watching the audi stream with the data made me realize these guys are barely turning 4,000 RPMs. You believe that? its barely turning and yet these cars are producing nearly 800 HP
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With Restrictors, this isn't even their final form.
 
Teddy!
 
Anyone got a HD stream? Please PM me. Thnaks
 
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