90th Anniversary Running Of The Le Mans 24 Hours, 22-23 June 2013.

[hawkeye122]

Is there some way I can watch Eurosport's coverage? Martin Haven and Neville Hay are brilliant...

Heck, I'd be satisfied finding a world feed, and playing RLM over it.

 

[gtone339]

Doubt Toyota will win this years Le Mans but they could be placed at 2nd or 3rd place instead.

 

[Tarkata]

Doubt Toyota will win this years Le Mans but they could be placed at 2nd or 3rd place instead.

I don`t know...
They proved to be a great threat to Audi last year...

 

[gtone339]

I don`t know...
They proved to be a great threat to Audi last year...

But failed due to some engine/hybrid failure?

 

[Tarkata]

But failed due to some engine/hybrid failure?

But wasn`t that failure a consequence of the accident with the deltawing?

 

[R0ssingt0n]

But wasn`t that failure a consequence of the accident with the deltawing?

I remember seeing them fiddling around with the back of the car quite a lot after the crash so I'm guessing there was more damage than met the eye.

 

[Yukon]

I don`t know...
They proved to be a great threat to Audi last year...

That was a great battle between the leaders. It could have lasted longer had the accident between the other Toyota and Ferrari not occurred.

I still have that battle saved on my Sky recordings, I'll watch it every couple of weeks and it still puts a smile on my face.

 

[braunracing88]

That was Kazuki Nakajima who took it out...

And he was driving a Toyota TS030. One Japanese-engined car took out another. And not to dinner.

 

[freshseth83]

Lots of drivers complained about the deltawing and its dark color plus small size being hard to see.

 

[Jimlaad43]

Lots of drivers complained about the deltawing and its dark color plus small size being hard to see.

Is the Deltawing going to be at Le Mans this year?
I know it isn't the garage 56 project, but has it got someone else entering it?

 

[freshseth83]

DW not allowed at LeMans. The garage 56 entry this year is the Green GT Hydrogen powered car.

 

[SagarisGTB]

So GreenGT has pulled out with their G56 entry.
http://www.endurance-info.com/version2/actualite-endurance-18537.html

Not totally unexpected, but I was curious to see it run on track. Too bad.

 

[R0ssingt0n]

That's such a shame! I was looking forward to see it. Love seeing new and different cars.

It's a shame there aren't any reserves for the garage 56 spot too.

 

[Furinkazen]

The #75 Prospeed Porsche driven by Emmanuel Collard, François Perodo and Sébastien Crubilé will take the 56th garage.

 

[gtone339]

So GreenGT has pulled out with their G56 entry.
http://www.endurance-info.com/version2/actualite-endurance-18537.html

Not totally unexpected, but I was curious to see it run on track. Too bad.

Really wanted to see a fuel-cell powered LMP on the track but couldn't make it due to issues related to it what so ever.

Anyway next year, Nissan will replace it with their very own All-electric powered Le Mans Prototype!

 

[Tired Tyres]

Le Mans test day is Sunday 9th June. Audio only coverage is on Radio Le Mans.

8 AM until 4 PM UK time.

 

[Furinkazen]

Caterham-badged Zytek to Le Mans.

Also here is OAK's art car.

 

[freshseth83]

Check out this graph image of Toyota's THS-R system

The powertrain consists of a 530hp v8, 3.4litre, normally-aspirated*petrol engine combined with a 300hp hybrid system. Under braking, in the designated hybrid recovery zones, the system harvests energy which is converted into electricity by the Motor Generator Unit (MGU), located between engine and gearbox, within the gearbox housing. This electricity is transmitted, via a DENSO*inverter, into the NISSHINBO super capacitor storage device, sited next to the driver in the cockpit.*When the driver accelerates, the hybrid boost is delivered automatically for around three seconds, with the electricity travelling from the super capacitor, through the inverter and into the MGU, which adds the power to that of the petrol engine and transmits it to the rear wheels.

 

[Furinkazen]

Don't think the Jota Zytek is running that aero.

 

[cnd01]

So GreenGT has pulled out with their G56 entry.
http://www.endurance-info.com/version2/actualite-endurance-18537.html

Not totally unexpected, but I was curious to see it run on track. Too bad.

Neat car. I was hoping to see it run. It looked a lot better than the delta wing.

 

[raceorama123432]

Can't wait to see the GTE cars thundering round. They feel like proper cars to me

The #75 Prospeed Porsche driven by Emmanuel Collard, François Perodo and Sébastien Crubilé will take the 56th garage.

Update OP? Too bad for the hot wheels machine

 

[Furinkazen]

Interesting article from Audi about the illumination of there headlights. You can see another reason why Audi races Le Mans - the connection with road car technology.

Karun Chandhok's Le Mans Test weekend forecast - not good.

 

[Furinkazen]

So test day tomorrow. OP updated.

#4 audi, only a test car, for 2014 tyres. Note the rear aero.

 

[Furinkazen]

Alright, test day is upon us. Session #1 already nearly over with Audi #2 having had an incident as well. I have a two brilliant links for you guys, going in OP.

Radio Le Mans for full commentary.

Baekdal's brilliant Le Mans mini-site. The standings haven't been updated yet (still says 2012), but rolling twitter feed from all drivers make it a major information source.

 

[R0ssingt0n]

https://twitter.com/David__VDB/status/343672570664591362/photo/1

Not the clearest of pictures but it's of the #2 Audi after the crash.

 

[Furinkazen]

Appears major front left damage, is that run down to Indianapolis judging by the run-off?

EDIT: This related? From twitter:

"Car 2 contact at MP19 - under investigation". What did he do at coming out of Tertre Rouge?

Track conditions are poor. Corvette 4:25 is fastest in GTE. Perrazini and several other have gone off at Dunlop, with conditions worsening.

EDIT 2:

 

[Solo]

Yes the 2 Audi crashed at Tertre Rouge, the driver (Loic Duval) was just on RLM saying that something came out of his peripheral and distracted him whilst he had two wheels on the wet kerb and then he's not sure what happened after that.

 

[Tired Tyres]

Times are getting quicker.

http://www.24h-lemans.com/live/en/

Live pictures from a fixed camera at the end of the pit straight.

Timing results from this morning are here.

http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/

 

[sumbrownkid]

I like how the commentators are already saying if the race were dry then Toyota would not be able to catch the Audis.

Come on fellas we saw last year would could have been if those TS030s were reliable and had no accidents. And it's only the first test session. If it happens a few more times, then you should probably get antsy over the Toyota.

 

[Furinkazen]

Duval 3:22. 3 seconds quicker than anybody.