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

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Downhill Dino
Might've been explained, but why does Speed say it's the 81st running?
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Because it was first run 90 years ago, in 1923, but the race was not held in 1936 due to strikes, or from 1940-48 due to World War 2 and its aftermath.
 
Eric Lux @ERICLUXRACING
Car is back out after @Greavesmsport had to replace a failed suspension component. #LM24 #24LM
 
Roger the Horse
Because it was first run 90 years ago, in 1923, but the race was not held in 1936 due to strikes, or from 1940-48 due to World War 2 and its aftermath.
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So why does that make 9 years null and void?
 
Wow. They are actually putting up a ticker now. About time.
 
lol math. Also, Viper getting patched up!
 
Downhill Dino
So why does that make 9 years null and void?
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Again, they're conmemorating the 90th anniversary of the race, as in, "This race was originally raced 90 years ago" and not the 90th race as in, "This is the 90th time this race is run".
 
You guys post to fast for responses, but thanks. 👍
 
Showing the closed garage door is heartbreaking.
 
Peter Leung @BaronVonClutch
#LeMans Fact: The Average Speed for the #GTEPro Cars around La Sarthe is 130 Miles per Hour. That's AVERAGE Speed. #LM24
 
Might be a little late, but R.I.P. Allan Simonsen
 
Downhill Dino
You guys post to fast for responses, but thanks. 👍
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I, and if I'm allowed to say we, didn't meant to be rude 👍

gtpanoz
Showing the closed garage door is heartbreaking.
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It's sad seeing a closed garage under normal circumstances. This. Let's leave it at that. Not gonna discuss about the topic again until the race ends.
 
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Whose football stadium is that next to the track?
 
How's everyone for snacks and drinks? :)

Edit: RUN FOR THEM IN THE BREAK! :)
 
Guys.

Aston Martin are continuing and leading, Simonsens family wanted the team to continue.

If we want to honour his memory, lets enjoy the rest of this race.
 
Excellent race so far, but real sad to learn of the tragic loss of a life.

R.I.P Allen Simonsen.

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@ Furi
Here here. 👍
 
Duct tape and punches.

That's top-notch engineering, lads.
 
Come one Corvettes! Up to 27 position now! Haul asphalt!!
 
Furinkazen
Guys.

Aston Martin are continuing and leading, Simonsens family wanted the team to continue.

If we want to honour his memory, lets enjoy the rest of this race.
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We aare, and some of us that weren't even rooting for Aston are now because they continued racing and are shooting for victory. It's still just way tragic ):
 
Americans. Pioneering low tech solutions - that NASCAR experience pays off eh? ;)
 
Oh my god, just went out for an hour or so, and came back to find out the news about Allan. I really feel for all his family and friends, RIP my friend :(
 
Cano
They do look pretty strong, and the american entries don't seem to have enough steam to chase them. It seems Aston will at last win this.
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Don't see how one can be happy that they won knowing their competition was harshly handicapped by the BOP, when just last year and year before basically the same car won (2011) and finished on the podium (2012). So...let's make this very clear the American entries aren't slow because of themselves.
 
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