Sorry I couldn't do the lounge thing today, Mitch. Anyways, I hope you had a good day practicing.
Been out all day at a soccer game and haven't really had the time. Will tomorrow, though. About to tuck into bed now, *yawn*
Anyways, I'll check in with everybody tomorrow. Just downloaded the GTPlanet app on my iPad. It's awesome, of course.
And the time has come once again for the somethingth annual 24 Hours of Le Mans. LOL, people, cheering for BMW and Porsche and Corvette? Come on, Ferrari... You guys are disappointing.
My best bet is actually on JMW Motorsports. Solid driver lineup, especially with Rob Bell and Sugden, who, as if you don't know, won the Asian Le Mans series in some year. My best wishes go to Xavier Maassen, whoever he is (is he related to Porsche factory driver Sascha Maassen???) I'm also interested to see the new Dunlop livery on the JMW. Last years was great, as was the years before. They really threw it away with drivng that V8 Vantage last year.
Also, another "sleeper" I'm waging on is Hankook Team Farnbacher. Dude, what better driver lineup could you get? Simonsen, Farnbacher, and Keen! Also I think everyone will be very, very aware of Jaime Melo in the Luxury Racing 58 (or 59?) because he just can't stop going fast!
The obvious overall fastest in GT Pro is #51 AF Corse Ferrari. Vilander/Bruni/Fisichella is just an amazing lineup. But I just have a good feeling about JMW and Hankook Team Farnbacher. I'm making a random guess that AF Corse won't make it till the end, just like the Corvette last year because of the blasted Peugeot.
You can tell I'm excited, right????!!!!!
Flying Lizard made the right option this year to get rid of Neiman and Law and put them on the amateur team with Spencer Pumpelly, that guy formerly from TRG in Rolex Sports Car Series. Neiman just holds everyone up and crashed out the Flying Lizard prototype in Daytona. Bergmeister didn't seem very happy.
Even though Neiman has less of a chance than a turtle trying to outrun a 747 to the end of a runway, I'd say the #80 still has a fair chance at it. But the way I look at it, they still only have one bullet in the gun, because as I said before, Neiman, Law, and Pumpelly have no chance, even in the amateur class. It's just a way to displace drivers who want to drive but don't really care about winning.
I have been looking over Spa-Francorchamps and Paul-Ricard times over and over again, and I've realized that JMW Motorsports is nearly as fast as AF Corse!!! Some may call them "underdogs", but I call them the veterans.
I think the Larbe #50 or 70 has the chance in the amateur class. I was surprised at the pace they set in Spa, as they seemed so slow in Le Mans in 2010. They've definitely stept up their game (GT1 last year was just stupid).
Probably the 70 over the 50, though.
Also, the #61 AF Corse Ferrari F430 will probably have a chance of it as well, because of Marco Cioci. I don't know about SP Breslin, though.
As LMP goes, it is pretty straight forward: repeat of last year except Audis will lead for the whole time. Even though they didnt win at Spa, I'm confident they've got the endurance and speed to pull it off. I'm cheering for the veterans in the #3!!! WOOT, WOOT!!!
LMP2 will be really interesting, though. Very close cars, teams, and drivers, and everyone has closed the gap considerably on Strakka Racing. My top five pick is...
1. Strakka Racing
2. SignaTech Nissan
3. Greaves Motorsports
4. Extreme Limit Paris
5. RML
I am anxious to see Truth in 24!!!
