Petit Le Mans Review

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My day at the Petit Le Mans started when we drove over the bridge that is over turn 12, after the chicane. We parked right near the Porsche Lot. There were so many Porsches. 911 RS, Carrea, Turbo, 930's, 944's, 968, 928, 959!!! Also right next to the Porsche Lot there was, would u believe a 1995 Mclaren F1!!!!! It was silver and when i saw it i nearly peed my pants!!! The guy drove up from Flordia!

Back to the race. The 550 Maranello, yes i said 550 Maranello!! Was the loudest car there, its V-12 was so awesome! The 360 Modena, yes i said 360 Modena was also awesome! The Saleen S7R's look soo much better in real life! I got to see the #1 Yellow Audi crash, and the Panoz crash into a Viper GTS-R. The other Panoz hit a Porsche when i was in the Chicane area of the track.

After that there wasnt much action in terms of crashes, but the passing between the 3 remaining Audis was soooo sweet!! Especially when they were in traffic going into the chicane!

I got home bout 30min ago.

I hope the Gulf Audi wins, i love that car and when Johansson was driving it was flying!

The Joest Audi #2 (Red Audi) won the race.

  1. Frank Biela/Emanuele Pirro, No. 2 Audi Sport North America Audi R8, 394 laps
  2. Stefan Johansson/Patrick Lemarie, No. 18 Johansson Racing Gulf Audi R8, -3 laps
  3. Andy Wallace/Johnny Herbert, No. 38 Champion Racing Audi R8, -6 laps
  4. Wayne Taylor/Max Angelelli/Christophe Tinseau, No. 8 Team Cadillac Cadillac LMP01, -12 laps
  5. Emmanuel Collard/Marc Goossens, No. 7 Team Cadillac Cadillac LMP01, -30 laps
  6. Kelly Collins/Andy Pilgrim/Franck Freon, No. 4 Corvette Racing Chevrolet Corvette C5-R, -32 laps
  7. Milka Duno/John Graham/Scott Maxwell, No. 57 LMP675 Dick Barbour Racing Reynard 01Q/Judd, -33 laps
  8. Hans Stuck/Boris Said/Bill Auberlen, No. 6 GT BMW Team PTG BMW M3 GTR, -34 laps
  9. Dirk Muller/Jorg Muller, No. 43 GT BMW Motorsport BMW M3 GTR, -35 laps
  10. Jan Magnussen/David Brabham, No. 50 Panoz Motor Sports Panoz LMP-1, -36 laps
  11. Sascha Maassen/Lucas Luhr, No. 23 GT Alex Job Racing Porsche 911 GT3RS, -39 laps
  12. JJ Lehto/Fredrik Ekblom/Karl Wendlinger, No. 42 GT BMW Motorsport BMW M3 GTR, -39 laps
  13. Franz Konrad/Terry Borcheller/Charlie Slater, No. 26 GTS Konrad Team Saleen Saleen S7R, -39 laps
  14. Randy Pobst/Christian Menzel, No. 22 GT Alex Job Racing Porsche 911 GT3RS, -41 laps
  15. Mike Hezemans/Jeroen Bleekemolen/Anthony Kumpen, No. 45 GTS American Viperacing Dodge Viper GTS-R, -45 laps
  16. Johnny Mowlem/Christophe Boullion/Michael Peterson, No. 30 GT Peterson Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3RS, -50 laps
  17. Ben Devlin/Jason Workman/Andrew Davis, No. 21 LMP675 Archangel Motorsport Services Lola B2K40/Nissan, -53 laps
  18. Tony Burgess/Stefano Buttiero/Hugh Plumb, No. 52 GT Seikel Motor Sport Porsche 911 GT3RS, -53 laps
  19. Kye Wankum/Joe Foster/Doc Bundy, No. 69 GT Kyser Racing Porsche 911 GT3R, -65 laps
  20. Stephen Earle/Bart Hayden/Hugh Hayden, No. 29 GT Sebah Automotive Ltd. Porsche 911 GT3R, -69 laps
  21. Gary Schultheis/Scooter Gable, No. 32 GT Orbit Racing Porsche 911 GT3RS, -70 laps
  22. Chris Bingham/Ron Johnson/Oliver Gavin, No. 05 GTS Park Place Racing/Fordahl Motorsports Saleen S7R, -82 laps
  23. Joe Policastro Sr./Joe Policastro Jr./Gunnar Jeannette, No. 75 GT Gunnar Racing Porsche 911 GT3RS, -141 laps
  24. Shane Lewis/Bob Mazzuoccola/Cort Wagner, No. 12 GT Aspen Knolls/MCR Callaway C-12R, -173 laps
  25. Tom Weickardt/Rick Fairbanks/Kevin Allen, No. 44 GTS American Viperacing Dodge Viper GTS-R, -174 laps
  26. Didier de Radigues/Bruno Lambert/Earl Goddard, No. 5 LMP675 Dick Barbour Racing Reynard 01Q/Judd, -181 laps
  27. Steve Knight/Mel Hawkins/Claudia Huertgen, No. 11 LMP675 Roock-KnightHawk Racing Lola B2K-40/Nissan, -182 laps
  28. Leo Hindery/Peter Baron/Tony Kester, No. 34 GT Orbit Racing Porsche 911 GT3RS, -211 laps
  29. Walter Brun/Toni Seiler, No. 25 GTS Konrad Motorsport Saleen S7R, -242 laps
  30. Grady Willingham/Taz Harvey/Derek Higgins, No. 15 GT Dick Barbour Racing Porsche 911 GT3R, -257 laps
  31. Niclas Jonsson/Brian Cunningham/David Murry, No. 10 GT BMW Team PTG BMW M3 GTR, -258 laps
  32. Chris McMurry/Bryan Willman/Bret Arsenault, No. 31 LMP675 Team Bucknum Racing Pilbeam MP84/Nissan, -286 laps
  33. Rickard Rydell/Peter Kox/Marc Duez, No. 88 GTS Prodrive Allstars Ferrari 550 Maranello, -291 laps
  34. James Weaver/Butch Leitzinger/Elliott Forbes-Robinson, No. 16 Dyson Racing Riley & Scott Mk IIIC/Ford, -300 laps
  35. Jordi Gene/Yannick Schroeder/Jean-Denis Delatraz, No. 39 LMP 675 ROC Reynard 2KQ/Volkswagen, -334 laps
  36. Joe Ellis/John Cooper/Dino Steiner, No. 19 GTS Brookspeed Dodge Viper GTS-R, -359 laps
  37. Rinaldo Capello/Tom Kristensen, No. 1 Audi Sport North America Audi R8, -368 laps
  38. Ralf Kelleners/Marino Franchitti/Kelvin Burt, No. 33 GT MSB Motorsport Ferrari 360 Modena, -368 laps
  39. Klaus Graf/Franck Lagorce, No. 51 Panoz Motor Sports Panoz LMP-1, -371 laps
  40. Ron Fellows/Johnny O’Connell/Scott Pruett, No. 3 GTS Corvette Racing Chevrolet Corvette C5-R, -392 laps
  41. Jon Field/Rick Sutherland/Mark Neuhaus, No. 37 Intersport Racing Lola B2K-10B/Judd, DNS

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Is that Stefan Johansson, the ex GP driver?

What do the cars sound like?

I mentioned in an earlier post I'd seen the old Group C Le Mans cars in Melbourne over 10 years ago and the sound of the V12 Jaguars was fantastic.
 
Originally posted by vat_man
Is that Stefan Johansson, the ex GP driver?

What do the cars sound like?

I mentioned in an earlier post I'd seen the old Group C Le Mans cars in Melbourne over 10 years ago and the sound of the V12 Jaguars was fantastic.
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Yes Stefan is an ex GP driver, so is Johnney Herbert and Wallace.

Think Group C but louder! I have heard a Group C Mazda and the 550 was louder!
 
Man, that sounds like a great time! :) I sure would have loved to see that McLaren F1...it's one supercar that I have never seen before. :eek:
 
Originally posted by Jordan
I sure would have loved to see that McLaren F1...it's one supercar that I have never seen before. :eek:
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It is one i will never see again!
 
yo zero , nice one mate u got me jealous already man ,sounds like you had a brill day , should have took a cam to get some pics or did u, anyway nice one mate !:D :cool: :cool:
 
Even when I see a picture of a McLaren I just freak out. I read in a magizine that the newest one can accelerate 0-100 in 3.2 seconds. Its top speed is 242 mph. and that the seatbelts are the ones that go across your chest twice. and it is totally street legal. Is the mag wrong?! A McLaren should be the next car of the week!!
 
Originally posted by ViperConcept
Even when I see a picture of a McLaren I just freak out. I read in a magizine that the newest one can accelerate 0-100 in 3.2 seconds. Its top speed is 242 mph. and that the seatbelts are the ones that go across your chest twice. and it is totally street legal. Is the mag wrong?! A McLaren should be the next car of the week!!
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No the mag is not wrong:

Here is the official Mclaren website:

http://www.mclarencars.com/
 

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