Le Mans 24 hour race.

[Tin Pot]

That will be impressive since they haven’t entered a team.

That’s just what they want you to think...

 

[classic33]

That will be impressive since they haven’t entered a team.

One of their drivers

 

[Tin Pot]

One of their drivers
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Like.

 

[Levo-Lon]

One of their drivers
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I bet she has a mate called Pippa

 

[classic33]

Like.

Done!

Christina Nielsen, the only female driver this year.

 

[Jenkins]

Went a couple of times in the 90s but prefer to watch on TV these days (but I always go to Silverstone for the 6hr race for the same cars)

Only problem this year is that Eurosport have brought Carlton Kirby back to the commentry team so I'll have to try and sync the Radio Le Mans coverage with tthe TV pictures.

 

[slowmotion]

In a previous life I drove a van to Tours and saw that the barriers were 3 high, "strange" I thought. I immediately realised it was the Mulsanne straight!

Is part of the track still a public road? If so, I think I went down a section of the course in about 1972.

 

[classic33]

To date, Mazda is the only Japanese manufacturer to win, its 787B triumphing in 1991 with Johnny Herbert/Bertrand Gachot/Volker Weidler.

The car is also the only one with a rotary engine to win.

Alonso's Toyota now has Pole Position.

 

[raleighnut]

Is part of the track still a public road? If so, I think I went down a section of the course in about 1972.

View: https://youtu.be/IpRFagIbcPE

 

[Brandane]

Is part of the track still a public road? If so, I think I went down a section of the course in about 1972.

Indeed it is, apart from the short section through the grandstands, stop/start line and pit area. On a previous visit here about 6 years ago I cycled around the public road section of the circuit.

 

[Biff600]

Well done to the Toyota Gazoo Racing team for getting the 1-2 at Le Mans. Only the 2nd time that a Japanese car has come 1st (1st time was Mazda with the 787B

 

[Smokin Joe]

I felt sorry for Jensen Button, DNS after an engine failure. One of my favourite drivers and I hope he is back next year.

 

[Tin Pot]

Not clear if there will be an LMP1 next year is it?

 

[Reynard]

I think there's still 2 more years of the current regs.

If you remove all the bells and whistles, it's really only aero changes, not drivetrain, as they're going from prototype body shape to silhouette.

 

[Reynard]

Fabby race though, I'm all le mans-ed out.

+1 feeling sorry for JB. To get an obviously sick car that far into the race only for the engine to go *bang* in the last hour is heartbreaking.

My moment of the race was Fernando's night time stint after Buemi's penalty. That was just... sublime...