Thread: LM24 Le Mans Trap Speeds
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Old 7 Feb 2008, 21:13 (Ref:2123547)   #111
Splendid Cat
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Splendid Cat should be qualifying in the top 10 on the grid
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Originally Posted by Gil Abobeleira
1988

And the C9, AFAIK, only reached 401 km/h during qualifying, because during the race, they weren't the fastest cars on the Hunaudières (to avoid the tires problems they faced one year before).
Yep. 89 J-LS hit 250mph in qualifying. Jags quickest down the chute in the race, specifically Nielsen / Wallace / Cobb @ 389kph. About 244mph.
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