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Old 16 Feb 2014, 08:35 (Ref:3368979)   #351
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Old 16 Feb 2014, 10:02 (Ref:3368996)   #353
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Now that the entry lists and first drivers have been announced for the LM24, it is about time to spout some REAL nonsense!

Again, very speculative, but better than writing it out again.
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Are you going to take a copy Beetle and see how many you get right come June?

I think Ho-Pin Tung has already been confirmed in the Team Asia Ligier.

I also spot a couple of 'all-pro' line-ups in LMP2 there with Greaves and Oak #35.

A few media outlets have printed his name, but Greg Murphy isn't driving his own car. His name is just a place-holder for the #48.
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Old 16 Feb 2014, 12:28 (Ref:3369032)   #354
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What are we going to say now instead of 'Oh dear, Tracy's dropped it again.........'......
hahaha yes Tracy himself is not exactly the best of drivers, but my brother and I found his car the easiest to spot during the night when we first went the Le Mans, then just started supporting him from there.
We've met him a couple of times too, and he's an extremely personable chap, and I respect the fact that he's racing purely for the love of it

I also love an underdog, which is why my other favourite team is Rebellion
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Old 16 Feb 2014, 13:58 (Ref:3369055)   #355
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Yep, and this year Mark Webber is already a treat, looking forward to shaking hands with him.
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Old 16 Feb 2014, 15:10 (Ref:3369067)   #356
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#67 IMSA Porsche drivers = Erik Maris, Jean-Marc Merlin & Eric Hélary.

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Old 16 Feb 2014, 15:19 (Ref:3369068)   #357
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#67 IMSA Porsche drivers = Erik Maris, Jean-Marc Merlin & Eric Hélary.

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Cool. Any news about #76 IMSA Matmut?
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Old 16 Feb 2014, 18:49 (Ref:3369112)   #358
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Pretty cool to see Helary back and always good to get former winners on the grid.

Crazy to think he hasn't raced at the 24 since climbing off the podium in 2006.

Wonder what his driver rating is now? He's only a year older than TK.

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Old 16 Feb 2014, 19:23 (Ref:3369131)   #359
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Probably platinum if they go off of him being less than 55 years of age, overall LM winner and has raced in F1 (held a FIA F1 grade Super License). Although he never raced for them at the time, he was a test driver for Peugeot during the 908 program, and his LM win was with the then factory Peugeot team in the 3.5 Group C days. But as for what the final classification is, that's up to the ACO, though he does meet platinum ranking requirements.
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Yep - nice blast from the past.



I think he'll be platinum like you say, despite his time away.
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Dempsey still looking for funding for its entry.

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Surely some good PR value there for someone but it didn't stop them running unsponsored last year.
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Are you going to take a copy Beetle and see how many you get right come June?

I think Ho-Pin Tung has already been confirmed in the Team Asia Ligier.

I also spot a couple of 'all-pro' line-ups in LMP2 there with Greaves and Oak #35.

A few media outlets have printed his name, but Greg Murphy isn't driving his own car. His name is just a place-holder for the #48.
I realize that about Greg Murphy, but I didn't want to have only one driver for that car.

And damn thee LMP2 regs!! Always very confusing... ah well, Christian Zugel should fit the mould.

And I will take this old copy to the 24 hours, along with the thousands of new iterations and updates.

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#67 IMSA Porsche drivers = Erik Maris, Jean-Marc Merlin & Eric Hélary.

http://www.endurance-info.com/fr/eri...rmance-matmut/
Well there goes Merlin. I had a feeling he'd be doing Le Mans again, but with Craft, not IMSA Performance Matmut! Surprised Narac isn't on there... there would have to be three GTE dropouts for the no. 76 to make it on the grid.

So that begs the question... who's going to occupy the third spot at Craft?
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Confirmation that Sebastien Loeb will be actively involved in his team's LMP2 effort at Le Mans this year (as a team manager), but will NOT be driving.
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Confirmation that Sebastien Loeb will be actively involved in his team's LMP2 effort at Le Mans this year (as a team manager), but will NOT be driving.
A shame, that... but not exactly unexpected.

Since Kevin Estre has TUSC duty in Detroit, I think the lineup should be Rast, Andreas Zuber, and Olivier Lombard.
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Well having a WTCC race both before and after Le Mans, it's no surprise
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I guess it does, then!

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Oh dear.

I'm not sure why there isn't an auto invite? Seems that the AsLMS needs a bit of help. It's a bit of a disgrace for me that Taisan didn't get in. The only reason I could of think of is that they haven't confirmed a 2014 programme? It just seems like such a wasted opportunity.


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Oh dear.

I'm not sure why there isn't an auto invite? Seems that the AsLMS needs a bit of help. It's a bit of a disgrace for me that Taisan didn't get in. The only reason I could of think of is that they haven't confirmed a 2014 programme? It just seems like such a wasted opportunity.


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That is because competition did not exist in the GTE class.
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Yep - nice blast from the past.



I think he'll be platinum like you say, despite his time away.
Helary may be platinum, but even he'll need retraining. According to Sportscar 365's article on the LM circuit changes, he'll have to spend several hours worth of time in a simulator before the ACO will willingly allow him to go out even for the test day. Just as running in the test day is required for rookie driver or those who haven't raced at LM for more than 3 years, that simulation time is required for rookies and drivers who haven't raced at LM for more than 3 years.
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