[LM24] Le Mans 2014

[Bandicoot17]

Originally Posted by Chiana

Okay so now that all of the GTEs have been granted extra five liters of fuel in the latest update in the constantly changing BoP, that means Aston has 100 liters compared to 95 of Porsches and 90 of Corvette and Ferrari... meaning that when Sam Collins reported during test day that Aston had said they couldn't possibly add any more capacity to their Vantage which was the reason they were frustrated -> utter BS politics lies. Either that or ACO have allowed them to have second tank in that garbage of a car for those extra liters

He was saying that the max tank size for the Aston is 100 and they couldn't go above that.

[Deleted]

Originally Posted by Bandicoot17

He was saying that the max tank size for the Aston is 100 and they couldn't go above that.

No I don't think so, IIRC he said something like maybe ACO had attempted to give them 100 liters originally but that would had been too much for the car. They were running 95 at the test anyway so why would they have been complaining of that if the max was 100?

He was a bit misinformed anyway (Graham had to correct him they had lost the 5 liter BoP help at the end of 2013 WEC and were just now awarded extra 5 back for test day)

[Articus]

I think they opened a big can of worms. Last year a Ferrari 458 in the hands of Bruni, Vilander, Fisi was able to regularly do 15 lap stints on 85 Litres of fuel with drivers cooperation and fuel maps. Lap times dipped to 3:59. On stints in the 3:59-3:58, the car ran 14 laps. Keep in mind the pace at the front was 3:56's and 57's from Aston and Porsche. This year with the extra 5 litres in the Ferrari it could allow being able to run 15 laps without having to save fuel. Corvette may be able to achieve the same. Last year's Porsche could run 14 lap stints.

Last year's Aston could run 14 laps. Bruno Senna had a quite unbelievable stint late race last year. The laps times went 3.55, 3.55,3.57, 3.55, 3.56,3.55,3.56,3.56,3.56,3.56,3.55,4.01 plus the in and out laps. To achieve that pace over 14 laps last year with a car that hasn't changed that much and to now be struggling to run 14 laps at a pace above 4 minutes. I think they are fishing.

[Deleted]

That famous can of worms got officially opened when M3 was allowed into GT2 Right now the worms are just nesting in the corpse

[rich07]

The update kit for the Ferrari 458s are quoted by Sportscar365 as being 175.000 dollars. Wow I knew micheletto was expensive but this doesn't seem a big update with most of the difference being at the nose.

[JoestForEver]

Am I the only one thinking differently here? John Dagys article points out that (http://sportscar365.com/lemans/leman...rday-notebook/)

All of the production-based machines have been given a 5-liter fuel capacity increase, ...This is in addition to a 5-liter fuel capacity increase given to the Aston Martins prior to the test day.

The 4.5 on V8 Vantage is not a production-based one, so I think it is exempt from this waiver.

[ger80]

Not production based? I thought we talk about GT cars?

[Deleted]

Yeah it's just another way of saying it

Just as he keeps calling the race " twice-around-the-clock French endurance classic" in nearly every bloody article...

And btw it's not waiver, just BoP

[RoeDent]

Happy Le Mans Week, everyone!

[GT6]

ye happy le mans week, seems to come around quicker each year, does not seem that long since i was there, in fact this time last week we were just leaving the practice

[Djcomix]

here is a link for the live of administrative of le mans today :

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xqx..._sport?start=8

[Deleted]

Sort of interesting figures here as tweeted by Rebellion yesterday

[ger80]

why the difference between #1 & #2?

[J Jay]

Spa performance probably. Recent form and all that.

[Articus]

Le Mans is Le Mans after all. Everyone shows up for Le Mans. Just like in Tennis, the top guys usually pull it together at the Grand Slams. Bitter about the Djokovic loss though..Nadal is insane.

[J Jay]

Originally Posted by Articus

Le Mans is Le Mans after all. Everyone shows up for Le Mans. Just like in Tennis, the top guys usually pull it together at the Grand Slams. Bitter about the Djokovic loss though..Nadal is insane.

There's also the slightly more obvious numbers, #1 is the current WEC champion. I doubt SkyBet will look too closely at previous years' results.

Off-topic: Nadal is a machine, and I mean that in the nicest way possible. The way he constantly makes the running cross-court shots with so much power behind them has its own beauty (although as a Federer fanboy all other tennis players look somewhat brutish to me.)

[joeb]

I just wanted to mention the other predictions competition for le mans that is part of the Fantasy Racing Challenge. Anyone can enter, even if you have never played before.
http://tentenths.com/forum/showthrea...41#post3415741

[Articus]

Brabs, Pagenaud, and Bourdais need return to Le Mans in a factory P1.

[Paradise City]

Originally Posted by Articus

Brabs, Pagenaud, and Bourdais need return to Le Mans in a factory P1.

Which Brabham?

[Gilles lives!]

Originally Posted by Paradise City

Which Brabham?

David surely ?

[Aysedasi]

Are Geoff and Gary still racing?

[Paradise City]

Matt or Sam is whom I meant.

Of course you did say "return to Le mans" which I should've picked up upon on first reading.

[Articus]

David of course!

[Beetle]

Andy Blackmore just released Version 2 of his spotter guide!

http://www.spotterguides.com/portfolio/2014-le-mans/

Thx Andy!!

[Articus]

Will their be a more comprehensive live timing? Sector times and all.