*LMS Finale* Race thread, Silverstone Sept 12-14, 08

[henk4]

Originally Posted by The Badger

Theys-Lammers are supposed to be the drivers , along with a pay driver .

Hope they get a decent one .

Will this pay driver only pay for the drive, or are they looking for a more comprehensive deal?. I am keeping my fingers crossed, knowing how many Lammers has been looking for that elusive pot of money.

[brielga]

Originally Posted by Robert RS

I think henk4 is a fan of Spyker

nothing farther from the truth!!!!

[The Badger]

Originally Posted by henk4

Will this pay driver only pay for the drive, or are they looking for a more comprehensive deal?. I am keeping my fingers crossed, knowing how many Lammers has been looking for that elusive pot of money.

All I heard was a pay driver , I presume they will try to choose a quick one ..... but I guess that depends on who has the wedge .

One Swiss connection that always seems to pop into protos every now and then is Delatraz . Just my idea is all .

[Dave1Zippy]

[quote=Bentley03]My thoughts..........

Great crowd due to the considerable wedge ploughed into the event by Peugeot, Audi and many of the better funded teams. It's been a long time since an event involving top level sports prototypes has attracted an audience of this size in the UK. Very encouraging for the future of the sport provided the manufacturers continue this kind of support in difficult economic times. It was also very encouraging to see that almost all of the crowd stayed until the very end of the race, a good indicator that they had enjoyed themselves.] end quote

Judging by the queue to get in most present had complimentary tickets from Peugeot!! Lets hope some of those will have enjoyed the experience and a taste for sports car racing. Last time I queued to get in for a sportscar event in England was when Jaguar raced in the late 80s. Just goes to show what major manufacturer involvement can do for publicity - long may it continue. A stark contrast to three people in the murky drizzle at Stowe for the Fia GT's in May!

[cmk]

Originally Posted by WMUCarGuy

From what I read, Horag will run the car in 09 (pending sponsorship) and will retire the car to swiss museum at the end of 2009.

I should have rephrased that - Fredy continues to own the car, but someone else will foot the running expenses for Horag in 09.

I gather there is some confusion over the sale of the VM Spyder after the DSC piece which quoted Peter saying it had been sold. Ah well. We can but hope.

[Tim the Grey]

Henk? I hope youlike the pictures of the R10 crossing the line, and McNish trying to fall off the pit wall while celebrating! They're mine...
*GRINS!*

I was taken by surprise by the queues, and I upset a few folk while trying to get to work! Hopefully, sportscars will have earned some fans this weekend. Big screens are ESSENTIAL, as you can pump not just pictures, but information, up there?

Roll on 2009, is all I can say.

And thanks to Pieter and Wouter for the Media Pass.

[Tim the Grey]

Ah... Sound of loose change falling!

It's you, isn't it, Pieter!?!

Please excuse my being stupid!

However, I am just so pleased to have my first images 'officially' out there... That's my excuse, and I'm sticking to it.

[Aysedasi]

Can I just take this moment to announce that I have decided to sell up Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch/Aysedasi Racing following the end of the season. As one of the 4 people (apparently) who actually paid to get into Silverstone last weekend, any reasonable offers will be considered to enable me to recoup my costs.......

[Tim the Grey]

I have 10p and a dead slug?

[zac510]

Maybe you can swap it for a Peugeot hat?

[Marcel ten Caat]

Originally Posted by Robert RS

I think henk4 is a fan of Spyker and I think there are more drivers in fast cars who would like to see the Spykers gone than drivers in slow cars who want to see Jos leave. But that's a pointless discussion which will lead us nowhere.

I've seen more quotes from GT drivers blaming LMP drivers for ruining their race than the other way around.

I've also seen the Spykers being hit several times this year...and all of the times I saw it being trackside it was by a Porsche RS Spyder (not a white/purple one on all occasions though)...

Speaking to drivers and team managers all I heard is that during EVERY driver briefing the drivers were told that "GT cars must maintain their line" and it is up to the LMP cars to pass. Unfortunately some LMP drivers seem to think that GT drivers will brake hard when they see a LMP car next to them.

At Silverstone people were saying GT drivers should watch their mirrors more often. As far as I know those guys are also racing for position in their class and can not watch their mirror all the time, especially with the speed difference between LMP and GT those cars show up every now and then.

And isn't it so that when you hit the car in front of you, you are always to blame unless the car in front of you is slowing down suddenly for no good reason or is just cruising (which you don't see in racing).

[Marcel ten Caat]

Oh...and why would anyone like to see the Spykers go.

They are certainly not the slowest cars in the field, otherwise they would not finish inside the top 8 and sometimes fight for podium places. They bring more variety to the field which would otherwise be Porsche vs Ferrari.

[Robin_D]

To be fair the only incident I had to deal with was when the Barazi car took a stupid risk and took the Farnbacher 997 with it. That is part of the reason why the left rear failed later during the race.

[henk4]

Originally Posted by Tim the Grey

Henk? I hope youlike the pictures of the R10 crossing the line, and McNish trying to fall off the pit wall while celebrating! They're mine...
*GRINS!*

Your name (as well as mine) appears in the list of contributing photographers

[Robert RS]

Marcel, you know I meant that more tongue in cheek then anything else, hence the winkey smiley. I am for instance the first to agree that the collision at Monza was Jos' fault and not Dumbrecks. Although one of the Spyker drivers did tell me the rear view mirrors on the current car are far from sufficient and make it quite difficult for them to see faster cars.

However Henks opinion was such a strong, and in my opinion false one, that I didn't want to leave that without a reaction.

[Marcel ten Caat]

I agree his comments are somewhat exaggerated...but there is some truth in it

[henk4]

Originally Posted by Stranger

I agree his comments are somewhat exaggerated...but there is some truth in it

a balanced comment hardly provokes discussion.....

[Robert RS]

Originally Posted by henk4

a balanced comment hardly provokes discussion.....

Couldn't agree more!

[rdjones]

I have finally got my photos from the weekend sorted out and they are now online:-

Friday - http://www.rdj-pics.co.uk/Photos/200...Fri/index.html
Saturday - http://www.rdj-pics.co.uk/Photos/200...Sat/index.html
Sunday - http://www.rdj-pics.co.uk/Photos/200...Sun/index.html

[Aslak Vind]

Thank you rdjones!

[mattcat]

Originally Posted by rdjones

I have finally got my photos from the weekend sorted out and they are now online:-

Friday - http://www.rdj-pics.co.uk/Photos/200...Fri/index.html
Saturday - http://www.rdj-pics.co.uk/Photos/200...Sat/index.html
Sunday - http://www.rdj-pics.co.uk/Photos/200...Sun/index.html

Very nice photos, thanks for sharing!

[Tim the Grey]

Well, if we're doing self promotion?
The link's in my profile...

LOTS of stuff in there.

[Tim Dunlop]

Hi there,

Self promotion seems to be the order of the day so here we go: -

http://www.dunlopix.com/LMS%20Silverstone%202008.html

Page 2 will follow in the next 24/48 hrs.

Regards

Tim

[Simtis]

Tim, you doing Britcar24?

[Tim the Grey]

Which one? Mr Grey or Mr Dunlop?

Minimangler is going, AFAIK, but I shall be around long enough to watch the Tin Triangle strut her stuff Saturday lunchtime, then I'm off elsewhere.