[LM24] OK, So What Do We Talk About Between Last Year's Le Mans and Next Year's.....?

[CTD]

Originally Posted by Aysedasi

Hmmm. A full fortnight without a post. And not many more in the subforum. Are we all still in that familiar post-Le Mans depression.....?

Yes - and being away on holiday

Originally Posted by chunder

In answer to the original question.

Watch something else for goodness sake!

Originally Posted by Aysedasi

What? You mean there's other motor racing as well as Le Mans?

You must be mad man!
There is no other thing to do than Le Mans!?, yet alone anything with motors

[GT6]

strange to say that not even been in the forum for weeks but already planning for 2011 the old bus went bang so looks like it will retire after 7 visits, still looking forward to taking the new vehicle after all a Jag will be at home there

[AstonGeoff]

Originally Posted by GT6

strange to say that not even been in the forum for weeks but already planning for 2011 the old bus went bang so looks like it will retire after 7 visits, still looking forward to taking the new vehicle after all a Jag will be at home there

Bit late to be planning for 2011

[racerkeke]

I think the answer to "what do we talk about?" is to natter on about what dates the race will be and what cars will be in it and what we will and won't do again next year and and and...

I will settle for just getting there. I am halfway to having enough points to do it for free.
keke

[GT6]

Originally Posted by AstonGeoff

Bit late to be planning for 2011

whoops yep we have just had 2011, got toplan for two visits to le mans in 2012 the main event and the classic

[Aysedasi]

I thought you'd emigrated Simon.........

[Aysedasi]

Sounds a bit like me - but I need to collect 'brownie' points......

[ujoint]

To be continued...

[Simmi]

The long wait is not being helped by the fact that I'm 90% certain I'll be missing Silverstone due to work. Absolutely gutted!

[Aysedasi]

Thanks for that AGD - is it really 22 years since it was last resurfaced?

[AGD]

Originally Posted by Aysedasi

Thanks for that AGD - is it really 22 years since it was last resurfaced?

That's what it sounds like. The surface still looked pretty good on TV for being 22 years old, but the TV images can certainly hide reality! Also, it says the shoulders will be repaired. I wonder what kind of repair work they are doing exactly.

[Mal]

Originally Posted by AGD

That's what it sounds like. The surface still looked pretty good on TV for being 22 years old, but the TV images can certainly hide reality! Also, it says the shoulders will be repaired. I wonder what kind of repair work they are doing exactly.

The shoulders will surely need to be built up to the new level as the new tarmac looks about 50mm higher than the shoulders. I would want to run off that at 200mph

[CTD]

Hmm does this mean it will be less bumpy? . I love seeing the cars bounce a bit running down Mulsanne.

[Bentley03]

It'll certainly reduce laptimes - more grip in 3 critical braking/turning/accelerating zones.

[Simmi]

That will certainly take some getting used to on the TV pictures. Surely it will be pretty noticeable.

Also could be ironic that resurfacing could lead to further work if it shaves yet more seconds off the lap time... Hopefully not as that's not something anyone likes talking about.

[Aysedasi]

I've always used this one - since I was first on the net - don't be put off by the misleading url. It's well recognised - the pages are often cut and pasted into Ebay auctions - without the author's permission - Stefan, if I remember rightly.....

http://formula2.net/

[Bentley03]

Originally Posted by Aysedasi

I've always used this one - since I was first on the net - don't be put off by the misleading url. It's well recognised - the pages are often cut and pasted into Ebay auctions - without the author's permission - Stefan, if I remember rightly.....

http://formula2.net/

Looks very familiar - and still has the '02 and '03 Bentleys listed as LMP900's.

[Aysedasi]

Interesting - now I look, the style of the individual entries looks very similar.....

[Le Vieux]

Originally Posted by Aysedasi

In the month of June, activity on the LM sub-forum is non-stop. The stats we produce here in that one month prove just what we all know about the attraction of Le Mans. But when it's gone for another year the posts (and posters) drift away and we're lucky right now to get half a dozen additions to threads a week.

So, do we just


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Or do you guys out there have any other clever ideas for keeping things alive in here during the 'close season'.......?

I'm not convinced that posters "drift away". We're still here! It's just that ten months until next year's LM means that, at present, nobody has finely-tuned plans - and that includes teams and drivers as well as posters.

I'm sure we're all constantly reviewing our photos of this year, watching DVDs and, for my part, re-living that under-canvas moment when the tent re-emerged for a weekend's camping.

[old man]

Thanks folks, several potential sources there, I will try them all, much appreciated

[batmobile]

Well, between this year and next year some works on the circuit espacially on the Hunaudieres for a new surface. I was on holiday and just coming back. No personal pics, so I invite you to see there http://www.lemans.maville.com/actu/a...90172_actu.Htm and there http://forums.motorlegend.com/vb/sho...=39042&page=34.

[GT6]

The old track needed some sprucing up along that stretch but with the current climate I am surprised they found the cash to do it, looks good but will have to wait 10 months to see it for real

[lemansfan]

I will have a Look on the first October Weekend when I will make a Visit to my Friends .

[nobster]

Just realised that already three months since last June's race went by, that means a quarter of a year has gone by waiting, time flies!

[GT6]

but the race is a week later so still over 9 months to go, but silverstone on sunday so will be there to ease the wait