[LM24] Le Mans 2021 Entry List News

[Aysedasi]

No time like the present for a new thread dedicated to next year's race.

[Mike E]

I was thinking the same thing!

Actually announced programs are all in LMH right now?

Toyota GR Super Sport x2
SCG 007 x2 (?)
ByKolles x1
Alpine x1

But it's reasonable to think Aston, Ferrari and Porsche will have two cars each in Pro again, and Corvette Racing will be itching to return.

[Mike E]

Iron Lynx get an auto entry for winning the GT title in Michelin Le Mans Cup.

https://twitter.com/LeMansCup/status...238916101?s=19

[Lutzvic]

https://sportscar365.com/lemans/elms...n-season-ends/
so far so good

[GT6]

Well still waiting to hear if/when next years race will happen, fear we may hear news soon

[Aysedasi]

I think we can be reasonably confident that it will happen Simon, the question will be whether we get the chance to be there.....

[GT6]

Originally Posted by Aysedasi

I think we can be reasonably confident that it will happen Simon, the question will be whether we get the chance to be there.....

Yes i agree it will probably happen but if we are not there again then interest will begin to wain and perhaps the magic that was our week in France every year will change forever.

[Aysedasi]

Yes, a second year at home is not a possibility that I really want to contemplate....

[GT6]

I wonder if any teams need someone to make the tea, might be the only way we get to see the race

[joeb]

Originally Posted by GT6

I wonder if any teams need someone to make the tea, might be the only way we get to see the race

I hadn't thought about a volunteer cook position before, but that is a fantastic idea to integrate yourself with a race team!

[Aysedasi]

Yeah, I'm up for it, make a decent brew me.... I guess my lad will probably be there again, anyway....

[Le Vieux]

We're all confident that it will happen in some form or other, but we haven't considered the possibility of a repeat of 2020.

It's not inconceivable that next spring will see a similar coronavirus situation to last spring, prompting the ACO again to push back the date by three months, or whatever.

[Simmi]

Surely they'd have to push it back again. Running two years without fans is brutal for the ACO.

[Aysedasi]

Originally Posted by Simmi

Surely they'd have to push it back again. Running two years without fans is brutal for the ACO.

Agreed. And although the diehards will always come back - as and when they can, 'casuals' may lose interest....

[GT6]

The ACO will be on their knees if they have another year of no fans and therefore little income, plus teams will start to vanish as sponsorship ebbs away. The ACO did a good job with the race behind closed doors this year but can they do that again with all the costs involved and little income?. We are all holding our breath but things do not seem to be improving and hope is slowly eroded. However we have little to look forward to lets all plan to be there in June and soldier on regardless.