LM24 Le Mans Posters 2003

paul-collins · 17 Jan 2003, 14:22 (Ref:477281)

The last couple of years have featured Bentleys pretty prominently, despite finishing a best 3rd in 2001. Audi, who've won 3 times on the trot, have not been featured at all in the last 4 years they've run at Le Mans.

In fact, the race poster for 2001 predates the Bentley ever having run at Le Sarthe, but they're more prominent than the previous year's winner, who are on the poster in the background.

Now, the Bentley is a pretty car, and all, but I think the real reason they've been on the poster is because they were running Dunlops. Dunlop is one of the feature sponsors on the bottom of the poster, and the Dunlop bridge has also featured prominently in the PQ and race poster for 2002.

Now that they're running Michelins, will we see other cars as the centrepiece? Is it time for the R8 to be the primary car in the poster?

pirenzo · 17 Jan 2003, 14:42 (Ref:477302)

Your right, i'd noticed that. I doubt it will be an Audi though, they're not even running, and the won't show a privateer team.
Maybe they'll show a car in GTS, a Corvette perhaps (are they running this year?), one of those would look quite good on one of those posters

**Aysedasi** · 17 Jan 2003, 15:56 (Ref:477391)

Gotta be a Debora, surely......

paul-collins · 17 Jan 2003, 16:10 (Ref:477402)

Seriously, though, should it be Prototypes or Productions? A Dallara, Dome, Ascari, Audi, Panoz, MG? Corvette, Ferrari, Viper, Zonda?

Personally, if it has to be specific cars, I'd go for something like this (with apologies to Speed Tribe):

Nordic · 17 Jan 2003, 16:35 (Ref:477423)

It would be nice to have some GT cars by way of a change this year.
A 550 chaseing a vette towards the esses would be nice.
But as no front runners will be on Dunlops (I think?) It may turn out to be a dramatic night scene as per a few years ago wiht the Nissan.

rdjones · 17 Jan 2003, 19:47 (Ref:477597)

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Originally posted by Aysedasi
Gotta be a Debora, surely......

**Adam43** · 18 Jan 2003, 11:31 (Ref:478088)

Dunlop in 1966. A very similar style to the poster, I thought.

Fab · 21 Jan 2003, 15:32 (Ref:481141)

I bet for a Bentley again...

Fab · 21 Jan 2003, 15:33 (Ref:481142)

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Originally posted by Aysedasi
Gotta be a Debora, surely......

Pushed by the pilot ?

paul-collins · 21 Jan 2003, 16:05 (Ref:481180)

Who's likely to be running Dunlops? Dome, Piper, Lister?

Otherwise they'll have to settle for the bridge. And it can be any car. Or they could go with a more "arty" poster, like the posters in the '50s. That is something I'd like to see.

Fab · 21 Jan 2003, 16:22 (Ref:481195)

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Originally posted by paul-collins
Who's likely to be running Dunlops? Dome, Piper, Lister?

Otherwise they'll have to settle for the bridge. And it can be any car. Or they could go with a more "arty" poster, like the posters in the '50s. That is something I'd like to see.

I think they gave up the 'arty' posters because it was not attractive enough for the 'newbies'...

Liz · 21 Jan 2003, 17:22 (Ref:481279)

I think they ought to feature the Spyker. It's much better looking than the Debora.

paul-collins · 21 Jan 2003, 20:37 (Ref:481555)

The editor at dailysportscar informs me that Lister will be on Dunlops...

**Aysedasi** · 21 Jan 2003, 21:42 (Ref:481642)

Quote:

Originally posted by paul-collins
Or they could go with a more "arty" poster, like the posters in the '50s. That is something I'd like to see.

I'm definitely with you there Paul, some of those 40's/50's/60's posters were beautiful.

Fab · 22 Jan 2003, 16:36 (Ref:482561)

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Originally posted by Liz
I think they ought to feature the Spyker. It's much better looking than the Debora.

Hahem... this Spyker pleases you a lot, doesn't it ?

Liz · 22 Jan 2003, 17:17 (Ref:482595)

Yes! I think it's one of the few cars on the grid that stands out (the Bentley is one of the others.) So it's easier to follow than the endless parade of Porsches and it doesn't burn up like the Ferraris do.

Plus I like their jackets.

Fab · 22 Jan 2003, 18:20 (Ref:482642)

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Originally posted by Liz
I think it's one of the few cars on the grid that stands out (the Bentley is one of the others.) So it's easier to follow than the endless parade of Porsches and it doesn't burn up like the Ferraris do.

Do you think we could expect improved performances from the Spyker in 2003 ? Did they work on it and in which way ? Do they enter one or two cars at LM ? I'd like to see them on the top of the category... BTW, this GT category could be quite different of a Porsche parade this year, with Corvettes, Maranello, Spyker... any news about the Morgan ?

Acid09 · 22 Jan 2003, 20:33 (Ref:482802)

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Originally posted by Fab
Do you think we could expect improved performances from the Spyker in 2003 ? Did they work on it and in which way ? Do they enter one or two cars at LM ? I'd like to see them on the top of the category... BTW, this GT category could be quite different of a Porsche parade this year, with Corvettes, Maranello, Spyker... any news about the Morgan ?

As far as i know there will be one Spyker this Year and of course the Morgan Aero 8.

Cant wait to see this sweet car again.

Source: http://www.project-lemans.de/entry2003.htm

But the Entry List is of course not final yet , so expect some more cars , maybe a second Spyker?!

**Aysedasi** · 22 Jan 2003, 22:15 (Ref:482887)

Hmmm. That's a nice list. I feel a spot of good natured plagiarism coming on - and its only January.....

rdjones · 22 Jan 2003, 22:28 (Ref:482902)

Looks about right to me, the offical list will be out early March just after Sebring.

Acid09 · 22 Jan 2003, 22:31 (Ref:482906)

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Originally posted by rdjones
Looks about right to me, the offical list will be out early March just after Sebring.

Lets hope they add another Oreca Dalla-MG-XPower-whatever

Only one of this nice car is disapointing for me.

paul-collins · 21 Apr 2003, 14:35 (Ref:575634)

Quote:

Originally posted by Fab
I bet for a Bentley again...

So what does Audi have to do to get respect?

I notice that the Michelin sticker that Bentley had on the nose has been conveniently cut off...

paul-collins · 21 Apr 2003, 14:42 (Ref:575637)

... Obvious joking about whether this car ever ran at Daytona aside, I thought that this was a very nice, evocative poster.

Poor Rolex, really dropped the ball on that one. A potentially great ad, wasted.

paul-collins · 21 Apr 2003, 14:54 (Ref:575649)

Too late to edit...

Just wanted to say, Ker, this looks astonishingly like what you've just posted in the slide film thread in the A&P forum. (Not quite the same, but either you took this one on another pass, or whoever took it was standing about 10 feet from you)

Fab · 21 Apr 2003, 14:59 (Ref:575654)

Quote:

Originally posted by paul-collins
... Obvious joking about whether this car ever ran at Daytona aside, I thought that this was a very nice, evocative poster.

Poor Rolex, really dropped the ball on that one. A potentially great ad, wasted.

This Daytona poster is very nice, but at which car is it refered to ?

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