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I guess its up to Porsche to crew their 3 cars with factory supported drivers now .
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Also interesting to note that the International Motorsport - Racing for Thailand car has missed out on the Le Mans 24 as well...
So far their prototype plans have failed...perhaps they can join in at the Shanghai 1000km Last edited by Marcel ten Caat; 19 Feb 2008 at 15:18. |
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way too many Ferraris for this year, hope they fail!
Had hoped for the WR to be there, the car looks good. Is there a list of rejected cars? |
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No...and as usual there won't be (at least not by the organisers)
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Too bad, wanted to know who are the rejected cars.
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apart from that its good to see LMP1 being the biggest class, lots of quality entries and also the terramos courage LC70 mugen is a surprise, if im at LM this year it could get my vote as my favorite P1 if it makes the same wild noise as it did in 2006 . LMP2 though is a bit small this year though, i expected a bigger entry to be honest especially with the slew of new cars in the LMS for this year, and i notice in LMP2 still a clear lack on entries from the ALMS which is disapointing. |
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LMP2 though is a bit small this year though, i expected a bigger entry to be honest especially with the slew of new cars in the LMS for this year, and i notice in LMP2 still a clear lack on entries from the ALMS which is disapointing And then we have a Luchini back again, could be the first dropout this year. |
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Who cars about all those 430's and diesels the Mazda rotary is back, throw those ear plugs away close your eyes and enjoy.
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BTW... did you notice ALL entries on the reserve list are "second" team cars???
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unfortunately its not a mazda rotary, its the MZR 4 cylinder turbo, a nice sound but quite dull, nothing special sound wise for the mazda although the AER engine in P2 spec does crackle and pop quite a lot now
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"Last but not least, those who remember the only outright Japanese (and rotary engine) victory at Le Mans by the Mazda 787B in 1991, will have a soft spot for the Lola-Mazda entered in LM P2 by the Kruse Schiller team from Germany. The unique sound of the rotary engine will cause more than a few spectators to sit up and take notice!"
I too thought that it was a aer engine but the ACO announcement above seems to indicate different, perhaps that was a condition of thier entry. |
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Do teams on the reserve list have to turn up at the test day? If they're all second cars from teams already in the race, I guess it's easier that way, in that they're teams who are already going to be there, rather than teams who are having to make plans to attend the test day even though they don't know whether they're in the race |
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Its also good to see an Aston back in LMP1 lets hope it sounds and goes like a real Aston an puts those horribly quiet deisels to shame.
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a few questions.
How does Epsilon Euskadi get an entry to Le Mans without and entry to the LMS? Who is Terranos and Tokai University- YGK Power? Have these cars been shaken down yet? |
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Interesting list. Four cars that have never turned a wheel in P1--echoes of Spinnaker Clandesteam. The reserve list also containing another two that are in the same boat at the P1 level...no history, no provenance, no car. Dear me. I doubt Creation are happy campers today. Fifth on the reserve (for their second car) behind a pair of cars and team that don't yet exist.
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