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

[claude2cv]

The new issue of Motor Sport is the Le Man's special. Not had time to read it yet, but there are some great photos and interesting content, like testing Group C Porsches and the H24 car
. Sean

[Aysedasi]

Do we know when the Autosport with the Le Mans supplement will be out? It doesn't seem to be this week.....

[GT6]

I must admit i used to buy that every year but to be honest i have not done so for 6 or 7 years now as it became very formated and had nothing new

[S griffin]

I will try and go back to this week's issue to see what they have planned for next week

[Aysedasi]

Originally Posted by Aysedasi

These appear to have no reserve - could be a real winner for anyone who hasn't got their entrance tickets yet.....

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/225002894...kAAOSwtg1ijqM1

Still only one bid at £1 with less than 12 hours to go.....

[Aysedasi]

Originally Posted by GT6

I must admit i used to buy that every year but to be honest i have not done so for 6 or 7 years now as it became very formated and had nothing new

True enough, but as I have them going back to 1986, I'd like to keep the run going.....

[Simmi]

Eduardo not making any friends at the Monaco GP.

This is gonna be reminiscent of the crowd booing at Le Mans when he starts under the safety car and waits until it's bone dry before going green.

[Peter Mallett]

Who?

[Simmi]

Originally Posted by Peter Mallett

Who?

Eduardo Freitas.

WEC race director and now part-time F1 race director.

[J Jay]

Originally Posted by Simmi

Eduardo not making any friends at the Monaco GP.

This is gonna be reminiscent of the crowd booing at Le Mans when he starts under the safety car and waits until it's bone dry before going green.

At least he's consistent. It's easy to say it wouldn't have made a difference to run in wet with hindsight, but the teams and (most of) the drivers were receptive.

Liberty do seem to sway more with the fans' whims though!

[Adam43]

Listening to the fans is the scourge of F1. They add no value whatsoever.

[GT6]

Well not sure they actually listen to the fans or just to the group of sponsors/rich people they ask. Focus groups of your friends will tell you what you want to hear but rarely have any knowledge of what the customer wants

[Adam43]

The customer doesn’t know what the customer wants, at least collectively.

/OT

[GCCheddaris]

Originally Posted by Aysedasi

Do we know when the Autosport with the Le Mans supplement will be out? It doesn't seem to be this week.....

Haven't regularly bought Autosport for many years, but I seem to recall the Le Mans supplement was included in the issue of Autosport the Thursday before Le Mans week so that enthusiasts could take it with them. So it should be in this coming weeks issue.

[Aysedasi]

I guessed as much. I'll have to make plans as I leave early on Thursday morning.....

[Adam43]

Originally Posted by GCCheddaris

Haven't regularly bought Autosport for many years, but I seem to recall the Le Mans supplement was included in the issue of Autosport the Thursday before Le Mans week so that enthusiasts could take it with them. So it should be in this coming weeks issue.

Most years at has been the case.

But not always, that was a fun year

[Simmi]

Originally Posted by Aysedasi

I guessed as much. I'll have to make plans as I leave early on Thursday morning.....

Happy to pick one up for you and bring it across if you're struggling.

[Aysedasi]

Originally Posted by Simmi

Happy to pick one up for you and bring it across if you're struggling.

That's kind. I'll let you know if I can't source one....

[GCCheddaris]

What price Ligier winning at least four races next weekend ?

[S griffin]

Ligier probably need something out of the weekend

[Aysedasi]

Here's a funny one.....

You know it's been a long time since you last used your DSLR camera when you get it out, 2 days before leaving for France, take a few test shots, and find that you don't have any autofocus in aperture or shutter priority modes..... Works fine in automatic (which I rarely use). So I spent about half an hour going through all of the menus, checking out any custom functions that I'd set, but no, the darned thing still won't autofocus in anything other than auto mode.

Then, after some frantic Googling I just happened upon a reference to 'back button focus'...... It rang a vague bell.... And yes, many months ago when I last used the camera, I'd set back button focus on the AF-ON button..... Now I've remembered, it works fine.

Relieved.....

[S griffin]

Glad you've got the camera sorted Ayse. It's still the best way to get quality photos. Which car are you most looking forward to snapping?

[GCCheddaris]

Originally Posted by S griffin

Ligier probably need something out of the weekend

They are going to get two wins at least !

[Aysedasi]

Originally Posted by S griffin

Glad you've got the camera sorted Ayse. It's still the best way to get quality photos. Which car are you most looking forward to snapping?

All of them, to be honest! The Glick I guess as I've only seen that in the flesh at the FOS last year.

[Adam43]

Takes a good photo does the Glick.

You’ve just made me realise I haven’t sorted the photos from Sebring. This is just one. Grabbed from the camera while sheltering in the car during the storm! /humblebrag