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Old 4 May 2009, 17:50 (Ref:2455330)   #501
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Erhm,sorry to have to slap your whrist here mate,but the Gillet actually is the carboncopy of the Spyker.
Nowadays the Gillet runs the same ex-Audi V8 Spyker used to run.
Really a shame there now running this flatplane crank.

But as you so rightly point out,the new Aston Vantage indeed is an absolute worthy replacement for the old crossplane Spyker unit.
Well when I heard the Gillet it must have been sick then. Which explains why I've only seen one race for two laps. And then retire with an engine failiure.

Ok, the Spyker sounds like a sick Gillet Vertigo.
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Old 4 May 2009, 18:51 (Ref:2455370)   #502
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Well when I heard the Gillet it must have been sick then. Which explains why I've only seen one race for two laps. And then retire with an engine failiure.

Ok, the Spyker sounds like a sick Gillet Vertigo.
Ha ha..

Last years Spa 1000km it(the Gillet) sounded just fine! Indeed a reminder of how good the old Spyker unit used to sound.
Too bad it kept having all kinds of faillure's. So what you saw was expectable...
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Old 4 May 2009, 19:27 (Ref:2455393)   #503
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Ha ha..

Last years Spa 1000km it(the Gillet) sounded just fine! Indeed a reminder of how good the old Spyker unit used to sound.
Too bad it kept having all kinds of faillure's. So what you saw was expectable...
No, just did my research and this was 2007 when it had an Alfa Romeo V6 in it.
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Old 4 May 2009, 20:34 (Ref:2455439)   #504
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No, just did my research and this was 2007 when it had an Alfa Romeo V6 in it.
Ah,indeed that didn't sound too healthy. A Very dry and raspy sound...
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Old 4 May 2009, 21:23 (Ref:2455470)   #505
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Bob Brannon's recently written a good article on Spyker racing.
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Old 4 May 2009, 22:03 (Ref:2455482)   #506
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Where can I find it?
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Old 4 May 2009, 23:13 (Ref:2455508)   #507
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Can I go slightly off topic for a moment - is anyone racing the Gillet Veritgo anywhere in 2009???

Spyker article here
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Spyker article here
...ulp... 'Former F1 champion Derek Hill'.... shome mishtake shurely... (did he mean son of Phil Hill..?)
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Is Jarek Janis recovered? Or not?
He's not on the list anymore: http://www.lemans-series.com/en/s52_....php?circuit=4 . So I guess he is not (fully) recovered yet.
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...ulp... 'Former F1 champion Derek Hill'.... shome mishtake shurely... (did he mean son of Phil Hill..?)
I'm sure he did.
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...ulp... 'Former F1 champion Derek Hill'.... shome mishtake shurely... (did he mean son of Phil Hill..?)
My mistake. Damon Hill is the former F1 champ I was thinking of. Derek Hill (both start with a "D") is Phil Hill's son and was the Spyker driver. I simply had a brain fade. Good catch!
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Old 7 May 2009, 20:52 (Ref:2457518)   #512
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According to planetlemans,Spyker is well prepaired for Spa and is boasting a new high downforce/low drag(how do they do that?) wing and finally the long awaited roof induced airbox. Great!

I really wish for them guys to do well. The driver line up sure won't be the weak point!
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According to planetlemans,Spyker is well prepaired for Spa and is boasting a new high downforce/low drag(how do they do that?) wing and finally the long awaited roof induced airbox. Great!

I really wish for them guys to do well. The driver line up sure won't be the weak point!
If you think about how much factory support is invested into the Porsches, Ferraris and to a certain extent the Astons, it makes you realise what a fantastic job they do.

I hope they get one across the finish line this year, that would be something special.

And if they got a GT2 podium, I think all Le Mans fans will have a fit!
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And if they got a GT2 podium, I think all Le Mans fans will have a fit!
Uh ow,that'd mean I'd have no voice left the next morning 'cause of cheering my longs out at the podium ceremony!
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Old 8 May 2009, 12:24 (Ref:2457922)   #515
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@GTfour, do you know for sure it is a roof induced airbox? When I read the pressrelease I only see this:

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an optimised new air-box enabling the engine to deliver more torque
Oh and the reason why Jarek Janis won't race is:

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Jarek Janis receives medications to recover from an inflammation of the jaw and was advised by his doctors not to drive
So this has nothing to do with his 'old' injury?
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You cought me there AX. It's a well educated guess of mine about the airbox. Surely,the most logical way to improve the airbox is to abandon that strangeling contraption they had up untill now by allowing the air the shortest route i.e. via the roofscoop.

I'm willing to bet you €20,- I'm right.
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Old 8 May 2009, 15:00 (Ref:2458015)   #517
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So you are pretty sure I do hope you are correct!
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Will you be able to go and see them for yourself this Sunday AX?
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Old 8 May 2009, 16:49 (Ref:2458073)   #519
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Nope, won't be there. Didn't follow the practive very closely, but it looks like they did very well? No times in the first part of the session? And one of the fastests in the second wet part?
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You cought me there AX. It's a well educated guess of mine about the airbox. Surely,the most logical way to improve the airbox is to abandon that strangeling contraption they had up untill now by allowing the air the shortest route i.e. via the roofscoop.

I'm willing to bet you €20,- I'm right.
No you are not You owe met 20,- now. They did however make some changes for the airflow delivered by the roofscoop.

It looks like we will have a dry second free practice session, not sure if qualifying will be dry though.
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Old 9 May 2009, 10:53 (Ref:2458475)   #523
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Too bad the saturday practice didn't go so well...

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Disappointing session. One of the other GT2 cars pushed Tom off the track. As a result he hit the wall and returned for repairs.
Let's hope everything will be ok again for the qualification.
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Too bad the saturday practice didn't go so well...

Let's hope everything will be ok again for the qualification.
Well we had a session of only 9 minutes...because of a code red and Peter did just one timed lap. There is no warming-up either this morning because of the fog.

We have put a new video with Tom and Peter online at Vimeo:
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Oh ..... Brilliant video , thanks very much Vandijk .

Best of luck for today . Hope Tom is right and we get to see ye on the podium !!!

Question ..... we ye have team gear at Le Mans ? I would like some and a small t-shirt for my daughter ?

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