Le Mans Series 2009

[AndrewF31]

Anyone have any news on the James Watts Aston Martins?

[CTD]

Originally Posted by The Real DMN

Hope the tub isn't damaged.....

I hope it isn't, too!.
But it look really damaged, and could be twisted!

[The Badger]

Its a carbon fibre tub , so I dont think it can twist and remain twisted ..... if it twists that much I reckon it snaps instead or delaminates . If its not badly damaged , a new section can be grafted on back at the Lola HQ .

[CTD]

Originally Posted by The Badger

Its a carbon fibre tub , so I dont think it can twist and remain twisted ..... if it twists that much I reckon it snaps instead or delaminates . If its not badly damaged , a new section can be grafted on back at the Lola HQ .

I believe it was in 2007, where Tom K's Audi R10 crashed and the Tub got twisted or somehow weakened, so they had to race an 06 Tub at Sebring!. But of course, if its somehow damaged, it can be fixed by Lola!

[Mal]

The latest notes on DSC say the car was stripped down immediately and sent back to Lola.

[AndrewF31]

Is there any special reason why the Calendar has Algarve in early August when it's blistering hot and Silverstone in September when it starts to cool down?

Living in Portugal, I know that during that time of the year, you do get a lot of tourists in Algarve so maybe they think they'll be able to convince a lot of Dutch, Germans and English to purchase tickets while they're sunbathing.

Other than that reason I can't find any other reason. It could wreak havoc on the cars.

[CTD]

Originally Posted by AndrewF31

Is there any special reason why the Calendar has Algarve in early August when it's blistering hot and Silverstone in September when it starts to cool down?

Living in Portugal, I know that during that time of the year, you do get a lot of tourists in Algarve so maybe they think they'll be able to convince a lot of Dutch, Germans and English to purchase tickets while they're sunbathing.

Other than that reason I can't find any other reason. It could wreak havoc on the cars.

Perhaps it was when the tracks was available!?.
Other i think your last sentence gives an Ok explanation?. The possibility of exiting race, in form of troubles with reliability, if you run our car to fast!?

[AndrewF31]

Originally Posted by CTD

Perhaps it was when the tracks was available!?.
Other i think your last sentence gives an Ok explanation?. The possibility of exiting race, in form of troubles with reliability, if you run our car to fast!?

From the calendar, the track seems free September (1st and last weekends) and the first weekend of October but, of course, the site might not be complete.

It can get into the high 30s, low 40s at that time of year, if the weather is good (if we get a good summer this year and with all the rain falling in the spring, that could just happen). Those temperatures probably wouldn't help most cars.

[Marcel ten Caat]

Mind you that the race in Portugal will start at 8pm and run into the night (2am max).

Doubt it will be that hot by then

[CarolK]

Originally Posted by Stranger

Mind you that the race in Portugal will start at 8pm and run into the night (2am max).

Doubt it will be that hot by then

I thought it was starting about 5 pm local?

thanks,
Carol

[AndrewF31]

Originally Posted by Stranger

Mind you that the race in Portugal will start at 8pm and run into the night (2am max).

Doubt it will be that hot by then

Ok, that would explain alot haha. I had no idea. It shouldn't be too hot at that time.
Should make for nice racing.

[LeMans.pt]

Originally Posted by AndrewF31

Living in Portugal, I know that during that time of the year, you do get a lot of tourists in Algarve so maybe they think they'll be able to convince a lot of Dutch, Germans and English to purchase tickets while they're sunbathing.

And that is precisely the reason why... Patrick Peter pointed that out and the 2009 schedule was announced. The race is by night don't forget...

[Gil Abobeleira]

Originally Posted by AndrewF31

It can get into the high 30s, low 40s at that time of year, if the weather is good (if we get a good summer this year and with all the rain falling in the spring, that could just happen). Those temperatures probably wouldn't help most cars.

Algarve does not see that kind of weather, at least not on the coast line.

If the track was in Tras-os-Montes or in the middle of Alentejo (where it reached 50.ºC in the 2001 Summer Heat Wave), then yes I'd be worried (mind you, the Vila Real races will be one week before and it will be hot as hell! )

[jc_nl]

The race won't start as late as 20:00 btw, this is what the LMS website says about it:

The particularity of this round: it will be a night race! Starting by the end of the afternoon, under a milder temperature, in August in Portugal, it will finish by the middle of the night. What for a good opportunity to create, during one week-end, the Le Mans atmosphere for the Portuguese and the tourists who are very numerous at this season!

Sounds like a 18:00 start, and lasting untill about midnight.

[Marcel ten Caat]

From the RML press release after their pre-season Portimao test:

The third round of the 2009 Le Mans Series will be staged at the Algarve circuit at the beginning of August, and will feature the season’s only night race. The start is scheduled for 8:00pm, running through to around two o’clock in the morning.

[jc_nl]

well which ever it's going to be, should be fun either way.

[LeMans.pt]

Originally Posted by jc_nl

Sounds like a 18:00 start, and lasting untill about midnight.

The track Manager talked here in Portugal, when the race was confirmed, that it would start at 18:30.

[HORNDAWG]

Hmm, its rumored that Poissenot and Perdrix have been ousted at Automobile Club de l'Ouest Sport (?). Suprised that this is not all that wide spread!



L.P.

[isynge]

To be fair there's a whole load of stuff in the source I suspect you're working from that a lot of people are working to digest.

I'd counsel that while that ursine source is often prescient, he's often the first to admit that it is scurrilous and unpublishable material he trades in.

Regarding a palace coup in the ACO? One wonder why - their feeder series is healthy, entries for this year are holding up, and they seem to be defying the wider doom and gloom associated with the economy.

Obviously there's seldom smoke without some semblance of fire, and often the most leftfield of stories can come true, but I'm currently scratching my head a little on this one.

[The Badger]

DSC are reporting that the remainder of the LMS will be fully covered by RLM ..... thats brilliant news indeed .

[NightStalk3r]

Maybe Radio Le Mans can turn into Television Le Mans, that would be even better

[HORNDAWG]

Originally Posted by HORNDAWG

Hmm, its rumored that Poissenot and Perdrix have been ousted at Automobile Club de l'Ouest Sport (?). Suprised that this is not all that wide spread!

Seems there was not a coup d'état at the palace, only a re-org!




L.P.

[JAG]

On RLM there was some talk of Aston Martin running three cars at Le Mans and beyond (Silverstone?), and a desire to demonstrate the pace of the car with a strong driving crew.

I would have thought they'd only be doing this to either demonstrate the current car to potential customers or attract future investors in order to develop a 100% Aston Martin LMP1.

Also, when discussing Chris Dyson's Le Mans drive with RML, and the sharing of data between RML/Dyson/Mazda, there was a hint of Dyson Racing possibly coming to Le Mans in 2010.

[LeMans.pt]

A question....

i saw just now the teams classification an i saw some negative poits over there? What is going on? Gess i missed something...

[HORNDAWG]

Originally Posted by LeMans.pt

A question....

i saw just now the teams classification an i saw some negative poits over there? What is going on? Gess i missed something...

Not sure what the reason for all of the -points are, but, for RML it was the fact that they changed out an engine without meeting the time criteria even though it was a failure caused by the pis-poor fuel!!!



L.P.