[LM24] La Sarthe/Arnage Track and Other Changes

[YorkshireLad]

Originally Posted by whitemr2

I wonder where the parc ferme will be now they are building on its location.

There's still a roadway down the side were the orange 360excavator is. I'm guessing it will be round the back of the garages, it's still a 'biggish' area.

[Deleted]

http://www.endurance-info.com/fr/un-...uit-en-photos/
More pics. The #eatsleepracerepeat stickers nobody remembered to took away are facing the new garage sites. And more endless construction/teardown/modification everywhere.

[Victor_RO]

Moving that wall back at the Porsche Curves was overdue anyway after all the crashes at that spot, and there was room behind it. Lots of unused space between that old wall and the public road at Maison Blanche.

[batmobile]

My friend Jean-marc's pictures of the works at Arnage : http://guimbarde-et-circuit.eklablog...ien-a119620702
As alwys, a good job! Many thanks to him.

[YorkshireLad]

Looking at the drawings nobody is going to be able to see down to Porsche curves from arnage. Unless they open the flat spot beside the end of the embankment. I'm guessing it will be fenced off though.
The existing banking end (near Indy corner) is being flattened, the tip is being reduced back but we're gaining the dog leg towards mulsanne corner. I just hope the banks are wide enough to accommodate the areas we've lost.

[Michel Vaillant]

Arnage area is now like Esse de la Forêt or Tertre Rouge : no trees in a large perimeter

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Maybe it'll look less depressing in June sunshine.

Or not.

[Giba]

Apologies if this has already been posted, but here's an update on the pit garages construction.

http://www.24h-lemans.com/en/news/le...746_23087.html

[PascaLM]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVeJZZmD4OM

Most of the works are done at Arnage. This road is used by 10000 cars a day and is accident-prone. They had to purchase land and this has delayed the works. One M€ are necessary to increase users security. A round-about will keep the place safer. The old turn will be kept as it is. New Mounds will be build for an exceptional view.
Porsche (second left) : the GBA (safety concrete wall for roads) was to close to the track. A new gravel trap will be set with a GBA on the left. There will still be work to be done in 2017 and 2018 to get security on the whole circuit.

[Le Vieux]

Originally Posted by PascaLM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVeJZZmD4OM

Most of the works are done at Arnage. This road is used by 10000 cars a day and is accident-prone. They had to purchase land and this has delayed the works. One M€ are necessary to increase users security. A round-about will keep the place safer. The old turn will be kept as it is. New Mounds will be build for an exceptional view.
Porsche (second left) : the GBA (safety concrete wall for roads) was to close to the track. A new gravel trap will be set with a GBA on the left. There will still be work to be done in 2017 and 2018 to get security on the whole circuit.

Thanks for the update Pascal.

Any chance of photos now that the works at Arnage are done?

[PascaLM]

Originally Posted by Le Vieux

Any chance of photos now that the works at Arnage are done?

Well, by "Most of the works are done at Arnage" I meant "Most of the works are for Arnage".
It said that the round-about will be ready for April.

[Coach Ep]

Originally Posted by PascaLM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVeJZZmD4OM

Most of the works are done at Arnage. This road is used by 10000 cars a day and is accident-prone. They had to purchase land and this has delayed the works. One M€ are necessary to increase users security. A round-about will keep the place safer. The old turn will be kept as it is. New Mounds will be build for an exceptional view.

Maybe a simple removable traffic light installation would have been a much cheaper solution there?

Originally Posted by PascaLM

Porsche (second left) : the GBA (safety concrete wall for roads) was to close to the track. A new gravel trap will be set with a GBA on the left. There will still be work to be done in 2017 and 2018 to get security on the whole circuit.

Looks like a lot of tarmac is being laid down as well...

Do you know if the gravel that is being into the trap will be different from the kind in Dunlop, the Mulsanne chicanes and Mulsanne corner itself? Seemed the sharp type of rocks that are used in all of those traps were the cause of many, many punctures over the years, any news on possible replacement of that?

[Adam43]

Thanks for the update.

Certainly will be better for road users and if they protect the track layout here then great. It means there is less compromise for the circuit to improve road safety. It'll be good to see the finished work to check all this.
It remains time seen how the spectator area works out and if this improves over the next few years.

[GT6]

i was wondering how all of the changes will effect the car parking, it has always been very busy on the race days but i suspect some of those car parks no longer exist

[Brake dust]

Thanks for posting Pascal!