Endurance Racing 2015+

Sterling Archer

http://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/06/10/fia-wec-clamps-down-on-blocking-tactics.html

Seems some people weren't happy with the Audi human wall

“Anybody staying in front of the car when it is inside the garage is considered as an obstruction to the visibility inside the garage unless he has to work on the car. A line of people in front of the car is strictly prohibited.”

During practice and the race:

The pit shutter (on the track side) must remain completely open;
Visibility towards the inside of the garage must remain free of any obstruction of any kind whatsoever (bodywork parts, covers, piles of tyres, trolleys, etc.);
Officials must have free access to the inside of the garage.

Grim.

doubt they were the only ones doing it

Killinator

Grim. wrote: »

doubt they were the only ones doing it

They are generally the worst when it comes to that kinda thing though

Grim.

I like this type of Wednesday, feet up with a nice cold drink watching Le Mans qualifying.

Ghost Train

Looks pretty wet tonight... does that mean grid order will be based on yesterdays times (or was there a session earlier today?)

and red flag out

Killinator

Even the safety car is all over the shop!!!
This a bit damp alright.

It'll be the running order after last night.

Ghost Train

Killinator wrote: »

Even the safety car is all over the shop!!!

If he'd ended up in the gravel he'd have looked a bit silly
but held the slide nicely

Pity to see them all sitting about in garage

Killinator

Cars now going the bones of 300kmph on a track that would have a safety car crawling around on in F1!
Good stuff.

T-Maxx

Killinator wrote:

Cars now going the bones of 300kmph on a track that would have a safety car crawling around on in F1! Good stuff.

In the dark....

Grim.

So its that time of the year again and here's some resources to help you follow the race


http://www.fiawec.com/

http://live.fiawec.com/

http://radiolemans.0157.org/nplayer.php

http://www.spotterguides.com/portfolio/16lm/

https://twitter.com/dsceditor

https://twitter.com/sportscar365

https://twitter.com/24heuresdumans

https://twitter.com/FIAWEC

http://www.porsche.com/international/motorsportandevents/motorsport/worksracing/raceseries/fiawec/

http://www.audi-motorsport.com/de/en/home/livestream_24h_le_mans.html

Fords stream https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hq8Slcs84Ic

afatbollix

Anyone want to throw up the streams that are available? Are Audi doing live streams again? I've got my Eurosport player, 2 iPads and a computer all ready to go.

Grim.

afatbollix wrote: »

Anyone want to throw up the streams that are available? Are Audi doing live streams again? I've got my Eurosport player, 2 iPads and a computer all ready to go.

updated

Killinator

Remember everyone sleep is the enemy!!!

DarraghF197

Such a dilemma between the Ireland match, Le Mans and Formula One qualifying here! Think I'll watch the start of the race, then watch the match. Watch F1 on record later on in the day when Le mans quietens down and I also want to watch the Portugal match later on! Surely I'm not the only one frantically flicking between sports these days?! :pac:

afatbollix

So its chucking it down at the start line but dry around the back of the track. Going to be a interesting first few laps.

Going to say We will see a red flag at some point.

They won't beat the amount of miles completed but I think the lap record will be beaten.

Ghost Train

Pity it's a safety car start but understandable hopefully it dries up for the evening, haven't seen forecast though

Going to try watch all three, on laptop and TV, I suppose at least qualifying action won't be for another hour towards the end of Q1

afatbollix

Started behind the safety car.

donspeekinglesh

DarraghF197 wrote: »

Such a dilemma between the Ireland match, Le Mans and Formula One qualifying here! Think I'll watch the start of the race, then watch the match. Watch F1 on record later on in the day when Le mans quietens down and I also want to watch the Portugal match later on! Surely I'm not the only one frantically flicking between sports these days?! :pac:

No dilemma here. Currently have the laptop for live timing/Autosport live/internet, iPad for RLM studio stream, Surface for the standard feed, and the phone for the Ford feed.

Grim.

should be green at the end of this lap i think

Grim.

yay

Harika

people highly pissed that the sc is still going on.

Harika

ah they waited for q3 to start

afatbollix

Toyota from 4th to 1st in One lap.

They are racing like it is a sprint race. When will they need to pit first?

Grim.

lotterer just did a 3.29 on slicks

Grim.

very dark clouds at tertre rouge

Killinator

This is great stuff, race director could do with sticking with the front, has missed a few passes!

Harika

The SC has refuelled so all good.

Harika

And for the sprint racing, usually those cars break down and the conservative driven car wins e.g. the Audi

Grim.

lead battle closing up again nicely

Inquitus

What are the bookies odds for the win? please anyone, stuck at work and any gambling related sites are blocked.

PopePalpatine

Inquitus wrote: »

What are the bookies odds for the win? please anyone, stuck at work and any gambling related sites are blocked.

I just had a look at Oddschecker, no-one's offering in-play betting on the Le Mans 24H.

Killinator

Looks like Murphy's are just racing to finish now

afatbollix

Killinator wrote: »

Looks like Murphy's are just racing to finish now

I'm in the pub what happened? Still loads of time to go!

rizzodun

They're well down, 3rd last in class, but lapping well now, plenty of time to go though.

Only just switched on because I was in work, so it'll be the first LM24 in 5 years I haven't watched from start to finish...

TheChrisD

afatbollix wrote: »

I'm in the pub what happened? Still loads of time to go!

A lot of electrical problems from water leakage. Team says it's been resolved now but still pretty far down the order.

Inquitus

Looking like Toyota v Porsche for now, both Audi's dropping laps for an issue with the light-up side numbers, and the 7 had a Turbo issue.

afatbollix

Porsche now in with the light up numbers too. Loosing loads of time.

Killinator

It's all falling into place for the number 6 Toyota now!
Long way to go yet though.

afatbollix

Audi #7 back in the pits. No idea why.

Inquitus

I think Toyota deserve a win tbh, long, long way to go though.

afatbollix

Even though they won the WEC a few years ago I almost forgot they could win this.

Grim.

if the #7 or #8 cant win then c'mon the #6

Ghost Train

Safety car out now

Inquitus

Ghost Train wrote: »

Safety car out now

Why's it out?

Ghost Train

Inquitus wrote: »

Why's it out?

debris on the track I think and car being recovered by tractor

Porsche number 1 looking like it might be out, water temp problem, still in pits

afatbollix

Loads in the pits now during the safety car period.

afatbollix

#1 Porsche still in the pits. Must of lost about an hour now. Think thats them done for the night.

Killinator

afatbollix wrote: »

#1 Porsche still in the pits. Must of lost about an hour now. Think thats them done for the night.

Yeah, it's just about getting it back out on track now.
2 Toyota's v 1 Porsche v 1 Audi

Can all change very fast, the number 1's problem came from nowhere

Grim.

#1 is knackered

Killinator

Grim. wrote: »

#1 is knackered

People f*cked!
And the factory Porsche GT blows up!