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80Th Running Of The Grand Prix D'endurance

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Posted 16 June 2012 - 01:35 PM

#17 Dome pushed back into the garage, whilst the #16 rejoins. A disastrous opening first hour for Pescarolo. Meanwhile, the slowest Audi #4 has been pushed into its garage with a problem as well.
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Posted 16 June 2012 - 01:46 PM

#3 Audi with an unscheduled stop now. Seems like a slow puncture.

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Posted 16 June 2012 - 01:49 PM

More than ever, I'd suggest you check out:

http://live.lemans-tv.com/

Along with live timing, there's now a lot of options for riding on board a lot of different cars. Great stuff.
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Posted 16 June 2012 - 02:01 PM

#16 is back in the garage, engine problems.
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Posted 16 June 2012 - 02:05 PM

End of hour one update:

Top five in LMP1 - #1 Audi, #2 Audi, #7 Toyota, #8 Toyota, #3 Audi.

Top five in LMP2 - #24, #46, #49, #35, #44.

Top five in GTE Pro - #51, #97, #74, #73, #71.

Top five in GTE Am - #79, #99, #81, #76, #67.

Deltawing 28th.
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Posted 16 June 2012 - 02:07 PM

The #4 is back out now, but in tenth place.
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Posted 16 June 2012 - 02:14 PM

#29 hits the wall just after the Porsche Curves.
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Posted 16 June 2012 - 02:17 PM

Looks like the #16 may be the race's first official retirement. Still in its box with not much work going on.
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Posted 16 June 2012 - 02:21 PM

Some cars in problem in the respective GT classes. #80 car finds itslef in the gravel, whilst the #99 is pushed into its garage.
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Posted 16 June 2012 - 02:24 PM

In related news, the earlier Group C support race was a bit of a disaster in conditions much worse than they currently are.


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Posted 16 June 2012 - 02:25 PM

Allan Simonsen reporting a misfire on the #99 and not sounding too confident of finding a fix. Meanwhile, someone's put footage of the excellent GT racing up from earlier:


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Posted 16 June 2012 - 02:26 PM

Corvette on-board and garage cam...also appears that the "Le Mans Live" section will stream the actual race when SPEED goes off-air to show NASCAR qualifying. http://stream.speedtv.com/corvette

Of course the IndyCar race is on EXACTLY when SPEED stops showing Le Mans so my plan to watch one with the other during commercials has been thwarted and now I have no idea what I'm doing anymore. :P

I'm assuming the race ends tomorrow 9 AM my time, which is 2 PM James time, which is 3 PM French time?  Can you confirm that?  I'd like to see the end.
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Posted 16 June 2012 - 02:29 PM

#71 car off at the first corner, but rejoins.
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Posted 16 June 2012 - 02:30 PM

Yep, Eric, that is exactly right. Ends 3pm French tim, 2pm UK time. What time it is for Craig, I've no idea. :P
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Posted 16 June 2012 - 02:31 PM

Just a shameless plug as well - from 7pm UK time I won't be around as much. I'll be helping a site I write at out with hourly updates.

Working through Le Mans...it'll be like I'm at the track! :P
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Posted 16 June 2012 - 03:18 PM

The huge Aston Martin/Corvette dog-fight in GTE Pro is allowing the #51 car in third place to close in. Stand by for fireworks.
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Posted 16 June 2012 - 03:24 PM

Interestingly as well, the Toyotas are slowly closing in on the leading Audis. They're quicker than them at this stage in the race.
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Posted 16 June 2012 - 03:45 PM

More problems for Audi. The #2 comes into the pits and is wheeled back into its box. It isn't going completely smoothly for the German marque right now. Only the #1 car has not been delayed.
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Posted 16 June 2012 - 03:47 PM

And #2 is brought back out. Whatever the problem, it didn't seem to cost them much time.
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Posted 16 June 2012 - 03:52 PM

Kristensen reporting the suspension felt strange - Audi checked it out of precaution but it doesn't seem anything was amiss. Still - it was enough to drop it to fifth.
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Posted 16 June 2012 - 03:56 PM

Clip of the fantastic GTE Pro battle:


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Posted 16 June 2012 - 04:03 PM

Top five at the moment #1, #7, #8, #3, #2.
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Posted 16 June 2012 - 04:21 PM

Milner and Turner have found each other on the track again. This is going to run and run for the full 24 hours...
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Posted 16 June 2012 - 04:43 PM

#99 in the barrier at Porsche Curves. Meanwhile, the first official retirement of the race is the #29 after a crash earlier.
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Posted 16 June 2012 - 05:01 PM

There's an extra NASCAR practice this evening which means SPEED won't be showing Le Mans on TV.  speed.com/corvette has live race coverage (the actual race) right now for the next 90 minutes if anyone needs a stream.

Saw a bit...Toyota's hanging in there.
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Posted 16 June 2012 - 05:14 PM

Remember that guy who said Dempsey Racing would be the Mazda Skyactiv-D team?

Boom.

http://www.alms.com/...iv-d-program-p2

I have a P2 favorite for 2013.
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Posted 16 June 2012 - 05:18 PM

Scott Pruett, the commentator for SPEED and some guy who has raced some things in his life, admits on air that Corvette Racing, when he drove for them (he drove for Corvette?  WHAT?) gave him money to carry with him while driving and use to bribe the corner workers if needed (i.e. if he walked too far from his car, or wanted his car pushed out first in a multi-car incident). :lol:
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Posted 16 June 2012 - 05:36 PM

The two Toyotas got to within 3 seconds of the lead Audi before they pitted. We have a race on our hands.
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Posted 16 June 2012 - 05:41 PM

Drama as the #3 ends in the barriers!
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Posted 16 June 2012 - 06:19 PM

Huge crash for Anthony Davidson!


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