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[blanky]

I really hope Toyota can show they are back in the game now through performance and not due to misfortune of the other teams. Sadly I'll miss pretty much all of the race live I'll rewatch it tomorrow.

 

[bobnowhere]

They should make them run to their cars like in the old days.

 

[Juicy Bob]

This gon' be good...

 

[Theorry]

Lets go.

YT link if anyone wants,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A50Rrpsd-10

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

'Morning, all.

Let's do this.

 

[Juicy Bob]

Anyone else having issues with the official paid stream?

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

Great battle between Buemi and Treluyer right now.

#2 Porsche is fading. Hybrid issues?

 

[nature boy]

Anyone else having issues with the official paid stream?

Watching on Motors TV so I don't know.

Toyota looking good, Porsche #2 in trouble.

 

[Juicy Bob]

Conway in the #6 Toyota nails SMP Racing LMP2 and is in the pits.

 

[nature boy]

Great Battle between Porsche and Toyota


FFS Porsche #1, puncture.

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

welp

Now let's see if Toyota can hold onto the lead. Beumi didn't take tires during his last stops, right?

Edit: He's now extending the gap over the #7 Audi while double-stinting. Good shit.

Edit 2: Another puncture for the #1. When it rains, it pours.

 

[nature boy]

Another puncture?


#7 in the boxes.

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

#1 in the garage as well.

Given the apparent reliability issues of the VAG cars, might this be the year Toyota finally breaks through at Le Mans?

 

[nature boy]

They have the pace here (didn't at Silverstone) so yeah it's going to be an interesting Le Mans.

But all the teams will face reliability issues at Le Mans.

 

[nature boy]

2 hours to go and Toyota still leading.

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

Maybe not for much longer, though.

Lots of smoke coming off the #5.

 

[nature boy]

Oh man, Toyota brought into the garage.

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

At the rate the factory P1s are going down, maybe Le Mans will be Rebellion's to lose this year.

 

[Juicy Bob]

This shit's cray.

 

[DrM]

At the rate the factory P1s are going down, maybe Le Mans will be Rebellion's to lose this year.

With amount of tech issues and other stuff I wouldn't be surprised if only two factory LMP1s would finish in Le Mans

Plus you always have the Ferrari factor (aka LMPs crashing due to lapped cars) in Le Mans. In nightly hours mostly.

 

[nature boy]

Looks like the Toyota is out. Bummer.

Kinda concerning for Le Mans a month away, even the private LMP1s had issues.

Amazing the #2 Porsche is running without hybrid and still faster than private LMP1s.

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

Game over for both Toyotas.

Endurance racing is a cruel mistress.

 

[Mastah]

Huge crash by one of Fords in Eau Rogue. Looked like tyre explosion.

 

[nature boy]

Poor Ferrari. Just 10 minutes to go.

 

[Juicy Bob]

This race has been completely nutso.

 

[nature boy]

Great race Audi won but not the best pace, reliability is going to be a big issue for Le Mans.

Next race is the 24h of Le Mans, on the 18th of June.

 

[Elfforkusu]

Catching up with the whole race on delay...

Love the moment with about 2:05:20 to go in the race when the WEC/RLM announcers figure out how the Ford GTs were sandbagging (with their Le Mans gear setup).

"One of those Jerry Bruckheimer gearboxes, where every time you want to go faster you just dip the clutch and move the lever"

 

[wowbaggerBR]

Will be there a Le Mans OT? I'm overhyped already.

 

[Humidex]

Will be there a Le Mans OT? I'm overhyped already.

Good question...just to hype this up;

 

[wowbaggerBR]

To hype it even more:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4LfHUC_i78

 

[nature boy]

Don't have time to make one until Tuesday next week, so if anyone wants to create an OT go ahead.

 

[Juicy Bob]

I'll make one for next week, unless anyone has called it first or has a burning desire to make one?

 

[wowbaggerBR]

I thought "hey, I could do it". But then I saw last year's OT and got overwhelmed by it.

 

[LoveCake]

Is there going to be a 24hr all nighter club (thread) on here, or is this the thread for it?

It's going to be hard for the Toyota's to win I think, just don't think they are quick enough over the distance, I hope the #4 car does well as they are a privateer in LMP1 basically, also #82 the Rizzi team, it's just not the same without the Flying Lizard team or the JLOC team though, Interesting garage #56 this year the driver is a quadruple amputee driving in a modified car https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_24_Hours_of_Le_Mans#Garage_56 really hope the car makes it to the end of the race, shame there is no DeltaWing or the front engineed Nissans this year.

 

[Juicy Bob]

I was going to do an OT for Le Mans tonight but I've been called into work last minute so probably won't be able to do one now. :/

 

[nature boy]

I'll make a thread Tuesday night.

 

[Silver Arrows]

Has anybody said if they are doing a full free stream this year? I remember NISMO doing one for the past few years. If not, Radio Le Mans for me!

 

[nature boy]

Has anybody said if they are doing a full free stream this year? I remember NISMO doing one for the past few years. If not, Radio Le Mans for me!

Porsche will have onboards only, and Ford might do the same thing.

 

[Silver Arrows]

Porsche will have onboards only, and Ford might do the same thing.

Onboards are cool but I prefer full broadcasts. So I guess it's RLM for me.

 

[wowbaggerBR]

Just sign the official app, people. It's worth it.

 

[Juicy Bob]

I will second the WEC paid stream. Worked superbly for me throughout the whole race last year, ad-free.

Eurosport Player is also a good option, as it tends to have more entertaining commentators, but they have ads every 20 minutes or so. And it's the same ads every time, which can get very grating, very fast.

 

[Psychotext]

Anyone have a link for that paid stream thing?

 

[dubc35]

Anyone have a link for that paid stream thing?

http://members.fiawec.com/liveConnect

I used it last year and besides some hiccups at the start it was great. I did notice the player ran better in Internet Explorer than Firefox but that could be something with my old ass laptop.

 

[Psychotext]

Thanks.

 

[jcutner]

Nice. Just got my 24 hours subscription! Looking forward to the OT, and looking forward to joining you there during the race!

 

[nature boy]

Le Mans thread is up. Sorry it's not the mega OT from last year.

 

[DD]

WEC: Privateer LMP1 Teams To Use DRS From 2018

F*ckin' brilliant!

 

[nature boy]

6h of Nurburgring this weekend.

Benoit Treluyer out due to a spinal injury. Will not be replaced.

No BoP penalties for Ferrari or Ford.

Porsche has a new high-aero kit, makes the drivers' neck hurt.

Porsche ahead in both FPs so far.

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

Audi 1-2 In Nürburgring Qualifying

 

[nature boy]

Yep, rain made it more difficult for Porsche.

Race starts at 12:00pm London time.