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[Bustanen]

Webbah in, so something will happen to the #1 car.

 

[Elfforkusu]

It's a long race, I doubt Toyota can do 14 laps each stint.

No rain is good news.

Why not?

Rules restrict fuel per lap on the upper limit, nothing says they didn't make their engine even more efficient than required... right?

My lego contribution!

Lol, nice

 

[nature boy]

Why not?

Rules restrict fuel per lap on the upper limit, nothing says they didn't make their engine even more efficient than required... right?

Night (lower temperatures) might increase fuel consumption for a certain performance threshold.

 

[Elfforkusu]

Night (lower temperatures) might increase fuel consumption for a certain performance threshold.

Ok, fair point. Though, that could be true for audi and porsche too.

 

[NihonTiger90]

Kobayashi in for the #6 Toyota

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

Did the #5 Toyota just come in on an unscheduled stop?

 

[nature boy]

Did the #5 Toyota just come in on an unscheduled stop?

Yes, Davidson stopped again on his out lap.

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

Yes, Davidson stopped again on his out lap.

Thanks.

They're saying he complained of excessive vibration and they changed tires. Probably pickup or something.

 

[Juicy Bob]

Kamui Kobayashi is leading the Le Mans 24 Hours.

Come on, son.

 

[Mobius 1]

Kamui Kobayashi is leading the Le Mans 24 Hours.

Come on, son.

Koba!

I must say that getting the $10 WEC package for live streaming and timing is amazing value. Solid HD stream.

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

lol 3:52s for both leading Fords. BoP adjustment? What adjustment?

Know what, though? Fuck it. I can't help but feel my national pride, (among other things...), swell at the sight of those GTs. Not gonna hate on a girl with an ass that fine.

 

[Elfforkusu]

Not sure if Kobayashi is slow, or Webber is fast.

But either way, at this rate Toyota's going to need that skipped pit stop just to keep up.

 

[DrM]

Commentators on Eurosport are amusing as hell and it is not even the night yet

 

[coiler]

Not sure if Kobayashi is slow, or Webber is fast.

But either way, at this rate Toyota's going to need that skipped pit stop just to keep up.

Kobayashi is slow

 

[nature boy]

Webbah 3:21.8

 

[Mastah]

Webbah 3:21.8.

edit: nature boy

 

[wowbaggerBR]

Dumbreck and this other guy on the official app are simply atrocious at commentating the race.

 

[LoveCake]

Webber is going for it!

 

[Elfforkusu]

Dumbreck and this other guy on the official app are simply atrocious at commentating the race.

Yeah, they're really not great. I muted them and put on RLM.

(it's not really a fair fight, since RLM is awesome)

 

[Mobius 1]

Dumbreck and this other guy on the official app are simply atrocious at commentating the race.

They are. The initial commentators were fine, but the current crew is awful. Hopefully only 2 more hours of this until they're relieved.

 

[Elfforkusu]

Webber going so fast he literally blew the door off the #8 Audi.

 

[nature boy]

Le Mans: where your door can screw you (Audi #8).

#2 Porsche under investigation (something happened in the pits). Unsafe release.

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

Eh, WEC commentators may not have anything on RLM, (who does?), but as someone who had to listen to Leigh Diffey's shit back in the day, they're not that bad.

 

[Tempy]

How far can Sausset's seat eject him anyway?

 

[Elfforkusu]

Kobayashi heard our trash talk and is driving faster now.

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

3:21s for everybody!

Your move, WEBBAH.

 

[Mastah]

Damn, Koba showing great pace, 3:21.8 and then 3:21.4.

 

[LoveCake]

A few cars spinning off the last couple of laps, must be due to dusk.

 

[Juicy Bob]

Koba got bored of lifting & coasting and decided to rag for a bit

 

[LoveCake]

Just seen that Frédéric Sausset (Quadruple Amputee) is now in the car #84 after coming in for a driver change, the car is going strong and also in a decent place.

*Note: only mentioned the disability because people may not know of it.

This is PROPER racing!

 

[Ark]

Just seen that Frédéric Sausset (Quadruple Amputee) is now in the car #84 after coming in for a driver change, the car is going strong and also in a decent place.

*Note: only mentioned the disability because people may not know of it.

This is PROPER racing!

How is his pace? It's amazing that he's racing at Le Mans.

 

[Humidex]

I had absolutely no idea until now that Fabien Barthez was racing this afternoon!

 

[Juicy Bob]

How is his pace? It's amazing that he's racing at Le Mans.

He's doing just over 4 minute laps, so around GT-AM pace.

 

[LoveCake]

How is his pace? It's amazing that he's racing at Le Mans.

The car is 13 laps down in 42nd place, I think this is his first stint in the car, he is doing 04:08:00 at the moment, he was doing four minute laps in qualifying which was his target, currently lapping around he GTE AM cars.

 

[Mobius 1]

Webbah in BAIL OUT gif material 🙃

 

[Elfforkusu]

Everybody going off track at sunset.

Excellent.

(Included a scare for the #1 porsche, locking the brakes in the eponymous curves)

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

Oh shit, Porsche may be splitting strategy.

#2 just did a 14-lap stint. Apparently Porsche has merely 'chosen' to run the faster 13s thus far.

Edit: #67 Ford is straight off at Mulsanne corner.

 

[nature boy]

LOL giving the bird

 

[navanman]

Great time of night for racing. Toyota looking great so far but so far to go yet.

EuroSport think Toyota can save 2 pit stops over the race from Porsche by virtue of their low drag bodywork.

 

[Juicy Bob]

This has to be Toyota's best ever opportunity.

 

[nature boy]

I would be amazed if Toyota ends up winning.

First year of the new car and lower budget, plus all their previous attempts (GT-ONE).

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

The ACO expanding TV camera coverage in the overnight hours these past few years has just been the best.

There is nothing like nighttime at Le Mans. I'm so fucking hard right now.

Edit: Another problem for the #7? Goddamn.

Edit 2: Apparently the #8 has the same issue and has to come in as well.

 

[coiler]

Ok it will be the worst Audi performance in years!

 

[blanky]

This has to be Toyota's best ever opportunity.

We've been here before though and woke up to a disaster. There's still 16 hours to go! I'm hoping though, it's looking great.

 

[navanman]

Audi is reliability shocker again.

Its been the thing that has won them this race so so often.

Turbo gone on other car too?

 

[coiler]

Audi is reliability shocker again.

Its been the thing that has won them this race so so often.

Turbo gone on other car too?

They race it on the limit of breakdown to stay up with the rest.

 

[Elfforkusu]

This has to be Toyota's best ever opportunity.

They looked to be in the driver's seat a few years ago (2014?) but their lead car died in the dark of the night.

 

[coiler]

They looked to be in the driver's seat a few years ago (2014?) but their lead car died in the dark of the night.

They lost in the last hour several times. Hope they can pull it trough this time.

 

[Elfforkusu]

By the way, does anybody know what happened to the #1 porsche? It was running right with the #6, but then I looked up and the #2 passed it for second. Did they make an extra pit stop or...?

E: and now the #5 is knocking

 

[blanky]

I guess I blinked, but how did the #2 Porsche manage to claw its way back up and even past its sister car?

edit: now it's in the pits! oh no