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[Mastah]

And Audi #2 is back on track.

This slowzone is working very well, in the past we would have been stuck in a 30m safety car procession.

We will be :/

 

[Elfforkusu]

#2 back out of the pits?

Where is he compared to the Toyota...?

e: Still in front. So #3 overall.
e2: Didn't realize the #8 was that many laps back. Thought he was more like +4, not +10.
e3: Time for a nap!

 

[dalin80]

The Ferrari drivers not really showing the best of the 458 today, shocking amateur hour stuff at times.

 

[ConstructMe]

Will shoot you a PM.

yesx please

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

The Ferrari drivers not really showing the best of the 458 today, shocking amateur hour stuff at times.

So it's business as usual, then?

If the last three years have taught me anything, it's that GTE Ferraris exist solely to wreck LMP1s.

 

[PseudoKirby]

Toyota will win I know it.

 

[dalin80]

Those porsches look very unstable in the braking zones.

 

[Juicy Bob]

So I wake up to find the #7 Toyota out and the #1 Audi leading?

Sigh. And I was hoping that, maybe this year, literally anyone other than Audi and Kristensen would win...

 

[Chris R]

I feel like this is begging for a diagram of the earth's orbit around the sun. ;p

What I usually do is sleep and wake up for the last hour or so. Would love to watch all night, but I don't have the constitution for that.

??? I was meaning the 24h of Daytona. I live in Alaska so they could do a 24 hour race here without headlights if they wanted this time of the year

 

[DrM]

Porsche #20 is much slower in last three laps - 4 to 12 sec slower than leading and chasing Audi and Toyota.

 

[Juicy Bob]

This GT lead battle is insane. Been raging all night.

 

[Chris R]

GT battle is going to end in tears.

 

[DrM]

GT battle is going to end in tears.

No doubt, there is AF Corsa Ferrari involved, so somebody will end in the barriers

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

Porsche #20 is much slower in last three laps - 4 to 12 sec slower than leading and chasing Audi and Toyota.

I haven't seen it lap below 3:30 in what feels like forever. WEBBAH and company are going to need some help to close the gap to the #1 or keep from being run down by the #2.

At Spa, the 919 had a noticeable drop in pace in the later hours as its Li-ion battery became increasingly less efficient. Audi's speed didn't garner many headlines, but they're just as strong now as they were at the start of the race.

 

[Dilly]

What happened to the #7 Toyota?

 

[DrM]

Aston Martin is back on the rear of that Ferrari

 

[AxeMan]

Any Streams of this I can watch. Legally of course.

 

[dalin80]

Don't get too close Aston you will just get caught up in the Ferrari crash.

 

[DrM]

Any Streams of this I can watch. Legally of course.

http://en.lemanslive.com/
From Michelin

 

[AxeMan]

http://en.lemanslive.com/
From Michelin

Thanks DrM. I was looking at this site as well. I obviously should get checked for glasses

Go Webber!

 

[DrM]

Aston in the garage, looks like brake failure

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

Didn't see that one coming: #97 Aston in the garage. What a shame.

 

[Juicy Bob]

Damn. That was such an amazing battle.

 

[dalin80]

That's every car I was supporting in this race out.

Sigh. Back to bed.

 

[AxeMan]

Does this Audi (2) have gears? Is it a CVT or something?
Sounds like it

 

[Elvin Atombender]

It doesn't matter how the standings look when I go to bed or how many/few hours I sleep - Kristensen is somehow always in the lead when I wake up.

 

[vitacola]

You gotta love Kristensen

Dawn is always my favourite time of the race

Edit: did I hear earlier that Nissan will have an LMP1 car next year? Four factory teams will be amazing!

And Lotus will introduce their LMP1 car next WEC race. At least the guys on Eurosport Germany said something like that.

 

[vitacola]

Woah, please don't die #1

 

[TylerD]

P2 leader in to the pits with a suspension failure and Audi #1 just had to pull over and reboot. FUN!

 

[Dilly]

#1 Audi not going healthy.

 

[Roude Leiw]

so what happaned to #7 toyota? =(

 

[vitacola]

Audi #1 in the box.

EDIT:
Seems like the turbo again ...

 

[Dilly]

#2 Audi is going very fast.

 

[Elfforkusu]

Meanwhile, Lotterer just put down a 3:22 in the 3rd place Audi. God damn.

That Porsche is a sitting duck.

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

There's the lead for Porsche.

For now.

 

[Addnan]

Does the Porsche have a realistic chance of holding off the other Audi?

 

[Dilly]

Does the Porsche have a realistic chance of holding off the other Audi?

Best lap of the Audi was a 3.22 while the Porsche's best lap is a 3.25. Both did a 3.29 in the last lap though.

It would be a mind blowing result if Porsche would win this though.

 

[dalin80]

Does the Porsche have a realistic chance of holding off the other Audi?

All in the time, if they get next to each other before the end of the race the porsche is toast it's had poor pace all weekend, only reliability of others has allowed it to get into it's current position.

 

[DrM]

71 seconds difference between Porsche and Audi

 

[Juicy Bob]

Would love it if Porsche win. Bit only see that happening if Audi #2 has problems

 

[navanman]

Audi will take the lead with 90 mins to go based on the current pace.

 

[DrM]

Audi will take the lead with 90 mins to go based on the current pace.

And they are much faster in pits

 

[vitacola]

Dat Porsche on-board.
Looks like the vibrations start earlier now (around 240 km/h).

 

[dalin80]

A 458 in the gravel?!?! Whodathunk!

 

[andylsun]

Morning all

Porsche leading due to both Audi's needing turbo changes but Audi are gaining? That the summary

Psychotext - how is it at the track? Hoping to be at the track in 2016

 

[dalin80]

Morning all

Porsche leading due to both Audi's needing turbo changes but Audi are gaining? That the summary

My summary would be 'the universe hates leaders'.

'Oh mr toyota you are driving away in the lead? Well Fuck you.'
'Ah, mr audi, you seem to be going well, Fuck you too.'
'Trying again mr audi?, Well prepare for a fucking'

 

[Dilly]

Haha, that Porsche garage looked like they collectively slept through their alarm clock.

 

[dalin80]

Sudden panic in the porsche pit, has the universe turned it's bitter bloodshot eye to webbers chin?

 

[AxeMan]

Come on Webber!

Would love you to come first, just don't see it - Audi too fast

 

[Psychotext]

You know, aside from a hardcore few, hardly anyone I've met here at the track that actually gives a shit about what's going on in the race.

Most I've met are about shopping, getting shitfaced or just being general poseurs with their flash cars / clothes. I never expected it to be worse than f1 in that respect.

Unrelated. GO AUDI!