To be fair at their current rate of development the cars could be in the 1300bhp range next year, a little bit of pegging back could be a decent idea, I would expect they will continue with the fuel allowance drops to do so rather then artificial powertrain restrictions. As long as they get a wide choice of technology and options which can in turn stay road-relevant the manufacturers wont mind.
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To be fair at their current rate of development the cars could be in the 1300bhp range next year, a little bit of pegging back could be a decent idea, I would expect they will continue with the fuel allowance drops to do so rather then artificial powertrain restrictions. As long as they get a wide choice of technology and options which can in turn stay road-relevant the manufacturers wont mind.
Edmond Dantès
Dantès the White
According to this - http://www.fiawec.com/crossplatform-en.html - you can indeed watch the coverage via the website.
It's doubtful, but some of the footage from those streams might be uploaded to Youtube.
That's correct, but factoring in the benefits of winning (merchandising opportunities etc) the deficit is recovered.
Aston Martin's art car (also known as Chromatic Aberration, The Car) for Le Mans revealed: https://twitter.com/ApexRacingPR/status/607899064378789888
WELP
EDIT: https://twitter.com/FIAWEC/status/607891294736793600
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EDIT: https://twitter.com/FIAWEC/status/607891294736793600
I can watch paint dry for 24 hours with Hindhaugh commentating.
It doesn't matter who you listen to, it always reaches a point where they just let loose and go on bizarre tangents.
The Dutch commentary is absolutely terrible though on Eurosport, I'm glad I can change it.
Some guy who is clueless about what's happening on screen and just keeps whining about how F1 sucks these days.
The RLM guys can get very cliché with the constant 'I'm not comparing it to F1 but...' and 'this isn't an endurance race its a x hour sprint' but as a whole there passion makes it enjoyable they also have good twitter and social media interaction. Not many motorsports commentators will have drivers and team principals just wander into the box for a chat.
Dave_6
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I've watched this so many times I've lost count, but it still me gives me chills every time I hear it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxXtpMngivM
oohh... you be careful, posting vids of glorious race engines could set a bad precedent, I need to save some bandwidth for the weekend.
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Edmond Dantès
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What a lovely collection of beasts. It warms the heart to see them on track.
NoFaceNico
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How did I miss this thread??!
I love the 24 Hours of Le Mans, I didn't figure GAF would be into it though. I live in the USA, where we rarely even get the broadcasting rights, so we can't even subscribe to Euro Sport live streams. But thankfully there's always... other means... of getting it. I've seen every race for the past 9 years or so. I'm going to try using the Hola app to get a paid stream of the race from Euro Sport. I prefer their coverage. I didn't like the official coverage last year, too boring.
My favorite era was the Audi vs. Peugeot years. There were some really intense races back then. I root for Toyota now because they absorbed some of the Peugeot team after they left, including my favorite driver, Antony Davidson.
As far as Nissan, they've been testing the waters for a while now and their return is definitely the wild card. But I dunno, the Le Mans gods can be cruel and they can unleash all kinds of hell on flashy radical designs.
Also, I reviewed two Le Mans games last year! Link to video
I love the 24 Hours of Le Mans, I didn't figure GAF would be into it though. I live in the USA, where we rarely even get the broadcasting rights, so we can't even subscribe to Euro Sport live streams. But thankfully there's always... other means... of getting it. I've seen every race for the past 9 years or so. I'm going to try using the Hola app to get a paid stream of the race from Euro Sport. I prefer their coverage. I didn't like the official coverage last year, too boring.
My favorite era was the Audi vs. Peugeot years. There were some really intense races back then. I root for Toyota now because they absorbed some of the Peugeot team after they left, including my favorite driver, Antony Davidson.
As far as Nissan, they've been testing the waters for a while now and their return is definitely the wild card. But I dunno, the Le Mans gods can be cruel and they can unleash all kinds of hell on flashy radical designs.
Also, I reviewed two Le Mans games last year! Link to video
He'd make at least 3,478 comments about how paint drying is more exciting than Formula 1.
Edmond Dantès
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Welcome aboard. There is indeed a small but passionate community of endurance racing fans here.
NoFaceNico
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I try not to wish bad luck on any of the teams, but if that art car starts having reliability problems (and it's an Aston, so chances are high) then I'm going to bust up laughing.
Edmond Dantès
Dantès the White
It'll be interesting to see what it looks like on the TV coverage. I expect the novelty of the livery to wear thin quite soon.And this is the art car for 2015...
Edmond Dantès
Dantès the White
I'm looking forward to their return, but I can't help feeling that I'd rather see them join the LMP1 class.
NoFaceNico
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I think it's actually this car just having technical difficulties.
Elfforkusu
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:lolI think it's actually this car just having technical difficulties.
I'm not sure that Ford motorsports is in the right place for a sustained LMP1 effort right now. I hope it's on the road map somewhere, though. They're the one American manufacturer with the credibility to make a run at it.Edmond Dantès;166931011 said:
e: Also, they should try to recruit Jeff Gordon
MisterNoisy
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Can't wait for the weekend. Everyone else at work is talking about the NBA finals, but I've got no time for that shit. Gonna hook the PC up to the TV again for uninterrupted big-screen racing.
I just read through the OP... holy shit, outstanding effort once again ED!
One request: Can anyone knock up some kind of timetable of when sunrise/sunset is and how it corresponds with certain timezones? I want to know if I'll be able to catch the sunrise/sunset here in Melbourne (Australia, GMT+10
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One request: Can anyone knock up some kind of timetable of when sunrise/sunset is and how it corresponds with certain timezones? I want to know if I'll be able to catch the sunrise/sunset here in Melbourne (Australia, GMT+10
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Interesting article about Toyota:
Autosport
Basically says Toyota's new car was 2.5s a lap faster than last year when they were WEC champs and now they are well behind Audi and Porsche. Talk about a Quantum leap from the German pair!
That ART car is going to alias like mad on low bitrate/low res services!
Autosport
Basically says Toyota's new car was 2.5s a lap faster than last year when they were WEC champs and now they are well behind Audi and Porsche. Talk about a Quantum leap from the German pair!
That ART car is going to alias like mad on low bitrate/low res services!
bone_and_sinew
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Reading the OP will take almost as long as completing the race
First time in years I'll be watching.
First time in years I'll be watching.
And this is the art car for 2015...
http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/GLOB/legacy_thumbnail/750x422/quality/95/http://www.blogcdn.com/slideshows/images/slides/350/754/3/S3507543/slug/l/aston-martin-vantage-gte-art-car-02-1.jpg[IMG][/QUOTE]
I never thought humanity would manage such a feat but we have, we have reached the point where we can make an Aston look truly awful. Also at certain zoom levels it makes my screen go a little weird and show it as a dull grey.
What the fuck? That makes my eyes hurt. Maybe it has some kind of special effect when looking at it in motion. But it can't be good enough to eradicate the hurt my eyes just went through.
http://www.dailysportscar.com/2015/06/07/le-mans-24-hours-scrutineering-2-nissan.html
Nissan rumoured to be running without any hybrid system this year, per rules it has to carry the system on board but it will be disabled. The car should still be very quick in a straight line but without the hybrid system it's acceleration out of corners will suffer a lot and overall laptime will take a heavy hit.
It's all a bit Nismo McLaren Honda so far.
Nissan rumoured to be running without any hybrid system this year, per rules it has to carry the system on board but it will be disabled. The car should still be very quick in a straight line but without the hybrid system it's acceleration out of corners will suffer a lot and overall laptime will take a heavy hit.
It's all a bit Nismo McLaren Honda so far.
Originally it was supposed to be a 8mj system with 4wd, then due to difficulties it became a 2mj through just the front wheels (the engine also only powers the fronts) now the car is rumoured to be purely combustion powered. With no hybrid system at all the cars ultimate laptime will suffer a lot.
Also at what point does testing become fairly pointless, with no hybrid system and only front wheel drive the car is so far removed from it's target specs that I have to question how much relevant data can be learned. Familiarising the team and drivers with working together and running in the event is great but actual race data? I'm not sure.
Edmond Dantès
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Photos from scrutineering:
Psychotext
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Yeah, they are. I've seen a few in person and they look MUCH bigger on TV.
captscience
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Amazing OP!
So excited for this weekend. Haven't looked forward to a race this much in years.
So excited for this weekend. Haven't looked forward to a race this much in years.
Psychotext
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I think it's awesome. Am interested in seeing what it's going to look like in motion.
I'm guessing it's either going to make my screen give up and die or give me a seizure.
Not really a fan of either option.
Regarding Hola you might want to read this, I would recommend using another VPN service. Unblock-Us seems to support the Eurosport Player, and they have a 7 day free trial so if it's just for watching Le Mans you don't need to pay anything.
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