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Preview: 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 and GTE-Am

am 6. From on 6 June 2011 at 19:43 │ Comments {2}

It is time again: the 24 Hours of Le Mans, one of the largest and historically most important race of the year is imminent. The first part of the three-part preview covers the newly formed independent means classes.

The first two races of the Triple Crown of Motorsport (or "Grand Slam") are completed - the Monaco Grand Prix and the Indy 500 Both were spectacular this year and most exciting to the end and that could also apply the 24 hours, apply the highlight of the sports car season. Peugeot and Audi will fight for overall victory, BMW, Corvette, Ferrari and Porsche for the title among the GT cars on this course, the primary focus. But with LMP2 and GTE-Am are two more classes at the start, you should not ignore. further accelerate →

Comments {2} | 24-Hour Le Mans , Motor Sport

LMS / ILMC: Analysis 1000km of Spa

am 9. From on 9 May 2011 at 17:12 │ Comments {6}

It was a very lively first race, which got the almost 35,000 spectators on site and a lot to see in front of television screens, however, changed relatively quickly. Anders suggested as the test day, but the Peugeot seem to be an advantage for Le Mans.

It's almost a tradition that before the 24H of Le Mans is the brick on all sides. No one wants to show his real speed, not in the tests, even at the races that lie before it. Audi, the "sand bagging" a few years ago drove the R15 so far that the car is not even sent in a race, but unpacking only at Le Mans. What then went thoroughly into the pants, because the car was suffering from teething troubles. That should this year be any different, so it has taken the official test day before a weeks and has also begun on the 1000km of Spa. There was, however, that in the next four weeks, a lot of work to do. For Peugeot managed an impressive ride, which will also not entirely unclouded Sun RECOURSE.

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Comments {6} | ILMC , LMS

Analysis: LMS and ALMS - A Day of Firsts

am 24. From on 24 August 2010, at 17:49 │ Comments {0}

Both Le Mans Series offered a lot of spectacle and, above all, surprising results and some preliminary decisions in mastery scores.

Even in the training sessions of the Le Mans Series, it became clear that the projection of the Oreca Peugeot before the gasoline competition from two prototype classes would not be too big - it then Danny Watts in Strakka HPD actually made ​​it to pole position , was then but still surprising. The Peugeot managed to do just to rank 4, behind the two Lola-Rebellion, the downforce-producing chassis to fit the tight Hungaroring as good as anywhere else Next throttle →

Comments {0} | ALMS , LMS

24 Hours of Le Mans: Analysis - Lead by Stamina

am 15. From on 15 June 2010 at 18:40 │ Comments {7}

Similarly fascinating and spectacular as the 2008 "battle of epic proportions" was this year's 24 Hours of Le Mans - but sprang from the tension of a source other than two years ago: the reliability of Audi R15plus triumphed over the speed of the Peugeot 908 And in the other classes, there were surprises.

The race started (after they had celebrated during the pre-start phase for the cameras last conducted in 1969 by Le Mans start) as expected by 15 clock: Peugeot moved slowly but surely gone forward. Had Allan McNish in the Audi finishers in the first round several times in vain to try to overtake the Oreca Peugeot, he was at the end of the first revolution was no longer close enough to the rear. So clearly as in 2008 when the French right from the start three seconds per lap faster driving, increased the lead but not in 2010. give more gas →

Comments {7} | 24-Hour Le Mans , Audi , Motorsport