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I have to say, I am certainly looking forward to le mans, though I couldn't get the time off work to be there all week, I will be there from friday afternoon.
Nice one. I've been the past 3 years but I decided to give it a miss this year. Off to Spa 24 instead.
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Will be attending my first Le Mans this year, aim to be there from Thursday. Can't wait!
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Should be early teens in temperature and dry, so not quite as warm as last year eventually turned out to be, but nice enough nonetheless. I'm there on both Saturday and Sunday, although currently debating whether it's worth it to turn up at 8:00 for the pit walk on Sunday given the huge gap in the timetable before the race starts. Support races better this year than last year, no dull-as-dishwater Porsches.
It looks like Robert Kubica has pulled out of the ByKolles season entry with Dominik Kraihamer stepping in. 
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It looks like Robert Kubica has pulled out of the ByKolles season entry with Dominik Kraihamer stepping in.
damn
was really hoping he'd have a great season.
I was there for the Saturday last year, there was a blizzard in the morning! But sure enough by the afternoon it was glorious.
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Did I read correctly that ByKolles only did about 10 laps of testing?
Looking at the Timing results for the sessions, it looks like 6, so with a few in and out laps, yes you are probably right. It sounds like they are the McLaren of the WEC
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I don't think I've known the ByKolles to complete a race without an extended visit to the garage. I just hope that LMP1 privateer takes off next year. If Ginetta's estimates are to be believed, there should be 6-9 LMP1 privateer cars in addition to the 4-6 LMP1-H cars.
Toyota fastest in the first practice session - under 0.8s ahead of the #2 Porsche. Should be good
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Toyota fastest in the first practice session - under 0.8s ahead of the #2 Porsche. Should be good
.Qually is now live! 
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Toyota seems to be on another planet in terms of times today, as they set some very impressive times today.
Porsche seem off the pace in both LMP1 and LMGTE Pro classes, which is going to be interesting over the course of the season. However, we should get a better understanding of the true race pace tomorrow.
LMP2 looks a hugely competitive season this year, so it has all the marks of a good season. I'm looking forward to the race tomorrow.
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Toyota seems to be on another planet in terms of times today, as they set some very impressive times today.
Porsche seem off the pace in both LMP1 and LMGTE Pro classes, which is going to be interesting over the course of the season. However, we should get a better understanding of the true race pace tomorrow.
LMP2 looks a hugely competitive season this year, so it has all the marks of a good season. I'm looking forward to the race tomorrow.
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What a great race! Sorry for not being around during it, but real life got in the way. It seemed that the GT battles were even closer than in previous years. As for LMP 2, I found it hard to identify the cars. I think particularly because of the similar colour schemes but also the fact they are all running the Oreca chassis this year. As for LMP1, it could be a close battle between Porsche and Toyota over a season. I also felt that not having a third team (Audi) did make the racing in LMP1 lack something.
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I have to say, I did laugh when the #7 was limping back to the pits and the rear wing section fell off..
That and the crispy porsche.. that was a bit amusing.
That and the crispy porsche.. that was a bit amusing.
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Fantastic WEC race, but I also struggled following the LMP2 race, particularly trackside as the leader lights didn't appear to be working.
Couldn't help but feel that Ford were sandbagging again when they pulled out a massive gap in Q1 and were easily fastest in GTE Pro, albeit with unreliable door catches.
Didn't see the Toyota accident until later as I was at Becketts at the time, but wow - bet Lopez won't forget that one for a while. Amazing they got it running again, bearing in mind this was the aftermath:
Oh, and that's before the wing fell off!
Couldn't help but feel that Ford were sandbagging again when they pulled out a massive gap in Q1 and were easily fastest in GTE Pro, albeit with unreliable door catches.
Didn't see the Toyota accident until later as I was at Becketts at the time, but wow - bet Lopez won't forget that one for a while. Amazing they got it running again, bearing in mind this was the aftermath:
Oh, and that's before the wing fell off!
Unfortunately I'll not be able to watch the race live as I'm at a stag so no updates from me over the weekend.
I'll update the entry list and championship standings later tonight.
I'll update the entry list and championship standings later tonight.
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