Title: Driver Parade - Adjusted Route
Post by: Chrisgr31 on April 06, 2016, 12:19:13 am
On Pistonheads there is a link to this story http://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/03/30/le-mans-drivers-parade-route-changed-over-safety-security-fears.html concerning a change to the drivers parade route this year. Not seen it mentioned on here so thought I would post it. I cant actually work out how it differs to the usual route, but then I often give it a miss after a nice lunch!
Title: Re: Driver Parade - Adjusted Route
Post by: clkgtrlm1 on April 06, 2016, 12:00:45 pm
Mentioned (officially) in passing on the ACO site here:-
http://www.24h-lemans.com/en/news/24-hours-of-le-mans-2016-jurgen-barth-godfather-of-a-modified-drivers-parade_2_2_1746_24092.html
http://www.24h-lemans.com/en/news/24-hours-of-le-mans-2016-jurgen-barth-godfather-of-a-modified-drivers-parade_2_2_1746_24092.html
Title: Re: Driver Parade - Adjusted Route
Post by: landman on April 06, 2016, 12:48:56 pm
In previous years the route would leave Place De L'Eperon and continue Rue De La Galere then right on to Quai Louis Blanc before turning right again in to the road (which has no name according to Google) and in turn the tunnel until it reached Avenue de Paderborn and the place in front of the Cathedral.
The new route will possibly be a bit shorter and given the lack of hill through the tunnel it will prevent some, but I bet not all, of the supercars from burning out their clutches on the slow climb.
The new route will possibly be a bit shorter and given the lack of hill through the tunnel it will prevent some, but I bet not all, of the supercars from burning out their clutches on the slow climb.
