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Club Arnage => General Discussion => Topic started by: Werner on April 15, 2005, 01:12:41 pm

Title: New rumour about Alain Prost at Le Mans
Post by: Werner on April 15, 2005, 01:12:41 pm

There's a short message on HomeOfF1 that Alain Prost will be driving together with his son Nicolas in June at Le Mans, see http://www.homeoff1.com/news/item.aspx?id=11137

Any confirmations for this or just another bullsh*t story?

Title: Re:New rumour about Alain Prost at Le Mans
Post by: Andy Zarse on April 15, 2005, 01:14:33 pm

I'm pretty certain this is a baseless bullshit story.

Title: Re:New rumour about Alain Prost at Le Mans
Post by: jpchenet on April 15, 2005, 02:03:07 pm

It doesn't state which race in June.

The support race perhaps??

Or maybe the Karting track!!  ;)

Title: Re:New rumour about Alain Prost at Le Mans
Post by: Simes on April 15, 2005, 02:28:42 pm

However he will be driving the 1989 Mclaren at the Festival of Speed.  ;D

Title: Re:New rumour about Alain Prost at Le Mans
Post by: garystout on April 15, 2005, 03:39:12 pm

I think i read some where that he is driving a GTS car in the French championship (Viper i think) at a circuit called Leddenon down here in the south, but may have misread, been known!!!

Title: Re:New rumour about Alain Prost at Le Mans
Post by: Bobblehat on April 15, 2005, 04:52:34 pm

Motorsport says that Prost is expected to take part in three more rounds in the French GT. Dose that include Le Mans?

Title: Re:New rumour about Alain Prost at Le Mans
Post by: chrisbeatty on April 15, 2005, 05:46:03 pm

Yeah, he is racing a GT1(?) class Viper with his son in the national series. But is he racing at the 24 hour race or as Bobblehat pointed out the national round at the Bugatti circuit??

This link seems to show the LM GT race is in September I guess some reporter just got his dates mixed up & got over excited!!
http://www.prostgp.org/races05.htm (http://www.prostgp.org/races05.htm)

Also the now Loeb is in the Pescarolo & "French" Audi seats are all taken, so the French prototype seats are dwindling!!

Title: Re:New rumour about Alain Prost at Le Mans
Post by: smokie on April 15, 2005, 06:42:55 pm

Aren't some of the old Top Names driving some classics in a pre-race? Scrutineering being on Thursday I believe.


JPC - I think Little Johnny will be there!

Title: Re:New rumour about Alain Prost at Le Mans
Post by: jpchenet on April 16, 2005, 01:07:09 am

Johnny will probably be in the D-Type again.

AS for Prost, there was a rumour ages ago that he would have a seat in the second Oreca Audi R8 but obviously that wnet out the window when they chose to only run one car. Rumours are that Prost wouldn't drive anyway as he feels the 24 hour race is too dangerous for the drivers!!