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General Discussion / Re: ELMS / WEC Weekend in Silverstone, April 19 + 20
« on: April 18, 2014, 07:14:00 pm »
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General Discussion / Re: 2014 Sebring 12 Hours, from the perspective of the 2014 Sebring Fan Of The Year
« on: April 17, 2014, 08:19:12 pm »
...maybe it was Watkins Glen. I did see him but in my brain addled state it could have been in NY
But I did sleep at a Holiday Inn last night!
But I did sleep at a Holiday Inn last night!
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General Discussion / Re: 2014 Sebring 12 Hours, from the perspective of the 2014 Sebring Fan Of The Year
« on: April 14, 2014, 08:27:51 pm »
Hillsides? At Sebring? Excuse me but there are no hills at Sebring...just a few mounds....and those "tower" over the landscape!
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General Discussion / Re: Normandy June 4th to 8th
« on: April 14, 2014, 08:23:06 pm »
D-Day by Stephen Ambrose
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General Discussion / Re: Normandy June 4th to 8th
« on: April 07, 2014, 04:31:10 pm »
As an American that has been to Normandy I need to say that is has changed my life forever. The experience was so meaningful that reading about this event has brought tears to my eyes. I will never look at the English, French and Canadians the same again.
And as for the German soldiers, I have the utmost respect for their fighting spirit in the face of inept leadership and overwhelming odds.
This ground is sacred and the place where many of my dad's friends from home risked it all and many died in the attempt to capture the high ground.
I submit two items for your reading and viewing enlightenment. Please read D-Day by Stephen Ambrose and watch "Saving Private Ryan".
I had a client that has since died that was in the first wave on Omaha Beach. He said that the opening 30 minutes is the most realistic depiction of the landing he has ever seen. His wife told me that at last she finally understood what he went through.
The book is well-researched and a great read. Ambrose has done a masterful job in the telling of the story that we feel like we are right there dodging bullets. The parachute drop scenes are the best I have ever read. This give all of you just enough time to get the book read and the movie watched.
And as for the German soldiers, I have the utmost respect for their fighting spirit in the face of inept leadership and overwhelming odds.
This ground is sacred and the place where many of my dad's friends from home risked it all and many died in the attempt to capture the high ground.
I submit two items for your reading and viewing enlightenment. Please read D-Day by Stephen Ambrose and watch "Saving Private Ryan".
I had a client that has since died that was in the first wave on Omaha Beach. He said that the opening 30 minutes is the most realistic depiction of the landing he has ever seen. His wife told me that at last she finally understood what he went through.
The book is well-researched and a great read. Ambrose has done a masterful job in the telling of the story that we feel like we are right there dodging bullets. The parachute drop scenes are the best I have ever read. This give all of you just enough time to get the book read and the movie watched.
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General Discussion / Re: Vipers withdraw from Le Mans
« on: March 28, 2014, 03:28:35 pm »
The NASCAR bozos fired the IMSA safety crews as one of their first acts last fall.
Good review of the Sebring fiasco and the issues with the leadership...
http://www.dailysportscar.com/?p=25310
Good review of the Sebring fiasco and the issues with the leadership...
http://www.dailysportscar.com/?p=25310
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General Discussion / Re: new audi
« on: March 27, 2014, 03:05:30 pm »
We sure missed these cars at Sebring this year.
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General Discussion / Re: Vipers withdraw from Le Mans
« on: March 26, 2014, 08:22:38 pm »
All my redneck friends that hate the French here in the US were really pissed off when the group that first got the Viper to actually stay on the track were the Oreca guys from, of all places, France.
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General Discussion / Re: In a ski resort!!!
« on: March 25, 2014, 02:56:40 pm »
I live in Vero Beach, Florida, a town of 20,000, and there is one here as well...of course, there are some unbelievable cars here during the winter season. It is like a dream car parade watching out of my office window to the traffic light on A1A.
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General Discussion / Re: Sebring 2014
« on: March 18, 2014, 07:47:24 pm »
...and then the ultimate irony that after hours red-flagged at Bristol the rain stops the race with two laps to go and they declare the winner with nobody watching.
My biggest fear is that these idiots will broadcast Le Mans in the same way they did Sebring. Come on and show some real racing why doncha?
My biggest fear is that these idiots will broadcast Le Mans in the same way they did Sebring. Come on and show some real racing why doncha?
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General Discussion / Re: Sebring 2014
« on: March 18, 2014, 02:28:33 pm »
Whatever happened to "local cautions" the way it used to be? I was not at the race for the first time in over a decade but was watching on the 'puter. When the car ran off the hairpin turn and died on the old hairpin part of the track it was 200 yards from the current track. Pull him behind the wall while waving a local yellow and let the racing continue. Cannot believe how long it took to get back to racing.
It takes forever to get around the track under caution and every time the SC came through Sunset I expected the lights to be off...groan...they weren't. NASCAR waves yellows to bunch up the field and "make it more exciting" for the fan. It does the exact opposite...we will need to vote with our feet. Check out the crowd at Bristol last weekend...
It takes forever to get around the track under caution and every time the SC came through Sunset I expected the lights to be off...groan...they weren't. NASCAR waves yellows to bunch up the field and "make it more exciting" for the fan. It does the exact opposite...we will need to vote with our feet. Check out the crowd at Bristol last weekend...
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General Discussion / Re: Sebring 2014
« on: March 08, 2014, 05:13:18 pm »
You have a PM...get in touch with me asap...I have a solution to your issue at Sebring.
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General Discussion / Re: Tetre Rouge
« on: February 22, 2014, 03:04:02 pm »
The glorious return of Porsche! 2014!
Porsche uber alles!
Porsche uber alles!
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General Discussion / Re: Tetre Rouge
« on: February 14, 2014, 03:42:37 pm »
Didn't take this thread to degenerate to the least common denominator did it?
Speaking of TR, what have the marshals done with the armco and the trees at the turn a la Alan Simonson?
Speaking of TR, what have the marshals done with the armco and the trees at the turn a la Alan Simonson?
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General Discussion / Re: Entry list
« on: February 14, 2014, 03:38:00 pm »
List with narrative
Sebastien Loeb gets slot as 2014 Le Mans 24 Hours entry revealed By Sam Tremayne Thursday, February 13th 2014, 16:05 GMT
Sebastien Loeb Racing's first Le Mans 24 Hours attempt was confirmed in Paris on Thursday when organisers unveiled the entry list for the 2014 race.
The team has entered a single ORECA-Nissan in the LMP2 class, with 2012 Porsche Supercup champion and GT specialist Rene Rast listed as its lead driver in his first LMP programme.
Loeb's entry is part of a 17-strong LMP2 division that also includes two entries from Delta-ADR's new partner Millennium Racing, three from the OAK stable and one from Strakka, which ran in the P1 class last year, with the new Dome-Strakka S103.
Moving in the opposite direction is Lotus, which steps up from P2 into prototype racing's highest class for the 2014 twice-round-the-clock enduro with an AER-engined T129.
It will go up against fellow privateer Rebellion Racing - which field two of its eponymous new ORECA-built R-One cars - and works entries from Audi, Toyota and Porsche.
Porsche and Toyota will bring two entries each. Toyota has slated Alexander Wurz and Anthony Davidson as its lead drivers, while Porsche has likewise nominated Romain Dumas and Timo Bernhard.
This is the first stage of the official confirmation of the driver line-ups in the 919 Hybrids, as exclusively revealed by AUTOSPORT last month.
Audi meanwhile will run three cars, led by Lucas di Grassi, Marcel Fassler and Filipe Albuquerque respectively.
The Portuguese racer's #3 e-tron quattro is the only Le Mans addition from the full-time World Endurance Championship entry list.
Elsewhere, Nissan's ZEOD RC Le Mans 24 Hours racer had its Garage 56 spot officially confirmed. Lucas Ordonez is its named lead driver.
Twelve cars will line up in GTE Pro, with Aston Martin the single largest contributor with three cars.
Ferrari's AF Corse squad will field two entries, as will the works Corvette team.
They will be joined by Ram Racing which, as predicted by AUTOSPORT, steps up after triumphing in the European Le Mans Series at its first attempt last year.
JMW, which finished 10th in last year's race, has been placed on the 2014 GTE Pro reserve list.
GTE Am meanwhile features 16 cars, among them four entries from AF Corse and three from Aston Martin.
Former Manchester United goalkeeper Fabien Barthez will make his Le Mans debut with Jerome Policand's ASP team.
Team Car Nominated driver
LMP1
Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R18 e-tron quattro Lucas di Grassi
Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R18 e-tron quattro Marcel Fassler
Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R18 e-tron quattro Filipe Albuquerque
Toyota Racing Toyota TS040 HYBRID Alexander Wurz
Toyota Racing Toyota TS040 HYBRID Anthony Davidson
Porsche Team Porsche 919 hybrid Romain Dumas
Porsche Team Porsche 919 hybrid Timo Bernhard
Lotus Lotus-AER T129 Christijan Albers
Rebellion Racing Rebellion-Toyota R-One Nicolas Prost
Rebellion Racing Rebellion-Toyota R-One Mathias Beche
LMP2
Strakka Racing Dome Strakka-Nissan S103 Nick Leventis
Millennium Racing ORECA-Nissan 03 Fabien Giroix
Millennium Racing ORECA-Nissan 03 Stefan Johansson
Sebastien Loeb Racing ORECA-Nissan 03 Rene Rast
G-Drive Racing Morgan-Nissan LMP2 Roman Rusinov
SMP Racing ORECA-Nissan 03 Kirill Ladygin
OAK Racing-Team Asia Ligier-HPD JSP2 David Cheng
Race Performance ORECA-Judd 03 Michel Frey
OAK Racing Morgan-Nissan LMP2 Alex Brundle
Signatech Alpine Alpine-Nissan A450 Paul-Loup Chatin
SMP Racing ORECA-Nissan 03 Sergey Zlobin
Jota Sport Zytek-Nissan Z11SN Simon Dolan
Greaves Motorsport Zytek-Nissan Z11SN Tom Kimber-Smith
Newblood by Morand Racing Morgan-Judd Christian Klien
Thiriet by TDS Racing Ligier-Nissan JSP2 Pierre Thiriet
KCMG ORECA-Nissan 03 Matt Howson
Murphy Prototypes ORECA-Nissan 03 Greg Murphy
Reserves:
Larbre Competition Morgan-Judd Jacques Nicolet
Signatech Alpine Alpine-Nissan A450 Nelson Panciatici
Caterham Racing Zytek-Nissan Z11SN Chris Dyson
Boutsen Ginion Racing ORECA-Nissan 03 Vincent Capillaire
Pegasus Racing Morgan-Nissan LMP2 Julien Schell
GTE Pro
AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia Gianmaria Bruni
Ram Racing Ferrari 458 Italia Matt Griffin
AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia Davide Rigon
Corvette Racing Chevrolet Corvette C7.R Jan Magnussen
Corvette Racing Chevrolet Corvette C7.R Oliver Gavin
Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage V8 Bruno Senna
Porsche Team Manthey Porsche 911 GT3-RSR Patrick Pilet
Porsche Team Manthey Porsche 911 GT3-RSR Marco Holzer
SRT Motorsports SRT Viper GTS-R Rob Bell
SRT Motorsports SRT Viper GTS-R Jeroen Bleekemolen
Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage V8 Darren Turner
Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage V8 Stefan Mucke
GTE Am
Ram Racing Ferrari 458 Italia Johnny Mowlem
Team Sofrev Asp Ferrari 458 Italia Fabien Barthez
AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia Peter Ashley Mann
AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia Luis Perez Companc
AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia Yannick Mallegol
IMSA Performance Matmut Porsche 911 GT3-RSR Erik Maris
SMP Racing Ferrari 458 Italia Andrea Bertolini
Prospeed Competition Porsche 911 GT3-RSR François Perrodo
Dempsey Racing-Proton Porsche 911 GT3-RSR Patrick Dempsey
AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia Stephen Wyatt
Craft Racing Aston Martin Vantage V8 Frank Yu
Proton Competition Porsche 911 GT3-RSR Christian Ried
8 Star Motorsports Ferrari 458 Italia Vicente Potolicchio
Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage V8 Kristian Poulsen
Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage V8 Richie Stanaway
Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage V8 Paul Dalla Lana
Reserves:
JMW Motorsport Ferrari 458 Italia George Richardson
Team Taisan Ferrari 458 Italia Matteo Malucelli
Imsa Performance Matmut Porsche 911 GT3-RSR Raymond Narac
Prospeed Competition Porsche 911 GT3-RSR Xavier Maassen
Risi Competizione Ferrari 458 Italia Tracy Krohn
'Garage 56'
Nissan Motorsports Global Nissan ZEOD RC Lucas Ordonez
Sebastien Loeb gets slot as 2014 Le Mans 24 Hours entry revealed By Sam Tremayne Thursday, February 13th 2014, 16:05 GMT
Sebastien Loeb Racing's first Le Mans 24 Hours attempt was confirmed in Paris on Thursday when organisers unveiled the entry list for the 2014 race.
The team has entered a single ORECA-Nissan in the LMP2 class, with 2012 Porsche Supercup champion and GT specialist Rene Rast listed as its lead driver in his first LMP programme.
Loeb's entry is part of a 17-strong LMP2 division that also includes two entries from Delta-ADR's new partner Millennium Racing, three from the OAK stable and one from Strakka, which ran in the P1 class last year, with the new Dome-Strakka S103.
Moving in the opposite direction is Lotus, which steps up from P2 into prototype racing's highest class for the 2014 twice-round-the-clock enduro with an AER-engined T129.
It will go up against fellow privateer Rebellion Racing - which field two of its eponymous new ORECA-built R-One cars - and works entries from Audi, Toyota and Porsche.
Porsche and Toyota will bring two entries each. Toyota has slated Alexander Wurz and Anthony Davidson as its lead drivers, while Porsche has likewise nominated Romain Dumas and Timo Bernhard.
This is the first stage of the official confirmation of the driver line-ups in the 919 Hybrids, as exclusively revealed by AUTOSPORT last month.
Audi meanwhile will run three cars, led by Lucas di Grassi, Marcel Fassler and Filipe Albuquerque respectively.
The Portuguese racer's #3 e-tron quattro is the only Le Mans addition from the full-time World Endurance Championship entry list.
Elsewhere, Nissan's ZEOD RC Le Mans 24 Hours racer had its Garage 56 spot officially confirmed. Lucas Ordonez is its named lead driver.
Twelve cars will line up in GTE Pro, with Aston Martin the single largest contributor with three cars.
Ferrari's AF Corse squad will field two entries, as will the works Corvette team.
They will be joined by Ram Racing which, as predicted by AUTOSPORT, steps up after triumphing in the European Le Mans Series at its first attempt last year.
JMW, which finished 10th in last year's race, has been placed on the 2014 GTE Pro reserve list.
GTE Am meanwhile features 16 cars, among them four entries from AF Corse and three from Aston Martin.
Former Manchester United goalkeeper Fabien Barthez will make his Le Mans debut with Jerome Policand's ASP team.
Team Car Nominated driver
LMP1
Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R18 e-tron quattro Lucas di Grassi
Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R18 e-tron quattro Marcel Fassler
Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R18 e-tron quattro Filipe Albuquerque
Toyota Racing Toyota TS040 HYBRID Alexander Wurz
Toyota Racing Toyota TS040 HYBRID Anthony Davidson
Porsche Team Porsche 919 hybrid Romain Dumas
Porsche Team Porsche 919 hybrid Timo Bernhard
Lotus Lotus-AER T129 Christijan Albers
Rebellion Racing Rebellion-Toyota R-One Nicolas Prost
Rebellion Racing Rebellion-Toyota R-One Mathias Beche
LMP2
Strakka Racing Dome Strakka-Nissan S103 Nick Leventis
Millennium Racing ORECA-Nissan 03 Fabien Giroix
Millennium Racing ORECA-Nissan 03 Stefan Johansson
Sebastien Loeb Racing ORECA-Nissan 03 Rene Rast
G-Drive Racing Morgan-Nissan LMP2 Roman Rusinov
SMP Racing ORECA-Nissan 03 Kirill Ladygin
OAK Racing-Team Asia Ligier-HPD JSP2 David Cheng
Race Performance ORECA-Judd 03 Michel Frey
OAK Racing Morgan-Nissan LMP2 Alex Brundle
Signatech Alpine Alpine-Nissan A450 Paul-Loup Chatin
SMP Racing ORECA-Nissan 03 Sergey Zlobin
Jota Sport Zytek-Nissan Z11SN Simon Dolan
Greaves Motorsport Zytek-Nissan Z11SN Tom Kimber-Smith
Newblood by Morand Racing Morgan-Judd Christian Klien
Thiriet by TDS Racing Ligier-Nissan JSP2 Pierre Thiriet
KCMG ORECA-Nissan 03 Matt Howson
Murphy Prototypes ORECA-Nissan 03 Greg Murphy
Reserves:
Larbre Competition Morgan-Judd Jacques Nicolet
Signatech Alpine Alpine-Nissan A450 Nelson Panciatici
Caterham Racing Zytek-Nissan Z11SN Chris Dyson
Boutsen Ginion Racing ORECA-Nissan 03 Vincent Capillaire
Pegasus Racing Morgan-Nissan LMP2 Julien Schell
GTE Pro
AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia Gianmaria Bruni
Ram Racing Ferrari 458 Italia Matt Griffin
AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia Davide Rigon
Corvette Racing Chevrolet Corvette C7.R Jan Magnussen
Corvette Racing Chevrolet Corvette C7.R Oliver Gavin
Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage V8 Bruno Senna
Porsche Team Manthey Porsche 911 GT3-RSR Patrick Pilet
Porsche Team Manthey Porsche 911 GT3-RSR Marco Holzer
SRT Motorsports SRT Viper GTS-R Rob Bell
SRT Motorsports SRT Viper GTS-R Jeroen Bleekemolen
Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage V8 Darren Turner
Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage V8 Stefan Mucke
GTE Am
Ram Racing Ferrari 458 Italia Johnny Mowlem
Team Sofrev Asp Ferrari 458 Italia Fabien Barthez
AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia Peter Ashley Mann
AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia Luis Perez Companc
AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia Yannick Mallegol
IMSA Performance Matmut Porsche 911 GT3-RSR Erik Maris
SMP Racing Ferrari 458 Italia Andrea Bertolini
Prospeed Competition Porsche 911 GT3-RSR François Perrodo
Dempsey Racing-Proton Porsche 911 GT3-RSR Patrick Dempsey
AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia Stephen Wyatt
Craft Racing Aston Martin Vantage V8 Frank Yu
Proton Competition Porsche 911 GT3-RSR Christian Ried
8 Star Motorsports Ferrari 458 Italia Vicente Potolicchio
Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage V8 Kristian Poulsen
Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage V8 Richie Stanaway
Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage V8 Paul Dalla Lana
Reserves:
JMW Motorsport Ferrari 458 Italia George Richardson
Team Taisan Ferrari 458 Italia Matteo Malucelli
Imsa Performance Matmut Porsche 911 GT3-RSR Raymond Narac
Prospeed Competition Porsche 911 GT3-RSR Xavier Maassen
Risi Competizione Ferrari 458 Italia Tracy Krohn
'Garage 56'
Nissan Motorsports Global Nissan ZEOD RC Lucas Ordonez