I just saw the trailer of the film on youtube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOzq927y15o) and it shows footage which I have seen before, and commented in a better way. The Top Gear documentation is ok but maybe this is due to Clarkson trying to be cool and younger than he is. This is better, more insights, youtube for "Ayrton Senna - The Right To Win". Well, he went into the wall at Imola without any sign of breaking. Has the world just lost another Jesus Christ because he was just "above" the car in that moment to see if all is well ? Or not... I can't say. I have no personal memory of him. Still, very sad and just wrong to see someone die in a race car.

BTW, great dicussion so far... I like that.

This is the end, my only friend, the end... 

Very sad now... but I'm looking forward to what sidestep Henry has in place for next year. He somehow always made it after all.    Please... 

Confirmed by DSC... rather sad. Is this the end of the ELMS ?

Perfect, thanks very much gals and guys. 

That's great Debs and Rick... do you mind me posting these pictures to Jens ?

They had a few problems... not just the power shut down at night, but also a broken stearing and suspension and a couple of puctures which threw them back.

Still, they managed to get home without any accident which is a honourable result for their first try. More to come, hopefully. I would like to see Jens, Jan-Dirk and Oliver in an amateur LMP2 attempt at LM.

Uhh, ohh, first goal for Italy.

Thank you all, Jason too (LM please). Good night.

I wonder if Audi is behind this ? I talked to an Audi guy on Good Friday and he said that there will be "something BIG" next year... and I doubt he knew about the DfH plans ? Whatever, we will have to move closer as it looks like, or walk longer miles... or use camp site taxis as I did this year. Thanks guys, whoever drove the Mini. 

I'm looking for pictures of the #45 Boutsen Ginion Racing Oreca, especially with Jens Petersen at the wheel (that's the blue - white - red striped helmet).

Please let them come...

Thursday, 09:19 - switching off the light, closing the door... and off. 

Oh crap, not now... that is not good at all! I hope it heals very well so that at least the Classics get on target. There will be some beers drunk on you in the LeMansZone compound. Make a quick recovery.

Hi all,

As some of you may know, 4 years ago the government of Rheinland-Pfalz started the Nuerburgring 2009 project. Since then, nearly 400 million Euros have been wasted on a mostly empty shopping mall, a leisure park which nobody visits, a hotel that threatens the local operators, a useless party village, the fastest roller coaster in the world which never worked, a holiday resort village that nobody needs and other worthless crap - all on tax payers expenses. Click the link to get an overview of what was built at the Nuerburgring http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=178657592178715&set=a.159876854056789.32653.159738787403929&ref=nf.

There's a very comprehensive TV documentation (with English subtitles) in four parts done by the German WDR TV channel. It's roughly 3/4 years old but explains the background of the whole drama very well. Click on the links to watch part 1  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvHYc4AZIlc&NR=1, part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsabgmKxOSc&NR=1, part 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwKJiBOM5VI&NR=1 and part 4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GWPDbJ2xcc&NR=1.

Also watch the "Safe the Ring" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbf7VsZ1Hx0&feature=related documentation which was just recently issued by the SWR TV channel.

Please sign the online petition http://www.gopetition.com/petition/41698.html to bring this travesty forward to the EU. Please also follow the links in the petition to keep yourself informed.

@ Smokie and Steve: Can this be made a sticky please.

Thank you,
Hansgerd

Have fun, all !!!

And if you happen to run into Jan-Dirk Lueders (#23 Alex Job Porsche) then wish him all the best.

On Thursday night it was overcast but I catched one on Friday night



And another one...

There was still enough room, about the width of a paper sheet 

Holly crap... I haven't seen the race and certainly not this picture before but this looks rather like an assault  than a racing line. 

Overcast 

And I thought that was for spelling. My eyes don't deceive me yet. Ok, I'm out of here...