Le Mans Endurance Series 2013

Chris24 · January 07, 2013, 03:42:03 PM

Does anyone know if the Le Mans Endurance Series is still going ahead in 2013 ? Not much uptodate info on the official website. There is supposed to be a 3 hour race at Silverstone the day before the WEC in April but there is no mention of it on the Silverstone website. Just mentions the WEC. Anyone know any more info ?

Kristof · January 19, 2013, 12:24:38 PM

Seems like it's going ahead.
Read some news about Thiriet and Loeb confirming their plans to race in ELMS earlier this week.

lofty · January 19, 2013, 01:34:52 PM

13th april silverstone
18th may imola
20th july red bull ring austria
14th sept hungaroring
28th sept paul ricard
dates for european rounds with i think a 3 hour race saturday teamed up with another first class race series on sundays.

Chris24 · January 22, 2013, 04:08:23 AM

OK, With the LMES running a three hour race on Saturday as well as the WEC qualifying the same day, then we have decided to make a weekend of the event and go on Saturday and Sunday. If you are quick, you can get a travelodge room around Northampton for between £20 - £22 for the Saturday night which we have done and booked a couple of rooms at Wootton Travelodge. The hotel joins onto a pub which good for last orders on saturday night.

As an added bonus, there is a BriSCA Formula 1 stock car meeting at Brafield / Northampton International Raceway on the Saturday night which starts at 6.30 pm and is onlty 4 miles away from the hotel. So a proper motorsport weekend is going to be had.

Kristof · January 22, 2013, 08:40:54 AM

I'll be leaving Antwerp Friday afternoon, will probably stay at Milton Keynes again & head back home Sunday after the race. Will be the 7th raceweekend on a row (starting at f1 test in Barcelona, Amelia island, Sebring, Nascar, rally and BTCC), guess I'll be knackered (and broke) by then ;D.

Making up for the 6 months I lost last year !

lofty · January 22, 2013, 07:45:57 PM

blimey kristof you will have loads of editing to look foward to.hope to see some ace pic if youll be kind enough.

Kristof · January 22, 2013, 11:04:10 PM

Quote from: lofty on January 22, 2013, 07:45:57 PM
blimey kristof you will have loads of editing to look foward to.hope to see some ace pic if youll be kind enough.

There'll be plenty of pics ! Some of my gear got revised during winter, just have to figure out if I still know how to use it ;D

Lord Steve · February 03, 2013, 10:13:14 AM

Quote from: Chris24 on January 22, 2013, 04:08:23 AM
OK, With the LMES running a three hour race on Saturday as well as the WEC qualifying the same day, then we have decided to make a weekend of the event and go on Saturday and Sunday. If you are quick, you can get a travelodge room around Northampton for between £20 - £22 for the Saturday night which we have done and booked a couple of rooms at Wootton Travelodge. The hotel joins onto a pub which good for last orders on saturday night.

As an added bonus, there is a BriSCA Formula 1 stock car meeting at Brafield / Northampton International Raceway on the Saturday night which starts at 6.30 pm and is onlty 4 miles away from the hotel. So a proper motorsport weekend is going to be had.

Right:
Le Mans - Booked.
Silverstone - Booked
Brisca F1 - Has to be done. What a weekend I'm going to have in april!

Grand_Fromage · February 03, 2013, 11:12:45 AM

Strictly speaking, the LMES no longer exists. It went back to being called the European Le Mans Series (ELMS) when the ILMC/WEC arrived in 2011.

Quote from: lofty on January 19, 2013, 01:34:52 PM
13th april silverstone
18th may imola
20th july red bull ring austria
14th sept hungaroring
28th sept paul ricard
dates for european rounds with i think a 3 hour race saturday teamed up with another first class race series on sundays.

Lazy B'stard · February 04, 2013, 11:55:11 AM

It's in the diary now as at the moment it looks like I'm going to have to forgo the trip to Le Sarthe this year. Can't get any free time over the summer.

Kristof · February 07, 2013, 07:31:51 PM

Grid will be announced tomorrow at noon

Grand_Fromage · February 08, 2013, 01:07:29 PM

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Kristof · February 08, 2013, 01:23:31 PM

29 entries, didn't really expect that much.
Lets hope they'll all turn up at Silverstone !

championaudi · February 09, 2013, 01:32:35 PM

silverstone WEC booked for me too , Bday gift from er indoors, together with tlodge stay (finally see see's the light lol)
now to see if the corner has turned, suggesting FI stockers at northampton sat nite. ;D

Kristof · May 09, 2013, 04:01:49 PM

Anyone at Imola next week ?

I'm flying in on Thursday, working for Race Performance at the track. Really looking forward to see the Mille Miglia on Thursday evening. Can't see them during the day 'cause I'm stuck at Imola (they pass through Modena during the ELMS race) but the arrival at Ferrara on Thursday evening seems pretty exciting. Heading on to Modena fot the Museo Ferrari on Sunday and flying back home Mondaymorning. Should be good (unexpected) trip ;D

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