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j3studio [Spoilers] Le Mans 2012 Thread
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We're about an hour in. The factory Corvettes are running sixth (74) and ninth (73) in class. The 73 (currently Garcia) is having tires issues. The Ferraris are fast, but I expect at least some of them to catch fire during the night.

Out front: the Audis have had uncharacteristic issues, but they're still faster than their Toyota competition.
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Moving up - now 1st and 7th in class.
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At 2:15 in, it's now Corvette (74), Aston Martin, Ferrari, Corvette (73), Porsche.

Audi continues up front and the Nissan delta wing looks really cool.
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Great thread idea John
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I'm having tech difficulties too, can't seem to stand up, get off my ass and do something.
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Thanks, Tommy - I figured I might want some company for the next day.
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After four hours, 3rd (74) and 6th (73) in class. Ferrari (51) and Aston Martin in 1st and 2nd.
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Massive crash at about five hours in - one of the Ferraris turns into a Toyota hybrid at the end of the Mulsanne Straight. The Toyota goes flying - both cars hit the ARMCO barrier hard.

Corvette sits at 1st (74) and 4th (73) in class in GT Pro. In GT AM, Corvette is 1st and 8th.
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Speed has shots of the Toyota/Ferrari crash:

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Delta Wing got pushed off course, dead center of a Corvette Banner.
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What was up with the Ferrari? Turned right onto him.
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What was up with the Ferrari? Turned right onto him.


Inexperienced driver ... Bill H needs to give him some lessons.
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What was up with the Ferrari? Turned right onto him.


The driver was reaching for his Starbucks.
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What was up with the Ferrari? Turned right onto him.


Inexperienced driver ... Bill H needs to give him some lessons.


More blind than inexperienced.
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See why I scream at left lane drivers every day????

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What was up with the Ferrari? Turned right onto him.


Inexperienced driver ... Bill H needs to give him some lessons.


More blind than inexperienced.


True.

I'll tell ya though, it's tough in an endurance race to be in the slower class (I've been there).

Racing in a normal sprint race takes a boatload of concentration even if there's only one class of cars.
Shit happens so fast.
And trying to constantly keep your eyes checking the mirrors and maintain race speed is very hard to do.

And it's way worse at night because you can't tell how fast the lights behind are coming up on you.
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At seven hours in, Corvette 1st and 5th in Pro, 1st and 7th in Am.
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On review of that crash I take back the vision issue. The first time I saw it I thought the Ferrari driver could see the Toyota. I saw now he was just cutting in on his line.
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On review of that crash I take back the vision issue. The first time I saw it I thought the Ferrari driver could see the Toyota. I saw now he was just cutting in on his line.


Looking at a bunck ---the straight they were on was long, the Ferrari driver should have known the LMP was there and on his right. He had plenty of time to see that and shouldn't have chopped the corner.
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Note the Porsche 911 GT RSR's, I'll be instructing (and maybe driving) in a Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0 in 2 weeks.
The GT3 RS has the same motor as the RSR but with 500 HP in a 2,998 lb car.
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On review of that crash I take back the vision issue. The first time I saw it I thought the Ferrari driver could see the Toyota. I saw now he was just cutting in on his line.


Looking at a bunck ---the straight they were on was long, the Ferrari driver should have known the LMP was there and on his right. He had plenty of time to see that and shouldn't have chopped the corner.



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I chuckled when Toyota was flying threw the air.... I beleive its Karma raising its head seeking justice for all those POS Prius's that seem to be in my way whenever I'm out for a drive..... WTF (W stands for why) do they let those slow POS in the fast lane....


Rant off.... Camry's suck too.
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great french tv went on break so low res video rest of night.
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Eight hours and change in: 1st and 3rd in Pro, 1st and 5th in Am.
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The GT3 RS has the same motor as the RSR but with 500 HP in a 2,998 lb car.


A guy I know died in a 911 GT3....... Nice car ....Great Guy.....
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I chuckled when Toyota was flying threw the air.... I beleive its Karma raising its head seeking justice for all those POS Prius's that seem to be in my way whenever I'm out for a drive..... WTF (W stands for why) do they let those slow POS in the fast lane....


Rant off.... Camry's suck too.




And Miatas.
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The GT3 RS has the same motor as the RSR but with 500 HP in a 2,998 lb car.


A guy I know died in a 911 GT3....... Nice car ....Great Guy.....


I know a guy who died from drinkin' beer.
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Intermission

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Number 74 vette is back on the track..... Woo hoo....


Maybe they'll remember, lug nuts on good old 74 for the rest of the race
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looks like corvette number 70 just hit the gravel
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70s in the pit getting duck taped together.... love duck tape......
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What hap with 74? Was in first now running 8th......??
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Lug nuts.
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Halfway through: 3rd and 8th in Pro, 2nd and 6th in Am.
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geez.....! unbelievable.......
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74 and 73..... in the garages
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That ain't good....
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They had to swap the gearbox too.

Last time I crewed in a 25 hour race, we had to do an engine change (Acura). We swapped the entire motor in an hour and a half.

Endurance racing is a bitch, shit breaks.
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Well, Corvette's chances this year are - no way in hell.
Sucks, but that's racin'.
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They just said that a team (maybe Audi) changed brake pads on all 4 calipers AND 2 front rotors in a minute, 40 seconds.
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once again they snatch defeat from the jaws of victory....in the freaking pits
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One bright spot Another Toyota out of the race....
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Not a good year for the Pros: 5th (73) and 6th (74) in class, both many laps down. The GT1 Am racers from Larbre Competition held Corvette high: finishing 1st in class (good news) and ahead of the factory cars (bad news).
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Corvette Racing Finishes Fifth and Sixth in 24 Hours of Le Mans



Corvettes Overcome Adversity to Take Checkered Flag in GTE Pro



LE MANS, France, June 17, 2012 – Corvette Racing finished the grueling 24 Hours of Le Mans for the 12th time in 13 attempts as both the No. 73 and No. 74 Compuware Corvette C6.R race cars were running at the finish of the world's most demanding sports car race.



The No. 73 Corvette C6.R driven by Jan Magnussen, Antonio Garcia, and Jordan Taylor completed 326 laps and finished fifth in the GTE Pro category. The No. 74 Corvette C6.R of Oliver Gavin, Tommy Milner, and Richard Westbrook completed 215 laps and was sixth across the finish line, but was not classified because the car did not complete the minimum race distance. The No. 51 AF Corsa Ferrari won the GTE Pro class by a three-lap margin with 336 laps completed.



The No. 73 Corvette crew was relentless as the drivers and mechanics clawed their way back into contention after losing time to a steering rack replacement and electrical problems. With four hours to go, the crew replaced the alternator and then made a series of battery replacements to cope with a problem in the charging system. Le Mans rookie Jordan Taylor did a triple stint at dawn, followed by doubles by Jan Magnussen and a triple by Antonio Garcia. Magnussen drove the car to the checkered flag.



The No. 74 Corvette suffered extensive damage in a crash in the Porsche Curves in the 18th hour. Tommy Milner nursed the battered car back to the garage, where the Corvette crew virtually rebuilt the back half of the chassis. After a 2 hours and 12 minute pit stop, Oliver Gavin had the No. 74 back on track. With no possibility of advancement in the final standings, the star-crossed car was held in its garage until the final 40 minutes of the race. Gavin drove the car to the finish in his 12th appearance at Le Mans.



Doug Fehan, Corvette Racing Program Manager: "Sometimes in motorsports, the greatest battles that are waged are not against a competitor, but rather against the challenges that one faces. Today was one of those days for both the No. 73 and No. 74 Corvettes. When we got to the 12-hour mark, it became clear that it would be difficult to leave Le Mans with a victory. At that point we engaged the enemy head on, which was adversity. I think by any measure, anyone who watched this event saw us emerge victorious against that enemy as we brought both cars home once again to a finish in one of the most brutal, hard-fought battles in our Le Mans history. I think we can all be proud of the passion, the dedication, and that never-say-die attitude of Corvette Racing. Hopefully, our fans enjoyed every minute of it."



Antonio Garcia, No. 73 Compuware Corvette C6.R: "All I could do was push, push, push, but in the end it’s not down to us whether we finish on the podium or not. It’s a shame, of course, because the car was really good throughout the race, except for the problems with the steering rack and the alternator. Some years ago you could maybe still hope to make up a five-lap deficit over 12 hours, but nowadays the competition is so tough that the slightest problem puts you out of contention. We’ll have to come back next year for some suitable revenge."



Jan Magnussen, No. 73 Compuware Corvette C6.R: "The car was fantastic, very fast and very consistent. My double stint in the morning was the best double I had in the entire race. It’s a shame we lost some time by changing the alternator. Other than that I’m feeling fine when I’m in the car as the adrenaline takes over and I then don’t suffer from my cold and fever."



Jordan Taylor, No. 73 Compuware Corvette C6.R: "It was great to race at Le Mans, every stint I've done has been better and better. It was a relief to get through those stints safely, without any mistakes and keeping the car on the track. That's the name of the game here. We didn't make any mistakes, although we did have mechanical problems. It was just beginning to get light when I started, and it was really cool to go through the Porsche Curves at sunrise and then down the Esses at Dunlop, to remember the footage and photos from the old days and to think that I was in the same position as those cars. I'm glad I got to do that kind of stint and feel the history while I was driving."



Doug Louth, Engineering Director: "We had the drivers, cars, and team to compete for a win this weekend. It was a pleasant surprise to find our lead increasing at night as the cool conditions are the most challenging for us. It’s unfortunate we weren’t able to leverage our warm weather performance on Sunday afternoon – we expected to gain performance as the temperature increased and for our competitors to drop off. What we ended up with is a fresh reminder of the scope of the undertaking that is the 24 Hours of Le Mans. There are so many details, checklists, and tasks that go into running the perfect 24-hour race. We missed a few of these today and had some bad luck along the way, but we have our 13th Le Mans 24 behind us, and we’re already looking to 2013."



24 Hours of Le Mans GTE Pro Results:

Pos./Car No./Drivers/Car/Laps

1. 51 Fisichella/Bruni/Vilander, Ferrari 458 Italia, 336

2. 59 Makowiecki/Melo/Farnbacher, Ferrari 458 Italia, 333

3. 97 Mucke/Turner/Fernandez, Aston Martin Vantage V8, 332

4. 71 Bertolini/Beretta/Cioci, Ferrari 458 Italia, 326

5. 73 Garcia/Magnussen/Taylor, Corvette C6.R, 326

6. 74 Gavin/Milner/Westbrook, Corvette C6.R, 215

7. 66 Cocker/Walker/Wills, Ferrari 458 Italia, 204

8. 77 Lietz/Lieb/Henzler, Porsche 911 RSR, 184

9. 80 Bergmeister/Long/Holzer, Porsche 911 RSR 114

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Le Mans: Larbre Competition score successive GTE-Am victories for Corvette


In 2011 the French Larbre Competition team brought two cars to Le Mans, a Porsche and Corvette. They competed in the Grand Touring Endurance (GTE) Am (Amateur) category. When the checkered flag fell the Corvette finished at the top step of the podium. It was a great day for brand because a factory Corvette also won the GTE Pro category. It was a one-two for Corvette and it was a nice celebration for the 100th Anniversary of Chevrolet.

The historic 24 Hours of Le Mans celebrated the 80th running of their classic race this year. Larbre Competition brought two ex-Pratt & Miller Corvettes to compete at the French classic. Their goal was clear: repeat their 2011 GTE-Am class victory for Corvette. The starting field was deep in both Pro and Am classes and competition was fierce among the leading manufacturers. In the Pro class, the #74 Corvette was at the top of the field for the first half of the race. During the night, there was drama for the nr74, when a crew member forgot to attach the left rear wheel nut securely. The wheel quickly fell off and Richard Westbrook slowly drove around the 8 mile circuit on three wheels. This caused major damage and the car lost a total of 120 laps for extensive repairs. The second factory car running third in class pitted shortly after the problem with their team car with a major mechanical problem. The #73 Corvette lost 10 laps during its pit stop. Both factory cars now had a big mountain to climb to repeat their 2011 win. “To win you must keep the car out of the pits" said Corvette Program Manager Doug Fehan. It was shortly after that, when the wheel nut incident happened to the #74 Corvette.

Fortunately for Corvette, Larbre Competition followed Doug’s advice and minimized their pit stops to stay out of trouble. Larbre had a hard fought battle with Anthony Pons in the #67 IMSA Matmut Porsche RSR throughout the race. The race came down to the final few minutes, as Pedro Lamy in the #50 Larbre Corvette turned in a series of blazing laps to catch the #67 Porsche. With less than 20 minutes remaining in the race the #50 Corvette was roughly 12 seconds behind the class leading Porsche. "I overtook him on the track and the team told me that I was passing the Porsche for the lead." said Pedro Lamy.

The race was not over yet for Larbre as there was late drama near the end for the nr50. The team had to pull Pedro Lamy into the pits at the last moment to put Julien Canal into the car after missing a driver swap due to a pitlane speeding incident earlier in the race. Within minutes of the checkered flag the Porsche had a left rear tyre go flat, which secured the victory for the French squad.

Larbre team owner Jack Leconte reckoned the #67 Imsa Porsche team would have protested the result, as Canal would have been 13 seconds shy of completing the minimum required track time for each driver. "We swapped because we worked out that the driving time was compromised," he said. "We thought Canal had done 13s too little and Porsche were going to protest. We had a pitlane speeding issue during the safety car and I was talking and doing other things during the pitstops. We knew that so we were lucky that they had a puncture, otherwise I don't know what would have happened."

"It is a nice feeling," said Pedro Lamy. "It was an intense struggle over the 24 hours of racing. It seemed more a sprint race, where we had to push as hard as we could. It was a tough race, but this win is very special. I am very pleased with this victory and I want to thank all the great support that Larbre Competition have given me over every moment of my career. This victory is not mine alone, is all of ours."

The sister nr70 of Pascal Gibon, Christophe Bourret, and Jean-Philippe Belloc brought their C6R home to 5th place in class.

Quote gathered by Tom Mallett

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Posted on: 2012/6/18 0:38
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