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Spin2 24 hours of Le Mans 2010 official thread... - 2nd Feb 10, 10:48

Hi,


It's time to create this week THE thread of the so awaited race, as in two days(on thursday), ACO will reveal the 55 teams and cars accepted !!!!


Just can't wait

 
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Default 4th Feb 10, 09:34

Start of ACO conference in about 30 minutes

 
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Default 4th Feb 10, 14:40

Quite unexpected on some points, the entrylist for Le Mans is CRAZY !!!!
http://www.lemans.org/

Return of DOME, coming of BMW, Ford and Jaguar in GT, several Corvettes, return of Saleen(Larbre), Acura(under Honda name) represented by Highcroft and Strakka in LMP2, american team Autocon in LMP1,...

You can't miss this edition on this forum, you MUST follow it

 
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Default 5th Feb 10, 09:19

tom, for czech colours (french maybe too) is interesting this crew:
LMP1: Pescarolo Sport (Pescarolo-Judd) - Ho-Pin Tung/Jan Charouz

 
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Default 5th Feb 10, 14:43

I doubt the Pesca will have the Charouz livery though

 
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Default 5th Feb 10, 16:54

I'm confused...since when is the Patron Acura a P2 car?

 
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Default 6th Feb 10, 00:07

Patron racing is going back to the P2 chassis this year, since ALMS is combining the classes, they said that car is better off

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Default 6th Feb 10, 01:00

Oh, hmmm. I'm not sure how I missed that. lol. I'm a big ALMS fan and am usually on top of things. lol

 
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Default 6th Feb 10, 01:19

here are some pics from the Sebring test a week ago.

Patron racing and Audi

http://robmurrayphotography.smugmug....78328749_hFseY

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Default 8th Feb 10, 21:20

nice pics, I wish Audi would keep the R15 in that black livery for racing...

Please ignore ALL of the above....
 
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Default 5th Apr 10, 11:17

Sad news just in !!!!! Dome already forfait(source Endurance-Info today)...

 
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Default 10th Apr 10, 07:10

Test in Monza
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OE5s7...layer_embedded

 
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Default 17th May 10, 23:00

Less than one month to wait

 
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Question 20th May 10, 23:35

Sorry for being a little behind the story this year, but what is the date of the 24 hrs this year?

#29 2007 Daytona 500 Champ, 2003 Brickyard 400 Champ: 705 starts, 59 wins, 237 T5s, 378 T10s, 27 poles, 2x NNS champ
 
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Default 20th May 10, 23:54

June 12th-13th

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Cool 21st May 10, 14:59

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June 12th-13th

Thanks Harv I'll still be on vacation. Will be a long, sleepless 24 hours then

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Default 21st May 10, 16:37

the entry list for the 2010 edition of the 24 hours of Lemans


http://www.lemans.org/wpphpFichiers/...es_invites.pdf

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Default 22nd May 10, 23:26

Alesi and Fisichella will be in the same car it appears, and the Mansell mob looks like that they actually have been given Red 5 to put on their car.

BRING ME THE BREAD OF ALFREDO GARCIA
 
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Default 25th May 10, 21:41

Originally Posted by Rollo View Post
Alesi and Fisichella will be in the same car it appears, and the Mansell mob looks like that they actually have been given Red 5 to put on their car.

The Mansell Mob...lol...great moniker for the clan...

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Default 31st May 10, 18:24

6 days left to wait before the first public scruteneerings of the cars

Expect fantastic pics on sunday evening

 
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