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Thread: The 80th Le Mans 24 Hours 2012
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13th June 2012, 19:17 #1
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The 80th Le Mans 24 Hours 2012
3rd round of the FiA World Endurance Championship.
Audi Ultra v Audi e-tron Quattro v Toyota Petrol Hybrid....
Should be good, likely to be Audi's to lose, but Toyota are a welcome addition to the LMP1 class.
LMP2 looks to be fantastic, with 10-15 cars challenging for the class win. And don't forget the GT class; Porsche v Ferrari v AstonMartin v Corvette....
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Is there a better sound than that of Porsche engined Flat-6 ???
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14th June 2012, 06:01 #2
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In my opinion the second greatest race of them all! Should be a good one...
Kyle Busch #18 M&M's Toyota Camry
Dario Franchitti #10 Target Honda Dallara DW12
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14th June 2012, 15:22 #3
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Lotterer could have gone even quicker!
Amazingly close in GTsThe world according to Taki Inoue: https://mobile.twitter.com/takiinoue/st ... 7249326080
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14th June 2012, 15:42 #4
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Audi should win this, but I am very interested in the GT class.
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15th June 2012, 14:26 #5
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Considering the time scale of the program and upheavals its phenomenal effort all round by Toyota.
Amazing lap by Ant to be nearly a second off pole and not to mention being an NA/hybrid.
Good luck for Sunday.
Audi e-trons - phenomenal car! The change of direction from Porsche Curves to the end of the lap but I think it has the edge on Toyota/NA cars when they launch off the chicanes.The world according to Taki Inoue: https://mobile.twitter.com/takiinoue/st ... 7249326080
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15th June 2012, 15:36 #6
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Toyota saved the LMP1 race after Peugeot withdrew. Indeed a very good effort considering they were supposed to run just one car and take a back seat to the Audi-Pug duel. They have better lap times than I expected but I don't think they can keep up in the race, maybe for the first few laps to get some nice photos It's really Audi's race, even if the e-trons develop some electrical problems the ultra's should not worry about lasting the race. I'm not certain the Toyotas will make it to the end or if they do it will be with a looong pit stop or two. I hope that won't be the case and we'll have a 24 hour long battle but I don't think it'll happen.
I hope there will be a good battle between the normal petrol LMP1s. Also LMP2 looks really good, it seems ACO finally got it right after the less than credible years of LMP675 and "old" LMP2.
In GTE theres a very nice selection of cars but my money is on Corvette. Ferrari and the Aston are fast but may be unreliable, plus Ferrari's star crew had problems and Porsche seems to have fallen behind. It will be a nice race in any case.
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16th June 2012, 13:15 #7
not very good weather.
...Funny how ev'rything was roses when we held on to the guns...
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16th June 2012, 14:25 #8Originally Posted by BleAivano...Funny how ev'rything was roses when we held on to the guns...
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16th June 2012, 14:33 #9
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Great GT battle, as was expected, marvellous stuff!!
Both Toyotas just been in pits.......a bit early....
Is there a better sound than that of Porsche engined Flat-6 ???
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16th June 2012, 14:43 #10Originally Posted by AndyRAC...Funny how ev'rything was roses when we held on to the guns...
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