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Old 21 May 2014, 11:58 (Ref:3408618)   #1001
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I'll be at the race and then I'll have all year before the next to watch it on TV. I always record it and end up watching it around 4 times in its entirety. Only problem has been having to hear Scott Pruett's commentary. I can't stand that guy!
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Old 21 May 2014, 12:18 (Ref:3408626)   #1002
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Nothing beats beeing trackside whith this kind of racing : http://youtu.be/Y8JCh9WbnXk

And this is what I expect to see this year

And onboard views can still be replayed the week (s) after the race ...
I remember that unforgettable battle. That's why I want to watch Le Mans on Live TV for battles, onboards during race and so on.
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Old 21 May 2014, 13:53 (Ref:3408674)   #1003
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Le mans should be experienced live at least once in your life, then you realize that actualy beeing there live beats a tv broadcast.
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Old 21 May 2014, 14:27 (Ref:3408686)   #1004
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I know for sure it's better experience than on TV (of course it is, everything is better live) and I do intend to head there at some point, however at the current stage of my life it's too much hassle.
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Old 21 May 2014, 17:25 (Ref:3408751)   #1005
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You guys are forgetting about giant screens at the track! #bestofbothworlds!
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Old 21 May 2014, 17:28 (Ref:3408752)   #1006
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And for live timing, if you don't have enough money for internets at the track, there's always the brainbox in the RLM commentary booth aka Trussers.
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Old 21 May 2014, 18:39 (Ref:3408765)   #1007
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If people want to watch the race at home there's nothing wrong with that. Every fan of endurance racing can't attend Le Mans - it's not possible.

Everyone that's been knows that it tends to awaken something in you. I'd recommend it to anyone. At the end of the day they'll make their own decision to go if they have the desire, ability and the means.
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Old 22 May 2014, 06:56 (Ref:3408882)   #1008
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If people want to watch the race at home there's nothing wrong with that. Every fan of endurance racing can't attend Le Mans - it's not possible.

Everyone that's been knows that it tends to awaken something in you. I'd recommend it to anyone. At the end of the day they'll make their own decision to go if they have the desire, ability and the means.
Agreed with the first sentence.
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Old 22 May 2014, 07:46 (Ref:3408893)   #1009
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Absolutely true. I consider myself exceptionally lucky that I'm able to go and have been for the last 28 years but obviously not everyone is as fortunate as me.
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Old 22 May 2014, 08:50 (Ref:3408915)   #1010
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indeed this year will be my 24th 24 hours race in a row, luckily I have never had a setback for not going but lots of things can happen, costs, health and distance are of great importance in going every year.
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Old 22 May 2014, 09:49 (Ref:3408938)   #1011
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This thread is killing me. I've had to give up on going for the first time this year to (irony incoming) fix my car. With Ramadan's prospective dates from 2015 onwards, I won't be able to make it until 2018/19.

Have fun on my behalf guys
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Old 22 May 2014, 11:16 (Ref:3408955)   #1012
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indeed this year will be my 24th 24 hours race in a row...
Same here, and I just can't imagine not going
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This thread is killing me. I've had to give up on going for the first time this year to (irony incoming) fix my car. With Ramadan's prospective dates from 2015 onwards, I won't be able to make it until 2018/19.

Have fun on my behalf guys
That's forever away. Pitch a small tent at home and listen to RLM for the weekend?
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Old 22 May 2014, 19:27 (Ref:3409089)   #1014
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Couple of further entry list changes.

Leo Roussel replaces Romain Brandela at Pegasus - http://sportscar365.com/lemans/leman...morgan-nissan/

We'll see a fourth Ligier on the grid, with the #26 G-Drive entry being updated to the new car.

http://www.dailysportscar.com/?p=30945

Along with the #35 car it will effectively be a two-car team known as 'G-Drive Racing by OAK Racing'. These are going to be VERY pretty in the flesh I think.

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While their P1 effort might have sort of embarrasingly rumbled down like Lotuses, Oak is doing pretty good business with those coupes already. Congrats

Anyway these sort of changes are exactly the reason I fail to understand why ACO calls it "final entry list". It's not final until scrutineering has been done (I say done instead of starts as it's not final even then, as things like Epsilon Euskaldi 08 etc proved)
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Couple of further entry list changes.

Leo Roussel replaces Romain Brandela at Pegasus - http://sportscar365.com/lemans/leman...morgan-nissan/
I think he replaces Raffin.
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I think he replaces Raffin.
Yeah he does Ayse. Getting my DKR boys from last year mixed up
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And there you were getting my hopes up too!
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Onroak Automotive's FB page has some images of the TDS, OAK Asia and main OAK Racing Ligier LMP2s testing at Magny-Cours.

TDS was in full color. OAK Asia was in bare carbon, and OAK Racing was in bare carbon with what appeared to be foil tape on various bits at the front of the car.
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We'll see a fourth Ligier on the grid, with the #26 G-Drive entry being updated to the new car.
I don't believe this is right. The #26 is still a Morgan.

Here's the updated version on DSC... http://www.dailysportscar.com/?p=30945
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Based on that G-Drive livery render, it looks like there won't be a pink and black Oak car this year. Shame to lose one of the more distinctive liveries.
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We'll see a fourth Ligier on the grid, with the #26 G-Drive entry being updated to the new car.


Yesterday's press release is a bit ambiguous on that:

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The no. 26 G-Drive Racing prototype driven by Julien Canal, Olivier Pla and Roman Rusinov has won in the first two rounds of the season and it will be in the Sarthe on Sunday 1st June for the Le Mans 24-Hours test day.

The team’s presence will be beefed up by the entry of a second car wearing the famous black and orange colours. G-Drive Racing will be present at Le Mans with two LM P2 prototypes, and has renewed its confidence in the constructor Onroak Automotive and the OAK Racing team by entering the new Ligier JS P2 also powered by a Nissan engine and shod with Dunlop tyres.

Thus OAK Racing has entered under the “G-Drive Racing by OAK Racing” banner the no. 35 Ligier JS P2-Nissan, which will be driven in the Sarthe by Alex Brundle and the two young winners of the Nissan GT Academy Jann Mardenborough and Mark Shulzhitskiy.
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Old 23 May 2014, 11:11 (Ref:3409334)   #1024
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Okay I think DSC either reported it as two Ligiers (hence the correction) or I misread it.

Thought it was a bit strange they were still testing the old Morgan recently if they were running the new car. The closed cars look cool but I still like seeing the open-top protos in endurance racing for driver identification.
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I know it says 2014 entry list but, I am thrilled about the official announcement Nissan will compeed in LMP1 2015.
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