|
||||||||||
|
||||||||||
7 May 2014, 17:16 (Ref:3403437) | #201 | ||
Veteran
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 11,691
|
yes it is a very cheesy meeting
|
||
|
7 May 2014, 19:05 (Ref:3403486) | #202 | ||
Veteran
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 1,812
|
|||
|
8 May 2014, 08:26 (Ref:3403682) | #203 | ||
Veteran
Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 6,654
|
|||
__________________
Hvil i Fred Allan. (Rest in Peace Allan) |
8 May 2014, 14:40 (Ref:3403784) | #204 | ||
Veteran
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 947
|
Let's be honest, it's a pretty cheesy thread.
|
||
|
12 May 2014, 15:11 (Ref:3405435) | #205 | ||
Rookie
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 4
|
newbie reporting in
I'm a first timer going to the race with my wife and daughter. But I expect they will peel off after the first 4 hours of the race to go to their warm hotel room ;-) So I hope to meet up with some hardcore race fans at the tree so that someone can teach me tricks of the trade :-)
Here are some random photos of MotoGP, 125 Rotax Karting and IMSA|Tudors racing to keep everyone entertained: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ibentley/sets/ |
||
|
12 May 2014, 15:38 (Ref:3405449) | #206 | ||
Veteran
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 11,691
|
Welcome to the forum, all are welcome at the meet and whilst there you will find a cross section of hard core race fans, from many countries and all with stories to tell, the old tree we used to meet under has now gone but we meet pretty close to where it was, if you watch this thread you will soon get an idea of what to look for.
|
||
|
12 May 2014, 16:25 (Ref:3405473) | #207 | |||
Veteran
Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 6,654
|
Quote:
A lot of tricks of the trade can be found in here too: http://tentenths.com/forum/showthrea...30#post3405230 |
|||
__________________
Hvil i Fred Allan. (Rest in Peace Allan) |
12 May 2014, 16:56 (Ref:3405483) | #208 | ||
Veteran
Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 912
|
I finally got around to listening to last weeks Midweek Motorsport. During the conversation with Derrick Bell it sounded as though he said that the Group C race would be starting at noon on Saturday (I only listened once though and didn't go back to confirm, so I could be wrong). Is there a schedule for the support races yet? If the Group C race started at noon would we change the time of the meet to 11am or something? I'm looking forward to the meet, but would hate to miss any of the Group C race (as I have a feeling you all would probably feel the same way).
|
||
|
12 May 2014, 17:14 (Ref:3405492) | #209 | ||
Veteran
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 11,691
|
Wre we meet overlooks the track so it is not a problem the group c race is usually before the meet
|
||
|
12 May 2014, 21:48 (Ref:3405628) | #210 | ||
Team Crouton
20KPINAL
Join Date: Oct 2001
Posts: 39,564
|
I'm actually perfectly happy to glance across at the Group Cs these days, tbh, although I understand the desire of others to watch them more closely....
|
||
__________________
44 days... |
12 May 2014, 21:56 (Ref:3405635) | #211 | |||
Veteran
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 2,976
|
Quote:
Catching the historics practice on Thursday evening usually does it for me, the Saturday race never really feels like a race and having grown up with tales of these cars being the epitome of what sportscars should be about seeing them, in a lot of cases, trundled around in the manner of a wealthy guy's track day, doesn't really set the pulse racing. There's also the point that at the meet there's a surrounding group of knowledgeable people to talk about what going past; a couple of years ago with the 1970s Matras going round was made even better by having some forum members about to share the experience with - I suspect all of us having the Group Cs in the background would find plenty of conversational points to run with. |
|||
|
13 May 2014, 02:25 (Ref:3405685) | #212 | |||
Rookie
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 4
|
Ah, most threads around here only detail the fragrance one makes after eating a particular sausage sandwich, which I am grateful that I was warned about it
Quote:
|
|||
|
13 May 2014, 05:57 (Ref:3405718) | #213 | ||
Veteran
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 11,691
|
There are plenty of threads about things to avoid and others to be careful of, the famous sock story is always funny if a little out of date now days (toilets have improved). Food in France is the same as every other country, there will be things you like and things you don't, but to be honest the quality of food at the circuit is so much better than at any other track or even sporting event.
|
||
|
13 May 2014, 08:50 (Ref:3405759) | #214 | |||
Veteran
Join Date: Mar 2002
Posts: 4,346
|
Quote:
I think we underestimate the quality of the racing we have seen in recent years. Finally Le Mans is a flat out race and therefore the cars, teams and drivers have to perform at the highest level for the whole race in order to win. I think the Pug / Audi years could well be remembered some of the best races in Le Mans history - and 2011 has to be one of the greatest most dramatic races ever. I am hopeful that the next few years could be even better with 3 and maybe more full works teams in P1. |
|||
|
13 May 2014, 11:33 (Ref:3405811) | #215 | |||
Veteran
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 2,976
|
Quote:
Through the whole Group C era it struggled with the "economy run" label, and even to my teenage eyes there was more of an appeal to the notion of the cars being able to run flat out. It is however in our nature to look back on things fondly, especially when we didn't necessarily witness them first hand; when we then compare it to what we see in front of us, warts and all, we're more inclined to think the past was a lot better than it maybe was. In any case, maybe some useful grist for the mill when we can all stand around on a Saturday morning and pontificate about it. |
|||
|
13 May 2014, 12:20 (Ref:3405836) | #216 | |
Veteran
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 8,998
|
Sometimes it's the small things that give the lasting impression.
I was watching Le Mans '99 qualifying the other day in awe at the shot looking up the hill of the TS020 going into the first esses. It was basically a firework display with so much popping and banging - then huge flames out of the back. It made me sad that I never got to see anything like that. But then you look at this year's crop which will probably qualify about 9 seconds quicker next month, and can lap much closer to that pace. I don't think we have it so bad now it's just not as visceral. |
|
__________________
For when your year runs from June to June - '11/'12/'13/'14/'15/'16/'17/'18/'19/xx/'21/'22/'23 Instagram: rsmotorsportmedia |
13 May 2014, 12:27 (Ref:3405838) | #217 | ||
Race Official
Veteran
Join Date: Dec 1998
Posts: 16,760
|
Quote:
i think people get lost in the semantics of the rules and implications. the overall picture is something seriously impressive. as daft as the aco are, they have created a thing of beauty... |
||
__________________
devils advocate in-chief and professional arguer of both sides |
13 May 2014, 21:19 (Ref:3406009) | #218 | ||
Team Crouton
20KPINAL
Join Date: Oct 2001
Posts: 39,564
|
I do so agree. I loved the Group Cs, but primarily because the Jags, the Porsches and the Saubers were around when I first started watching sports cars and when I first went to Le Mans in 1986. But I still name the TS020 and the McLaren F1 as the most exciting cars I've ever watched at Le Mans (hence my desire for a 'Legends' style race for those cars). It would mean a great deal more to me now to see a GT-One doing a few laps of Le Mans than a whole host of Group C's - even the Mazda.......
And I never need any excuse to trot this out once more........ |
||
__________________
44 days... |
13 May 2014, 21:25 (Ref:3406014) | #219 | ||
Veteran
Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 6,654
|
D*mn you Ayse, for you being old enough to have experienced those cars driven in anger and get such an awesome picture of it!
|
||
__________________
Hvil i Fred Allan. (Rest in Peace Allan) |
13 May 2014, 21:43 (Ref:3406023) | #220 | |
Veteran
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 8,998
|
In my opinion all cars should flame on the upchange and while lifting off
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCKFyrBDLWw |
|
__________________
For when your year runs from June to June - '11/'12/'13/'14/'15/'16/'17/'18/'19/xx/'21/'22/'23 Instagram: rsmotorsportmedia |
14 May 2014, 06:14 (Ref:3406095) | #221 | ||
Veteran
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 11,691
|
|||
|
14 May 2014, 10:56 (Ref:3406162) | #222 | ||
Racer
Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 408
|
|||
|
14 May 2014, 11:04 (Ref:3406165) | #223 | |||
Take That Fan
Veteran
Join Date: Jan 2001
Posts: 9,103
|
Quote:
LM801 - Developmental prototype, never raced. LM802 - 1998 24 Hours of Le Mans #29, later a test car. LM803 - Road legal version of the GT-One, on display in Europe. LM804 - 1998 24 Hours of Le Mans #28, 1999 24 Hours of Le Mans #3, later on display in Japan. LM805 - 1998 24 Hours of Le Mans #27, later a test car. LM806 - 1999 24 Hours of Le Mans #2. (Destroy) LM907 - 1999 24 Hours of Le Mans #1. As for where they are now your guess is a good as mine however I do know that there is at least one at TMG in Cologne. |
|||
__________________
There is only one way of life and thats your own ! ! ! |
14 May 2014, 11:09 (Ref:3406167) | #224 | |||
Veteran
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 2,976
|
Quote:
I suspect finding TS020s and the like from that era might be a bit of a challenge, but there should be plenty of Courages, 333SPs, R&Ss etc about which could go to make a respectable if not vast grid, and if it starts to look appealing, you could see TMG being tempted to wheel out their TS020 (and indeed Porsche might see the attraction in running one of their cars from that era). Being 15 years ago I suspect the 1990s ticks the relevant box for "historic" and I'm certain would work as a crowd pleaser, for all the obvious reasons. |
|||
|
14 May 2014, 12:16 (Ref:3406184) | #225 | ||
Veteran
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 11,691
|
I would love to see a field of those as a support race one year
|
||
|
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
[LM24 Race] The Le Mans 2013 Traditional Ten-Tenths Cheese-Fest Meeting Thread | PascaLM | 24 Heures du Mans | 528 | 5 Sep 2014 08:07 |
[LM24] The Le Mans 2010 Ten-Tenths meeting thread | PascaLM | 24 Heures du Mans | 154 | 23 Mar 2014 17:01 |
[LM24] The Le Mans 2011 Ten-Tenths meeting thread | PascaLM | 24 Heures du Mans | 202 | 8 Apr 2012 07:45 |
[LM24] The Le Mans 2009 Ten-Tenths meeting thread | PascaLM | 24 Heures du Mans | 162 | 15 Jan 2010 20:54 |
[LM24] The Le Mans 2008 Ten tenths meeting thread | PascaLM | 24 Heures du Mans | 264 | 3 Jul 2008 12:19 |