2009 Le Mans/LMS/ALMS Thread

Premat from number 3 is seriously the worst driver. He crashed the first R15 ever build, and do these mistakes.. But it could be the car and not him
 
Need caffeine from soda, come on stay awake!
 
20 hours in, only four to go.

P1
Things remain calm for the time being. The gap between Alex Wurz in the #9 and Stephane Sarrazin in the #8 remains at about 1:45, with the #1 Audi still two laps back from the leaders. #007 holds fourth with Tomas Enge at the wheel of the Aston Martin ahead of the Team Oreca Malmut car now driven by Olivier Panis. Nicolas Prost in the Speedy Racing Lola has managed to extend the lead over the first Kolles Audi up to 25 seconds, while the #7 Peugeot has made it's way past the Pescarolo Judd to take eighth place.

P2
Things are as they were in P2, the Essex Team leads in the Porsche ahead of the Navi Team Goh Porsche and Speedy Racing Lola. The remaining OAK Racing Pescarolo is on fourth and the RML Lola.

GT1
The #64 car briefly handed the lead to their teammates but as the pit stops cycled through Olivier Beretta reclaimed the lead from Johnny O'Connell. The gap is now about fifteen seconds. #73 Alphand Aventures Corvette remains on third and the Jetalliance Aston Martin is still running as well on fourth in class.

GT2
Risi Competizione still holds the lead with the Scuderia Italia Ferrari remains on second place. However, the third placed Imsa Performance Porsche hit trouble and has spent over 20 minutes in the pits. That leaves Ferraris in the JMW Motorsport Ferrari up to third, AF Corse Ferrari to fourth and the second Risi Competizione Ferrari (the green one) to fifth, and the best non-Ferrari is now the Spyker on sixth place in class.
 
Oh dear, sounds like RLM just kicked into life again :)

EDIT: Meh, seems to be stuck on on a repeat jingle
 
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THIS JUST IN: Global Warming is real, still there is no rain in Le Mans, how is that possible?
 
What the hell is wrong with that R1. They are taking the wing off now.:cry:

There has been some rain at tetre rouge, but not much
 
Still turbo propblems? Four laps down now, unless miracles happen this is Peugeot's race. And the ASton is only four laps back from the Audi...
 
only two 997's on the track.
 
Awesome racing from both corvettes!
 
21th hour update...

P1
It seems like the command to hold positions has been given in the top and the #8 is no longer making gains on the #9 Peugeot. After it's troubles the #1 Audi still holds third place ahead of the #007 Aston Martin. Team Oreca Matmut maintains fifth while the #7 Peugeot has made it's way all teh way to sixth from below the 40th mark it was early in the race. The Speedy Racing Lola is on seventh ahead of the supermen Zwolsman and Lotterer who have managed to get the #14 Kolles R10 through 21 hours just by themselves. The Pescarolo Judd holds ninth place and the second Kolles car remains on 10th in class and eleventh overall.

P2
Normal service resumes in P2, Team Essex Porsche leads from the Navi Team Goh Porsche, Speedy Racing Lola and OAK Racing Pescarolo.

GT1
The two factory corvettes are having a proper battle for the class win in GT1, with Marcel F?ssler just grabbing the lead from Johnny O'Connell. The Alphand Aventures Corvette is on distant third and the Jetalliance Aston Martin is still running but in even more distant fourth place.

GT2
#82 Risi Competizione Ferrari leads from BMS Scuderia Italia as before JMW Motorsport's puncture dropped them from third to fifth in class. That promoted the AF Corse Ferrari to the final podium spot and the second #83 Risi Competizione car to fourth place. Spyker is still the best non-Ferrari on sixth in class.
 
slightly OT ... this is the first time I've seen Le Mans live on TV ... it seems to me that most of the footage is about dudes standing around the pits rather than of the race itself. Is this normal?
 
OK these Foldcat commercials are getting annoying.
 
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