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GENERAL => Volkswagen Group News => Topic started by: Lunar7 on June 20, 2005, 04:08:55 PM

Title: Le Mans
Post by: Lunar7 on June 20, 2005, 04:08:55 PM
 ;D ;DAudi Wins Again ;D ;D

http://www.lemans.org/24heuresdumans/live/pages/accueil_gb.html
Title: Re: Le Mans
Post by: wilco on June 21, 2005, 09:27:16 AM
Dang, that's where that spare 100CD engine and auto trans got to then...hope they bring them back soon. ;D ;D

7 in a row can't be all bad.
Title: Re: Le Mans
Post by: RS ZWEI on June 21, 2005, 01:34:23 PM
Rex was there!
Title: Re: Le Mans
Post by: tempq18t on June 21, 2005, 02:32:00 PM
Quote from: Golfboy666GTI on June 21, 2005, 01:34:23 PM
Rex was there!
Lucky bugger, would be an impressive line up of cars to see
Title: Re: Le Mans
Post by: rambo_005 on June 21, 2005, 10:46:16 PM
I very much look forward to seeing more of this R10 !
Title: Re: Le Mans
Post by: veedubtom on June 22, 2005, 10:54:49 PM
I wanna see that corrado, sounds sweet
Title: Re: Le Mans
Post by: hitmanGTI on July 05, 2005, 03:35:44 PM
how does le mans work... i dont get it???
Title: Re: Le Mans
Post by: RS ZWEI on July 08, 2005, 10:43:47 AM
Quote from: MK4GTI on July 05, 2005, 03:35:44 PM
how does le mans work... i dont get it???

What is there not to get?
Title: Re: Le Mans
Post by: dubstar on July 08, 2005, 10:58:48 AM
Quote from: Golfboy666GTI on July 08, 2005, 10:43:47 AM
What is there not to get?

I can understand him not getting it.  My mum has similar trouble understanding motorsport. :-[
Title: Re: Le Mans
Post by: bsting on July 08, 2005, 12:20:48 PM
Do they still do the LM start ? the run across the track to your car...I like that.
Title: Re: Le Mans
Post by: hitmanGTI on July 08, 2005, 01:05:19 PM
What i mean... i always pictured le mans as fully blown race cars with stupidly oversized engines.. etc.. i didnt realise you could compete in diesels etc??
Title: Re: Le Mans
Post by: bigbumper on July 10, 2005, 11:16:08 AM
Quote from: BSTING on July 08, 2005, 12:20:48 PM
Do they still do the LM start ? the run across the track to your car...I like that.

Yep, traditional running start was cool.? Unfortunately they stopped doing it in the late 60s/early 70s for safety reasons (I think 1969 was the last year).

There was one driver (I forget who), who used to walk across to his car.? He believed the time you gained by running was academic over a 24 hour race and so it wasn't worth the effort running!? :laugh:
Title: Re: Le Mans
Post by: bsting on July 10, 2005, 03:21:27 PM
Quote from: MK4GTI on July 08, 2005, 01:05:19 PM
What i mean... i always pictured le mans as fully blown race cars with stupidly oversized engines.. etc.. i didnt realise you could compete in diesels etc??

There was a diesel Bora variant(wagon) racing in Europe - but i cant remember which tracks or series ??? 8)