Considering their budget is tiny compared to Audi and Porsche I also hope they come back in full KillCrushDestroy mode.
Also Fuck Ford. I hate Ferrari but that 82 will always be 2nd on the podium to me.
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The 2016 24 Hours Of Le Mans |OT| Includes a support race in Baku
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Considering their budget is tiny compared to Audi and Porsche I also hope they come back in full KillCrushDestroy mode.
Also Fuck Ford. I hate Ferrari but that 82 will always be 2nd on the podium to me.
nature boy
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No.
With around 5 minutes to go, the Toyota lost power and had around 40 seconds advantage.
Instead of pitting, it crossed the finish line and stopped on the straight, so it started the lap.
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PjotrStroganov
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The audi budget has been cut significantly right?
Mostly operational though (1 car les) and even then Toyota still doesn't put as much into it as the other two do. Which makes their performance all the more impressive ...
Yep, but still huge. Both Porsche and Audi were going to be 3 car efforts but they trimmed the 3rd to save some pennies.
nature boy
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Started watching the F1 pre-race stuff after the last stop by Porsche and the radio message to the Toyota that they could take it easy, never expected this to turn out as it did. Absolutely gutted for everyone at Toyota involved in the 24H project, it is something you do not wish on anyone
marvelharvey
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Classic Le Mans is 8/9/10th of July. So many great cars this year; 1920-1980 entry list and Group C entry list.
nature boy
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Anything major happen in the final two hours? FoxSports1 cut to golf, and I wasn't awake to switch the channel to record the end
Outside of the most dramatic finish at Le Mans in recent history, no nothing major happened.
Anything major happen in the final two hours? FoxSports1 cut to golf, and I wasn't awake to switch the channel to record the end
Oh, you have no idea...
Better stay like that. :c
Fucking Fox. Off to see if I can load the stream on my laptop and scrub back hours
Elfforkusu
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Do we know what the cause was for the Toyota failure yet?
nature boy
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battery as far as I know. so basically the prius part of that prius lmao.
Elfforkusu
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I mean, if that's a prius sign me up?
But it seemed like they might have been on battery power for the last (futile) lap, at least judging by speed?
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I still can't believe what happened at the end of this race. I've grown up in a VW/Audi family and was obviously rooting for Audi to win another, but that hope was crushed early on in the race.
The fact that Mazda is the only japanese automaker to win at le mans (the 787b is really stunning, even to this day, might be my favorite to win the race) and that Toyota only had 2nd place finishes in le mans history to show off with really made me hope for a 1st place finish from them this time around. I still feel empty inside.
But hey, Audi's podium streak continues.
The fact that Mazda is the only japanese automaker to win at le mans (the 787b is really stunning, even to this day, might be my favorite to win the race) and that Toyota only had 2nd place finishes in le mans history to show off with really made me hope for a 1st place finish from them this time around. I still feel empty inside.
But hey, Audi's podium streak continues.
My first time at the track, and to see this unfold...
I was standing just before the Ford chicane at the end of the race, rooting for the number 5 because that Toyota was so close to winning and very deservedly so. Until I suddenly saw it limping, sounding sick. Couldn't believe what I was seeing, poor Kazuki.
Le Mans is such a great experience, it's just an incredibly huge event. Seeing the sunset and the cars drive into the night, and the main straight at night with the pits buzzing with activity, it really was amazing. I'll go through my pictures and post some.
I was standing just before the Ford chicane at the end of the race, rooting for the number 5 because that Toyota was so close to winning and very deservedly so. Until I suddenly saw it limping, sounding sick. Couldn't believe what I was seeing, poor Kazuki.
Le Mans is such a great experience, it's just an incredibly huge event. Seeing the sunset and the cars drive into the night, and the main straight at night with the pits buzzing with activity, it really was amazing. I'll go through my pictures and post some.
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Just got back (had to miss the last 8 hours of the race) and watched the highlights.
Utterly heartbreaking. Just, no words for the poor bastards.
Utterly heartbreaking. Just, no words for the poor bastards.
Elfforkusu
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So I see the #82 Ferrari ended up in 2nd even with the penalty for the silly door lights? Good!
nature boy
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They really are. I'm actually quite sad about this, would've been a great victory for them. Hopefully it spurs them on to greater things rather than defeating them.
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PjotrStroganov
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That got me goosebumbs.
nature boy
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Well it was a great Le Mans, pretty unforgettable.
For WEC fans, the next race is the 6h of Nurburgring, 24th of July.
For WEC fans, the next race is the 6h of Nurburgring, 24th of July.
Myoclonic Jerk
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Is there a race highlights?
Still trying to learn more about the sport
Still trying to learn more about the sport
Psychotext
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There was a vid on youtube, but it doesn't have any commentary over it, which makes it useless. There are almost certainly proper ones for previous years though.
nature boy
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I wouldn't expect much, WEC is still pretty miserable when it comes to media production.
Check out the WEC thread, some of us watch the series and can answer some of your questions.
Check out the WEC thread, some of us watch the series and can answer some of your questions.
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TJP
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Indeed that is class.
The loss to Ford in 1969 by a few seconds or 120 metres after 24 hours of racing means Porsche know only too well what it's like to lose a race in the final minutes of the greatest race in the world.
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Funnily enough, I'm doing a 24 hour team MTB race this weekend. I should take a TV or something.
Fastest time ever, actually.
Absolutely an achievement but they, more than anyone at this point maybe, know you have to go the full 24 hours.
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