LeMans coverage resumes...
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From: When all is said and done... there is a hell of a lot more said than done. Riverside,Texas
St. Jude Donor '05 thru '26
1 009 Aston Martin Racing TURNER D. 317
2 63 Corvette Racing FELLOWS R. 316
3 64 Corvette Racing GAVIN O. 315
4 007 Aston Martin Racing PICCINI A. 312
5 72 Luc Alphand Aventures POLICAND J. 309
6 73 Luc Alphand Aventures BLANCHEMAIN J.L. 299
7 50 Larbre Competition BOUCHUT CH. 281
8 59 Team Modena FITTIPALDI C. 275
9 55 IPB Spartak Racing RUSINOV R. 241
2 63 Corvette Racing FELLOWS R. 316
3 64 Corvette Racing GAVIN O. 315
4 007 Aston Martin Racing PICCINI A. 312
5 72 Luc Alphand Aventures POLICAND J. 309
6 73 Luc Alphand Aventures BLANCHEMAIN J.L. 299
7 50 Larbre Competition BOUCHUT CH. 281
8 59 Team Modena FITTIPALDI C. 275
9 55 IPB Spartak Racing RUSINOV R. 241
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From: Monument CO
1 009 Aston Martin Racing BRABHAM D. 330
2 63 Corvette Racing MAGNUSSEN J. 329
3 64 Corvette Racing GAVIN O. 327
4 007 Aston Martin Racing FRENZEN H-H. 325
5 72 Luc Alphand Aventures MOREAU G. 321
6 73 Luc Alphand Aventures PASQUALI L. 311
7 50 Larbre Competition BOUCHUT CH. 293
8 59 Team Modena FITTIPALDI C. 288
9 55 IPB Spartak Racing RUSINOV R. 253
2 63 Corvette Racing MAGNUSSEN J. 329
3 64 Corvette Racing GAVIN O. 327
4 007 Aston Martin Racing FRENZEN H-H. 325
5 72 Luc Alphand Aventures MOREAU G. 321
6 73 Luc Alphand Aventures PASQUALI L. 311
7 50 Larbre Competition BOUCHUT CH. 293
8 59 Team Modena FITTIPALDI C. 288
9 55 IPB Spartak Racing RUSINOV R. 253
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We can't beat the ASTONS because they complained about us winning all the time-or them losing- and thus we got the weight penalty!!Ever since then,they win at 24 HOURS and other places.They couldn't beat us fair and square so they came up w/a way to legally cheat!!!Were I in charge,I would have pulled my cars from competiton or demanded equal consideration some how!!They got away and continue to get away w/this nonsense!!!
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From: (d/fw) tx
We can't beat the ASTONS because they complained about us winning all the time-or them losing- and thus we got the weight penalty!!Ever since then,they win at 24 HOURS and other places.They couldn't beat us fair and square so they came up w/a way to legally cheat!!!Were I in charge,I would have pulled my cars from competiton or demanded equal consideration some how!!They got away and continue to get away w/this nonsense!!!
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From: queensbury ny
It happened maybe 3 or 4 years ago when Aston went to the officials and thus the vettes had to add in the neighborhood of 200 lbs.Ever since,Aston has been winning when they are able to race.
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St. Jude Donor '07-'08-'09-'10-'11
We can't beat the ASTONS because they complained about us winning all the time-or them losing- and thus we got the weight penalty!!Ever since then,they win at 24 HOURS and other places.They couldn't beat us fair and square so they came up w/a way to legally cheat!!!Were I in charge,I would have pulled my cars from competiton or demanded equal consideration some how!!They got away and continue to get away w/this nonsense!!!
As far as I'm concerned, forcing a team to add weight or restrictors is BS. I'd pull the team too. Let them have no competition for awhile.
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Now, now - let's not get our knickers in a twist. Aston Martin is a company with a great and genuine racing heritage, excellent preparation, and world-class drivers. To finish second to them at LeMans is no badge of shame - it's an incentive to get 'em next time. And we will.
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Now, now - let's not get our knickers in a twist. Aston Martin is a company with a great and genuine racing heritage, excellent preparation, and world-class drivers. To finish second to them at LeMans is no badge of shame - it's an incentive to get 'em next time. And we will.
tainted wins,ONE AND ALL where they are concerned!
Almost exclusively Prototype.
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From: Sarasota Florida
St. Jude Donor '06
Any time you finish on the same lap as the winner after 24 hours, it could very easily have gone either way. It looks to me like the cars are now very evenly matched, and in that case the rulesmakers did the right thing. Having one car run away from everyone else isn't racing, it's an exhibition. Not terribly interesting.
Major props to both the Aston Martin and Corvette teams, they both were superb. For us, there's always next year.
Major props to both the Aston Martin and Corvette teams, they both were superb. For us, there's always next year.
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From: northern california
Now, now - let's not get our knickers in a twist. Aston Martin is a company with a great and genuine racing heritage, excellent preparation, and world-class drivers. To finish second to them at LeMans is no badge of shame - it's an incentive to get 'em next time. And we will.
It's better than racing against no one, like last year's ALMS series.