Le Mans 2013
#21
Race Director
6th. The Astons are kicking ***.
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#25
Racer
Corvette I believe is carrying a weight penalty. The other cars maybe running faster but we have a long way to go. I think Corvette racing has a strategy. The strategy is not to have the fastest fast car but to survive the race.
#26
Drifting
#27
Drifting
I'm sure you can google the exact breakdown of the different categories.
#28
Safety Car
The way the Aston Martins are passing the Corvettes makes me believe they have been lapped a few times.
#29
Drifting
Yup. If they last, it's gonna be tough to beat.... even with the added chicane, to break the Hunaudieres straight away and slow them down a bit, it still leaves them two nice chunks of straight where they can eat Corvettes up....
#30
Safety Car
The Corvettes are running 7 and 9 in GTE Pro, the gap has remained the same for a while now, the Aston is two laps ahead of the Corvettes, appears the Porches are running good also. Two Ferraris are also in front of the vettes.
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The restrictors have really hampered the 'Vettes,which is a pity. Plenty of race left though.
#33
Race Director
At least we're kicking the crap out of the Vipers.
#34
Team Owner
Why are the Aston Martin's so much faster then the Vette's?Are they still being given unfair advantages like they were given in the past?? Because they are cry baby's...
#35
Race Director
They did an interview with the Program Manager for Corvette Racing. He basically said that they gauges what the C6Rs would do based off last year's qualifying times, which they had a draft for all the straights. So basically, they had a super fast qualifying last year, and now they're being hindered by restrictions.
#36
Drifting
Speaking of restrictions, and for those who want to dig deep, here's the official regulation breakdown for the GTE class:
http://www.24h-lemans.com/wpphpFichi...ons-lm-gte.pdf
By the time you're done with it, we should have a winner...
http://www.24h-lemans.com/wpphpFichi...ons-lm-gte.pdf
By the time you're done with it, we should have a winner...
Last edited by GuyFromLeMans; 06-22-2013 at 07:25 PM.
#38
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#39
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Aston Martin and Porsche were both given larger restrictors on the intake, and Porsche was given a weight break and an increase in fuel capacity. The European teams all had the chance to run the latest Michelin compound tires the last 2 races in Europe while Corvette got to run the for the first time on Thursday, plus Corvette was given a smaller restrictor and a weight penalty. Nothing like stacking the odds a bit, there has been a lot of talk in the paddock of sandbagging on the pare to both Porsche and Aston Martin in prior races to get the concessions, now they're both showing their hand. Lot of time left though, stay out of trouble and be ready to run hard the last 3 hours.
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Aston Martin and Porsche were both given larger restrictors on the intake, and Porsche was given a weight break and an increase in fuel capacity. The European teams all had the chance to run the latest Michelin compound tires the last 2 races in Europe while Corvette got to run the for the first time on Thursday, plus Corvette was given a smaller restrictor and a weight penalty. Nothing like stacking the odds a bit, there has been a lot of talk in the paddock of sandbagging on the pare to both Porsche and Aston Martin in prior races to get the concessions, now they're both showing their hand. Lot of time left though, stay out of trouble and be ready to run hard the last 3 hours.
Hamstringing your foe to give yourself a chance is pathetic.
Go Vette!!