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Thread: Le Mans 24 Hour
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06-15-2019, 06:42 PM #1
Le Mans 24 Hour
Anyone else watching the night racing? Gorgeous stuff..
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06-15-2019, 08:06 PM #2
yeah, great racing. The glowing # Porsche’s look cool at night
Edit: discussion on hydrogen powered cars allowed for future was a trip
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06-15-2019, 08:29 PM #3
Huh. I learned that Steve McQueen never raced at LeMans. Just filmed there.
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06-15-2019, 08:53 PM #4
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06-16-2019, 12:15 PM #5
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06-16-2019, 12:35 PM #6
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06-16-2019, 01:37 PM #7
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06-16-2019, 03:40 PM #8Funky But Chic
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There's just no way this shit will be so cool once it's all-electric. ^^
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06-16-2019, 04:29 PM #9
Agreed. The sound is important. Every time I went to a race, the first sign of a race car was the sound. Couldn't see it, but, it was there, howling, out of sight, as you parked. It was exciting.
Even when I was in Maranello. You could hear the test track as you walked around. Cool soundtrack.
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06-16-2019, 04:32 PM #10Funky But Chic
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My brain is tuned to the sound of internal combustion. Can't help it.
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06-16-2019, 04:38 PM #11
Thanks. Reminded me of the only time I saw these things live, Sebring, 80 and 81 when I lived in West Palm. Back then the fire breathing Porsche 935 dominated, I think about 8-900 HP with dual turbos expelling major flame as they braked heavily from the high hundreds to a near stop going into a 90 degree turn off one of the runways. The massive brake discs, pre carbon, glowed red hot through the wheels and thin bodywork. It was an amazing sight at 2am. Can't find a picture, hard to photograph pre digital. These cars:
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06-16-2019, 04:40 PM #12
The crowd was scarier than the Glen Bog bunch. They published some pictures of 80 in Hustler that were quite the scandal. Southern fans. Real trash.
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06-16-2019, 05:26 PM #13Funky But Chic
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Rally's the best though. Well rally and the bikes.of course.
try this one if you've got a few minutes
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06-16-2019, 05:32 PM #14
Yeah, Isle of Man. Old school lives.
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06-16-2019, 07:26 PM #15
Old school 935s were awesome, but Group C was the best. Derek Bell in a 956 with a real shifter and no chicanes..
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06-16-2019, 07:35 PM #16
new regs, no all electric yet..
https://us.motorsport.com/wec/news/h...20-21/4473994/
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06-16-2019, 08:08 PM #17
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06-16-2019, 08:34 PM #18
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06-16-2019, 09:53 PM #19
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06-16-2019, 10:19 PM #20
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06-16-2019, 11:20 PM #21
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06-19-2019, 11:42 PM #22
Godspeed,Norman Dewis 1920-June 8,2019
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