2020 24 Hours of Le Mans (Sept 17-20)

Gaara · PostPosted: Thu Sep 17, 2020 1:41 pm

Seems #1 Rebellion has an issue requiring an engine change.

Gaara · PostPosted: Thu Sep 17, 2020 1:55 pm

Big crash for the #28

Red flag

Gaara · PostPosted: Thu Sep 17, 2020 1:57 pm

That looks a strange crash. Come out of the chicane straight on into the barrier.

Cheeveer · PostPosted: Thu Sep 17, 2020 2:06 pm

ahh, the traditional armco repair red flag

Gaara · PostPosted: Thu Sep 17, 2020 2:40 pm

Big crash for the #17

MotoKris1 · PostPosted: Thu Sep 17, 2020 2:40 pm

Well, unusual place to crash

Gaara · PostPosted: Thu Sep 17, 2020 2:40 pm

Red flag, sister car to the #28 too. Just as they got that car back to the pits.

Schumifan · PostPosted: Thu Sep 17, 2020 2:42 pm

tick-tock wrote:

Marc Cole's heavy breathing and noises made into the mic are disgusting. Doesn't he know the basics of broadcasting? Plus why on earth would you laugh at the misfortune of a team beaching their car so early? I know the guy's getting on but had to endure his incompetence for so many years :yuk:

I can't listen. If you have Eurosport Player they have an "uninterrupted coverage" stream which uses the commentators from the WEC app (if you don't have Eurosport Player I realise this isn't very helpful, sorry)

Cheeveer · PostPosted: Thu Sep 17, 2020 2:43 pm

it's not a stretch to say this is the weakest field in memory at Le Mans. Who the hell was that Dwight Merriman, zero motorsport credentials.

Endurance racing has become way too complicated with all these driver ratings and driver stint limits and refuel times and all that.

ranting

racefan · PostPosted: Thu Sep 17, 2020 2:45 pm

Some recourses that might come in handy during the weekend:

World Feed: https://www.ustream.tv/embed/23229846?h ... oplay=true
YouTube (FP2, probably more on same channel): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szDuR7Tlkog
TV: https://vimeo.com/event/269590/embed/ba350622dd
Heli: https://vimeo.com/event/272006/embed/78841b6eca
Motul: https://vimeo.com/event/265852/embed/4a639d4967
Racecontrol: https://play.streamshark.io/r/e/crrfcuw ... 24h-wdwcih
Pitlane: https://vimeo.com/event/268551/embed/275f81356e

Onboards
#1 Rebellion onboard: https://www.ustream.tv/embed/23961730?h ... oplay=true
#7 Toyota onboard: https://www.ustream.tv/embed/23961731?h ... oplay=true
#8 Toyota onboard: https://www.ustream.tv/embed/23961732?h ... oplay=true
#21 Oreca onboard: https://www.ustream.tv/embed/23961739?h ... oplay=true
#38 Jota onboard: https://www.ustream.tv/embed/23961740?h ... oplay=true
#50 Richard Mille onboard: https://www.ustream.tv/embed/23961741?h ... oplay=true
Dragonspeed onboard & pits: https://www.youtube.com/c/MotulLubricants

Live Timing
LMP1 & 2: https://www.ustream.tv/embed/23961735?h ... oplay=true
GTE PRO & AM: https://www.ustream.tv/embed/23961736?h ... oplay=true
Top half of field: https://a92ccb34-lp-omega.ums.services. ... cf03ec9714
Bottom half of field: https://www.ustream.tv/embed/23961734?h ... oplay=true
General: https://www.timing71.org/s/wec

Porsche Cup: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0ShVBawkF8
Le Mans Cup: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LNB2nv0Xh0

racefan · PostPosted: Thu Sep 17, 2020 2:45 pm

Dicksplaash wrote:

it's not a stretch to say this is the weakest field in memory at Le Mans. Who the hell was that Dwight Merriman, zero motorsport credentials.

Endurance racing has become way too complicated with all these driver ratings and driver stint limits and refuel times and all that.

ranting

He's in IMSA, racing an LMP2. Saw him spinning of at Road Atlanta quite a few times a couple of weeks ago...

Gaara · PostPosted: Thu Sep 17, 2020 3:02 pm

He's one of those that got a racing licence on the basis of having a fat wallet.

racefan · PostPosted: Thu Sep 17, 2020 3:11 pm

There's quite a lot of drivers like that in this years race. I've got the feeling they basically let everyone who wanted in to fill up the fill, and rightfully so to be honest. Could mean we see some more yellows during the race though, and with only 4 cars really fighting for the overall win it might come down to not getting hit by one of these guys

Gaara · PostPosted: Thu Sep 17, 2020 3:26 pm

#33 has conked out

Gaara · PostPosted: Thu Sep 17, 2020 3:27 pm

racefan wrote:

There's quite a lot of drivers like that in this years race. I've got the feeling they basically let everyone who wanted in to fill up the fill, and rightfully so to be honest. Could mean we see some more yellows during the race though, and with only 4 cars really fighting for the overall win it might come down to not getting hit by one of these guys

Well so long as they don't do a Kauffman...

Gaara · PostPosted: Thu Sep 17, 2020 3:32 pm

Wait, did they just say one of the drivers in the race is 72?

deggis · PostPosted: Thu Sep 17, 2020 4:04 pm

Schumifan wrote:

tick-tock wrote:

Marc Cole's heavy breathing and noises made into the mic are disgusting. Doesn't he know the basics of broadcasting? Plus why on earth would you laugh at the misfortune of a team beaching their car so early? I know the guy's getting on but had to endure his incompetence for so many years :yuk:

I can't listen. If you have Eurosport Player they have an "uninterrupted coverage" stream which uses the commentators from the WEC app (if you don't have Eurosport Player I realise this isn't very helpful, sorry)

Prepare for the worse then and that the race suddenly has Eurosport (UK) comms... that happened last year despite fp/qual having no comms or WEC comms.

Too bad the feature to select audio track/commentary language isn't available now, that was introduced just before US Open and would probably also include a no comms track.

Gaara · PostPosted: Thu Sep 17, 2020 4:18 pm

Looks like a change of chassis for the #28

Schumifan · PostPosted: Thu Sep 17, 2020 4:25 pm

deggis wrote:

Schumifan wrote:

tick-tock wrote:

Marc Cole's heavy breathing and noises made into the mic are disgusting. Doesn't he know the basics of broadcasting? Plus why on earth would you laugh at the misfortune of a team beaching their car so early? I know the guy's getting on but had to endure his incompetence for so many years :yuk:

I can't listen. If you have Eurosport Player they have an "uninterrupted coverage" stream which uses the commentators from the WEC app (if you don't have Eurosport Player I realise this isn't very helpful, sorry)

Prepare for the worse then and that the race suddenly has Eurosport (UK) comms... that happened last year despite fp/qual having no comms or WEC comms.

Too bad the feature to select audio track/commentary language isn't available now, that was introduced just before US Open and would probably also include a no comms track.

Ugh I'd completely forgotten about that. Fingers crossed it doesn't happen this year because I doubt there's going to be a RLM video feed to sync to.

deggis · PostPosted: Thu Sep 17, 2020 4:32 pm

Schumifan wrote:

Ugh I'd completely forgotten about that. Fingers crossed it doesn't happen this year because I doubt there's going to be a RLM video feed to sync to.

confirmed that there wont be one, RLM is doing the broadcast remotely

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