Friday the 13th: The calm before the storm.

Posted by June 13, 2008No comments

Friday Pitwalk

The Friday at Le Mans is always a chill day at the track, The only thing going on for spectators is a pit lane walk-through, which really turns into quite the mob scene

.Friday Pitwalk

Even though the day is suppose to be somewhat relaxing for the teams, as there are no cars going out on the track, there is still work to be done, Fasteners need to be triple checked, Brake lines bled, Brakes checked and rechecked and every bit of the car given the once over.

Audi R10

And still some have further work to do, here the crew of a Ferrari stands in the engine bay of a car, working on it for tomorrows race.

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Fans try and spot their favorite car, or drives while walking the pit lane, for some this is the closest they will ever get to their idols, or even favorite car.

Fans in Pitlane

With the start of the 2nd qualifying practice session ’24 Heures du Mans’

Posted by June 12, 2008No comments

Team Audi is very optimistic in claiming a possible eighth overall victory at the French Endurance Classic. Quite possibly the world’s most difficult endurance car race, it also acts as a test bench for new technology later used in street cars. Audi lines up this year for the third time with the R10 TDI which was unveiled at the end of 2005. This year while Audi may not be the fastest at the Circuit De La Sarthe they are gambling on efficiency and reliability for their tenth appearance in Le Mans. At a 30-hour endurance test in April, the team ran without problems. In addition the car is designed so that it can be repaired in the shortest possible time after collisions or accidents.

Dr Wolfgang Ullrich (head of Audi Motorsports) said, “We have seen from the results in both the LMS and ALMS the we can expect of of the most exciting Le Mans races.”

Audi Wins the 75th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans

Posted by June 17, 20071 comment

The last two hours of the 75th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans had its share of excitement, with Mother Nature throwing the proverbial monkey wrench into plans of the teams, by introducing another heavy shower for the remainder of the race.
Teams immediately switched to rain tires, and continued as best they could until several team managers complained that the conditions were too bad to continue at racing speeds. Initial requests for the safety car were not met, until team managers approached the race director in a group and made their demands.

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