The Le Mans 24 Hour Thread
Actually, the title may be a bit misleading. I’m not staying awake for 24 hours, not even for Franck. This thread is here for any Le Mans discussion, although it’s not aiming to replicate the Live Comment phenomenon of an F1 race weekend. If you spot anything interesting over the course of the 24 hours, then drop it in the comments and we can all try and stay informed.
So far, the online sources we’ve uncovered are:
Live Timing
Autosport Live
Radio Le Mans
Speed TV à la TVU Networks (look for Wheels under the Sports category)
Planet Le Mans
Justin TV (Mac friendly)
We all know that I’m rooting for Mr Montagny in second position for Peugeot, and I’ll be on edge and snappy until it’s over.
It’s gonna be a great weekend at Sidepodcast HQ!
June 14th, 2008 at 12:24 pmme said:
do you want to define “great” for me?
June 14th, 2008 at 12:31 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Speed TV? YAY! Awesome. Radio Le Mans doesn’t work for me though
can anyone help?
June 14th, 2008 at 12:35 pmme said:
seems to be working fine here. sounds nice and clear, not sure who the presenter is though?
what error are you getting?
June 14th, 2008 at 12:36 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Also, whereabouts on the TVU Player is Speed TV? I can’t find it!
June 14th, 2008 at 12:37 pmme said:
under the sports category, you’re looking for “Wheels”.
have amended the post too.
June 14th, 2008 at 12:39 pmScott Woodwiss said:
aha, thank you
June 14th, 2008 at 12:40 pmScott Woodwiss said:
OMG! Speed TV live, this is sooooo cool!
June 14th, 2008 at 12:40 pmChristine said:
How do we know who is starting in each car? Is it the order of the entry list? In which case my car will have Klien on the grid.
June 14th, 2008 at 12:43 pmDom said:
Ooh, i didn’t expect this. I thought Le Mans would be a Sidepodcastless event.
June 14th, 2008 at 12:44 pmScott Woodwiss said:
they’re just showing some stuff from the test session. Gene’s shunt was huge!
June 14th, 2008 at 12:45 pmScott Woodwiss said:
is anyone else’s Speed TV feed on TVU have the sound and picture out of sync?
June 14th, 2008 at 12:46 pmChristine said:
All down to Franck
We’re just gonna grab some lunch, Scott, be our eyes and ears and we’ll be back in five!
June 14th, 2008 at 12:47 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Ooh, it’s Lola’s 50th birthday! Many happy returns, Lola!
June 14th, 2008 at 12:49 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Don’t worry, you’re not missing anything. They’re only going over the different classes and showing testing action
June 14th, 2008 at 1:03 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Heh, it seems you guys missed out more ex-F1 drivers in the F1 minute.
Allan McNish in the Audi
Frentzen in the GT1 Aston,
Verstappen in the LMP2 Porsche,
Panis in an LMP1 Courage,
Tomas Enge in the LMP1 Lola-Aston,
Hideki Noda in a Lola-Mazda LMP2,
Christian Fittipaldi in an Aston Martin GT1,
Jan Magnussen and Olivier Beretta in Chevy Corvettes,
Mika Salo, Gianmaria Bruni and Eric van de Poele in the same team of GT2 Ferraris
AND Andrea Chiesa in a Spyker
Tut tut….
June 14th, 2008 at 1:13 pmChristine said:
Wow, sorry about that Scott.
However, I’d like to see you say all those names plus the ones I mentioned in 60 seconds (including theme music)
June 14th, 2008 at 1:19 pmRich said:
What do you need to listen to Radio Le Mans? - it seems as if my mac does not want to open. So I tried a windows PC and it wants to open a stream in my VLC player but nothing happens. Is it a Peer 2 Peer?
June 14th, 2008 at 1:21 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Yeah, you should be sorry! Now because you missed them all out, they’re all upset and they’ll all be looking for Franck’s Peugeot and try to run it off the road when he comes up behind them, to extract their revenge! And it’s all your fault!
June 14th, 2008 at 1:27 pmMattw said:
There are 32 ex-F1 race drivers, and 14 more who have been F1 test drivers, but not raced.
John Hindhaugh will anchor, with Paul Truswell comentating - but they eill be supported by a large team of pit lane reportes and expoerts in the studio
June 14th, 2008 at 1:30 pmScott Woodwiss said:
I get this:
“Windows Media Player cannot play the file. The Player might not support the file type or might not support the codec that was used to compress the file.”
And when I click web help, I get this:
You’ve encountered error message C00D1199 while using Windows Media Player. The following information might help you troubleshoot the issue.
any ideas?
June 14th, 2008 at 1:34 pmMattw said:
What version of Media player do you have?
June 14th, 2008 at 1:35 pmScott Woodwiss said:
I have Media Player 11
June 14th, 2008 at 1:36 pmScott Woodwiss said:
btw, Speed TV’s Le Mans programme is just starting
June 14th, 2008 at 1:42 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Just seen on Speed TV - Villeneuve could equal Graham Hill’s feat of winning the F1 World Championship, Indy 500 and Le Mans 24 Hours. Nice
Peugeot FTW! Or to be more specific, Franck FTW!
June 14th, 2008 at 1:45 pmMattw said:
Any predictions?
Peugeot are looking fast, but if Audi can run one lap longer each stint, then we could have a fantastic race
June 14th, 2008 at 1:48 pmRich said:
Thanks Mattw, I forgot about opening using Media Player - have got the audio stream. Scott I am using Media Player 10.
June 14th, 2008 at 1:48 pmMattw said:
hmm, that’s the version I am using
June 14th, 2008 at 1:51 pmScott Woodwiss said:
LMP1 - Peugeot v Audi, but I hope Peugeot gets it. They deserve it after all their hard work.
LMP2 - Should be a Porsche walkover, especially with those RS Spyder. Hell, in the American Le Mans Series, they’ve even beat the Audi’s outright!
GT1 - Corvette v Aston again, I want the works DBR9s to kick Chevy’s ass!
BUT - watch out for the Saleen, qualified 2nd in class, a dark horse this weekend.
GT2 - Another tight battle between Ferrari and Porsche, but I think the IMSA Performance Porker will get it. The 911s are outnumbered by the Ferrari’s 7 to 3, but the 911s are better in a straight line. Spykers will be nowhere, just there to make up the numbers.
Anyone watching the Speed TV feed?
June 14th, 2008 at 1:52 pmScott Woodwiss said:
8 minutes to start time!
June 14th, 2008 at 1:53 pmScott Woodwiss said:
they’re off on the warm-up lap! awesome!
June 14th, 2008 at 1:54 pmChristine said:
Right, we’re back.
I’m just getting set up with Speed TV.
Do we know who’s starting in each car?
June 14th, 2008 at 1:57 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Here we go, just over 3 minutes to start time! I’m excited!
June 14th, 2008 at 1:59 pmChristine said:
Me too! I’ve never really seen any Le Mans before.
June 14th, 2008 at 2:00 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Haven’t found anything on it yet.
I so can’t wait for the start! I haven’t watched Le Mans live on TV for a couple of years now! This is so awesome!!!!
:D 
June 14th, 2008 at 2:01 pmScott Woodwiss said:
AND. WE. ARE…….
RACIIIIIIIINNNNNGG!!
June 14th, 2008 at 2:01 pmChristine said:
Is one of the commentators Steve Matchett?
Ooh, a rolling start.
June 14th, 2008 at 2:02 pmLynch said:
I cant’ get ANY coverage, anyone know any audio/video feed that works on a MAC ? wish I had Motors TV….
June 14th, 2008 at 2:03 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Trust me, you’re in for a real treat! The first couple of laps is just like an F1 start - very close and lots of fun!
The great thing is that it’s 24 hours, so absolutely ANYTHING can happen!
June 14th, 2008 at 2:04 pmChristine said:
Try this, works on my Mac:
http://www.justin.tv/giac2007
June 14th, 2008 at 2:04 pmScott Woodwiss said:
No, we’ve got Leigh Diffey, who I know from watching V8 Supercars, David Hobbs, who does F1, and another guy who commentates on ALMS as well. Plus there about 3 or 4 other people in the pits reporting.
First lap done! And a nice shot of Klien in the pits.
June 14th, 2008 at 2:05 pmMattw said:
GOO NISH!
June 14th, 2008 at 2:05 pmScott Woodwiss said:
How cool, an onboard shot of the start from one of the Pugs!
June 14th, 2008 at 2:07 pmScott Woodwiss said:
If you can get Speed TV on this TVU player, that means I can watch stuff like American Le Mans series and NASCAR and Indycar live! SWEEEEET!
:D 
June 14th, 2008 at 2:07 pmLynch said:
Thanks, for that! Christine = Legend! wOOt…Go Pugs !!
June 14th, 2008 at 2:08 pmme said:
montagny is driving. live timing here:
http://www.lemans.org/24heuresdumans/pages/chronos_gb.html
June 14th, 2008 at 2:09 pmChristine said:
I can’t believe he got to start!!! That must mean he is gooood.
However, I don’t like a race where I’m watching for ten minutes before I realise that it IS FKM.
June 14th, 2008 at 2:10 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Pugs hold 1-2-3, while the Lola-Aston holds station at the front of the “petrol class” battle.
Franck’s car is 2nd!
AND HE’S DRIVING! YAY!
June 14th, 2008 at 2:11 pmLynch said:
June 14th, 2008 at 2:12 pmChristine said:
How long does each driver tend to go for before switching?
(Out loud, I just said: How long do they drive for? and he said: 24 hours. D’oh!)
June 14th, 2008 at 2:13 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Panis is doing well, battling with one of the Pescarolo cars
June 14th, 2008 at 2:14 pmScott Woodwiss said:
damn it! if only radio le mans was working for me
June 14th, 2008 at 2:16 pmScott Woodwiss said:
One stint is usually an hour, but some cars do tend to double-stint their drivers if they think they’re doing a good job.
June 14th, 2008 at 2:19 pmMattw said:
Enjoy this - there is nothing else like this in Motor Sport.
You should try going - the atmosphere is just unbelivable
June 14th, 2008 at 2:19 pmlou said:
Hey everyone. How are you all? I just got in….is anyone watching the eurosport feed on tv?
June 14th, 2008 at 2:19 pmScott Woodwiss said:
I think the reason why the ex-F1 drivers are doing as well as they car is because these LMP1 cars are very very similarly laid out to the F1 cars, including the steering wheels, so I reckon it’s not taken them too long to get used to it.
June 14th, 2008 at 2:21 pmmy FA fantasy said:
It looks funny on TV, Le Mans is really about F1 losers getting their kicks. And silent smelly piggy diesel racing makes it even worse. The only challenge there is to keep the car going and not to fall asleep.
Anyway, I checked out Montagny’s website and in my opinion he beats all other drivers’ websites. It’s pure lunatic asylum, but it’s cool.
June 14th, 2008 at 2:22 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Hmm, KERS in Le Mans Series racing? Sounds like a good idea
June 14th, 2008 at 2:27 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Franck ’s now caught back up to Lamy as they move through the GT1 leading Corvettes!
June 14th, 2008 at 2:27 pmAlianora La Canta said:
Come on Spyker Squadron! (and Franck, obviously… …and I’d better cheer for Allan McNish too, or else my mum will be mad at me).
June 14th, 2008 at 2:31 pmScott Woodwiss said:
I’m tempted to send a question into speed asking them how they rate Franck
hey, Ive gone onto the speed tv website, and radio le mans works on there!
June 14th, 2008 at 2:32 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Crash already! LMP2 Lola
Leading Pug leaving the pits now.
June 14th, 2008 at 2:33 pmScott Woodwiss said:
No.1 audi in too.
June 14th, 2008 at 2:34 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Franck leads at Le Mans! Great stuff!
June 14th, 2008 at 2:36 pmRich said:
Good - I am lucky enough to have radio le mans radio.
For anyone like me who cannot connect to speed or justin TV try TVlizer
http://www.tvlizer.com/content/view/203/335/ is providing a blurry feed!
June 14th, 2008 at 2:36 pmChristine said:
Pit stops are even more complicated in Le Mans??
I quite like the in-car cam of Montagny’s leg and gloved hand though. That’s all the coverage I’ll get for now
June 14th, 2008 at 2:37 pmScott Woodwiss said:
No. 55 lambo is in its pit box, problems there then, according to radio le mans.
June 14th, 2008 at 2:38 pmScott Woodwiss said:
yeah, the rules are generally that you’re not allowed to change tyres or driver until all the fuel has gone into the car. They also change brake pads every 2-3 stops.
June 14th, 2008 at 2:40 pmScott Woodwiss said:
No. 25 lola still limping around after that early incident.
No.2 audi leaves the pits.
Apparently the audi’s are looking to run a lap longer at every stop than the pugs.
June 14th, 2008 at 2:43 pmMattw said:
What feed are you listening to? Did thr comentators not mention it?
One tank of fuel lasts about 40 minutes. the top teams will doulbe - or even trebel stint their drivers.
One thing to watch out for - the rules state you cannot change your tyres at the same time as refueling. You have to wait untill the fuel has gone in before chaning the tyres. And with only 4 machanics and 2 air guns, it takes about 20 seconds to change tyres. Therfore the teams will try to double stint the tyres (tre
bel stint at night)
June 14th, 2008 at 2:45 pmScott Woodwiss said:
This is great - I can watch the speed tv coverage, and then when they go to a break, I can listen to radio le mans to keep up to date!
June 14th, 2008 at 2:46 pmMattw said:
Yep, I tried to explain above
June 14th, 2008 at 2:46 pmLynch said:
Does anyone know if the eurosport feed will be showing the full 24hrs ? I guess not…..?!
June 14th, 2008 at 2:47 pmScott Woodwiss said:
no. 59 Aston has hit the right rear corner of the no 96 gt2 ferrari coming out of the pits
June 14th, 2008 at 2:47 pmChristine said:
Thanks Matt, that really helps
I’m relying on Speed, and they didn’t mention it for ages, and then once we saw the live timing (link added to the post) then they said it. Typical!
June 14th, 2008 at 2:47 pmRich said:
The radio feed is really cool - I wish F1 would provide this as an international service.
June 14th, 2008 at 2:48 pmMattw said:
Number 2 Audi has managed an extra lap before stopping. And now only 20 seconds behind after 11 laps - so the rate at which the Peugeots are pulling away is slowing
June 14th, 2008 at 2:48 pmScott Woodwiss said:
speed tv shows someone limping on the mulsanne straight, looks like one of the epsilon lmp1 coupes
June 14th, 2008 at 2:50 pmMattw said:
Yes they are - Eurosport 2 now.
They will be switching back and forth through out the event
June 14th, 2008 at 2:51 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Hey, I just realised - Speed TV gets shown on TVU, yes? Couldn’t we use it as an alternative to ITV for f1 coverage?!
June 14th, 2008 at 2:53 pmScott Woodwiss said:
No. 41 zytek in its pitbox, must have been that limping car.
June 14th, 2008 at 2:55 pmRich said:
Yes that seems to mean the Audis are quicker than they were initially predicting.
June 14th, 2008 at 2:56 pmScott Woodwiss said:
crash at arnage! prototype and a gt car apparently. Wonder who it was. Looks like it wasnt franck
talking of franck, there he is on camera! hi franck!
June 14th, 2008 at 2:58 pmlou said:
yep they are, they swap between eurosport Uk and Eurosport2 UK.
June 14th, 2008 at 3:06 pmLynch said:
I was watching the link christine posted up as I cant get eurosport… and that only shows ESport 1 so it has cycling at the moment….
June 14th, 2008 at 3:08 pmLynch said:
wOOt dont worry I found another feed on the same site…
June 14th, 2008 at 3:11 pmMattw said:
Should be tuned into Radio Le Mans.
Another thing to note - if the car is in the ‘pit lane’ then you can only have 4 machnics working on the car, but if you take it into garage, you can have as many people working on it as you like - so expect to see cars wheeled in and out of the garages during the race
June 14th, 2008 at 3:12 pmMattw said:
Peugeots are changing drivers after 2 stints - I wonder if Nishey will go for a trebel?
June 14th, 2008 at 3:14 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Franck in. Come on boys, nice clean stop!
June 14th, 2008 at 3:15 pmMattw said:
Slow driver changes at Peugeots. Tyres were changed and care ready to go, but the seatbelts were still being tightened
June 14th, 2008 at 3:16 pmChristine said:
Phew. Franck’s out of the car. I can try and get something done for an hour or so now
June 14th, 2008 at 3:22 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Christine, I think, has probably, just fainted seeing Franck on camera.
June 14th, 2008 at 3:33 pmme said:
have you got a link pls? just so we can keep track of who’s showing what and where.
June 14th, 2008 at 3:38 pmLynch said:
http://www.justin.tv/chrizzzie
here… but there is no commentary, bit you get nice engine sounds instead!
June 14th, 2008 at 3:42 pmme said:
even better, thank you
June 14th, 2008 at 3:45 pmMattw said:
Crash - car 12 (again) and car 41 (I think)
June 14th, 2008 at 3:46 pmMattw said:
Lola Aston is off!
June 14th, 2008 at 3:47 pmScott Woodwiss said:
just sent an e-mail to radio le mans, and it also has a shout out to you guys here
NOOOOOOO! Franck’s car has gone off somewhere apparently
June 14th, 2008 at 3:50 pmMattw said:
Has fallen back, but is still on track
June 14th, 2008 at 3:50 pmScott Woodwiss said:
^ never mind, i heard the radio le mans team wrong.
June 14th, 2008 at 3:53 pmMattw said:
Third crash for car 12
June 14th, 2008 at 3:53 pmMattw said:
Lola Aston is back underway
June 14th, 2008 at 3:54 pmMattw said:
spoke too soon
June 14th, 2008 at 3:55 pmMattw said:
Is this Amater hour? Cars flying off all over the shop
June 14th, 2008 at 3:59 pmMattw said:
Lola Aston back underway agin
June 14th, 2008 at 4:03 pmMattw said:
GT1 - Aston 009 is now only 2 sec behind 63 Corvette
June 14th, 2008 at 4:07 pmScott Woodwiss said:
chrizzie feed has stopped broadcasting.
June 14th, 2008 at 4:25 pmMattw said:
Aston in lead of GT1
All three Peugeots have unsheduled stops Nishy in the lead
Leading ‘Petrol’ car (16) spins at Ford chicane
June 14th, 2008 at 4:25 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Franck’s car recieved a black flag for having a headlight out. It’s ok though, all it needs is a new nose and they’re away.
June 14th, 2008 at 4:25 pmme said:
blimey. were the stops related (e.g. similar problems), or just bad luck?
June 14th, 2008 at 4:31 pmAlianora La Canta said:
Spyker are up to 43rd!
June 14th, 2008 at 4:34 pmAlianora La Canta said:
McNish is 4th, which is OK… …but the Sarrazin, Klien and Villenueve teams are ahead. Still, he is doing better than the other Audis. And of course Franck is second.
June 14th, 2008 at 4:36 pmScott Woodwiss said:
yay, my question about who the top 3 ex-f1 drivers are was read out on radio le mans
John’s response - “Err, I’ll have to think about that” lol
June 14th, 2008 at 4:37 pmMattw said:
Car 8 - Gearbox problems. Car is stll in pit, and dripping down (going back out now)
Car 7- Suspected puncture
Car 9 - Headlight out, so needed to change the nose
We have a race on
June 14th, 2008 at 4:38 pmMattw said:
Nish is in the lead, and he has not been out of the car yet
June 14th, 2008 at 4:39 pmMattw said:
Only half heard it - what was the question?
June 14th, 2008 at 4:48 pmScott Woodwiss said:
the question was - out of all the ex-f1 drivers taking part, who are your top 3 and why?
i also asked to give sidepodcast a shout out, but they didnt. oh well…
June 14th, 2008 at 4:53 pmMattw said:
It’s a bit hectic in the race at the moment. Ask agin during the night, and you might get a better response.
June 14th, 2008 at 5:00 pmMattw said:
Best in F1, or best in sportscars? There is a difference.
June 14th, 2008 at 5:44 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Quick, better get christine back on here, franck’s back in the no.9 Pug.
June 14th, 2008 at 6:05 pmMattw said:
And the two Peugeots are closing in on Audi #2. At the moment, it is looking like 1 Audi vs 2 Peugeots
June 14th, 2008 at 6:21 pmMattw said:
Franck got into the lead - then went stright into the pits.
June 14th, 2008 at 6:23 pmme said:
back now
cheers for the updates guys.
June 14th, 2008 at 6:31 pmScott Woodwiss said:
peugeot no.8 entering the pits.
June 14th, 2008 at 6:32 pmMattw said:
Leader in (#8) - is that early?
June 14th, 2008 at 6:33 pmMattw said:
Sorry, wrong pug. That one is out of sequence
June 14th, 2008 at 6:36 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Top ten update:
1st - No. 7 Peugeot
2nd - No. 2 Audi
3rd - No. 9 Peugeot (Franck’s car)
4th - No. 3 Audi
5th - No. 1 Audi
6th - No. 5 Oreca Courage
7th - No. 11 Dome
8th - No. 17 Pescarolo
9th - No. 6 Oreca Courage
10th - No. 31 Porsche LMP2
June 14th, 2008 at 6:38 pmlou said:
Scott….where is the number 8 Peugot of Wurz and the other 2 guys?
- i’ve not really been following it…
June 14th, 2008 at 6:39 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Here’s something interesting I just read on the chat on the le mans live eurosport feed on justin.tv: Zytek are apparently developing an electric hybrid LMP1 prototype.
Won’t be hearing much of that then…
June 14th, 2008 at 6:39 pmMattw said:
New fastet lap for Franck
June 14th, 2008 at 6:40 pmScott Woodwiss said:
That is back down in 14th and 6 laps off the lead. Gearbox problems was the reason.
June 14th, 2008 at 6:41 pmMattw said:
14th (after gearbox problems)
June 14th, 2008 at 6:41 pmlou said:
maybe its not christine that brings bad luck…maybe its me….
damn poor wurz.
June 14th, 2008 at 6:42 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Franck’s car is now on the lead lap, 1m 16s behind the 2nd placed audi. He’s lapping 5 seconds quicker than it. Come on buddy, do it for us!
June 14th, 2008 at 6:43 pmMattw said:
Good luck to them.
Panoz tried that about 10 years ago, but did not get the car through pre-qualifying.
June 14th, 2008 at 7:05 pmMattw said:
The gap between #7 Pug and #2 Audi is just 16 seconds. After 5h of racing, that’s not bad
June 14th, 2008 at 7:05 pmme said:
BRUCE!!
bruce jones is on radio le mans? christine loves him
June 14th, 2008 at 7:08 pmScott Woodwiss said:
new fastest lap for montagny again! Woooooo!
June 14th, 2008 at 7:09 pmChristine said:
I really don’t. I wish you would stop telling people I love all these random men when I just don’t.
I felt sorry for him because when LH turned up at Goodwood, they brought in Steve Ryder to interview him, even though Bruce had been at the top of the hill all day. As if Bruce wasn’t good enough.
Slightly different to being in love with the guy!!
Now, talking about love… GO FRANCK!!
June 14th, 2008 at 7:09 pmScott Woodwiss said:
you guys are listening to radio le mans right? listen out for a question from me about franck
June 14th, 2008 at 7:09 pmMattw said:
Franck is baning in the 3m 20s laps - that is only 2 seconds off the pole time. Incredible. Did not expect to see those lap times in the race
June 14th, 2008 at 7:15 pmScott Woodwiss said:
chrizzie live feed is showing le mans again
June 14th, 2008 at 7:17 pmScott Woodwiss said:
nice battle going on with the two lmp2 porsche’s. nose to tail for the lead of the class
June 14th, 2008 at 7:20 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Franck is now less than 20 seconds behind second place. Man, someone give this guy a works drive! He’s absolutely flying!!
June 14th, 2008 at 7:22 pmMattw said:
Franck watch - now second
June 14th, 2008 at 7:23 pmScott Woodwiss said:
YES! Franck up to second. Now it really is Franck FTW!
June 14th, 2008 at 7:35 pmMattw said:
Franck watch - now first (still putting in the 3m 20 laps
June 14th, 2008 at 7:36 pmLadySnowcat said:
Sorry if this has been covered but I know Montoya has done the Indy, Monaco double and just needs Le Mans for the full set…
What about JV?…
June 14th, 2008 at 7:36 pmme said:
every lap’s a qually lap!
June 14th, 2008 at 7:45 pmScott Woodwiss said:
someone give this guy a works drive! Please!
June 14th, 2008 at 7:48 pmDan Brunell said:
JV never won the Monaco Grand Prix.Currently, Graham Hill is the only driver in history to win the triple crown (24 hours at Le Mans, Indy 500, Monaco Grand Prix.)
JP Montoya is the sixth driver to win two out of the three. The others; Tazio Nuvolari, Maurice Trintignant, A. J. Foyt, Bruce McLaren, and Jochen Rindt. Not bad company.
June 14th, 2008 at 7:50 pmScott Woodwiss said:
I reckon we need the Daytona Prototypes racing at Le Mans. Those cars are awesome!
June 14th, 2008 at 7:56 pmMattw said:
Franck watch - now second after pit stop, but really closing Villenuve down fast
He has a works drive - Peugeot
June 14th, 2008 at 7:57 pmScott Woodwiss said:
HAHA! the guy on radio le mans just said anthony davidson by mistake
June 14th, 2008 at 7:59 pmScott Woodwiss said:
i mean racing other than le mans.
June 14th, 2008 at 7:59 pmlou said:
Go Franck! 1st!
June 14th, 2008 at 7:59 pmMattw said:
Franck watch - into the lead Yay!
June 14th, 2008 at 7:59 pmRich said:
Franck now leads le Mans!
June 14th, 2008 at 7:59 pmme said:
w00t!
June 14th, 2008 at 8:01 pmme said:
christine, doing the washing up, just fell in the sink
June 14th, 2008 at 8:02 pmScott Woodwiss said:
FRANCK LEEEEEAAAAADDDDSSSS!
June 14th, 2008 at 8:02 pmMattw said:
By my calculation the Pugs should stop before Audi #2. The Pugs should change drivers and tyres, so it will be interesting to see how close the Audi will get (which will not change drivers & tyres)
June 14th, 2008 at 8:03 pmScott Woodwiss said:
ROFLMFAO! That’s our christine all right!
June 14th, 2008 at 8:15 pmLadySnowcat said:
I do hope someone has the full resuscitation kit available for Christine if Franck wins….
June 14th, 2008 at 8:15 pmDan Brunell said:
I think the guys on Radio LeMans are starting to get a little “punch drunk” after hour six. I cannot even image what the coverage is going to like at hour 23.
June 14th, 2008 at 8:16 pmMattw said:
Audi #2 back into the lead
June 14th, 2008 at 8:17 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Franck’s just changed over with Klien. You have to say though, absolutely awesome stint from him.
June 14th, 2008 at 8:17 pmRich said:
Franck hands the car to Christian Klien. Franck had a superb stint.
June 14th, 2008 at 8:18 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Franck’s on radio le mans right now!
June 14th, 2008 at 8:20 pmScott Woodwiss said:
On speed tv right now: NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
June 14th, 2008 at 8:22 pmChristine said:
Damn, I can’t listen right now. What did he say?
June 14th, 2008 at 8:24 pmMattw said:
#9 Peugeot is back into the lead.
Pedro Lamy just did a 3:19
June 14th, 2008 at 8:27 pmChristine said:
Autosport Live says we might be expecting rain?
June 14th, 2008 at 8:29 pmMattw said:
We are heading into dusk at Le Mans now - my favourite part of the race, and sooooo atmospheric at the track. Watch out for the break disks glowing in the breaking areas.
June 14th, 2008 at 8:31 pmMattw said:
Yes, there is a good chance of some light showers
Audi #1 and #3 are still wheel to wheel. They have been swapping positions all race
June 14th, 2008 at 8:31 pmRich said:
Is it me or has live timing stopped at
http://www.lemans.org/24heuresdumans/pages/chronos_gb.html
June 14th, 2008 at 8:36 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Rain + le mans + darkness + peugeots lapping at qualifying speed = big accident?
Not for franck’s car though
June 14th, 2008 at 8:37 pmScott Woodwiss said:
don’t forget the shoots of flame from the exhaust. Free light show!
June 14th, 2008 at 8:48 pmLadySnowcat said:
With Gene passing Klein is it a case of your test driver is better than mine?….
June 14th, 2008 at 9:09 pmMattw said:
#9 has spun
June 14th, 2008 at 9:09 pmMattw said:
Klein in the gravel at Ford Chicane?
June 14th, 2008 at 9:10 pmMattw said:
Dont tell Christine
June 14th, 2008 at 9:12 pmRich said:
Christian Klien has spun off while in the lead. The car is beached in the gravel
June 14th, 2008 at 9:18 pmme said:
anyone got a klien voodoo doll?
June 14th, 2008 at 9:20 pmLynch said:
I am back now guys, pug, audi, pug I see… did Klien manage to get it back on the road?
June 14th, 2008 at 9:20 pmRich said:
YES
June 14th, 2008 at 9:22 pmRich said:
Scott is the one with the Voodoo doll
June 14th, 2008 at 9:23 pmMattw said:
Won’t do much good because he is Franck’s team mate
Yes. He was dragged out of the gravel, and has got going again. Lost a couple of minutes (I think)
June 14th, 2008 at 9:25 pmScott Woodwiss said:
i said big accident not small excursion into the gravel
June 14th, 2008 at 9:27 pmRich said:
That lap was 6:59.252 - so more than three minutes and he is not catching the Audi ahead! CK is not likely to be driving next year for Peugeot.
June 14th, 2008 at 9:33 pmChristine said:
Just wait till I get my hands on him.
June 14th, 2008 at 9:34 pmRich said:
Pug #8 is running at 3:22.051 dam fast! Now in 6th place after a 20 min repair job.
June 14th, 2008 at 9:38 pmSteven Roy said:
Hi all,
I have just arrived home and thought I would settle down to a bit of LeMans. I can’t get radio Lemans to run because all my players tell me they cannot render the file and Wheels on TVU are showing NASCAR as usual rather than Le Mans.
And to cap it all McNish has lost the lead.
June 14th, 2008 at 9:38 pmRich said:
Klien going to pit and get a new front wing section.
June 14th, 2008 at 9:41 pmRich said:
Your learning how to use the voodoo doll to annoy Christine! With practice you will get the big accident!
June 14th, 2008 at 9:43 pmRich said:
Apology did not change the nose section but did put Ricardo Zonta in the driving seat.
June 14th, 2008 at 9:49 pmRich said:
Sarrazin in pug #8 pits but continues in the driving seat with his impressive pace!
June 14th, 2008 at 9:58 pmScott Woodwiss said:
try speedtv.com, they have a live radio le mans stream, which works for me. As for video, try one of the justin.tv links above
I would never do such a thing. I want Franck to win!
June 14th, 2008 at 10:00 pmSteven Roy said:
Thanks Scott. I have video on http://www.justin.tv/chrizzzie now so I will try the Speed, Radio Le Mans link
June 14th, 2008 at 10:02 pmRich said:
ZONTA only going at the same speed as the AUDIs - poor Franck - so there is little chance to catch the number 2 Audi of Tom Kristensen.
June 14th, 2008 at 10:04 pmRich said:
So it was a case of mistaken identity for the Voodoo doll.
Yes I want one of ther Pugs to win, preferably Franck. But my driver Christian made a hash of it and Zonta is not doing much better.
June 14th, 2008 at 10:05 pmSteven Roy said:
We now have sound. Thnks Scott
June 14th, 2008 at 10:06 pmlou said:
I’m not sure if anyone is really thinking about f1 today (which sadens me). So so you don’t miss out on the news. Piquet came first today in testing
Unofficial Saturday times from Barcelona:
1. Nelson Piquet, Renault, 1:20.076
2. Pedro de la Rosa, McLaren, 1:20.402
3. Luca Badoer, Ferrari, 1:20.680
4. Mark Webber, Red Bull, 1:21.03
5. Timo Glock, Toyota, 1:21.158
6. Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber, 1:21.295
7. Rubens Barrichello, Honda, 1:21.672
8. Nico Hulkenberg, Williams, 1:21.674
9. Sebastian Vettel, Toro Rosso, 1:21.880
June 14th, 2008 at 10:08 pmScott Woodwiss said:
YAY! I got my question read out properly on Radio Le Mans!
June 14th, 2008 at 10:09 pmSteven Roy said:
Gene crashed in the pits
June 14th, 2008 at 10:10 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Peugeot No.7 off in the gravel in the pit lane entrance. Missed the timing bar as a result. In the pits now.
June 14th, 2008 at 10:11 pmRich said:
#7 Marc Gene messes his entry into the pits. He is out again and in his fourth stint and still in the lead.
June 14th, 2008 at 10:13 pmRich said:
The rainfall radar says rain will arrive soon!
June 14th, 2008 at 10:14 pmRich said:
The Grassy moment for the leading Pug as it enters the pits - simply seems to have come in took quick - I call it having a Hamilton moment.
June 14th, 2008 at 10:16 pmLynch said:
nOOb question…has JV won the Indy 500 ? If so he could be joining Graham Hill…..
June 14th, 2008 at 10:20 pmlou said:
Yes he has won the indy 500 which is why i don’t want him to win today
He is not great enough in my eyes to be joining Graham Hill 
June 14th, 2008 at 10:25 pmRich said:
Won Indy in 1995 but I do not think he has won Monaco!
June 14th, 2008 at 10:25 pmDom said:
I don’t belive he has ever won the Monaco Grand Prix…
June 14th, 2008 at 10:31 pmSteven Roy said:
The thing that has always been quoted for Graham Hill is the F1 world championship, Indy 500 and Le Mans 24 so JV could match that.
June 14th, 2008 at 10:35 pmRich said:
Yeap - I think JV could be inline for that.
Tom Kristensen managed a really good four stint - to have closed on the leading Pug to less than a minute prior to the pit stop.
June 14th, 2008 at 10:37 pmRich said:
Allan McNish returns to the wheel of the number 2 Audi since his opening run. This car has been doing really well.
June 14th, 2008 at 10:39 pmRich said:
Tom Kristensen says that the cool weather and gravel on the track may be causing the offs by various cars.
June 14th, 2008 at 10:44 pmRich said:
Only Gene getting below 3min 30secs!
June 14th, 2008 at 10:50 pmRich said:
Ricardo Zonta is driving the No.9 Peugeot, in third place, 2 minutes 06 seconds behind Mcnish but pits.
June 14th, 2008 at 10:50 pmScott Woodwiss said:
http://24ur.com/sport/ostalo/prenos-24-ur-le-mans.html
much better quality le mans feed
the commentary is foreign, so just mute it and have radio le mans going in the background instead 
June 14th, 2008 at 10:53 pmRich said:
Poor Wurtz had to make an unscheduled pit lane with oil smeared windscreen. Took a lot of scrubbing to get the oil off the window. Pugs not really having a good time - considering their speed.
June 14th, 2008 at 10:54 pmScott Woodwiss said:
This is fun, everyone together live-commenting style for the le mans race. We should do it again for other major races. It would help us educate christine and “me” about other forms of racing
June 14th, 2008 at 10:56 pmDom said:
Cheers Scott
June 14th, 2008 at 10:57 pmlou said:
what about me…I’m still learning…in fact im not sure i actually understand many of the rules at all. but i am sitting quietly and watching… trying to soak it all in…. It’s a nice way to spend a non f1 weekend.
June 14th, 2008 at 10:57 pmScott Woodwiss said:
No.9 in the pits, Franck’s getting back in!
Quick, wake Christine up!
June 14th, 2008 at 10:57 pmRich said:
No.9 Peugeot pits for Franck to take over.
June 14th, 2008 at 10:57 pmDom said:
Franck Montagny is back!
June 14th, 2008 at 11:00 pmlou said:
oo guys christine and ‘me’ are live streaming!
June 14th, 2008 at 11:01 pmDom said:
I wish i could be see more endurance racing, but Le Mans is all that ever seems to be shown.
June 14th, 2008 at 11:11 pmRich said:
Agree
June 14th, 2008 at 11:11 pmMattw said:
Safty car
June 14th, 2008 at 11:11 pmRich said:
The safety car has been deployed.
June 14th, 2008 at 11:11 pmMattw said:
Not sure why
June 14th, 2008 at 11:12 pmMattw said:
an Oreca has crashed
June 14th, 2008 at 11:12 pmScott Woodwiss said:
safety car is out, one of the oreca courages, and peugeot seems to be bringing in their cars F1-style
June 14th, 2008 at 11:12 pmRich said:
Car No.6 taken out in the Porsche Curves area.
June 14th, 2008 at 11:13 pmMattw said:
For Le Mans newcomers - there are two safty cars at Le Mans (due to the long lap)
June 14th, 2008 at 11:16 pmRich said:
This could change things a bit for the Pugs especially. Lead Pug pits - long pit stop but what are the lights at the pit exit?
June 14th, 2008 at 11:16 pmlou said:
what? totally confused. can u explain simply please
June 14th, 2008 at 11:18 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Minassian brought in the No.7 Pug, while Franck is fine and holding station in 3rd, 1 lap behind the cars in front (for christine’s benefit.)
Meanwhile, ORECA have more problems, this time with their other car, the No.5 being backed into its pitbox
June 14th, 2008 at 11:19 pmMattw said:
With an 8.5 mile lap, they run tow safty cars, half a lap apart. However you have to hope they go at the same speed, and pull off at the same time
June 14th, 2008 at 11:19 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Franck’s brought the No.9 Pug in. Looks like just a simple clean up job for the windscreen and radiators. No problems
June 14th, 2008 at 11:21 pmlou said:
ahh
many thanks 
i know nothing about the track or anything (have kinda just sat down and tried to lear by watching cause i’ve not really had the time to read up on it 
)
June 14th, 2008 at 11:22 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Franck is reportedly just ahead of McNish in their safety car queue. That could prove crucial if he wants to get that lap back. We know he’s quick in the day, but what about at night?
June 14th, 2008 at 11:22 pmRich said:
Safety Cars look as if they are travelling at different speeds.
June 14th, 2008 at 11:22 pmScott Woodwiss said:
No.5 ORECA Courage is back out.
June 14th, 2008 at 11:24 pmSteven Roy said:
I read an interview with McNish where he said if it rained especially at night Audi would have a big advantage because they don’t have a windscreen.
June 14th, 2008 at 11:24 pmScott Woodwiss said:
I think they’re two different cars - an Audi R8 and RS6 Avant (estate).
June 14th, 2008 at 11:28 pmSteven Roy said:
These guys make the Canadian marshalls look efficient
June 14th, 2008 at 11:29 pmChristine said:
Thanks to Scott for the new feed - video works great
Secondly, I just tuned in after working on the video for the last few hours. It’s dark!!
June 14th, 2008 at 11:29 pmScott Woodwiss said:
top ten update:
1st - No.7 Peugeot
2nd - No.2 Audi
3rd - No.9 Peugeot (Franck’s car)
4th - No.3 Audi
5th - No.1 Audi
6th - No.8 Peugeot
7th - No.5 ORECA Courage
8th - No.17 Pescarolo
9th - No.16 Pescarolo
10th - No.34 Van Merksteijn Porsche LMP2
June 14th, 2008 at 11:29 pmRich said:
Already because the Dome chucked oil out one of the pugs spent some time in the piy getting its window cleaned. Also the front window of the pug is really small so night driving in rain could be difficult.
June 14th, 2008 at 11:31 pmRich said:
Sadly I cannot get that feed to open - no idea why!
June 14th, 2008 at 11:31 pmScott Woodwiss said:
1. No problem
happened to spot the link in the Justin.tv chat.
2. Yeah, that normally happens at night time, darkness and all that
June 14th, 2008 at 11:32 pmSteven Roy said:
I saw that. I am amazed Wurz made it back to the pits with that view
June 14th, 2008 at 11:33 pmSteven Roy said:
Scott,
Are you trying to keep in Christine’s good books?
June 14th, 2008 at 11:34 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Did you hear that on radio le mans?
June 14th, 2008 at 11:34 pmRich said:
Scott heard your sidepodcast message on Le Mans Radio!
June 14th, 2008 at 11:34 pmDom said:
Hehe. Just heard you message, scott. It sounds like there are only 4 people listening to this radio
June 14th, 2008 at 11:36 pmScott Woodwiss said:
just thought I’d give a shout out to the site on an international broadcast, no harm there surely
June 14th, 2008 at 11:36 pmChristine said:
What did you say on the radio? I don’t have it on.
June 14th, 2008 at 11:37 pmRich said:
He needs to he jinxed Franck’s car! It is now two laps behind.
Actually jinxed Franck’s co-driver.
June 14th, 2008 at 11:38 pmDom said:
How much longer do you reckon the SC will be out?
June 14th, 2008 at 11:38 pmScott Woodwiss said:
just said hi to you is all, he mentioned sidepodcast.com as well
I didn’t jinx it! Why would I jinx a car I’m supporting?
June 14th, 2008 at 11:39 pmRich said:
Seems as long as last year’s Japanese GP!
June 14th, 2008 at 11:39 pmChristine said:
Aww, that’s really cool, thank you so much! Le Mans Radio!!
June 14th, 2008 at 11:41 pmScott Woodwiss said:
ah it was nothing, just did it as a nice gesture is all
June 14th, 2008 at 11:42 pmlou said:
now for five live during the french gp coverage
that’s if they are covering the GP weekend next week 
June 14th, 2008 at 11:43 pmRich said:
Easy Christine and I always jinx the driver/car we actually want to win. He he I accidentally jinxed Hamiltoin in Canada GP by having himn in my Fantasy Team (it was an accidental inclusion).
June 14th, 2008 at 11:43 pmDan Brunell said:
Am I the only person who thinks that doing an endurance event with 4-5 of you mates would be an awesome thing to do?
AND WE ARE RACING… AGAIN…
June 14th, 2008 at 11:43 pmScott Woodwiss said:
I’ve raced at le mans at night
….on race driver grid, that is. very realistic, though. Just like you really are racing at le mans at night. frightenly realistic at night.
June 14th, 2008 at 11:44 pmlou said:
if you could do the same for france….:D that would be nice…
June 14th, 2008 at 11:45 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Definately! I would! OK, I’m 17 and still don’t have my driver’s licence, but I would sooo love to do an endurance race.
June 14th, 2008 at 11:45 pmRich said:
They had yellow lights on - but the Marshalls were waving green flags - yes the marshalling here makes Canada look professional.
June 14th, 2008 at 11:45 pmlou said:
I think it would be great…however i really should learn how to drive first…
June 14th, 2008 at 11:47 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Oh no, I hope there’s no penalty. Apparently some cars went racing again while there were still yellow flags, and franck’s car was among them.
Maybe I’m wrong, but then again….
God I hope nothing happens to him.
June 14th, 2008 at 11:47 pmRich said:
Agree - but it is quite fun being online with people commenting.
June 14th, 2008 at 11:47 pmDan Brunell said:
I feel so old right now…
What is the legal driving age in the UK. 18?
June 14th, 2008 at 11:48 pmRich said:
Yes but I don’t score and I want to catch ME and Christine.
June 14th, 2008 at 11:49 pmScott Woodwiss said:
No.12 “Muscle Milk” Lola in the pits
Lol
June 14th, 2008 at 11:50 pmDom said:
Radio Le Mans said No.7 Peugeot and No.9 Peugeot.
June 14th, 2008 at 11:50 pmlou said:
It’s 17…ergh I have a just 4 months to wait till I can start to learn.
Out of curiosity am I the youngest here?
June 14th, 2008 at 11:51 pmSteven Roy said:
I don’t know if they still do it but there used to be a 24 hour race for Citroen 2CVs. A few mates and I planned to get do it one year but as with these things the plan fell apart when it started to get real.
June 14th, 2008 at 11:52 pmlou said:
yeah but Hamilton won’t make mistakes in two races
ahaha that only happens once in a blue moon…and i savour it every time 
June 14th, 2008 at 11:53 pmScott Woodwiss said:
Yes, but they then said they had the wrong group of cars, which means they meant the group with franck’s car in.
June 14th, 2008 at 11:54 pmlou said:
I thought franck was in the No. 9 car… but i could be confused again..
June 14th, 2008 at 11:56 pmRich said:
Last year he did - in the last two races - also he has a ten point penalty. I think the French GP will be a Ferrari race - so its either Felipe or Kimi.
June 14th, 2008 at 11:57 pmScott Woodwiss said:
oh wait you are right, my mistake
June 14th, 2008 at 11:58 pmlou said:
oh yeah my memory (as i have said before) is shocking. although its getting better ….good piont though….
yeah they were good races 
June 14th, 2008 at 11:58 pmSteven Roy said:
The 2CV 24 hour race is at Snetterton on 9/10 August
http://www.2cvracing.co.uk/2008-calendar
June 14th, 2008 at 11:58 pmDom said:
I thought Franck’s car was No.9, so maybe they got that wrong.
June 15th, 2008 at 12:00 amScott Woodwiss said:
Turn 10 guys? I wonder if that’s the same Turn 10 guys who make Forza Motorsport. Turn 10 guys at Le Mans - hmmm………
June 15th, 2008 at 12:01 amRich said:
Minassian goes 3:24.332 and leads by two minutes from McNish
June 15th, 2008 at 12:02 amScott Woodwiss said:
I live about 15-20 mins away from Snetterton!!! If you guys are gonna enter a team, I’d come down and support you guys
June 15th, 2008 at 12:03 amSteven Roy said:
Franck’s car is number 9
June 15th, 2008 at 12:04 amSteven Roy said:
It’s a bit late to put a team together for this year since we don’t have a car, team, race entry, budget etc
June 15th, 2008 at 12:05 amScott Woodwiss said:
No.11 Dome is back in again.
Franck, meanwhile, is lapping about 3 seconds a lap quicker than McNish.
June 15th, 2008 at 12:07 amme said:
am impressed by the quality of the onboard cameras this late in the late day. f1 lenses are filthy after 1.5hrs, but these are looking fresh and sharp.
June 15th, 2008 at 12:08 amScott Woodwiss said:
Pug No.8 is in the pits with a mechanic’s legs hanging out of it
June 15th, 2008 at 12:10 amScott Woodwiss said:
Franck’s last lap was a couple of tenths quicker than Minassian’s.
No.8 Pug still hasn’t left the pits. Problems, maybe?
June 15th, 2008 at 12:11 amRich said:
Oops Alex Wurz pulls the No.8 car … struggling to restart! Goes into the garage - shame this car is fated.
June 15th, 2008 at 12:11 amScott Woodwiss said:
….aaand it’s in the pitbox.
No.31 Porsche LMP2 is in as well.
June 15th, 2008 at 12:11 amScott Woodwiss said:
No.50 Saleen is in too.
June 15th, 2008 at 12:13 amScott Woodwiss said:
Race leading pug is in
June 15th, 2008 at 12:14 amRich said:
#8 rocking the car back and forwards!
Nearly another accident in the pits with the leading pug.
June 15th, 2008 at 12:16 amScott Woodwiss said:
I love how we’ve stopped referring to the peugeots AS peugeots and just resort to calling them pugs
June 15th, 2008 at 12:18 amme said:
just be 7, 8 and 9 by the morning.
June 15th, 2008 at 12:19 amlou said:
is everyone planning to stay up?
June 15th, 2008 at 12:22 amSteven Roy said:
I still want McNish to win but I don’t mind if Franck is second.
If anyone gets stressed try this http://www.therightfoot.net/mystuff/whatever/swf/bubblewrap.swf
June 15th, 2008 at 12:22 amme said:
have completed my sidepodcast duties for the day and have a fridge full of beer. so potentially yes… maybe.
June 15th, 2008 at 12:22 amScott Woodwiss said:
you mean all night? Are you mad, woman!
Nah, the latest I’ll go is 2am.
June 15th, 2008 at 12:24 amSteven Roy said:
“The Michelin man is examining tyres”
June 15th, 2008 at 12:24 amlou said:
a drunk ‘me’ on sidepodcast two nights in a row
nope, thats why I’m actually going to sleep
sometime…. I have already spent more than 24 hours wthout sleep earlier on in the week….not planning on doing it again any time soon 
June 15th, 2008 at 12:28 amlou said:
Franck doing nicely in 3rd
June 15th, 2008 at 12:28 amme said:
well we do have a show to record tomorrow, so that wouldn’t be fun on no sleep. but i’m not tired at the moment, so we’ll see.
June 15th, 2008 at 12:31 amScott Woodwiss said:
This is cool. Everyone still up at half past midnight, enjoying the magic of Le Mans. I’ve gots to get me there one year
June 15th, 2008 at 12:32 amlou said:
ehehe when i had stayed up i was soooo forgetful! perhaps you will do the podcast but forget to record it
hehe
June 15th, 2008 at 12:34 amScott Woodwiss said:
Franck another 5 seconds faster than McNish last time around.
No.10 Lola-Aston is in the pits again. They’ve done well to get back up to 14th.
And an Audi just went off at Mulsanne!
June 15th, 2008 at 12:34 amScott Woodwiss said:
It was the No.3 car with Lucas Luhr at the wheel.
June 15th, 2008 at 12:35 amme said:
yeah, that’s just plain incompetence, i can’t blame lack of sleep for that.
June 15th, 2008 at 12:35 amScott Woodwiss said:
Lol
“Audi pit crew looks like an old folks home”
Only at le mans….
June 15th, 2008 at 12:37 amRich said:
I am thinking about staying up - we are on the same time as the race. Would love to go to le Mans one year.
June 15th, 2008 at 12:37 amScott Woodwiss said:
Looks like the Muscle Milk Lola’s lost all its muscle.
June 15th, 2008 at 12:37 amlou said:
ehehe a funny mistake
June 15th, 2008 at 12:38 amRich said:
Sad - they probably won’t make the 400 laps - the SC prevented it - so far rain has not affected speed.
June 15th, 2008 at 12:40 amRich said:
Leading pug still lapping 5 secs faster than the leading Audi.
June 15th, 2008 at 12:42 amScott Woodwiss said:
make that 10 seconds.
June 15th, 2008 at 12:42 amDan Brunell said:
Yeah, I’ll be here probably through your night in and out with cooking and all that jazz.
Right now I am trying to figure out what goes well with a leafy spinach salad with chopped roasted almonds, dried cherries, and a cherry/lemon-marinated chicken tossed together. The wine is a dry Syrah. I need one more thing and can’t think what will go well with that.
Back to racing, I am surprised how smoothly the night racing has gone. You think the people in Singapore are taking notes?
June 15th, 2008 at 12:44 amRich said:
Feel sorry for the No.8 Peugeot which now runs in the ninth position nine laps behind the leader - reckon they could get back to the top six if no more mechanical problems.
June 15th, 2008 at 12:44 amSteven Roy said:
Dan,
Do you deliver?
June 15th, 2008 at 12:45 amRich said:
Olive-oil soaked sun-dried tomatoes!
June 15th, 2008 at 12:46 amScott Woodwiss said:
no, he probably only does lamb, chicken and fish.
Ba-dum tssh!
June 15th, 2008 at 12:47 amRich said:
I am sure they are!
June 15th, 2008 at 12:47 amSteven Roy said:
Most cars will drop a few laps by now and the end of the race. Last season McNish’s car had a 3 and half lap lead on Sunday morning and cruising when a wheel fell off so being a few laps down now doesn’t matter.
June 15th, 2008 at 12:48 amSteven Roy said:
Maybe you need fries with that
June 15th, 2008 at 12:48 amRich said:
They now expect no rain until 09:00 local time. I hope the rain holds off during the night - will reduce the risk of accidents.
June 15th, 2008 at 12:49 amlou said:
Sounds lovely as it is
June 15th, 2008 at 12:49 amRich said:
We have still not reached half way!
June 15th, 2008 at 12:50 amme said:
June 15th, 2008 at 12:51 amScott Woodwiss said:
Looks like Franck’s gonna be bringing the No.9 Pug in for some fuel.
June 15th, 2008 at 12:52 amRich said:
what also goes well with the leafy stuff is more leafy rocket! When I make salads I usually add sunflower and pumpkin seeds.
June 15th, 2008 at 12:53 amScott Woodwiss said:
Yep, Franck’s ending his triple stint and handing the car over to Klien.
Let’s hope he doesn’t make a hash of it this time. :/
June 15th, 2008 at 12:54 amSteven Roy said:
Leader in the pits
June 15th, 2008 at 12:54 amRich said:
Franck comes into the pits but he has been doing 3:22 laps at night - but changes drivers - oh dear - its Christian Klien - hope he does not bin it.
June 15th, 2008 at 12:55 amlou said: