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Old 6/11/08, 05:21 AM
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2008 24 Heures Du Mans

Can't wait!!!

Expected Drivers
1 AUDI SPORT NORTH AMERICA (DEU)-LMP1
AUDI R10 (5499T)
BIELA Frank
PIRRO Emanuele
WERNER Marco
2 AUDI SPORT NORTH AMERICA (DEU)-LMP1
AUDI R10 (5499T)
CAPELLO Rinaldo
MC NISH Allan
KRISTENSEN Tom
3 AUDI SPORT TEAM JOEST (DEU)-LMP1
AUDI R10 (5499T)
LUHR Lucas
PREMAT Alexandre
ROCKENFELLER Mike
4 SAULNIER RACING (FRA)-LMP1
PESCAROLO JUDD (5496A)
NICOLET Jacques
HEIN Richard
FAGGIONATO Marc
5 TEAM ORECA MATMUT (FRA)-LMP1
COURAGE-ORECA JUDD (5496A)
GROPPI Laurent
AYARI Soheil
DUVAL Loic
6 TEAM ORECA MATMUT (FRA)-LMP1
COURAGE-ORECA JUDD (5496A)
PANIS Olivier
PAGENAUD Simon
DUVAL Loic
7 TEAM PEUGEOT TOTAL (FRA)-LMP1
PEUGEOT 908 (5500T)
GENE Marc
MINASSIAN Nicolas
VILLENEUVE Jacques
8 TEAM PEUGEOT TOTAL (FRA)-LMP1
PEUGEOT 908 (5500T)
LAMY Pedro
SARRAZIN Stephane
WURZ Alexander
9 PEUGEOT SPORT TOTAL (FRA)-LMP1
PEUGEOT 908 (5500T)
MONTAGNY Franck
ZONTA Ricardo
KLIEN Christian
10 CHAROUZ RACING SYSTEM (CZE)-LMP1
LOLA ASTON MARTIN (5993A)
MUCKE Stefan
CHAROUZ Jan
ENGE Tomas
11 DOME RACING TEAM (JPN)-LMP1
DOME JUDD S102 (5496A)
ITO Daisuke
TACHIKAWA Yugi
KATAOKA Tatsuya
12 CHAROUZ RACING SYSTEM (CZE)-LMP1
LOLA JUDD (5496A)
PICKETT Greg
GRAF Klaus
LAMMERS Jan
14 CREATION AUTOSPORTIF LTD (GBR)-LMP1
CREATION AIM CA07 (5496A)
HALL Stuart
GOOSSENS Marc
MOWLEM Johnny
16 PESCAROLO SPORT (FRA)-LMP1
PESCAROLO JUDD (5496A)
BOULLION Jean-Christophe
COLLARD Emmanuel
DUMAS Romain
17 PESCAROLO SPORT (FRA)-LMP1
PESCAROLO JUDD (5496A)
PRIMAT Harold
TINSEAU Christophe
TRELUYER Benoit
18 ROLLCENTRE RACING (GBR)-LMP1
PESCAROLO JUDD (5496A)
ICKX Vanina
GREGOIRE Stephane
BARBOSA Joào
19 CHAMBERLAIN - SYNERGY MOTORSPORT (GBR)-LMP1
LOLA AER B06 - 10 (3997T)
EVANS Gareth
BERRIDGE Bob
STRETTON Amanda
20 EPSILON EUSKADI (ESP)-LMP1
EPSILON EUSKADI JUDD (5496A)
BURGUENO Angel
VALLES Adrian
22 TOKAI UNIVERSITY - YGK POWER (JPN)-LMP1
COURAGE-ORECA YGK (3998T)
SUZUKI Toshio
KAGEYAMA Masami
KUROSAWA Haruki
23 AUTOCON (USA)-LMP1
CREATION JUDD (5000A)
LEWIS Michael
WILLMAN Bryan
McMURRY Chris
24 TERRAMOS (JPN)-LMP1
COURAGE MUGEN (3997A)
TERADA Yojiro
TAKAHASHI Kasuho
KATOH Hiroki
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25 RML (GBR)-LMP2
LOLA MG B05 - 40 (1995T)
ERDOS Thomas
NEWTON Mike
WALLACE Andy
26 TEAM BRUICHLADDICH RADICAL (GBR)-LMP2
RADICAL AER SR9 (1995T)
ROSTAN Marc
DEVLIN Ben
THOMAS Paul
30 RACING BOX SRL (ITA)-LMP2
LUCCHINI JUDD (3395A)
CECCATO Andrea
FRANCIONI Filippe
GERI Ferdinando
31 TEAM ESSEX (DNK)-LMP2
PORSCHE RS SPYDER (3396A)
NIELSEN John
ELGAARD Casper
MAASSEN Sascha
32 BARAZI EPSILON (FRA)-LMP2
ZYTEK 07S (3396A)
BARAZI Juan
VERGERS Michael
MOSELEY Stuart
33 SPEEDY RACING TEAM SEBAH (CHE)-LMP2
LOLA JUDD (3394A)
POMPIDOU Xavier
BELICCHI Andrea
ZACCHIA Steve
34 VAN MERKSTEIJN MOTORSPORT (NLD)-LMP2
PORSCHE RS SPYDER (3396A)
VAN MERKSTEIJN Peter
VERSTAPPEN Jos
BLEEKEMOLEN Jeroen
35 SAULNIER RACING (FRA)-LMP2
PESCAROLO JUDD (3395A)
RAGUES Pierre
LAHAYE
CHENG Cong Fu
40 QUIFEL - ASM TEAM (PRT)-LMP2
LOLA AER B05 - 40 (1995T)
AMARAL Miguel
PLA Olivier
SMITH Guy
41 TRADING PERFORMANCE (CHE)-LMP2
ZYTEK 07S (3396A)
OJJEH Karim
GOSSELIN Claude Yves
SHARPE Adam James
44 KRUSE SCHILLER MOTORSPORT (DEU)-LMP2
LOLA MAZDA (1997T)
DE POURTALES Jean
NODA Hideki
YVON Jean-François
45 EMBASSY RACING (GBR)-LMP2
EMBASSY ZYTEK (3396A)
HUGHES Warren
KANE Jonny
FOSTER Joey
007 ASTON MARTIN RACING (GBR)-LMGT1
ASTON MARTIN DBR9 (5993A)
WENDLINGER Karl
PICCINI Andrea
FRENTZEN Heinz Harald
009 ASTON MARTIN RACING (GBR)-LMGT1
ASTON MARTIN DBR9 (5993A)
BRABHAM David
GARCIA Antonio
50 LARBRE COMPETITION (FRA)-LMGT1
SALEEN S7R (6997A)
BOUCHUT Christophe
BORNHAUSER Patrick
SMET David
53 VITAPHONE RACING TEAM (DEU)-LMGT1
ASTON MARTIN DBR9 (5993A)
NEGRAO Alexandre Sarnes
HARDMAN Peter Alan
LEVENTIS Nick
55 INTERPROGRESSBANK SPARTAK RACING (RUS)-LMGT1
LAMBORGHINI MURCIELAGO (5988A)
KOX Peter
RUSINOV Roman
HEZEMANS Mike
59 TEAM MODENA (GBR)-LMGT1
ASTON MARTIN DBR9 (5993A)
MENTEN Jos Jr
FITTIPALDI Christian
BORCHELLER Terry
63 CORVETTE RACING (USA)-LMGT1
CORVETTE C6.R (6993A)
O'CONNELL Johnny
MAGNUSSEN Jan
FELLOWS Ron
64 CORVETTE RACING (USA)-LMGT1
CORVETTE C6.R (6993A)
BERETTA Olivier
GAVIN Oliver
PAPIS Massimiliano
72 LUC ALPHAND AVENTURES (FRA)-LMGT1
CORVETTE C6.R (6993A)
ALPHAND Luc
POLICAND Jérôme
MOREAU Guillaume
73 LUC ALPHAND AVENTURES (FRA)-LMGT1
CORVETTE C6.R (6993A)
GOUESLARD Patrice
BLANCHEMAIN Jean Luc
PASQUALI Laurent
76 IMSA PERFORMANCE MATMUT (FRA)-LMGT2
PORSCHE 911 GT3 RSR (997) (3795A)
NARAC Raymond
LONG Patrick
77 TEAM FELBERMAYR-PROTON (DEU)-LMGT2
PORSCHE 911 GT3 RSR (997) (3795A)
DAVISON Alexander
HENZLER Wolf
FELBERMAYR Horst Sr
78 AF CORSE SRL (ITA)-LMGT2
FERRARI F 430 GT (3996A)
VILANDER Toni
BIAGI Thomas
MONTANARI Christian
80 FLYING LIZARD MOTORSPORTS (USA)-LMGT2
PORSCHE 911 GT3 RSR (997) (3795A)
BERGMEISTER Jorg
VAN OVERBEEK Johannes
NEIMAN Seth
82 RISI COMPETIZIONE (USA)-LMGT2
FERRARI F 430 GT (3996A)
SALO Mika
MELO Jaime Jr
BRUNI Gianmaria
83 RISI COMPETIZIONE (USA)-LMGT2
FERRARI F 430 GT (3996A)
KROHN Tracy
JONSSON Niclas
VAN DE POELE Eric
85 SPYKER SQUADRON b.v. (NLD)-LMGT2
SPYKER C8 LAVIOLETTE (4000A)
DUMBRECK Peter
KELLENERS Ralf
90 FARNBACHER RACING (DEU)-LMGT2
FERRARI F 430 GT (3996A)
KAFFER Pierre
NIELSEN Lars Erik
94 SPEEDY RACING TEAM (CHE)-LMGT2
SPYKER C8 LAVIOLETTE (4000A)
CHIESA Andrea
LEUENBERGER Benjamin
ALEXANDER Iradj
96 VIRGO MOTORSPORT (GBR)-LMGT2
FERRARI F 430 GT (3996A)
BELL Robert
SUGDEN Tim
MULLEN Tim
97 BMS SCUDERIA ITALIA SPA (ITA)-LMGT2
FERRARI F 430 GT (3996A)
MALUCELLI Matteo
RUBERTI Paolo
BABINI Fabio
99 JMB RACING (MCO)-LMGT2
FERRARI F 430 GT (3996A)
FERTE Alain
AUCOTT Ben
DAOUDI Stéphane
Old 6/11/08, 03:07 PM
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Go JV!! No. 7 Peugeot
Old 6/11/08, 05:11 PM
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Originally Posted by f1-cobra
Go JV!! No. 7 Peugeot
Agreed!

I am also hoping the Flying Lizards can bring home a LMGT2 win!
Old 6/11/08, 06:39 PM
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Aww, no Ford GTs? Well, don't see any GT-R's either, so I'm happy. Didn't know people were still campaigning the S7Rs...
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Too bad the field of GT cars is not so hot. Is the ACO supposed to be considering letting the GT3 class run in the future? FIA GT3 still has some of the best-looking fields of cars--at least they're not 1 or 2 make parades...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXdsQ...eature=related
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S7Rs still make it to the track every once in a while. Kind of like the Panoz GTR-1 that popped it's head up at race tracks every now and again after it was 'retired.'


I am not sure about the GT3s running in the future. I think it would be great. I always thought that the GT field at Le Mans should be a no holds barred race pitting GT cars from all over the world (Aussie V8 Supercars, DTM Touring cars, GT3, Japan Super GT, etc.) Truly make it a World Race!
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WOW . . . and looks like the Saleen still has a little life in her . . .

http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/artic...porsche-faste/

Oliver Gavin was the quickest Corvette driver at 3:51.461 (nearly a half-second behind the class-leading Labre Saleen S7R of Christophe Bouchut).</SPAN>
And great time for the French Lion, 3:18.513 . . . getting back up to Group C times. (Sauber Mercedes C9 Qualified in 3:15.040 in 1989 without the chicanes on the Mulsanne.)
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Audi's only hope is if the Peugeot's all break. They're already working on a replacement on the R-10
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Im excited, but it seems as though every year I know fewer and fewer drivers on the list.
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Pictures of cars in link below. Some good looking coupe LMP1s!!

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/featu...s-Preview.html
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Long wait until Le Mans is back on TV. Already been a rough race for some . . .
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The Lola B08/80 LMP2 Coupe looks just like it's bigger brother the B08/60/Aston Martin.

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Audi does it again and Kristensen gets his 8th win.

Aston wins again. Glad Mika Salo got a class win.

Pretty good race.
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WOOOO HOOOO Aston is da bomb!
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yeah, that was a crazy race
during the rainy night, there were so many close calls

i guess i missed the fact that there was a lambo mercialago in the field

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Originally Posted by burningman
WOOOO HOOOO Aston is da bomb!
Gotta love the Gulf Cars getting a class win at Le Mans once again
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