2010 24 Hours of Le Mans

[Austin Jordan]

wait so you guys are friends in real life and started rd together? sounds like that's what it should be

 

[Thomas Lambaerts]

i'll be at the 24h of 2011
Couldn't be there this year

 

[Yoeri Gijsen]

I wouldn't call it awful, but surely it was unusual. Theissen in firesuit got me wondering whether he was going to drive, or whether his hands got shaky during the cigarette break.

For all those who are in doubt about making the trip to Le Mans: Do it! It's one of things you have to experience once in your life, being the autosport fan you are. It's worth every minute.

 

[James Johnson]

I would do it but it would either have to be Silverstone or Leman.

 

[Austin Jordan]

i can't cuz i'm on the other side of the world lol but i been to nascar championships and daytona 500 and 400 almost every year since 2005 and race big karting events

 

[Bram Hengeveld]

I would do it but it would either have to be Silverstone or Leman.

You can't experience the LM24 at Silverstone, so see you in France in 2011 JJ

 

[Xosé Estrada]

If you've seen Blade Runner, this is what you would see zooming to the top left of the previous picture, while the drivers were talking, the team staff were doing the same and most likely about the same subject.

Thiessen's hand on the car top seems to say "good boy, good boy" to it.

 

[Bram Hengeveld]

Still hurts my eyes Bring on the roaring Corvette GT2

 

[Xosé Estrada]

That is because you lack on artistic sensitivity :tongue:

 

[Brian Clancy]

Hmm, nice paint - - - - Barfffff:tongue:

 

[blackguy]

Wow... thats awesome

 

[Xosé Estrada]

The role of women in motorsports is usually linked to an umbrella, and being judged about how they look and not how they drive, but from time to time fortunately we have exceptions.

Despite the "sprint minded" GT1 they were driving, that suffered technical problems like all its other category mates, the girls from MATECH were one of the good news of this 2010 edition.

 

[Bram Hengeveld]

Its a bloody shame that all these three ladies have been removed from the team during the 2010 season. Matech Competition could easilty go by the name Matech Carroussel as they have a new line-up every race during this FIA GT1 season.

On-topic: delight for the eyes in the LM paddock this year.

 

[Xosé Estrada]

Marc VDS team push their car to their place on grid. This is another Ford GT1 team that suffered problems in long races.

As far as I can read in FIA GT1 championship entry list, their cars are also prepared by MATECH.

 

[Bram Hengeveld]

Too bad we don't have the picture from after the crash. They have spent a lot of time rebuilding this car for the FIA GT1 championship as it was completely wrecked after a horrific crash

 

[Howard Motz]

What are you saying. Will it be streamed on the Internet for free? How do we expericence it?

 

[Xosé Estrada]

It's just the title of the photo report, the 24 hours of Le Mans 2010 were in June

 

[James Johnson]

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/87767

Rebellion Racing team boss Hugh Hayden has died at the age of 66 after suffering a suspected heart attack.

A statement from the leading Le Mans Series squad said that Hayden was taken ill during a post-season team karting event in Portugal on Saturday.

Hayden originally founded the team as Sebah Automative in 1995, and moved onto the international GT racing scene in 2001 after great success in one-make Caterham championships.

A new partnership with Alexandre Pesci saw Hayden's squad move into prototypes under the Speedy Racing Team Sebah banner for the 2008 season, initially in the LMS' LMP2 class, and then in a split LMP1/LMP2 programme the following year.

This year it stepped up to run a two-car LMP1 programme under the Rebellion banner, taking second in the manufacturers' championship and third in the teams' standings.

The team has vowed to continue in Hayden's memory.

"Rebellion Racing team owner Alexandre Pesci and Rebellion Racing team manager Bart Hayden, Hugh's son and director of Sebah Automotive, have decided that the team's activities will continue in memory of Hugh and because he would have wanted that too," said a statement on the Rebellion website.

"Hugh's inspirational leadership will be carried forward by Bart as the team moves on into 2011."

 

[Xosé Estrada]

R.I.P.

 

[Mtommi Tam]

R.I.P. Hugh Hayden.