Le Mans 2016 WEC

[Incubus]

Brilliant race, came so close to being turned on its head with 5 minutes to go, I think Bernhard managed to stop it within about 20 inches of hitting the wall...

 

[FB]

Great racing throughout the field. Amazing how after 6 hours the cars can be so close, much respect to the rule makers for the engine regs they have put in place and to the teams for keeping up the development program on the cars.

 

[Galahad]

Finally caught up, that was a heck of a race. The showers brought the Toyota and the GT Ferraris into play perfectly. Just need to get the BOP in GTE-Pro sorted out and it will be unimprovable. Austin this weekend.

 

[FB]

It's a bumper weekend for motor sport - F1, WEC, BTCC. I shall be making an even bigger butt crease in the sofa and putting a big dent in the coffee reserves.

 

[FB]

Some even better news, this is live on Eurosport HD rather than having to watch it in 405 on Motors TV (sorry Motors TV, love the channel but you really do need to improve picture quality).

 

[cider_and_toast]

I would love to do that however the wife and kids suggest otherwise.

 

[FB]

The WEC race coverage starts at 11 p.m. UK time Saturday night and goes on until 6 a.m. Sunday morning, so just slip off to bed when the WEC race finishes and get up again for the GP in the afternoon. Sod the wife and kids, have a weekend for yourself

 

[cider_and_toast]

I hear you, I really do, but you forget mate, I gave her a blank cheque when I spent all that time away in the Navy.

 

[Incubus]

I suppose I'm quite lucky in that respect. These issues never arise for me. I seem to be the only one on here whose missus is just as motorsport-mad as I am?...

 

[FB]

6 hours of Fuji this weekend. Starts at 11 a.m. Japanese time which I work out means it finishes about 3 in the morning UK time (GMT +8?). Anyone else brave enough to try and watch it all the way through?

6 Hours of Fuji | FIA World Endurance Championship

 

[Incubus]

I' ll try but the missus gets nervous when I doze off with a fag in my hand for some reason...

 

[FB]

It's live on Motors TV, not sure if Eurosport have this race though. It says starts at 2:30 in the morning on Sunday and finishes at 6:00 which seems like a very short 6 hours to me

 

[Incubus]

I'll have a bit more of a look later on but don't WEC events on Eurosport sometimes kick off on Eurosport 1 then after an hour or get switched over onto Eurosport 2?...

 

[Incubus]

Well it seems not to be the case after all. Only the last hour will be shown live on Eurosport in the UK. Apart from Motors TV the only other liv broadcaster for the UK will be BT Sport, who are showing the race in its entirety.

Where to follow the 6 Hours of Fuji live on TV | FIA World Endurance Championship

 

[Incubus]

Nick Tandy and Earl Bamber are "at the head of the queue" to replace Webber Porsche have said.

Tough call but it would be nice to see Tandy get the drive considering how crucial his night stint was in securing the win at Le Mans in 2015, which is still fresh in the memory.

 

[FB]

Audi (8) 1, Porsche (1) 2 and the Toyota's 3 and 4 in qualifying. The pole winning LMP1 car is nearly 8 seconds a lap faster than the G Drive cap on the LMP2 pole

 

[Incubus]

Hello nybody here, where that strong coffee, where' s my head?....

 

[Incubus]

Phew! Unbelievable finish to this amazing race! Toyota by a whisker of the hairs of the skin of their teeth...

 

[FB]

Recorded it, then saw the result on my Facebook feed I'll shall watch it over the next few days bit by bit.

 

[F1Brits_90]

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