After four hours of racing unfortunately the #85 car is in the box with an engine problem. The other car also had to return for a quick repair as the alternator did not work properly.
Just before 17:00, after almost two hours racing, both cars made a pit stop including driver change. Benjamin Leuenberger replaced Andrea Chiesa and rejoined the field in a tenth position and Ralf Kelleners took over from Peter Dumbreck in the 85 SNORAS Spyker Squadron car that was running in an eight position. Continue reading ‘Spyker Squadron: 4 hour update’
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6:12 - Joerg has left pit lane, but radios in that the steering wheel is off to the right. He will continue and let us know if there are any other issues. 1 hour and 20 minutes since Seth went into the gravel. The crew replaced nearly every bodywork component, two radiators, and rear suspension parts.
6:09 pm - The car has been restarted in the garage. The crew is working on the setup right now and confirming that the repairs have all been done correctly. Joerg Bergmeister is in the car. They will push him out into the pit stall and they will do some more checks, then send him on his way. Continue reading ‘24 Hour of Le Mans: Flying Lizard crash’
We just created a simple timing page. It gives the overall race picture. It will open up a new page, resize to your liking and enjoy.
Another source for coverage (we wanted to keep it separate)
Our friend Thomas Baekdal has once again launched his Le Mans 2008 Live Tracker app. We wrote about his work in 2007 and said it was a great compliment to the TV and radiolemans. If you are a member of the Club24, you can add in the video feeds. This will help when SPEEDtv is not showing.
Live Tracker - Le Mans 2008 - baekdal.comLive Tracker Preview - Le Mans 2008 - LIVE - on Baekdal.com
