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’
*update
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.
If you are fans of the Flying Lizard Motorsport team, you know about this… If you’re one of those Ferrari fans, have a listen and you’ll switch!
911 GT3 RSR, Flying Lizard Motorsports: Jörg Bergmeister, Johannes van Overbeek, Seth NeimanRadio
The Lizards will broadcast their team radio on race day, starting with morning warmup. Click here to listen
Blog
We will update the Flying Lizard blog during track sessions this week and during the race. To read the blog, see www.lizardms.com
Merchandise
New Flying Lizard merchandise — including the new 2008 Le Mans poster and t-shirt, vinyl decals and more — is now available at the online store.
Flying Lizard gear is available on site at Le Mans during race week at vendor village.
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
We’ve compiled a list here of dates/times/channels of all types of coverage. If you have a TiVo set it and let it go. This way you will not miss anything due to yard work etc.
SPEEDtv:
Jun 14, 2008
7:30-8:00AM ET - Le Mans Test Day (30min)
8:00-8:30AM ET - Le Mans Pre-Qualifying (30min)
8:30AM - 12:00PM ET - 24 Hours of Le Mans (3.5hrs)
June 14 - 15
9:00PM - 5:00AM ET - 24 Hours of Le Mans (8hrs)
Jun 15, 2008
5:00-6:00AM ET - 24 Hours of Le Mans (60min)
6:00-9:30AM ET - 24 Hours of Le Mans (3.5hrs)
Eurosport:
TV 2 Sport
Audio:
http://www.radiolemans.com/
Flying Lizard Team Radio
Official schedule:
Saturday 14th June
9.00 am to 9.45 am : Warm-up “24 Heures du Mans”
10.15 am to 11.15 am: Race Group C
2.22 pm: Beginning of starting procedure “24 Heures du Mans
3.00 pm: Start of the 76th “24 Heures du Mans” race
Sunday 15th June
3.00 pm: Finish of the 76th race “24 Heures du Mans” race
© Planetlemans - Marcel ten CaatAfter yesterday’s action packed qualifying sessions, the teams got another chance today to further improve their race setup and qualifying times today. Like yesterday two two-hour session were scheduled and today’s goal was to finalise a satisfactionary setup for this weekend’s race. Continue reading ‘Spyker Squadron: Le Mans qualifying results’
A great interview with Allan McNish. If you ever have the chance to meet him, don’t let the opportunity pass you by!
The 13.629 kilometre track of the Le Mans 24 Hour race is something special for every driver. The mix of public roads and a permanent race track, very slow corners and a share of more than 70 per cent of full throttle per lap, as well as day and night fascinate both drivers and the audience. Audi driver Allan McNish explains why. Continue reading ‘Audi driver Allan McNish on Le Mans’
We have been listening to all the audio we could this week. There is a ton of chatter regarding Peugeots times and Audi’s reactions. It’s almost as everyone has confirmed a Peugeot win, yet at the same time they call up Audi’s history, especially last year. We think it will all come down to this… Audi knows what they are doing.
Audi R10 TDI #2, Dindo CapelloAfter two days of trouble-free qualifying Audi Sport Team Joest will start well sorted into the 76th running of the Le Mans 24 Hours on Saturday at 3 p.m. The Audi squad was able to work out a good and – above all – safe to drive set-up for the race with all three Audi R10 TDI prototypes. Continue reading ‘Audi starts from the second row at Le Mans’
The qualifying sessions were a blast to listen to yesterday and today. If you fortunate enough to listen in and hear the moment when Patrick Long went 3:58, you probably got the same chills we did! Joerg Bergmeister and the #80 Flying Lizard Motorsport 911 GT3 RSR had pole until those moments. He was very anxious to break the 4:00 mark but team orders thought differently.
911 GT3 RSR, IMSA Performance Matmut: Raymond Narac, Richard Lietz, Patrick LongPorsche sets the tone in Le Mans: At the qualifying for the Le Mans 24 hour race, both the RS Spyder and the 911 GT3 RSR were clearly the fastest vehicles in their respective classes. Continue reading ‘24 Hours of Le Mans: Porsche customer teams dominate qualifying’
