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In 1997:

"We had this nasty old ham and cheese sandwich. That is all we could get our hands on. And we were sitting there like, is this it? We just won the f••••••g 24 Hours and we're sitting here nibbling away at a ham and cheese sandwich and a Coca-Cola? We just laughed at each other. This is ridiculous. We just won the biggest race in the world and we can't even get a fricking meal together!"

LeMans history is here.....for several pages....
https://www.tamparacing.com/forums/g...history-3.html

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LM24 video: Kamui Kobayashi interview

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyEXke9rE60

Thursday, 15 June 2017
Toyota Gazoo Racing's Kamui Kobayashi speaks after running the eventual pole-smashing 3m14.791s lap at Le Mans.

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Fastest Lap EVER at LeMans

definitely, they could go faster if they'd brake later without lifting, but the fact that they lift increases downforce and their cornering speed so it kinda reduces the loss in lifting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uo2aRIaEIbA

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[h=2]Balance of Performance regulations may have totally crippled the Ford GT LM24[/h]

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24 Hours of Le Mans 2017: Ford GT Garage Tour with Joey Hand | Le Mans | Ford Performance

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Take a look around the Ford GT paddock for the 85th Le Mans 24 Hours.

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[h=1]24 Hours Of Le Mans 2017 - Driver's parade BEST MOMENTS - Toyota, Ford, Porsche teams, Tesla Car[/h]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kj4btQxjdrA

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by Nick lys

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJ7XE0ULEfk

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IMSA fans are invited to cheer on the strong contingent of WeatherTech SportsCar Championship teams at this weekend’s 24 Hours of Le Mans, set for Saturday, June 17. The ceremonial waving of the French flag will start the race at 9 a.m. ET, and competitors will battle until the checkered flag on Sunday, June 18 at 9 a.m.

Much of the event will be covered live across the FOX Sports platforms, starting on FS1 at 8:30 a.m. ET until 10 a.m., featuring the pre-race broadcast and start of the event.

Coverage then moves to FS2 for a full round-the-clock shift, from 1 p.m. to 1 a.m., and the remaining eight hours, including the podium presentations, can be seen on FS1 until 9:30 a.m.
In addition to FS1 and FS2 coverage, video coverage of the full race will be available to stream on FOX Sports GO, online or on the app.

Additionally, Radio Le Mans will be providing full coverage of the race, which can be accessed by CLICKING HERE or by visiting www.RadioLeMans.com.

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Toyota on pole after fastest night in Le Mans history

Thursday, 15 June 2017


By Stephen Kilbey / Images by Rainier Ehrhardt/LAT & JEP/LAT

Toyota Gazoo Racing will start the 85th edition of the Le Mans 24 Hours from first and second on the grid, after a historic night of qualifying at La Sarthe in which all four class lap records were broken.
The pole time was set in Qualifying 2 by Kamui Kobayashi in the No. 7 – a 3m14.791s – and wasn't beaten in the final session, though Kazuki Nakajima in the No. 8 TS050 HYBRID did improve to make it a Toyota 1-2, relegating the No. 1 Porsche to third overall.
Nakajima's time was still 2.3 seconds off pole, Kobayashi's best proving to be unbeatable.
The No. 2 Porsche will start the race fourth, after Brendon Hartley stopped out on track with an hour to go, five seconds clear of the No. 9 Toyota which finished the night fifth, unable to mix in with the Porsche 919 hybrids on pace.



In LMP2, the lap record was broken again, the quickest lap from Alex Lynn in the No. 26 G-Drive Racing ORECA, the Britain's time a 3m25.352s to go two tenths faster than Vitaly Petrov's provisional Pole lap in Qualifying 2 of 3m25.549s.

"It has been a perfect day to be a race driver, the fastest night in Le Mans history," Lynn said. "This is what it's made for. I had a tailwind down Mulsanne and a headwind at through the Porsche Curves; that coupled with the resurfaced Bugatti circuit made the conditions perfect."
Petrov's time was, however, good enough for second in the class, even after Ho Pin Tung moved into third late in the night running with a 3m25.911s in the No. 38 Jackie Chan DC Racing ORECA 07.
Further back the two Vaillante Rebellion ORECAs slotted in fourth and fifth, the No. 31 finishing above the No. 13.
It was predictably, a session dominated by ORECAs, with the top nine all 07 Gibsons. The only driver able to throw a true cat among the pigeons being Mikhail Aleshin in the SMP Racing Dallara. The IndyCar racer jumped into 10th spot with a 3m28.051s late in the session.
GTE Pro looks wide open heading into the race, with all but two members of the class within one-and-a-half seconds of each other. After multiple fastest laps toward the end, Darren Turner in the No. 97 Aston Martin Vantage will start from pole after a 3m50.837s.
"We're very pleased with that," Turner said. "Being on the sharp end is good for the start of the race. We've had a difficult couple of races to start the season, now it looks like we have a chance. I'm pleased the team gave me a chance to do qualifying.
"The Dunlops work well in these conditions, we're one of the few teams enjoying the really hot weather this year."
It looked to be an Aston Martin Racing 1-2 with the No. 95 sitting second until the final minutes, when the No. 51 AF Corse Ferrari 488 of James Calado split the two up with a 3m51.028s. The No. 95's time was a 3m51.038s set by Kiwi Richie Stanaway, who looked odds-on for pole when his time came in during the final hour, as the first car to break the lap record.
A late improvement from Sam Bird in the No. 71 promoted the second of the AF Corse Ferraris to fourth, Bird's tour of the circuit a 3m51.086s. Completing the top five was then the No. 68 Ganassi USA Ford of Ryan Briscoe, the GT's best a 3m51.232s, making it the only Ford to come within a second of the pole time.
Sixth and seventh, meanwhile, was the best of the Corvettes and Porsches. The highest C7.R in the order was the No. 63 after a 3m51.84s from Antonio Garcia, while a 3m51.847s was the best from the No. 92 Porsche 911 RSR.
The GTE Am class was just as frantic, and close. The class lap record was also broken again, this time by Fernando Rees in the Larbre Corvette, the Brazilian beating Pedro Lamy to the top spot with a 3m52.843s. The No. 98 Aston Martin therefore had to settle for second with a 3m53.233s, ahead of the Scuderia Corsa Ferrari 488 which completed the top three in the class.
Qualifying three was not completely clean, featuring a few offs, but none big enough to warrant lengthy slow zones for a full red-flag stoppage.
UP NEXT: The 85th running of the Le Mans 24 Hours is set to begin on Saturday at 3:00 p.m. local time in France.

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[h=2]Amazon's 'Le Mans: Racing is Everything' available for free this weekend[/h] Friday, 16 June 2017

The first two episodes of Amazon's new multi-part documentary series, "Le Mans: Racing is Everything" will be available to stream for free this weekend at Amazon Prime. It's part of a "Father's Day special" the company is running that will also include free access to The Grand Tour premiere that featured the former "Top Gear" crew of Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May trek across Namibia.


The Le Mans series, which premiered earlier this month, embeds with teams Porsche, Audi, Nissan, Toyota, Aston Martin and Rebellion as they race to build their cars and compete in the 2015 Le Mans race.
"Fans are consistently thrilled by the excitement and danger that is the annual Le Mans race. 'Le Mans: Racing is Everything' will take that excitement to the next level, giving Prime members behind-the-scenes access to what it takes to win this singular event," said Conrad Riggs, Head of Unscripted, Amazon Originals.