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In Touch the Official Magazine of Dunlop Motorsport [ ] Le Mans Race Edition
IN TOUCH THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF DUNLOP MOTORSPORT [ www.injection.tv ] LE MANS RACE EDITION Dunlop came away from the Le Mans 24 hours delighted with the performance of its dry and light wet tyres after a difficult race in which the changing condi- tions contributed to the overall result. “We were pretty competitive in all conditions other than full wet conditions,” says Dunlop’s chief tyre technician Matthew Simpson of the LMP2 tyres. “On the slick tyres and the light wet tyres, we had a performance advantage, but in full wet conditions we struggled to get temperature into our compounds. The Essex car had engine trouble so we were never going to do better than we did, but we have to look at the tyre perform- ance in wet conditions and make it better. “The Virgo Ferrari team were very strong and our development construction at the rear allowed us to double stint safely. There was no sign of difficulty in doing so, and there was zero deterioration from the first lap to the last in a double stint, according to the drivers. Le Mans podiums for Essex Perhaps we could have triple stinted, but we didn’t test that before the race and during the race was not the time to try. Porsche and Farnbacher Ferrari “The Creation team had four punctures and three of them were caused by debris. There was not enough left of the tyre to establish the cause of the fourth.” The 2008 edition of the Le Mans 24 hours produced was difficult to drive because sometimes the power was everything from a record breaking qualifying and race there, other times it wasn’t and we couldn’t know what to John Nielsen, Casper Elgaard and Sascha Maassen pace, a record crowd of 258,500 turning out in eager expect. -
In Touch the Official Magazine of Dunlop Motorsport [ ] Le Mans Qualifying Edition
IN TOUCH THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF DUNLOP MOTORSPORT [ www.injection.tv ] LE MANS QUALIFYING EDITION How fast will they go? The fastest Peugeot LMP1 car was clocked at 344km/h (214mph) on Wednesday night. Cars break 200mph three times during a single lap and more than 75% of the circuit is completed at full throttle. The fastest LMP2 car was the van Merksteijn Porsche at 326km/h. GT1’s fastest car was the IPB Spartak Lamborghini Murcielago at 315km/h and in GT2 the Virgo Motorsport Ferrari clocked 299km/h. Last year’s winning Audi completed 5,091km at an average of 209.152km/h. How long is the track? Last modified in 2007, the track length is 13.629km. The qualifying time from 2007 was 3m26.344s set by Stephane Sarrazin for Peugeot, and the fastest race lap was 3m27.176 set by Allan McNish’s Audi. Sarrazin is on pole this year with a 3m18.513s lap, an average lap speed of 247.16km/h. How do the tyre manufacturers stack up? Dunlop has won the Le Mans 24 hours 34 times, its first in 1924 with Bentley and its most recent in 1991 with Mazda. The next best score for a tyre manufacturer is Michelin with 16 wins, and Goodyear has 14, most recently in 1997. Mixed fortunes for Dunlop How many tyres will Dunlop bring this year? Dunlop has brought nearly 3,000 tyres to Le Mans this year. These include five different slick dry-weather variants, and three levels of wet weather tyre. One third of the total number were built since teams in qualifying at Le Mans the test day on June 1. -
Le Mans (Not Just) for Dummies
Le Mans (not just) for Dummies The Club Arnage Guide to the 24 hours of Le Mans 2007 "… to be honest, I did it purely for the money at first. I went to Le Mans hoping that the car would break down. I came away in love with the place." (Eddie Irvine) Copyright The entire contents of this publication and, in particular of all photographs, maps and articles contained therein, are protected by the laws in force relating to intellectual property. All rights which have not been expressly granted remain the property of Club Arnage. The reproduction, depiction, publication, distribution or copying of all or any part of this publication, or the modification of all or any part of it, in any form whatsoever is strictly forbidden without the prior written consent of Club Arnage (CA). Club Arnage (CA) hereby grants you the right to read and to download and to print copies of this document or part of it solely for your own personal use. Disclaimer Although care has been taken in preparing the information supplied in this publication, the authors do not and cannot guarantee the accuracy of it. The authors cannot be held responsible for any errors or omissions and accept no liability whatsoever for any loss or damage howsoever arising. All images and logos used are the property of Club Arnage (CA) or CA forum members or are believed to be in the public domain. This guide is not an official publication, it is not authorized, approved or endorsed by the race-organizer: Automobile Club de L’Ouest (A.C.O.) Mentions légales Le contenu de ce document et notamment les photos, plans, et descriptif, sont protégés par les lois en vigueur sur la propriété intellectuelle. -
France Auto N°94.Pdf
circuit • rallye • montagne • circuit tt www.ffsa.org www.ffsa.tv LE MAGAZINE DES LICENCIÉS DÉCEMBRE 2011 - N° 94 numéro spécial palmarès 2011 éDitorial par Nicolas Deschaux Président de la Fédération Française du Sport Automobile LA COURSE EN TÊTE n an après l’abondante récolte 2010, l’an- de leur renommée, nos champions sont des hom- née se termine sur un millésime encore mes généreux - qualité assez rare dans le monde U plus exceptionnel pour le sport automo- d’aujourd’hui. bile français. Champion du monde des rallyes 2011 est une belle histoire d’hommes, mais c’est pour la 8e fois d’affilée - du jamais vu ! - Sébastien aussi un signe fort de la qualité de l’indus- Loeb reste toujours invaincu depuis 2004, tandis trie française et de son ancrage dans le sport que Sébastien Ogier (5 victoires) accède pour la auto. Si la France est une nation majeure dans ce première fois au podium final. Yvan Muller décro- domaine, c’est aussi grâce à ses constructeurs : che de haute lutte son 3e titre mondial en WTCC, Renault, en tant que motoriste, est étroitement Romain Grosjean l’emporte en GP2, antichambre associé, une nouvelle fois, au succès de l’équipe de la F1 dans laquelle deux autres français, Jules Red Bull, qui a largement dominé le championnat Bianchi (3e) et Charles Pic (4e) prennent les places du monde de F1. Citroën Racing remporte son 7e d’honneur. Jean-Eric Vergne termine sa saison titre et demeure invaincu en WRC depuis 2009. en Vice-Champion des World Series by Renault, Peugeot de son côté enlève l’Intercontinental Le le nom de Benoît Tréluyer s’inscrit parmi ceux Mans Cup avec en prime deux victoires majeures des vainqueurs des 24 Heures du Mans. -
Le Mans (Not Just) for Dummies
Le Mans (not just) for Dummies The Club Arnage Guide to the 24 hours of Le Mans 2008 "If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough." (Mario Andretti, 9 times Le Mans participant between 1966 and 2000) Copyright The entire contents of this publication and, in particular of all photographs, maps and articles contained therein, are protected by the laws in force relating to intellectual property. All rights which have not been expressly granted remain the property of Club Arnage. The reproduction, depiction, publication, distribution or copying of all or any part of this publication, or the modification of all or any part of it, in any form whatsoever is strictly forbidden without the prior written consent of Club Arnage (CA). Club Arnage (CA) hereby grants you the right to read and to download and to print copies of this document or part of it solely for your own personal use. Disclaimer Although care has been taken in preparing the information supplied in this publication, the authors do not and cannot guarantee the accuracy of it. The authors cannot be held responsible for any errors or omissions and accept no liability whatsoever for any loss or damage howsoever arising. All images and logos used are the property of Club Arnage (CA) or CA forum members or are believed to be in the public domain. This guide is not an official publication, it is not authorized, approved or endorsed by the race-organizer: Automobile Club de L’Ouest (A.C.O.) Mentions légales Le contenu de ce document et notamment les photos, plans, et descriptif, sont protégés par les lois en vigueur sur la propriété intellectuelle.