The ACO have just published the list of 55 accepted entries and 8 reserve entries. Interesting to note is the Vitaphone Aston Martin, Tafel Ferrari and the absolutely massive LMP1 field.
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The ACO have just published the list of 55 accepted entries and 8 reserve entries. Interesting to note is the Vitaphone Aston Martin, Tafel Ferrari and the absolutely massive LMP1 field.
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Do I have a deja-vu, or you have already posted it?
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It was published less than an hour ago. The only other list we have is the Le Mans Series entry list.Originally Posted by faksta
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Oh, yes... Seems that I've confused them with each other..
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It is also interesting to note that WR have not received an entry.
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which is a shame i was hoping to see it live this year.. but i can't say who i would've liked it to replace ..
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It reflects the raised level of endurance racing. The ACO can no longer justify offering teams like WR an automatic entry.
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I've always admired the WR team if they were British they'd definately be called the 'Plucky Brits.' I went to Le Sarthe way back in 2000 and 2001 in a Marcos Mantara LM400 Spyder and I loved every minute of it. Will definately be going back very soon.
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There is an awful lot of Ferraris.
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Le Mans has always been notorious for its awful lot of Porsche 911 entries...
All those pilots have experience at Le Mans and/or in Formula 1. Peugeot went the experience way. Can't wait to see those three 908's against those three R10's!
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it was a beautiful 35 seconds.
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that's what she said
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Oddly there is only one less Spyker than 911... weird.
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Not to mention only two RS Spyders after they made such a big deal the RS Spyder was going to be there. LeMans used to be Porsche's race, but it almost seems as if they don't care anymore.
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The first 997 GT3 RSR wasn't very good and several teams switched to the Ferrari. There are two teams in the entry list with a Ferrari that campaigned a Porsche last year. The Ferrari was the car to beat, although it did not win the two 24 hours races. Porsche has made a big deal about launching a new version of their car, but Ferrari has also made quite some revisions to the F430, so it is still uncertain if the 2008 Porsche will have what it takes. Hopefully the new Aston Martin and new Spyker can add further competition in anticipation of BMW's entry.
I believe the two European teams were assigned by Porsche to test the water. Both teams have class winning potential, so it is not that they have no chance. It must be said that the LMP2 class is very unpredictable as the cars struggle with reliability. A high revving V8 is a disaster weighting to happen. This was the case when the Cosworth DFV was tried at Le Mans and it is still the case with Porsche's V8. It vibrates itself and the rest of the car to pieces.
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and to add, they not even factory run... i'm sure they will have huge factory backing but no Team Porsche.
GT1 still seems the class to watch, 3 DB9's and 4 C6-R's however only 1 saleen? did they not do as well this year?
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Peugeot has officially announced it's drivers for Le Mans.
Marc Gene, Christian Klien, Pedro Lamy, Franck Montagny, Nicolas Minassian, Stephane Sarrazin, Jacques Villeneuve, Alex Wurz, and Ricardo Zonta.
That is a crapload of F1 talent. Too bad no Sebastien...
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