Comments on: The ACO releases the 2010 Le Mans 24 entry list http://www.planetlemans.com/2010/02/04/the-aco-releases-the-2010-le-mans-24-entry-list/ The latest Le Mans, Sportscar and GT racing news! Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:53:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Marco http://www.planetlemans.com/2010/02/04/the-aco-releases-the-2010-le-mans-24-entry-list/comment-page-1/#comment-8251 Marco Tue, 11 May 2010 01:07:25 +0000 http://www.planetlemans.com/2010/02/04/the-aco-releases-the-2010-le-mans-24-entry-list/#comment-8251 Add this to the comment on top...So I was wondering, is the Vitaphone Maserati MC12 GT1 finally legal to race at Le Mans? I read somewhere that it was invited to Le Mans for winning the 2009 FIA GT Championship. Add this to the comment on top…So I was wondering, is the Vitaphone Maserati MC12 GT1 finally legal to race at Le Mans? I read somewhere that it was invited to Le Mans for winning the 2009 FIA GT Championship.

]]> By: Marco http://www.planetlemans.com/2010/02/04/the-aco-releases-the-2010-le-mans-24-entry-list/comment-page-1/#comment-8250 Marco Tue, 11 May 2010 01:03:05 +0000 http://www.planetlemans.com/2010/02/04/the-aco-releases-the-2010-le-mans-24-entry-list/#comment-8250 The JLOC team better have purchased one of the new Lamborghini LP670 R-SVs.The R-SV shows potential in the FIA GT1 World Championship whereas the R-GT was totally not in contention. The JLOC team better have purchased one of the new Lamborghini LP670 R-SVs.The R-SV shows potential in the FIA GT1 World Championship whereas the R-GT was totally not in contention.

]]> By: Bamba http://www.planetlemans.com/2010/02/04/the-aco-releases-the-2010-le-mans-24-entry-list/comment-page-1/#comment-7171 Bamba Fri, 12 Feb 2010 01:35:10 +0000 http://www.planetlemans.com/2010/02/04/the-aco-releases-the-2010-le-mans-24-entry-list/#comment-7171 JLOC is in because of simple politics. The ACO would like all the top level GT racing leagues represented in the greatest race. So JLOC being the only entry from the SuperGT that enters they get in by default. But this year however they had to be let in because they won the Okayama challenge in GT1 with a full spec car. The ACO is also hoping that eventually the SuperGT teams will start using real GT cars not tube frame chassis like grand am. So JLOC being one of the few teams there (along with team nova DBR9) they get rewarded for being loyalists from afar. Hopefully that will entice the other teams. But real GT chassis are way more expensive than the tube frames. So for the ACO if they have to sacrifice one entry a year to possibly get other superGT teams interested, so be it. It's an investment. Why do you think they increased the grid size to 55 cars from 50... They know some entries simply won't make it pass the first hour, and there might be late withdrawals. JLOC is in because of simple politics. The ACO would like all the top level GT racing leagues represented in the greatest race.

So JLOC being the only entry from the SuperGT that enters they get in by default. But this year however they had to be let in because they won the Okayama challenge in GT1 with a full spec car.

The ACO is also hoping that eventually the SuperGT teams will start using real GT cars not tube frame chassis like grand am. So JLOC being one of the few teams there (along with team nova DBR9) they get rewarded for being loyalists from afar. Hopefully that will entice the other teams.

But real GT chassis are way more expensive than the tube frames.

So for the ACO if they have to sacrifice one entry a year to possibly get other superGT teams interested, so be it. It’s an investment.

Why do you think they increased the grid size to 55 cars from 50… They know some entries simply won’t make it pass the first hour, and there might be late withdrawals.

]]> By: Robin http://www.planetlemans.com/2010/02/04/the-aco-releases-the-2010-le-mans-24-entry-list/comment-page-1/#comment-7168 Robin Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:39:42 +0000 http://www.planetlemans.com/2010/02/04/the-aco-releases-the-2010-le-mans-24-entry-list/#comment-7168 Disgusted to see JLOC allowed back in. Waste of a space. Disgusted to see JLOC allowed back in. Waste of a space.

]]> By: andy p http://www.planetlemans.com/2010/02/04/the-aco-releases-the-2010-le-mans-24-entry-list/comment-page-1/#comment-7089 andy p Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:32:12 +0000 http://www.planetlemans.com/2010/02/04/the-aco-releases-the-2010-le-mans-24-entry-list/#comment-7089 GO MIKE LEWIS CALCLUB GO MIKE LEWIS CALCLUB

]]> By: The Italian Junkyard http://www.planetlemans.com/2010/02/04/the-aco-releases-the-2010-le-mans-24-entry-list/comment-page-1/#comment-7084 The Italian Junkyard Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:18:20 +0000 http://www.planetlemans.com/2010/02/04/the-aco-releases-the-2010-le-mans-24-entry-list/#comment-7084 Maserati was officially invited by the ACO for this year. They were afraid not to be on the same level as the competition back in december, so that's probably why they didn't confirmed the invitation. Words for the inside. Maserati was officially invited by the ACO for this year.
They were afraid not to be on the same level as the competition back in december, so that’s probably why they didn’t confirmed the invitation.

Words for the inside.

]]> By: gabezant http://www.planetlemans.com/2010/02/04/the-aco-releases-the-2010-le-mans-24-entry-list/comment-page-1/#comment-7080 gabezant Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:30:02 +0000 http://www.planetlemans.com/2010/02/04/the-aco-releases-the-2010-le-mans-24-entry-list/#comment-7080 @Marco and milo I don't know the detailed rules about it but thanks for the info. @HD and Christopher It is not enough that the GT1 rules are the same at the FIA and the ACO. The cars must have a homologisation at the ACO to run at Le Mans and as i know the Maserati MC12 don't have and never had it. This is why MC12 never raced at Le Mans. @Marco and milo
I don’t know the detailed rules about it but thanks for the info.

@HD and Christopher
It is not enough that the GT1 rules are the same at the FIA and the ACO.
The cars must have a homologisation at the ACO to run at Le Mans and as i know the Maserati MC12 don’t have and never had it. This is why MC12 never raced at Le Mans.

]]> By: Bamba http://www.planetlemans.com/2010/02/04/the-aco-releases-the-2010-le-mans-24-entry-list/comment-page-1/#comment-7074 Bamba Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:40:44 +0000 http://www.planetlemans.com/2010/02/04/the-aco-releases-the-2010-le-mans-24-entry-list/#comment-7074 Well they didn't want to upset the other manufacturers. Corvette, Spyker, Dunlop/Aston, Hankook, BMW, Jaguar, all of the other entries are factory backed. I think the RML package with the Lola/Acura is a better one than the actual Acura chassis. Hopefuly they have a kit to adapt the engine to the chassis. No one talks about it, but the ARX chassis is not stable at high speed and fatigues the driver on long drives. Just look at their performances at petit, Laguna and sebring. Well they didn’t want to upset the other manufacturers. Corvette, Spyker, Dunlop/Aston, Hankook, BMW, Jaguar, all of the other entries are factory backed.

I think the RML package with the Lola/Acura is a better one than the actual Acura chassis. Hopefuly they have a kit to adapt the engine to the chassis.

No one talks about it, but the ARX chassis is not stable at high speed and fatigues the driver on long drives. Just look at their performances at petit, Laguna and sebring.

]]> By: Rodger Davies http://www.planetlemans.com/2010/02/04/the-aco-releases-the-2010-le-mans-24-entry-list/comment-page-1/#comment-7070 Rodger Davies Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:02:00 +0000 http://www.planetlemans.com/2010/02/04/the-aco-releases-the-2010-le-mans-24-entry-list/#comment-7070 why oh why did they bother with that waste of space GT1 category? Think how much this list could be improved by adding 2/3 to P2 and the remaining 5/6 to GT2. GT2 just gets better and better by the year; the best thing about this is that of 17 entries, only 10 are Porsches and Ferraris - you wouldn't have seen that scenario arising a few years ago. why oh why did they bother with that waste of space GT1 category? Think how much this list could be improved by adding 2/3 to P2 and the remaining 5/6 to GT2.

GT2 just gets better and better by the year; the best thing about this is that of 17 entries, only 10 are Porsches and Ferraris – you wouldn’t have seen that scenario arising a few years ago.

]]> By: Anthony http://www.planetlemans.com/2010/02/04/the-aco-releases-the-2010-le-mans-24-entry-list/comment-page-1/#comment-7069 Anthony Fri, 05 Feb 2010 05:03:30 +0000 http://www.planetlemans.com/2010/02/04/the-aco-releases-the-2010-le-mans-24-entry-list/#comment-7069 Matty the didn't duck them, the case was made to bring the cars over in LMP1 form not LMP2. When the bottom fell out of the economy that plan was scrapped for the time being. I didn't know RML switched from Mazda Turbo to Honda N/A, that should give the the reliability they were lacking the last two seasons. I expect HPD to be on top from day one and race one in the LMS as well as Le Mans. Should be a good race from top to bottom, I'll tip Enge to win GT1 right now, but don't be shocked if the Ford GT's where on pace, they were the fastest of the two new generation cars constantly in FIA GT last year and ran a full season with the cars, updates should serve them well plus its nice to see the return of the Ford GT/GT40 to the track it has traditionally run well at. Matty the didn’t duck them, the case was made to bring the cars over in LMP1 form not LMP2. When the bottom fell out of the economy that plan was scrapped for the time being.

I didn’t know RML switched from Mazda Turbo to Honda N/A, that should give the the reliability they were lacking the last two seasons.

I expect HPD to be on top from day one and race one in the LMS as well as Le Mans.

Should be a good race from top to bottom, I’ll tip Enge to win GT1 right now, but don’t be shocked if the Ford GT’s where on pace, they were the fastest of the two new generation cars constantly in FIA GT last year and ran a full season with the cars, updates should serve them well plus its nice to see the return of the Ford GT/GT40 to the track it has traditionally run well at.

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