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Planetlemans analyzes the Acura Sports Car Challenge at Mid-Ohio

By Gabriel Portos ⋅ July 19, 2008 ⋅ One comment

An early attack and a regular, problem-free race helped Audi to a solid 1-2 at Mid-Ohio today ahead of the #7 Penske Porsche and the Patrón Highcroft Acura. The #2 car of Marco Werner-Lucas Luhr took the chequered flag 7.7 seconds ahead of the sister car of Emanuele Pirro-Dindo Capello after having dominated the race for over 2 hours. In LMP2 Romain Dumas was able to fend off a late attack by David Brabham to take the class win and 3rd overall. GT2 went to the 71 Tafel Ferrari after a master tactical move during the first full course caution that got them one lap ahead of the rest of the class. The Corvettes managed to be overtaken by almost all of the GT2 field after serving 5 minutes of dangerous driving penalties while racing ech other out of pitlane[…]

Le Mans Classic - Grid 4

By Gabriel Portos ⋅ July 19, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

The period covered by grid 4 (1962-65) was all Ferrari at Le Mans, but towards the end it was clear that Ford would be a serious challenge for the Maranello machines. The main entries were still GTs but some of the factories were already making the transition to prototypes, the Porsche 904 or the breathtaking ISO Bizzarrini being very good examples of this[…]

Le Mans Classic - Grid 2

By Gabriel Portos ⋅ July 18, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

The second grid of the 2008 Le Mans Classic included the first post-war period with cars going from 1949 to 1956. It was a period with big names coming to the Le Mans : Jaguar, Mercedes, Maserati, Ferrari…. but it was also a period which was marked by the 1955 tragedy[…]

Brabham grabs pole in thrilling qualifying session

By Marcel ten Caat ⋅ July 11, 2008 ⋅ One comment

In a very exciting LMP category qualifying it was David Brabham in the Patron Highcroft Racing Acura ARX-01B who secured pole position on the final lap. In a session that was interrupted twice by red flags the battle for pole position went all the way through the end with ten cars within a second as the chequered flag came out[…]

Group C Racing - Le Mans Report

By Marcel ten Caat ⋅ June 29, 2008 ⋅ One comment

The second race weekend of the 2008 Group C Racing Series took place at Le Mans during the 76th Le Mans 24 Hours week. Thirty-three Group C cars were gathered together at the French track in their first appearance since 2004. Two 30-minute qualifying sessions and a 10 lap race on Saturday morning were scheduled for this weekend[…]

Rillettes 2008 part 2- The other look at Le Mans

By Gabriel Portos ⋅ June 24, 2008 ⋅ 2 comments

A new issue of our “other” Le Mans pictures featuring a different look at the events around the “big one” at La Sarthe. Details, curiosities or just some seldom image is what you will find once more at our “Rilletes” series. Enjoy….

Rillettes 2008 part 1- The other look at Le Mans

By Gabriel Portos ⋅ June 20, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

As usual, Planetlemans is not only capturing the race itself but also everything around that fantastic collective manifestation that is the Le Mans 24 Hours. With a full week of activity in and around the track, there are plenty of curious or unusual things that happen and we are always aware trying to capture them. […]

Le Mans 24 Hours LIVE at Planetlemans - Chapter 12

By Gabriel Portos ⋅ June 15, 2008 ⋅ 9 comments

We are in the final two hours of the race. Will Audi stay ahead or will Peugeot get it ‘back’? It is still too close to call. The gaps between cars in other classes are huge but still, two hours can change everything. Follow the last two hours all the way to the finish here at Planetlemans[…]

Le Mans 24 Hours - Second qualifying report

By Marcel ten Caat ⋅ June 12, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

An incident packed first two hours of the second qualifying day at Le Mans was cut short by a red flag about fifteen minutes before the session was due to end. With several cars stranded out on the circuit and marshalls doing their work the race director decided it was enough and ended the session.[…]

Le Mans 24 Hours- First qualifying report

By Gabriel Portos ⋅ June 11, 2008 ⋅ 4 comments

At 19:00 local time in Le Mans the first qualifying session for the Le Mans got underway and it quickly turned into a Peugeot show. The lap time ‘limit’ for the LMP1 cars of 3:30.000 was quickly broken by the French squad as the Peugeot 908s went round the track with blistering pace.