RE: TVR Finish Le Mans!
RE: TVR Finish Le Mans!
Sunday 13th June 2004

TVR Finish Le Mans!

Historic day for the marque


TVR made history today at Le Mans. The two Chamberlain/Synergy TVR T400Rs finished the gruelling race after a very long 24 hours. The lead car covered 299 laps, nearly 2400 miles!

There was a scare at the beginning of the race when car 96 limped into the pits after only a few minutes with ECU problems. That was quickly rectified and racing resumed for the team.

Overnight there were concerns with differential temperature and loose nuts on the differential but the team saw to those and the cars rejoined around 30 minutes later.

After 24 hours the two purple cars cruised over the line with team owner Gareth Evans at the wheel of car 96 in 23rd position. In 22nd place Bob Berridge took car 89 home. 28 cars completed the race.

The cars were in the 'GT' class and finished 8th and 9th ahead of 2 other cars in their class.

Congratulations to TVR and to Chamberlain Synergy Motorsport!

Full results are available at www.lemans.org

Link : www.synergymotorsport.com

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Supersonic

Original Poster:

1,163 posts

291 months

Sunday 13th June 2004
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Well done TVR & Synergy!





>>> Edited by Supersonic on Sunday 13th June 17:00

Bodo

12,586 posts

295 months

Sunday 13th June 2004
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Well done Chamberlain and TVR!





>> Edited by Bodo on Sunday 13th June 17:54

Pies

13,116 posts

285 months

Sunday 13th June 2004
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Congrats

judas

6,234 posts

288 months

Sunday 13th June 2004
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Yay! What a fantastic achievement! Congrats to all the team

900T-R

20,406 posts

286 months

Sunday 13th June 2004
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Well done, boys (& girls?).

Now that they clinched the finishing bit, next year will see some more speed to threaten the GT3 boys?

joospeed

4,473 posts

307 months

Sunday 13th June 2004
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bloody hell Ted, that was quick reporting ..

2 sheds

2,529 posts

313 months

Sunday 13th June 2004
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Fantastic !! they even got a mention or two on ITV
this race will do wonders for the speed 6 reputation.
there'll be some happy supporters out there.
Well done TVR
Tim

anonymous-user

83 months

Sunday 13th June 2004
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Can't really add more than has already been said

TUS 373

5,137 posts

310 months

Sunday 13th June 2004
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FANTASTIC ! WELL DONE TVR !

A fabulous achievement by TVR, their drivers and their sponsors Synergy. Next year, I want to be there to see them win!

Bravo.

dannyboyo

2,392 posts

308 months

Sunday 13th June 2004
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WELL DONE TVR!!

Awesome!

Hope my Chimaera is that reliable over the next 3000ish miles!!!!

pauly

434 posts

311 months

Sunday 13th June 2004
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It´s all been said but being born in Blackpool made it very special to see those two purple monsters cross the line.
I dare anyone to say that the speed 6 is unreliable now
Lets see a couple of Sagaris there in the future.

Once again congrats to all

crankedup

25,764 posts

272 months

Sunday 13th June 2004
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Fantastic news, congrat's. Top result for all concerned.

Larco

356 posts

299 months

Sunday 13th June 2004
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Well what a fantastic result guys.
Well done to the whole team

DoctorD

1,542 posts

285 months

Sunday 13th June 2004
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Well done TVR!

Provides some (slight) justification for not finishing our Typhon in time for the event...

Bacardi

2,235 posts

305 months

Sunday 13th June 2004
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Yes, Very well done TVR, Great result. Must admit have been glued to the TV and willing at least one of the Tivs to finish. Two is wonderful. It's all the more galling that I had to sell my tickets but I hope Paddy, aka 'Satman', from Mid Essex did my tickets proud and I'm looking forward to hearing the stories and seeing the pics at next months meet.

stainless_steve

6,050 posts

287 months

Sunday 13th June 2004
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well done TVR

widjit

121 posts

275 months

Sunday 13th June 2004
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FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNNNNTASTIC


Well Done to Synergy , the Drivers and TVR .

TVR please produce some PR on the back of this, 4800 racing miles on two speed six engines with a slightly iffy ECU and some loose nuts on the Diff - Brilliant

zumbruk

7,848 posts

289 months

Sunday 13th June 2004
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Megabrill!

Pity the TV coverage was garbage.

ustvrdude

116 posts

306 months

Sunday 13th June 2004
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YAHOO!!!! (From the USA contingent) TED,
now its time to post The Tuscan racing Phil Hill.......

Maybe TVR can now rectify the situation of being the only GT or GTS competitor without a car for sale in the USA.

again, YAHOOO!!

TVR-NUT

1,404 posts

283 months

Sunday 13th June 2004
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Brilliant, brilliant news!

Congrats and well done to everybody

Mark