ACO agrees to use South Pit exit
ACO agrees to use South Pit exit
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20vt_mk2dub

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Monday 12th June 2006
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Looks like they have listened to people and changed the exit... not sure what was wrong with previous exit mind but anyway;

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Following the various meetings and the eye-witness reports from the drivers at the Le Mans 24-Hours test day on Sunday 4th June, the ‘South’ pit exit will be used for the race.

To recap: the plans agreed before the work was done to revamp the Dunlop curve as requested by the International Motorcycle Federation included two exits: one called the ‘North’ that joined the circuit at the Dunlop chicane and the other, the ‘South,’ that used the old track layout at the entry to the Dunlop curve. All the sporting authorities approved these plans.

For the test day on 4th July the ‘North’ exit was used in compliance with the choice made by the International Automobile Federation (FIA) when it came to homologating the circuit.

The “A.S.A. A.C.O. 24 Heures du Mans” presided by Jean-Claude Plassart took appropriate action and contacted the different sporting Federations immediately to meet the drivers’ demands.
The decision to use the ‘South’ exit was then officially agreed and validated.

“Safety is an absolute priority shared by everybody and we hope that the solution we’ve found will allow the drivers to leave the pits in the safest possible conditions,” said Daniel Poissenot, the ACO assistant general manager and Le Mans 24-Hours Clerk of the Course. He added that he was very pleased by the constructive quality of the discussions with both the drivers and the Sporting Authorities.
This exit will be used from the start of the first session of qualifying practice on Wednesday 14th September at 19h00. [/quote]

Cant believe how excited I am after seeing that picture!

Bring it. My senses are ready.