FIA WEC - 6 Hours of Fuji

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And we're back!

I expect the race to be live here http://live.fiawec.com/ with Radio LeMans commentary. Didn't watch qualifying (had a word with myself about that!) but Audi is on pole with two chasing Toyotas.

Race is an early start at 3:00am but it should be great fun.

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And Petit LeMans is on now http://www.alms.com/camera/television-broadcast

[stew-S160]

Thanks for the links

[YesItsADiseasel]

stew-S160 said:

Thanks for the links

Yep, very grateful, thank you. Settling in with the Petit Le Mans and a few cans for the evening then

[webby74]

All set. Few 33 exports while watching petit then wec later

[FredericRobinson]

Both races live in full on Motors

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Toyota n.8 starting from the pitlane. And is raining.

[SpeedMattersNot]

Good feed on fiawec.com again.

Wonder why #8 missed grid by 1second? Late setup changes?

[James_N]

How annoying, my work firewall is blocking the live feed because it thinks its porn

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SpeedMattersNot said:

Good feed on fiawec.com again.

Wonder why #8 missed grid by 1second? Late setup changes?

They're being mysterious about it

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Red flag!

[James_N]

Listening to comms on RLM. Sounds like a long delay!

[SpeedMattersNot]

Can't see it restarting...

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We're rolling under SC now

[James_N]

05:53 red flag again after 8 laps.

[Redlake27]

Well that was a waste of time. Fuji is notorious for weather disruption. Is there a non-rainy season there?

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Toyota gets the win they wanted and Audi is WEC champion (presumably). Well, I hope China will make up for it but Radio LeMans commentary was still great despite no actual racing happening although there are talks of #7 being under investigation on twitter.

[FredericRobinson]

Toyota 7 reprimanded only (according to Daily Sportscar), looked to me like he was following the directions of the marshals.

[ellroy]

What a funny end with Toyota ignoring everyone and heading off down the track.

Shame about the race, but in those conditions fair play to the clerk of the course.

[Matt Harper]

Redlake27 said:

Well that was a waste of time. Fuji is notorious for weather disruption. Is there a non-rainy season there?

It's usually reasonably dry at this time of year - and needless to say, it's a beautiful sunny morning in Tokyo today. The remnants of a typhoon (and there's another one headed in this direction, due to hit on Thurs) are to blame, I suspect.
I'm in Japan for work and did contemplate bunking-off and heading over to Fuji, glad I thought better of it, with hindsight.