Wednesday 30th April 2003

Invincible!

TVR take to the high seas to launch their Le Mans bid

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[olly]

All I can say is good luck to all of them !

I would love to see a TVR on the Podium, but just finishing will be a feat of engineering & a LOT of hard work (it will also mean they have done what Lotus (with the Esprit), and Morgan couldn't manage over the last few years).

[MajorClanger]

So, how fast will the T400R get by the time it reaches the end of Invincible's runway??!!!!

[P7ULG]

Got a tear in the corner of my eye already !!!!1

[Thom]

Looking forward sunday morning !

[apache]

one things for sure they wont be short on support, wish the fcuk I could go

[zumbruk]

MajorClanger said: So, how fast will the T400R get by the time it reaches the end of Invincible's runway??!!!!

Depends if they use the catapult or not ...

[andyf007]

MajorClanger said: So, how fast will the T400R get by the time it reaches the end of Invincible's runway??!!!!

Probably 0 mph, if the driver has anything to do with it, unless of course it has wings

Andy

[hansgerd]

Excellent... I'm looking forward to seeing them at the weekend. When do they set off ? I thought the ACO start with their first briefings tomorrow. Refuse to loose LM03, I just say.

[MajorClanger]

Probably 0 mph, if the driver has anything to do with it, unless of course it has wings
Andy

BU they did say "The dramatic launch hopes to capture the imagination of the nation"... a promise is a promise!!!

MC

[kevinday]

zumbruk said:

Depends if they use the catapult or not ...

[pedantic] AFAIK there is no catapult on the British pocket aircraft carriers [/pedantic]

[andyf007]

kevinday said:

zumbruk said:

Depends if they use the catapult or not ...

[pedantic] AFAIK there is no catapult on the British pocket aircraft carriers [/pedantic]

Indeed! Which is why they use Harriers and Ski Jumps instead.

Andy

[roy c]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2988521.stm

[MajorClanger]

roy c said: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2988521.stm

QUOTE: A spokesman for TVR, which is based in Blackpool, said: "It is a nice opportunity for both of us to highlight the similar values of the two organisations, which are both high-tech and forward looking." :UNQUOTE

Are they talking about TVR and DeWalt or TVR and the Royal Navy?... which one isn't high-tech and forward looking? I think we should know!!!!

MC

[RichB]

As CAR magazine continues to take the piss! R...

[Ballistic Banana]

Ahh looking at the ages of most of them there shope for me yet at 32y.o.

All the best to them and cant wait to get to Le Mans to support them.

BB

[broadside]

Best wishes to everyone on this project, hope it all goes well. They were working on the cars on sunday PM when I drove slowly past the TVR factory, even the Silver Speed 12 Lorry Trailer had "Le Mans 2003" on it.

All systems go !!!

Nige'

[bob the planner]

hansgerd said: Excellent... I'm looking forward to seeing them at the weekend. When do they set off ? I thought the ACO start with their first briefings tomorrow. Refuse to loose LM03, I just say.

I believe they set off yesterday so are already at the track.

I wish the team the best of luck. I will not be there this weekend but will be there in June . This year I know which team I will be supporting !

Bob

[dougal]

After seeing them this weekend, there is a little hope, the cars sounded very sweet as they flew past and looked very composed in the corners compared to the Porsche cups, as long as the cars last longer than the couple of hours they did on Sunday. Hopefully they will have all the gremlins sorted for June and I wish them the best of luck.