Press release; they've shortened the race!
Discussion
Truckosaurus said:
So all the cars are on the pit straight when the race starts rather than half the field being on the Ford Chicane.
If that's the case, then they're all going to be much closer together going into the Dunlop chicane for the first time. Likely to be entertaining. Even more likely if they're rolling in side-by-side grid positions rather than single file when the flag drops.
Voldemort said:
lowdrag said:
An important communiqué arrived on my desk yesterday explaining that the ACO have taken the decision to shorten the race this year.
The LeMans23...?struttob said:
And here is me thinking the race was 24 hours, kinda makes the start/finish line position irrelevant, in fact it makes the race longer because they have to go further along the finish straight on the last lap to reach the line !
Bob
Actually wrong, because the race is 24 hours plus those on the last lap. If a car is 144 metres short of the new line when the clock ticks to zero his race is run whereas at the moment he would ahve another lap to do.Bob
gt6 said:
But he will start the race further up the pit straight so absolutely no difference in distance and as he starts further up all cars will have started 144m (or whatever) further round the course. Lap distance not changed, 24 hours fixed so all of this talk is pointless.
If they don't move the finish the distance spent racing (not including warmup) will be shorter.gt6 said:
But he will start the race further up the pit straight so absolutely no difference in distance and as he starts further up all cars will have started 144m (or whatever) further round the course. Lap distance not changed, 24 hours fixed so all of this talk is pointless.
Oh but it does. Did you stop to think about the finishing line and the podium? No you didn't, and in fairness I don't suppose many others gave it a thought either. The finishing line stays where it has always been so the race is 145 metres shorter. Ruined my weekend they have.Gassing Station | Le Mans | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff