Friday 3rd June 2011

Pic Of The Week: Le Mans Approaches

Racing at Le Mans: night work if you can get it...

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We know we’ve been rabbiting on about this a lot on PH is recent weeks, but the annual pilgrimage to Le Mans is truly one of the highlights of the year here at PHHQ (that and editor Chris-R’s annual haircut). And it’s now only a week away.

And, if it’s not too clumsy a turn of phrase, one of the highlights of said highlight is the chance to watch some night racing.

Whether you crawl through the undergrowth clad in full camo gear, sneaking past marshals’ posts on the Mulsanne straight to get your night-time kicks (we would not of course condone such behaviour), or prefer to soak up the atmosphere of the pit straight, with its frantically busy pit crews and echoing engine wails, the sight and sound of racing in the dark is pretty epic.

We hope today’s POTW brings some of that excitement to your computer’s desktop (even if it is only dusk)... and you might recognise a certain logo on the wing end-plate of Mr Mansell’s motor from last year (although perhaps the less said about that performance the better).

And for those of you heading off into western France next week – we’ll see you there!

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[rev-erend]

Camo gear to get to Le Mans with out a 'being British' 80 euro fine
from Les Rozzers would be a good idea.

[JumpinJack]

Shameless advertising

[McSam]

Brakes lit up on a car going so quickly you can't photograph it properly. I approve

[Tyre Smoke]

I'm amazed you got a photo of Team Ice Cream at all, their race was that short!

This one must have been during practice. Without Daddy driving.

[soad]

Likey

[Riggers]

rev-erend said:

Camo gear to get to Le Mans with out a 'being British' 80 euro fine
from Les Rozzers would be a good idea.

And we hear that Sarko's boys en bleu are having the mother of all crackdowns in an attempt to get road deaths down - all those heading La Sarthe way, be warned

[torchy6]

Lousy picture of crap outdated car. You have missed a good opportunity to show what a new exciting Le Mans racer looks like and reverted instead to your sickening sycophancy.

[Riggers]

torchy6 said:

Lousy picture of crap outdated car. You have missed a good opportunity to show what a new exciting Le Mans racer looks like and reverted instead to your sickening sycophancy.

Crikey. Somebody's having a bad day

How about this? (although perhaps not brand new)
http://www.pistonheads.com/doc.asp?c=172&i=235...

Or this?
http://www.pistonheads.com/doc.asp?c=172&i=231...

[markmullen]

torchy6 said:

Lousy picture of crap outdated car. You have missed a good opportunity to show what a new exciting Le Mans racer looks like and reverted instead to your sickening sycophancy.

[Gingerbread Man]

That shot wasn't taken race day then! I believe it was day light for the few laps they.... he completed.

[TomJackUK]

I know I posted similar on the last POTW, but it really isn't a great photo in all reality, is it?!

[GrumpyTwig]

Seriously these pictures are always terrible... there must be people out there who take good pictures at these events.

[h4muf]

Roll on tuesday

[Moley RUFC]

torchy6 said:

Lousy picture of crap outdated car. You have missed a good opportunity to show what a new exciting Le Mans racer looks like and reverted instead to your sickening sycophancy.

Although I disagree with the tone of the message I had to stand and applaud it's delivery.

[wackojacko]

Roll on Monday !!!!!

[Moley RUFC]

Monday?!?! Ahh, that is the life. Fair play to you. 2009 seems an age off now but I'm counting down to 2013 when I'm free of a pregnant wife AND I've saved up again.

[flattotheboards]

If the POTW isn't to your liking how about this one that a good friend of mine and fellow Pher chervonb37 who is a cracking chap and great photographer, took at Silverstone last year.

[markmullen]

A couple of mine from last year


Le Mans 2010 608 by mark_mullen, on Flickr


Le Mans 2010 219 by mark_mullen, on Flickr

[mkopc]

torchy6 said:

Lousy picture of crap outdated car. You have missed a good opportunity to show what a new exciting Le Mans racer looks like and reverted instead to your sickening sycophancy.

You'll get splinters in your arse from sitting on the fence, fella

[wackojacko]

Moley RUFC said:

Monday?!?! Ahh, that is the life. Fair play to you. 2009 seems an age off now but I'm counting down to 2013 when I'm free of a pregnant wife AND I've saved up again.

Will be do the 'ring before LM next year so won't arrive until Wednesday Can't wait..... To be honest there isn't much point in getting there on Monday but hey ho we do anyway....