Club Arnage

 Live now on the ACO site  ;D


http://www.lemans.org/24heuresdumans/pages/accueil_gb.html (http://www.lemans.org/24heuresdumans/pages/accueil_gb.html)

And it's in English too - no need to understand French

http://www.lemans.org/24heuresdumans/conference-de-presse/index_gb.html

Have you got this to work yet?  (I posted about it yesterday) I've got the link but the screen is black and no sound.  Probably due to the ultra-slow internet in this r*ddy place! >:(

At least I've finally got one team up on the list (BMS Scuderia Italia).
Sorry 2 - AF Corse

No mention of GT1
Spyker in, Jaguar in & 2 x BMW's

Jaguar in
Ford GT, Aston and Lambo so far

And the 2 Beemers as expected.  Nice GT2 line up altogether. (If you call the BMWs sports cars, that is ::))

Flying Lizard for GT2 honours?

I would love it, but with the 2 GT2 'Vettes I somehow doubt it now. 

JLOC, great!!!

Mmmm Ford GT


Saaleen, That'll please Fran

GT1 & GT2 look great, bring on the LMP's!!

Looking good so far.

Darren Turner in the AMR Young Driver GT1 though?? or in a AMR Prototype??

Strakka = Acura

WR back!

No MC12 in GT1

Mazda engines all gone, all on HPD now!

Pretty good entry so far, Highcroft is another Acura, any Porsche?

Dome

and Nigel mansell!

Had my doubts about the field for 2010 but it looks awesome!!

 ;D on the first count

 :-\ on the second

Clusterf*ck - No KSM Lola, Arrrrgh >:( >:( >:(

21 LMP1 cars !! :D

3rd Reserve

Sure? Where can I find the reserve list?

There is now 2 reserve lists, one for LMP and one for GT
If an LMP drops out, an LMP from the reserve list is added; If a GT drops out, a GT from the reserve list is added
KSM was announced 3rd reserve on the LMP list

LM P1
Autocon Motorsports - Lola B06/10 AER - Michael Lewis
SORA Racing - Pescarolo 01 Judd - Christophe Tinseau
Pescarolo Sport - Pescarolo 01 Judd - Ho-Pin Tung
Kolles - Audi R10 TDI - Christian Bakkerud
Kolles - Audi R10 TDI - Christijan Albers
Rebellion Racing - Lola B10/60 Rebellion - Andrea Belicchi
Rebellion Racing - Lola B10/60 Rebellion - Nicolas Prost
Drayson Racing - Lola B09/60 Judd - Paul Drayson
Dome Racing Team - Dome S102 Judd - Sebastien Philippe
Signature Plus - Lola Aston Martin - Pierre Ragues
Beechdean Mansell Motorsport - Ginetta-Zytek Z09R - Nigel Mansell
Team Oreca Matmut - Peugeot 908 HDi FAP - Olivier Panis
AIM Team Oreca - Oreca 01 AIM - Soheil Ayari
Aston Martin Racing - Lola Aston Martin - Harold Primat
Aston Martin Racing - Lola Aston Martin - Darren Turner
Audi Sport North America - Audi R15 TDI - Mike Rockenfeller
Audi Sport Team Joest - Audi R15 TDI - Andre Lotterer
Audi Sport Team Joest - Audi R15 TDI - Tom Kristensen
Peugeot Sport Total - Peugeot 908 HDi FAP - Sebastien Bourdais
Team Peugeot Total - Peugeot 908 HDi FAP - Nicolas Minassian
Team Peugeot Total - Peugeot 908 HDi FAP - Alexander Wurz

LM P2
Strakka Racing - HPD Acura ARX-01C - Nick Leventis
Team Bruichladdich - Ginetta Zytek 07S Zytek - Karim Ojjeh
Quifel-ASM Team - Ginetta Zytek 09S Zytek - Miguel Amaral
Gerard Welter - WR Zytek - Philippe Salini
Racing Box - Lola B08/80 Judd - Luca Pirri
Highcroft Racing - HPD Acura ARX-01C - David Brabham
RML - Lola B08/80 HPD - Mike Newton
OAK Racing - Pescarolo 01 Judd - Richard Hein
OAK Racing - Pescarolo 01 Judd - Jacques Nicolet

LM GT1
JLOC - Lamborghini Murcielago GT1 - Yogo Atsushi
Peka Racing NV - Chevrolet Corvette C6.R - Anthony Kumpen
Young Driver AMR - Aston Martin DBR9 - Christoffer Nygaard
Marc VDS Racing - Ford GT - Eric de Doncker
Matech Competition - Ford GT - Natacha Gachnang
Luc Alphand Aventures - Chevrolet Corvette C6.R - Stephan Gregoire
Luc Alphand Aventures - Chevrolet Corvette C6.R - Luc Alphand
Larbre Competition - Saleen S7R - Roland Berville

LM GT2
BMS Scuderia Italia - Ferrari F430 GT2 - Matteo Malucelli
AF Corse - Ferrari F430 GT2 - Luis Perez Companc
JMW Motorsport - Aston Martin Vantage GT2 - Rob Bell
Hankook Team Farnbacher - Ferrari F430 GT2 - Dominik Farnbacher
Spyker Squadron - Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2R - Tim Coronel
Modena Group Racing - Ferrari F430 GT2 - Roman Rusinov
Risi Competizione - Ferrari F430 GT2 - Jaime Melo
Risi Competizione - Ferrari F430 GT2 - Tracey Krohn
RSR - Jaguar XKR GT2 - Paul Gentilozzi
Flying Lizard Motorsports - Porsche 997 GT3 RSR - Seth Neiman
ProSpeed Competition - Porsche 997 GT3 RSR - Paul van Splunteren
Team Felbermayr-Proton - Porsche 997 GT3 RSR - Horst Felbermayr
IMSA Performance Matmut - Porsche 997 GT3 RSR - Raymond Narac
BMW Motorsport - BMW M3 GT2 - Andy Priaulx
BMW Motorsport - BMW M3 GT2 - Jörg Müller
Corvette Racing - Chevrolet Corvette C6.R - Oliver Gavin
Corvette Racing - Chevrolet Corvette C6.R - Jan Magnussen

Thanks Robbo!

List attached including reserves

The Lizards squad have matched and beaten the Vettes in ALMS. They just need to stay out of trouble! The GT2 category has to be the hardest to call though. IMSA, Rizi, Lizards, Corvette, BMW!

It will indeed!!!

:)

And Spyker! Although I think it will be Tom Coronel driving, not his brother Tim.

That is a very interesting entry list!! ;D ;D
Can't wait, I'm so excited and it's only February.

I bet a few people who said they wouldn't bother to go in 2010 are now frantically scrabbling around for tickets!

nice!

Sweet entry list,  roll on June ;D

Is the JLOC Lambo included because it is still there spluttering around trying to finish the 2009 event?

Or is it a new attempt to get the car to work?

C

Better use of their car, as a Wok   :-X

AsDobbo already posted the GT2 field has some competative teams. As we all know it only takes one slip or hiccup.
 Phil still a Vette Fan

Actually the ACO couldn't avoid this entry - JLOC was 1st in GT1 in the Asian Le Mans "Series", therefore got an automatic entry and obviously they took it!

I wonder what they will come up with this year. It'll be another good laugh for sure.

As for Kruse, that's mega disappointing !!! Still, crossing fingers, hopefully the one or the other drops out and they can jump in.

I'm still wondering who Gentelozzi greased to get the "GT2" Jaguar in.  The roller they showed at Road Atlanta supposedly wasn't close to spec.  I also heard that the car they raced at Laguna Seca was still being put together minutes before the race.

I suggest the other teams keep their garages locked at night.

There are probably 50 teams more deserving of that slot.

Anyway, besides the Audi-Peugeot battle Part IV this year GT2 is the class to watch. Other than in the last years, when it was a Porsche vs. Ferrari privateer duell (OK, with some works support here and there...) this year we will also have a full manufactorer clash in that class: BMW vs. Corvette with both the Pratt & Miller guys and the Schnitzer team being extremely professional.

AFAIK GT2 was once designed as a low-budget class for private entries - Is this what the ACO wanted?

They certainly did all they could to keep P2s as privateers by discouraging Porsche and Honda from making factory entries, but they  appear to have just bowed under the overwhelming pressure to turn GT2 into the manufacturers' platform.  But then there has been a lot of factory support behind Risi, the Lizards, IMSA Matmut et al so I guess it was coming.  Pity in many ways but what a race we have in prospect so that's what matters in the end.  But then GT2 has for years provided the best racing, imho.

The Audi TV video that was shown in the presentation: http://tinyurl.com/yegzjpc (http://tinyurl.com/yegzjpc)

GT2 is indeed going to be great battle although i can't help thinking the BMW won't have the legs down the straights. I quite fancy a tenner on a Porsche victory this year. I'm always wrong though ::)

Nah!

'Vettes

Too right Phil. Vette's all the way. Go Olly Gavin!

Just had a good look at GT2 - The Corvette Rcing C6 ZR1's will blow the pants off everything else esp' with that driver line up: Oliver Gavin, Olivier Beretta, Johnny O'Connell and Jan Magnussen.
Luc Alphand watch your mirrors mate!

Can't see the BMW's having enough grunt! Nor can I see a lot of people in the grandstands with BMW flags.

Contary to all, I do see the BMW's doing well. They have factory blessing after all. However I think they will have a huge task to catch the Vette's who will probably be long gone and having passed the GT1 cars will be  snapping on the heels of the slower LMP2's.

Not sure about the Jag though. Could be a wild card

I wonder if the Lamborgini will do more than 1 lap this year

Of course it will, but I don't think we're looking at double figures

The Beemers could spring a surprise, BMW do have a record of doing that over the recent years, however the last time they tried with a saloon it did not go quite so well!.

GT2 will be all about the Vettes I think.

I think the Lambo this year will be a much stronger contender, if its left to the JLOC it will be a shambles again, But VAG will be very keen to ensure that does not happen again and I suspect, if a car does turn up it will be a much better prepared car.

They'll run the Nurburgring 24h a month before Le Mans, which should be the best rehearsal they can have.
BMW could be able to give the Vettes and Lizards a hard time at LM.

What was the last saloon car at LM?

Maybe the BMW3.5CSL? but was that not a sports car? Maybe the Venturi's what were they classed as? The Jag 220's?

C

BMWs last saloon at Le Sarthe was the 320Turbo I think ??? ???

JLOC have a brand new car to run, hope its better prepared for the task than the last one.

I dont think the grp 5 320 Turbo ever raced at Le Mans, so the last saloon BMW would be the CSL.

The last saloon style car with practical 4 seats would be the Nissan skyline I think?