Title: Congratulations to Oreca
Post by: Barry on March 20, 2011, 10:48:16 am
Got to say well done to Oreca.
Especially after their valiant but doomed attempt to restore some Gallic pride at LM last year.
Bet Hughes de Chaunac has a big smile on his face today.
Especially after their valiant but doomed attempt to restore some Gallic pride at LM last year.
Bet Hughes de Chaunac has a big smile on his face today.
Title: Re: Congratulations to Oreca
Post by: landman on March 20, 2011, 10:56:21 am
So the old 908 is better than the new 908, which is still better than the R15++
Bring on the Batmobile & the AMR One...
Bring on the Batmobile & the AMR One...
Title: Re: Congratulations to Oreca
Post by: mgmark on March 20, 2011, 01:54:00 pm
Excellent - always good to see a team that has supported the series and LM for so long (and often been "best of the rest" behind the factory teams) come in with a "best of the lot". Well done to them.
Look forward to hearing the extramural tales from those CAers who were there....
MG Mark
Look forward to hearing the extramural tales from those CAers who were there....
MG Mark
Title: Re: Congratulations to Oreca
Post by: Rhino on March 20, 2011, 02:21:22 pm
And well done to Highcroft showing there is a chance for petrol engines. Although I'm sure the diesels will turn the wick up when they get to Le Mans.
Title: Re: Congratulations to Oreca
Post by: Dirk3D_NL on March 20, 2011, 05:03:02 pm
well done!
Title: Re: Congratulations to Oreca
Post by: gturner on March 20, 2011, 08:18:27 pm
To be honest, I thought the race was going to lose excitement once the second Audi was hampered by its crash. I was pleasantly surprised by both the poise of the Oreca team and the pace of the new Highcroft car. Great job to both of them for outracing Peugeot.
What a shame the fuel leak was for OAK. I'm not sure they could have held TK off for 4th, but they were having a nice run.
What a shame the fuel leak was for OAK. I'm not sure they could have held TK off for 4th, but they were having a nice run.
Title: Re: Congratulations to Oreca
Post by: knetter on March 21, 2011, 09:28:51 am
Well done by Oreca, it was a very good run and great to see Peugeot bite the dust!
Title: Re: Congratulations to Oreca
Post by: Chris24 on March 21, 2011, 09:42:05 am
Got to say well done to Oreca.
Especially after their valiant but doomed attempt to restore some Gallic pride at LM last year.
Bet Hughes de Chaunac has a big smile on his face today.
Well he certainly had a big smile on the podium.Especially after their valiant but doomed attempt to restore some Gallic pride at LM last year.
Bet Hughes de Chaunac has a big smile on his face today.
Title: Re: Congratulations to Oreca
Post by: msport on March 21, 2011, 11:31:03 am
Well done the old Pug and Hughes de Chaunac, great first showing by the Highcroft team, car looks so well balanced.
Title: Re: Congratulations to Oreca
Post by: Boorish Grobian on March 21, 2011, 04:41:44 pm
Agreed, very pleasant surprise to see the ORECA guys scoop the win. Olivier Panis needs to adopt me as his good luck charm now. We went over the paddock on Friday night and bumped into Olivier at the ORECA team camp, and as the rest of the guys will attest to, I was absolutely blithering pissed. Gave Olivier this big hug, saying Merci! Merci! Thank you for coming to Sebring! He accepted his mugging with a big laugh and a hug for Kirsten as well.
I'm probably fortunate the police didn't break out the tasers and zap me...Not that I would have felt it in the shape I was in :P
Fax
I'm probably fortunate the police didn't break out the tasers and zap me...Not that I would have felt it in the shape I was in :P
Fax
Title: Re: Congratulations to Oreca
Post by: Chris24 on March 22, 2011, 01:24:18 am
Podium Celebrations
Title: Re: Congratulations to Oreca
Post by: Lazy B'stard on March 22, 2011, 08:53:24 am
Bloody Chaunac had me in tears again on saturday night. Bastard!
I was tired.
It was emotional.
So Meh!
Well done guys! 8)
I was tired.
It was emotional.
So Meh!
Well done guys! 8)
Title: Re: Congratulations to Oreca
Post by: msport on March 22, 2011, 05:58:00 pm
Well done the old Pug and Hughes de Chaunac, great first showing by the Highcroft team, car looks so well balanced.
Title: Re: Congratulations to Oreca
Post by: Lazy B'stard on March 23, 2011, 08:58:13 am
I think it bodes well for the big one in june. One thing of note though,, the ACO need to look at the engine regs for LMP2 again as they were painfully slow. Even the faster GT Pro cars were passing them at will. Larger restrictors maybe?
