Le Mans 2023?

[Lord Steve]

To be honest, I agree with you mate, they could be racing wind powered scalextric and I'd still be there with my headphones on listening to John Hindhaugh et al.

[lofty]

What a great thread.The French could get into real ale and curry houses. They might even teach table manners at school.Speaking with your mouthfull is a French thing spitting food all over the table.Even driving without crossing the center of the road.Come back Henri.

[Rhino]

Yes things have changed but some for the better some for the worse. I will still go whatever.

[Canada Phil]

If it changes as much between 2014 and 2023 as it has done between 2005 and 2013..

2005 - Won by Tom Kristensen et al driving an Audi R8 prototype
2013 - Won by Tom Kristensen et al driving an Audi R18 prototype

Look how it's changed in the last 20 years. How long before the first solar powered car?

Based on the above it will be:
2023-Won by Tom Kristensen et al driving an Audi R28 prototype   

Steve I think we are a loooong way off a car being able to charge itself from solar and run 24 hours. Now banks of solar panels charging replacement batteries maybe quite soon.
Being chased down the pit lane by the Energizer bunny 
Phil

[enzo]

If it changes as much between 2014 and 2023 as it has done between 2005 and 2013..

2005 - Won by Tom Kristensen et al driving an Audi R8 prototype
2013 - Won by Tom Kristensen et al driving an Audi R18 prototype

Look how it's changed in the last 20 years. How long before the first solar powered car?

Based on the above it will be:
2023-Won by Tom Kristensen et al driving an Audi R28 prototype   

Steve I think we are a loooong way off a car being able to charge itself from solar and run 24 hours. Now banks of solar panels charging replacement batteries maybe quite soon.
Being chased down the pit lane by the Energizer bunny 
Phil

Now wouldn't that be handy how long a cable would we need to tap of the solar panels to MB and BN ? 

[Maximum]

Swimming pools wil be allowed then again !!

[Lord Steve]

Never mind swimming pools, what about the strip shows???

[Grand_Fromage]

... and the boxing booth , remember that? Punters put on gloves and take on the professionals and you had to pay to watch them get humiliated,  and who could forget 'Irta' the enormous woman and the lady who covered herself in lizards... happy days!

Never mind swimming pools, what about the strip shows???

[Lord Steve]

Happy days indeed. It would be great if Le Village could be returned to its original dust bowl and the champagne bar not populated by men in chinos and blazers. Oh, wall of death as well please.

[jimclark]

It shows that fundamentally, little has changed over the last 20 years. There have been regular prophets of doom over that time suggesting for instance that the 24 hours will become a race only for GT cars, that has been tried several times and usually someone finally turns up with a prototype dressed-up as a GT and it all falls apart. Diesels were popular when the regs favoured them, but now that is no longer true and two out of the three factory teams in P1 are running petrol power. Hybrids are likely to go the same way, they are HUGELY expensive to develop and implement and out of the reach of all but manufacturer backed teams. Change and evolution has always been a part of the 24 hours, but the soul of the race is strong and will survive. It will be different in 2023 that is for sure; for better or worse? Time will tell.

... and if you wind back the clock a further 9 years to 1996
1996 - Won by Alex Wurz et al driving a TWR Porsche prototype.

With all due respect, what has that to do with this thread???  

Gotcha....and hope/wish/pray you are correct.