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.357
06/16/09

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That was a great race. I watched every second that SPEED showed live, and the rest online. Amazing.
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fwa2500
06/16/09

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I wish i could have seen more of the race, but my streaming online feed died at about 6am their time. The chunk that i did see, however, was brilliant. HUGE congrats to Peugeot for taking the win and de-throning Audi. I would have liked to see the Aston LMPs do better, but I can't really complain about 4th place.
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scroggzilla raids again
06/16/09

@fwa2500: Considering the fuel consumption disadvantage that the Astons had versus the diesel cars, I thought they did rather well.
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drewdrawshashtags
06/16/09

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I know this is petty, but hey, that's the kind of guy I am. I hate the Peugeot on looks alone. It looks like a reworked 2001 Lola or something. It's ugly, awkward and uninspiring compared to the modern, cut-bodied and shark-finned Audi and the sharp and lithe Astons. The ACO should add a rule that if you're going to have the quiet drony diesel, you have to make the car look awesome.

The 905 that Peugeot won with in 1994 looked like it had dropped straight onto the racetrack from space. The 908 looks like it dropped straight on the racetrack from 1994.
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scroggzilla raids again
06/16/09

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*****THREADJACK*****
Footage of the 1957 24 Hours of Le Mans....Moss, Hawthorne, Fangio, Behra, Collins, Beub (pronouced boo-eb) et al driving various Jaguar, Aston Martin, Ferrari, Maserati, Lotus, Porsche etc, etc...all of which look and sound awesome.

+ Watch video

+ Watch video

You weren't that enthusiastic about work, were you?

*****END THREADJACK*****

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Leeeeena the Jalopchick
06/16/09

@SCROGGS!!: I think when anyone sees a SCROGGS!! threadjack, they should comment immediately and repeatedly so it shows on the front page as the most discussed thread. Consider it a small service to your fellow Jalops.
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Ray Wert
06/16/09

@Leeeeena, a Jalopchick: You are oh so helpful.
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scroggzilla raids again
06/16/09

@Leeeeena, a Jalopchick: Careful Leeeeena. We don't want Ray to whip out Ol Burberry, do we?
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Leeeeena the Jalopchick
06/16/09

@Ray Wert: Believe it or not, I try.

@SCROGGS!!: Oh ho, is that what we're calling it now?

Dammit, now you guys are making me nervous.
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scroggzilla raids again
06/16/09

@Leeeeena, a Jalopchick: I was referring to the banhammer. What Ray calls his.....er..um....pundit....is his own affair.

\digging quickly toward China....ooh look, a CHUD!
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domino
06/16/09

@SCROGGS!!: thanks scroggs :)
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John Krewson
06/16/09

@Leeeeena, a Jalopchick: Hhhhhhhhhhh. Stop... helping...
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Armand
06/16/09

@SCROGGS!!: You're the man.

Now, if you could find something from 1961 showing the Index of Efficiency-winning Sunbeam Alpine, that would really be something...
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tek_nic
06/16/09

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When do we get to vote for the people's curse?
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Novaload
06/16/09

@tek_nic: I did actually think it was LeMons, as I always do, so I was of course disappointed.
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Mobius
06/16/09

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A fantastic race, and a spectacular formation finish from Peugeot Squadron. Since then, I'v already changed my wallpaper. :)

Congrats to all the winners, and a hearty, hearty well done to all those in the race, EXCEPT for that Lambo, the Queen of Garage.
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Peter Orosz
06/16/09

@Mobius_1 now with a Star in Freakonomics!: Maybe we should tell the Japanese Lamborghini Owners Club that while wonderful machines, Lambos are, well, not exactly racing cars. I was at Le Mans in 2007 and the very same Lambo died on the very same lap-the first. I didn't even get to see it run.
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Mobius
06/16/09

@Peter Orosz: TBH, they shouldn't even have accepted that Lambo. I would have loved to see more Astons at the race, and another epic Aston vs Corvette race.
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Unevolved has three moving parts.
06/16/09

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I was shocked to see Patrick Dempsey raced a GT2 F430 in this race, and did rather well.

I kind of blew my mind when I saw it. The lead actor in a very, ahem, effeminate hospital show is driving in one of the greatest motorsports events in history? Arguably one of the manliest pursuits in the world?

My mind was so thoroughly blown I couldn't come up with any snarky comments.
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scroggzilla raids again
06/16/09

@Unevolved- Recommended by 4 out of 5 dentists.: I was impressed with his effort, 10th in class and 30th overall. However, he's got a way to go before he catches this guy
Porsche 935 Turbo, driven by Dick Barbour, Rolm Stommolen and Newman, which finished 2nd overall at LeMans in '79
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Unevolved has three moving parts.
06/16/09

@SCROGGS!!: I'm not saying he's anywhere close to the Newmans and the McQueens of the Hollywood-LeMans interface, but just the duality of his emasculating show compared to his manliest of hobbies, endurance racing, is quite the contrast.
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scroggzilla raids again
06/16/09

@Unevolved- Recommended by 4 out of 5 dentists.: Nor was I.
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John Krewson
06/16/09

@Unevolved- Recommended by 4 out of 5 dentists.: Did you ever meet an antique-dealing, furniture-restoring, poetry-reading, bowtie-wearing, soft-voiced man named Phil Hill?
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scroggzilla raids again
06/16/09

@John Krewson: You forgot opera loving.
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brandegee
12/05/08

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This could be simple...Audi's clearing the way for a Porsche P1 program in a year or two?
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Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
12/05/08

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Audi pulled out because Porsche was pissed that they couldn't win any other way and were looking bad in front of their core market - the gold chain and tassel loafer set.

Just wait till Porsche finds out that Nissan's figured out how to run a GTR in LMS1...

But seriously, how much more could Audi win in ALMS? And Peugot is scared to run there. There was good racing between team mates, but that's sort of like always kissing your sister. Or so I've heard, but I'm not from West Virginia. But I digress...
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Joshuman
12/05/08

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A VAG pullout is not an effective means of PR control.
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crankcase - always getting the shaft
12/05/08

@joshman - chasing that star:
Talk about you double entondre!
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DoctorNine
12/05/08

@crankcase: I'm thinking COTD, yeah.
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Brimful of Ash on the 78
12/05/08

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I also think IRL and NASCAR are the only two big series here because of the notion that our audiences (especially on TV) want to see close, homogeneous races.

Multiple classes? (ALMS)
Staggered starts? (WRC)
Run-away victories? (F1)

That's a lot of work for our camerapeople!
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DoctorNine
12/05/08

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You guys are forgetting why VAG is even in motorsport. The R series TDI's are development vehicles for pushing technology. They have no interest in a series that is just about 'fair racing'. They wanted to prove the superiority of turbodiesels, and they have done that handily. I believe they decided that their image is better enhanced by the novice Jetta TDI Cup racer series, which will translate to more sales anyway.
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SundaySunday
12/05/08

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You'd think Audi would have a thick skin when it came to the "leveling of the playing field". I'm thinking of the weight disadvantage they were required to carry in the Touring Cars.

All I can say is that this sucks. I was looking forward to seeing those cars "not-roaring" around Belle Isle this summer. Alas.
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Brimful of Ash on the 78
12/05/08

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'Twas three weeks before Christmas, when all through the league
Not a creature was stirring, completely fatigued;
The rule book was hung by the lockers with care,
In hopes that Volkswagen's teams soon would be there;
The diesels were coming to rock the whole class,
Several years running they've kicked lots of ass;
With limited funding and increasing costs,
Audi grew fearful of sooty exhausts,
When out on the field there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from my desk to see what was the matter.
Away to the window I flew like a flash,
Just to see Audi escape in a dash.
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grzydj
12/05/08

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Le Mans is about the only series that I still enjoy watching in the US, mostly because of the Audi's, but I guess I'll do my best to enjoy watching it without 'em.
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JDickson87
12/05/08

@grzydj: Uh, it's pretty easy to enjoy ALMS where, you know, there's actually racing going on. I like the Audi's too, don't get me wrong, but they have made LMP1 pretty damn boring lately (the last decade or so). LMP2, on the other hand, was very hotly contested, as was GT2- those were a lot more fun to follow this past year than either GT1 or LMP1.

I am sad that our much anticipated Acura v. Audi fight never will happen in LMP1, though. A real shame, that would be fun to watch.
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Six Flags Over Tomsk
12/05/08

@jdickson87: +1. Now we're just trading one LMP1 monopoly for another.
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