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    24 Hours Of Le Mans 2009: Stunning Mega-Gallery

    Porsche Follows Audi, Pulls Factory Team From ALMS

    New Porsche RS Spyder Race Engine Gets Direct Injection

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    Image of .357 .357
    06/16/09

    In reply to 24 Hours Of Le Mans 2009: Stunning Mega-Gallery
    That was a great race. I watched every second that SPEED showed live, and the rest online. Amazing.
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    06/16/09

    In reply to 24 Hours Of Le Mans 2009: Stunning Mega-Gallery
    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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    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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    Image of drewdrawshashtags drewdrawshashtags
    06/16/09

    In reply to 24 Hours Of Le Mans 2009: Stunning Mega-Gallery
    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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    06/16/09

    In reply to 24 Hours Of Le Mans 2009: Stunning Mega-Gallery
    *****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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    Image of Leeeeena the Jalopchick 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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    Image of Ray Wert Ray Wert
    06/16/09

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

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

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

    @Leeeeena, a Jalopchick: Hhhhhhhhhhh. Stop... helping...
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    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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    Image of tek_nic tek_nic
    06/16/09

    In reply to 24 Hours Of Le Mans 2009: Stunning Mega-Gallery
    When do we get to vote for the people's curse?
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    Image of Novaload 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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    06/16/09

    In reply to 24 Hours Of Le Mans 2009: Stunning Mega-Gallery
    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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    Image of Peter Orosz 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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    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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    06/16/09

    In reply to 24 Hours Of Le Mans 2009: Stunning Mega-Gallery
    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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    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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    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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    06/16/09

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

    @John Krewson: You forgot opera loving.
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    Image of SundaySunday SundaySunday
    12/15/08

    In reply to Porsche Follows Audi, Pulls Factory Team From ALMS
    Well, drat and double drat! No diesel Audis and no Porsche Spyders. This makes me especially unhappy, as I'm still hoping to be a corner worker at Belle Isle this summer. ALMS is my favorite racing series and I was so looking forward to those prototypes in particular.
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    12/15/08

    In reply to Porsche Follows Audi, Pulls Factory Team From ALMS
    okay... just read the post... haven't read the comments yet...


    come on jalopnik... can't we find a way to go back to the old format that requires no left-right scrolling....


    that makes all of the commentariat happier....


    jalop model year '09 is not an improvement as far as individual posts go......


    i understand the change in the front page... i don't need it... i read them all.. but.. i understand...


    but the pages that follow... the full articles... need to follow more of the '07 format (in my opinion) with big picture... and text below... that one doesn't need to scroll back and forth to read....


    and then comments... whether in classic or "new wave" form... what TF ever... we have the choice...


    but i don't like having to scroll left and right constantly to try and read the journalistic posts made by the gawker paid staff (*note.... this problem isn't just jalopnik.... all gawker sites have changed font size/format and makes for a much more difficult reading experience...)

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    Image of bravenrace bravenrace
    12/15/08

    In reply to Porsche Follows Audi, Pulls Factory Team From ALMS
    Man, I hope this isn't the start of the demise of ALMS. I watch and follow almost every type of road racing, and ALMS is my favorite. Crap.
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    Image of Six Flags Over Tomsk Six Flags Over Tomsk
    12/15/08

    @bravenrace: If anything, there will just be less emphasis on prototypes for a while. I still think they're in better shape than Grand-Am, judging by the amount of manufacturer, sponsor and fan involvement.
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    Image of Al Navarro Al Navarro
    12/15/08

    In reply to Porsche Follows Audi, Pulls Factory Team From ALMS
    Why don't they all just switch to 1/8 gas RC on a nice go kart track? That would still be pretty awesome.


    Or perhaps the mother of all Scalextric sets?


    ---


    Hell, why not just do everything virtually? I've seen the graphics on Grid and GT5...who needs IRL (in real life) racing!

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    Image of layabout layabout
    12/15/08

    @Al Navarro: "who needs IRL (in real life) racing!"

    How can a former Se7en owner say such a thing,that really hurt. ;)
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    12/15/08

    In reply to Porsche Follows Audi, Pulls Factory Team From ALMS
    Maybe Porsche's getting out of ALMS in order to buy up Honda's F1 team and get back into the big leagues? Prolly not.
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    12/15/08

    @Van Sarockin: I wouldn't rule it out,as i mentioned earlier Audi or Porsche were showing an interest in the Redbull team not long ago,i think mainly to supply engines. But now a gap has appeared they are in the minority of car makers that could afford to do it.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    12/15/08

    In reply to Porsche Follows Audi, Pulls Factory Team From ALMS
    Porsche out of ALMS? Next we'll be hearing that GM's cancelling its pickup trucks.
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    12/15/08

    In reply to Porsche Follows Audi, Pulls Factory Team From ALMS
    How sad. ALMS has been some of the best racing in the US for the past few years. They have a very good program, and now the heart's being cut out of it. Somewhere, maybe someone will bring Big Wheel races to these tracks, so we can enjoy unbridled competition once again...
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    12/15/08

    In reply to Porsche Follows Audi, Pulls Factory Team From ALMS
    "There's no explanation for why either team pulled out of the North American series. The most obvious reason is the Carpocalypse, though it is possible the company is looking to compete in another series."


    24hrs of LeMons?

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