First 10 Minutes of the 2010 24 Hours of Le Mans

[capellorin]

if they had the sound of f1 cars, le mans would kick more ass than it does today!

[alexf1freak]

Indy racing had its glorious days back in the early 90s, with different manufacturers and a lot of old and young F1 names making it a worldwide show, but the modern IRL has killed it. However, Le Mans has barely changed its spirit since many many years ago, that makes it bigger in my view.

[lemans24fan]

Such a fantastic race. A record distance is what I like to see.! Plus Audi 1 2 3

[TheMaTaSS]

cant wait for next weekend :)

[tlalotoani]

@TheMaTaSS Oh, yeah, too bad I have Speed channel only in my office, "Honey, I have problems with my anual Tax Report, I´ll have to work all weekend -.-" *slams the door and runs like psyko

[TheMaTaSS]

@tlalotoani haha xD do it :D

[Oracurax]

What channel is the best to have (in Europe) if you're interested in GT-style racing and LMS? I had Viasat Motor for a while, but it was mostly Formula 1 and NASCAR.

[thash1127]

@Oracurax well i don't live in europe but i know "eurosport" is the one that broadcasts both le mans and the le mans series. idk about other forms of gt

[NickWood07]

@Oracurax If you want to find a proper channel that broadcasts racing of various categories such as touring cars, sports cars, grand tourning and others, then you would want EuroSport (Like thash mentioned) and MotorsTV which is very popular but only availible in Europe and the UK.

[Oracurax]

How many cars were out on the track at the start of the race?

[thash1127]

@Oracurax 55 cars started the race

[Kraktard]

C-C-C-C-C-COMBOBREAKER! fuck yeah, first that dislikes

[jesusantoniogb]

@Kraktard asshole =.=

[GradyLorenzo]

70 likes, 0 dislikes. I've never seen a nascar vid pull that off.

[thash1127]

@GradyLorenzo hahaha really, not even a crash compilation

[wilko2912]

its pronounced (muc-neesh) :P

[Sursion7]

I don't get SPEED anymore. They turned to Pay Per View :( Sell-outs!

[thash1127]

@Sursion7 who is your tv provider? i have comcast and it's not pay per view

[Sursion7]

@thash1127 Shaw. I'm really upset about it.

[MrSharnley009]

If only the ILMC had more rounds because it would be awesome. Off the top of my head i can think of a fair few tracks they could race on.

great vid and thanks for posting it.... maybe for this years le mans you could put the race as a playlist and put it up in parts.

[ratzinator1]

the only race honestly where the first person to blink doesn't always lose the race.

[Thommoson1]

poojoes

[danthemanpatrick]

A lot of people say the Indy 500 is the greatest spectacle in motor racing, but to me this is MUCH more of a spectacle. Especially now that IndyCar is a spec series.

[lemans24fan]

@danthemanpatrick im sure you know it wont be after this season. im looking forward to it.

[danthemanpatrick]

@lemans24fan You're saying the Indy 500 won't be the greatest spectacle in motor racing after this season? I'm just trying to clarify.

[lemans24fan]

sorry, that was my douchebag brother. No, as you can tell by my screenname, I am a huge fan of this race. I couldn't care less about the indy 500. lol

[danthemanpatrick]

@lemans24fan Oh! LOL alright. No worries. Yeah, I noticed your username and that sorta made me wonder what you meant. I, as well, am a HUGE fan of the Le Mans 24 Hour Race. What do you think about the Daytona 24? IMO it's rather stupid because (1) it's run on a roval, and (2) they turn the track's lights on at night so it's as if they're not even racing at night.

[lemans24fan]

I do watch the daytona Rolex 24 but it is no where near as great as La Sarthe. The GT's are fun to watch but the DPs have been the same since their inception. And i do agree with you about the lighting. At Le Mans, the shedule the 24 hr race to be on the longest day of the year that has the largest moon of that month, because they don't rely on artificial lighting. So it usually falls early June. Can't wait till June 10-12!

[danthemanpatrick]

@lemans24fan Yes, GT > DP. I can't wait either. The battle between Audi's new 3.7L TDI coupe & Peugeot's new open-top hybrid should be nothing short of epic. (that new Peugeot is a hybrid, correct?)

[lemans24fan]

yes the new peugeot is a diesel hybrid. Team Oreca is gonna stick with the 2010 model for one more year I read. But the 3 factory Peugeots will be the new ones. They also will have larger front wheels and the mandatory rear fin according to Peugeot.co.uk The new audi r18 is my profile pic as I am an Audi fan, but nontheless, I just love to see a great battle between the two.

[gamotousKolalbanous]

the most difficult race in car racing

[clarktista1]

the peugeot is much faster then the audi's

[jnw85]

id be pissed if i raced for all that time and came last

[ca13814]

LOL as they go out of the 1st chicane on the 2nd lap there are 2 banners that go across that say Gran Tursimo 5! LOL

[pOpCoRn0531]

@ca13814 in case you didn't know, you were watching GT5 lolz ;p

[dcoolfoster]

I'm a Diehard NASCAR fan. But I love watching this.

[thash1127]

@dcoolfoster yea le mans is something special. the variety of cars is very cool

[FriendlyCroock]

@dcoolfoster

i love all of them i`m a big fan of motor sports

[ratzinator1]

@dcoolfoster

before, I use to be a diehard NASCAR and F-1, now I don't watch F-1 anymore and NASCAR races bore me for the most part, ever since I seen Le Mans. Those races have nothing on this one. I watched eight 24 Hour races and every one of them were better than both NASCAR and F-1 racing. Love the track, its length, speeds, level of competition, the endurance - a true race of last man standing - this sucker's awesome!

[corvette4554]

which tv channel put this race

[thash1127]

@corvette4554 SPEED of the United States and is also available in canada and other areas of North America

[F1000X]

Is that Scott "Hi to my family at home" Pruett commentating?

[thash1127]

@F1000X yep

[maxilos1987]

i like the different fuel types gives some variety and they are quick, before the oreca peugeot blew up loic duval beat the track record and that was set by a porsche pre-chicane track so it shows how quick they are even having to contend with the chicanes

[NickWood07]

Could you upload the next 10 minutes of this race? Thanks!

[thash1127]

@NickWood07 i have the first hour and the final 2.5 hours, check my ch.

[clkgrt]

Audi TT RS is the number 1

[jbvol3]

Thanks for the upload..that was a great first lap by McNish!

[ladangelo202]

pussies use fucking diesels now what happened to 400kph plus Porsche's they had that int he 70's the 5k straight wtf is happening to everything

[thash1127]

@ladangelo202 hahah, well the chicanes on the mulsanne were introduced in 1990 which was ages ago, i have 2008 eurosport coverage of the race and they said the peugeots were going 225 in qualy and thats fast considering how much aco tried to slow em down, idk what the top speed of the weekend was in 2010. the sound of diesels is pretty boring though, i saw the r10's, they were very quiet and than a db9 would go by and it was the sexiest thing you ever heard from a car

[ladangelo202]

@thash1127 yeah fuck the war on speed it sucks...... they hit f1 too it just sucks why make things slower people will drive that fast they always have everyone knows the risk why spoil the sport  no more fuel stops in f1 smaller engines limits on bhp output and cylinders...... fucking diesels driving around... i need more speed and dont even get me started on all these fucking chicanes.....

[thash1127]

@ladangelo202 i really like the no re-fueling in f1, i think it has forced more drivers to consider overtaking rather than waiting until the fuel stops cause there are none. but yea i agree on what you're saying overall, but easy for us to say, we just watch, 250 down the mulsanne is probably pretty gripping, the first few times would certainly be a serious test of courage but i've been up to 120 in my rx7 on a road that's bumpy and undulating, it's less intense each time

[ladangelo202]

@thash1127 yeah i mean just watch this

Le Mans 1977 Martini Porsche 936 Onboard

[DocHavoc0512]

@ladangelo202 they added the chicanes so theres no way any car is getting to 400kph even without diesel

[IchiCrack]

Why did Audi decide to go with LMP2 cars instead of the faster LMP1?

[thash1127]

@IchiCrack idk what you're talking about, the audis you're looking at are p1 (audi r15 plus). and they just revealed their new le mans challenger a couple days ago, the audi r18, it's a closed cockpit just like the peugeot

[IchiCrack]

@thash1127

So open cockpit cars can fit in the LMP1 class?

[thash1127]

@IchiCrack yep, at least for 2010. i think i remember reading somewhere that all cars at le mans must be closed cockpit for safety by 2012 or 13, but idk if it went through, i like both, variety is good. but audi needs to answer peugeot's more efficient aerodynamics so they decided closed cockpit is the way to go for 2011 and beyond

[IchiCrack]

@thash1127

Yeah, I just saw the newly released pics of the new Audi R18. 

[thash1127]

@IchiCrack yea that new audi is awesome, i can't wait to see it race, hopefully peugeot and audi begin their 2011 rivalry at sebring!

[DrJCCC20]

excited 4 the new LMP1 cars hah

[thash1127]

@DrJCCC20 besides the open-cockpit aston martin, what else will be new for 2011?

[DrJCCC20]

@thash1127 closed cockpit audi supposedly TTV6

[theGameMakingReject]

@thash1127 look for Audi to introduce the closed-cockpit R18

[spydr78]

@thash1127 closed cockpit audi R18, new 90x, the brand new lola chassis which looks like the front half of the current car with the rear of an f1 and the stock block engine requirements. P2 has the 90k motor constriction which will be interesting to see as well.

[theGameMakingReject]

Son of a......CALM DOWN!! you have 24 heures to work with...

[thash1127]

@023R928 yea, I always want Audi to win over peugeot, since there are no American manufactures who have a real chance at the overall win. I also like mcnish and he drives for Audi, one of the best sports car drivers today.

[demander11]

@thash1127 I agree, Audi is amazing

[SKS99218]

This truly is the greatest endurance race on the planet as you said in your description. Despite Peugeot's loss (I support them), I managed to stay up for around 23 hours at home to watch the race :) I'm determined to go one day. I visit Silverstone for LMES & FIA GT1 anually but Le Mans is the real deal... I reckon the only way Porsche would enter with a P1 car is when Audi decide to call it a day.

[Todis51]

AUDI CAN SUCK MY BALLZ!!!

[gtone339]

@Todis51 I just want toyota to be back so they can thrash AUDI!!

[F1VideoFreak]

@gtone339 Toyota ist going to design the engines for Rebellion, so maybe they are coming back in a few years.

[gtone339]

@F1VideoFreak that will be a challenge :)

[rustlerboi1052]

MacNish that crazy bastard.

[mixxmexx]

pushous

[maxilos1987]

Peugeot racing Audi with strategy was a foolish idea, Audi are the masters of race strategy and they pushed Peugeot into racing them on track and thrashing their cars to destruction

[thash1127]

@maxilos1987 haha well said, Audi has the most incredible reliability in all of motorsports. I am very happy to see Audi still in the game, they've done more than they needed to, to prove themselves, should I predict an Audi vs Porsche match in about 4-7 years?

[maxilos1987]

@thash1127 I think Audi who is owned by VW owns Porsche now so it would be a funny battle if there is one, i felt soo good standing in the grandstands at 3pm on sunday at le mans this year seeing 3 audi's cross the line together and the long faces on all the french who were there hehe

[thash1127]

@maxilos1987 oh really, I had no idea haha, I thought if Audi got within a few wins of 16 Porsche would return to P1 class racing to defend their record but if they're just separate heads of the same dragon I guess not.

[maxilos1987]

@thash1127 well its not dead certain they wont make a prototype again, GT2 911 hybrid surely and they may have a hybrid prototype it would be nice so lets hope they do

[felipenumber1]

W Audi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Hasseta]

250 mp/h? holy fuck

[thash1127]

@Hasseta search 1988 or 1989 le mans 24 hours, those were the last two years the full 3 mile mulssane straight was used and those speeds achieved

[Hasseta]

@thash1127 i know it, i'm a le mans big fan, but i was thinking that the cars today could reach "only" something about 220, 230 mph .. the porsche 917 reached almost 400 km/h in 1971 and 1970! i wanna see that car

[thash1127]

@Hasseta they weren't going 250 in 2010 if that's what you mean

[markdartj58]

@Hasseta Watch the movie "Le Mans" by Steve McQueen to get a good idea of what the 917K was capable of. Also, one should note that even though the cars went faster back then, the lap times are quicker now, due to better cornering efficiency.

[thash1127]

@markdartj58 yea that's right, 2010 was the fastest le mans race ever! before this year it was 1971 which held the record, so even with two chicanes and the porsche curves which aren't that slow, and reliability, the winning audi spent 20 min in the pits, the new cars are actually faster on average

[Hasseta]

@markdartj58 i watched! 2 years ago i think .. i love that movie, but that wasnt all that 917 can do, because steve was driving, and high speed is too dangerous, idk, but that wasnt the maximum of 917

[Hasseta]

@markdartj58 i already watched, and it's my favourite movie ;D but that wasn't the best that 917K can do

[ratzinator1]

@Hasseta

yeah, the eighties really were insane with the faster cars

[inLeMans]

a great race , at the end i just will them on to finish ,gutted for pug and facotry corvette .

and the aston lmo1 the failed ..

i was there to best race in the world .

[Natty7478]

god sake its SPEED

[3zozthecoolman]

anlen Mc is the best

[dbkfrogkaty]

Missed the start again! Every year I miss it for some reason or another. Thanks for this post.

[LightBlueMasta]

Yeah, 1,2 and 3!!!!

[thash1127]

@LightBlueMasta Lions Drop Like Flies!

[3zozthecoolman]

@thash1127 what do u mean ?

[thash1127]

@3zozthecoolman All 4 Peugeot's retired, all 3 Audi's finished!

[3zozthecoolman]

@thash1127 i know , am fan for audi , but Peugeot's used bad strategy

[thash1127]

@3zozthecoolman yea, their drivers took a couple unnecessary risks and their reliability was pretty horrible

[rumrich]

@thash1127 Ya they all had the same problem. The right rear of the cars would smoke and then poof the engine died in the pits.

[ratzinator1]

@thash1127

I shook my head at that - I couldn't believe it - Awesome for Audi - wish TK could get another win but he had the traffic problem with the BMW - oh well, this race is unreal - I mean Lamy having the suspension problem - that was rotten luck - but 3 blown engines in the last 8 hours - who would have called that? Corvette also had two retirements after dominating much of the race - I think the race gods were watching and decided to turn this year's event on its head!

[Krabbe011]

Audi.

[dominicancheif117]

who won i missed it i woke up 30 mins late