As a day has passed since the EnduranceAndGt team sneaked on a ferry before chaos ensued in Calais, I thought I would record some thoughts on the race, and race week, when I could put them in perspective whilst they were still fresh in my mind. Detailed reports on four classes, and race results, will […]
Friday June 17 dawned as have all the other days so far for Le Mans 2016 – damp, overcast with the threat of rain and soggy underfoot. The previous night’s second qualifying session was red-flagged for an hour due to the poor weather conditions and teams, drivers and spectators alike are all massively frustrated at […]
The #2 Porsche 919 Hybrid with Neel Jani at the wheel took provisional pole with a 3:19.733 in a two-hour qualifying practice that took on extra significance because of the weather. In a week that has seen torrential downpours at some stage every day and with more bad weather forecast, many teams were looking to […]
As track action started in earnest, it was Porsche who took first blood after Neel Jani set the fastest time of the session in the last hour of the four-hour practise session on June 15 with a 3:22.011 in the #2 Porsche 919 Hybrid. . Second quickest was the #1 Porsche 919 Hybrid with a […]
The day dawned clear and bright after another night of torrential rain, at least where the www.EnduranceAndGT.co.uk team were camped. The first port of call for the day was the circuit as Tuesday morning of race week is a good time to catch drivers walking between garage and hospitality units. With the disruption that scrutineering […]
The morning hours of Monday June 13 were spent at the Place de la Republique in the centre of Le Mans where the second day of scrutineering was taking place. If you can get down early in the week, scrutineering presents an excellent opportunity to meet drivers as they enter and exit the media area […]
