Le Mans Classic 2012 - July 6-7-8

Just shows what an old guy can do in a europa cup GTA i think the TVR boys are upset

Thought you all might like to see this guy in an Alpine which has caused a bit of conversation on Pistonheads.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VThWXR6 ... detailpage

that's one hell of a sorted car and quick
whats the pistonheads thread? be very interesting to have a nose at what they're saying after he nailled all those trevs

The main heading is Le Mans and the subtitle is Tales of the Classic, I have already posted a reply and I am under my username on this forum

[simontaylor]

I think I spoke with the GTA Europa cup driver at the Classic in 2010.
I seem to remember his saying he has tried a lot of stuff in the engine bay and is now using a 3.0 std engine set up.

To be fair, it is not as if all the TVRs were "racing" ...... while the GTA carved through the pack.

I think the bloke is an idiot. Its a parade after all.
Mind you the TVR owners cannot really moan given one of them knocked a DB4 Aston into the pit wall.

AFR 14 most of the time. 12ish on full throttle acceleration. Slight lean to 15 on part throttle under part load at high speed in 5th. So pretty much spot on with initial set up. Just a little tweeking should have it perfect.

Steve, what method were you checking AFR? Gets addictive haha

AFR 14 most of the time. 12ish on full throttle acceleration. Slight lean to 15 on part throttle under part load at high speed in 5th. So pretty much spot on with initial set up. Just a little tweeking should have it perfect.

Steve, what method were you checking AFR? Gets addictive haha

an afr meter

Omg Holmes is here. Haha type I.e lm1

Omg Holmes is here. Haha type I.e lm1

sorry buddy.... thought i was dealing with this guy....

Not me guv. Haha[/list]

I think the bloke is an idiot. Its a parade after all.
Mind you the TVR owners cannot really moan given one of them knocked a DB4 Aston into the pit wall.

Too be fair lots of people didn't drive them like parade laps. I was out with alot of cars that were driving it like a trackday - seems rude not to for the price they were charging. Steve's got a good vid of me with a 360 Fezza if he got post it up please

I think the bloke is an idiot. Its a parade after all.
Mind you the TVR owners cannot really moan given one of them knocked a DB4 Aston into the pit wall.

Too be fair lots of people didn't drive them like parade laps. I was out with alot of cars that were driving it like a trackday - seems rude not to for the price they were charging. Steve's got a good vid of me with a 360 Fezza if he got post it up please

it was a fench guy in the tvr which nailed the aston.... also a french guy in a mustang T boned a pantera when he failed to make the chicane.... typical example of power to ability ratio and a belly full of vin rouge

drive as fast as you want...... drive like a trackday..... looks like most people on there drove with etiquete and kept their eyes open, i had a little play with an elise but his red visor decended and he decided to start driving it a little too hard ..... going into wet slippery corners.... i prefered to give it a little gas on the straights and be gentle into the bends, the incident that pursuaded me was when were in file to go onto the circuit in the previous run a bright yellow esprit spun on the last bend before the pit entry right infront of us and that decided all for me..... keep out of the way of nuttas and take it easy luckily were were the last car on and plenty of free air and open track infront of us.

hi - here are some pic's from le mans have got approx 2000 over the week will post some more up when I get time, only damage to car was a stone though one of the headlamps on the way home from dover. (Need to find a offside headlamp glass now).
link to photobucket is
http://s941.photobucket.com/albums/ad25 ... ic%202012/

http://s941.photobucket.com/albums/ad25 ... ns%202012/

. (Need to find a offside headlamp glass now).

CLEE!

[stephendell]

No one is going to drive like a parade at 140 euros. If it was free they might. It isn't so people will drive like a track day.