Provisional Schedule

Association Sportive Automobile de l’Automobile Club de l’Ouest des “24 Heures du Mans”
___________________________________________________ Sunday 6 June
14:30 – 19.00 Administrative Checks and Scrutineering
___________________________________________________ Monday 7 June
09:30 - 17:30 Administrative Checks and Scrutineering
___________________________________________________ Tuesday 8 June
10:00 Team Managers’ briefing 24 Heures du Mans ®
11:00 Drivers’ briefing 24 Heures du Mans ®
17:00 – 18:30 Autograph sessions 24 Heures du Mans ®
___________________________________________________Wednesday 9 June
11:00 Drivers’ Briefing Porsche Matmut Carrera Cup
16:00 – 20:00 Free practice sessions 24 Heures du Mans ®
20:30 – 21:30 Free practice sessions Porsche Matmut Carrera Cup
21:00 - 24:00 Concert
22:00 – 24:00 Qualifying practice sessions 24 Heures du Mans ®
___________________________________________________ Thursday 10 June
09:00 – 12:00 Administrative Checks and Scrutineering
10:00 Drivers’ Briefing GP ELEC
12:00 Drivers’ Briefing Group C
16:00 – 17:00 Qualifying practice sessions Group C
17:30 – 18:30 Qualifying practice sessions Porsche Matmut Carrera Cup
19:00 – 21:00 Qualifying practice sessions 24 Heures du Mans ®
21:15 – 21:35 Qualifying Practice Sessions GP ELEC
22:00 – 24:00 Qualifying practice sessions 24 Heures du Mans ®
___________________________________________________Friday 11 June
10:00 – 20:00 Pit Walk
18:00 – 19:00 Drivers' parade (City centre)
___________________________________________________ Saturday 12 June
09.00 - 09:45 Warm-Up 24 Heures du Mans ®
10:00 – 10:40 Race Porsche Matmut Carrera Cup
11:05 – 11:50 Race Group C
12:10 – 12:30 Race GP ELEC
14:22 Beginning of starting procedure 24 Heures du Mans
15:00 Start of the 78th race of the 24 Heures du Mans ®
21 :00 – 24:00 Concert
___________________________________________________ Sunday 13 June
15:00 Finish of the 24 Heures du Mans ® + Podium

Roll of Honour 2010

Based on attendees confirmed this year.......the scores on the doors are:

Sniffer - 18

Pikey - 18

Chadders - 15

JT/Bright Eyes - 12

TechSupport/Sydney 1K/King Louis - 12

Dr Dick - 4

DT - 4

J. Holmes - 4

Lofty -3

Sooty - 3

Neil - 2

Joey - 2.8

D'Arcy - 1

Dobby - 1

JimmyG - 1

Pie Boy - 1

Watkins Eddie - 1

BigMac - A big FAT Zero (although his camping gear scores 1)

2009 pics to Wet the Whistle..........

LM 2010 - the Official Poster

(or download here)

...excitement mounting........

Pug Wins easily at Sebring

After securing a 1-2 on the grid for the American Le Mans Series opener for the Sebring 12 Hours, the Team Peugeot Total 908 HDi claimed a straightforward 1-2 finish in the race as well, having taken command from the start of unofficial testing.

It was the number 7 car of Wurz, Davidson and Gene that claimed victory over the sister car of Lamy, Bourdais and Minassian which finished just under 14 seconds behind. The third position Aston Martin Racing car was over 3 laps behind.

Granted they won quite easily but there was no Audi in the race as they had failed to get agreement from Peugeot to race at Sebring with a modified version of their 2009 car that did not quite fit the 2010 rules. As a result the Pug was the only diesel entry car and therefore almost guaranteed victory barring mechnical failure or driver error.

So, a taste of things to come at La Sarthe ? or is the Audi "R15 plus" gonna whip it's ass ?

Audi is planning to test the "R15 plus" further in Europe and will contest the Le Mans Series Rounds at Paul Ricard and Spa (assuming no more of the track has fallen apart in the interim !!) and of course LM in June.

Mansells shakedown LMP1 Ginetta

Nigel Mansell and his sons Leo and Greg completed a successful shakedown of the Ginetta Zytek GZ09S LMP1 they will race in this season's Le Mans 24 Hours at the Autodromo do Algarve in Portugal this week.

The Mansells spent the first day shaking down the car and working with the Beechdean Mansell Motorsport engineers to find a set-up all three drivers could work with. Nigel spent the majority of the first day behind the wheel, before handing over to Leo. Greg completed the day's running in wet conditions.

Leo and Greg shared the majority of the driving duties on day two, before their 1992 Formula 1 world champion father completed a few laps of dry running in the afternoon. The majority of the test, during which Le Mans Series race-winning squad ORECA also appeared, was affected by torrential rain.

Nigel Mansell said: "It's truly brilliant when you can draw breath and say that the test has surpassed every expectation.

"The Zytek-powered car worked pretty flawlessly; I'm so proud of Leo and Greg, the times they got down to in a very short window were very competitive.

"To gel a team in just three and a half months is fantastic and while we know we have a huge challenge ahead, we are so pleased with what has been accomplished here."

Additional Le Mans extravagance?

This could be another year of pushing the boundaries?

..........and, Mr Chadders, Sir, you could see my Acrophobia reach a whole new level !!!!

From 18.00 on Saturday....flying 150ft above the track!

Taking off every 10 minutes, each flight carrying just 5 passengers.

Check-in and lift-off is from the ULM Hangar airfield gate, 100 metres from the Maison Blanche entrance to the circuit (entrée Annexe Souterrain Sud).

All flights must be reserved in advance (Missed flights are non-refundable)

Price: (including complimentary glass of wine or soft drink) £109 per person