![]() 01/08/2018 at 13:26 • Filed to: None | ![]() | ![]() |
Either in person or on TV, which day do you choose? Saturday for the start, Sunday for the finish, other reasons?
![]() 01/08/2018 at 13:42 |
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It starts at 3 locally (I think), so second day, = 15 hours
In person, hopefully from every vewing spot around the track with in those 15 hours.
![]() 01/08/2018 at 13:43 |
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I choose Classic Le Mans....
On a more serious note, LMP1 class is gone, right? Either way, I’d go for the finish. These past couple of years have been very good in terms of close competition during the last half of the race.
![]() 01/08/2018 at 13:43 |
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On TV: Sunday on the Solomon Islands.
![]() 01/08/2018 at 13:45 |
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Toyota is the last manufacturer in LMP1 however there are several privateer teams entering this year.
![]() 01/08/2018 at 13:47 |
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This year’s finish was incredible in GTE-Pro, so that was pretty great, but all of the pagentry at the beginning was incredible and the atmosphere is just indescribable.
That said, I’m still going with day 2 because that means you get to start at midnight and get 6 full hours of racing in the dark, which is the coolest thing about Le Mans. Start down at Mulsanne corner, try and make it to Arnage (I didn’t), and then catch the last shuttle (2am?) to the Porsche curves and slowly work your way back up to the grandstands and midway before making it to your seats for the finish.
![]() 01/08/2018 at 13:47 |
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Tough one, but I always like watching as the sun comes up.
![]() 01/08/2018 at 13:48 |
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Only thing is you get the other two races in the morning day 1, which I usually enjoy when going to an IMSA race.
![]() 01/08/2018 at 13:49 |
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As I said above, you do get two morning races on day 1. But the finish is the important part, tough choices!
![]() 01/08/2018 at 13:49 |
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Why is that?
![]() 01/08/2018 at 13:54 |
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UTC+11, so the race happens completely on Sunday.
![]() 01/08/2018 at 14:03 |
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Oh man that’s awesome
![]() 01/08/2018 at 14:10 |
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I was going to say Classic as well. Though I didn’t realize it’s run on different dates....assumed it was part of the program during the week of the 24H.
![]() 01/08/2018 at 14:10 |
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Night racing is a great point!
![]() 01/08/2018 at 14:10 |
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Many good points for day 2 going on
![]() 01/08/2018 at 14:24 |
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And it well and truly doesn’t get dark until 11PM+ in the summer there, kind of wild.
![]() 01/08/2018 at 14:34 |
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Didn’t realize that either, never been. That’s almost like Norway!
![]() 01/08/2018 at 14:40 |
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Im actually quite glad for the different dates. Im hoping for a smaller, bit different crowd compared to Le Mans.
![]() 01/08/2018 at 15:53 |
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Yeah I was confused, didn’t figure that we were far enough north for that to be a thing!
![]() 01/09/2018 at 04:41 |
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night time