Carrera28 Posted 18June, 2017 Report Share Posted 18June, 2017 Some are getting too confident too early. Ask Toyota about that!Porsche already had the hat trick t shirts printed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzJustin Posted 18June, 2017 Report Share Posted 18June, 2017 Fantastic victory for the No.2 Porsche. They were down and out last night but hung in there and fought back. Webber should have hung around for one more year...Very exciting end to the GTE Pro category as well. The Corvette almost had it won with one lap to go but the two Astons put too much pressure on and forced the mistakes to win. Great British victory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzieman Posted 18June, 2017 Author Report Share Posted 18June, 2017 Luckily it's a 24 hour race. Slow and steady often wins. Many times since the 50s Porsche has been losing , yet wins on reliability.To finish first , first you have to finish. I predict Prius sales will be down this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrera28 Posted 18June, 2017 Report Share Posted 18June, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeM Posted 18June, 2017 Report Share Posted 18June, 2017 That last 3 laps with the Corvette and Aston's was awesome!Congrats to Porsche, and especially to Brendan Hartley. Nice to see Webber handing them the trophies too Porsche already had the hat trick t shirts printed I'm sure Toyota did too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted 18June, 2017 Report Share Posted 18June, 2017 19th Le Mans victory for Porsche Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzieman Posted 18June, 2017 Author Report Share Posted 18June, 2017 That last 3 laps with the Corvette and Aston's was awesome!Now that is proper racing , a real street battle. We cheered all along , being Astonites ourselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Posted 19June, 2017 Report Share Posted 19June, 2017 Congratulations to Porsche, and to Jackie Chan DC Racing Oreca for second overall and first in LMP2I loved last year when the parade was on, most famous people had bodyguards. Jackie Chan had himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TINGY Posted 19June, 2017 Report Share Posted 19June, 2017 Congratulations to Porsche, and to Jackie Chan DC Racing Oreca for second overall and first in LMP2I loved last year when the parade was on, most famous people had bodyguards. Jackie Chan had himself.Yeah I'm sure he would be fine on his own.Go Porsche Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzieman Posted 21June, 2017 Author Report Share Posted 21June, 2017 Why Toyota losthttp://www.roadandtrack.com/motorsports/a10159534/toyota-le-mans-pit-incident/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grantmr Posted 21June, 2017 Report Share Posted 21June, 2017 Why Toyota losthttp://www.roadandtrack.com/motorsports/a10159534/toyota-le-mans-pit-incident/ I thought it was because it was a Toyota... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted 22June, 2017 Report Share Posted 22June, 2017 Oh What a feeling ...................Toyota Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted 28July, 2017 Report Share Posted 28July, 2017 According to this article 2017 could be the last year Porsche competes in WEC LMP1 ......... https://de.motorsport.com/wec/news/wec-le-mans-porsche-ausstieg-934908/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANF Posted 28July, 2017 Report Share Posted 28July, 2017 Yep, sadly that has been kicking around for a couple of weeks now.... it appears they have achieved what they set out to do, will the last team to leave please turn out the lights.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgy Posted 28July, 2017 Report Share Posted 28July, 2017 On the bright side, their focus in WEC will solely be the RSR! Let's face it, hybrid was probably only ever the stepping stone between internal combustion and full EV... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANF Posted 28July, 2017 Report Share Posted 28July, 2017 On the bright side, their focus in WEC will solely be the RSR! Let's face it, hybrid was probably only ever the stepping stone between internal combustion and full EV... The beginning of the end.... enjoy what is left.... with no LMP1 class and no big names in LMP2 the WEC is doomed..... The WEC is was the pinnacle of sports cars.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeM Posted 28July, 2017 Report Share Posted 28July, 2017 Which brings me back to what I said with having the WEC LMP2 privateer teams being in contention for an outright win. I'd prefer to see the GT class as the premier WEC class, not the prototypes. I do like them, but much prefer to watch a car that kinda looks like a car that's on the road Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgy Posted 28July, 2017 Report Share Posted 28July, 2017 Which brings me back to what I said with having the WEC LMP2 privateer teams being in contention for an outright win. I'd prefer to see the GT class as the premier WEC class, not the prototypes. I do like them, but much prefer to watch a car that kinda looks like a car that's on the roadagree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted 28July, 2017 Report Share Posted 28July, 2017 Yes I agree Lee and I think this will be Porsche focus next year and years to come........Currently the only LMP1 competition is Toyota ,,,,,the 919 has won Le mans 3 years in a row ,,,why risk being beaten next year when you can finish on top of your game .........If Toyota win next year who cares ,,,,they will be the only LMP1 contender and the victory is sort of a hollow one with out other brands to compete with ,,,Porsche placing more focus on their production based racers eg RSR is a good thing as it is more relevant to the road going cars and certainly a lot cheaper than the LMP1 cars ,,who knows we may see a new version of Hybrid RSR like the car from a few years back .......I think its a smart move to call it a day in LMP1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzJustin Posted 2August, 2017 Report Share Posted 2August, 2017 Guess I'll be watching the Formula E next year. I've only watched a few races since it started but it did have a certain charm. High energy races with cars that sounded like vacuum cleaner spaceships...before each driver had to jump in their second car as the first battery ran out. Half the grid seem to be ex-F1 drivers.I echo the sentiments of the others here re the WEC. It will be good to see Porsche focus its energy on the RSR's. They haven't been as competitive as the Astons, Fords and Corvettes the last few years... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KGB Posted 3August, 2017 Report Share Posted 3August, 2017 Guess I'll be watching the Formula E next year. I've only watched a few races since it started but it did have a certain charm. High energy races with cars that sounded like vacuum cleaner spaceships...before each driver had to jump in their second car as the first battery ran out. Half the grid seem to be ex-F1 drivers.Welcome to the Cool Kids Club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted 12September, 2017 Report Share Posted 12September, 2017 Porsche wins the 6hr at Mexico ..............http://www.fiawec.com/en/race/result/4518https://www.porsche.com/australia/motorsportandevents/motorsport/worksracing/raceseries/fiawec/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted 20September, 2017 Report Share Posted 20September, 2017 And 1st and 2nd 6hr at Austin .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted 12November, 2017 Report Share Posted 12November, 2017 Porsche wins FIA WEC championship for 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KGB Posted 13December, 2017 Report Share Posted 13December, 2017 919 Tribute Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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