TOTAL 24 HOURS OF SPA 2011 - COMENTARIOS, INFO, FOTOS Y MAS!

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1 hora de carrera!

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nooooooooooo! se quedó el Audi

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Oscar por que le sacarón Bandera Roja al Ferrari verde con Negro???

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Oscar por que le sacarón Bandera Roja al Ferrari verde con Negro???

Segun los Live Updates:

Michael Bartels, Vita4One Ferrari nr2:

"We found a strong rhythm in the race and climbed up to the top five where we were running consistently at the front. We were up to the podium until the black flag.

"Before the stop we had an alarm on display showing a problem with the fuel pressure. We had started the car when Louis was still on the jacks which are against the rules to we got given a penalty. However, when he went back out we had a radio connection problem.

"We tried everything to try and bring him in but he was concentrated so hard that he failed to see the pit boards. It is a shame because he did a great job but this kind of mistake we will learn from in the future. There was no time to talk to the stewards to avoid the black flag being given."

http://blancpain-endurance-series.com/r ... ce&hour=24

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Ya practicamente entran en la ultima vuelta y el equipo Audi cruza el pitlane para saludar al Audi #33 del equipo WRT que consigue la victoria!

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que manera la entrada Triunfal de Audi WRT exelente Felicidades y tambien a Mercedez con su maquina roja y a Nissan en su categoria GT4!

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Victoria para el Audi #33 del equipo WRT, segundo el BMW #76 del equipo Schubert, y tercero el Mercedes #35 del equipo Black Falcon!

Los pilotos que se quedan con la victoria de estas 24 Horas de Spa: Timo Scheider - Greg Franchi - Mattias Ekström!

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En los Live Updates:

THE NR33 AUDI SPORT TEAM WRT R8 CROSSES THE LINE TO WIN THE 2011 24 HOURS OF SPA!

CONGRATULATIONS TO MATTIAS EKSTROM, GREG FRANCHI AND TIMO SCHELDER, WHO LAST WON THIS RACE IN 2005!

La ultima vez que estos tres pilotos consiguieron ganar esta carrera fue en hace 6 años!

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Felicidades Oscar sé que la disfrutaste tanto como nosotros y claro muchisimas gracias por la cobertura tan completa de principio a fin!

Nos vemos en las pistas! (LFS)

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Reporte oficial de carrera, Serie Blancpain Endurance, 24 Horas de Spa 2011

Round 3 Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium
31 July 2011
RACE REPORT
Dominant First Win For Audi at Total 24 Hours of Spa

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For thirteen hours the nr33 Audi Sport Team WRT (Belgian Audi Club) Audi R8 LMS of Timo Scheider, Greg Franchi and Matthias Ekstrom led the largest field of cars to take part in the Total 24 Hours of Spa for many years and after completing 545 laps Scheider took the chequered flag to record his second win, and Audi’s first, in the world’s second oldest 24 hour race. The Audi finished two laps ahead of the nr76 Need for Speed Team Schubert BMW Z4 of Dirk Werner, Edward Sandstroem and Claudia Huertgen, after Huertgen started from 49th on the 62 car grid.

The third placed car was 10 laps behind the leading Audi at the end of the 24 Hours, with the nr35 Black Falcon Mercedes SLS AMG making it to the podium despite some mechanical and physical woes during the race. However Kenneth Heyer, Stephane Lemeret and Thomas Jager battled on and were rewarded with a podium finish for their and the team's efforts.

The Pro-Am Cup was a closer fought affair with the nr2 Vita4One Ferrari looking good for victory until it was excluded for not coming in for to serve a pitlane violation penalty. This left the nr20 SOFREV ASP Ferrari of Ludovic Badey, Franck Morel, Guillaume Moreau and Jean-Luc Beaubelique and the nr90 Team Preci Spark Mercedes SLS AMG fighting it out for the victory, with the Ferrari winning through. The nr50 AF Corse Ferrari of Matt Griffin, Jack Gerber, Marco Cioci and Niki Cadei was third.

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Victory in the Gentlemen Trophy was secured by the nr 19 Level Racing Porsche 997 of Christoff Corten, Brody, Matijs Harkems and Kurt Dujardin after the leading Muhlner Motorsport Porsche of Martin Rich, Tim Bergmeister, Sebastien Asch and Jochen Krumbach had to pit for a new gearbox, dropping it back to second in class.

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The Cup Class was won by the nr56 RMS Porsche 997 of Marc Faggionato, Thierry Stepnec, Thierry Prignaud and Franck Racinet, finishing 28 laps ahead of their nearest rival.

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The GT4 Class win went to the nr63 RJN Motorsport Nissan 370Z of Alex Buncombe, Chris Ward and Jordan Tresson after the class leading Lotus Evora of Greg Mansell, Eduardo Piscopo, Leo Mansell and Gianni Giudici went out in spectacular fashion when the engine let go. Despite electrical problems the Nissan reached the chequered flag , finishing 11 laps ahead of the nr100 DVB Racing BMW of Christophe Legrand, Raffaele Sangiuolo, Giuseppe de Pasquale and Wolfgang Haugg

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The next round of the Blancpain Endurance Series is at Magny Cour on Saturday 20th August for a 3-hour evening race.

Timo Scheider, Audi Sport Team WRT (Belgian Audi Club) Audi R8 LMS nr33 (1st)
“I have to thank all the guys who supported us this weekend, especially the WRT team. We came here with some expectations but we didn’t know what we could achieve. These guys did an awesome job. Starting from the kitchen, to the tyre guys to the mechanics and the engineers. We made no mistakes and the Audi R8 LMS lasted till the end which is the key to why we are sitting here today. We just changed once or twice the brakes but everything else ran smoothly. Mattias (Ekstrom) had one of the worst stints you could choose. He was out there this morning on slicks in the hard rain and he did a great job. We had some pressure and we had to survive and we did that. To win a race like this – the Spa 24 Hours of Spa – is always something special.”

Claudia Huertgen , Need For Speed Team Schubert BMW Z4 nr76 (2nd)
“It was a hard race for us because we started from 48th position. It was also the first time for us to drive here in dry conditions. We found a good set-up for the race which gave us confidence in the car. To finish second is brilliant for the team because at the last 24-hour race at Nurburgring we lost two cars which was tough. It was the first time here for the team and the car. I hope we will come back next year and be stronger and fight for the victory.”

Thomas Jager, Black Falcon Mercedes SLS AMG nr35 (3rd)
“We had lots of difficulties starting with the test day when we lost the car so our preparation was not good at all. We didn’t really know which direction to go with the set-up. We took the car from the factory last week did a roll out and came here. We had a great car and good reliability which is very important of course in a 24-hour race. We are really happy with the result. To compete against the factory teams as a private racing team is difficult, but I think the concept works. We would like to think that we can be more competitive next year. We’ll be back and hopefully challenge for the win.”

Guillaume Moreau, SOFREV ASP Ferrari 458 nr20 (1st Pro Am Cup)
" I was a little surprised at the start, there was a lot of agressive driving so I just aimed to stay on the track between the two white lines. I am very happy , a very good victory for my teammates and it is something very special to win the 24 Hours of Spa."

Thierry Stepec, RMS Porsche nr56 – CUP
“The race was really great. We had an excellent start and were leading the Cup race from about 10 o clock last night. We were able to produce a big gap from there on in to the second placed car and maintain the pace. Our lap times were pretty consistent and the car felt good for the majority of the race. We had a slight problem 20 minutes before the end but we had an advantage over the others so we were able to win the Cup class. Marco (Fagglonato) and Thierry (Prignaud) did a wonderful job in the car this weekend so we will enjoy this together.”

Christopher Ward, RJN Motorsport Nissan nr63 – GT4
“Our race went really well right from the word go so it was a relief to get the car home home after such a long event, especially at such a challenging circuit like Spa. We had problems with the car yesterday but nothing that we couldn’t overcome. From that point on the car ran reliably and we made sure we didn’t make any silly mistakes throughout the night. The whole team did a fantastic job – especially Alex (Buncombe) and Jordan (Tresson) who drove some fantastic stints to ensure we sustained the distance to the others. We look forward to a good celebration tonight.”

Alex Buncombe, RJN Motorsport Nissan nr63 – GT4
“The race was unbelievable and left me pretty speechless. We have done a lot with RJN but never really had any success with the 24 hour races so to win here at Spa is incredible and unforgettable. It has been a fantastic day and an awesome week for us.
“We had a lot of problems early on with a few small issues with the car and this let the Lotus pass. We have consistently been the fastest car all weekend and had a few little niggles at the start of the race, which unfortunately put us down to second in the class. Lotus Sport Italia didn’t finish the race in front us to so we took it all from there. We had to be careful and just make sure we got to the end, which is what we did.”

Brody, Level Racing Porsche nr19 – Gentleman Trophy
“The race was a dream for me. It was very hard for everybody but we finished with 30 seconds between us and the Muehlner Motorsport Porsche so I think it is a great result for us. We were seventeenth overall in the first Porsche so it was a very important win for us and the best podium of my life."

“I am very emotional at the moment and I even cried. I just wanted to get onto the podium with the team and also celebrate with Christoff (Corten), Mathijs (Harkema) and Kurt (Dujardin).”

ENDS

Jeff CARTER
Press Officer - Blancpain Endurance Series
SRO Motorsport Group

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Secuencia del accidente del BMW Z4 #44 del equipo Faster Racing by DB Motosport de la clase Pro Am Cup.

Fotos Oficiales Blancpain Endurance © Arno Murith

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Fuego en el Porsche 997 GT3-R #888 del Haribo Team Manthey...

Richard Westbrook, Haribo Team Manthley Porsche nr888: "It's a big shame to be honest because we were only 29 seconds behind a podium finish in PRO-Am. We were fighting for the lead for the first few hours - we then had to fight back from 42nd place and made the top 10 until right at the end where I failed to get to the end of the pit lane." Haribo Porsche nr888 hasretired from the race after 22 hours 23 minutesand 505 laps.

Fotos oficiales Blancpain Endurance ©VIMAGES/Fabre

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La Ferrari #1 del equipo Vita4One tuvo que retirarse cumplidas las 15 horas de carrera debido a un problema con la caja de cambios, sus pilotos son, Eric van de Poele, Nico Verdonck y Jean-Karl Vernay.

Mientras que la Ferrari #2 fue excluida al cumplirse las 19 horas de carrera por excederse en el tiempo limite para cumplir con un Drive Trough, el cual es de 3 vueltas como maximo y en ese momento el piloto Louis Machiels llevaba 6 vueltas sin cumplir con la penalizacion ignorando la bandera negra que se lo indicaba.

Foto oficial Blancpain Endurance ©VIMAGES/Fabre

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En lugar de la foto del dia, estas son las fotos del dia, las cuales demuestran los ultimos esfuerzos de los equipos asi como de los autos en estas 24 Horas de Spa.

Fotos oficiales de Blancpain Endurance © V-IMAGES/DECANCQ

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Lamborgino Gallardo #25 volcado aparatozamente en la entrada de los pits!

No entiendo como se pudo volcar ahi, esperando la repeticion...

Listo, en este video se ve claramente lo que paso, aunque no deja de ser extraño...


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Y con respecto al accidente del McLaren al principio de la carrera, algo escuche de que el BMW M3 de la categoria GT4, creo que lleva el #100 tuvo algo que ver con el accidente, aunque no esta claro que pudo haber pasado...

Parece que no hubo contacto pero si paso muy muy cerca del McLaren, no esta claro que le pudo haber pasado al McLaren que parece haber perdido el control solo pero aun asi quedan las dudas de un contacto con el BMW...


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Bien Oscar fue la mejor pero además la cobertura del evento más seguida, los números del foro así lo dicen.

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DEBUT 24 HOUR RACE FOR McLAREN GT SUCCESSFULLY ADVANCES THE 12C GT3 DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
Aug 1, 2011

Fotografia © McLaren Automotive Limited.

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The development programme for the new McLaren MP4-12C GT3 saw McLaren GT enter three cars into the Total 24 Hours of Spa over 30-31 July 2011. Impressive lap times, successful integration of a future McLaren GT customer into the team at Spa, and the safety of McLaren GT driver and Project Manager Andrew Kirkaldy following a high speed incident, mark out a positive result for McLaren GT in its debut 24 hour endurance race.

Car 60, which ran in partnership with future McLaren customer team VonRyan Racing, impressed as it finished its endurance race debut at Spa-Francorchamps. A team of drivers assembled specifically for the race included Phil Quaife, Adam Christodoulou, Glynn Geddie and Roger Wills. At the hands of Christodoulou, the 12C GT3 achieved an outstanding lap time of 2:23.214 on lap 256.

Chris Goodwin, McLaren GT executive and McLaren Automotive Chief Test Driver said: “The performance of the 12C GT3 and its drivers in car 60 was equally pleasing. Feedback from the team’s engineers and drivers indicates that the 12C GT3 is meeting its reliability and driveability targets.”

Early in the race Kirkaldy’s number 59 car was hit by a competitor, forcing the carbon chassis-based 12C GT3 off its trajectory and into the wall at turn 1. Kirkaldy was cleared of any serious injury at a nearby hospital following a precautionary scan. The car was subsequently placed in Parc Ferme at the circuit and awaits inspection by the McLaren GT team engineers.

Fotografia © McLaren Automotive

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Andrew Kirkaldy said: “I was obviously disappointed that one of our cars was forced out of the race so early. Our performance has been strong in development tests and our debut race at Spa in the British GT Championship showed the car is technically reliable.”

“I’ve had the opportunity to review the incident and the impact was clearly significant. If anything positive can be drawn, it’s that we are delighted to be using the 12C road car’s carbon ‘MonoCell’ chassis in our race car. It proved here that it is an incredibly robust safety cell for the driver. Just a few hours after the incident I was back at the circuit with the team.”

Car number 58, the third car in the McLaren GT line-up to enter the Total 24 Hours of Spa, was retired by the team following a thermal incident. Driver Tim Mullen walked away unharmed, and feedback from Mullen indicates that although a small fire occurred, it was unrelated to any major mechanical component. The cause of the incident will be investigated once the car is released from Parc Ferme at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit and returned to the UK.

Fotografia © McLaren Automotive

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Chris Goodwin said: “Tim and his car were very quick up to the point his car was retired. One advantage of taking a season to develop a new race car through a combination of private tests and competitive races like Spa 24, is that we are able to review issues like this, and develop the car to prevent the same issues repeating. We remain committed to delivering a reliable race car with great performance to our customers next year.”

McLaren GT will continue to develop the MP4-12C GT3 throughout the 2011 season. McLaren GT plans to enter the Blancpain Endurance Series races at Magny-Cours and Silverstone later this year, prior to delivering 20 new MP4-12C GT3 cars to private teams for racing in 2012.

Ends.

Reporte Oficial © McLaren Automotive Limited.

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Bueno en el reporte anterior la misma gente de McLaren lo confirma, el accidente se dio por contacto con el BMW #100 de la clase GT4.

Early in the race Kirkaldy’s number 59 car was hit by a competitor, forcing the carbon chassis-based 12C GT3 off its trajectory and into the wall at turn 1.

Via McLaren Automotive

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Car number 58, the third car in the McLaren GT line-up to enter the Total 24 Hours of Spa, was retired by the team following a thermal incident. Driver Tim Mullen walked away unharmed, and feedback from Mullen indicates that although a small fire occurred, it was unrelated to any major mechanical component. The cause of the incident will be investigated once the car is released from Parc Ferme at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit and returned to the UK.

Via McLaren Automotive

Fotos © MICHAEL VAN DE VELDE, Van De Velde Photography - Mas Fotografias de Michael Van De Velde

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La gente de Speedhunters hizo una excelente cobertura de las 24 Horas de Spa, aqui les dejo el enlace donde podran encontrar todos los articulos:

http://speedhunters.com/archive/tags/Sp ... fault.aspx

Y lo comparto porque da gusto ver el trabajo tan profesional que hacen ellos, que de verdad pueden rajar de tener la mejor informacion en vivo y lo cual aprovechan al maximo para regalarnos una excelente cobertura con informacion y fotos increibles, y el exito lo logran porque se centran en su trabajo y en su objetivo que es brindar información y no andar llenando paginas de puras criticas hacia otros medios, por eso vale la pena de verdad seguir cada una de sus coberturas, mis respetos para Speedhunters, nota 100 para ellos!

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mae Oscar, si fuera posible me gustaria que postearas alguna foto de la noche cuando estaban los autos subiendo la cuesta despuest de T1 y al mismo tiempo estaban los Fuegos artificiales.. es que esa imagen me dejó como loco! y me encantaria para mi escritorio.... GRACIAS!!!

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mae Oscar, si fuera posible me gustaria que postearas alguna foto de la noche cuando estaban los autos subiendo la cuesta despuest de T1 y al mismo tiempo estaban los Fuegos artificiales.. es que esa imagen me dejó como loco! y me encantaria para mi escritorio.... GRACIAS!!!

Aqui puedes encontrar algunas fotos que te pueden servir para tu escritorio: (http://speedhunters.com/media/)

Y aqui unas fotos, la primera una pasada por Eau Rouge y la segunda con los fuegos artificiales de fondo...