looks like it'll run here in June for the six hoursShould be interesting. It will be hard starting at the 24 hours of Daytona with the huge loading in the banked turns at Daytona.
Sweet! Go FoMoCo!
Do they still have a rule that you must sell at least 50 to the general public before you can race at Lemans?
WOW, I coulda had a V-8!
Yes, and my buddy, Joey Hand, will be piloting one of the Ford GTs. Ford is “all in” on the move from the Prototype class to the GTLM class and badly want to win Le Mans on the 50th anniversary of their last win, with the Ford GT40 in 1966.
While the production Ford GT may produce 600+ horse power, entrants in the GTLM class of the Tudor series are limited to around 435 hp. The Prototype class cars produce 500 or more hp.
I have been waiting for this and cant wait to watch the race.
I keep reading these stats and despite my hand strength I can imagine the darn car wheel ripping out of my hands as I slam back into the seat with my foot down way to far on the accelerator.
Training is everything driving these monsters and I sure don’t have it.
Heck, I thought the 90’s Z-28s were beasts but they could barely handle a turn they were so back heavy.
Anyway, you really have to appreciate the ability of these drivers. For the record I am good, and take optimimum care to watch for safety of myself AND my fellow driver which fewer and fewer seem to regard.
looks like it'll run here in June for the six hours