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What is the Le Mans 24 hour race?


1. Basic information

Le Mans (Le Mans) is located about 200km southwest of Paris, France, at a population of about 200,000 commercial city. This small city can be famous throughout the world, Audi R10 battle Harrier mainly because since 1923 (1936, except from 1940 to 1948), held annually in June is known as the most hard, most boring individual events — “24 Hours of Le Mans” (French for the 24URESDUMANS). It is a major event in Paris, 200 kilometers southwest of the town of Le Mans (Hong Kong called Leaman), held, held in 1923, to 2001, has been held for 69 sessions (1936, 1940 – the end of 1948 was held). The track is local highways and streets closed into a ring road, 13.5 km long lap, asphalt and concrete pavement. Competition in general from four o’clock in the afternoon of the first day, has been continued to the next day at four o’clock, which lasted 24 hours. Participate in the World Endurance Championship car (World Endurance ChamPionship) models are mainly group C sports prototype (SPorts Pro to tyPe) car. Such a car can take two people, take turns driving.

Endurance Championship race there are 1000km, 1610km, 5000km and 8050km, time-namely, 6h, 12h and 24h; which 1000km car racing and Le Mans 24 hour endurance contest most famous car. From 1984, the FISA predetermined group C of not less than 850kg heavy trucks, for fuel consumption does not exceed 100km race 60L. In 1992, FISA also requires all group C car-free turbocharged engine, the general schedule for the 480km. Enduro riders and the performance of the car is an extreme test of endurance, this is a tough game.

Le Mans endurance and speed of the car is the most severe test. 1988 Porsche, a Mercedes-Benz Jago baby and Meisaidisi companies send teams participated in the competition. Prior to this, thisThe three companies met in June 11, 1955. In that game, the shocking tragedy. When the rider Austin MacLean driving the car suddenly towards the side of the road, driving to Mike Jago baby Model T to give way quickly to catch up to Meisaidisi from behind a Mercedes-Benz 300 tragedy tragic [ 123] SLR dodge the car, rolled past from Austin directly, the same as the shells flew fence next to the “boom” a loud crash, the car was pushed into two parts, and immediately caught fire and burst into flames hit the audience intensive in the stands, the driver died on the spot, the audience 83 people were killed. At that time the tournament will organize relevant personnel to carry away the dead and wounded, clean out the garbage, it announced that the game continues. The final Jago baby racing victory. This car has continuously won the first prize in 1956 and 1959. Since the provisions of 1958 has changed, with restrictions on car engine displacement shall not exceed 3L. After the contest, British-made baby car Jago still no rival. 1950s, Jago baby car won the championship five times. He has been renowned in the past 20 years. To win the championship is not easy to maintain honor and more efforts need to continue. Jago baby depot constantly applying new technologies to the production car, insisted on participating in the Le Mans car race, while Meisaidisi a Mercedes-Benz has also developed new models, trying to win the fight for winning this competition.
for the drivers at Le Mans is a great challenge, FISA provisions of each car will only be allowed three riders took turns driving, continuous driving time per person is not more than 4h, the main drivers of the total driving time does not exceed 14h. Many famous racing driver admiration for Le Mans. Four-time Le Mans champion French driver Proscar Kolo said: “If you do not intend to participate in the Le Mans race, it can not be regarded as a real racer, as early as possible to find individual line of business, shop and go or something like farming ! “Proscar Colo partner, veteran racer Watson and his views are not exactly the same. He said: “I think at Le Mans is contrary to reason and your judgment.” Indy car racing veteran Cogan said: “In general, racers are not too afraid of the danger of the sport, even if worry, they are not sitting in the car in the game when Le Mans is a bit unusual, not because the speed is too fast, but high speed duration is too long, it seems like endless, which makes you have time to think those things should not think of ……. During the night and completely phaseInstead, my mind is completely made of wood, because I’ve been scared of the SOUL. “Luther famous German rider unabashedly Wenger said:” Although I have been made three times Le Mans winner, but I still hate this place! This is purely roulette. “Le Mans as a magnet for the racers, like a demon, like so
people terrified.
Le Mans circular runway length 13. skin, most of which is enclosed in a high-speed public highway, road racing on two-thirds of its speed of 370km / h or so, group C cars are generally only spend about 3 lmin will be able to finish the lap distance. there was a road about 6km straight on the runway, in the car this zipped across the road, speeds of up to 390km / h. the drivers in the 24h race, during traveling on a road use 6h, nervous people feel suffocated, even if it is slight negligence, the consequences are disastrous. of course this Road vehicles are also the most severe test, the engine screamed desperately, as if the break off from the chassis, like sprang from under the bonnet and the tire seems to be roasted to a furnace explosion .

Although Le Mans car race dangerous, but because it is one of the most important game, and because of this race to the drivers score three times that of other world championships, so keep attracting more The more players to participate in racing force.


2, the historical performance

24 Hours of Le Mans Throughout the history of Le Mans, before the 58th European and American drivers are champions monopoly. in 1991 the 59th game, popped up a dark horse Mazda. Mazda vehicles equipped with a rotary engine car all squeezed into the top 10, where the No. 55 car Mazda 787B took first place. [ 123] after this tournament, the international Federation of automobile sports of the decision: since 1992, except for the following 3.SL displacement piston engine car, put the car other engines are not allowed to participate in the Le Mans 24 Hours race Mazda with a rotary engine 7 8 7B just to win the championship would be excluded from the race. So far, in thisCompetition entry work hard over ten years of Mazda’s rotary engine, with its brilliant achievements drew a nice conclusion for themselves.

1992 championship was taken away again Peugeot, Toyota won the runner-up. 1993 Peugeot 905 arranged three of the top three with a full glory, 4 to 6 Toyota have all been taken away. In 1994 the marathon contest is fiercely competitive, June 27 at a high temperature intense inflammation of the car running for a whole day and night, until the last few minutes before a hierarchy. Driven by Dalmas / Haywood / Baldi 5 person Bo Sheer (D.uer P.rs.he) only a few inches collar

24 Hours of Le Mans First; manufactured by Irvine / M. rtine / Kr. sn. ff SA driving Toyota Racing won the runner-up. after the game seven times since 2000, Audi swept six times, so that the Audi R8, R10 has become synonymous with the world’s most successful Le Mans 24-hour race car. Audi in 1999 formally join the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The earliest played Audi R8 car equipped with a V8 engine, using FSI? Gasoline direct injection technology, low fuel consumption and thereby creating a strong competitive advantage. After the Audi R8 at the child on an exciting race to get third place, the 2000 Audi R8 a newly developed swept the 2000 and 2001 race winner. However, the victory did not stop there. In 2002, the Audi team staged an unprecedented “hat trick”, the third consecutive championship in the bag. In 2004 and 2005, the Audi team and legendary camel consecutive victory, the Audi R8 won five championships in the Le Mans 24 hour race! December 13, 2005, in Paris, Audi officially unveiled to the world of the Audi R10. As TDI? Inventor of the diesel direct injection engine technology, Audi virtue of section equipped with 5.5-liter V-12 cylinder bi-turbo TDI? Direct-injection diesel engine car to win the 74th Le Mans winner, the Audi Le Mans become history a manufacturer of diesel-powered vehicles use to win.

every Le Mans racing cars by the three drivers were (mid-1980 for the two racers), and the use of methods substitutions do not change, all the fuel, change tires and repair time including 24 hours or less. Finally, the highest mileage car to win, usually a day off, the best performance of car miles traveled nearly 5,000 kilometers.


24 Hours of Le Mans due to the variety of Le Mans endurance race is the world’s longest game, but players driving on the same ring to keep on track turn on more than 350 laps, the race monotonous and boring. Regardless of drivers, maintenance or the audience, at the time of midnight will become exhausted. So the game is known as the hardest, most boring event. Most of the audience is with cabins, trailers or tents to come to watch the battle, 30 large parking lot next to the stadium every game are full of parked cars 100 000. Around the track as well as a fully equipped dining, entertainment and leisure facilities, as well as major fleet sales imitation clothing, hat shops, so fans here as festive. Viewers can while eating delicious food in the restaurant, while watching out the window to reach more than 300 km per hour the car sped past, which is also called the racing world in a unique scenario. The same nature of the game as well as Japan Suzuka (Suzuka) 8 Heures race.
3, championship Heroes

Christensen Le Mans seven consecutive Name Country won Kristensen of Denmark 7 times ace Alex Belgium 6
Bell UK 5
De Bien root Belgium 4
Pescarolo France 4
Dalmas France 4
barnato UK 3
odd Nettie Italy 3
Hill United States three times
Luwei Ge Germany three times
United States Hall Bot 3
Haywood USA 3
Shapiro Italy 3 times [123 ] Biela Germany 3

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