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Conference terri::cars_uk

Title:Cars in the UK
Notice:Please read new conference charter 1.70
Moderator:COMICS::SHELLEYELD
Created:Sun Mar 06 1994
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:2584
Total number of notes:63384

1883.0. "24h of Le Mans 1993" by ULYSSE::CHEVAUX (Patrick Chevaux @VBE, DTN 828-5584) Wed Sep 09 1992 17:36

	The Automobile Club de L'Ouest, organisisers of the Le Mans 24-hour
  race, have announced that the 1993 race will be run as an independent event
  outside the World Sports Car Championship. The organisers are inviting
  entries from the world, American and Japanese championships.
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1883.1ULYSSE::CHEVAUXPatrick Chevaux @VBE, DTN 828-5584Wed Sep 09 1992 17:375
    .0�  outside the World Sports Car Championship. The organisers are inviting
    
    at last, a wise move.
    
    WSCC ? who cares ?
1883.2ADSERV::PW::WINALSKICareful with that VAX, EugeneWed Sep 09 1992 17:504
Now, if we can just get rid of the Balestre chicane in the Mulsanne
straight....

--PSW
1883.3Baby you make me go brumm brumm...SAC::HAYCOX_IIanWed Dec 09 1992 13:2217
    Reprinted from Daily Telegraph (without permission)
    
    o Jaguar have entered three cars for the Daytona 24-hour race on Jan
    30-31, and are expected to enter a full team for the Le Mans 24-hour
    event next June.
    Tom Walkinshaw Racing are preparing Jaguar XJR-12s for the American
    event, which Jaguar won in 1988 and in 1990, and in both years they
    went on to win the French Classic event.
    
    o Derek Bell, 51, three times winner at Daytona, will drive a Nissan at
    the event in January.
    
    
    Maybe we should start a 'NOT the WSCC/WSPC Le Mans (Group C) 1993'
    note?
    
    Ian.
1883.4Just my kind of Goil....VIVIAN::G_COOMBERInsured by Smith and WessonWed Dec 09 1992 13:5913
    
    It does not supprise me in the least, In fact pretty much as expected.
    
    I expect that Le Mans 1993 will be a good event, miles better than this
    year. Le Mans never needed Balestra or Fisa the race was there whatever
    happened. Daytona and Le Mans have so much stigma attached to them ,
    everyone wanted to enter or win or both. I would expect to see teams
    like Kremer,Joest,Courage,Schuppan loads of spice's all come out of the
    woodwork. The cost was too silly , so was the racing. 1993 is back to
    grass roots racing. Much more fun.
    
    
    Garry
1883.5ADSERV::PW::WINALSKICareful with that VAX, EugeneThu Dec 10 1992 02:366
RE: .4

I trust you meant 'prestige', not 'stigma'.  If there were great stigma 
attached to Le Mans, nobody would enter the event.

--PSW