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Conference oass::racers

Title:Racers and Racing
Notice:As long as it's not NASCAR or F1 or Drags...
Moderator:RHETT::BURDEN_D
Created:Tue Aug 08 1995
Last Modified:Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:391
Total number of notes:4486

256.0. "Mazda wins Le Mans 1991" by LJOHUB::CRITZ (John Ellis to ride RAAM '91) Mon Jun 24 1991 10:06

    	Mazda won the 24-hour race at Le Mans over the weekend.
    
    	Jaguar second, third, and fourth.
    
    	Mercedes fifth (I believe).
    
    	Two other Mazda in sixth and eighth, or somewhere close.
    
    	Scott
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256.1The Japanese have arrived - watch out!STAR::BOIKOVMS - Very Much SingleMon Jun 24 1991 11:426
    	This is the first win by a car from Japan, in the 59 year history of
    the 24 hours of Le Mans.
    
    	I can see the Mazda ads now, and for the next 12 months....
    
    								-mike-
256.2NEWOA::SAXBYA house! My kingdom for a house!Tue Jun 25 1991 05:5025
    
    Hee hee hee...
    
    Nissan and Toyota heads must be rolling right now... :^)
    
    Picture it...
    
    Nissan Executive : "Ah Head Of Finance San. You know you said we'd
    			waste our money doing the SWC and Le Mans"
    
    Head Of Finance  : "Yes, Executive San"
    
    N.E. : "Well it doesn't look as if you convinced Mazda...Care to
    	    borrow my Seppuca knife?"
    
    Mark
    
    PS Mercedes fastest, but broke mid-day on Sunday, Jaguar reliable, but
    slow with all that extra weight which Mazda so cleverly (?) managed not
    to get lumbered with. It was a great race this year, with plenty of
    drama and excitement. New pits are good too, but it was a pity they
    didn't open the paddock on Friday night this year.
256.3exitKOALA::BEMISno bucks, no Buck RogersWed Jun 26 1991 11:3410
    
    Mark,
    
    Permit a cynic a mild flame...
    
    As FISA strengthens its' grip on LeMans spectators will be less and
    less welcome at all areas of the circuit.  This will manifest itself in
    two ways, outrageous security and F1 style ticket prices.
    
    - Nate
256.4NEWOA::SAXBYA light bulb lasts longer?Wed Jun 26 1991 11:446
    
    Nate,
    
    I hope you're wrong, but I fear you're not!
    
    Mark
256.5Ticket prices like F-1GUCCI::BBELLThu Sep 19 1991 16:187
    Le Mans was great this year -- the early sprint by the Peejoes, 
    the almost domination by the Mercs and the surprize winner. 
    But Group C is attractive because of the whole package and it
    will lose if it changes the appeal to the spectators.
    
    Bob
256.6Surely some mistake ?CURRNT::PAGEDAttention Span Expired,Call SupportFri Sep 20 1991 11:243
    Group C appeals to spectators ? Since when ? Last Sunday at
    Magny Cours only 10,000 bothered to turn up. Its much the same
    wherever the "circus" pitches camp; the exception being Le Mans.
256.7Mismanagement personified!NEWOA::SAXBYAye. When I were a lad....Fri Sep 20 1991 12:0314
    
    Very true, Dave. 10k? Did you see the figures for the GTCC race on
    an industrial estate near Zurich? Over 10 TIMES that figure!!!!!
    
    Group C is poorly promoted and if only 10k Frenchman turn out
    to watch an on form Peugeot team waltz to a 1-2 victory, what kind
    of crowd do you think an unpopular round will attract?
    
    I notice next year's WORLD Sportscar Championship includes 2 races 
    in France, 2 in Italy, 2 in Japan, 1 in Germany, 1 in Britain, 1
    in the US (Oh yeah!!!!) and 1 in Spain (Who are they kidding?!?!).
    Some WORLD championship, eh?
    
    Mark