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"The London Project" Le Mans Racing Team - SILVERSTONE pics added!

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Old 09-10-2011, 07:19 PM
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Very happy closed cockpit cars are back ......... " Real" race cars .....
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We'll be racing against the Stig

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Fantastic pictures, thanks for sharing them!

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Wow, great pics!
Thanks for sharing
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Today was the big day! We finished 2nd in class, which was pretty decent. Jordan drove especially well. In the end we were catching the leader by 4 seconds a lap and would have taken the lead if we'd had another 15 minutes. I won't spoil the rest of the results in case people haven't watched it yet.

Warm up starts:





Grid girls make their way out:







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The 6 hour race has begun:











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Some other random stuff.

Swapping cold for hot tires on the grid just before the start of the race:




Murray Walker:








Speed trap in the pit lane:


We use electric tire warmers:


Some other teams use gas heaters instead:



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