Lexus LFA Wins Class at 24 Hours Nürburgring
05-16-10, 12:13 PM
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Lexus LFA Wins Class at 24 Hours Nürburgring
http://gazoo.com/racing/top/2010NUR2...rcuitLive.aspx
Congrats to #50 LFA, overtaking the #6 V12 Vantage for the class victory!
Full ranking for all 197 cars entered here: http://adac.24h-rennen.de/Live-Ranking.4243.0.html
#50 LFA's #1 finish in SP8 (19 overall) improved greatly over the prototype LF-As; ranked #7 (121 overall) in 2008, #4 (87 overall) in 2009.
The #51 LFA had to have an engine change due to 'foreign contaminants' discovered in its fuel. For a while there it was thought to be out of the race for good, but came back.
News sites:
http://as-web.jp/news/info.php?c_id=6&no=26913
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Official sites:
http://vln.de/index.gb.php
http://adac.24h-rennen.de/
Congrats to #50 LFA, overtaking the #6 V12 Vantage for the class victory!
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SP8 Class Results Overall Car# Class Ranking 19th No.50 GAZOO Racing/LEXUS LFA 35th No.7 Bez Ulrich/Rapide 40th No.6 Porrit Chris/V12 Vantage 60th No.72 Team World Car Awards/IS-F 87th No.74 Gentle Swiss Racing/N24 95th No.49 Alexander Krebs/R8 4.2 FSI 107th No.79 Derichs Rennwagen e.V. Ⅱ/W12 D2 110th No.78 Derichs Rennwagen e.V./V8 D11 146th No.66 Schrick Tim/V8 Vantage 156th No.51 GAZOO Racing/LEXUS LFA 158th No.71 KIWI Team Nurburgring/RS4 159th No.68 "Ed" "Nicelife"/Corvette
#50 LFA's #1 finish in SP8 (19 overall) improved greatly over the prototype LF-As; ranked #7 (121 overall) in 2008, #4 (87 overall) in 2009.
The #51 LFA had to have an engine change due to 'foreign contaminants' discovered in its fuel. For a while there it was thought to be out of the race for good, but came back.
News sites:
http://as-web.jp/news/info.php?c_id=6&no=26913
http://translate.google.com/translat...13&sl=ja&tl=en
http://attackofthefanboy.com/news/ka...king-114-cars/
Official sites:
http://vln.de/index.gb.php
http://adac.24h-rennen.de/
05-16-10, 12:22 PM
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Indeed!!! Akio Toyoda didn't drive this year, due to publicity reasons, but they had superbly capable race drivers like Akira Iida.
Yes, they had some 33 entries out of the 197 entered this year, and in different classes. The Porsche hybrid was on track to win the overall rankings but had problems at the end and didn't finish, IIRC.
Yes, they had some 33 entries out of the 197 entered this year, and in different classes. The Porsche hybrid was on track to win the overall rankings but had problems at the end and didn't finish, IIRC.
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Indeed!!! Akio Toyoda didn't drive this year, due to publicity reasons, but they had superbly capable race drivers like Akira Iida.
Yes, they had some 33 entries out of the 197 entered this year, and in different classes. The Porsche hybrid was on track to win the overall rankings but had problems at the end and didn't finish, IIRC.
Yes, they had some 33 entries out of the 197 entered this year, and in different classes. The Porsche hybrid was on track to win the overall rankings but had problems at the end and didn't finish, IIRC.
Top 20 result overall, class win. Nice improvement. Congratulations.
Now configure one in full GT2/GT1 race trim and send it off to LeMans next year please.
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05-16-10, 06:34 PM
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According to Gazoo's website this isn't the end of the LFA in racing. So whether that means they'll challenge more Nurburgring races or challenge different sports car racing is up for debate. I think they are planning in racing the rest of the season of VLN though, which is Nurburgring races.
05-16-10, 07:53 PM
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Congrats Lexus! Class win and 19th overall is an excellent showing in a difficult format where luck is every bit as important as preparation.
05-16-10, 09:13 PM
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Thanks for making this a sticky! 
Indeed, lol. Quoting from memory of the live race blog may have been a bit inaccurate, here is what they said:
The pit crew, support personnel definitely worked a lot for the 24 hours race, their hard work paid off. Can only imagine what an engine swap on the LFA during the heat of competition must've been like.
The 24h SP8 winner awards held by some of the tired but ecstatic drivers: 
Originally Posted by Gazoo Racing
We have insight for last night trouble with#51. They have found foreign substance in engine fuel therefore they have changed engine. It took long time to change it as it was customized based on stock-car. (17:36)
#51 has returned after 11 hours of absence. Repairing operation has been conducted since 23:00 last night to fix power train related problem. (17:30)
#51 has returned after 11 hours of absence. Repairing operation has been conducted since 23:00 last night to fix power train related problem. (17:30)
Can only imagine what an engine swap on the LFA during the heat of competition must've been like.
Originally Posted by Gazoo Racing
Afterglow of Nurburgring race has faded and cleaning up operation is taking place. It was great to achieve victory in class category but what's more important than that is the fact the team has shown further growth after enduring many challenges.
We feel very much honored to complete the race with everyone's warm encouragement. We would like to say thank you.
We feel very much honored to complete the race with everyone's warm encouragement. We would like to say thank you.
05-16-10, 09:53 PM
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http://adac.24h-rennen.de/Ergebnislisten.3846.0.html
Hour by hour, class and stint analysis of lap times etc.
Hour by hour, class and stint analysis of lap times etc.