Bad News For TVR Fans

Bad News For TVR Fans

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GCerbera

Original Poster:

5,161 posts

258 months

Thursday 24th March 2005
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The final Le Mans Entry list appears to confirm that LNT didn't obtain even a
reserve entry for Le Mans


Huge impact for those of us going in our thousands to support TVR.

HarryW

15,281 posts

276 months

Thursday 24th March 2005
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Just posted on another thread about this.
Quiet pissed off about this. Perhaps they just haven't appeared on the reserve list yet . I thought LNT are the closest to a factory backed Tiv team, with the latest version of the T400.
Seriously considering giving it a miss on principle next year if there is no show this .
Fecking french eh, my mum was right all them years ago, lovely country, shame about the people........

Harry

Guy Humpage

12,047 posts

291 months

Thursday 24th March 2005
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HarryW said:
Perhaps they just haven't appeared on the reserve list yet .


The Reserve List will only be added to if those (8?) on the list all manage to sneak into the race. Which is doubtful.

We'll all just have to cheer on the 2 Rollcentre cars.

Tyre Smoke

23,018 posts

268 months

Thursday 24th March 2005
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Isn't Peninsula entering a car this year?

I got a letter from them indicating this, but perhaps it was just the LMES??

Ballistic Banana

14,700 posts

274 months

Thursday 24th March 2005
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Tyre Smoke said:
Isn't Peninsula entering a car this year?

I got a letter from them indicating this, but perhaps it was just the LMES??


It shows here www.lemans.org/univers_sport/ressources/pdf/liste_lemans_2005.pdf that they are

BB

Ballistic Banana

14,700 posts

274 months

Thursday 24th March 2005
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I suppose the bad outcome at Sebring had an impact on them not getting in. A shame but were a long way away yet, so fingers crossed... teams pull out etc.. must admit thought(hoped) they may get on the reserve list.

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Tyre Smoke

23,018 posts

268 months

Thursday 24th March 2005
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Ballistic Banana said:

Tyre Smoke said:
Isn't Peninsula entering a car this year?

I got a letter from them indicating this, but perhaps it was just the LMES??



It shows here www.lemans.org/univers_sport/ressources/pdf/liste_lemans_2005.pdf that they are

BB



See? It's not all bad!

GCerbera

Original Poster:

5,161 posts

258 months

Friday 25th March 2005
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Tyre Smoke said:

Ballistic Banana said:


Tyre Smoke said:
Isn't Peninsula entering a car this year?
I got a letter from them indicating this, but perhaps it was just the LMES??


It shows here <a href="http://www.lemans.org/univers_sport/ressources/pdf/liste_lemans_2005.pdf">www.lemans.org/univers_sport/ressources/pdf/liste_lemans_2005.pdf</a> that they are

BB


See? It's not all bad!
With all due respect to Peninsula, they are not able to put in the
resources and development that LNT had and the level of competitiveness
shows as a result.

Tyre Smoke

23,018 posts

268 months

Friday 25th March 2005
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I know Graham, all is not yet lost, they might make it in. At least there wil be a Tiv on the grid. We can then have a PH sweepstake to see how far it keeps going, not that it's unreliable, but as you said the funds aren't there.

smpaton

289 posts

243 months

Tuesday 29th March 2005
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Guys,

You should not have worried. The final fifty have just been announced and TVR will be present with RACESPORT PENINSULA TVR.

kartman24

459 posts

258 months

Wednesday 30th March 2005
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Sorry no disrespect to Racesport but i don`t think you will see their car any where near the lap times that the LNT cars are capable of. JMHO..........Martin

Tyre Smoke

23,018 posts

268 months

Wednesday 30th March 2005
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smpaton said:
Guys,

You should not have worried. The final fifty have just been announced and TVR will be present with RACESPORT PENINSULA TVR.




the thread! before you D'oh!

TV05CAN

107 posts

257 months

Saturday 2nd April 2005
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Any recent news on this problem? I am just about to book the last spaces to go to Le-Mans, I now feel a little rserved, but still got the gut rumbling feeling that I`ve got to take my new Tuscan for a blast with fellow TVR`s and other Pheers

GCerbera

Original Poster:

5,161 posts

258 months

Saturday 2nd April 2005
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Might be some news after this weekend as LNT are at Donington

TV05CAN

107 posts

257 months

Saturday 2nd April 2005
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Thanks GCerbera, please keep us posted, I am searching sites now, but sun is shining here and need to get some hooning done....missus wants to go and
buy a new log burner..............woopey

excitment all over again, I can`t wait to get in to the shop and look at all those hearths

Need to get out going now!!!

xjr-9

342 posts

235 months

Sunday 3rd April 2005
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i think LNT are entering 2 TVR 400R's. If not then there's always Aston Martin with the DBR9's.