Radio Le Mans

Radio Le Mans

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FARP

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161 posts

165 months

Wednesday 8th July 2020
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Will Radio Le Mans be Broadcasting from the circuit in September, just wouldn’t be the same without John Hindhaugh dull cide tones

LM240

4,883 posts

225 months

Wednesday 8th July 2020
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I haven’t heard otherwise, but if it is running I imagine they will be covering it.

Truckosaurus

12,047 posts

291 months

Wednesday 8th July 2020
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They've been covering the restarted Nurburgring Endurance Series and IMSA races in recent weeks.

There might be missing contributors due to travel restrictions and illness though.

Great Dane

2,793 posts

173 months

Wednesday 8th July 2020
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Truckosaurus said:
They've been covering the restarted Nurburgring Endurance Series and IMSA races in recent weeks.

There might be missing contributors due to travel restrictions and illness though.
Trussers is seriously ill


LawrieC

583 posts

111 months

Wednesday 8th July 2020
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They seem to be running (relatively) normally, and those that can't go will be relying on them

Output Flange

16,870 posts

218 months

Thursday 9th July 2020
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Unless it was mentioned on MWM last night (I've not caught up yet), all they've said so far is that they will be broadcasting coverage whether they're at the track or not, although if they're not the coverage might be a bit different.

I'd imagine though that if they're allowing 50,000 spectators, they'll allow the RSL team.

Truckosaurus

12,047 posts

291 months

Thursday 9th July 2020
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Output Flange said:
...although if they're not the coverage might be a bit different....
Other than the pit lane reporting the main commentating seems to be done via timing screens and tv monitors rather than someone looking directly at the track, so being remote shouldn't mean a poorer product.

Lovey1

476 posts

188 months

Thursday 9th July 2020
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A large percentage of the 24 hours is the reporting from the pit lane which they need to be there for as it creates a great sense of being among it...particularly in the early hours when you can sense how tired the crews are. i hope they are there. i remember Le Mans pre RLM. Hourly updates and the the way to know what was going on in the pits was to spend hours watching!.

gt6

1,463 posts

192 months

Thursday 9th July 2020
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I still remember the timing screens on polls, they were the only way of knowing positions apart from the 20 mins pat the hour english update on the tannoy system

LawrieC

583 posts

111 months

Friday 10th July 2020
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They used to give away an hourly position sheet, and there was this above the pits

lowdrag

13,033 posts

220 months

Friday 10th July 2020
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FARP said:
Will Radio Le Mans be Broadcasting from the circuit in September, just wouldn’t be the same without John Hindhaugh dull cide tones
Would you mean dulcet tones? He is anything but dull. However, I have read elsewhere that John Hindhaugh is quite seriously ill, but now can't find the reference on the internet.

FredericRobinson

3,941 posts

239 months

Friday 10th July 2020
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Paul Trusswell is ill, John Hindhaugh is broadcasting as normal so is presumably ok, was commentating today on the Monza 12 hours

Edited by FredericRobinson on Friday 10th July 22:17

lowdrag

13,033 posts

220 months

Saturday 11th July 2020
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Apologies for the error. We wish him well.

Great Dane

2,793 posts

173 months

Sunday 12th July 2020
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lowdrag said:
Apologies for the error. We wish him well.
Trussers has serious cancer please read his blog