Yep working again now, but it was definitely out earlier on two different ISPs and browsers.
I thought it had been pulled because of the over-excitement at Michelin Chicane :tongue:
-
Want to remove ads? Register an account and login to see fewer ads, and become a Supporting Member to remove almost all ads.
Yep working again now, but it was definitely out earlier on two different ISPs and browsers.
I thought it had been pulled because of the over-excitement at Michelin Chicane :tongue:
Galleries - Time to Burn? - Top Gear
Quite possibly:
There's also a new TV series starting on Sunday, let's hope it appears.
Yep, you beat me to it. The long awaited blog about Le Mans. That "leblogauto" vid is pretty cool. Most the other vids and photos we already have here. Seems the French really like this Margot Laffite:
Last edited by a moderator:
Hey - just got back from Le Mans where Tesla was again present.
On Friday I went to the drivers' parade and literally as I got off the tram and pushed into the crowd, I saw the back of the Protoscar Lampo, followed by an orange Roadster. It was so soon after arriving I didn't even have time to get my camera out of its bag.
On Saturday, just after the Le Mans Legends race, there was an unannounced 'supercars' parade which included a grey and an orange Roadster. I picked up my camera to get a snap of them in formation, only to see CARD ERROR on the screen. Arrrrgghhhh!!!
By the time I got the camera rebooted, all I could get was this crappy shot:
The orange one even stopped in front of me for 10 seconds, seemingly knowing there was a photo-op (I couldn't see who was driving either car).
Oh well, hopefully some other shots will turn up.
I wasn't sure where they were hiding the rest of the time - but I wasn't out and about as much as I was last year.
Overall not as good a race as 2008, but then that one will take some beating.
On Friday I went to the drivers' parade and literally as I got off the tram and pushed into the crowd, I saw the back of the Protoscar Lampo, followed by an orange Roadster. It was so soon after arriving I didn't even have time to get my camera out of its bag.
On Saturday, just after the Le Mans Legends race, there was an unannounced 'supercars' parade which included a grey and an orange Roadster. I picked up my camera to get a snap of them in formation, only to see CARD ERROR on the screen. Arrrrgghhhh!!!
By the time I got the camera rebooted, all I could get was this crappy shot:
The orange one even stopped in front of me for 10 seconds, seemingly knowing there was a photo-op (I couldn't see who was driving either car).
Oh well, hopefully some other shots will turn up.
I wasn't sure where they were hiding the rest of the time - but I wasn't out and about as much as I was last year.
Overall not as good a race as 2008, but then that one will take some beating.
A thought occurred to me that if any of the British owners wanted to take their car to Le Mans this weekend, they are welcome to stop at my place for a top-up. From there it is comfortably reachable on a single charge via the Portsmouth - Le Havre ferry.
We've even got power outlets on our pitch at Le Mans so you can refill for the return journey.
44.4kWh and that includes 130 km/h speeds on the Autoroute.
By the way, I was told that Tesla themselves will be there again in the Parade des Pilotes on Friday evening and on the track on Saturday morning.
We've even got power outlets on our pitch at Le Mans so you can refill for the return journey.
44.4kWh and that includes 130 km/h speeds on the Autoroute.
By the way, I was told that Tesla themselves will be there again in the Parade des Pilotes on Friday evening and on the track on Saturday morning.
Attachments
Just read that Saturday's track action is not the usual parade but qualifying sessions and a race featuring the Roadster, Audi e-tron, BMW and Mazda hydrogens, among others. Should be interesting.
Last edited:
So the race turned out to be more of a parade - perhaps the plan changed from when my guide was written, or maybe the hydrogen crowd got nervous again
Anyway, the Audi e-tron turned out to be an R8 based mule.
Unfortunately, while I was taking these photos I was pick-pocketed. When I had satisfied myself that yes, I hadn't left my wallet behind, and after being sent on a wild goose chase by the site security, I decided that some slightly more local knowledge would help track down the police - big thanks to Simon Rochefort for helping find the police station and offering to lend me some cash. I will buy you that coca next time I see you :smile:
Anyway, the Audi e-tron turned out to be an R8 based mule.
Unfortunately, while I was taking these photos I was pick-pocketed. When I had satisfied myself that yes, I hadn't left my wallet behind, and after being sent on a wild goose chase by the site security, I decided that some slightly more local knowledge would help track down the police - big thanks to Simon Rochefort for helping find the police station and offering to lend me some cash. I will buy you that coca next time I see you :smile:
Last edited:
This article includes a list of cars that were intended to take part.
Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
I was intrigued what the Andros was. It seems it's one of eight identical EVs specially built for an EV ice-racing series in the French Alps (and here ice means the frozen wet stuff, not the Infernal Combustion Engine).
I think I might like to go and see that - sounds mad!
Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
I think I might like to go and see that - sounds mad!
Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
So as I now own a Roadster and once again was heading to Le Mans this year, guess which car I took.
Last Wednesday the group formed up outside my work and headed for the Portsmouth to Le Havre ferry. After escaping rush hour in Le Havre we set off on the 134 miles through the French countryside and arrived in Le Mans at dusk. First task was to located a suitable outlet for charging as the normal 16A outlets had been replaced and the new ones were apparently limited to 5A. That task done, it was time to see some racing.
This trip was 6 years since I spied my first Tesla Roadster, which was the start of this thread and a journey that has left me considerably poorer. So with that in mind while it was quiet on Friday morning, we decided that LJ60 HUO should visit the same spot in homage.
2008
2014
The rest of the event was great, as always (with Audi taking yet another win but once again proving that reliability is king and there is no point having outright speed if you can't finish the 24 hours). Several people came up to me and said I had the coolest car in the camp site (no mean feat given there were plenty of Lamborghinis and a Ferrari Testarossa nearby), with some Lotus guys taking a particular interest. Some smartass asked, "how did you get this here, on a trailer?" to which a quick "no, I turned the key and drove it" quickly saw him dispatched.
Tesla had a Model S there in the "Towards the future" pavillion, along with a BMW i3 and i8 and various other concepts. I'm getting a bit bored of this "future cars" label. They're here and now. The Model S was mobbed most of the time, I was lucky to get this clear shot. We also saw another S being used as a taxi.
With the event over we did our customary lap of the track on the Monday morning, before I had to head off to Paris for a meeting. This was an easy 120 or so miles on back roads through the glorious French countryside, followed by 10 nerve wracking miles into central Paris. These people make Londoners look like driving instructors.
On the way into Paris we stopped at the Palace of Versailles. As this car visited Edinburgh Castle, we thought it might like to see the French equivalent
Several of the Novotels in Paris (and other locations in France) have EV charging facilities now. We actually swapped out booking to one of these when I decided to take the Roadster, which shows that it is worth hotels making the effort. This station had a 16 Amp normal French domestic socket and a 32 Amp blue single phase IEC60309 / CEE / Commando, in other words nothing complicated and exactly what I wanted to see.
I charged up overnight, went to my meeting and by the time I was done the car was full for the return trip.
Heading out of Paris at 7 pm, the Peripherique was still very busy and I felt like I was being attacked on all sides by those daft three wheeled scooters that are increasingly popular over there. Nevertheless I was soon on my way at 85 mph and covered the 130 miles back to Le Havre with easy. Car safely in the hold of the ferry, I settled down for the night crossing and was in work by 8:30 this morning, the Roadster having performed flawlessly over the 442 miles and 2 charges on the trip.
LJ60 HUO on a car ferry for the 4th time in my stewardship.
Thanks to Kevin Sharpe for getting me an OVMS the day before I went on the trip and to the entire Open Vehicles team for creating this product. It's simply awesome and a real confidence builder to leave your car on charge out of sight and in once case across the city, knowing that you can come back and drive to another country at the end of the day.
It was also nice to take the car on another relatively long trip. It's clearly still in great mechanical and electrical condition with barely any range degradation. I'm seeing 233 miles Ideal on a range mode charge and that figure is increasing as the pack sorts itself out from a long period of little use. Also, having the 200 mile range and 32A charging really is useful for real world use, even in a world of superchargers and 85 kWh batteries.
Last Wednesday the group formed up outside my work and headed for the Portsmouth to Le Havre ferry. After escaping rush hour in Le Havre we set off on the 134 miles through the French countryside and arrived in Le Mans at dusk. First task was to located a suitable outlet for charging as the normal 16A outlets had been replaced and the new ones were apparently limited to 5A. That task done, it was time to see some racing.
This trip was 6 years since I spied my first Tesla Roadster, which was the start of this thread and a journey that has left me considerably poorer. So with that in mind while it was quiet on Friday morning, we decided that LJ60 HUO should visit the same spot in homage.
2008
2014
The rest of the event was great, as always (with Audi taking yet another win but once again proving that reliability is king and there is no point having outright speed if you can't finish the 24 hours). Several people came up to me and said I had the coolest car in the camp site (no mean feat given there were plenty of Lamborghinis and a Ferrari Testarossa nearby), with some Lotus guys taking a particular interest. Some smartass asked, "how did you get this here, on a trailer?" to which a quick "no, I turned the key and drove it" quickly saw him dispatched.
Tesla had a Model S there in the "Towards the future" pavillion, along with a BMW i3 and i8 and various other concepts. I'm getting a bit bored of this "future cars" label. They're here and now. The Model S was mobbed most of the time, I was lucky to get this clear shot. We also saw another S being used as a taxi.
With the event over we did our customary lap of the track on the Monday morning, before I had to head off to Paris for a meeting. This was an easy 120 or so miles on back roads through the glorious French countryside, followed by 10 nerve wracking miles into central Paris. These people make Londoners look like driving instructors.
On the way into Paris we stopped at the Palace of Versailles. As this car visited Edinburgh Castle, we thought it might like to see the French equivalent
Several of the Novotels in Paris (and other locations in France) have EV charging facilities now. We actually swapped out booking to one of these when I decided to take the Roadster, which shows that it is worth hotels making the effort. This station had a 16 Amp normal French domestic socket and a 32 Amp blue single phase IEC60309 / CEE / Commando, in other words nothing complicated and exactly what I wanted to see.
I charged up overnight, went to my meeting and by the time I was done the car was full for the return trip.
Heading out of Paris at 7 pm, the Peripherique was still very busy and I felt like I was being attacked on all sides by those daft three wheeled scooters that are increasingly popular over there. Nevertheless I was soon on my way at 85 mph and covered the 130 miles back to Le Havre with easy. Car safely in the hold of the ferry, I settled down for the night crossing and was in work by 8:30 this morning, the Roadster having performed flawlessly over the 442 miles and 2 charges on the trip.
LJ60 HUO on a car ferry for the 4th time in my stewardship.
Thanks to Kevin Sharpe for getting me an OVMS the day before I went on the trip and to the entire Open Vehicles team for creating this product. It's simply awesome and a real confidence builder to leave your car on charge out of sight and in once case across the city, knowing that you can come back and drive to another country at the end of the day.
It was also nice to take the car on another relatively long trip. It's clearly still in great mechanical and electrical condition with barely any range degradation. I'm seeing 233 miles Ideal on a range mode charge and that figure is increasing as the pack sorts itself out from a long period of little use. Also, having the 200 mile range and 32A charging really is useful for real world use, even in a world of superchargers and 85 kWh batteries.
Last edited:
Similar threads
