LondonSkaters Speed Team - Speed Skating & Rollerblading Club in London

xsfred · Joined: 21 Apr 2004 Posts: 125 Location: Paris

Tony just announced that an agreement was reached with the WIC, under which the 24 Heures du Mans results will be included in the WIC Teams points calculation ; Tony hinted that Fila and Saab-Salomon had confirmed they would come.

We will have the pleasure to be passed by so many more rockets Smile

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Christophe · Joined: 26 Feb 2004 Posts: 1652

Fred,
I just posted this very same piece of news on SR.com... great minds think alike... Laughing

See you au Mans, donc!!

xsfred · Joined: 21 Apr 2004 Posts: 125 Location: Paris

I just saw that !
That was actually one of the strong feelings for my first Le Mans (2002) : feeling very happy with myself, blasting downhill, and then... wooosh ! the real players pass in a flash !

See you there !

Rick · Joined: 25 Feb 2004 Posts: 5914

Be interesting to see how far last years #laps record gets passed. I think it is currently 178. I think we are expecting to pass the 150 mark this year (149 last year) but it won't be the same sort of improvement as last year on 2002 (136 in 2002) It would be good if everyone can do personal bests again. That means 3 or more of us will need to go under 9 minutes for the first time, for at least one lap. I think we have potential for 5 or 6 sub 9 minute skaters this year. I now want to knock at least 15 seconds off my average lap time of 9'44" to get that baby under 9½ minutes and take at least 10 seconds off my best to do under 9. If I can get a good draft for a third of a lap the second part is easy but drafts are pretty hard to come by on that circuit with no lines forming until the last 20 minutes when they close the pit lane.

Christophe · Joined: 26 Feb 2004 Posts: 1652

Found this bird-eye view of Gavin at LM:

Rick · Joined: 25 Feb 2004 Posts: 5914

That's 2003

Gav · Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2004 11:23 pm Subject:

as can be seen by the lack in perfection of style that I now have Wink

(and the mariani boots)

peterc · Joined: 10 Mar 2004 Posts: 1284 Location: M3 somewhere

I looked at the number myself...

Christophe · Joined: 26 Feb 2004 Posts: 1652

Personally I read the caption of the picture: "Le Mans 2003...". That was easy enough...

Rick · Joined: 25 Feb 2004 Posts: 5914

I looked at the skates and saw they were Marianis not Wordsworths then cross referenced that to the condition of the track.....okay I looked at the number.