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drivers were being interviewed on the stage the ACO had erected alongside the
entrance to the Scrutineering area. We watched the Drayson car being
scrutineered and there was clearly some issue that was causing concern. We knew
the car had to be adjusted to run at Le Mans and it seemed as though something
was not quite right, however when James later spoke with Dan from Lola, no
answer was forthcoming....
Oreca Peugeot #4
GM Corvette #63 & #64
After watching the Corvette drivers pose for
photographers and seeing the arrival of the two Risi cars, it was time for lunch
and James and I made our way back to our favourite bar just after one o'clock
for our first merguez of the Le Mans 2010 trip, albeit in a quite unusual style,
with cheesy mash and salad! Pretty good though!
Larbre Competition Saleen #50
Risi Competizione Ferrari #82
Rebellion Racing Lola #12 & #13
After a reasonably leisurely lunch, it was back to the
scrutineering fray, where we were able to have a good look at the Rebellion
Lolas which for me, with the possible exception of the Oreca Peugeot, were
hands-down the best looking cars at Le Mans this year.
Signature Plus Aston Martin #008
Felbermayr Porsche #77 & #88
KSM Lola #39
Race Performance Radical #28
Young Driver Aston Martin #52
Having got fed up with waiting for the Audi's to be removed from their
transporter, we wandered to the other side of the scrutineering area to see the
BMW's going through - I still believe there is no place at Le Mans for what is
essentially a touring car not a GT car, but what do I know?
BMW Motorsport #78 & #79
Jaguar RSR #81
and James hob-knobs with the team manager......
We continued to walk around taking the
opportunity to get a good close-up look at the cars before they were loaded back
onto the trailers and transporters for the journey back to the circuit. It was
at this point that James bumped into Bart Haydon, manager of the Rebellion team,
formerly Speedy Team Sebah, with whom he liaised over the Ten Tenths pits visit
in 2009. Bart was in relaxed mood, clearly bullish about his two cars chances in
the race and willing to spend quite a bit of time talking to James about the
cars and the team in general, while I was checking out the other sights on offer.....
....the Ferrari, I mean..... 
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