Bon Anniversaire!

Bon Anniversaire!
Date	Sunday, 24th June 2012
Location	Circuit de la Sarthe Le Mans, France
Course	Permanent Racing Facility 8.47 miles
Classes	LMP GT
Entrants	15
Race Distance	30 laps
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For Bon Anniversaire! events in general, see Bon Anniversaire.

Bon Anniversaire! is Really Rubbish Racing's first birthday event, commemorating the formation of the club and our first ever race in June 2011. The anniversary falls very close to the 24 Heures du Mans endurance race famous in the real world, and so to tie in with the sportscar all-nighter, this Special Event will also take on the form of a sportscar endurance race. This Inaugural running is the 10th Really Rubbish Racing Special Event overall.

2 classes of car will be split fairly evenly evenly across a maximum of 2 lobbies, allowing for 32 entries. It is planned that each lobby will have an equal number of LMP GT cars, although this is subject to change. Any club member and team may enter. Teams may field as many cars as they wish and may also be split across different classes.

Event Format

Le Mans Circuit de la Sarthe

The race will consist of 30 (currently) laps of the Le Mans Circuit de la Sarthe. Cars will start in their classes, and in liu of a long formation lap, the race will feature a standing start with a grid roll-off of 3-5 seconds. The race will last around 2 hours and will finish when the lead car crosses the line at the end of the 30th (or so, we haven't decided yet) lap. Each of the two classes will have a class winner, podium, and fastest lap awarded.

Tyre wear, fuel consumpion, and damage will be ON. This is an endurance race and therefore a race of attrition. If you go balls-to-the-wall fast and slam into a wall on the 2nd lap wrecking your car, that's your own fault. If you feel you must do this, please don't take any other cars into the wall with you. The racing line will also be forced off. All other driver aids will be allowed.

There are no mandatory pit stops, however tyres will last anywhere between 4 and 8 laps before they reach 100% wear, and your fuel will run out around lap 18-20. Internal car damage can be fixed should you be able to make it back to the pits, however aerodynamic damage cannot be. Your top speed and handling will suffer if you damage your car's bodywork.

Cars

The cars are to be split across 2 classes. Both cars have a varying PI range, from R1 998 to R1 971 for the LMP cars, and from R3 763 to S 699 for the GT cars. All cars are fitted with drag tyres to speed up tyre degridation, as the standard slick racing tyres will only just about become undrivable towards the end of the race. DLC cars are allowed. Porsches are not. If you have beef with that, blame Turn 10 and/or EA.

LMP Class

The LMP class will consist of contemporary LMP1 cars from the year 2000 onwards. The cars will be of stock specification apart from the addition of drag tyres. Cars can be tuned in whatever way the driver sees fit to compliment their own personal driving style

• Peugeot 908
• Audi R15
• Audi R10
• Acura ARX-02a
• Aston Martin Lola
• Audi R18 TDI
• Audi R15++
• Audi R8
• Aston Martin AMR One
• Cadillac LMP-02
• Bentley Speed 8

GT Class

The GT class will consist of contemporary LMP1 cars from the year 2000 onwards. The cars will be of various specification, including the addition of drag tyres. The event organisers have upgraded some of the cars to try to achieve parity with the higher PI'd machines. Cars can be tuned in whatever way the driver sees fit to compliment their own personal driving style, but cannot be up/downgraded any further than what has been set by the organisers.

• Ferrari 458 Italia GTC
• Ferrari 430GT
• Ford GT Mk7
• Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4
• BMW M3 GT2
• Jaguar XKR GT
• Panoz Esperante GTLM
• Audi R8 LMS
• BMW M3 GTR
• Dodge Viper Competition Coupe
• Mercedes SLS AMG GT3
• Lotus Evora 124
• Maserati GranTurismo MCGT4

The race itself will be long. We're hoping to be able to drum up enough interest and staying power for a 2 hour race, if not more. All of the above can be discussed on the forum.

All club members can help out with making sure the cars are as equal as possible by checking out the Bon Anniversaire! Official Testing page.

Entry List

Team No. Driver Class Car Tyre Goteki House 16 Jamie Hunt LMP Audi R8 M 45 PJ Tierney LMP Audi R8 Team Diablo 85 Matt Davies LMP Acura ARX-02a F Team Cooper Racing 17 Jay Cooper LMP Audi R15 D 29 Barney Dove LMP Audi R15 Black Raptors 69 Sam White LMP Peugeot 908 D 55 Adam Smith GT BMW M3 GT2 POWA 71 Pete Walker LMP Bentley Speed 8 M 23 Alex Odell GT Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 Y The Indypendables 12 Niko Gouloumis LMP Aston Martin Lola P 33 Tom Bellingham LMP Aston Martin Lola 258 Antony Butler GT Ferrari 458 Italia GTC 802 Dan Thorn GT Ferrari 458 Italia GTC ATTK Motorsport 5 Tom Collantine GT Audi R8 LMS P 442 Scott Wilkes GT Audi R8 LMS / FART 04 Ian Aldridge GT Mercedes SLS AMG GT3 P 777 Ben Haddleton GT Mercedes SLS AMG GT3 Virtue Racing 7 Lee Harrison GT Ferrari F430GT M 39 Tommo N7 GT Ferrari F430GT Flying Kiwi Racing 18 Buftonian GT Lotus Evora T124 D

The Audi R15, as driven by JayCoops and FlavouryRug. Goteki 45 and Leyton House Reloaded combine to form Goteki House. The #55 Black Raptors car driven by Smifaye in the GT class. Team Diablo's Acura ARX, driven by Don Mateo. Flying Kiwi Racing's Lotus Evora T124, to be driven by Buftonian. The ATTK Motorsport Audi R8 LMS pairing. The Indypendables' Multi Class entry, combining Ferraris with Aston Martins. The Mercedes-powered FART cars, using the "gullwing" SLS. The POWA Bentley Speed 8, driven by Bookoi

Race Results

Race Results

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Car	Class	Time/Retired	Laps
1	16	Jamie Hunt	Goteki House	Audi R8	LMP	1hr:51:26.000	30
2	45	PJ Tierney	Goteki House	Audi R8	LMP	1hr:51:26.500	30
3	33	Tom Bellingham	The Indypendables	Aston Martin Lola	LMP	1hr:51:55.000†	30
4	17	Jay Cooper	Team Cooper Racing	Audi R15 TDI	LMP	1hr:52:04.000	30
5	71	Pete Walker	POWA	Bentley Speed 8	LMP	1hr:53:13.000	30
6	12	Niko Gouloumis	The Indypendables	Aston Martin Lola	LMP	1hr:54:30.000	30
7	55	Adam Smith	Black Raptors	BMW M3 GT2	GT	+4 laps	26
8	23	Alex Odell	POWA	Lamborghini Gallardo GT3	GT	+4 laps	26
9	802	Dan Thorn	The Indypendables	Ferrari F458 Italia	GT	+4 laps	26
10	18	Buftonian	Flying Kiwi Racing	Lotus Evora T124	GT	+5 laps	26
11	442	Scott Wilkes	ATTK Motorsport	Audi R8 LMS	GT	+5 laps	25
12	04	Ian Aldridge	/ FART	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3	GT	+5 laps	25
13	777	Ben Haddleton	/ FART	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3	GT	+5 laps	25
DNF	5	Tom Collantine	ATTK Motorsport	Audi R8 LMS	GT	Disconnection	8
DNF	258	Antony Butler	The Indypendables	Ferrari F458 Italia	GT	Disconnection	7

^† TommyB given a 45 second penalty (3 per laps flipped) for Dimension Flipping on lap 15.

• Fastest Lap: JayCoops - 3:35.575

Race Gallery

The cars went off the grid one-by-one.	The Indypendables LMP challengers	The Indypendables GT challengers	Bookoi lead the LMPs through the first few corners.	PJ and Shouty had a 100 mile shootout for the overall win.
Just six LMP1 entrants made it for the event	The LMP1 category featured some famous names	STR TommyB and Goteki House were on alternate yet equally strong strategies.	The GT cars gave the lapping LMP drivers plenty of room.	Jay Coops and Bookoi were fighting for the final podium place.
JayCoops passes Icthyes early on	A rare sight, Covamalia is leading ahead of Smifaye!	The GT Class was hotly contested in the initial stages.	Mr E 004 and Ratonedge race down the Mulsanne.	Well... it is a 458...
Event host Ajokay fighting with The Indypendables.	Dan Thorn and TheScottWilkes go through the Ford Chicane.	Bookoi (right) laps Ajokay (left) as the summer night draws in.