Le Mans practice and first qualifying
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First times on the board for LMP1s - Mike Conway has set a 3m42.606s in the #7 Toyota, which is 0.366s faster than the sister #8 car of Fernando Alonso has managed.
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We've seen had a shot of the #1 Rebellion - though it was hard to distinguish in a blur of colour - returning to the pits. If you weren't already aware, both of the team's cars are in pretty funky colours this weekend. 
Anders Fjordbach sets the first LMP2 time with a lap completed in 4m14.043s aboard the #20 High Class ORECA-Gibson 07.
Decent amount of spray being kicked up on the Mulsanne straight by those cars that have taken to track in these opening minutes.
A smattering of LMP2 machinery heads out on track - namely the #20 High Class Racing entry, the #22 United Autosports car and the #23 Panis-Barthez entry.
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Green light at the end of the pitlane - practice is underway!
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Both Toyotas are also in that queue.
You wouldn't know how heavy the rain had been looking at the track surface, though, which should mean a decent flood of cars take straight to the track at the start of this four-hour session. A handful of cars, led by one of the SMP LMP1s, are already at the end of the pitlane.
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Let's get straight to the thing you're all wondering about right now - the weather. It's pretty mixed right now, so don't be misled by the rain icon. It was bucketing down an hour or two ago and the threat of rain remains in the air, although the sun is currently poking through the clouds where we're situated on the main straight.
Good afternoon! Thanks for joining us for coverage of the Le Mans 24 Hours week (or weekend?), starting with live updates from Wednesday's practice session.
By: Matt Beer
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