The Toyota cut across the front of the Deltawing sending it into the wall
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with the Audis still motoring along and the top six unchanged. The Audis in 1,2,3,6 and the Rebellion Racing cars in 4,5. The LMP2 Starworks Motorsports Honda Performance Development ARX-02b has now moved ahead of the heavier and more powerful LMP1 HPD cars to take 7th overall. In GT, the Corvettes ran into some mechanical [...] The official story of the end of the +Nissan deltawing run at Le Mans Embedded Link deltawing – News – NISSAN DELTAWING THRILLS LE MANS FANS DESPITE EARLY FINISH The Nissan DeltaWing may be listed on the results sheet as a retirement, but after being forced ou… Google+: Reshared 1 [...] One-third of the way through the race, it's dark in France and the competition for overall victory is for all intents and purposes over at the 2012 Hours of Le Mans. Both of the +TOYOTA TS030 hybrids are out after accidents and the two flywheel hybrid +Audi International R18 e-tron quattros lead the first of [...] Unfortunately the +Nissan DeltaWing has succumbed to its injuries. Driver Satoshi Motoyama tried to get it going and get back to the pits for repairs but to no avail. Good try +Highcroft Racing ! Hopefully, Scott Atherton and the team at the American Le Mans Series will find a place for the DeltaWing at Petit [...] This is what happens when race cars make even the lightest contact at very high speeds. Fortunately the strength of the cars and the energy absorbing barrier allowed both drivers to climb out under their own power and walk away #lemans Google+: Reshared 2 times Google+: View post on Google+ Post [...] It looks like the DeltaWing got pushed into the wall by a Toyota and now driver Sitoshi Motoyama is trying to get it going again to get back to the pits for repairs. Update: Looks like the remaining +TOYOTA TS030 is in the pits dropping back, currently 4 laps down on the leading Audis.
At the 5 hour mark, after the Toyotas had taken over the lead from the Audis, Anthony Davidson in the #8 Toyota made contact with one of the GT Ferraris at the end of the Mulsanne straight taking out both cars. The drivers were fine, a testament to the strength of these modern racing cars. [...] 4.5 hours down and the +TOYOTA s closed to within 4 seconds of the lead Audi. However, the two Japanese brand hybrids are battling each other almost as much as the German car, something that doesn't sound too smart at this stage of the race. All of the leading cars are due for pit stops [...] Check out this video to learn more about TechShop Detroit http://www.techshop.ws/ts_detroit.html Google+: View post on Google+ Post imported by Google+Blog. Created By Daniel Treadwell. |
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