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One of the real highlights of the 2012 24 Hours of Le Mans was the +Nissan DeltaWing….
One of the real highlights of the 2012 24 Hours of Le Mans was the +Nissan DeltaWing. With a chassis designed by Ben Bowlby and built by Dan Gurney's All American Racers, it was powered by a production based Nissan four cylinder engine and campaigned by +Highcroft Racing
The car ultimately fell victim to an on-track accident but it proved that a very different kind of car could run very fast while using a lot less energy. With only 300 hp (a bit more than half what LMP2 cars run) and half the fuel capacity (40 liters), the DeltaWing ran as fast as the P2 cars and got 11 laps per tank. The concept has been proven and it's time to make a permanent place for this design concept.
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And it's all done at Le Mans, the two Audi R18 e-tron quattro hybrids took the… 1
And it's all done at Le Mans, the two Audi R18 e-tron quattro hybrids took the checkered flag followed by one of the R18 ultras for the P1 and overall victory. That makes Audi the first manufacturer to win Le Mans with a direct injected gasoline engine, a diesel, and now a hybrid.
In LMP2, the Starworks HPD ARX-03b beat the Oreca-Nissan of Thriet Racing.
In GT-Pro the AF Corse Ferrari finished 3 laps ahead of the Luxury Racing Ferrari and 4 up on the Aston Martin Vantage. The Corvettes were 5th and 6th.
In the GT-Am class, the Larbre Competition team used one of last years Corvettes to edge the Porsche 911 of the IMSA Performance Matmut team.
Hopefully we'll continue to see the Toyotas giving the Audis a run through the rest of the World Endurance Championship and much more of the amazing +Nissan DeltaWing.
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Early morning at Le Mans 3
Early morning at Le Mans
Audi R18 e-tron quattro #2 (Audi Sport Team Joest), Dindo Capello (I), Tom Kristensen (DK), Allan McNish (GB)
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As ever at Le Mans, to finish first, first you must finish
Over the past 13 years, +Audi International have become experts at first finishing and then finishing first with 10 overall victories in the previous 12 races (11 if you count the 2003 Bentley) and they are well on track to do it again with less than 90 minutes to go. Alan McNish just set the fastest lap of the race as he chases down teammate Andre Lotterer for the top spot while Mike Rockenfeller is 4 laps back in the #4 Audi R18 Ultra.
A little earlier McNish had been leading but spun off while passing a slower car and had to limp back to the pits for repairs. He lost two laps in the garage but is now storming back.
One of the Rebellion Racing Lola-Toyotas fell back during the night allowing the fourth Audi up to 5th place. The JRM HPD ARX-03a has moved up to 6th followed by the first of the P2 cars, the Starworks HPD ARX-03b.
In GT, the Corvettes suffered a number of maladies that dropped them back during the night. The #74 Vette that had lead the class earlier in the race, had be almost completely rebuilt after contact with one of the Audis and then a spin into the wall. Even though that car is currently runnign 5th in class, it may not be classified as a finisher because the rules require a car to complete at least 70% of the distance of the class winner to be officially classified.
Currently the 74 Vette has circulated only 204 laps compared to the 318 for the AF Corse Ferrari 458. Second in GT-pro is the Luxury Racing Ferrari followed by the 73 Corvette.
Overall 35 cars are still running.
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Under the rules at Le Mans if a car has an incident on the track, as long as the…
Under the rules at Le Mans if a car has an incident on the track, as long as the driver can get it back to the pits, the crew can fix it up and get it back into the race. The limitation there of course is that the driver has to get the car back to the pits. The mechanics cannot touch the car while it's on track.
Following the collision between the +Nissan DeltaWing and the #7 +TOYOTA TS030 on Saturday night, driver Satoshi Motoyama struggled for 90 minutes to repair the DeltaWing enough so that he could get it moving back to the pits. The mechanics can provide instructions but they cannot touch the car or it's disqualified. This sort of exceptional effort to do whatever it takes to finish is what Le Mans is all about.
A big thumbs up to Satoshi Motoyama and the entire +Highcroft Racing crew for their efforts this year and hopefully what they did accomplish will be recognized by the ACO with a permanent place for this car in the series.
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Here's what happened to the Nissan Deltawing 3
The Toyota cut across the front of the Deltawing sending it into the wall
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After 12 and a half hours, Le Mans is more than halfway to the finish
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 issues in the last hour and have dropped back to 7th and 8th in class as the problems were fixed. At the front of the class two pairs of Ferraris are sandwiching an Aston Martin Vantage and a Porsche 911.
I'll be back in the morning to cover the last few hours of the race.
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The official story of the end of the +Nissan deltawing run at Le Mans
The official story of the end of the +Nissan deltawing run at Le Mans
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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…
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