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It looks like the DeltaWing got pushed into the wall by a Toyota and now driver Sitoshi… 2

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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. 

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6.5 hours down and I'm back from running some errands

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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.

One of the riskiest aspects of this sort of racing is when the faster prototypes attempt to pass the slower GT cars. While the prototypes have more absolute speed on the straights, the GTs often corner nearly as fast making it difficult for drivers to judge their passing maneuvers sometimes.

Following a yellow flag period, the Audis moved back up to the front with the hybrid R18s now leading the remaining Toyota and the first non-hybrid R18.

Meanwhile the +Nissan DeltaWing is still running well, 48th overall but going consistently after it's earlier problems.

The Aston Martin Vantage has fallen back a couple of laps from the leading Corvette in GT with a couple of Ferraris, a Porsche and a Corvette between.
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4.5 hours down and the +TOYOTA s closed to within 4 seconds of the lead Audi

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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 shortly so the battle for first may have to wait a bit longer!
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Taking a break from the action in France, I'd like to point you to a cool story…

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Taking a break from the action in France, I'd like to point you to a cool story from +MAKE about one of the two new maker spaces that have opened recently in southeast Michigan.

MakerWorks http://maker-works.com/ is located in Ann Arbor, MI and has a close relationship with the +Zingerman's Deli group of companies. Besides just providing a work shop space for people that want to create stuff, Tom Root and Dale Grover provide guidance and support to aspiring entrepeneurs. 

It's a similar model to what is happening about 25 miles east in Allen Park at TechShop Detroit http://www.techshop.ws/ts_detroit.html and the Motor City Innovation Exchange. Bill Ford recently announced the Innovation Exchange program to provide affordable working space to inventors and innovators near the +Ford Motor Company product development campus. http://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=36572

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4 hours in and it's a real race at Le Mans! The +TOYOTA s are hunting down the…

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4 hours in and it's a real race at Le Mans! The +TOYOTA s are hunting down the leading +Audi USA R18 e-tron.  Will the TS030's last?

Down in GT, Ferrari, Aston Martin and Corvette are still on the lead lap with more Ferraris, Porsches and Corvettes chasing.

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Ben Bowlby, the engineer that conceived the +Nissan DeltaWing race car gives an audio…

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Ben Bowlby, the engineer that conceived the +Nissan DeltaWing race car gives an audio update after 3 hours of running at Le Mans. Apparently the extended pit stop was caused by the failure of an off-the-shelf solenoid in the in the gearbox actuator. With a fresh solenoid in place the the car i snow running consistent laps in the 3:47s
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With 3 hours down and a series of pit stops out of the way, things have settled down… 1

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With 3 hours down and a series of pit stops out of the way, things have settled down a bit at Le Mans. The #1 Audi is now leading the 2nd place +TOYOTA by 52 seconds, with the second Toyota close behind. The other Audis are currently in 4th, 5th and 6th.

The +Nissan DeltaWing just set it's fastest lap of the race so far at 3:46.737 which would put it mid-pack in P2

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Well that didn't take long

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The American Le Mans Series announced that Dempsey Racing is the first team to commit to running the new +Mazda USA diesel racing engine in the LMP2 class in 2013 and they pan to be ready for the 12 Hours of Sebring in March. Dempsey also hopes to take its program to France for Le Mans.

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After an extended stint in the pits to address a gearbox actuator issue, the +Nissan… 1

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After an extended stint in the pits to address a gearbox actuator issue, the +Nissan DeltaWing is back on track, 15 laps down from the overall leaders.

As I write this post, the #2 Audi hybrid just came into the pits and was pushed back into the garage. No news on why. The Audis are apparently run 12 laps per tank of fuel now. Toyotas still in 2nd and 3rd now.

GT is still a tight battle with the 74 Corvette leading Ferrari, Aston and Porsche on the same lap after 2.5 hours

Updated, the #2 Audi is back on the track after a 4 minute stop running 5th behind #1 Audi, 3 Audi R18 Ultra and #7 Toyota, #8 Toyota
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