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 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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ENGLISH: Ben Bowlby – Race Update after 3 Hours
Ben Bowlby reports in after a couple of early unscheduled stops for the NIssan DeltaWing but tells the fans the car is now running strong.
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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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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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It's fascinating to listen the +Audi International flywheel as the R18 e-tron makes its way around the track. Oddly the the whistle-like sound goes down in pitch as the flywheel spins up during braking while it goes up during the acceleration discharge.
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90 minutes in and it looks like the +Nissan DeltaWing is having issues with its gearbox actuation system.
Meanwhile the four hybrids lead the way with the Audis ahead of the Toyotas and Aston Martin, Corvette, Porsche and Ferrari battling it out in GT
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It' looks like the Audis may have a very important advantage over the Toyotas at Le Mans today. As the cars were doing their second round of pit stops Johnny Mowlem mentioned that the gas-hybrid electric Toyotas were running 10 laps per tank while the diesel diesel-hybrid Audis were able to go 11 laps.
At a race like Le Mans where the track is 8.5 miles long, going an extra lap between stops can make a huge difference over 24 hours. When the cars are being fueled, no other work like tire changes can be done until the fueling is finished. The longer they can run between stops, the better the odds of victory. This has been a critical part of Audis success over the past decade.
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With two and a half months to go before the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the +Highcroft Racing crew is off to Europe for more testing with the DeltaWing.
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NISSAN DELTAWING HEADS TO EUROPE FOR TESTING
The Nissan DeltaWing will kick off the next phase of its development for this year’s …
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This shot really highlights how different +Highcroft Racing's new DeltaWing is from more traditional prototypes like the Audi R18.
Audi and Highcroft both stuck around Sebring this week for more testing after the 12 Hour last Saturday.
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