Le Mans
Posted: Sat Jun 22, 2013 8:37 pm
Its a sad day for motorsport with the death of Allan Simonsen just 9 minutes into this years Le mans 24 hour race.
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Re: Le Mans
Posted: Sat Jun 22, 2013 8:55 pm
very sad day, although he died doing what he loved...
Re: Le Mans
Posted: Mon Jun 24, 2013 9:30 am
Not even a death will persuade BBC TV news to mention Le Mans (Not that a death would be reason to cover the event; I'm just illustrating how, for some reason, they ignore it) 
. Before the Internet, only Simon Taylor's radio bulletins kept you up to date if you weren't there. If I were able to be endowed with the necessary ability, for just one event, Le Mans would be it…..though I might want it to be set in a time warp but I don’t know when…..Vintage Bentley, Jaguar D Type, GT40, Jaguar XJR 9. Somehow a diesel racing car just doesn't seem right 
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I was surprised that the accident was at Tetre Rouge. I have seen the footage and it looks like a simple case of over correction (I’ve lost it like that), which I reckon is one of the worst kinds of losing it. Ironically it seems that the run off area made things worse; if the guard rail had been next to the track, I think he would have glanced off it, rather than gone in at the angle he did. The car seemed relatively in tact and it seems incredible that the driver should have died in it. In 1986, when Jo Gartner died, his gearbox seized on the Mulsanne straight (There were no chicanes then), at around 200mph, so you might expect that to be serious (Oddly enough I hadn't long turned in when that happened, as I was falling asleep in my seat), yet in 1987, Win Percy got away with a tyre blow out down there (His car didn't
). 27 years, without a death at Le Mans, is a record that I hope to see broken.
. Before the Internet, only Simon Taylor's radio bulletins kept you up to date if you weren't there. If I were able to be endowed with the necessary ability, for just one event, Le Mans would be it…..though I might want it to be set in a time warp but I don’t know when…..Vintage Bentley, Jaguar D Type, GT40, Jaguar XJR 9. Somehow a diesel racing car just doesn't seem right .I was surprised that the accident was at Tetre Rouge. I have seen the footage and it looks like a simple case of over correction (I’ve lost it like that), which I reckon is one of the worst kinds of losing it. Ironically it seems that the run off area made things worse; if the guard rail had been next to the track, I think he would have glanced off it, rather than gone in at the angle he did. The car seemed relatively in tact and it seems incredible that the driver should have died in it. In 1986, when Jo Gartner died, his gearbox seized on the Mulsanne straight (There were no chicanes then), at around 200mph, so you might expect that to be serious (Oddly enough I hadn't long turned in when that happened, as I was falling asleep in my seat), yet in 1987, Win Percy got away with a tyre blow out down there (His car didn't
). 27 years, without a death at Le Mans, is a record that I hope to see broken.Re: Le Mans
Posted: Mon Jun 24, 2013 12:16 pm
the death was tragic.
watched a lot of the race coverage and thoroughly enjoyed it (felt slightly guilty at enjoying it after the death tho)
some of the technology used is fantastic eh
kev
watched a lot of the race coverage and thoroughly enjoyed it (felt slightly guilty at enjoying it after the death tho)
some of the technology used is fantastic eh
kev
Re: Le Mans
Posted: Mon Jun 24, 2013 12:38 pm
Did you watch online or on satelite TV 
Re: Le Mans
Posted: Mon Jun 24, 2013 1:07 pm
Bit of both martin, sky had quite a bit of coverage inc the qualifyingMartin Evans wrote:Did you watch online or on satelite TV
Kev
Re: Le Mans
Posted: Mon Jun 24, 2013 9:03 pm
Eurosport showed the entire 24 hours.
Re: Le Mans
Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2013 7:07 pm
its an hour up the road from me & i still havent been to see it....
Re: Le Mans
Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2013 8:11 pm
Knockhill's about the same from mine, swapsies?rich. wrote:its an hour up the road from me & i still havent been to see it....
Re: Le Mans
Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2013 8:29 pm
Rockingham the same from me.....top trumps.??