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  1. wsaraceni

    wsaraceni F1 Rookie

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    i need to actually see what happened. i fell asleep watching it on the couch. woke up when they crashed into the porsche and got knocked out of first. i think the other car was in 7th at that time? how did they get from there to first?
     
    wsaraceni, Jun 12, 2011
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  2. judge4re

    judge4re F1 World Champ

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    Since I had the privilege of turning wrenches for him in 2001, I know that he'd like the record to be correct...
     
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  3. texasmr2

    texasmr2 Two Time F1 World Champ BANNED

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    Just racing and nothing more. I personaly do not care who won mainly because I have over the past 25+yr's just tried to just enjoy the racing aspect. As some of us know one turn/corner can change everything, life goe's on.
     
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  4. ME308

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    ME308, Jun 12, 2011
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  5. GuyIncognito

    GuyIncognito Ten Time F1 World Champ Silver Subscribed

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  6. 4rePhill

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    The latest on all of it: http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/92270

    The bit I found interesting was:

    ""I had no plan to pass the Ferrari, I was just looking to pass one car and to me it was a safer solution than to try to squeeze in with Timo [Bernhard]. With the momentum it wasn't a problem."

    To Me it sounds like a driver who knows he got it badly wrong and wants to deflect the blame away from himself by saying it was a racing incident with no one to blame (standard operating procedure for drivers these days).




    An interesting thing to Me also is that for years people criticised the crash sequences in Steve McQueens LeMans film, saying that they were not very realistic and overblown but the ferocity of this accident shows that they got it pretty much right in the film.
     
    4rePhill, Jun 12, 2011
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  7. Formula 1

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    Anyone who saw what actually happened know 110% that the Ferrari had absolute, positively nothing to do with that crash PERIOD. It was ALL ON AUDI!

    Damage Control........nuff said.
     
    Formula 1, Jun 12, 2011
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  8. ZAMIRZ

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    I think the "flashing lights" comments are about the other Audi crash involving Rockenfeller and the AF Corse Ferrari. IMHO, that particular incident was without a doubt 100% Robert Kaufmann's fault, the Ferrari driver.
     
    ZAMIRZ, Jun 13, 2011
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  9. TexasKid

    TexasKid Formula Junior BANNED

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    Fair enough :)
     
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  10. tomgt

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    Just got home
    Nice race, fair Audi won
    But Audis en Peugeots are BORING!!!!!!!!!

    my vid: [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODD4UikpOcM[/ame]
     
    tomgt, Jun 13, 2011
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  11. PhilNotHill

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    Fox News showed the big crash with the Audi and the Ferrari. The Audi was destroyed.

    Martha MacCallum said: Guess this shows what happens when an Audi tangles with a Ferrari.

    LOL :D
     
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  12. tomgt

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    We've seen some LMP1 drivers driving like madman.
    We need GT1 back and without air restrictors!
     
    tomgt, Jun 13, 2011
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  13. 4re308

    4re308 F1 Rookie Silver Subscribed

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    Dudes that 2nd Audi crash is just insane. I watched it about a dozen times and its spine chilling how fast he hit the wall.
     
    4re308, Jun 14, 2011
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  14. Therry

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    this race was so excited , you still claim that diesel is boring? I think they should bring back this R8 project with diesel engine
     
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  15. BartonWorkman

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    Paraphrasing Charles Dressing from the RLM broadcast:

    "To anyone who says that spec cars with spec engines
    and spec tires is the only way to go racing these days,
    I would bring them here (Le Mans), press their faces
    to the glass and tell them 'Look at this and tell me this
    isn't the best, most relevant racing on the planet!'".

    Le Mans proves year after year that diverse fields with
    all manner of engine power, aerodynamics and tires
    may be done at all levels of racing.

    In qualifying, the top six on the grid were covered by
    half a second over an 8.4 mike track.

    After 24 Hours of racing, the difference between first
    and second was thirteen seconds with no "phantom
    yellows", no "lucky dog" waive arounds, no pit stops
    every five minutes to change tires (in fact the winning
    Audi five-stinted it's Michelins twice during the race),
    just spectacularly fast cars being Deven to their limits
    and sound strategy which paid off for Audi once again.

    The rest of the racing world should be taking note.

    BHW
     
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  16. Ney

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    Has anyone heard what is going on with Rocky? For someone who was "uninjured", his recovery is taking some time. TK subs for him in DTM and he is sitting out the NBR 24 too. He took a heck of a hit, for sure, but what is he recovering from? Concussion?
     
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  17. 4re Nut

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    I don't think this answers your question, but found this: http://www.mike-rockenfeller.de/web/front_content.php?idcat=12&idart=217

     
    4re Nut, Jun 21, 2011
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  18. Ney

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    Thanks for that! This is all we keep getting....getting better, recovering, etc, but never what he is recovering from. I am sure that he was sore as all get out and he may just need some time for all that soreness to go away. I hope that is all!
     
    Ney, Jun 22, 2011
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  19. 4re Nut

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    http://www.autoblog.com/2011/06/29/new-r8-limited-edition-celebrates-10-le-mans-victories-for-audi/

    press release per above link:

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  20. 4re Nut

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    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbWXuxmdUnE[/ame]
     
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