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    #15 Steve, Oct 15, 2012
    They let Johnny O'Connell take it for a drive during testing today. Took him all of 17 laps to end up with a time in the middle of the LMPC cars. I'm curious to find out what he has to say about it.
     
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    #16 Dave.0, Oct 15, 2012
    Man when that thing gets all the bugs worked out it is going to be like a stealth fighter flying around on the track.
     
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    #17 Steve, Oct 17, 2012
    The Deltawing is a bit of a mess at the moment. Reports say a GTC Porsche made contact and the DW went upside down. Driver is fine. Looks like a lot of work but they say they should have it ready to go again by morning.

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    #18 Steve, Oct 17, 2012
    Note grinding on roll hoops.

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    #19 Steve, Oct 17, 2012
    Carnage up front.

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    #20 Nathan, Oct 17, 2012
    Whoops...
     
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    #21 Steve, Oct 17, 2012
    Looks like you might be right. :biggrin5:

    I like the all black look but maybe they need to switch to high vis ... any color ought to be easier to spot than all black.
     
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    #22 Steve, Oct 17, 2012
    Video!

    Holy crap, talk about a hip check! The guy in the Porsche blames the DW driver...thoughts?

    [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uW7qaG9K2_c]Nissan DeltaWing - Attacked in Atlanta - YouTube[/ame]
     
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    #23 Jason Montague, Oct 17, 2012
    :cornut: Great vis could be achieved with, oh say, University of Texas Burnt Orange. It allowed OU to stay away from us and score something like 58 points.:mad2::mad5::incazzato::lol::lol::lol::lol:


    :cornut: I'm not a race driver but, it appears to me that puke green Porsche doesn't know how to properly recover after going partially off of the track with out endangering our hero. I'd like to here race drivers comment though. :Thumbsup:

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    #24 Steve, Oct 17, 2012
    Not surprisingly, the two drivers saw it differently.

    Deltawing driver Gunnar Jeannette:
    Porsche driver Peter LeSaffre:
     
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    #27 Steve, Oct 18, 2012
    Check out pics from yesterday here.
     
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    #29 Steve, Oct 19, 2012
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    Quali live streaming 1:50P (Eastern) today, 19 Oct, on ESPN3.

    Race start is 11:30A (E) tomorrow, 20 Oct. Ends at 1000 miles or 10 hours, whichever comes first.

    Race live streaming begins 11:30A (E) on ESPN3.

    TV broadcast Sun, 21 Oct, 1:00P (E) on ABC.
     
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    #30 Nathan, Oct 19, 2012
    ESPN3 Video Quality is Horrid
     
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    #31 Steve, Oct 19, 2012
    Yup.
     
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    #33 Steve, Oct 19, 2012
    Qualified among the P2 cars, 10th overall. The driver claims he had speed to spare but that's all they needed.
     
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    #34 Steve, Oct 19, 2012
    I think I know why they decided to not push for an even better result during qualification. The official quali results show the DW 42nd out of 42 cars because they have to start from the rear.
     
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    #37 Steve, Oct 19, 2012
    They added high vis red on top of the roll hoops but it's not enough. The car is small, low and roughly the same color as the asphalt...they can only change that last part.

    I like the strobe idea though, either right on the nose or one on top of each pylon. :biggrin5:
     
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    #38 Steve, Oct 19, 2012
    You can see the red roll hoops in this post-qual video.

    [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_6HgV_qkyY]Fit to Run: DeltaWing Ready for Petit Le Mans - YouTube[/ame]
     
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    #39 Steve, Oct 19, 2012
    Get your spotter guide here.
     
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    #40 Dave.0, Oct 20, 2012
    I say they paint it bright glitter red so other drivers can see it.

    The Strealth look is not working in traffic unless they add some small cruise missiles.
     
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