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    #16 goaljnky, Jun 16, 2012
    Understatement of the race: "Seeing a set of headlight coming at you during a race is a bad sign and something to look out for". :lol:
     
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    #26 Steve, Jun 18, 2012
    It's a helluva souvenir too! Not quite the trophy he was hoping for of course but I think I would proudly put that on the trophy shelf. :Thumbsup:
     
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    #13 minimark, Jun 16, 2012
    Not their fault, Toyota "pro" driver took them out.... he had the spacial awareness of a mole when he was in F1...:screwy:
     
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    #17 miniconcarne, Jun 16, 2012
    I heard this too, should be on a tee shirt or sumpthin..:Thumbsup:
     
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    #29 Steve, Jun 26, 2012
    Thanks to this helmet cam video, see and (if you have a good subwoofer and the sound turned up) almost feel what it was like to drive a lap of Le Mans at night in a Corvette.

    Love the rumble and growl of that engine :biggrin5: and you get a good sense of how he watches his side mirror and the dash mounted camera for prototypes coming up from behind.

    [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFrHsXf9x5A]Corvette Racing | Jordan Taylor @ Le Mans | Helmet Camera - YouTube[/ame]
     
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    #2 CHKMINI, Jun 14, 2012
    This is outstanding....thanks Nathan for sharing it!
     
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    #3 Minidave, Jun 14, 2012
    Ha! Gotta get up pretty early to beat Nathan at posting news I guess.....:D

    I was just about to post the same info.....
     
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    #4 Crashton, Jun 14, 2012
    Thanks Nathan! :D
     
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    #5 Steve, Jun 14, 2012
    Good stuff, I'll be back here many times over the weekend. :Thumbsup:
     
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    #6 old81, Jun 14, 2012
    :Thumbsup::arf::Thumbsup:

    I know how I will spend some time this weekend. :)
     
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    #8 Steve, Jun 16, 2012
    There are a couple additional video stream links listed here.
     
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    #9 Steve, Jun 16, 2012
    The DeltaWing feed listed at the link above was supposed to be an in-car but it looks like it's just a garage view now. The in-car cam was a last minute addition but the car had electrical problems during the warmup and they decided it was telemetry-related, caused by the camera, so they eliminated it.
     
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    #10 Steve, Jun 16, 2012
    Anyone not watching at the moment, there's been a huge crash between one of the front running Toyota hybrids and a Ferrari.

    [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fzw5i14ewXY]Anthony Davidson Huge Crash 2012 Le Mans 24 Hours - YouTube[/ame]
     
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    #11 minimark, Jun 16, 2012
    Yep apparently credited to another amateur driver.... :(
     
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    #12 goaljnky, Jun 16, 2012
    Delta wing is out...
     
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    #14 Steve, Jun 16, 2012
    They actually are calling it "off" rather than "out" as the driver (Motoyama) has taken out the on-board tool kit and is still trying to fix the car well enough to get it back to the pits for, they hope, real repairs.

    I was out for a bit and missed the incident, who was the Toyota driver who did the deed?

    By the way, while out I noticed Radio Le Mans is being broadcast live on satellite radio XM 208.
     
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    #15 goaljnky, Jun 16, 2012
    Kazuki. The guy who used to drive for Williams in F1.
     
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    #18 Steve, Jun 16, 2012
    Ah, Nakajima, good old Kazoo...as I think David Hobbs called him. Thanks.
     
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    #19 minimark, Jun 16, 2012
    Nakajima it was... Sadly he not only took out the Deltawing, he suffered his own teams chances of winning... Unbelievable that he was making a move like that, that early in a 24 hour race...
     
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