Title: Number 1 Audi crash
Post by: mike(liverpool boys) on June 11, 2014, 05:06:30 pm
Jesus!!! :o
Title: Re: Number 1 Audi crash
Post by: Nordic on June 11, 2014, 05:21:54 pm
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bp26uGwCQAA6MIT.jpg
Thats the end of that car. hope the driver is OK?
Thats the end of that car. hope the driver is OK?
Title: Re: Number 1 Audi crash
Post by: mike(liverpool boys) on June 11, 2014, 05:32:34 pm
Looks horrendous but wouldn't surprise me if the German's manage to get a car to the start. Fingers crossed for Duval.
Title: Re: Number 1 Audi crash
Post by: Nordic on June 11, 2014, 05:36:07 pm
Yep, the reports are he was walking and gone to hospital for a check.
Concussion would be the worry so the reserve driver should get a call up assuming the car can rebuilt.
Concussion would be the worry so the reserve driver should get a call up assuming the car can rebuilt.
Title: Re: Number 1 Audi crash
Post by: Andy Zarse on June 11, 2014, 10:17:45 pm
Yep, the reports are he was walking and gone to hospital for a check.
Concussion would be the worry so the reserve driver should get a call up assuming the car can rebuilt.
Concussion would be the worry so the reserve driver should get a call up assuming the car can rebuilt.
Man that tub is utterly destroyed! It cannot race, surely? Do they have a T car or whatever?
Title: Re: Number 1 Audi crash
Post by: Boorish Grobian on June 11, 2014, 10:47:33 pm
Looks like they have a spare tub to build up. Jesus, that was a Mo-Fo of a shunt, glad Duval's in one piece.
http://www.motorsport.com/#!/lemans/news/audi-building-new-car-after-crash
Fax
http://www.motorsport.com/#!/lemans/news/audi-building-new-car-after-crash
Fax
Title: Re: Number 1 Audi crash
Post by: Lazy B'stard on June 11, 2014, 11:55:24 pm
Both car and driver WILL make the second qualifying session on Thursday evening!
Big pat on the back to the Audi engineers for building such a solid car.
Big pat on the back to the Audi engineers for building such a solid car.
Title: Re: Number 1 Audi crash
Post by: Brad Zarse on June 12, 2014, 12:00:56 am
In a way I'm glad that the camera missed that crash. The aftermath was bad enough - the commentary on British Eurosport feared the worst.
Glad Duval is AOK - apparently Audi were going to change 70% of the components anyway, so the increase in workload wasn't as big as everyone might think - they should make Qually tomorrow pretty easily apparently.
Glad Duval is AOK - apparently Audi were going to change 70% of the components anyway, so the increase in workload wasn't as big as everyone might think - they should make Qually tomorrow pretty easily apparently.
Title: Re: Number 1 Audi crash
Post by: Perdu on June 12, 2014, 12:09:04 am
Yes I've been watching Eurosport too, looks like Audi will be fine. The Bamboo Aston looks a lot the worse for wear tonight too.
I do wish they wouldnt do the ARTY shots of moon, big wheel and the rest :(
Makes me pine for the pines of HA
And even the bungee armchair looks nearly inviting :o
Has Big Irta made it into Camp Carnage safely? Anyone?
I've been worriting about that since I heard the new no truck tales
Keep it fun guys and see y'all next year
I do wish they wouldnt do the ARTY shots of moon, big wheel and the rest :(
Makes me pine for the pines of HA
And even the bungee armchair looks nearly inviting :o
Has Big Irta made it into Camp Carnage safely? Anyone?
I've been worriting about that since I heard the new no truck tales
Keep it fun guys and see y'all next year
Title: Re: Number 1 Audi crash
Post by: Boorish Grobian on June 12, 2014, 02:18:35 am
Ka-Boom!
Title: Re: Number 1 Audi crash
Post by: Nordic on June 12, 2014, 07:57:51 am
Big hit for sure. Duval has been replaced by Gene from the jota car for the race. Don't know who replaces gene.
Watching the Eurosport footage it looks like Audi sent crew to the scene during the recovery, I assume to make safe the energy recovery system. I hope it was a precaution, rather than the car being in a dangerous electrcal state.
Watching the Eurosport footage it looks like Audi sent crew to the scene during the recovery, I assume to make safe the energy recovery system. I hope it was a precaution, rather than the car being in a dangerous electrcal state.
Title: Re: Number 1 Audi crash
Post by: Nordic on June 12, 2014, 08:29:14 am
I do wish they wouldnt do the ARTY shots of moon, big wheel and the rest :(
Makes me pine for the pines of HA
And even the bungee armchair looks nearly inviting
Keep it fun guys and see y'all next year
Know what you mean. Have to keep thinking of the queues for the showers and loos's, expensive and warm beer, dusty/muddy fields, hot/cold tent, but then I realise I love all that as well.
Title: Re: Number 1 Audi crash
Post by: rdjones on June 12, 2014, 08:51:49 am
Oliver Turvey is flying in this morning to replace Gene in Jota car.
Title: Re: Number 1 Audi crash
Post by: Martini...LB on June 12, 2014, 06:34:01 pm
The car is rebuilt, apparently they had the majority bolted on by midnight!
>Martini...LB
>Martini...LB
Title: Re: Number 1 Audi crash
Post by: Boorish Grobian on June 12, 2014, 07:08:17 pm
I hadn't seen this pic until today, pretty alarming how it got over the wall into the debris fencing.
Fax
Fax
Title: Re: Number 1 Audi crash
Post by: Perdu on June 13, 2014, 12:59:56 am
I hadn't seen this pic until today, pretty alarming how it got over the wall into the debris fencing.
Fax
Fax
Pretty damn scary all round Fax, but it does "sort of" explain why I can't get "next to" the action in a very graphic way.
I'm glad he is fit even if not driving, the alternative is something we don't need.
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