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« on: September 07, 2007, 09:50:12 am » |
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Hi all, bad luck has hit the Kruse Motorsport Team from Cologne  . After a season which had anyway no highlights for them they lost their truck and the racecar in a fire on a german motorway. The team was on it's way back from test drives on the Eurospeedway when the trailer of the truck suddenly started to develop smoke and caught fire. A problem with one of the tyres of the trailer is assumed. The Kruse truckdriver has smoke poisoning, but not critical and no one else was hurt. So a season to forget ended with a disaster. They will of course not be able to do the 2 final LMS rounds - and yes, they were planning to go to Brasil... |
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« Last Edit: September 07, 2007, 09:57:36 am by Werner »
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to be honest, I did it purely for the money at first. I went to Le Mans
hoping that the car would break down. I came away in love with the place." - Eddie Irvine
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« Reply #1 on: September 07, 2007, 10:16:09 am » |
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Jesus that's big! That's dreadful luck Werner, please pass on our symapthy to them. |
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« Reply #2 on: September 07, 2007, 10:45:17 am » |
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Bl**dy hell, Werner. As Piglet says, do give all the lads our best.
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"I couldn't sleep very well last night. Some noisy buggers going around in automobiles kept me awake." Ken Miles
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« Reply #3 on: September 07, 2007, 11:04:12 am » |
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This is really a disaster. I'll pop around to their garage later in the afternoon.
This also crosses my travel plans to Silverstone. The idea was to go with them.
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I don't care - I'm a racing driver and I'm here to win, not to finish third.
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« Reply #4 on: September 07, 2007, 11:08:45 am » |
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Very nasty stuff is fire, it doesn't leave much behind. My sympathies for the Kruse team, I hope they are suitably insured.
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« Reply #5 on: September 07, 2007, 11:23:19 am » |
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I hope they are suitably insured.
I know insurance will not cover everything, and I'm sure I bet they wished they did not have to claim in the first place. Send them our best, hope they get back on their feet wheels asap. |
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« Reply #6 on: September 07, 2007, 12:27:38 pm » |
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Not everything can be replaced I am sure but thank god no one was killed that was a nasty fire
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« Reply #7 on: September 07, 2007, 01:59:32 pm » |
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Jeeess that's nasty. It's amazing the damage that can happen just from a wheel rubbing. What a shame, but lets hope they can move on, start to get things sorted and perhaps make an early start for their preparations for 2008.
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« Reply #8 on: September 07, 2007, 02:15:05 pm » |
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Definitely a horrible sight. Hope they are insured well. On the positive side; they will have a new car for '08!  |
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« Reply #9 on: September 07, 2007, 03:10:23 pm » |
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Has arson been rules out?
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I wouldn't sit there if I were you, it's still a bit wet.
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Werner
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« Reply #10 on: September 08, 2007, 07:41:26 pm » |
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Has arson been rules out?
Nothing has been officially published yet, but arson is quite unlikely. The smoke/fire at the trailer started while the truck was driving on the motorway, a blown tyre, overheated brake or so is more likely. Kai Kruse wrote me an email yesterday saying that is is not a catastrophe to fall down - it's the standing up again that counts! |
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« Last Edit: September 08, 2007, 07:43:05 pm by Werner »
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to be honest, I did it purely for the money at first. I went to Le Mans
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« Reply #11 on: September 08, 2007, 09:07:35 pm » |
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i feel very sorry for them... another team that can't use this kind of set backs....
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« Reply #12 on: September 08, 2007, 10:32:25 pm » |
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Can't Kruse borrow Lammers' Dome? That's just sitting in the yard not doing anything  |
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