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Offline MaSonZ

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Re: Le Mans 24 Hours almost had a huge fatal crash!
« Reply #15 on: June 11, 2011, 07:46:21 PM »
Being a closed cockpit, and more mass to the car, I'd imagine it's a bit safer then F1. 

But yea, speaking of F1, remember Webber's pretty little back flip at Valencia last year, I'm amazed he walked away from that one too.
musta been the one or two races i missed. and i havent seen any this year.  :cry
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Re: Le Mans 24 Hours almost had a huge fatal crash!
« Reply #16 on: June 11, 2011, 07:49:39 PM »
Really glad to see McNish and the stewards and press folks walk away from that one. Had the potential to be catastrophic on a massive level.
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Re: Le Mans 24 Hours almost had a huge fatal crash!
« Reply #17 on: June 11, 2011, 08:39:10 PM »
you can see the Hans device on the driver as he exits the car also noticed his driving suit seemed a little ummm soiled  :o

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Re: Le Mans 24 Hours almost had a huge fatal crash!
« Reply #18 on: June 11, 2011, 08:48:22 PM »
didnt watch him exiting the car. was across the house doin something
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Re: Le Mans 24 Hours almost had a huge fatal crash!
« Reply #19 on: June 11, 2011, 09:14:49 PM »
OMG what Lucky Reporters Look at the wheel with broken axe

LOL, i saw that too.  There is another reporter that stood next to the wall when that same wheel  roll behind him/her.  S/he never notice it till it hit the wall on the other side of him/her.
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Re: Le Mans 24 Hours almost had a huge fatal crash!
« Reply #20 on: June 11, 2011, 09:37:24 PM »
musta been the one or two races i missed. and i havent seen any this year.  :cry

All your missing this year is Sebastian Vettel's absolute domination.  His last win at Monaco was pure luck though, Button was reeling him in at like 2-3 seconds a lap, when he was saved by a red flag.

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Re: Le Mans 24 Hours almost had a huge fatal crash!
« Reply #21 on: June 11, 2011, 10:58:37 PM »
All your missing this year is Sebastian Vettel's absolute domination.  His last win at Monaco was pure luck though, Button was reeling him in at like 2-3 seconds a lap, when he was saved by a red flag.

i can't tell you how many races i've seen won/lost due to luck. it seems more than are won/lost by skill sometimes.
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Re: Le Mans 24 Hours almost had a huge fatal crash!
« Reply #22 on: June 12, 2011, 12:14:42 AM »
Dear mother of God  :pray now that's a miracle how that barrier caught the car when it was flying over.
It sure could have went over but it just hung on the top of the barrier. Miracle indeed. May need to rais the height on those barriers.

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« Reply #23 on: June 12, 2011, 10:14:33 AM »
i can't tell you how many races i've seen won/lost due to luck. it seems more than are won/lost by skill sometimes.

Come on now ... It takes great skill to run a complete and clean race and to put yourself in a position at the end of a race to win regardless of the circumstances or variables that change as a race progresses. It is not only driver skill, it is also pit crew skill and tactics that wins a race.
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Re: Le Mans 24 Hours almost had a huge fatal crash!
« Reply #24 on: June 12, 2011, 10:15:51 AM »
It sure could have went over but it just hung on the top of the barrier. Miracle indeed. May need to rais the height on those barriers.

Did you notice that he actually hit something before the barrier wall that actually launched him into the air. Whatever that was, is what needs to be looked at ... and removed if possible.
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Re: Le Mans 24 Hours almost had a huge fatal crash!
« Reply #25 on: June 12, 2011, 11:32:29 AM »
wow, im sorry, but what was that? a little bump and it looked like the car's axis bent.

those toy F1 cars make nascars plastic look tough.  :uhoh
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Re: Le Mans 24 Hours almost had a huge fatal crash!
« Reply #26 on: June 12, 2011, 12:42:37 PM »
Did you notice that he actually hit something before the barrier wall that actually launched him into the air. Whatever that was, is what needs to be looked at ... and removed if possible.
I didn't till you pointed it out. Trying to frame be frame with my phone and it looks like he hits a section of the rail thats angled to a point towards the track. Looked like some sort of green guard on it. Hard to tell.

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Re: Le Mans 24 Hours almost had a huge fatal crash!
« Reply #27 on: June 12, 2011, 01:27:58 PM »
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Re: Le Mans 24 Hours almost had a huge fatal crash!
« Reply #28 on: June 12, 2011, 01:43:15 PM »
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Re: Le Mans 24 Hours almost had a huge fatal crash!
« Reply #29 on: June 12, 2011, 01:52:58 PM »
:lol on public TV..thats aloud?

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