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24 Hours Of Le Mans | RIP Allan Simonsen


RKM

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Been some good racing so far but sadly after an accident in the early laps Aston Martin driver  Allan Simonsen has succumbed to his injuries.

 

(http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/le-mans-simonsen-killed-in-early-race-accident/)

(http://jalopnik.com/le-mans-driver-allan-simonsen-killed-in-horrific-crash-541288338)

 

R.I.P. Allan Simonsen

 

Second racing death in 2 weeks :(

 

 

 

Anyone else watching the remainder of this race?

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Looks like he got too wide off the turn entering Mulsanne Straight. Once his tires contacted the shoulder, he got loose, which seems so highly strange to me. Has the rear started to come out, he corrected by steering into the slide. He then suddenly got such grip that it just yanked him towards the wall.

 

Reminds me of Gordon Smiley's Indy car wreck, which unfortunately ended in a spectacularly gruesome wreck, and the unfortunate death of the driver.

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