RKM Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJfan48 Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 First Weldon, then Leffler, now Simonsen :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metallica530 Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 That video on the second link is interesting. Can't tell what happened, looked like he just got loose and just changed direction. Might have lost a tire, traction difference from the track and the rollers, who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Shoe Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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