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EtUL Elite Joined: 08 Apr 2001 Posts: 22032	Posted: 06-22-2013 07:13 PM                  Pretty good. Cept a guy died.
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zewulf zewulf Joined: 27 Mar 2003 Posts: 1098	Posted: 06-22-2013 08:48 PM                  Allan Simonsen – R.I.P. Hope Toyota can pull this one out but doesn’t look too good at the moment being 1 lap down to the Audi… http://www.24h-lemans.com/live/en/
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Whiskey 7 Just another Earthling Joined: 20 Jul 2001 Posts: 12932	Posted: 06-22-2013 10:43 PM                  R.I.P. Allan Simonsen 34 too young _________________ Physicist of Q3W
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Don Carlos Unquantifiable Abstract Joined: 31 Dec 1969 Posts: 52133	Posted: 06-23-2013 01:13 PM                    RIP Allan - sad when a quality driver dies
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MKJ Messatsu Ko Jy-ouu Joined: 24 Nov 2000 Posts: 44139	Posted: 06-23-2013 02:27 PM                    if he was a quality driver he wouldn't have crashed
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Don Carlos Unquantifiable Abstract Joined: 31 Dec 1969 Posts: 52133	Posted: 06-23-2013 10:14 PM                    Yeah, you go tell Ayrton Senna that.
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Eraser Cool #9 Joined: 01 Dec 2000 Posts: 44138	Posted: 06-23-2013 11:25 PM                    Hook, line and sinker
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Don Carlos Unquantifiable Abstract Joined: 31 Dec 1969 Posts: 52133	Posted: 06-23-2013 11:38 PM
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zewulf zewulf Joined: 27 Mar 2003 Posts: 1098	Posted: 06-28-2013 08:16 PM                  Great Allan Simonsen tribute by Porsche, even though he wasn’t driving for them (Simonsen was driving for Aston Martin). I haven’t heard what caused Simonsen’s crash or how his injury was fatal. I believe the track was still damp at the time, so it was probably a driver error, but from the footage I’ve seen, it could also be a mechanical failure of some sort, especially when there was another car slowing down in front of him. Btw, he was actually the pole sitter in his class, so that tells you something about the quality of his driving. When you’re driving at the limit, there will be times when you push over the edge. Even the very best crashes at times. If you don’t crash every now and then, you’re probably not pushing hard enough.
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