Le Mans.........

[jerryd]

Alan McNish has survived a nasty accident at le mans :eek: Some good coverage today on tv of the race

YouTube - ‪AUSmotive: Allan McNish crash Le Mans 2011 (HD)‬‏ (http://youtu.be/JW3NDGk6YQE)

[Chucaro]

The oil burners in the Audi and Peugeot are awesome.
One of them will be the engine for the next Defender :D

[Pedro_The_Swift]

another Audi bites the dust,,
the difference in speed is staggering
Second Audi R18 out of Le Mans as Rockenfeller involved in huge crash — Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/06/11/second-audi-r18-out-of-le-mans-as-rockenfeller-involved-in-huge/#continued)

[Pedro_The_Swift]

and this is why he walked away--
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2011/06/955.jpg

[Chucaro]

Interesting comment:

Allan McNish: "When I'm driving the car, it's doing the equivalent of a gentle jog on the pedals. My heart rate is an average of about 140 beats per minute. When I come into the first chicane and break hard, I press that brake pedal with about 80 kilos of force. When I'm steering through the corners, it's about 4 kilograms in each hand. At the same time, I'm going through 3G of lateral force. That means I've got to hold my breath to stop my lungs getting crushed to the side of my rib cage. Your head with your helmet on is about 8 kilos. Now multiply that by 3G, that's 24 kilos. Now try this at home: Lie off the edge of your bed, get a laptop - it's about 2 kilograms - and then just sit and do this for a couple of minutes, not the three and a half hours we're in the car."

(Based upon Audi press information)

[rick130]

Bloody frightening prang :eek: