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Old 24 Apr 2010, 15:29 (Ref:2679015)   #151
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Several sources from the ring suggest that the driver of the burning car has suffered fatal injuries

This has not been confirmed by the officials yet, let's cross fingers that it isn't true.
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Old 24 Apr 2010, 15:33 (Ref:2679018)   #152
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Several sources from the ring suggest that the driver of the burning car has suffered fatal injuries

This has not been confirmed by the officials yet, let's cross fingers that it isn't true.
Oh no....

Hope it isn't true...
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Old 24 Apr 2010, 15:37 (Ref:2679020)   #153
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Oh my god..it seems to be true, the officials have cancelled the trophy ceremonies

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Edit: It was the driver of car #83, an Aston Martin Vantage. The accident happened at Bergwerk, the same section where Lauda had his big shunt. Terrible....I don't know what else to say.
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Old 24 Apr 2010, 16:17 (Ref:2679025)   #154
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Old 24 Apr 2010, 16:31 (Ref:2679028)   #155
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Old 24 Apr 2010, 17:17 (Ref:2679035)   #156
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Was there Today . Fantastic Weather ,Fantastic Race ,a lot of Spectators and a terrible End .
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Old 24 Apr 2010, 19:18 (Ref:2679065)   #157
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Old 24 Apr 2010, 21:56 (Ref:2679105)   #158
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The driver was Leo Löwenstein.

http://www.amr-teams.co.uk/2010/04/a...-in-fatal.html

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Old 24 Apr 2010, 22:35 (Ref:2679119)   #159
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That's pretty sad. RIP
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Old 24 Apr 2010, 23:58 (Ref:2679150)   #160
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really unfortunate. RIP.
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Old 25 Apr 2010, 02:10 (Ref:2679177)   #161
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Thats incredibly sad. R.I.P.
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Old 25 Apr 2010, 11:04 (Ref:2679294)   #162
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It's terrible...((((((((
I was sure, fire is not real danger in modern autosport...
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Old 25 Apr 2010, 15:12 (Ref:2679396)   #163
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I've retyped the entry list into a more readable speadsheet - it isn't pretty & I was too lazy to put any accents or squiggly B's in properly, but it'll do for me.

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Old 25 Apr 2010, 19:14 (Ref:2679537)   #164
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Old 25 Apr 2010, 19:17 (Ref:2679539)   #165
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Lot of Work on the BMW M3 after Practice .
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Old 25 Apr 2010, 19:21 (Ref:2679541)   #166
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Am I right in saying that what they were doing there was a full, complete and total change of V8 engine plus all ancillaries?
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Old 25 Apr 2010, 22:31 (Ref:2679651)   #167
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Another link about the driver (same story however) http://www.planetlemans.com/2010/04/...agic-accident/

It's really unfortunate that such a thing had to happen. The driver was 43 years old and probalbly living out a life long dream of being a racing driver, it must feel amazing to have be in a position he was, even though not on some professional factory team.

I think this is a slight wakeup call, modern racing still holds many risks and dangers despite safety coming a very long way. From the sounds of it, he was fine from the crash, just like many racing drivers are in spectacular modern accidents. Possibly helmet design will be pushed even further to include built in air filters so an fatal event like this can be not as likely.
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Old 26 Apr 2010, 10:07 (Ref:2679801)   #168
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Another link about the driver (same story however) http://www.planetlemans.com/2010/04/...agic-accident/

It's really unfortunate that such a thing had to happen. The driver was 43 years old and probalbly living out a life long dream of being a racing driver, it must feel amazing to have be in a position he was, even though not on some professional factory team.

I think this is a slight wakeup call, modern racing still holds many risks and dangers despite safety coming a very long way. From the sounds of it, he was fine from the crash, just like many racing drivers are in spectacular modern accidents. Possibly helmet design will be pushed even further to include built in air filters so an fatal event like this can be not as likely.
i don't think the helmets will include filters, because driveing race cars is hard work and they need a lot of oxigen to keep concentrated, they don't need anything to impede their air flow, but a better fire estingushing system is a must
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Am I right in saying that what they were doing there was a full, complete and total change of V8 engine plus all ancillaries?
Yes - bloody impressive it was too. As was the 8 minute radiator change they did during the Ricard LMS race - top crew Schnitzer.

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Old 26 Apr 2010, 12:01 (Ref:2679865)   #170
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i don't think the helmets will include filters, because driveing race cars is hard work and they need a lot of oxigen to keep concentrated, they don't need anything to impede their air flow, but a better fire estingushing system is a must
Definatley better onboard fire extinguishers, which must be strong enough to survive the hardest of wrecks and still work properly in putting out any fire afterwards.

The filters really wouldn't impede airflow if big enough, just filter out some of the harmful particles in the event the driver is stuck in a flaming tintop. I'm not talking some gas mask or respitator type thing, just something in the helmets air vents to help alittle.
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Old 29 Apr 2010, 06:06 (Ref:2681464)   #171
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Here is an onboard lap during a VLN race with the Ferrari 430GT of Farnbacher Racing.
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Old 1 May 2010, 18:43 (Ref:2682819)   #172
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Wonderful video. Really good quality (watched in HD). Thanks!

All the Ferrari sees are Porsches and then an occasional Viper or BMW.

The first part of the Nordschleife is really tricky with the lefts and rights and the constant gear shifting, and then the downhill part, about halfway looks treacherous. One bad move and bye bye to you.

It's the same car from the LMS, it seems. When the car arrives it still has the LMS sticker on it.
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Old 6 May 2010, 22:49 (Ref:2685699)   #173
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Ok, we have a nice little race coming up at Spa this weekend but the weekend after is the big one in the Eiffel mountains. What can we expect so far?

- Works BMWs
- The Manthey Porsche train, including a hybrid
- Porsche's sibling, the Audi
- Will we see any Ford GT, Lambo?
- Aston Martin will be parading their new and old toys
- a few Z4s
- What about the Sciroccos, the Toyotas, Nissans, etc?
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No Ford (GT. A couple of Foci and a Mondeo, apparently) and no Lambo. But finally another Ferrari, Farnbacher's F430.
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Old 7 May 2010, 05:53 (Ref:2685789)   #175
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I'm expecting big things from the Scirrocos, in recent VLN round those were fully capable of running with some of the slower Cup-Porsches. Rumor has it that they have about 400bhp by now!
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