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Old 06-22-2013, 10:41 AM
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#95 aston martin Allen Simonsen RIP

http://www.24h-lemans.com/en/news/20...746_11429.html

http://www.crash.net/le+mans/news/19..._simonsen.html


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I missed what happened, the announcers on Euro Sports Live were talking about it and I thought they were talking about a crash at a previous race.
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Originally Posted by Starvsnr
I missed what happened, the announcers on Euro Sports Live were talking about it and I thought they were talking about a crash at a previous race.
Jaguar crashed (drove straight off) on the mulsanne and crashed in to a barrier. Most of the 1st hour was under yellow to repair this barrier.
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2013 24 Heures du Mans Official Statement

The driver was immediately attended on the scene by the doctors from the Automobile Club de l’Ouest’s Medical Service.

In a serious condition, Allan Simonsen was transferred immediately to the Circuit Medical Centre where he died soon after due to his injuries.

Allan Simonsen’s family has been informed immediately by David Richards, Principal of the Aston Martin Racing team.

Allan Simonsen, an experienced driver aged 34, had taken part in seven 24 Heures du Mans.

His team mates in the No.95 car were his fellow countrymen, Christoffer Nygaard and Kristian Poulsen.

The Automobile Club de l’Ouest wishes to express its great sadness following this incident, and extends its deepest condolences to the family and those close to Allan Simonsen.

The Automobile Club de l’Ouest will make no further statement while the exact reasons for the accident are still being wholly determined.

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Originally Posted by alnielsen
Jaguar crashed (drove straight off) on the mulsanne and crashed in to a barrier. Most of the 1st hour was under yellow to repair this barrier.
Got it, I started watching about 3 hours in.
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Allan Simonsen dies after Le Mans 24 Hours crash - Le Mans news - AUTOSPORT.com
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Ups, it looks like I got the location wrong.
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It looks like the Simonsen Jaguar got loose on the paint while exiting the corner.

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not watching but just heard the news.
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This Erin on the lemantv streaming bugs me. She has a "uh" crutch, stutters and doesn't know simple things (like turbo fires) about the cars.
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Can someone copy the url for the speed stream. I can't get connected.

Update: Never mind, I got it going now
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Audi #3 loses tire


Audi #1 in the pits

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Wow bummer for the Aston Martin driver
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If you think there is a lot of yellow flags for this 24hr race, in 1985, I was working corners at Mid-Ohio for the SCCA Playboy United States Endurance Cup 24 hr showroom stock race. There were so many laps run under yellow, the pace car had to leave the track to get more gas. If it was classified, the pace car would have finished in the top half of the field.
That year, there were four 24 hr races in North America. I worked corners at 3 of them (the SCCA/Playboy races at Nelson Ledges, Mid-Ohio and St. Louis International). The other being IMSA at Daytona.
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Last hour and I dont know what the hell just happened.
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