Subject: Lemans race
From: Rotary Engine
Date: 6/17/2007, 8:50 AM
To: AARotary Engine

I have been watching the Lemans race on my TVIO and the lead Audi,
after about 15 or 20 hours, came in for a pit stop. The mechanic behind
the car prematurely pulled the air hose to  the air jacks and the car dropped
on the hub and rear wheel which obviously damaged either the wheel or
the hub. As the car drove out of the pits in TVIO slow motion you could see
the wheel wobbling. The wheel came off in a high speed corner damaging the car
only modestly  however the driver could not drive it back to the pits as the rules require
so the car was out of the race. That left only one Audi in the race after starting
with three. Peugeot diesels  still had two at this point. Gasoline powered cars
are artificially severely handicapped in Lemans and ALMS racing world wide. More
about the unfair diesel advantage later.

-- 
Paul Lamar ...No rotor no motor.

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