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Allan Simonsen; RIP
Topic Started: Jun 22 2013, 04:14 PM (647 Views)
ELUSIVEJIM
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https://twitter.com/ndegroot89/status/34847...4662912/photo/1

Tragic news.

Very early in the race and the crash barrier looked bad but you would have thought he was ok.

Terrible <no>

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXErF1eRkOI...re=youtu.beHope

Just put his tyres on the wet painted curbs
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P1
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Indeed very tragic - 10 cms onto the blue paint strip at the Tertre Rouge curve and off he went.

From earlier today:
"Just being at Le Mans and be allowed to drive the car on the track is incredibly special" - Allan Simonsen

RIP

A great man, father and driver !
Thoughts go to his wife and baby daughter.

The wife btw asked Simonsen's Aston Martin Racing managing director John Gaw the team to carry on in the event with their other cars in tribute to Simonsen.
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Alliblue
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horrible news to wake up to, thoughts and prayers with his family and friends
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Very sad news. RIP.
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Very sad news indeed. R.I.P
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Rob
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Still a dangerous sport.

This sucks.
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John
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The contrast of two Danish drivers, Allan Simonsen Killed in his 7th Le Mans after 5 DNF's... the other Kristensen wins the race for a record 9th time.

Motorsport can be a cruel mistriss... ther is little solice in the fact he died doing what he loved.

RIP.
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ELUSIVEJIM
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIVpzKqCLBE

Just shows how tricky that corner was in the wet.

Two cars spun at the same spot.

Looking at the footage it looks like he was distracted by the spinning Ferrari.

Never saw this in the race.

RIP
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