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Petit Le Mans crash and rebuild

post #1 of 6
9/29/09 at 11:34am
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I know shit about racing cars but my BIL is the head mechanic for this team.

They crash in practice:



And build a new car 24 hours:



lefty
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post #2 of 6
9/29/09 at 11:45am
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I know shit about racing cars but my BIL is the head mechanic for this team.
Wagging tails are a bad thing in racing cars...
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post #3 of 6
9/29/09 at 11:53am
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^ Good to know.

The whole family, but for my wife, are involved in racing. My FIL and SIL are the NA distributors for Dunlop racing tyres and he still competes with a '58 open wheel Lotus and often places in the top 5. Not bad for a guy close to 80.

I'm sure my wife and I are a major disappointment to them.

lefty
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post #4 of 6
9/29/09 at 2:39pm
Good video. It is amazing how those mechanics have ever inch of the car memorized and can build it that quickly.

Of course, they also didn't seem to worry about "wait, let me set my beer down" moments. . .
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post #5 of 6
9/29/09 at 3:23pm
Sweet. I wish I had that kind of crew and repair facilities for my car.
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post #6 of 6
9/29/09 at 3:52pm
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Forgot to mention that the driver walked from the crash and raced the next day. Crashed again, though.

lefty
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