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Old 06-11-2011, 06:19 PM
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Nothing wrong with the Audis, these are racing incidents.
Hoping best for Rocky.
Old 06-11-2011, 06:23 PM
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Nothing wrong with the Audis, these are racing incidents.
Hoping best for Rocky.
x2 . If Enzo was still running Ferrari the conspiracy theories would certainly be flying .
Old 06-11-2011, 06:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Food Angel
Watching that crash is sobering for sure.
+1. My stomach dropped when I realized the onboard was from the Audi. It was hell not hearing anything for a few minutes too...
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Maybe the front fender/visibility issue was a factor for McNish, but I don't think for Rocky.
The longer they have us wait the more I worry....
Old 06-11-2011, 06:28 PM
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Originally Posted by gums
Nothing wrong with the Audis, these are racing incidents.
Hoping best for Rocky.
x2 . If Enzo was still running Ferrari the conspiracy theories would certainly be flying .
Old 06-11-2011, 06:29 PM
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Originally Posted by gums
Maybe the front fender/visibility issue was a factor for McNish, but I don't think for Rocky.
The longer they have us wait the more I worry....
Me, too. Ugh.
Old 06-11-2011, 06:34 PM
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Originally Posted by gums
Maybe the front fender/visibility issue was a factor for McNish, but I don't think for Rocky.
The longer they have us wait the more I worry....
Rocky was flashing his lights with a fury, i'm sure he saw the #71. Just probably assumed he would move over..
Old 06-11-2011, 06:41 PM
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Rocky was out of the car, and sustained no major injuries...
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Ferrari caused the Rocky crash. He moved toward the apex when the Audi was already committed to the inside forcing Rocky to move off track to avoid contact. Hopefully the checkup will reveal nothing internal. He could have got out of the car running on adrenaline.
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Originally Posted by paradisenb
Ferrari caused the Rocky crash. He moved toward the apex when the Audi was already committed to the inside forcing Rocky to move off track to avoid contact. Hopefully the checkup will reveal nothing internal. He could have got out of the car running on adrenaline.
Wasn't the Ferrari driving his line?
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Originally Posted by MUSSBERGER
Wasn't the Ferrari driving his line?
Didn't look that way, the car moved over.
Old 06-11-2011, 08:59 PM
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Originally Posted by MUSSBERGER
Wasn't the Ferrari driving his line?
I think one could say he was driving The Line, but the Audi was coming for a long way back and had long ago committed to the inside. I think the driver just wasn`t paying attention. He had no need to go for the apex at that point on the track. He does have a responsibility to know where the other cars are on the track and the color of the headlights tell him it was a Prototype coming up.
Audi would, probably, still have 2 cars running if that driver would have given room.
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I dunno, guys. They went off the air without any confirmation of Rocky's condition, I'm starting to fear the worst. Let's hope not.....
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Better info from the eurosport feed...
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I dunno, guys. They went off the air without any confirmation of Rocky's condition, I'm starting to fear the worst. Let's hope not.....
Im pretty sure on Eurosport they said he was banged up but in stable condition with no serious injuries


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