Feature: Le Mans 1970

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The 917 through Indianapolis Corner

Hurtling down towards the Indianapolis corner, going from flat out in top gear, lifting a bit before going into the right hand fast kink and preparing to brake massively for the banked left hand Indianapolis. You have to take great care not to run too wide in the Porsche curves and the Ford chicane. Add to that the torrential rain and poor visibility that was bestowed upon us on race day. The workload is heavy and not making a mistake for all of 24 hours seems almost an impossibility.

Rainy Raceday

Delaney had still not made a showing so I raced from last on the grid in the atrocious conditions. Cars were side-by-side on the straights as I made up ground very quickly. I cautioned myself to only pass when it was safe, even if it meant waiting for the traffic jam ahead to clear. A few caution flags were thrown during the early phase as drivers were trying just a bit too hard in the wet conditions and predictably crashed out of the race as a consequence.

Porsches Under Braking

Quickly I moved up the order and ran mid-field. Catching the front runners was not going to be as easy as it had been to pass the backmarker GT cars.

On the last lap and while lying in second place, I went wide in the aforementioned Porsche curves and slammed into the Armco. Somehow my car was still holding together and I managed to nurse it home in second position.

Next Race is the Nordschleiffe!

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