[urq] Truth in 24 II

[Tony Hoffman]

Available as a free download on iTunes.

The first one is what got me started on watching the 24 hours of Lemans,
and now I also watch the 24 hours of Nurburgring. The second is actually
more interesting to me, but Lemans is spectacular as well. Just wish Audi
would also enter a GT class car, as the racing in that class is far more
competitive these days than the LMP, with Peugeot leaving Encurance racing.

Montagny also showed the same in Petit Lemans, when he essentially ran
Dumas off the road. I'm glad to see so far his name is not on the 2012
Lemans entry list.

BTW, anyone who is not into racing, or doesn't understand, the first one is
a great film to show them. It is not just aobut the race and teh cars, but
also very personal. It shows some of the relationships, and very much shows
the "human" side of endurance racing.

I have little doubt Rocky would have been equally unharmed in the same
crash in an R15. However, not so sure about Alan, as the top of his car
went straight onto the top of the fence. BTW, I watched all but four hours
of the 2012 Lemans, and all but six of the 24 Nurbergring (last weekend).
Also watched the last 10 hours of Sebring. Will watch most of this years
Lemans as well.

Tony

On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 8:15 PM, Louis-Alain Richard <laraa at sympatico.ca>wrote:

> I’ve just watched the “Truth in 24 II” film on Speed, and it is as good as
> last year film, if not better.
> There, you can clearly see the speed that these machines can attain. In
> fact, for those who follow F1 racing, the Endurance racing
> is a notch higher in terms of corner speed (radiuses at Lemans are greater
> than on an average F1 track). And with more than 50 cars
> on track, huge speed differential between GTs and prototypes, night
> racing, rain, bugs, it is clear why it’s the most fabulous race
> in the world.
>
> Take the time to watch the first film. Truly amazing footage.
> Last year film (of the 2010 race) is available on youtube.
>
> As for the second film, it’s not available on youtube yet (it will...) but
> it may be available elsewhere. Anybody knows ?
>
> If you do find it, there are heart-stopping moments from two crashes.
> Bravo for the closed-cockpit decision, Audi. It saved the day.
>
> And truly awesome driving from the young guns Tréluyer, Fassler and
> Lotterer. Montagny (Peugeot) show a less sparkling side of his
> talent... but that’s racing.
>
> Louis-Alain