LMP1 just got interesting this year as Porsche now has LMP1 entries at the 24 Heures du Mans the 81st(?) running of the world's greatest race.
It is also the one year anniversary of the tragedy of the first hour when Danish driver Allan Simonsen lost control of the car and hit the Armco barrier. Simonsen died of injuries at the hospital. Simonsen was the lead pilot of the GTE Pro #95 Aston Martin. His partner told the team to continue and win for him, but the rest of the entries had problems throughout the race. Simonsen's tragedy was among a list of fatalities on the Circuit de la Sarthe course, which includes a normal highway. The Aston team is back again this year.
The race will start at 9am NAEDT. In the states it's on Fox Sports 1 & 2. Also follow the action on radio at RadioLeMans.com and the LeMans official web site (l'ACO) for timing and scoring.
Let's go racing!
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