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Monday 18 June 2012

Nissan Deltawing Crashes Out at 2012 Le Mans 24 Hour



The revolutionary Nissan Deltawing was forced to retire from the Le Mans 24 Hour endurance race on Saturday when it was struck by a passing LMP1 runner after coming out of a sustained safety car period. The Nissan Deltawing crashed into a wall and sustained damage that despite the Nissan team’s efforts could not be repaired.

Driving the Deltawing at the time of the accident, Satoshi Motoyama had the following to say, "The accident occurred in a high-speed corner and the car hit a concrete wall. It was badly damaged. If I could get the car back to the pit, the team could fix the car and rejoin the race, so I tried everything I could but, since the power train damage was particularly serious, we couldn't revive the car."

The Nissan Deltawing was set complete the Le Mans 24 Hour using half the amount of fuel and tyres compared to any other car in the race. The Deltawing completed six hours and 1005 km of the Le Mans 24 Hour endurance race.

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