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Ferrari 458 crash at 2011 12 Hours of Sebring
Photo by Rick Dole for Michelin North America |
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Race winning Peugeot 908 at 2011 12 Hours of Sebring |
Almost Everything Autobody watched the 59th running of the
12 Hours of Sebring on ESPN. We thought we were watching a
NASCAR event instead of
American Le Mans. Endurance racing used to be tough enough without worring about other racers hitting you on purpose. No longer. Drivers bumped & grinded all 12 hours. Cars were destroyed, carried back to the pits, rebuilt and went back out on the track. Favorites from Audi & Ferrari were totaled allowing
Peugeot to win overall for the 2nd year in a row and BMW to win the GT2 class.
Here's footage from one of the big crashes that took out the Ferrari 458: