Rolling starts are done, ostensively, because they are safer than standing ones but witness this cluster-start at today’s Le Mans Series 6 hour race at Le Castellet, inaugural event of the season.
The front straight at Paul Ricard HTTT has a slight hump making it impossible for someone at the top of the straight to be sighted. What’s clearly visible though are the start lights on the gantry above the track…
Green, green, green… one slight problem, the pace car never pulled off the track so the guys in front need to get on the brakes hard with predictable consequences at the back of the field.
I’m guessing ALMS officials are having a bit of a chuckle at this one.
that’s funny. Someone is gonna be paying for all that damage…
April Fools!
Yep, the teams, or the driver’s if they have awful contracts.