24 Hours of Le Mans 1999 | Peter Dumbreck's Shocking Mercedes …
Jan 5, 2015 · Buy the t-shirt capturing this iconic moment: https://bit.ly/4bjGgQrWatch Peter Dumbreck miraculously escape uninjured from a violent crash during the 1999 2...
Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR - Wikipedia
The Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR (chassis code C297) is a GT1 sports car built and produced by Mercedes-Benz in conjunction with their then motorsport partner AMG. Intended for racing in the new FIA GT Championship series in 1997, the CLK GTR was designed primarily as a race car. As such, the production of road cars necessary in order to meet homologation standards of GT1 was a secon…
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The Story of the Mercedes-Benz CLR, the Silver Arrow That Took …
Jun 30, 2021 · In France, during the qualifying session on the iconic Circuit de la Sarthe, the no. 4 CLR driven by Mark Webber at the time suddenly became airborne after attempting to …
Mark Webber talks about 1999 Le Mans flip - YouTube
Peter Dumbreck's 1999 24 Hours Of Le Mans crash (lost on-board …
- In April 1999, Mercedes announced the line-up of one of its three teams that would compete in the 1999 24 Hours of Le Mans, consisting of lead driver Christophe Bouchut, Nick Heidfeld, and Peter Dumbreck, the latter having signed for the factory team in the fall of 1998.The trio would be driving a Mercedes-Benz CLR for the race, which was first tes...
Here's Precisely Why Mercedes Infamously Flipped …
Jun 19, 2019 · Those questions are answered in this neat little video from Chain Bear on Autosport (you may remember this neat explainer), which looks at a few critical decisions Mercedes made in the design...
Mercedes-Benz CLR - Wikipedia
The new cars, known as CLK GTRs, were designed for use both as racing and road cars available to the public, as series regulations required the racing cars to be based on production models. The CLK GTRs were successful in their …
Why did the Mercedes CLR flip at Le Mans : r/wec
There are some great quotes in there and assumptions of only 2000lbs of downforce! It's pretty obvious in the evolution from the CLK-GTR to the CLR that Mercedes had gone for maximal streamlining and drag reduction which surely …
Why Some Race Cars Kept Backflipping In the Late …
Jan 18, 2019 · If you watched the 1999 Le Mans 24 Hours, you undoubtedly remember Peter Dumbreck's spectacular crash on the way to Indianapolis corner, where his Mercedes CLR took flight, seemingly for no...
Mercedes CLR-GTR Lemans Flip - YouTube
Oct 3, 2006 · A Mercedes CLR-GTR lifts up and backflips repeatedly at the 24 hours of Lemans in France.
