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very very warm track temperature the
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Nissan gets
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underway a routine stop for the Mercedes
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team this is the bushu Nick hielt car
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with hefel waiting to get in and again
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Mercedes also trying to clear the rubber
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off the uh radiator Inlet so that the
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car doesn't overheat HiDef looking very
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thoughtful there
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and away they
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go now that's now Kristoff bushu back in
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young Peter dumre the Scottish driver
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has not yet had a turn at the
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wheel on board with the Mercedes Buu a
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winner remarkably the first time he ever
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came to Lam more driving the perso back
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at the beginning of the '90s Kristoff
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Buu's also won the Daytona 24 hour
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and richly deserves his seat at
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Mercedes-Benz for Mercedes-Benz Big Year
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Mercedes of course already down to just
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two cars after the dramatic aerial flip
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that happened to Australia's young Mark
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Weber this morning Saturday morning
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during the
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warmup paor Weber had experienced the
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same uh aerodynamic problem in the third
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Mercedes which he was due to share with
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Jean Mar gunar during uh Thursday's
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qualifying laps Mercedes have been
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worried about this and for the race
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they've added new big extra uh trim tabs
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to the front of the nose of both the
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number five and number six mercedesbenz
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the four car then simply never started
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after the second accident this morning
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Saturday morning in the warm up so we've
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seen Buu take the first of the
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right-handed chicanes on the molan
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straight the chicanes have been with us
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for about 15 years now but it used to be
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one straight blind with the cars
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reaching over 240
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mph now they break down towards the
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second of the chicanes the left hand
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chicane following the private Japanese
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entered BMW little tweak of the tail
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there as he overtakes one car his finds
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his way
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blocked the noise of the mercedesbenz is
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what everybody remarks upon it sounds
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like a big loud American car just there
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at the crest of the hill was where poor
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Mark Weber had his accident he's fine
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he's not hurt himself had his slight
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takeoff during warm up this
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morning but the Mercedes
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holding a very strong position here now
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he's reaching up as he accelerates up
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away
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from from the end of the molan the car
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is now moving at nearly 200 mph as he
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comes up to the final right hand Kink
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that brings him down to Indianapolis
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Corner this is a very unstable part of
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the track got to get back over on the
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right hand side use the banking and head
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up the short squirt to our n
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Corner Buu is really pressing on in this
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car now really pressing on I think
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that's a Toyota in front of him who he's
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been closing down at what must be 3 or 4
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seconds a
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lap this now is the fastest part of the
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course the Mercedes flying in pursuit of
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of one of the
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Toyotas you can see somebody's exhaust
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flaring out on the overrun up ahead much
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more dramatic at night as we will see in
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a few hours
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time up the inside of one of the back
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marking Porsches and he really is right
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up behind the Toyota Now buso is really
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flying we've caught him on a very hot
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lap
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indeed trying to see if he can dive down
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the inside these are all called the
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Porsche curves is he going to make it on
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the right no he isn't Traffic Ahead he's
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going to have to hold
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up pass the Viper and now coming up to
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the Ford chicanes the left right left
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which is what leads us back onto the pit
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straight for the start of another lap of
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the exhausting Lam more 24-hour course
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the Circuit of the S and he's actually
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going to get past the Toyota as well so
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this really was a quick lap which we've
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been privileged to ride with Kristoff
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busu in the Mercedes CLR
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now then we have the BMW v12s leading
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the Schneider Lami Lagos Mercedes but
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the open Audi is quite quick in a
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straight line and appears to be able to
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hold off the
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BMW they turn into Indianapolis
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that's Pier Luigi Martini there in the
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number 15 BMW open car and is very tight
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here coming into the forge chane before
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the start Finish Line the BMW has got in
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front of the Audi he's lapped the Audi
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successfully he's now got to negotiate
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oh this is very tight the two Rook
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racing GTS
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Porsches but he wins his way between
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them one of the those blue GTS Porsches
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driven by the very rapid German lady
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Claudia hkin as they steam up towards
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the Dunlop
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s's the Mercedes manages to sneak by the
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Audi under breaking there as well and
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there we just c a brief glimpse of the
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dam Lola and this looks like a gearbox
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change a complete gearbox change on the
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back of the
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Audi from overhead now from the
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balloon we see just how fast and
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sweeping these curves are the g-forces
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are tremendous very tiring on the
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drivers as the night goes
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on one heads for the pit Lane and the
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Mercedes carries on towards the start
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Finish
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Line a huge crowd here at LaMore for the
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1999 running Joe Winkle Haw Waits his
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turn
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Martini jumps out vinkle hawk in yes all
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watched by the biggest crowd LaMore has
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ever seen the interest in the race this
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year with so many manufacturers involved
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has been greater than ever
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before the Schnitzer team so efficient
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and away he goes still lying seventh
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second the number 17 BMW with the boots
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and mishar in the lead and we have a
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replay here of more drama
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the GTS class Porsches seem to be having
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dramas all the time that is the
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Portuguese enter Montero Brothers car
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and here we have a Toyota actually in
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the garage they're looking at something
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there yes the montario car's now got a
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puncher the Toyota mechanics appear to
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be looking at something on the rear axle
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or in the gearbox area of the car hard
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to see at this
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distance the number one Toyota
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but the Mercedes noticeably quick in a
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straight
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line cresting the rise there as you come
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down to the breaking area at the end of
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the long Mulan
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straight the Toyota lights a blaze
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makees sure the slower cars see them
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here we go oh my God oh my God the
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Mercedes has taken off that's Peter
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dumre at the wheel of the number five
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Mercedes the car flew right up in the
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air over the barriers Over The Wire and
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into the trees let's look at this again
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this is an awful accident an awful
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accident he moves out of the slip stream
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of the Toyota and the car just takes off
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that looks horrifically like a replay of
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what happened to Mark Weber who I hen to
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add but that's a big impact look at the
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Earth thrown up that is a very big
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impact shock and horror and amazement in
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the Mercedes garage they can't believe
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it's happened
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again the mechanics a dreadful sense of
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responsibility and concern and we are
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now on board the kryla Viper the pace
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car is out the safety car as we must
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call it Dominic D at the wheel there and
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the worlds press has gathered outside
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the door of the mercedesbenz pits and
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there is Dum bre's
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car flat but at least it appears to be
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the car appears to be wind screen Side
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Up by which I mean that the Impact May
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at least have been somewhat cushioned by
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the inherent strength of the
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car what drama for mercedesbenz and poor
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Peter dumre we will bring you news as
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soon as we hear there is the Chevrolet
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Corvette safety car pulling
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off the Medics have done their work the
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course cleanup cars have done their work
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the car was clear off the track looking
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at that overhead shot it appeared to be
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about 100 m inside the public
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enclosures we wait to hear further
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news meanwhile the race is underway
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again and in the lead is the number one
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BMW followed there by the Ferrari 333 SP
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who we had not seen very much of so the
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order at this stage is the lato BMW
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leading the second Toyota of boots and
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from the teammate BMW V12
