Filed under: Motorsports , Europe , Audi , Porsche , Ferrari , Racing The 2013, 90th anniversary edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans has begun, tragedy marking the opening laps with the death of Allan Simonsen . We’re at the track now as a guest of Audi and plan to stay through the evening, and even we haven’t been able to find out what caused the accident – the only video is from just after the incident, and beyond the statement from ACO there’s been no more news. The Aston Martin in the LM GTE Am class and its all-Danish drivers had taken pole in its class and was one of the favorites to win

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The pre-race and first in-race report from Le Mans

Filed under: Motorsports , Coupe , Performance , Japan , Safety , Videos , Ferrari , Racing Two people are lucky to be alive after a brutal crash during a recent Ferrari 458 Challenge event in Japan. Driver Shigeru Terajima lost control of his machine on the Suzuka Circuit start/finish straight, left the course at nearly 200 miles per hour and struck the inside wall where a corner worker was standing and monitoring the race

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Driver, track worker survive horrific Ferrari 458 crash at Suzuka

Filed under: Coupe , Performance , Government/Legal , Japan , Lamborghini , Mercedes-Benz , Ferrari , Luxury Justice is slowly being served to those drivers who were involved in a 10-car pile up in Japan last year that saw eight Ferrari models, one Lamborghini and three Mercedes-Benz vehicles hauled off for scrap. As you may recall, the lead driver lost control of his machine, pin balling into those following behind and doing some $4 million in damage in the process

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‘World’s Most Expensive Car Crash’ results in 10 charged [w/video]