And, lost the 1999 Le Mans race at the last few hours because of a __ FLAT TIRE __ ...

Different race track, I am affraid - the Road Atlanta straight atop of the hill, where number of cars flipped. Not certain at the moment if the first victim was Mark Donohue in the Penske’s SUNOCO sponsored 917-10 Turbo, (with adjustable Magnesium-tube framed chassis) being tested and generating an incredible speed…

The CLK LM most certainly __DID NOT__ generate lift. It was just the unfortunate set up, when the mechanics, looking for the MAX speed achievable, trimmed it too agressively.

This race, the 2nd GT4 scheduled that day, was WON by Nooren, as you can see him being listed in that position on the leader board, at the upper left hand corner of the title photo. Uckermann was second and Servers finished third...

This race, the 2nd GT4 scheduled that day, was WON by Nooren, as you can see him being listed in that position on the leader board, at the upper left hand corner of the title photo. Uckermann was second and Servers finished third...

Next, the result sheet comes out and, to everyone’s surprise, we all find they were racing for 4th and 5th, not a win... Not only that, but also the Aston driver, who caused this mayhem, no doubt, finishes ahead of the victim... How could that be...?

NOT the same. In Monaco, they were consideraly larger, almost baloon-like. These, at the RedBull Ring are just rows of tires tied together, to act as an enegry absorbers. Would not be surprised to see the Monaco-like barrier in the same place in two weeks, when the Austrian F1 race is being held there next. Especially…

According to the official GT4 Championship web page, no one got injured, miraculously!

Neither, as they were racing hard for 4th and 5th position = points in the GT4 Championship.

YES, both walked away, quite unbelievably!

Since all that happened in seconds, on a grass (same as ice surface) too, not many options here

These guys were racing for just 4th and 5th, according to the Results Sheet. But since both are involved in the GT4 Championship, where every point is valuable comes the end of the year, they were going for it, quite obviously...

Have you driven it?

These two were battling for 4th and 5th, not a win. But, if one plans to run the entire GT4 Championship, one needs to try to get every point possible. Therefore the intensity!

Even though racing HARD just for 4th and 5th place, obviously both were trying desperately to salvage as many points in the GT4 Championship as they possibly could. Strangely too, the man that caused the horrific accident, quite obviously the Aston driver, ended up finishing 4th, according to the results sheet...

vs. the almost 5-time more produced F40, at 1,315 made - is the correct number...

Got also to ABSOLUTELY LOVE the incredibly efficient simplicity of the drive train of that era...

My sentiments as well - for the 288 GTO will always be more precious as there were but 272 road-going, Group B homologation cars (@$72,000 each) + 5 evolutions ever made vs. the almost 5-times more produced F40, at 1,015 made (@250,000 each) by then...

Wondered the same, as long as they both have been around. Also those crazy sale prices F40s brought in the past, being not nearly as sophisticated as the 959 in every respect plus the fact that there were almost _4 times_ as many F40 cars than 959s. It just did not make sense...

ALL THREE, actually. When PORSCHE presented the incredibly technologically advanced 959 at the 1985 IAA, the Frankfurt Auto Show, Ferrari had but the somewhat rudimentary evolution of the 308, the 288 GTO on their stand. The 959 at $250,000 and the 288 GTO at $72,000... Quick on their feet, Ferrari came back to this…