Do you remember the Le Mans race last June? The DeltaWing was taken out by a Toyota prototype. Driver Satoshi Motoyama famously tried in vain to resuscitate his damaged racer for 45 minutes, a struggle that has since been labeled by many as one of the most heroic and touching "agony of defeat" moments in motorsports history. You might seen the video if you follow my blog.
So, this summer DeltaWing didn’t cross the finish line, but Nissan doesn’t want to leave “unfinished business”. That’s why it heads to Petit Le Mans which will be held on October 17-20.
As far as I understand the Nismo team (which piloted DeltaWing this June and failed) won’t take a part in the race. The duty for the 10-hour and 1,000 mile enduro will fall to Lucas Ordonez (veteran of GT Academy) and Gunnar Jeannette (ALMS PC class champion).
Here what Nissan thinks about the DeltaWing’s return:
