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Le Mans 2012: all alone at the Eurotunnel

Oops. Etc.

By cj hubbard 18/06/2012 14:08
Nissan Skyline GT-R at the Eurotunnel (c) Motoring Research
As you'll already have read by this point, Audi won the 2012 Le Mans – adding the first hybrid victory to its already impressive list of numero uno achievements. Congratulations are in order. I'm only just getting around to posting this update because we missed the last Eurotunnel.

Nissan Skyline GT-R mass fly grave at the Eurotunnel (c) Motoring Research
It's not as if we didn't try to make it – as you can tell by the insect collection on the front of the Skyline. But this car is also thirsty (and well worth it), which meant we couldn't make the whole dash without refueling.

Nissan Skyline GT-R all alone at the Eurotunnel (c) Motoring Research
We were 40 minutes too late in the end, which left us all alone at the terminal.

Nissan Skyline GT-R interior at the Eurotunnel (c) Motoring Research
This gave me a good opportunity to take some spooky snaps, but meant I didn't actually get home until 4am this morning.

Nissan Skyline GT-R, V-Spec, Eurotunnel (c) MotoringResearch
So while there is more Le Mans 2012 content coming, at the moment it's getting here rather slowly...


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