Mr Le Mans

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Great Dane

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2,719 posts

165 months

Tuesday 18th November 2014
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Tom Kristensen has called a press conference for tomorrow, Wednesday and the speculation is that he will announce his retirement. For a number of years he has had a one year contract with Audi - so he can quit when he feels like it.


If true that would leave a plum drive for Jenson...

Edited by Great Dane on Tuesday 18th November 17:12

ellroy

7,002 posts

224 months

Tuesday 18th November 2014
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Does sound likely, won't quite be the same without him leading the Audi charge.


MartinixxxLB

45 posts

136 months

Tuesday 18th November 2014
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That would have been with McNish backing up, prob a good time to go as the thoughts are that Audi will have to put their thinking caps on over the winter...

>Martini...LB

webby74

569 posts

179 months

Tuesday 18th November 2014
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Absolute legend, one of the reasons I support Audi.

Output Flange

16,793 posts

210 months

Wednesday 19th November 2014
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Well, good luck to Tom for his new future, and what a wonderful career he's had.

Red Firecracker

5,276 posts

226 months

Wednesday 19th November 2014
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I rather hoped this wasn't going to be the case when I snapped it earlier in the year.

TomK's Last Le Mans Stint. FIA WEC Le Mans 24 Hours 2014 by Red Firecracker, on Flickr

A privilege to have seen the man race.

Altrezia

8,517 posts

210 months

Wednesday 19th November 2014
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A shame to see him go, but what an amazing career.

Hope it sticks around, he's great behind the mic, just as he was behind the wheel.

Mark-C

5,007 posts

204 months

Wednesday 19th November 2014
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A true legend and a great bloke too ... got the pleasure of seeing him talk to Danish fans a few years back - I didn't understand a word but he was grinning like a loon and they were laughing like crazy.

Anyone know what time the press conference is?

Red Firecracker

5,276 posts

226 months

Wednesday 19th November 2014
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Mark-C said:
Anyone know what time the press conference is?
Just finished/finishing.

Mark-C

5,007 posts

204 months

Wednesday 19th November 2014
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Red Firecracker said:
Mark-C said:
Anyone know what time the press conference is?
Just finished/finishing.
Thanks ... just seen this. Sao Paulo to be his last race --> http://motorsportstalk.nbcsports.com/2014/11/19/to...

moribund

4,030 posts

213 months

Thursday 20th November 2014
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Pretty much the first thing I saw on arrival at my first Le Mans in 2006 was a Danish car with "Tom K is God" in vinyl down the side in large letters and 4 different languages.

Hard to argue against that sentiment after witnessing him in action!

Great Dane

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2,719 posts

165 months

Thursday 20th November 2014
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I even saw his dad race.

I love these pictures showing a great sense of humour...



(Check out DC and Grosjean in the background)

Two OAP's posing for the fans :-)



Edited by Great Dane on Thursday 20th November 11:39


Don't forget this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_lUQUbUv0g



Edited by Great Dane on Thursday 20th November 11:43

Output Flange

16,793 posts

210 months

Friday 21st November 2014
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^^^ cracking pics!

Great Dane

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2,719 posts

165 months

Friday 28th November 2014
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From Brazil

Great Dane

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Saturday 29th November 2014
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This one from the signing in really needs a caption...

My suggestion

"Name?, please"