24 Hours of Le Mans

24 Hours of Le Mans:  Breaking News 24 hours of le mans The 2011 24 Hours Of Le Mans, the World's oldest endurance race, opened with the sudden, shocking, and deadly crash of Britain's Allan McNish's and U.S.A. Mike Rockenfeller. As the TV shows, and Guardian United Kingdom reports explain, McNish's Audi R18 made contact with Anthony Beltoise's Ferrari and went speeding into the guard rails, then shattering upon impact. Fortuitously the design of the automobile was such that the central core containing McNish continued intact, and he survived. Allan got out of the car, was checked at the local hospital, and then returned to the race action. In the 2nd crash, Rockenfeller's No.1 Audi connected with Robert Kaufmann's AF Corse Ferrari 458 at the finish of what is called the "Mulsanne straight" and into the "Mulsanne link." As was the case with McNish's accident, the car was so well-designed that Rockenfeller was able to get out of it without major wound. 24 Hours of Le Mans