Darren Turner: 2009 Le Mans 24 Hours Diary

In the first of three special Crash.net diary instalments over the 2009 Le Mans 24 Hours weekend, Aston Martin Racing star Darren Turner discusses preparations in the build-up to the big race, the practice wash-out, likely rivals and his chances of making it three successive victories in the legendary round-the-clock La Sarthe classic...

In the initial test I had in Aston Martin Racing’s new LMP1 car at Paul Ricard, I obviously found it quite a lot different from the GT1 I’d been used to in performance terms; I was surprised at the level of grip it had at high speed – that was very impressive – but now I’ve had the Spa and Barcelona Le Mans Series races to acclimatise to the car, it becomes more like home when I’m inside the cockpit. Saying that, I didn’t do the Monza...

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