Alonso is doing a bit of that, which is cool.
by Mr Wednesday (2019-03-23 20:01:55)

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In addition to the Indy 500 last year, he's also run sports car races (I believe he's won both LeMans and Daytona).

His LeMans win was a matter of not crashing.
by cujays96  (2019-03-23 20:07:52)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

That Toyota had zero competition with Audi’s exit from WEC.
Somewhat true. But his stints in the car were magical.
by ferndog  (2019-03-23 22:47:29)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

The way he ran down the other competitor at LeMans was impressive. And his stints at Daytona in the rain we’re also magical, guys flying off the track all around him.

It’s super impressive given how truly little seat-time he has had in the cars. I truly believe you could plop him down in anything on the planet, and he’d be competitive within the span of a couple of hours of seat time.
I will take nothing away from him as a driver.
by cujays96  (2019-03-24 19:19:29)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

But I would like to have seen him have to compete against Audi at LeMans.