We have some bad news, Toyota
fans. The Japanese auto brand has announced its innovative Toyota
Hybrid Le Mans Racer will be missing its debut competition due to a collision
during testing. Though the Toyota TS030 racer was set to premiere at the Six
Hours of Spa-Francorchamps on May 5th, it can no longer
make the race.
The hybrid race car's next scheduled competition (following
the Six Hours of Spa-Francorchamps) is the iconic and exhausting 24 Hour of Le
Mans race on June 16, 2012. After
its recent accident, which occurred at the Paul Ricard circuit two days ago,
and extensively damaged the vehicle's carbon-fiber composite monocoque,
however, there are questions about its appearance at the event. Unfortunately,
there are no spare parts to replace the monocoque, and
Toyota is unable to build and test another monocoque or
repair the current one in time for the Six Hours race. As Toyota Racing Team
President Yoshiaki Kinoshita explains, "We are deeply saddened to announce
this decision. Since the accident, we have looked into all options but
unfortunately there is no alternative course of action open to us."1
The team will now work nonstop to get the racer ready for Le Mans.
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