The Strange, Sad, but (Hopefully) Redeeming Tale of the Nissan DeltaWing

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LE MANS, FRANCE - The Nissan DeltaWing was an archetypal underdog: its Batmobile styling looked like nothing on the grid, it cost a fraction of the ?ber Audis, and thanks to its compact size and modest 300 horsepower 4-cylinder powerplant, it was reputedly able to run using half the fuel and tires as a traditional LMP car. Though the bizarre, small-engined design was met with heavy criticism and even one accusation of single handedly trying to "kill motorsport," its scrappy persona also attracted a cult following.?

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But ambitions for the menacing black sled came to a screeching halt here at the 24 Hours of Le Mans when, six hours and 15 minutes into the race, a Toyota prototype slammed the DeltaWing off the course and into a wall at the Porsche Curves. Driver?Satoshi Motoyama worked on the car in the field for 90 minutes (per Le Mans regulations, which prevent the car from getting towed back to the pits), but the damage proved too extensive to repair.

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The stakes are always sky high in racing, and particularly so at Le Mans; though the DeltaWing was far from a perfect machine, its out-of-the-box design adhered to the true meaning of the term "prototype class," evoking the spirit of innovation that can only be dared on the race track.

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