24h Le Mans
Danny Watts, Nick Leventis and Jonny Kane will race the 24 Hour of Le Mans 2013 in the Honda n°21 of Strakka Racing.
| Danny Watts : Chas & Dave. | |
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| Danny Watts, Nick Leventis, Jonny Kane. | |
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| For a few dollars more. | |
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| Indian food. | |
| Lanzarote. | |
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| Brian O'Driscoll. | |
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| Nick Leventis in the Aston Martin DBR1 that won in 1959. |
Born ?
Danny Watts : 31 Dec 1979 Aylesbury UK
Nick Leventis : 31 Jan 1980 London UK
Jonny Kane : 14th May 1973 Comber Ireland.
Nickname ?
Nick Leventis : Ledge.
Jonny Kane : JK.
Childhood dream ?
Danny Watts : .To be a race driver
Nick Leventis : To win Le Mans.
Jonny Kane : To be a race driver.
Most proud of ?
Danny Watts : My family.
Nick Leventis : To have won Le Mans in 2010 in the LM P2 class.
Jonny Kane : To have raised £150,000 taking part 3 times at the London marathon in the BRDC team.
Biggest regret?
Nick Leventis : Not having run my first marathon in less than 3 hours.
Jonny Kane : Not having raced in F1.
A strength ?
Danny Watts : Humble .
Nick Leventis : No fear
Jonny Kane : Manging traffic on the race track.
… and a weakness?
Danny Watts : Being a bad loser…
Nick Leventis : Emotional
Jonny Kane : Cheesburger at KFC !
A motto ?
Danny Watts : To win you have to finish.
Nick Leventis : The more you look, the less you see.
Jonny Kane : Better to have a big dog with lots of fight, than have a fight with a big dog.
A phobia ?
Danny Watts : Spiders.
Nick Leventis : Snakes.
Jonny Kane : Confined spaces.
A lucky charm ?
Nick Leventis : When the sun shines.
Jonny Kane : My wife Lesley-Ann.
Music to listen to before the race ?
Danny Watts : Chas & Dave.
Jonny Kane : Anything on my iPad, not to mention the disco ball hanging from the ceiling of the pit box.
A book?
Nick Leventis : On the origin of species (Charles Darwin).
Jonny Kane : The Van (Roddy Doyle).
A film ?
Danny Watts : For a few dollars more(1965).
Nick Leventis : Apocalypto (2006).
Jonny Kane : James Bond.
Favourite food ?
Danny Watts : Thaï.
Nick Leventis : A steak.
Jonny Kane : Indian food.
A hobby ?
Danny Watts : Karting, football, travel.
Nick Leventis : Surfing.
Jonny Kane : Running and music.
Next holiday destination ?
Danny Watts : Phuket in Thaïlande.
Nick Leventis : Seychelles.
Jonny Kane : Lanzarote.
Person you would most like to meet ?
Danny Watts : Jose Mourinho ( football trainer).
Nick Leventis : Laird Hamilton (surfer).
Jonny Kane : Brian O'Driscoll (rugby player).
Sports person you admire ?
Danny Watts : Bradley Wiggins (cyclist).
Nick Leventis : Kimi Räikkönen (driver).
Jonny Kane : Mohamed Farah (runner)
Road car ?
Danny Watts : Audi A8.
Nick Leventis : Aston Martin DBS carbon.
Jonny Kane : Ferrari 458.
Favourite Circuit ?
Danny Watts : Macao.
Nick Leventis : Kyalami.
Jonny Kane : Interlagos.
Where do you see yourself in 10 years ?
Danny Watts : Race driving instructor.
Nick Leventis : On the beach.
Jonny Kane : Still racing, but reaching retirement !
First 24 Hours of Le Mans ?
Danny Watts : In 2007 with Team LNT (Panoz).
Nick Leventis : In 2008 with Vitaphone Racing Team (Aston Martin).
Jonny Kane : In 2001 with MG.
Favourite part of the circuit ?
Danny Watts : Porsche curves.
Nick Leventis : Porsche curves.
Jonny Kane : Dunlop chicane.
Favourite time?
Danny Watts : Qualifying
Nick Leventis : Standing on the podium.
Jonny Kane : The podium !
Best memory ?
Danny Watts : Winning in 2010 in LM P2.
Nick Leventis : In 2010, when engineer Dan Walmsley told me on the radio that we had victory in our pocket… He was not disappointed !
Jonny Kane : Victory in 2010 after a perfect race.
A historic car ?
Nick Leventis :I had the chance to drive the Aston Martin DBR1 that won in 1959.
Jonny Kane : The Lotus F1 cars of the early 60's.
Former winner as a team-mate ?
Danny Watts : Allan McNish.
Nick Leventis : Allan McNish.
Jonny Kane : Derek Warwick.
