IMSA Race 2017 Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix(IMSA @ Mosport) - July 07-09 - Page 6

Maelochs · 9 Jul 2017, 17:58 (Ref:3749905)

Flaming Extremes ...... that's a caution.

Akrapovic · 9 Jul 2017, 17:58 (Ref:3749906)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scorchess

That was in traffic. And it was only 8 seconds.

The fastest lap was not in traffic - it was in clean air (obviously). You're doing your best to argue about absolutely everything, but no amount of telling people to watch the race or asking for intelligent people will make you right.

Articus · 9 Jul 2017, 17:58 (Ref:3749907)

ESM car was on fire briefly.

Porsche to the lead in GTLM. But the BMWs will be tough to hold off. And raindrops in the pit lane. This should be fun. Pilet out front, and Bruni at the back

Scorchess · 9 Jul 2017, 17:58 (Ref:3749908)

Quote:

Originally Posted by gert

They're not running together, so no advantage for the 2nd car this time

They were for a while after the pass. The leader was just better in traffic.

Scorchess · 9 Jul 2017, 17:59 (Ref:3749909)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Akrapovic

The fastest lap was not in traffic - it was in clean air (obviously). You're doing your best to argue about absolutely everything, but no amount of telling people to watch the race or asking for intelligent people will make you right.

The catching up was done in traffic. As I said.

Maelochs · 9 Jul 2017, 17:59 (Ref:3749910)

Things getting interesting in a hurry.

TzeiTzei · 9 Jul 2017, 18:00 (Ref:3749911)

That came out of nowhere.

gert · 9 Jul 2017, 18:00 (Ref:3749912)

wets for 85, slicks for 10
wets for 55, slicks for 70 - smart to split strategies

Maelochs · 9 Jul 2017, 18:01 (Ref:3749913)

Slicks for the # 10??

**joeb** · 9 Jul 2017, 18:02 (Ref:3749914)

Again glad the rlm team is covering pit stops during the TV break

Scorchess · 9 Jul 2017, 18:02 (Ref:3749915)

Seems to have stopped raining. The Conti wet tyres are terrible, I would have gone for slicks

gert · 9 Jul 2017, 18:02 (Ref:3749916)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scorchess

The catching up was done in traffic. As I said.

The catching up was done over several laps. Some in traffic, some in clean air.

Articus · 9 Jul 2017, 18:02 (Ref:3749917)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maelochs

Things getting interesting in a hurry.

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Akrapovic · 9 Jul 2017, 18:06 (Ref:3749919)

Good gamble by the 31. I think this'll be drying out.

Articus · 9 Jul 2017, 18:06 (Ref:3749920)

You know that Fox is keeping it together when the stream is cutting out during the commercials....

gert · 9 Jul 2017, 18:06 (Ref:3749921)

Funny.
#31 comes in to go from rain to slicks
#70 comes in to go from slicks to wets

Maelochs · 9 Jul 2017, 18:07 (Ref:3749922)

I call slicks ... I call this for Cadillac sadly.

Maelochs · 9 Jul 2017, 18:08 (Ref:3749923)

Nunez takes Taylor.

Akrapovic · 9 Jul 2017, 18:09 (Ref:3749924)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maelochs

I call slicks ... I call this for Cadillac sadly.

Can the Prototypes go to the end from here? If not, then the wets for now might be right. Early stop for slicks when its dry.

Continentals are quite hard too, so will they get enough heat in the wet?

**joeb** · 9 Jul 2017, 18:09 (Ref:3749925)

Extremely varied conditions on the outside of the track

Scorchess · 9 Jul 2017, 18:10 (Ref:3749926)

Those wet tyres will be shredded in a few laps

**joeb** · 9 Jul 2017, 18:13 (Ref:3749927)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Akrapovic

Can the Prototypes go to the end from here? If not, then the wets for now might be right. Early stop for slicks when its dry.

Continentals are quite hard too, so will they get enough heat in the wet?

I think the caddy's might not need another stop after the caution and slowed pace

Akrapovic · 9 Jul 2017, 18:13 (Ref:3749928)

Even in the dry sectors, the cars on wets are faster. The Continentals are so hard that they aren't getting up to temperature with the wet, so when they get to the dry sector, they're still too slow.

It needs to dry out quickly.

Edit: Dry tyres faster than time round. They've finally got temperature into the tyre.

chernaudi · 9 Jul 2017, 18:15 (Ref:3749929)

I've said this several times here and elsewhere, it's pretty stupid to allow DPIs performance upgrades in what's supposed to be a BOP class. LMP2 is supposed to be the benchmark. Well, it took them almost to the season's halfway point, but job done. Best LMP2 and best DPI are equal in overall performance.

However, in a BOP category, it's a dumb idea to allow performance upgrades, since there's supposed to be no incentive for that to happen. I myself want minimal BOP in the top prototype category, but try telling that to the guys who write the checks. Even if Audi were spending only $15 million a season in the ALMS at the peak of their involvement (only being a relative term, but $15 million on the ALMS for Audi Sport was a ton smaller than their LM budget, even back then, let alone the past couple of years of them being in the WEC), I don't think that most DPI teams will want to spend even half that if they can avoid it.

Hence BOP and the attempt--worthwhile or futile--to use it to control costs.

Maelochs · 9 Jul 2017, 18:15 (Ref:3749930)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scorchess

Those wet tyres will be shredded in a few laps

If it doesn't rain more the wets won't last.

Need to watch laps times ... I bet #85 will be losing time soon.

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