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2 Jun 2018, 18:50 (Ref:3826293) | #426 | ||
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Makowiecki could not even get past the lapped car of Kim Luis Schramm (who he?) while he was in the slipstream. Took him multiple laps to get past.
I am not sure if there are any blue flags, but if there are I cannot see them. |
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2 Jun 2018, 19:30 (Ref:3826294) | #427 | ||
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Right rear light not wotking on the #7 Bentley.
Number panels not lit on numerous cars. Not sure if they have to or not. |
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2 Jun 2018, 19:44 (Ref:3826296) | #428 | ||
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Crap! Once again they put a safety car after they went FCY - for a single lap.
Who is making those stupid decisions ? This is NOT motor racing, John. This is stupid. |
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2 Jun 2018, 19:52 (Ref:3826297) | #429 | ||
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... And another FCY. See what you caused there by that stupid Safety Car, race control?
EDIT: And another Safety Car to bunch everything up. Do you really have to be brainless to aplly to be a race director? Last edited by gert; 2 Jun 2018 at 19:58. |
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2 Jun 2018, 19:56 (Ref:3826298) | #430 | ||
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Another FCY that turns into a SC 🤨
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2 Jun 2018, 19:58 (Ref:3826299) | #431 | |
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This seems to be the SRO latest thing. Use the FCY to slow everyone down, then bunch them up. It's very odd.
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2 Jun 2018, 20:51 (Ref:3826309) | #432 | ||
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If the teams were aware of the SRO SC-follows-FCY trick, then I fail to see why anyone would take the short pitstop at anything else than the very last stop?
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2 Jun 2018, 21:29 (Ref:3826313) | #433 | ||
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15min to go.
FCY. What's next? A Safety Car? -- Why no Safety Car now? Stupid inconsistent race control ! |
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2 Jun 2018, 21:32 (Ref:3826314) | #434 | ||
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How did Costa lose so much time under the FCY?
Seems it was just one of those weird things with FCY, didnt lose much, if any. Sorry. Last edited by tux; 2 Jun 2018 at 21:37. |
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2 Jun 2018, 21:46 (Ref:3826315) | #435 | ||
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He didn't. The distance (in meters) was the same, it just took him longer (in time) to get from point A to point B than at full racing speed.
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2 Jun 2018, 21:48 (Ref:3826316) | #436 | ||
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So, a race that could have gone the way of McLaren, Ferrari and Bentley but finally Lexus takes it on the very last lap.
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2 Jun 2018, 21:55 (Ref:3826318) | #437 | |
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Decent race. How come no other teams have gone for the Lexus? Is it the after sale support or something else?
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4 Jun 2018, 12:16 (Ref:3826720) | #440 | ||
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Okay ...........
Couldn't catch the race live on Saturday but managed to watch the whole thing on Sunday without knowing the result. I understand all of the complaints and observations ref BOP etc ..... BUT from a spectators point of view, what a brilliant race. There appeared to be wheel to wheel racing for almost the entire six hours - the third hour provided some fantastic viewing for the battle for 4th place that had a group of nine cars fighting it out for well over 60 minutes. Six hours of racing and the result decided on the last lap - that will do it for me every time! I get that some cars were hampered by whatever BOP hand they had been dealt but the whole idea of GT3 racing is to provide close competition where one manufacturer is not allowed to dominate and this certainly didn't disappoint. We have all seen various race series die because one manufacturer was allowed to walk in, dictate the rules, spend huge sums and cause all other teams to walk away when they don't stand a chance of winning (Peugeot have been guilty of this on many occasions WRC in 80's, WEC at end of Gp C era) and IMHO I believe that SRO for all their faults have got this one just about right and police the series without resorting to excessively heavy handed control and taking too much notice of individual manufacturers whims - ACO please take note! Great showcase for all manufacturers involved and a big 'well done' to Emil Frey Racing on their first victory! |
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It makes interesting reading, it seems the Mercedes is consistently the slowest car in a straight line. |
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What I don't agree on however, is the inconsistency with the FCY and safety cars. It's great to bunch everybody up after an incident, but I don't understand why there wasn't a safety car at the end. Spa 24 might be pretty epic... |
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5 Jun 2018, 10:11 (Ref:3826919) | #445 | ||
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The other good thing about the race at Paul Ricard was it was partly in the dark - so those psychedelic paint markings don't hurt your eyes so much!
Joking aside what I saw of the race (about the last 3 hours on and off) was pretty good. Really got shaken up in the dying laps and a last lap pass for the lead - great stuff (and the Lexus sounds almost as good as the Bentley). |
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One of the things that I really enjoy about the Blancpain series is that the SRO are not scared to try different things ........... sprint races, 3 Hours, 6 hours, 24 hours, night races (Misano last year) and then admit when things don't work and change it! Met Mr Ratel very briefly in Spa two years ago and and had a very short conversation with him and IMHO this guy has got his head screwed on and just knows how to do it! Really looking forward to my second visit to Spa 24 hours this year - what price an Aston pole position? And a Lexus win? |
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6 Jun 2018, 12:27 (Ref:3827139) | #447 | ||
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Finally got around to watching the Paul Ricard race and was a lot of fun. I'm not overly worried about the BoP situation as some cars are going to be slower in a straight line - that's one of Ratel's aims; to reduce the need to develop advanced aero for GT3s - anyway, a couple will no doubt be sandbagging before suddenly being at the front at Spa.
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The Aston got badly mugged at the start. I think that Wattie was right when he said that the car had gone into 'limp-home' mode. They need to sort that!
Then both the R-Motorsport Astons had front wishbone failure. It might have been a bad batch, but they need to sort that too. |
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It has mostly to do with a couple of things why especially f.e. Audi and Mercedes have a lot more GT3 cars sold: A) They have more reliability in endurance races. B) They have better customer support C) They (can) give more and bigger discounts It maybe is also more about the region, while Nissan is well represented in Asia (Super GT and Blancpain Asia), Aston Martin is well represented in British GT. With Nissan's exit from Supercars down under, I hope they will increase their GT3 programs with full time factory (supported) entries in IGTC and North America and more customers as well. But people like an R-Motorsport or Emil Frey don't want to be just another Audi or Mercedes customer. They have the resources and than you can see with a good BoP and team the cars can run at the front as well like an Audi or Merc. Last edited by JorritVD; 6 Jun 2018 at 16:25. |
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