'10 ALMS Round 6 • Mid Ohio • August 1st - 7th - Page 2

**joeb** · 5 Aug 2010, 21:30 (Ref:2740056)

The radical is near midpack gt2, this could be interesting......

HORNDAWG · 5 Aug 2010, 21:50 (Ref:2740063)

I would think that is Diaz that just moved to the front of P-C.

L.P.

**joeb** · 5 Aug 2010, 22:01 (Ref:2740072)

Quote:

Originally Posted by HORNDAWG

I would think that is Diaz that just moved to the front of P-C.

L.P.

That would be my guess too, and btw does anybody know if imsa has decided to let the lmpc cars have bigger restrictors at any point this season?

On another note, the jag ran 33 laps and stayed ahead of the challange cars!

HORNDAWG · 5 Aug 2010, 23:07 (Ref:2740091)

Late session red, which closed out the session, was for Greg Pickett in the Cytosport Spyder. It was a severe off and sent Pickett to the hospital for observation. Piece by Dagys

L.P.

dj4monie · 5 Aug 2010, 23:10 (Ref:2740092)

Quote:

Originally Posted by joeb

The radical is near midpack gt2, this could be interesting......

It is nice to see them here, you have to start somewhere. Might as well against the strongest car(s) and teams in Prototype racing.

**joeb** · 5 Aug 2010, 23:24 (Ref:2740099)

Glad to hear that pickett is ok, sounded like a bad crash.

Cuttlefish · 5 Aug 2010, 23:28 (Ref:2740104)

Wow, that Cytosport wreck looks terrible. Here's hoping they can get it repaired and Pickett will be able to drive on Saturday.

trahsub · 5 Aug 2010, 23:37 (Ref:2740107)

Always unfortunate to lose a car before a race, but good to hear the Muscle Milk man is OK.

dj4monie · 5 Aug 2010, 23:53 (Ref:2740112)

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Originally Posted by trahsub

Always unfortunate to lose a car before a race, but good to hear the Muscle Milk man is OK.

Reports show (from Speed Blog) Porsche does have a spare tub, but there seems to be no tub damage from the initial post accident tear-down.

broadrun96 · 5 Aug 2010, 23:55 (Ref:2740114)

Looked like a big off, but was surprised to hear Porsche would be carrying a spare RS Spyder tub to the tracks with them. Did his toy come with some support from Porsche trackside or does anybody know if he bought a spare tub and some trackside assistance if necessary from Porsche motorsport?

dj4monie · 5 Aug 2010, 23:59 (Ref:2740116)

Quote:

Originally Posted by broadrun96

Looked like a big off, but was surprised to hear Porsche would be carrying a spare RS Spyder tub to the tracks with them. Did his toy come with some support from Porsche trackside or does anybody know if he bought a spare tub and some trackside assistance if necessary from Porsche motorsport?

Porsche is a technical partner, ie he pays for the technicians and engineers to be there. I am sure they bring enough with them to make sure they won't miss a race if they don't have too. Think back to the Falken Porsche fire at Utah...

chernaudi · 6 Aug 2010, 00:16 (Ref:2740121)

Porsche should have plenty of tubs-I don't think any RS Spyder has even been written off, and even the tubs that Audi damaged in '08 at Mosport and Detroit were repaired. And at least one Peugeot 908 that was damaged in '08 was repaired, and that may've been the car that won LM in '09 and DNF'ed in '10 due to a suspension failure.

Still, though, it's nice to see that they support their customers even if they've had to cut back their program.

EDIT: I saw the photo, and it looks kinda like the Goh RS Spyder that got trashed at LM last year. Was that car written off?

Cuttlefish · 6 Aug 2010, 01:20 (Ref:2740141)

Dagys is now reporting that the car has been withdrawn. http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/artic...massive-crash/

Oh well, at least the championship was close for a while.

fieldodreams79 · 6 Aug 2010, 01:23 (Ref:2740142)

EDIT: Cuttlefish beat me to it. They have withdrawn.

Big shame all 'round for Cytosport.

Further, Picket was NOT transported to a local hospital.

chernaudi · 6 Aug 2010, 01:33 (Ref:2740145)

Highcroft's got the LMP championship in the bag now unless they DNF or DNS in a race before years' end. Such is the sad quality of the LMP class in the ALMS, thought the LMS isn't any better against Peugeot-backed Oreca.

HORNDAWG · 6 Aug 2010, 01:42 (Ref:2740151)

Quote:

Originally Posted by fieldodreams79

EDIT: Cuttlefish beat me to it. They have withdrawn.

Big shame all 'round for Cytosport.

Further, Picket was NOT transported to a local hospital.

Well, that is NOT what the article said when I first posted it. Ahh, the power of editing.

L.P.

JHamilton · 6 Aug 2010, 01:59 (Ref:2740155)

Quote:

Originally Posted by broadrun96

Looked like a big off, but was surprised to hear Porsche would be carrying a spare RS Spyder tub to the tracks with them. Did his toy come with some support from Porsche trackside or does anybody know if he bought a spare tub and some trackside assistance if necessary from Porsche motorsport?

You can't start an RS Spyder without a Porsche tech. Cytosport has hired additional staff that is increased Porsche's confidence in the team and therefore their level of support.

Purist · 6 Aug 2010, 01:59 (Ref:2740156)

I'll be leaving EARLY in the morning for the drive up there tomorrow. I'll be the short guy with glasses and a white cane there, and binoculars on a string around my neck. I'll be wearing my Mid Ohio, short-sleeve shirt for Saturday, and probably my Watkins Glen, long-sleeve tee for Sunday, to keep my arms out of the sun a bit.

I guess I won't know the grid possibly until Saturday morning, but oh well. I'll probably station myself right at the chain-link on the infield side on the approach to Turn 4 for the start. I'm sure the hillside overlooking Turns 4-6 will be packed.

xlr8r · 6 Aug 2010, 03:47 (Ref:2740183)

There goes the championship battle. I hope the team can rebuild in time for the next race. The team has progressed so far in just a years time.

Sad to see the car destroyed. At least I got to see it go out on top winning at Lime Rock.

JHamilton · 6 Aug 2010, 03:51 (Ref:2740185)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Purist

I'll be leaving EARLY in the morning for the drive up there tomorrow. I'll be the short guy with glasses and a white cane there, and binoculars on a string around my neck. I'll be wearing my Mid Ohio, short-sleeve shirt for Saturday, and probably my Watkins Glen, long-sleeve tee for Sunday, to keep my arms out of the sun a bit.

I guess I won't know the grid possibly until Saturday morning, but oh well. I'll probably station myself right at the chain-link on the infield side on the approach to Turn 4 for the start. I'm sure the hillside overlooking Turns 4-6 will be packed.

If I see you I'll say hello. I'm a pretty nondescript white guy in whatever t-shirt happens to make it in the bag.

dj4monie · 6 Aug 2010, 03:55 (Ref:2740186)

Quote:

Originally Posted by xlr8r

There goes the championship battle. I hope the team can rebuild in time for the next race. The team has progressed so far in just a years time.

Sad to see the car destroyed. At least I got to see it go out on top winning at Lime Rock.

Well if they count this weekend, they have 9-10 days. As long as the mounting points and the tub has no real damage requiring a specialist to repair, it shouldn't take more than a day or two to put it all back together.

I find it interesting that "something broke" on the car, first part failure that I have heard of with these cars.

As for the championship...Well looks like its a LOCK for Highcroft, even with the DNS, Muscle Milk will likely keep second place, I just don't trust Drayson or Dyson. Together they have too many DNF's with NO POINTS (not finishing 70%) to be taken seriously.

For the race itself let's hope the others put up a bit of a fight otherwise it will be lonely at the front...

Spyderman · 6 Aug 2010, 05:46 (Ref:2740206)

Quote:

Originally Posted by chernaudi

Still, though, it's nice to see that they support their customers even if they've had to cut back their program.

Porsche didn't "have to cut back" their program. They ended it! (as originally forecasted-It was always a 3 year program). The debate at the time, was whether they would renew the program or not.
This is the only RS Spyder running and Porsche made it an exception. It will also end at the end of this year. Porsche's choice.

**Bentley03** · 6 Aug 2010, 08:13 (Ref:2740239)

Question...........

Just checked my login for the live stream on the ALMS site (not great at remembering 'occasional' passwords

), but on the page with the viewer got the message 'Subscription failed: livestream'. Is everyone getting this message at the moment, or is there a problem with my login/account? Thanks.

**FIRE** · 6 Aug 2010, 09:36 (Ref:2740278)

This event is from 1st to 7th August?

fieldodreams79 · 6 Aug 2010, 11:33 (Ref:2740330)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bentley03

Question...........

Just checked my login for the live stream on the ALMS site (not great at remembering 'occasional' passwords

), but on the page with the viewer got the message 'Subscription failed: livestream'. Is everyone getting this message at the moment, or is there a problem with my login/account? Thanks.

Loser....

I just logged in again (which I have done repeatedly, just in case) and there doesn't seem to be an issue for me. It shows the Laguna race on the link but the "TODOCast" live events list shows the Mid-Ohio round for Saturday.

I think I am in the right place...

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