IMSA Race Petit Le Mans - Page 8

gert · 7 Oct 2017, 19:02 (Ref:3772608)

2 beached, taken off by 85
That will surely be a penalty later?

Lagunaseca_4life · 7 Oct 2017, 19:04 (Ref:3772609)

Surprisingly not scottys fault for once

Starfish Primer · 7 Oct 2017, 19:04 (Ref:3772610)

Penske 4th now

Damian Baldi · 7 Oct 2017, 19:04 (Ref:3772611)

Quote:

Originally Posted by gert

2 beached, taken off by 85
That will surely be a penalty later?

dohh my winning car ! it looks like the #2 rejoined fast.

BTW Montoya is 4th

J Jay · 7 Oct 2017, 19:05 (Ref:3772613)

Penske slowly gaining places as others fall around them.

Akrapovic · 7 Oct 2017, 19:05 (Ref:3772614)

Quote:

Originally Posted by gert

2 beached, taken off by 85
That will surely be a penalty later?

Almost certainly. Although interesting sound from the onboard, it sounds like Sharp had locked the rears slightly and they were chattering on the road. I think Sharp also missed his braking point, but Miller missed it even more.

Great avoidance by Menezes. Good news for Conway.

Lagunaseca_4life · 7 Oct 2017, 19:05 (Ref:3772615)

Fs1 showed an on board of the 52 going off air born higher than hartely during qualifying

RWill2073 · 7 Oct 2017, 19:12 (Ref:3772617)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Akrapovic

Surprised the yellow took this long, there's quite a bit of debris out there.

Gotta give them credit again. They are trying their best to not go full course caution. They left that one piece on the racing line on front straight for quite a while even.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maelochs

I am not that bitter .... I have been enjoying this season, and I would have been just as happy no matter who won the championship.

I am thrilled to have real race cars really racing in IMSA again.

I couldn't make the race this year---but I am loving it on the Internet. Battles all over the track, good fights for the lead .... four-wide GTLMs, two pair of GTLMs side-by-side through the esses .... this is the sort of stuff which keeps me watching through the bad years.

Didn't mean to imply you were bitter. I have spent the last few years questioning every result and posted earlier in the year on here how having so much more information about the goings on off the track makes it harder to just enjoy what you're seeing. I've tried to just get back to enjoying it without worrying so much about bop amd stuff.

I also think not being able to attend races the last few years made it easier to be a little more "bitter" or skeptical or whatever too.

RWill2073 · 7 Oct 2017, 19:18 (Ref:3772619)

When does penske unleash the "secret weapon" that is pagenaud? Will be interesting to see what he does.

Akrapovic · 7 Oct 2017, 19:19 (Ref:3772620)

After a shocking WEC race a few weeks ago, Menezes is really raising his stock here. Passed a Caddy, defended against JPM, AND put a GTD car between them with an insanely late braking move. That was a brilliant set of moves.

kvenom · 7 Oct 2017, 19:21 (Ref:3772622)

Menezes is on a mission.

J Jay · 7 Oct 2017, 19:21 (Ref:3772623)

And now he's overtaken Van Overbeek around the outside of T1. That's a great stint so far.

Akrapovic · 7 Oct 2017, 19:22 (Ref:3772625)

I guess nobody told Menezes you can't go around the outside in T1.

Damian Baldi · 7 Oct 2017, 19:24 (Ref:3772626)

ohh ohh what amount of great action at the front !

Still 5:40 minutes to go ! I don't want lo leave my chair

Articus · 7 Oct 2017, 19:24 (Ref:3772627)

JPM reminding us what he is made of...

canaglia · 7 Oct 2017, 19:28 (Ref:3772628)

Am I wrong or despite of DNF a car gets points however?
WTR title is in jeopardy or not?

Articus · 7 Oct 2017, 19:29 (Ref:3772629)

Vanthoor has been mighty keeping those Vette's behind.

chernaudi · 7 Oct 2017, 19:30 (Ref:3772630)

In IMSA, if a car takes the green flag it scores entry points. I'm not so sure about drivers' points. This isn't like the WEC or LM where you have to do 70% distance and run the last lap.

kvenom · 7 Oct 2017, 19:31 (Ref:3772631)

Rebellion with a very slow stop.

RWill2073 · 7 Oct 2017, 19:32 (Ref:3772632)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Articus

JPM reminding us what he is made of...

It's been fair so far, but I could see him getting the bully reputation. Pagenaud in! Secret weapon released!

Articus · 7 Oct 2017, 19:32 (Ref:3772633)

Pagenaud into the 6 Penske.

Also looks like Tandy has cleared the grass off the front of his 911.

J Jay · 7 Oct 2017, 19:33 (Ref:3772634)

Expecting good things from Pagenaud. Hopefully he can put the Penske back at the front.

gert · 7 Oct 2017, 19:36 (Ref:3772636)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Articus

Vanthoor has been mighty keeping those Vette's behind.

It took him a while to get used to the Porsche, but he really loves the kind of racing he's had this year.
He reckons by moving from WRT/Audi to Porsche, he becaming a better driver - just by moving out of his comfort zone.
(There was an interview with him in a pre-F1 programme a while ago)

Damian Baldi · 7 Oct 2017, 19:37 (Ref:3772637)

Finally Bomarito gets a good car to drive

let's see how it goes

Lagunaseca_4life · 7 Oct 2017, 19:38 (Ref:3772638)

Nielsen stopped on track,they have they championship or no?

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