WEC Race 2013 FIA WEC - Round 6 - 6 Hours of Fuji - Page 7

Acid09 · 20 Oct 2013, 03:21 (Ref:3320297)

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Originally Posted by Rodger Davies

And being a 'major FIA series' these days seems to involve racing in front of no one but some people on a corporate jolly (including f1 half the time), so my personal preference will be the bigger event every time.

The PLM being the possibly bigger event is a thing of the past anyways. As Hindy correctly pointed out a few minutes ago, starting next year the PLM will merely be a longer TUSCC round.

With them discouraging international entries from participating, the event loses a lot of it's status and becomes more or less a regular round of a national racing series.

BullMan · 20 Oct 2013, 03:22 (Ref:3320298)

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Originally Posted by PascaLM

And why don't use draining surface on circuits, as on modern roads ?

Because grates get dislodged and thrown into other cars and road crowning makes it impossible to control a car at race speeds?

BullMan · 20 Oct 2013, 03:22 (Ref:3320299)

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Originally Posted by Acid09

The PLM being the possibly bigger event is a thing of the past anyways. As Hindy correctly pointed out a few minutes ago, starting next year the PLM will merely be a longer TUSCC round.

With them discouraging international entries from participating, the event loses a lot of it's status and becomes more or less a regular round of a national racing series.

The same thing they did with the Daytona 24. The world stopped caring.

jeast · 20 Oct 2013, 03:25 (Ref:3320300)

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Originally Posted by BullMan

The same thing they did with the Daytona 24. The world stopped caring.

Same is going to happen with Sebring and the US in general.

EricS · 20 Oct 2013, 03:26 (Ref:3320301)

Would they ever cancel this race early or would they have to wait the full 6 hours?

BullMan · 20 Oct 2013, 03:28 (Ref:3320302)

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Originally Posted by EricS

Would they ever cancel this race early or would they have to wait the full 6 hours?

If they see that there is no way they will get to race, they will call it. That's what they did at PLM in 2009. Cancelled it around 8PM after stopping it around 4PM.

I did read (on Wikipedia, so who knows) that FIA requires 3 laps to be completed to call it an official race.

EricS · 20 Oct 2013, 03:30 (Ref:3320303)

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Originally Posted by BullMan

I did read (on Wikipedia, so who knows) that FIA requires 3 laps to be completed to call it an official race.

8 were completed under the safety car, so...

Acid09 · 20 Oct 2013, 03:32 (Ref:3320304)

If Gimmi Bruni is right and an hour of no rain is required to even get the track ready then the window is slowly but steadily closing anyways.

I think if the rain does not stop within the next 60-80 minutes it simply makes no sense to wait any longer - as much as it sucks.

tux · 20 Oct 2013, 03:40 (Ref:3320307)

Hopefully the update at 1pm will be them cancelling the event, Motors TV have taken to showing highlights from COTA.

Acid09 · 20 Oct 2013, 03:41 (Ref:3320309)

My guess is that they pull the plug at 1:00 unless a miracle happens.

TF110 · 20 Oct 2013, 03:46 (Ref:3320310)

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Originally Posted by tux

Hopefully the update at 1pm will be them cancelling the event, Motors TV have taken to showing highlights from COTA.

Why would you want them to cancel an event? Theres 4 hours left at that time frame. They should get on with it. The rain is said to stop soon, so get the cars pumping that water off track and let them earn their pay.

Acid09 · 20 Oct 2013, 03:48 (Ref:3320311)

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Originally Posted by TF110

Why would you want them to cancel an event? Theres 4 hours left at that time frame. They should get on with it. The rain is said to stop soon, so get the cars pumping that water off track and let them earn their pay.

The rain is also said to pick up again later in the afternoon.

If it takes around an hour to get going again and it might start raining again 1-2 hours before the finish, we're looking at an actual window of about an hour, maybe two at best.

Question is, does it make sense to go for that? Either way, we won't get a proper endurance race in today, that is already certain.

tux · 20 Oct 2013, 03:50 (Ref:3320312)

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Originally Posted by TF110

Why would you want them to cancel an event? Theres 4 hours left at that time frame. They should get on with it. The rain is said to stop soon, so get the cars pumping that water off track and let them earn their pay.

Because it isn't going to be restarted so if they cancel it now we can all go back to bed?

Pontlieue · 20 Oct 2013, 03:54 (Ref:3320313)

Why don't they stop the clock until they can start again?

Acid09 · 20 Oct 2013, 03:56 (Ref:3320315)

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Originally Posted by Pontlieue

Why don't they stop the clock until they can start again?

Looks like they did just that now.

Gingers4Justice · 20 Oct 2013, 03:56 (Ref:3320316)

The clock has stopped?

TF110 · 20 Oct 2013, 03:57 (Ref:3320318)

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Originally Posted by tux

Because it isn't going to be restarted so if they cancel it now we can all go back to bed?

You speak for yourself. Its not my bedtime. And you aren't able to say they wont restart.

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Originally Posted by Pontlieue

Why don't they stop the clock until they can start again?

It actually has stopped.

Acid09 · 20 Oct 2013, 04:00 (Ref:3320320)

Restart in 30 minutes....didn't expect that.

tux · 20 Oct 2013, 04:03 (Ref:3320321)

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Originally Posted by TF110

You speak for yourself. Its not my bedtime. And you aren't able to say they wont restart.

It actually has stopped.

Yes MR TF100 you were right and i was wrong

kober · 20 Oct 2013, 04:06 (Ref:3320322)

Any idea how much Nissan's infomercials are worth for RLM/John Hindhaugh?

TF110 · 20 Oct 2013, 04:07 (Ref:3320323)

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Originally Posted by tux

Yes MR TF100 you were right and i was wrong

Its actually TF110

I have seen heavier rain in SuperGT races at Fuji. There was no reason to not try a restart if you saw the weather radar.

Gingers4Justice · 20 Oct 2013, 04:10 (Ref:3320325)

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Originally Posted by kober

Any idea how much Nissan's infomercials are worth for RLM/John Hindhaugh?

I'm sure the business is effectively dependant on it.

Acid09 · 20 Oct 2013, 04:10 (Ref:3320326)

Now there's fog...you got to be kidding.

kober · 20 Oct 2013, 04:16 (Ref:3320329)

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Originally Posted by Gingers4Justice

I'm sure the business is effectively dependant on it.

I must stop to complain about it then

BTW. They will restart at 13:30, no matter fog or not.

Acid09 · 20 Oct 2013, 04:17 (Ref:3320331)

Goes without saying that the restart will be behind the safety car.

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