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It happens all the time.
At no point had there ever been an official A1GP press release saying that the race was off. |
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As the Autosport article says, it would appear that there were some internal statements saying that the event was cancelled. This was superceded by internal and external statements saying that the event was on. So the SCCA information may very well have been correct - it is just out of date.
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It started though with the report in the Express, AS got wind, and it's snowballed from there....whilst there's never been an offical A1GP release, the SCCA website notice was strange considering no announcement from A1GP and it all sorta being leaked.
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It sounds like the internal statements were made because A1 organisers thought that they would not be able to get the track ready in time. But then Laguna said that they could, so that they backtracked. At least that is what it looks like, if there is anything more to it, which there may well be, we don't know for sure what it is.
I would guess that SCCA were given official information and that they indiscreetly published it on the website before it was announced to the press and public. Now that the opposite announcement has been made - well, everyone looks a little foolish for not handling it very well. |
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Free publicity stunt? Yes, I know, I love conspiracy theories!
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Yeah, just the sort of publicity the series wants.
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At Verstappen.nl are some photos:
http://www.verstappen.nl/nieuws/6286.html |
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Weather for Laguna per Weather.com
Rain..Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The track actually drains quite well. Crews can work during the darkness to fix problems. |
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If those photos were taken in the last few days, I can understand the issue. A deep trench right on the outside of a corner!
Here's hoping we get a good weekend of un-interrupted racing. |
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Does anyone actually have more recent photos..?
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Hey all,
Walked the track yesterday morning and I can see why they had safety concerns, some of the run-off areas were badly effected by rain but there were loads of people working to repair the damage and it was looking starting to look good. Walked down the corkscrew and I have added respect for the drivers, it was scary walking it but driving it at speed......WOW! It's one hell of a corner! ZW |
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Can't wait to see the first lap of the sprint and feature race when most, if not all, of the cars reach turn 8.
Its gonna be great!! Thanks for the pics PorcheGuy!! |
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That grass sure is nice and green now isn't it? Thanks for the pics! Here's to a safe but challenging race!
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A1GP practice at Laguna Seca
Here's some shots of Friday's practice session taken at Turn 5. Many shots show the typical rain damage in the runoff area. (Didn't have time to hike up to the Corkscrew; maybe tomorrow.)
http://www.addenda-elect.com/Porsche/DSC00102.JPG http://www.addenda-elect.com/Porsche/DSC00103.JPG http://www.addenda-elect.com/Porsche/DSC00105.JPG http://www.addenda-elect.com/Porsche/DSC00106.JPG http://www.addenda-elect.com/Porsche/DSC00107.JPG http://www.addenda-elect.com/Porsche/DSC00108.JPG http://www.addenda-elect.com/Porsche/DSC00110.JPG http://www.addenda-elect.com/Porsche/DSC00111.JPG http://www.addenda-elect.com/Porsche/DSC00112.JPG http://www.addenda-elect.com/Porsche/DSC00114.JPG http://www.addenda-elect.com/Porsche/DSC00115.JPG http://www.addenda-elect.com/Porsche/DSC00116.JPG |
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Thanks for all the pics PorscheGuy!
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