LM24 Race • 24hrs of Le Mans • June, 6th – 13th 2010 - Page 49

airbusA346 · 12 Jun 2010, 17:32 (Ref:2710035)

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Originally Posted by gwyllion

Priaulx should not drive slowly on the race line

Very True!

Tom.

HORNDAWG · 12 Jun 2010, 17:32 (Ref:2710036)

The BMW should not have been on the racing line!!!!!!!!

L.P.

NightStalk3r · 12 Jun 2010, 17:32 (Ref:2710037)

Quote:

Originally Posted by gwyllion

Priaulx should not drive slowly on the race line

He was driving slow with broken front suspension getting off the racing line, for some reason Kristensen decided to go even further off the racing line to pass.

cmk · 12 Jun 2010, 17:32 (Ref:2710038)

Even with a broken wheel that was pretty shoddy driving from Priaulx in my opinion. I don't blame Dr. Ulrich for being apoplectic.

ujoint · 12 Jun 2010, 17:33 (Ref:2710039)

Why do i want audi to win? well, because who else could beside Peugeot? Actually, after Ulrich pit ravings I hope they lose big time.

gwyllion · 12 Jun 2010, 17:34 (Ref:2710040)

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Originally Posted by NightStalk3r

He was driving slow with broken front suspension getting off the racing line, for some reason Kristensen decided to go even further off the racing line to pass.

A puncture! They changed the tyres and sent the car back out.

Priaulx should have driven at the side of the track. Not in the middle!

HORNDAWG · 12 Jun 2010, 17:34 (Ref:2710041)

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Originally Posted by Acid09

And the "douche of the race" award goes to: Dr Wolfgang Ulrich

Congrats, that's ****-poor sportsmanship right there. Audi deserves every bit of beating they get today....

L.P.

airbusA346 · 12 Jun 2010, 17:34 (Ref:2710042)

Quote:

Originally Posted by NightStalk3r

He was driving slow with broken front suspension getting off the racing line, for some reason Kristensen decided to go even further off the racing line to pass.

Because Tom was already on the racing line going at speed, so where else was he supposed to go?

Tom.

NightStalk3r · 12 Jun 2010, 17:35 (Ref:2710043)

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Originally Posted by airbusA346

Because Tom was already on the racing line going at speed, so where else was he supposed to go?

Tom.

Lol, the racing line is on the tight to the right not the left.

Acid09 · 12 Jun 2010, 17:36 (Ref:2710044)

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Originally Posted by cmk

Even with a broken wheel that was pretty shoddy driving from Priaulx in my opinion. I don't blame Dr. Ulrich for being apoplectic.

It's news to me that the racing line is on the absolute outside of the entry of Porsche curves.

Mr Le Mans messed up, plain and simple.

gwyllion · 12 Jun 2010, 17:37 (Ref:2710045)

Quote:

Originally Posted by NightStalk3r

Lol, the racing line is on the tight to the right not the left.

Priaulx was clearly not looking in his mirrors. He moved left while being passed at the left.

airbusA346 · 12 Jun 2010, 17:37 (Ref:2710046)

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Originally Posted by NightStalk3r

Lol, the racing line is on the tight to the right not the left.

Well if it wasn't the racing line, then why would he be using that line.

Tom.

tux1234 · 12 Jun 2010, 17:38 (Ref:2710047)

I think charlie lamm knows who was to blame. Priaulx drifted from right to left across the racing line to get out the way its just unfortuneate Tom was coming up at flat chat and only had a split second to decide to go outside or inside the car, this time he got the decision wrong. It does happen sometimes.

Marc Vds car retired according to their twitter

NightStalk3r · 12 Jun 2010, 17:38 (Ref:2710048)

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Originally Posted by airbusA346

Well if it wasn't the racing line, then why would he be using that line.

Tom.

A badly judged attempt at passing a slow moving car that was getting out of the way for him.

Hepatic · 12 Jun 2010, 17:38 (Ref:2710049)

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Originally Posted by cmk

Even with a broken wheel that was pretty shoddy driving from Priaulx in my opinion. I don't blame Dr. Ulrich for being apoplectic.

why? he was in a no win situation. you'd expect a faster car to pass on the inside, not the outside. white flags aren't for show, they are used for a reason. andy had no "safe" place to go and its the following drivers responsibility to get around the car. probably the worst place on the entire circuit to catch a car like that.

cmk · 12 Jun 2010, 17:41 (Ref:2710051)

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Originally Posted by Acid09

It's news to me that the racing line is on the absolute outside of the entry of Porsche curves.

Mr Le Mans messed up, plain and simple.

He was on in the inside when Tom started to commit to move around the outside, and then drifted across to the outside right into Tom in the middle of the corner. If you take your Peugeot-tinted glasses off, you might see better?

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Originally Posted by Hepatic

why? he was in a no win situation. you'd expect a faster car to pass on the inside, not the outside. white flags aren't for show, they are used for a reason. andy had no "safe" place to go and its the following drivers responsibility to get around the car. probably the worst place on the entire circuit to catch a car like that.

Since Andy was on the inside at the approach to the corner, it would be pretty unusual to drive straight at him assuming he is going to move to the outside in the middle of the corner. Andy made the move he should have, but way too late to provide the inside line...

Hepatic · 12 Jun 2010, 17:49 (Ref:2710053)

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Originally Posted by cmk

Since Andy was on the inside at the approach to the corner, it would be pretty unusual to drive straight at him assuming he is going to move to the outside in the middle of the corner. Andy made the move he should have, but way too late to provide the inside line...

except andy's car was broken and not the easiest thing to handle. add the fact that tom is going about 150mph faster and how much time and warning do you think andy would have had, even if he was constantly looking in the mirror? i'll say it again, white flags are used for a reason and it's tom's fault he had to take that avoiding action.

Holt · 12 Jun 2010, 17:50 (Ref:2710054)

The race is far from won from either side

Audi and Peugeot both lost a bullet, but all cars are so evenly matched it doesnt matter as much as it could have

Hepatic · 12 Jun 2010, 17:52 (Ref:2710056)

in other news, Schumacher has only made 13th for the GP.... !

HORNDAWG · 12 Jun 2010, 17:53 (Ref:2710057)

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Originally Posted by Hepatic

except andy's car was broken and not the easiest thing to handle. add the fact that tom is going about 150mph faster and how much time and warning do you think andy would have had, even if he was constantly looking in the mirror? i'll say it again, white flags are used for a reason and it's tom's fault he had to take that avoiding action.

Does not excuse it!

L.P.

**joeb** · 12 Jun 2010, 17:56 (Ref:2710059)

I have been going back and forth between RLM and SPEED, and Scott Pruett won't stop complaining about the risks people are taking and how this is a 24 hour race.. yada yada....
Enough already!!! he is doing it again before I even finished typing this message!!!

ujoint · 12 Jun 2010, 17:58 (Ref:2710061)

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Originally Posted by joeb

I have been going back and forth between RLM and SPEED, and Scott Pruett won't stop complaining about the risks people are taking and how this is a 24 hour race.. yada yada....
Enough already!!! he is doing it again before I even finished typing this message!!!

pruett is definately a jerk

**skycafe** · 12 Jun 2010, 18:00 (Ref:2710062)

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Originally Posted by ujoint

pruett is definately a jerk

Is he still saying 'Mull Salon?"

gwyllion · 12 Jun 2010, 18:02 (Ref:2710063)

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Originally Posted by Holt

Audi and Peugeot both lost a bullet, but all cars are so evenly matched it doesnt matter as much as it could have

Sorry, but Peugeot started with one bullet more. The #3 retirement is Peugeot's own fault (driving too agressively and/or manufacturing issue).

Audi already lost that one minute because of the safety car. Now their fastest team loses 3 laps because of this bad luck.

The race is really going Peugeot's way at this moment.

MJ_N_09 · 12 Jun 2010, 18:02 (Ref:2710064)

Pruett has always been a jerk

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