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Old 1 Feb 2019, 03:53 (Ref:3881039)   #226
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Gordon Sneddon and Matt Neal made the long trip out UK > Aus to drive an Audi R8 LMGT3 but sadly third driver Peter Storey binned it hard enough to put it out for the weekend in the Am drivers only P1. Sneddon and Neal never even got a lap!.

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Gordon Sneddon and Matt Neal made the long trip out UK > Aus to drive an Audi R8 LMGT3 but sadly third driver Peter Storey binned it hard enough to put it out for the weekend in the Am drivers only P1. Sneddon and Neal never even got a lap!.

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Any spare cars laying around? There are 3 or 4 Marc I cars in the sports sedan event....
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Old 1 Feb 2019, 07:05 (Ref:3881064)   #228
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There's some saying on Twitter that the marshals didn't react. Pappas wasn't getting out of the car, so the spectators got the track side extinguishers and went to put the fire out.
I have not seen any video yet to form an opinion, but as a marshal at the 12 hour last year, the organisation were very particular that marshals did not go onto a live track (contrary to everything we do in Europe)

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According to Porsche, Pappas has fractured his right arm and pelvis.
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Old 1 Feb 2019, 10:21 (Ref:3881086)   #231
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No, but I was hoping that he had learnt enough that he wouldn't pull exactly the same stunt as last(?) year ...
Looks like I owe SVG an apology - the Ferrari driver has been held to be mainly responsible and has received a grid penalty. The Fazza will be (apparently) running in tomorrow morning's practice after rebuilding the front end, and getting a new bonnet couriered up overnight.
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Gotta give SVG credit for legging it across a live track to check on the other guy. Could have easily gotten out the way and wait for the track team to reach him
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There's some saying on Twitter that the marshals didn't react. Pappas wasn't getting out of the car, so the spectators got the track side extinguishers and went to put the fire out.
Unlike UK, marshals don't go trackside on a live track unless instructed. Also they don't have 'incident' marshals as we do at every post. Firies are posted in pairs and the nearest to that point are probably driver's right opposite the LH apex, so quite a way away.

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Old 1 Feb 2019, 13:39 (Ref:3881126)   #234
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Gordon Sneddon and Matt Neal made the long trip out UK > Aus to drive an Audi R8 LMGT3 but sadly third driver Peter Storey binned it hard enough to put it out for the weekend in the Am drivers only P1. Sneddon and Neal never even got a lap!.

https://twitter.com/gordonshedden/st...3%26start%3D15
You gotta be kidding! I saw them on the list and was looking forward to see how they got on. Bummer!! Stinks for all involved.
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According to Porsche, Pappas has fractured his right arm and pelvis.
Aw man!

Rough start to the weekend but feel for Tim here. Insult to injury, Black Swan has withdrawn.

So that's at least 2 scratches...
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Unlike UK, marshals don't go trackside on a live track unless instructed. Also they don't have 'incident' marshals as we do at every post. Firies are posted in pairs and the nearest to that point are probably driver's right opposite the LH apex, so quite a way away.

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I have not seen any video yet to form an opinion, but as a marshal at the 12 hour last year, the organisation were very particular that marshals did not go onto a live track (contrary to everything we do in Europe)
I mean, we can see why there shouldn't be anyone there. I half applaud the man for wanting to extinguish what could be a dangerous situation, but the impact of the Black Swan Porsche is just to his left (picture right), if I'm correct:



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Wow they are dropping like flies. I have never seen a race with so many crash related withdraws BEFORE the race begins. Bathurst consistently has 2-3 every year .
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Wow they are dropping like flies. I have never seen a race with so many crash related withdraws BEFORE the race begins. Bathurst consistently has 2-3 every year .
At what point might it be concluded that this track isn't suitable for modern GT3 cars?
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NEVER, I hope.

Srsly. It's one of the last throwbacks that is just daunting and punishes harshly for mistakes. As long as the overall product remains fun and safety can be managed, game on. The drivers and teams no what they're getting into.
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tbh, the GT3 stuff is confusing. The cars are getting faster and faster. The whole point in GT3 and the BoP system that it has is that it'd keep everyone at a level playing field, and that helps keeps costs under control. But the BoP has slowly raised the lap times too.

If there are safety concerns at Bathurst, then lets just BoP the cars down a little. Yeah nobody likes slower cars, but I'd rather have GT3 there than not, and it's not like we can argue BoP and GT3 don't go together.
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tbh, the GT3 stuff is confusing. The cars are getting faster and faster. The whole point in GT3 and the BoP system that it has is that it'd keep everyone at a level playing field, and that helps keeps costs under control. But the BoP has slowly raised the lap times too.

If there are safety concerns at Bathurst, then lets just BoP the cars down a little. Yeah nobody likes slower cars, but I'd rather have GT3 there than not, and it's not like we can argue BoP and GT3 don't go together.
Good points, well made.

We could just be dealing with an anomaly so far. Let's see how the rest of the weekend goes.
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At what point might it be concluded that this track isn't suitable for modern GT3 cars?
GT3 cars are difficult to repair with the resources available on hand.

Many a Supercar or back in the day a Group A car, can be severely damaged a repaired within a reasonable amount of time.
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Video of Pappas's crash yesterday.

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I think I read somewhere that he moved over to let a BMW past.
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Damn. Hard hit.

So if he moved over, he just got off line and lost control on braking? He's far into the off by the time he comes into frame...
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