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21 Jul 2016, 16:41 (Ref:3659971) | #1 | ||
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Lime Rock Park - North East Grand Prix(July 22-23, 2016)
PC, GTLM, and GTD cars take to the tight 1.5 mile Connecticut bullring this weekend for a 2 hour, 40 minute race live on the main FOX network.
The Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge is also in attendance, for their own 2hr40min race the morning of the WeatherTech race. Spotter Guide and Entry list for WSC and CTSCC IMSA Weekend Schedule Event History WeatherTech track layout: Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge track layout: Track Graphics c/o RacingCircuits.info I'll be there both days. |
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Weather forecast doesn't exactly look encouraging. Perhaps worse than Nurburgring's due to possible risk of severe thunderstorms, especially Saturday for the race. I hope that they don't have the ditches or low areas near the embankments that I remember seeing some IMSA GTP cars get stuck in during races there in the mid 1980s. I'll bet that they still have ponding areas like the one where an Aston Martin almost drowned itself when it spun off the track in 2006 during practice for the ALMS race.
Maybe if it rains badly enough, GTLM cars could have a shot for the overall win if they can keep it on the road better than the LMPC cars can. |
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I can imagine that with enough rain, water will pond in any low area in the run off areas. It also doesn't help that the track is surrounded by hills that divert any standing water downstream into low-lying areas.
Seeing both WEC and IMSA policy on heavy rain, I'm in agreement that the race could either be stopped early or at least run under a lengthy full course yellow like at PLM last fall. |
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Thanks for starting this thread. :tiphat:
I think driver talent, vehicle dynamics and tire competency in the rain will get GTLM up at the front if it is raining. I'm waiting to see how they throw the green at this one. Will the PC's have their own grid at the front followed by the GT grid further back? 7 cars starting on their own at the front isn't exactly a front page moment..... |
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If it rains enough, the Uphill Corner and Diving Turn will be interesting to say the least. I'd look for water ponding in those areas if it rains enough quickly enough.
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Given this is a Lime Rock sportscar racing weekend, I will take the opportunity to suggest this great documentary about Paul Newman racing life
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/win...f_paul_newman/ Absolutely great for sportscars fans and the reason I'm bringing it up here is because Lime Rock was sort of Paul's home track. |
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22 Jul 2016, 11:43 (Ref:3660114) | #11 | |
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Love this place! Just disappointed the Porsche's aren't racing this weekend.
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You mean the GT3 Cup? Often a crashfest.
Plenty of Porsches in GTLM/D though! |
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I think it is a split grid at the start. So far this weekend, there have been eight PC cars, so we're up by one.
If it were me, I'd make VIR a full, all-classes race, and make Lime Rock the GTLM/GTD showcase event, assuming one is kept on the calendar. |
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23 Jul 2016, 02:52 (Ref:3660246) | #16 | |
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I'd like to see the P-class instead of the PC-class in this race next year - especially with LR's 60th anniversary!
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Calvin Fish, "...temperatures up to 140 degrees in GT cars..." I thought they had to have, by rules, A/C systems to keep them around 90 degrees, no?
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Yellow before they even went green despite no accident or spin. And a full lap later they still aren't green.
How very IMSA. |
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Well this is embarrassing.
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LMPC really is a joke, they cant even start the race correctly.
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Well, that start was ridiculous.
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Nice job lmpc, and westy throws it away
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23 Jul 2016, 19:13 (Ref:3660409) | #23 | ||
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So I tune in to a FCY and the #100 in the tyres.
Dare I ask, what have I missed ... |
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Porsche bumps BMW off course. Just like Long Beach. GTLM off to a rough start. 3 cars in trouble already. The 67 Ford, 100 BMW, and I assume the Porsche who did the tap will get a penalty
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