IMSA Race 2018 Petit Le Mans - Page 5

Akrapovic · 13 Oct 2018, 16:50 (Ref:3856490)

Debris all over the entry to T1.

**PascaLM** · 13 Oct 2018, 16:50 (Ref:3856491)

How do you call this, a big shunt ? Right ?

gert · 13 Oct 2018, 16:52 (Ref:3856492)

Quote:

Originally Posted by PascaLM

How do you call this, a big shunt ? Right ?

I think so. Back end is destoyed. Hit the wall (unprotected by tires)

**joeb** · 13 Oct 2018, 16:53 (Ref:3856493)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Akrapovic

The contact with Land was after the puncture. The #22 exited the pits on cold tyres and pulled over the nose of Land.

CORE have done a second stop and put Dumas in. I don't understand the strategy.

Gotcha, that makes sense. I just moved from T1 to T12 and I missed the BMW go off. Sounds like it was the 31 punting slower traffic. Just saw half the field take to put road

gert · 13 Oct 2018, 16:53 (Ref:3856494)

The 2 Action Express overtook each other, one of them moved over and hit the 64, which then hit the 96.
That was 4 cars wide going to turn 1 and that doesn't work.

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pitstops: 55 is missing a wheel. left rear

J Jay · 13 Oct 2018, 16:53 (Ref:3856495)

That's a bit rash from the Cadillacs - #5 tries to go past the #31, which taps the Risi Ferrari, which swipes the #96 and sends it into the wall going into T1.

Edit - Mazda.

Akrapovic · 13 Oct 2018, 16:55 (Ref:3856496)

Well done Mazda. Well done.

RedSquirrel · 13 Oct 2018, 16:55 (Ref:3856497)

Mazda balls-up? Drink!

Maelochs · 13 Oct 2018, 16:55 (Ref:3856498)

Glad to see that Mazda's silly pit problems are over now the Joest is on the job.

gert · 13 Oct 2018, 16:56 (Ref:3856499)

Quote:

Originally Posted by J Jay

That's a bit rash from the Cadillacs - #5 tries to go past the #31, which taps the Risi Ferrari, which swipes the #96 and sends it into the wall going into T1.

Edit - Mazda.

Not the Risi Ferrari, but the 64 I think.

Rodger Davies · 13 Oct 2018, 16:57 (Ref:3856500)

Oh, come on Joest, stop Speedsourcing!!!

J Jay · 13 Oct 2018, 16:57 (Ref:3856501)

Quote:

Originally Posted by gert

Not the Risi Ferrari, but the 64 I think.

Yeah, you're right.

At this point, Mazda are halfway between a meme and a new verb symbolising failing in the face of extremely favourable odds.

RedSquirrel · 13 Oct 2018, 16:58 (Ref:3856502)

That's no the first bit of muppetry from Action Express on the front straight. Remember last year? They have form.

**joeb** · 13 Oct 2018, 16:58 (Ref:3856503)

Core is back on the lead lap. Mazda doesn't lose a lap on their issue.

HopAlong · 13 Oct 2018, 16:59 (Ref:3856504)

Does Joest use their pit crew from the Audi days or did they just rehire a lot of the US based SpeedSource pit crew.

gert · 13 Oct 2018, 17:00 (Ref:3856505)

Opportunity for 54 and 38 to get back on the lead lap.

55 doing a drive-through under FCY. I don't think that will work

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66 Ford stays out, to make sure the 25 stays a lap down.

RedSquirrel · 13 Oct 2018, 17:04 (Ref:3856507)

Quote:

Originally Posted by HopAlong

Does Joest use their pit crew from the Audi days or did they just rehire a lot of the US based SpeedSource pit crew.

With the lack of job certainty after the end of the LMP1 program, I wouldn't be surprised if many of the Joest crew moved to other high profile Audi teams, such as Abt in Formula E or maybe WRT.
I'm probably wrong though.

RedSquirrel · 13 Oct 2018, 17:08 (Ref:3856508)

No punishment for the #31?! But that was crap, stupid driving!

gert · 13 Oct 2018, 17:08 (Ref:3856509)

No action on the 5 - 31 - 64 - 96 accident

Quote:

Originally Posted by RedSquirrel

With the lack of job certainty after the end of the LMP1 program, I wouldn't be surprised if many of the Joest crew moved to other high profile Audi teams, such as Abt in Formula E or maybe WRT.
I'm probably wrong though.

Probably the Audi guys did move on, but the Joest guys stayed?

**joeb** · 13 Oct 2018, 17:13 (Ref:3856510)

Quote:

Originally Posted by RedSquirrel

No punishment for the #31?! But that was crap, stupid driving!

The conspiracy lovers would suggest the car causing the incident being a GM machine run by the championship leader means no penalty in imsa

gert · 13 Oct 2018, 17:19 (Ref:3856511)

So you can do a drive-through under yellow if you do an immergence service pitstop?

Weird. If that doesn't need a proper penalty, then why hand a penalty for it in the first place?

HopAlong · 13 Oct 2018, 17:21 (Ref:3856512)

What happened to the "you wreck someone's race, we wreck yours", I just wish we had consistency. We've seen more for less.

RedSquirrel · 13 Oct 2018, 17:22 (Ref:3856513)

Quote:

Originally Posted by joeb

The conspiracy lovers would suggest the car causing the incident being a GM machine run by the championship leader means no penalty in imsa

Now that you mention it....

Quote:

Originally Posted by gert

Probably the Audi guys did move on, but the Joest guys stayed?

Yeah, this would make sense.

gert · 13 Oct 2018, 17:23 (Ref:3856514)

That was a bit naughty, Helio!

J Jay · 13 Oct 2018, 17:29 (Ref:3856515)

What did I just miss? Is it so bad that the TV director is avoiding showing T10's camera, or is that unrelated?

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