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29 Apr 2005, 11:28 (Ref:1290046)
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FIA GT Rnd 2: Magny Cours 2005
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Bright sunshine greeting the teams and drivers taking part in this weekend's second round of the 2005 FIA GT Championship, when they were let loose on the Magny-Cours circuit for the first 90-minute free practice session. The best time was set by the nr 6 GLPK Corvette C5R, with a lap of 1:37.851. The car was followed by four Maserati MC 12, the two JMB Racing cars ahead of the two Vitaphone cars, which are carrying penalty weight. The nr 17 Russian Age Racing Ferrari was sixht and the best Ferrari, just ahead of the nr 13 Lamborghini Murciélago. In GT2, the field was led by the GruppeM Porsche 996 cars ahead of the two Scuderia Ecosse Ferrari 360 cars, with the nr 66 in the lead, and the nr 82 Ferrari of Kinch and Kirkaldy leading the British GT Championship cars. The Balfe Motorsport Mosler was fifth, with the nr 55 Embassy Porsche sixth in the GT2/G2 cars. |
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29 Apr 2005, 11:53 (Ref:1290061)
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What about the Monaro ?
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29 Apr 2005, 11:59 (Ref:1290067)
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that was a straight copy/paste job from the FIA GT website, and they didn't mention the Monaro, so until the practice times get pinned up on the website then we won't know...
from the British GT website - Ryan Hooker is partnering Matt Griffin for the Magny-Cours race in the Monaro. |
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29 Apr 2005, 13:19 (Ref:1290108)
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29 Apr 2005, 13:50 (Ref:1290132)
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Nice to see the GPLK C5R at the top of the time sheets. A sign of things to come?
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29 Apr 2005, 13:51 (Ref:1290133)
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They should slow down a bit in free practice, or the ballast bogeyman will be after them !!!!
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29 Apr 2005, 14:41 (Ref:1290162)
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29 Apr 2005, 15:01 (Ref:1290175)
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I will go to Magny-Cours with my digital sound recorder (especially for Maseratis sound
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29 Apr 2005, 15:11 (Ref:1290186)
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29 Apr 2005, 15:24 (Ref:1290195)
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Great pics!
The Reiter Lambo is a visually stunning race car. And it posted another decent time. It would be nice to see this car gather some more pace. |
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29 Apr 2005, 15:51 (Ref:1290207)
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second session now complete... definitely a slower session than the morning. great to have two Saleens firmly in the top-ten (most notably the Graham Nash Saleen in 4th position!), as well as Reiter in third with the Lambo. the GLPK vette as well as the Maseratis seems to have slipped down the order, most likely concentrating on race-setup now... not suprising to see Russian Age at the top.
also, those GruppeM cars are absolute freaks of nature... they are just running away in the GT2 category. |
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29 Apr 2005, 18:21 (Ref:1290291)
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30 Apr 2005, 13:23 (Ref:1290613)
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Russian Age Ferrari 550 on top so far, then 2 Maseratis and then the GPLK C5R then 2 more Maseratis with the Lambourgini right behind them. Who said FIA GT was going to be a MC12 white wash this year?
Interestingly to note too that the cars at the moment are just 4 tenths off last years pole, even with the new ACO rules. Lets hope theres more to come in the PM session.
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30 Apr 2005, 16:06 (Ref:1290644)
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only car that improved was the Konrad Saleen. Its up to 12th now. In the morning session, they were only on 6 cylinders , but now they got everything working for the 2nd session.
I am praying that Eurosport will again provide the live video feed. Usually, they turn it on Saturday, but it wasnt on at all today. so im getting a little worried. |
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30 Apr 2005, 23:59 (Ref:1290815)
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i dont even bother with the live feed anymore after the many debacles last year...
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1 May 2005, 01:33 (Ref:1290828)
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last race, i had zero problems with it. in fact, it only rebuffered once during the whole 6 hrs i had it on!
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1 May 2005, 08:51 (Ref:1290913)
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no! its still not there. im getting worried!!
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1 May 2005, 09:04 (Ref:1290918)
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I can only see LIVE audio, and no LIVE video. Shame as my friend from Canada wants to watch.
 Lucky for me then that its on Eurosport 2.
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1 May 2005, 09:13 (Ref:1290922)
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On German Eurosport they just had Philipp Peter commenting on an onboard lap and when he came out of the Adelaide hairpin he said "you can hear the traction control a bit here". TC? I thought that was a nogo in FIA GT?
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1 May 2005, 09:38 (Ref:1290930)
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Maybe it's just me, but I really can't find live feeds anywhere. Can anyone give a hint ?
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1 May 2005, 09:45 (Ref:1290932)
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1 May 2005, 09:52 (Ref:1290934)
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yup I'm watching it live (wtcc link)
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1 May 2005, 10:20 (Ref:1290952)
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I just tuned over to the FIA GT race after watching the first WSR race, and see that the field is under caution - what's happened?
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1 May 2005, 10:23 (Ref:1290953)
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Nevermind, the Eurosport2 commentary just summed it up.
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