2020 Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour (Jan 31 - Feb 2) - Page 13

PVDA · 2 Feb 2020, 06:02 (Ref:3955221)

Rain Radar link http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR712.loop.shtml#skip

fieldodreams79 · 2 Feb 2020, 06:05 (Ref:3955222)

Severe T Storm warning now til 7 and the line is moving this way

fieldodreams79 · 2 Feb 2020, 06:08 (Ref:3955223)

New fast lap - 2.03.6 from the Silver McLaren!

JHamilton · 2 Feb 2020, 06:09 (Ref:3955224)

I'm sorry I'm 12 years old.

fieldodreams79 · 2 Feb 2020, 06:09 (Ref:3955225)

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Originally Posted by JHamilton

I'm sorry I'm 12 years old.

PVDA · 2 Feb 2020, 06:11 (Ref:3955226)

Marshals just warned rain expected within 5 minutes.

JHamilton · 2 Feb 2020, 06:15 (Ref:3955227)

Uh oh, we have a Sebring Situation happening on the mountain.

fieldodreams79 · 2 Feb 2020, 06:15 (Ref:3955228)

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Originally Posted by PVDA

Marshals just warned rain expected within 5 minutes.

I've been watching that radar for the last hour and it's been bouncing all over.

The line is breaking up & splitting now. The storm will pass just south of the mountain. It'll be quick, if anything...

fieldodreams79 · 2 Feb 2020, 06:16 (Ref:3955229)

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Originally Posted by JHamilton

Uh oh, we have a Sebring Situation happening on the mountain.

there was some scrambling going on an hour ago.

JHamilton · 2 Feb 2020, 06:20 (Ref:3955230)

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Originally Posted by fieldodreams79

there was some scrambling going on an hour ago.

It doesn't have to rain to absolutely wreck your world.

fieldodreams79 · 2 Feb 2020, 06:24 (Ref:3955231)

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Originally Posted by JHamilton

It doesn't have to rain to absolutely wreck your world.

Nope!!

And WHY TF haven't they just taken them down by this point?!

fieldodreams79 · 2 Feb 2020, 06:27 (Ref:3955232)

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Originally Posted by JHamilton

It doesn't have to rain to absolutely wreck your world.

fieldodreams79 · 2 Feb 2020, 06:33 (Ref:3955233)

Think if there's any actual rain, it'll happen now but be somewhat light...

Lots of green on timing

PVDA · 2 Feb 2020, 06:34 (Ref:3955234)

Marshals calling in rain at 5 which is the climb out of the Cutting.

fieldodreams79 · 2 Feb 2020, 06:41 (Ref:3955235)

2.03.2 from van der Linde! New fastest lap.

fieldodreams79 · 2 Feb 2020, 06:46 (Ref:3955236)

HOORAY FOR BENTLEY!!!

JHamilton · 2 Feb 2020, 06:49 (Ref:3955237)

What an awesome race! I want to go! Sucks that it's a world away.

fieldodreams79 · 2 Feb 2020, 06:54 (Ref:3955238)

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Originally Posted by JHamilton

What an awesome race! I want to go! Sucks that it's a world away.

Yup! Good stuff! I'm going to bed!

Armco Bender · 2 Feb 2020, 07:02 (Ref:3955239)

I don't actually care that much for sports car racing.But other than time out to go down the store for supplies and a brief snooze I been watching it all day.

Mike Bell · 2 Feb 2020, 07:10 (Ref:3955242)

Brilliant result for Bentley after several disappointments!

Fabulous circuit, plus superb race with brilliant coverage and commentary!

Has to be my favourite....

Tourer · 2 Feb 2020, 07:45 (Ref:3955244)

Really enjoyed that - so good to see Bentley get a win at the mountain!

Had plenty happening today so couldn't watch all of the race, just some parts - but it looked like less SC action than at some of the previous 12 hrs and that's good for the flow of the race.

Did I mention that it was fantastic to see the Bentley Boys win the race?

E.B · 2 Feb 2020, 08:30 (Ref:3955247)

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Originally Posted by fieldodreams79

2.03.2 from van der Linde! New fastest lap.

Which was actually faster than yesterday's pole lap.

Super happy for Bentley after their run of bad luck here over the years.
There is going to be a party tonight!

Quite ironic the much threatened all afternoon rain arrived on the slow down lap! Thank you rain Gods.

Speed-King · 2 Feb 2020, 09:01 (Ref:3955249)

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Originally Posted by Tourer

Really enjoyed that - so good to see Bentley get a win at the mountain!

Had plenty happening today so couldn't watch all of the race, just some parts - but it looked like less SC action than at some of the previous 12 hrs and that's good for the flow of the race.

Did I mention that it was fantastic to see the Bentley Boys win the race?

I know that I wrote the opposite just yesterday, but after the race I think having a smaller and almost all GT3 field - and the MARC IIs which almost run GT3 times - really helped with keeping things relatively clean, as there is less lappery going on and when there is, it's still less urgent since drivers can follow other GT3s across the mountain without being held up too badly. With GT4s and production cars you really don't have that luxury, as you'll lose a ton of time and thus have to attempt low percentage passes in the twisty bits.

hoffman66 · 2 Feb 2020, 09:28 (Ref:3955252)

I feel the opposite, having a more mixed field makes it more of a proper endurance race, nit a sprint like Daytona was and this seem to be the way organisers want to run races nowadays.

The GT4 field was pathetic and for supposedly cheap racers, I presume they were simply not wanted or overlooked and without things like the Xbows and TCR's it was a simply a grind for the GT3 cars, they had little issue with traffic which at this place should be the main aspect.

For the first time in years I was not that interested after a couple of hours, went to bed early, woke up early to watch the end and felt no need to skim through the middle.

A poor race in my view, great winners, but not the usual close finish

Simply not enough incident to throw strat into the mix more.

Oldtony · 2 Feb 2020, 11:02 (Ref:3955260)

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Originally Posted by hoffman66

A poor race in my view, great winners, but not the usual close finish

Simply not enough incident to throw strat into the mix more.

I sat in front of the fox box all day. Must have been showing a different race to whatever you were looking at!

Who was doing the comentary and background on what you were watching and how can you judge the big propotion of the race you didn't see?

I'll admit to being anti GT3 when they were introduced alondside the Production cars but I'm a convert now.

TCRs and anything slower than the MARC cars just wouldn't give you the extended periods of green running that we asw today.

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