Spa 24 Hours 2018 - Page 7

Akrapovic · 28 Jul 2018, 16:53 (Ref:3839391)

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Originally Posted by Mountain Man

Keeps them pretty much on strategy. It's been very good for the number 7 Bentley, it's been on the leaders pace and this has shrunk the time gap

I went for a short break and now the 7 is 36th. What did I miss? Did they not pit under the yellow or something? It's still listed as having done 2 stops.

gert · 28 Jul 2018, 16:58 (Ref:3839394)

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Originally Posted by Akrapovic

I went for a short break and now the 7 is 36th. What did I miss? Did they not pit under the yellow or something? It's still listed as having done 2 stops.

It pitted a lap or 2 after if went green again.

Akrapovic · 28 Jul 2018, 17:00 (Ref:3839395)

Classic M-Sport.

gert · 28 Jul 2018, 17:12 (Ref:3839405)

72 with a right rear puncture?
Punted off by 4 ?

Akrapovic · 28 Jul 2018, 17:15 (Ref:3839407)

Either the 4, or there was a backmarker or two kicking about there. May have turned over the nose of a lapped car. Replays were rubbish.

The #7 Church has caught the second place battle.

gert · 28 Jul 2018, 17:17 (Ref:3839409)

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Originally Posted by Akrapovic

Either the 4, or there was a backmarker or two kicking about there. May have turned over the nose of a lapped car. Replays were rubbish.

The #7 Church has caught the second place battle.

#8

I feel the 8 is fastest of the 3, and 63 is faster than 2 but can't get past.

Akrapovic · 28 Jul 2018, 17:18 (Ref:3839410)

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Originally Posted by Mountain Man

Did Bentley get a BoP change and they forget to announce it? Both of them are slaughtering everyone on the Kemmel

Just had a good illustration of that as it chases the Lambo and Audi. The Bentley also doesn't seem to get upset by kerbs in the same way the Lambo does. Almost like it flattens them as it drives over them.

Akrapovic · 28 Jul 2018, 17:19 (Ref:3839411)

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Originally Posted by gert

#8

Of course! The #7 is currently having mass.

Mountain Man · 28 Jul 2018, 17:21 (Ref:3839412)

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Originally Posted by Akrapovic

Just had a good illustration of that as it chases the Lambo and Audi. The Bentley also doesn't seem to get upset by kerbs in the same way the Lambo does. Almost like it flattens them as it drives over them.

I wonder if the cooler temperatures have helped them today. In pure lap times they are probably the fastest cars out there

Akrapovic · 28 Jul 2018, 17:23 (Ref:3839413)

The one place it loses out is braking. It's braking 5-10m earlier than the Lambo, and the Lambo can brake later offline. Interesting to see.

**skycafe** · 28 Jul 2018, 17:25 (Ref:3839416)

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Originally Posted by J Jay

A note of caution, given how much we've all moaned about BoP; if GT3.14 is announced, don't even think about making sense of the Balance of Pi regulations. They'll be irrational to everyone, even the SRO!

Good one

Mountain Man · 28 Jul 2018, 17:27 (Ref:3839418)

Completely off topic, there are few Lamborghini Urus' around the circuit, I didn't realise you make a 4x4 look that cool

airbusA346 · 28 Jul 2018, 17:27 (Ref:3839419)

Oman TF Aston has hit the tyres.

FCY

bentley speed 8 · 28 Jul 2018, 17:28 (Ref:3839420)

Now that means #62 and #63 lose out?

J Jay · 28 Jul 2018, 17:29 (Ref:3839421)

This time it's Grasser's turn to lose out on the sudden FCY/pit call.

Akrapovic · 28 Jul 2018, 17:29 (Ref:3839422)

63 Lambo will suffer due to this FCY. Some others such as the Porsches will lose out a little too, as they were in the pit lane when it went yellow.

Mountain Man · 28 Jul 2018, 17:29 (Ref:3839423)

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Originally Posted by Akrapovic

The one place it loses out is braking. It's braking 5-10m earlier than the Lambo, and the Lambo can brake later offline. Interesting to see.

Yep, I'd like to see top speeds too. It just seems the Bentley doesn't have the absolute top speed

gert · 28 Jul 2018, 17:30 (Ref:3839424)

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Originally Posted by bentley speed 8

Now that means #62 and #63 lose out?

63 certainly does. It is now behond the 117 and 911 Porsches.

Akrapovic · 28 Jul 2018, 17:31 (Ref:3839425)

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Originally Posted by Mountain Man

Yep, I'd like to see top speeds too. It just seems the Bentley doesn't have the absolute top speed

I guess it's like being fired out of a cannon. The torque will fire it right up to vMax pretty quickly, and then the aerodynamics of a planet stop it going any further.

Martin Bull · 28 Jul 2018, 17:31 (Ref:3839426)

Lovely circuit, lovely cars, great TV coverage - I wish I were there !

J Jay · 28 Jul 2018, 17:31 (Ref:3839427)

#8 Bentley now at the head of the congregation.

Mountain Man · 28 Jul 2018, 17:33 (Ref:3839428)

Just something to watch out for later in the race, but huge amounts of dust are being kicked onto the circuit. It's so dry that the grass is just dust. It wouldn't surprise me if we get punctures or someone sliding off. I'm sat on the inside of Bruxelles, and at least half a dozen cars a lap are touching the inside of the corner and sending a dust cloud up

Akrapovic · 28 Jul 2018, 17:33 (Ref:3839429)

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Originally Posted by J Jay

#8 Bentley now at the head of the congregation.

They're yet to pit the 7, so unless that happens very very soon, it'll happen under green again.

Articus · 28 Jul 2018, 17:33 (Ref:3839430)

There has to be some irony to all of this.

At LM24, we complained that the multiple safety cars handed the Porsche the win. But here, we see that FCY or Code 60 type regs also have drawbacks if you pit just before one.

What is a good answer? The yellow procedures of all kinds seem like a lottery for track position and time gaps.

bentley speed 8 · 28 Jul 2018, 17:33 (Ref:3839431)

Now its up to the #8 to gain some time to make up for the inevitable M-Sport screw up later in the race

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