IMSA: 2020 - Page 34

TheMightyM · 11 Oct 2020, 01:43 (Ref:4009635)

Not at the track but I live 15 minutes from it — the rain has really slowed down now.

seanyb505 · 11 Oct 2020, 01:56 (Ref:4009642)

Not quite 15 minutes away, but it's been varying levels of precipitation within a few hundred yards down here.

Ferrari333SP · 11 Oct 2020, 01:59 (Ref:4009646)

So many f****** commercials

broadrun96 · 11 Oct 2020, 02:09 (Ref:4009649)

Seems about normal commercials, it's specialty cable channel. You're getting at least 20 min every hour, or you're paying thousands more to watch.

Ferrari333SP · 11 Oct 2020, 02:15 (Ref:4009651)

Luckily I found the RLM audio video stream, so I'm good now

broadrun96 · 11 Oct 2020, 02:37 (Ref:4009662)

Damn, the 4 had to have tire or suspension go there. Full power and instantly around on Milner, and hard hits.

TWRv12 · 11 Oct 2020, 02:50 (Ref:4009667)

Good win for the #3

Tough race

broadrun96 · 11 Oct 2020, 03:01 (Ref:4009671)

Decent race, much less carnage than I expected going in.

Not sure I agree with the penalty on Hawksworth there. They'd been battling for laps but it looked like he didn't have another option and the Acura blocked him to break the momentum mid corner. Can't say I'm mad at the call and I get it but not sure I agree it was drive through worthy

**joeb** · 11 Oct 2020, 03:38 (Ref:4009679)

I am just catching up on the race i recorded earlier, but kind of an interesting roval. It seems there is at least a dip in elevation on the infield section. These conditions were fun to watch as a fan from my comfy chair too! Ugh, just saw the Milner crash.

tux · 11 Oct 2020, 03:44 (Ref:4009682)

Nothing more irritating than the flashing rain light, it’s so bright, it actually hurts your eyes

**skycafe** · 11 Oct 2020, 10:38 (Ref:4009733)

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Originally Posted by tux

Nothing more irritating than the flashing rain light, it’s so bright, it actually hurts your eyes

That effect is accentuated by the water droplets on the lense, the wet track surface reflecting everything, the stadium lighting on the track which is like a kart track, and the cameras trying to adjust to the light show. Seizure time.

jimclark · 11 Oct 2020, 11:03 (Ref:4009741)

Yup, the coverage was amateurish all the way 'round. Camera work and the announcers discussing the rain as unusual. For NASCAR maybe, but IMSA and most road racing???
C'mon........

Nothing like hyping it up for the "supposed" uninitiated that were "supposedly" watching. Shameful.

WyldStallion · 11 Oct 2020, 12:00 (Ref:4009753)

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Originally Posted by broadrun96

The video is terrible with the rain and lights going. Anyone who hates night running look away

Krohn got by in the BMW and he's off like a rocket, it's not even close

Count me as one of those. Did not last long on this one. Woke up this morning intending to watch the NBC Track Pass replay. Gave up fairly quickly on this one.

jimclark · 11 Oct 2020, 12:13 (Ref:4009757)

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Originally Posted by TWRv12

Good win for the #3

I know the 'vettes have gone mid-engined but they're autonomous now also???

jimclark · 11 Oct 2020, 12:28 (Ref:4009763)

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WyldStallion · 11 Oct 2020, 12:57 (Ref:4009771)

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Originally Posted by jimclark

I know the 'vettes have gone mid-engined but they're autonomous now also???

C8R looks like is a step up from the C7R in performance. That's for sure. But it does not feel "Corvette'ish" though. Also consider that Ford is no longer there and the Porsche GT team is a shadow of what they used to be. Too bad they did not keep the previous screaming 911 RSR this year. I miss the GTLM/GTE Pro races we had from 2017-2019 version very much. Still watch many race replays from the races during those years than I have race replays in 2020.

But yeah this "golden" era of GT racing in IMSA is over. Started in the American Le Mans series after the decline of LMP prototype boom of 2007/2008 and ended at the 2019 Petit. Got worried a few years back when Dodge Viper left. Ford filled that void. But nobody to fill it this time around.

jimclark · 11 Oct 2020, 13:27 (Ref:4009784)

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Originally Posted by WyldStallion

Got worried a few years back when Dodge Viper left. Ford filled that void. But nobody to fill it this time around.

Dang....how old are you???

I've been following racing for 60 years now and I sure don't find 20ish years only a "few" years back....

And Ford didn't fill that void for another 15ish years....the 'vettes were already there.....

Seriously tho', I was referencing the "Good win for the (apparently autonomous) #3" remark.
Specifically, no mention of those useless drivers, Garcia and Taylor.

WyldStallion · 11 Oct 2020, 15:49 (Ref:4009865)

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Originally Posted by jimclark

Dang....how old are you???

I've been following racing for 60 years now and I sure don't find 20ish years only a "few" years back....

And Ford didn't fill that void for another 15ish years....the 'vettes were already there.....

Seriously tho', I was referencing the "Good win for the (apparently autonomous) #3" remark.
Specifically, no mention of those useless drivers, Garcia and Taylor.

Is the Corvette C8R too driver friendly that it can win with anybody? Not sure what you are referencing. The car is quite good. The exception was WEC Cota race. But that might have been to too restricted of a BoP.

How old am I? Ha Ha I got into auto racing for the first time as a youngster in 1989. So I got memories from the 1990's, 2000's, and 2010's to reference.
In previous message, referred to Viper leaving IMSA in 2014 with Ford arriving in 2016. GTLM in 2020 has not been interesting other than Daytona 24 and maybe V.I.R. Best sportscar racing on the planet since the post-lockdown restart has been GTWC Europe I think. That series is having a great year. Back to IMSA GTLM, bringing in LMP3 could actually help spice up GTLM in 2021 though. Will leave the rest of that subject for the IMSA 2021 thread.

broadrun96 · 11 Oct 2020, 16:31 (Ref:4009894)

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Originally Posted by jimclark

Dang....how old are you???

I've been following racing for 60 years now and I sure don't find 20ish years only a "few" years back....

And Ford didn't fill that void for another 15ish years....the 'vettes were already there....

The latest gen Vipers ran 2012-2014 and Ford brought the GT into the series in 2016.

seanyb505 · 11 Oct 2020, 17:18 (Ref:4009903)

Shhh you're confusing the boomer

jimclark · 11 Oct 2020, 18:24 (Ref:4009922)

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Originally Posted by broadrun96

The latest gen Vipers ran 2012-2014

Confused not.

In what series was that? And they were how competitive?

The 'vettes were already winning long before the NGT came along.

Edit: Ohhhhh...you're talking the CRAPPA show....errrr...I mean...GARRA series. Now I understand. REAL race cars were running in the ALMS and WEC/ACO.

WyldStallion · 11 Oct 2020, 19:20 (Ref:4009938)

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Originally Posted by jimclark

Confused not.

In what series was that? And they were how competitive?

The 'vettes were already winning long before the NGT came along.

Edit: Ohhhhh...you're talking the CRAPPA show....errrr...I mean...GARRA series. Now I understand. REAL race cars were running in the ALMS and WEC/ACO.

Well we can agree on the GARRA bit. The Daytona 24 as far as I am concerned did not exist between 2004 to 2013.

Akrapovic · 11 Oct 2020, 19:30 (Ref:4009940)

That's a shame, because it was good fun.

gert · 11 Oct 2020, 19:38 (Ref:4009946)

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Originally Posted by Akrapovic

That's a shame, because it was good fun.

Agreed. I didn't like the look of the cars (although that got better with every generation of it) but the racing was still good, especially at Daytona.

jimclark · 11 Oct 2020, 20:11 (Ref:4009962)

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Originally Posted by WyldStallion

The Daytona 24 as far as I am concerned did not exist between 2004 to 2013.

'Still doesn't. Nor the 12 of Sebring. We'll see about le Mans.

When serious racing is replaced by "a show", serious races cease to exist also.

The advent of BoPing to please the masses, rather than real race teams competing within a set of rules has turned auto racing into a joke.
I'd rather watch movies for my fill of fiction. At least there the shows are not pretending to be something they're not.

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