VLN and Nurburgring 24 hours - Page 73

Maelochs · 23 Jun 2019, 00:02 (Ref:3913598)

Porsche, Porsche, AMG, Audi, AMG, Audi, etc .... not even halfway but it is pretty clear Germany is going to win.

Ferrari333SP · 23 Jun 2019, 00:36 (Ref:3913600)

It's been what, a good hour at least without full green flag running? Ughghghgh

Ferrari333SP · 23 Jun 2019, 01:02 (Ref:3913602)

Will be interesting to see if Glickenhaus tells his drivers to go flat out, noting that nothing less will give them any chance at getting back near the top. They have one of the quickest cars in the field, and knowing this is the last race for the car, you might as well just go for it. With 12 hours still to go, they could make up a ton of time (provided they stay out of accidents)

Ferrari333SP · 23 Jun 2019, 02:08 (Ref:3913605)

Anybody know what the current delay is that has been keeping the cars from running full speed the entire lap? I have only been watching the live timing, so don't know where the delay is around the track

Ferrari333SP · 23 Jun 2019, 03:06 (Ref:3913607)

Crazy how the Falken BMW's fastest race lap is 10 seconds slower than the fastest Porsche and Audi - pretty significant. This M6 model across both GTE and GT3 has been pretty crap

Ferrari333SP · 23 Jun 2019, 04:23 (Ref:3913614)

Although I'm sick of seeing Porsche winning so much, that yellow/green Manthey Porsche is one beautiful 911

J Jay · 23 Jun 2019, 05:54 (Ref:3913618)

And another one's gone, another one's gone;
A BMW bites the dust.

The #50 Z4 this time, seems to have gone off in a big way at the top of the Hohe.

Simmi · 23 Jun 2019, 06:39 (Ref:3913619)

Did the timing 71 get pulled down over night? Just woke up and it's not showing anything near up to date.

gert · 23 Jun 2019, 06:56 (Ref:3913620)

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Originally Posted by Simmi

Did the timing 71 get pulled down over night? Just woke up and it's not showing anything near up to date.

I don't know. It stopped working and I have switched to the official timing since.

I has stopped working a few times before, but then it resumed after missing 5 or so laps.
Now it seems rather final...

J Jay · 23 Jun 2019, 06:56 (Ref:3913621)

It's not been working for me for most of the race. I haven't heard of a C&D like last week, so I can't explain this one.

The official timing has been working for me throughout.

Akrapovic · 23 Jun 2019, 07:31 (Ref:3913633)

I’ve only seen 15 minutes of this race but I’m pretty sure I just watched a heli shot of the leading Porsche overtaking in a slow zone.

J Jay · 23 Jun 2019, 07:46 (Ref:3913634)

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Originally Posted by Akrapovic

I’ve only seen 15 minutes of this race but I’m pretty sure I just watched a heli shot of the leading Porsche overtaking in a slow zone.

Wouldn't be the first time, the #911 hasn't been pinged for doing the same just before that pass on the #2.

Somebody needs to haul Stippler & Haase out of their cars in this pit stop. The racing has been fantastic but they're going to take each other off at this rate.

Simmi · 23 Jun 2019, 08:06 (Ref:3913637)

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Originally Posted by J Jay

Somebody needs to haul Stippler & Haase out of their cars in this pit stop. The racing has been fantastic but they're going to take each other off at this rate.

Yeah it's not changed with the next set of drivers haha

gert · 23 Jun 2019, 08:08 (Ref:3913638)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Simmi

Did the timing 71 get pulled down over night? Just woke up and it's not showing anything near up to date.

It is working again ...

J Jay · 23 Jun 2019, 08:11 (Ref:3913640)

Two massive incidents on track - a car is on the wrong side of the barriers, upside-down. First of all, I hope the driver is okay.

Less importantly, but significant for the race, Gotz binned it going through the yellow zone for the above accident. Clanged the barriers left and right, the #48 looks like it's done.

gert · 23 Jun 2019, 08:12 (Ref:3913641)

2nd lead Mercedes that makes a mistake and puts itself out of contention.

The car on its roof seems to be the 173 TCR car

Simmi · 23 Jun 2019, 08:13 (Ref:3913642)

Huge shunt for someone at Adenauer Forst. Hope they are okay. Seems to be maybe the trickiest place on the circuit from tourist lap accidents and my limited sim driving experience.

Gotz has also stuck the second placed Merc in the barriers.

J Jay · 23 Jun 2019, 08:30 (Ref:3913644)

It could be Bamber backing off slightly, or it could be the setup not working in the morning sun, but both the #48 and the #31 have been catching the #911 by a few seconds per lap.

gert · 23 Jun 2019, 08:32 (Ref:3913645)

episode 5 of Land vs Phoenix: Vanthoor gets the upper hand this time

30' later: episode 6 to Rast. Both will probably pit on the next lap

Gingers4Justice · 23 Jun 2019, 09:36 (Ref:3913653)

Really impressed with how comprehensive the television coverage has been this year. Came in from a night out at 4am and couldn’t believe they had cameras operating still.

gert · 23 Jun 2019, 09:38 (Ref:3913654)

Mercedes weaving on the right. That was dirty.

Wolfgng Land down at the Black Falcon pit to tell him what he thinks of that move

Lasse · 23 Jun 2019, 09:41 (Ref:3913655)

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Originally Posted by gert

Mercedes weaving on the right. That was dirty.

Wolfgng Land down at the Black Falcon pit to tell him what he thinks of that move

Really dirty move.

gert · 23 Jun 2019, 10:04 (Ref:3913658)

puncture (I think) for the #31.

Again, commentators are rambling on and missed that completely...
They also missed the replays, and will have no clue why the #31 is suddenly in 5th position

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At least someone saw him being slow.

I'm happy with the broadcast team, but while reading the class positions at least one of them should keep focused on the live action. Especially if there are 3 guys in the booth.
That's twice that they missed a significant part of the action - although it took them just a few minutes to figure this out rather then the 15 minutes they needed for the #2 car.

J Jay · 23 Jun 2019, 10:06 (Ref:3913659)

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Originally Posted by gert

puncture (I think) for the #31.

Again, commentators are rambling on and missed that completely...

To be fair, the run down isn't a ramble for its own sake. But there should have been an acknowledgement of the puncture, then continuing with the standings.

Edit - I take it back, they just plain missed it. And the inevitable Laurens <-> Dries mistake has just occured. Only took 20 2/3 hours.

Simmi · 23 Jun 2019, 10:12 (Ref:3913661)

It's one of my minor RLM criticisms that the class rundowns, or hourly updates at LM, often just bulldoze through major track action.

A case in point being when the #7 was slow out on track last weekend. We had to wait through an hourly update, track temperature update, then adverts claiming the action was 'uninterrupted'.

I guess they are primarily broadcasting for a radio audience who can't see what's happening. But still. I'd rather hear immediately about something that is effecting the overall race situation rather than the leader of class V4.

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