IMSA Race Road America 2016

[Rodger Davies]

What a good race and circuit. Loving the GTLM and GTD fights and I'm even taking an interest in the P class for once.

Must say, the GT classes in IMSA are incredible again this year.

[fergus_r]

Very aggressive between Tandy and Vilander...

[Articus]

Vilander is clueless if he thinks for a second that Tandy won't put him in the wall...Tandy is no stranger to the red mist.

[fieldodreams79]

Yeah, 62 drivers are being very un-gentlemanly, perhaps a bit dirty, if I may be so bold.

[Articus]

Vilander jumped Tandy in the pitstops.

[Articus]

One of the best races of the year so far. Maybe the formula for a better IMSA is going to certain racetracks and not others.

Vilander is hunting down westbrook.

[Akrapovic]

Mazda have one of those fantastic IMSA strategies that you just don't see outside of North America where they've pitted to "give themselves more options", where all of the options are worse than what everybody else is going to do, and really needs a yellow flag to work

Pit strategy 101: you don't need to be off strategy when you're the fastest.

[fieldodreams79]

55 Mazda pitting. Think that's all she wrote for them. Another chance gone.

Another oddly orchestrated pit stop from them again too.

[fergus_r]

Interesting to see what Nunez can do in the final 30 minutes but I tend to agree, another win oppurtunity seemingly gone...

[Artur]

Originally Posted by TzeiTzei

Have Mazda thrown it away?

yes

and the "last chapter will not be told" once again

[Articus]

Vilander 1 second behind the lead Ford. This would be a good time to show the battle.

[Maelochs]

I had to open my big mouth ...

[fieldodreams79]

Originally Posted by fergus_r

Interesting to see what Nunez can do in the final 30 minutes but I tend to agree, another win oppurtunity seemingly gone...

38 secs and 5 spots down. Tall order. Stranger things have happened...

[Artur]

Something happened to Barbosa, he suddenly went from 0.9s to 3.1s. Now on 2s, I guess traffic is being a big factor on this

[Maelochs]

nice three-wide there.

[fieldodreams79]

Now see why Nunez is still 30 plus secs back. Got together with Bruno at Canada.

[fieldodreams79]

Creamer has said it's our last break twice, now. FOX. I hate you.

[Artur]

aaaaaaaaaand, a PC brings yellow again

[Articus]

Yellow out. If this gets back to green, I'm closing my eyes. Could just end up with a pile of GTLM cars in the barriers.

[fieldodreams79]

FCY? Great. We'll played PC. Give Mazda a chance or is there enough time?

Don't think they'll go back green. If they do, they'll only get one lap in.

[Akrapovic]

I can't wait until PC gets binned.

[Rodger Davies]

Damn, probably that's the end then, don't see this going live again.

[Maelochs]

Two PCs collide ... better than each of them doing it solo and bringing out two yellows. Plenty of time for a few hot laps ... and also, now everyone will have enough fuel to make it to the end. Too bad ... I was wondering how that all would play out.

[Akrapovic]

Mazdas excuse on the terrible pit stop strategy is laughable. Sorry guys, but you suck at basic pit strategy.

[Articus]

Originally Posted by Rodger Davies

Damn, probably that's the end then, don't see this going live again.

those guys are hustling. I think we may get final lap under green.