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10-11-2009, 10:07 PM
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What a finish to the end in GT2
That was some ending!!! This is what happenes when a challenge is made and someone knows how to drive around it!
Great work from the Flying Lizards and Bergmeister!
Deanski
Great work from the Flying Lizards and Bergmeister!
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10-11-2009, 10:19 PM
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Patrick Long/Jörg Bergmeister wins Laguna Seca
The Flying Lizard Motorsports 911 GT3 RSR driven by Patrick Long/Jörg Bergmeister wins Laguna Seca and the 2009 ALMS GT2 championship.
The last 5 laps were a battle royale with the No. 3 Vette which was a total bully. The Vette was coming strong but in my view it has an unfair advantage as it was allowed to race the LS7 7L GT1 engine. OTOH, the Porsche has a mandated 55lb extra weight penalty !?!
This Porsche victory was their 100th Series class victory, a first for any manufacturer!
The last 5 laps were a battle royale with the No. 3 Vette which was a total bully. The Vette was coming strong but in my view it has an unfair advantage as it was allowed to race the LS7 7L GT1 engine. OTOH, the Porsche has a mandated 55lb extra weight penalty !?!
This Porsche victory was their 100th Series class victory, a first for any manufacturer!
10-12-2009, 12:54 AM
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I think it was quite different. At Sebring, Melo was the bully who shoved Bergmeister aside. At Laguna Seca, Magnussen shoved Bergmeister from the rear, unsettled the RSR and Bergmeister defended his position. Quite different, don't you think?
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10-12-2009, 03:53 PM
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10-12-2009, 05:08 PM
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10-12-2009, 06:05 PM
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Perhaps a bit different but Jorg was clearly in the wrong here. You can block to a certain degree...you can't keep pushing left and run someone into the wall. I am a FL fan (have the tshirt and fleece) but I don't feel good about a win like that.
10-12-2009, 06:37 PM
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Did you miss the bump the Mag gave Berg?
10-12-2009, 06:42 PM
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Saw them both. Next to last lap and the final lap. When you bump the driver directly in front of you on the rear bumper, it gernally means you're faster than him. Then you as the lead car have the right to block but once the driver that bumped you is on your rear quarter you CANNOT continue to ride him into the wall. Watch the video, that's what happened.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BwXugrQXaM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BwXugrQXaM
10-12-2009, 07:03 PM
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Saw them both. Next to last lap and the final lap. When you bump the driver directly in front of you on the rear bumper, it gernally means you're faster than him. Then you as the lead car have the right to block but once the driver that bumped you is on your rear quarter you CANNOT continue to ride him into the wall. Watch the video, that's what happened.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BwXugrQXaM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BwXugrQXaM
That's why it's generally, right?
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10-12-2009, 07:26 PM
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I drive a Porsche and was pulling for the FL team but at the end of the day, I just want to see good hard fair racing. I'm no fanboy of any manufacturer. I love the competition in this series with Corvette now in GT2 and BMW added. I love all the cars in the series.
Just to clarfy an early post --- the Vettes are not driving the Katech 7.1 litre GT1engine in these cars. They are completely different than those that were in GT1. These cars are built by Pratt and Miller and contain the 6 litre engines. They have full dashborads, etc. The car is modeled after the ZR1 production car.
10-12-2009, 08:38 PM
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...Just to clarfy an early post --- the Vettes are not driving the Katech 7.1 litre GT1engine in these cars. They are completely different than those that were in GT1. These cars are built by Pratt and Miller and contain the 6 litre engines. They have full dashborads, etc. The car is modeled after the ZR1 production car.