Melo bumped Jorg!
03-21-2007, 12:03 AM
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Originally Posted by ztnedman1
Melo still wasnt faster than him. Jorg was faster out of the corner till melo made him loose. Thats the problem, it doesnt look like it in regular speed, but in slow mo birdseye you can see it. Jorg had to get off the gas to save it so it looks like melo was faster. If jorg wasnt bumped he would have took off on the outside line and run away from him.
Also jorg didnt nessesarily brake late, melo pushed him way inside so it looks like he braked late when he was just on a different line.
And a bump is fine when your side by side, infact it makes it exciting, but hitting someones raer corner is a no.
Also jorg didnt nessesarily brake late, melo pushed him way inside so it looks like he braked late when he was just on a different line.
And a bump is fine when your side by side, infact it makes it exciting, but hitting someones raer corner is a no.
03-21-2007, 12:21 AM
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See want you want, but Jorg knows he blew the race and he and his team will know that forever. That was as perfect of race by Melo as you will see in road racing today. His tires were cooked, his braking was inferior and his eyebrows were at his hairline for most of the last lap...yet, he won with perfect moves. Well done!
03-21-2007, 12:45 AM
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you have heard the saying, "never leave your wing man" well, in this instance, its "never ever leave a door open". Jorg had the turn, he could have slowed down and made an obvious narrow exit around the second apex and all Melo would have been able to do would be to push him from behind, probably not spinnig him out. Or, Melo would have had the outside to try and pass with, and there wasnt enough straightaway for that to happen. At sebring, you are on the inside of 17 and ahead? you are as good as a winner to the front straight. Hows that for monday morning quarterbacking?
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03-21-2007, 09:23 AM
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Originally Posted by DrJupeman
Let's try this: would Jorg have lost if he wasn't bumped?
Also, if Melo was in the bumping spirit, why would have "shutting the door" helped? Wouldn't Melo have hit him anyway?
Also, if Melo was in the bumping spirit, why would have "shutting the door" helped? Wouldn't Melo have hit him anyway?
We could play the "ifs and buts" game all day. Would Jorg have been bumped if windshield guy had his visor down?
03-23-2007, 10:36 PM
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Originally Posted by ztnedman1
Jorg could have done any of the moves melo tried at any point inorder to win starting from about 5 turns to the finish. Bottom line he didnt. Melo's a cheat for the punt. I loved the bumping and the fight but when melo is trying to punt and then ram jorg into a wall thats completley cheap. He knew it too if you watch his interview.
As for the ferrari *** here, how about if you are on the recieving end of a cheap *** move like that?? You just charged from 10 seconds back in 10 laps too get a nice little surprise and then takes you out multiple times until he forces you to wreck or get off the gas so he can win.
Like jorg said, obviously thats how melo needs to race inorder to win races.
IMO melo is an awful driver. He made one good move (the inside cut on 17) but instead of actually driving out of it and drag racing to the end he went straight to punt jorg. WHY? because the porsche was raping him out of every corner and down the straights and he knew this.
Jorg will not be returning the favor to melo he is way to much of a class act to succumb to cheap moves to win, but i bet that the risi ferrari is going to have fun moving through the porsche traffic from here on out.
Its just promoting dirty racing, its a shame. A little bumping is fun to watch but with a little bumping there is still a drag race not a sitituation where one guy pulls out ahead, unless the guy then ahead tried to take the other out.
I love how jorg was "outdrivin" when melo was the one who lost a SIGNIFICANT lead and had to punt jorg to win.
As for the ferrari *** here, how about if you are on the recieving end of a cheap *** move like that?? You just charged from 10 seconds back in 10 laps too get a nice little surprise and then takes you out multiple times until he forces you to wreck or get off the gas so he can win.
Like jorg said, obviously thats how melo needs to race inorder to win races.
IMO melo is an awful driver. He made one good move (the inside cut on 17) but instead of actually driving out of it and drag racing to the end he went straight to punt jorg. WHY? because the porsche was raping him out of every corner and down the straights and he knew this.
Jorg will not be returning the favor to melo he is way to much of a class act to succumb to cheap moves to win, but i bet that the risi ferrari is going to have fun moving through the porsche traffic from here on out.
Its just promoting dirty racing, its a shame. A little bumping is fun to watch but with a little bumping there is still a drag race not a sitituation where one guy pulls out ahead, unless the guy then ahead tried to take the other out.
I love how jorg was "outdrivin" when melo was the one who lost a SIGNIFICANT lead and had to punt jorg to win.
