Official Sebring running commentary thread
03-16-2008, 07:32 PM
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I don't think Melo intended to hit the FL car. He made a bad decision trying to get a run to the hairpin...by the time he went to the inside of the prototype, he was on the grass and dunfer. His ABS had to be freaking out trying to keep the car straight, hence why he didn't slow until he used the FL car.
No question, as he was a passenger at that point. The respectful thing to do would have been to stick your car into the fence right off and try and avoid taking out one of your competitors. If he thought there was a slim chance he'd come out the other end unscathed... he's dumber than I thought. You'd still look dumb stuffing your own car, but at least you would not have taken someone else out of the race with your stupidity. Everyone's lucky he only got one!
Once again, I wax prosaic...
03-16-2008, 09:09 PM
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They (Dorsey) also said that when the Audi punted (yes punted, glad to hear he is getting a more serious infraction than the stop and go penalty now) the RSR between T4 and 5 that he was doing 140... that is a high 2nd gear or low 3rd gear area, 70MPH or so.
03-16-2008, 09:36 PM
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03-16-2008, 09:37 PM
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Now that was a big boneheaded move in my book. Totally unnecessary to swerve back online like that, especially so close to turn in.
03-16-2008, 09:43 PM
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03-17-2008, 08:36 AM
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I thought this happened going into turn 3...that's why I thought maybe Dorsey's speed comment may have been close.
03-17-2008, 10:06 AM
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The second place Acura was DQed for having "a leak in the airbox". Porsche 1-2-3!!!
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Adrian Fernandez and Luis Diaz had finished second overall and in class but failed a post-race stall test in technical inspections. Their Lowe's Fernandez Racing Acura ARX-01b was excluded as a result.
03-17-2008, 10:13 AM
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The second place Acura was DQed for having "a leak in the airbox". Porsche 1-2-3!!!
03-17-2008, 11:31 AM
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03-17-2008, 12:32 PM
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03-21-2008, 07:26 PM
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A quick sum of fastest lap times for key GT2 cars:
62 car (Risi F-car): 2.02.434
46 car (Lizard): 2.02.721
45 car (Lizard): 2.03.193
At the race I bumped into one of the Lizard tech guys. They were amazed because after the 46 car lost its rear bumper they said it was a 1/2 second faster than it was before. The Lizard cars with full Aero were at best 8/10ths slower than the Risi Ferrari. I hope that more time with the car can close the gap.
62 car (Risi F-car): 2.02.434
46 car (Lizard): 2.02.721
45 car (Lizard): 2.03.193
At the race I bumped into one of the Lizard tech guys. They were amazed because after the 46 car lost its rear bumper they said it was a 1/2 second faster than it was before. The Lizard cars with full Aero were at best 8/10ths slower than the Risi Ferrari. I hope that more time with the car can close the gap.
03-21-2008, 08:14 PM
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A quick sum of fastest lap times for key GT2 cars:
62 car (Risi F-car): 2.02.434
46 car (Lizard): 2.02.721
45 car (Lizard): 2.03.193
At the race I bumped into one of the Lizard tech guys. They were amazed because after the 46 car lost its rear bumper they said it was a 1/2 second faster than it was before. The Lizard cars with full Aero were at best 8/10ths slower than the Risi Ferrari. I hope that more time with the car can close the gap.
62 car (Risi F-car): 2.02.434
46 car (Lizard): 2.02.721
45 car (Lizard): 2.03.193
At the race I bumped into one of the Lizard tech guys. They were amazed because after the 46 car lost its rear bumper they said it was a 1/2 second faster than it was before. The Lizard cars with full Aero were at best 8/10ths slower than the Risi Ferrari. I hope that more time with the car can close the gap.