Official Sebring running commentary thread
03-22-2008, 03:28 AM
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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.
Given everything I saw at Sebring, I suspect the Risi Ferrari will still be a bit faster than the Porsches, although it's clear that Porsche has made huge strides with the 2008 updates. Now, we'll wait and see what (if any) parts Ferrari have been sitting on the shelf, waiting for the Porsche to catch up.
03-22-2008, 07:28 AM
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The amazing thing is that last years car did a best race lap of 2.02.723. - Almost identical to this year's best lap by a RSR.
So they may have looked quicker, but it did not translate into lap times,,,at least not at Sebring.
So they may have looked quicker, but it did not translate into lap times,,,at least not at Sebring.
03-22-2008, 12:48 PM
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This is another example of where race laptimes don't tell an entirely representative story of cars' capabilities. If 2007 race laptimes were indicative of capabilities, then the conclusion would be that the 2007 RSR was superior to the 2007 430, since the Risi car was a few hundredths off the Tafel Porsche's best time. While race laptimes are interesting to discuss, additional data points are useful.
03-22-2008, 05:41 PM
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ALMS MOMENTUM CONTINUES WITH RECORD SEBRING ATTENDANCE AND TV, WEB VIEWERSHIP
The first round of the American Le Mans Series season set a new attendance record for the endurance classic. Sebring International Raceway officials announced attendance of more than 170,500 over the four-day event.
In addition, ratings for SPEED's 11 hours of coverage increased 17 percent to 173,000 households with Tampa-St. Petersburg (.52 rating), Las Vegas (.49 rating) and Seattle-Tacoma (.47 rating) coming in as the highest-rated markets. SPEED also reported outstanding positive viewer response to both its Thursday night Live Sebring Special and the race broadcast itself, the first event ever shown in high definition on the network.
http://www.americanlemans.com/news/Article.aspx?ID=4049
The first round of the American Le Mans Series season set a new attendance record for the endurance classic. Sebring International Raceway officials announced attendance of more than 170,500 over the four-day event.
In addition, ratings for SPEED's 11 hours of coverage increased 17 percent to 173,000 households with Tampa-St. Petersburg (.52 rating), Las Vegas (.49 rating) and Seattle-Tacoma (.47 rating) coming in as the highest-rated markets. SPEED also reported outstanding positive viewer response to both its Thursday night Live Sebring Special and the race broadcast itself, the first event ever shown in high definition on the network.
http://www.americanlemans.com/news/Article.aspx?ID=4049
