O'Connell-Long incident at MRLS?
10-11-2016, 05:41 PM
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No, its not like there was any room for JO to change his approach.. its a classic pass on the outside and hope that the competitor rolls over and gives you the corner.... it bit him hard, AND it created a situation for WC officials to make a bad call. I know punts... and this was no "punt"
10-11-2016, 06:04 PM
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https://youtu.be/hG1XkUN7K7Q?t=3m
Fast forward to 3:00 for the incident.
If I were Pat, I wouldn't have trusted Johnny O to do the right thing if he were on my left rear quarter anywhere CLOSE to corner entry...
Fast forward to 3:00 for the incident.
If I were Pat, I wouldn't have trusted Johnny O to do the right thing if he were on my left rear quarter anywhere CLOSE to corner entry...
10-11-2016, 09:46 PM
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JO made a mistake on the prior corner that allowed PL to get ahead. Doesn't give JO the right to drive into his rear fender. Avoidable contact was the right call.
Agree PL never should've trusted JO to do the right thing. Congrats to Alvaro Parente for being there to capitalize.
Agree PL never should've trusted JO to do the right thing. Congrats to Alvaro Parente for being there to capitalize.
10-11-2016, 09:49 PM
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JO made a mistake on the prior corner that allowed PL to get ahead. Doesn't give JO the right to drive into his rear fender. Avoidable contact was the right call.
Agree PL never should've trusted JO to do the right thing. Congrats to Alvaro Parente for being there to capitalize.
Agree PL never should've trusted JO to do the right thing. Congrats to Alvaro Parente for being there to capitalize.
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10-11-2016, 09:54 PM
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JO made a mistake on the prior corner that allowed PL to get ahead. Doesn't give JO the right to drive into his rear fender. Avoidable contact was the right call.
Agree PL never should've trusted JO to do the right thing. Congrats to Alvaro Parente for being there to capitalize.
Agree PL never should've trusted JO to do the right thing. Congrats to Alvaro Parente for being there to capitalize.
10-12-2016, 02:03 AM
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Pat Long was racing for the Championship. He had JO, passed him on his mistake. JO should have moved out of the way as the battle for the championship was more important than his ego. JO blew that corner trying to get back, his trajectory was going off track if he didn't hit the Porsche. What an Asshat! A decent guy you race with all year, knows it's your championship, could have lifted. That's a guy you see in the paddock all the time. He's always been an animal, hopefully it's his last year.
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10-12-2016, 11:02 AM
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10-12-2016, 11:46 AM
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Johnny made a desperate move to save the race win. Pat was clear of him entering the brake zone. Dive bomb all the way. Tough situation for Pat, he turned in because he was ahead, when instead he should have started to move over before the braking zone to close the door.
His only other option at that point was to take the turn offline so Johnny could fit in there, so as to scrub the least amount of speed possible then give Johnny the next corner and tuck in behind. By the looks of Johnny's dive bomb though, Pat still would have gotten hit. It's a lose lose for Pat.
10-12-2016, 12:34 PM
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From Pat Long's website:
“I raced Johnny at the end of the race and I expected racing room and didn’t get it. For him not to be in the championship hunt and to be the deciding factor is a difficult situation. In every scenario there are two drivers that make a decision. There was no intention on my part to try and battle Johnny the entire race – my focus was on the championship and the two times I was alongside or ahead of him, it came down to his mistakes.
He continued, “This is why we all love this sport, it is action packed. I am very proud of Wright Motorsports and we appreciate the support of Porsche Consulting and all of our partners. We will come back stronger from this. In the end there is sport and there is integrity and we walk away proud of how we handled both situations today.”
“I raced Johnny at the end of the race and I expected racing room and didn’t get it. For him not to be in the championship hunt and to be the deciding factor is a difficult situation. In every scenario there are two drivers that make a decision. There was no intention on my part to try and battle Johnny the entire race – my focus was on the championship and the two times I was alongside or ahead of him, it came down to his mistakes.
He continued, “This is why we all love this sport, it is action packed. I am very proud of Wright Motorsports and we appreciate the support of Porsche Consulting and all of our partners. We will come back stronger from this. In the end there is sport and there is integrity and we walk away proud of how we handled both situations today.”
10-12-2016, 12:58 PM
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A class act for sure.
However, knowing what was at stake and seeing JO in the side mirror coming, it wouldn't have taken more than a foot or two to give him room.. (cheap insurance). he didnt blow the corner, JO just didint want to give it up that easy, which would be more than expected in a pro race (even a club race). Ive seen it, in that corner, 100s of times myself. Now, if i was JO, i would have reacted and been on the inside burm and avoided the contact (because i have to fix my car myself.. but that's just me.
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However, knowing what was at stake and seeing JO in the side mirror coming, it wouldn't have taken more than a foot or two to give him room.. (cheap insurance). he didnt blow the corner, JO just didint want to give it up that easy, which would be more than expected in a pro race (even a club race). Ive seen it, in that corner, 100s of times myself. Now, if i was JO, i would have reacted and been on the inside burm and avoided the contact (because i have to fix my car myself.. but that's just me.
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10-12-2016, 05:55 PM
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10-12-2016, 11:34 PM
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A picture is worth a thousands words. PL was clear, and in the second pic you can clearly see JO has started his dive-bomb and is still on the rear quarter of PL.
JO's debrief on Sportscar365 was a passive-aggressive nod at payback from 8 years ago, IMO. Which is even more sad, given the fact that he just cost somebody the championship. There is no reason to bring up a story from 8 years ago, in a totally different series, in a totally different car, in a totally different circumstance. Other than the same track, it literally has nothing to do with this situation.
Let's face it, Caddy has been a FULL factory effort for countless years racing amongst a bunch of privateers, some with sprinkles of factory support. They still try to bully everybody around because they can afford to do so, despite their diminishing political weight in the series, due to SRO guidance. I'm glad to see that era coming to an end. No more winning championships pretty much because of launch control, against a bunch of tuner shops.
That said Michael Cooper showed class by not divebombing Alvaro on the last lap when he could have easily pressed the situation. I guess Michael hasn't been around long enough to feel he was entitled to that corner....yet.
Alvaro is a stud, no doubt about it. If anybody else was to win the title, I wanted it to be him.
JO's debrief on Sportscar365 was a passive-aggressive nod at payback from 8 years ago, IMO. Which is even more sad, given the fact that he just cost somebody the championship. There is no reason to bring up a story from 8 years ago, in a totally different series, in a totally different car, in a totally different circumstance. Other than the same track, it literally has nothing to do with this situation.
Let's face it, Caddy has been a FULL factory effort for countless years racing amongst a bunch of privateers, some with sprinkles of factory support. They still try to bully everybody around because they can afford to do so, despite their diminishing political weight in the series, due to SRO guidance. I'm glad to see that era coming to an end. No more winning championships pretty much because of launch control, against a bunch of tuner shops.
That said Michael Cooper showed class by not divebombing Alvaro on the last lap when he could have easily pressed the situation. I guess Michael hasn't been around long enough to feel he was entitled to that corner....yet.
Alvaro is a stud, no doubt about it. If anybody else was to win the title, I wanted it to be him.
Funny. One driver's door slam is another's dive bomb. I see PL ahead at turn-in and a lot of room on the inside that JO could've used instead of punting PL. I also see PL move out slightly heading to the apex when he likely saw JO about make contact.
And yes, nobody owns any corner.
And yes, nobody owns any corner.
10-12-2016, 11:40 PM
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Alvaro IS a stud...
