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#4 and #66 collide and go off track.
Race leading #25 in pits for a cut down tire.
Race leading #25 in pits for a cut down tire.
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If Tommy Milner could stop losing control of the Corvette under braking, that would be great.
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WELL THAT ESCALATED QUICKLY... 
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The #66 may have squeezed him under braking, but there's nothing wrong with that, Mueller came back at the 'Vette at the end of the straight, and Milner just managed to loose it on the brakes. Don't think blame can be apportioned to either driver completely.
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CORVETTE AND LAMBORGHINI! 
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That looked a lot more to me like Ford wasn't going to let him past no matter what. Halfway down the straight the Ford was putting him in the grass, and then wasn't interested in finding the following apex.
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Great result for the #3
Good to see Risi on the podium 👍
Good to see Risi on the podium 👍
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Aside from that, 'grats to the #3 'Vette for the win (as much as it grieves me 
), they stayed out of trouble and didn't put a foot wrong in fairness and got the win; be it gifted or earned depending on your point of view, but crucially they didn't make a mistake I guess.
Elsewhere, well mixed views, I mean it's awesome than the #67 GT managed to get the podium and get a strong 2nd, but the '66 had a tough day, and ultimately lost out which is a big shame... And the I feel for the MSR guys massively, they had an absolute stinker and had their race ruined by no fault of their own with that double retirement
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), they stayed out of trouble and didn't put a foot wrong in fairness and got the win; be it gifted or earned depending on your point of view, but crucially they didn't make a mistake I guess.Elsewhere, well mixed views, I mean it's awesome than the #67 GT managed to get the podium and get a strong 2nd, but the '66 had a tough day, and ultimately lost out which is a big shame... And the I feel for the MSR guys massively, they had an absolute stinker and had their race ruined by no fault of their own with that double retirement
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IMSA Radio (Radio Le Mans) said that with the win, Lamborghini becomes the 6th different manufacturer in GTD to win this season.
Also worth noting that Weathertech still finished behind a Merc this race with the Porsche.
Also worth noting that Weathertech still finished behind a Merc this race with the Porsche.
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Regarding the Fords, the #62 was hauling and finished just .6 seconds (I think) behind the #67, and the #4 had a cut tire on last lap and lost position to the #66 so atleast both Fords gained points where they could have lost a few.Aside from that, 'grats to the #3 'Vette for the win (as much as it grieves me
Elsewhere, well mixed views, I mean it's awesome than the #67 GT managed to get the podium and get a strong 2nd, but the '66 had a tough day, and ultimately lost out which is a big shame... And the I feel for the MSR guys massively, they had an absolute stinker and had their race ruined by no fault of their own with that double retirement
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That is a good point, as the damage was limited somewhat, and it wasn't too shabby a result overall really, certainly got a decent points haul as a team. Not sure where they stand in relation to the championship leading #3 'Vette, but I do know there can't be too much in it.
It's a good job that VIR is a narrow track where passing is difficult at best, as that certainly helped keep a hard charging #62 behind at the end
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I think they said the #66 is 16 points behind the #3 and the #67 is in third, half a point behind the #66.That is a very could point, so the damage was limited somewhat, and it wasn't too shabby a result overall really, certainly got a decent points haul as a team. Not sure where they stand in relation to the championship leading #3 'Vette, as I do know there isn't too much in it.
It's a good job that VIR is a narrow track where passing is difficult at best, as that certainly helped keep a hard charging #62 behind at the end
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Oh blimey then! Closer than I thought actually, so still very much all to play for .
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Karam better hide. https://twitter.com/AndyLally
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And 9th different winner in 10 races. I feel like I lost out when first getting into motorsports by choosing Formula 1 instead of this stuff. I try now and there's so many teams and cars it's hard to keep track of it all.
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Karem has unleashed the beast...Lally is a very ****ed off (and rightfully so) man. 
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^This is what was said during the broadcast at the end of the race. But this article on sportscar365 says the #3 is 16 points ahead of new second place runners Sims and Auberlen in the #25.
http://sportscar365.com/imsa/ctscc/continental-tire-vir-post-race-notebook/
If only the IMSA website didn't take 3 weeks to update championship point standings after the race.
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Yeah don't even bother looking at the main website for results. Go straight to the main results pages, they're updated almost immediately after the race - http://results.imsa.com/
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I wonder if Pew is coming back? http://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/msr-planning-2018-return-with-acura/
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Hunter-Reay to join WTR for Petit - http://www.racer.com/imsa/item/143594-hunter-reay-joins-no-10-wtr-squad-for-petit-le-mans
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McLaren investigating DPi and pushing for a global prototype formula.
I'll say that the odds of them actually joining are very low at best, but Zak Brown does have a point in that the top tier sports car ranks across the entire globe should be unified be it P1H, P1L, DPi, or something else altogether.
I'll say that the odds of them actually joining are very low at best, but Zak Brown does have a point in that the top tier sports car ranks across the entire globe should be unified be it P1H, P1L, DPi, or something else altogether.
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Also very interesting that GTE is possible in the future. It would be great if they did because Ford may well quash their GTE stuff after the contract extension is done.
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