ADAC Zurich 24 Hours of Nurburgring 2016
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My mind is still boggled about the fact on how dominant the teams with the AMG GT seem to be, but I'd be lying if I said that I don't like that.
The domination from Audi was getting a little stale and seeing that the competition in the form of Mercedes and BMW are finally able to compete on an equal level and even make them look incredibly slow and almost amateur-like.
Go Merc!
Not the most equal representation this weekend, there are a lot of factory backed/supported mercs compared to other teams. Much like when the Ford GT's dominated Lemans it's easy to look over the fact that half the field was Ford GT's.
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After doing some quick counting...
Yes, its a repost of a repost but it stands true.
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@Christhedude Lambo just backed it in to the barrier.
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boiltheocean
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Not really. The Audis and BMWs have the same level of factory support too, the German manufacturers take this event very, very seriously. I'd go as far as saying the only non-factory SP9 cars are the Huracan and Zakspeed Nissan.
The biggest challenge Mercedes faced this year was unknown reliability and they've proven once again to have built a strong car. BMW can keep the pace but reliability, coupled with a bit of bad luck has failed them this year. Audi haven't had the pace and Porsche have lost touch with modern GT3 after basically halting the program for 2-3 years while they did GTE.
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Really enjoyed that, will take a break now to watch the F1, hopefully this one doesn't have Merc domination. Will stream the end though. Go Kaz
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I've been rooting for the #35 GT-R and #101 BMW - they've been climbing steadily over the last 6-8 hours, but there's no way they'll pull a win from here. End-game I'm hoping for top 10 for the #35 and a top 20 for the #101, it'll be close but I think it's doable.
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Well, this thread sure died once it came obvious the mercs were going to run away from the rest. Or everyone just skipped over to F1. Dunno
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Not me. Anyway I don't think the #29 can get to the finish on the fuel.
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Both, the endurance race threads usually die down at some point.
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boiltheocean
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It'll be touch and go. He's 35min into the stint with 40min to go.
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Well, like I said, the dominance of Mercedes certainly doesn't cater too well to the excitement. Last year was quite interesting because the Schubert Z4 was gaining very quickly onto the R8, making the last hour very exciting.
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Lets hope the Le Mans offers more drama and excitement all the way to the end. 
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Lets hope the Le Mans offers more drama and excitement all the way to the end.
You think this is not excitement and going all the way to the end? I've watched a lot of endurance races and I'm sure this is going to have more to come before the flag.
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Propably will, just at the moment its a bit stale.
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Team are ready for a splash and dash. 32 seconds down the pitlane plus the time to put the fuel in. 55 second led? It's enough. Just.
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We shall see...
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Oh no! He's in the pits! This will be exciting!
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