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Can't wait for it to come to IMSA next year! 
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And Pirelli World Challenge!
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Ah, ok.
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In a way. Its GT3 with a minorly modified BoP.
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And now it'll get a BOP adjustment.
It's in the SPX class anyway, the gt3 cars are SP9
I think the Ktm's will get a hard adjustment. They got a 1-2 in SP10 class with some minutes in front of P3 in the debut of the xbow gt4
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The Lexus won by 30+ seconds but that's not out of the ordinary for vln races with the different strategies and fuel.It's in the SPX class anyway, the gt3 cars are SP9
I think the Ktm's will get a hard adjustment. They got a 1-2 in SP10 class with some minutes in front of P3 in the debut of the xbow gt4
Hopefully no bop is hit to the Lexus. It did have the fastest lap, though. http://vln.de/ergebnisse/2016-10-08r.html
Edit- it had the second fastest lap.
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What more accurate is how far back the next car on the same strategy was.
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Probably was running less restricted, wasn't in the GT3 class afterall.
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Ah. What's interesting is the Lexus Vision GT car in Gran Turismo 6 is supposed to the "father" of this car/concept and it is much lighter and more powerful. Something like 1060kg and 620HP. If the real car is anything close to that than yea it's way faster than a standard GT3 class machine. Kind of like that Renault R.S. 01. A class of it's own.
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The car is the one that was FIA homologated, the latest version of the RC F gt3. That means it's performance balanced with the other GT3's. It's not going to be given better performance than the SP9 cars (fia gt3's) as that's the top class. Also it's probably not as good (even with equal bop) as the sp9's since it's their first ever race with the car compared to the others with numerous races under their belt. The Farnbacher bros speak about that here http://sportscar365.com/gt/new-lexus-rc-f-gt3-wins-in-race-debut/
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My BOP comment was supposed to be a joke. 
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What a finish to that PWC GT race today, eh?
P4 for Bryan. Good day at the office.
P4 for Bryan. Good day at the office.
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I'm starting to think it's a good investment to get the motortrend app so I can watch all the PWC races as they air. I hate waiting at least a week and they don't always show the Sprint X races
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They air live on the PWC website.
world-challenge.com/streamvideo/
There's a SprintX race on right this very second. 👍
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ahhhh Great I missed the whole weekend. This is the last race 
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Final results shakeup from the PWC GT race today due to the race winner picking up a penalty:
From PWC:
For Immediate Release
STEWARDS PENALIZE O’CONNELL FOR CONTACT IN
PIRELLI WORLD CHALLENGE GT SEASON FINALE
Parente Named Race Winner, O’Connell Now Fifth in Round 20
SALINAS, Calif. (Oct. 9, 2016) – Pirelli World Challenge race stewards have penalized initial GT winner Johnny O’Connell of Flowery Branch, Ga., for an on-track infraction on the final lap of Sunday’s Round 20 GT/GTA/GT Cup season finale in the Pirelli World Challenge Championships presented by Nissan at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.
O’Connell, driving his No. 3 Cadillac Racing Cadillac ATS-V.R., was accessed a 2.1-second penalty due to “avoidable contact” in turn five with Porsche driver Patrick Long as the two drivers battled for the race lead on the 27th lap in the 50-minute sprint contest.
The penalty issued to O’Connell moves the four-time PWC GT champion to fifth in the final GT results and awards Alvaro Parente the race victory.
Parente, driver of the No. 9 K-PAX Racing McLaren 650S, clinched the GT driver’s point championship for his initial second place finish earlier in the afternoon. This win marks the Portugal driver’s sixth GT victory in 2016.
The final GT results now list Parente in first followed by Michael Cooper in the No. 8 Cadillac Racing Cadillac ATS-V.R., Bryan Heitkotter in the No. 05 Always Evolving/Replay/Nissan GT Academy Nissan GTR, Long and O’Connell.
“The penalty was accessed to Johnny O’Connell for avoidable contact entering turn five on the final lap of today’s GT/GTA/GT Cup Round 20,” said Greg Gill, CEO and president of WC Vision, producers of the Pirelli World Challenge. “The stewards looked at various angles of the incident and determined that Johnny had two wheels off the track and came back onto the track, making contact with Patrick. This contact knocked Patrick off the track in turn five. And the penalty was determined this evening after hours of review.”
Monterey, CA – Revised results from Sunday, Oct 9, 2016 Pirelli World Challenge Championship GT-GTA Round 20, GT Cup Round 19 Race, part of the Pirelli World Challenge Grand Prix Presented by NISSAN at MRLS.
Pos. PIC, Class, Name, Hometown, Car, Laps, Status
1. 1, GT, Alvaro Parente, Porto Portugal, McLaren 650S GT3, 27, Running
2. 2, GT, Michael Cooper, Syosset NY, Cadillac ATS-V.R. GT3, 27, Running
3. 3, GT, Bryan Heitkotter, Fresno CA, Nissan GTR GT3, 27, Running
4. 4, GT, Patrick Long, Manhattan Beach CA, Porsche 911 GT3 R, 27, Running
5. 5, GT, Johnny O’Connell, Flowery Branch GA, Cadillac ATS-V.R. GT3, 27, Running
6. 6, GT, Jon Fogarty, Bend OR, McLaren 650S GT3, 27, Running
7. 7, GT, J.D. Davison, Denver CO, Nissan GTR GT3, 27, Running
8. 8, GT, Gunner Jeannette, Salt Lake City UT, Porsche 991 GT3 R, 27, Running
9. 9, GT, Spencer Pumpelly, Atlanta GA, Acura TLX-GT, 27, Running
10. 10, GT, Ryan Eversley, Atlanta GA, Acura TLX-GT, 27, Running
11. 11, GT, Michael Lewis, Laguna Beach CA, Porsche 911 GT3 R, 27, Running
12. 1, GTA, Cooper MacNeil, Hinsdale IL, Porsche 991 GT3 R, 27, Running
13. 2, GTA, Tim Pappas, Boston MA, Porsche 911 GT3 R, 27, Running
14. 3, GTA, Andrew Kim, Seoul South Korea, Bentley Continental GT3, 27, Running
15. 4, GTA, Andy Wilzoch, Aurora CO, Porsche GT3R, 27, Running
16. 5, GTA, Brent Holden, Newport CA, Porsche 911 GT3 R, 27, Running
17. 1, GT Cup, Corey Fergus, Columbus OH, Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, 27, Running
18. 2, GT Cup, Sloan Urry, Park City UT, Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, 27, Running
19. 6, GTA, Michael Schein, Glen Cove NY, Porsche 911 GT3 R, 27, Running
20. 18, GT, Austin Cindric, Charlotte NC, McLaren 650S GT3, 27, Running
21. 19, GT, Colin Thompson, Doylestown PA, McLaren 650S GT3, 26, Not Running
22. 3, GT Cup, Chris Thompson, San Clemente CA, Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, 26, Running
23. 7, GTA, Jorge De La Torre, Mexico City, Aston Martin Vantage GT3, 25, Running
24. 8, GTA, Drew Regitz, Denver CO, Audi R8 LMS GT3, 21, Not Running
25. 25, GT, Fabian Hamprecht, Beckenried Switzerland, Bentley Continental GT3, 9, DNF
26. 26, GT, Kyle Marcelli, Barrie ON, Audi R8 LMS GT3, 1, DNF
27. 27, GT, Mike Skeen, Charlotte NC, Dodge Viper GT3-R, 0, DNF
28. 28, GTA, Martin Fuentes, Mexico City Mexico, Ferrari 458 Italia GT3, 0, DNF
29. 29, GT, Jonathan Summerton, Redwood City CA, Mercedes AMG SLS GT3, 0, DNS
30. 30, GT Cup, Alex Welch, Englewood CO, Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, 0, DNS
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For Immediate Release
STEWARDS PENALIZE O’CONNELL FOR CONTACT IN
PIRELLI WORLD CHALLENGE GT SEASON FINALE
Parente Named Race Winner, O’Connell Now Fifth in Round 20
SALINAS, Calif. (Oct. 9, 2016) – Pirelli World Challenge race stewards have penalized initial GT winner Johnny O’Connell of Flowery Branch, Ga., for an on-track infraction on the final lap of Sunday’s Round 20 GT/GTA/GT Cup season finale in the Pirelli World Challenge Championships presented by Nissan at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.
O’Connell, driving his No. 3 Cadillac Racing Cadillac ATS-V.R., was accessed a 2.1-second penalty due to “avoidable contact” in turn five with Porsche driver Patrick Long as the two drivers battled for the race lead on the 27th lap in the 50-minute sprint contest.
The penalty issued to O’Connell moves the four-time PWC GT champion to fifth in the final GT results and awards Alvaro Parente the race victory.
Parente, driver of the No. 9 K-PAX Racing McLaren 650S, clinched the GT driver’s point championship for his initial second place finish earlier in the afternoon. This win marks the Portugal driver’s sixth GT victory in 2016.
The final GT results now list Parente in first followed by Michael Cooper in the No. 8 Cadillac Racing Cadillac ATS-V.R., Bryan Heitkotter in the No. 05 Always Evolving/Replay/Nissan GT Academy Nissan GTR, Long and O’Connell.
“The penalty was accessed to Johnny O’Connell for avoidable contact entering turn five on the final lap of today’s GT/GTA/GT Cup Round 20,” said Greg Gill, CEO and president of WC Vision, producers of the Pirelli World Challenge. “The stewards looked at various angles of the incident and determined that Johnny had two wheels off the track and came back onto the track, making contact with Patrick. This contact knocked Patrick off the track in turn five. And the penalty was determined this evening after hours of review.”
Monterey, CA – Revised results from Sunday, Oct 9, 2016 Pirelli World Challenge Championship GT-GTA Round 20, GT Cup Round 19 Race, part of the Pirelli World Challenge Grand Prix Presented by NISSAN at MRLS.
Pos. PIC, Class, Name, Hometown, Car, Laps, Status
1. 1, GT, Alvaro Parente, Porto Portugal, McLaren 650S GT3, 27, Running
2. 2, GT, Michael Cooper, Syosset NY, Cadillac ATS-V.R. GT3, 27, Running
3. 3, GT, Bryan Heitkotter, Fresno CA, Nissan GTR GT3, 27, Running
4. 4, GT, Patrick Long, Manhattan Beach CA, Porsche 911 GT3 R, 27, Running
5. 5, GT, Johnny O’Connell, Flowery Branch GA, Cadillac ATS-V.R. GT3, 27, Running
6. 6, GT, Jon Fogarty, Bend OR, McLaren 650S GT3, 27, Running
7. 7, GT, J.D. Davison, Denver CO, Nissan GTR GT3, 27, Running
8. 8, GT, Gunner Jeannette, Salt Lake City UT, Porsche 991 GT3 R, 27, Running
9. 9, GT, Spencer Pumpelly, Atlanta GA, Acura TLX-GT, 27, Running
10. 10, GT, Ryan Eversley, Atlanta GA, Acura TLX-GT, 27, Running
11. 11, GT, Michael Lewis, Laguna Beach CA, Porsche 911 GT3 R, 27, Running
12. 1, GTA, Cooper MacNeil, Hinsdale IL, Porsche 991 GT3 R, 27, Running
13. 2, GTA, Tim Pappas, Boston MA, Porsche 911 GT3 R, 27, Running
14. 3, GTA, Andrew Kim, Seoul South Korea, Bentley Continental GT3, 27, Running
15. 4, GTA, Andy Wilzoch, Aurora CO, Porsche GT3R, 27, Running
16. 5, GTA, Brent Holden, Newport CA, Porsche 911 GT3 R, 27, Running
17. 1, GT Cup, Corey Fergus, Columbus OH, Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, 27, Running
18. 2, GT Cup, Sloan Urry, Park City UT, Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, 27, Running
19. 6, GTA, Michael Schein, Glen Cove NY, Porsche 911 GT3 R, 27, Running
20. 18, GT, Austin Cindric, Charlotte NC, McLaren 650S GT3, 27, Running
21. 19, GT, Colin Thompson, Doylestown PA, McLaren 650S GT3, 26, Not Running
22. 3, GT Cup, Chris Thompson, San Clemente CA, Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, 26, Running
23. 7, GTA, Jorge De La Torre, Mexico City, Aston Martin Vantage GT3, 25, Running
24. 8, GTA, Drew Regitz, Denver CO, Audi R8 LMS GT3, 21, Not Running
25. 25, GT, Fabian Hamprecht, Beckenried Switzerland, Bentley Continental GT3, 9, DNF
26. 26, GT, Kyle Marcelli, Barrie ON, Audi R8 LMS GT3, 1, DNF
27. 27, GT, Mike Skeen, Charlotte NC, Dodge Viper GT3-R, 0, DNF
28. 28, GTA, Martin Fuentes, Mexico City Mexico, Ferrari 458 Italia GT3, 0, DNF
29. 29, GT, Jonathan Summerton, Redwood City CA, Mercedes AMG SLS GT3, 0, DNS
30. 30, GT Cup, Alex Welch, Englewood CO, Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, 0, DNS
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Depending on whether or not you consider the ADAC GT Masters to be a 'major' series, we may have just witnessed the end of an era.
The Chevrolet Corvette C6 Z06.R is the last of the models that competed in the first ever GT3 race in 2006 to continue on in a major championship, and with the ADAC season over, it may well have seen the end of it's top-tier GT3 career.
http://motorsport-radio.com/farewell-cornerstone-gt3-racing/
The Chevrolet Corvette C6 Z06.R is the last of the models that competed in the first ever GT3 race in 2006 to continue on in a major championship, and with the ADAC season over, it may well have seen the end of it's top-tier GT3 career.
http://motorsport-radio.com/farewell-cornerstone-gt3-racing/
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Panzer is growing on me...that livery is nice. 👍
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That Bimmer is full of old men.
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I want to see these veterans teaching the kids on track!
