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[Furinkazen]

There isn't one just now which is the problem

What was the team? You said he owned a car.

He said he owned a car, not a team. You can't just turn up for the Spa 24 with your mate from down pub and a tool-kit you know.

 

[Holdenhsvgtsr]

He said he owned a car, not a team. You can't just turn up for the Spa 24 with your mate from down pub and a tool-kit you know.

well you could dunno how far you would get.

you up for it #teamgtp

 

[Furinkazen]

well you could dunno how far you would get.

you up for it #teamgtp

#kickstarter ... I'll give you £15.60 in change, what does that get me? Wait are we trying to outdo Project Brabham here....

 

[Holdenhsvgtsr]

#kickstarter ... I'll give you £15.60 in change, what does that get me? Wait are we trying to outdo Project Brabham here....

who's gonna be the phone call to ask to borrow a £300k.

"yep plenty of experience on Gran Turismo....."

 

[TDZdave]

who's gonna be the phone call to ask to borrow a £300k.

"yep plenty of experience on Gran Turismo....."

I've got 3 boxes of rice crackers, not sure why they are here, but will that be enough to get me a drive? I once raced a leaf in the gutter during a rainstorm on my way home from school, is that enough experience?

 

[SK8RBOI]

I've got 3 boxes of rice crackers, not sure why they are here, but will that be enough to get me a drive? I once raced a leaf in the gutter during a rainstorm on my way home from school, is that enough experience?

Who won?

 

[catamount39]

Who won?

Leaf.

 

[Tired Tyres]

Blancpain endurance at Paul Ricard is on Saturday.

http://www.blancpain-gt-series.com/

 

[CodeRedR51]

Blancpain endurance at Paul Ricard is on Saturday.

http://www.blancpain-gt-series.com/

Nismo will be broadcasting the race on their YouTube channel for those interested.

 

[Bo]

Nismo will be broadcasting the race on their YouTube channel for those interested.

...Really? Busy weekend for them then.

 

[CodeRedR51]

...Really? Busy weekend for them then.

Yep, Blancpain Paul Ricard and Super GT Thailand.

 

[Josa]

40 minutes for the start of 1000km of Paul Ricard
#23 (Chiyo, Reip and Buncombe) - P2 in Pro and overall
#22 (Sanchez, Paletou and Shulzhitskiy) - P6 in overall and P1 in Pro-Am

 

[IforceV8]

The only way the start could have worse is if half of the field was going the opposite direction.

 

[CodeRedR51]

Just got up not long ago, forgot about this race. Glad to see the #23 leading the way as I tuned in with 3.5 hours left. 👍

 

[daan]

Paul Ricard is now a stupid track.

 

[CodeRedR51]

Apparently they are pretty lax on track limits here. And I agree, looks like a boring track, pretty flat, long straights, kind of ho-hum.

 

[Bo]

It's a new game called "let's make up new corners as we go".

 

[Tired Tyres]

Track limits on this track are totally ridiculous. This really makes me sick and tired of watching Motorsport Motorcheating these days.

To which you can add completely incompetent race control.

 

[IforceV8]

John Watson said at the beginning of the race that the maximum driver stint is 65 minutes so how did Bentley double stint Smith and Merrick in 3 hr 55 min?

 

[daan]

It used to be a perfectly decent track, but the tarmac-the-whole-area-idea was stupid.

 

[mustafur]

Idk how anyone can like that track, they turned a perfectly good track into a colourful parking lot.

 

[Tired Tyres]

John Watson said at the beginning of the race that the maximum driver stint is 65 minutes so how did Bentley double stint Smith and Merrick in 3 hr 55 min?

He meant maximum 65 minutes between pitstops. I think that is only applicable to the Spa 24 though.

 

[IforceV8]

I read that as 65 min max for fuel,tires,and driver.

 

[CodeRedR51]

Gah, this is getting to be a nail biter.

 

[IforceV8]

The Bentley boys wouldnt get very far in GT Academy with actual track limit rules.

 

[CodeRedR51]

Good win for the #23 team. Thankfully the Bentley spun out or it may have finished differently.

 

[05XR8]

Old news but, good read for those interested in the other classes at the Bathurst 12H
http://freestylerides.com/6469/in-the-pack/

 

[Holdenhsvgtsr]

The Bentley boys wouldnt get very far in GT Academy with actual track limit rules.

Good thing they are already pro drivers in a decent car then.

 

[Snaeper]

I wonder what was going through the heads of SRO when they thought "I know, let's take a picture of all 83 GT3 cars at once! And then put the image online in 600x400 resolution only!"

Wouldn't have been an issue if they didn't make such a big deal about the picture.

EDIT: Dug around and found it in 800xSomething on their website's gallery. The company that took the photos also has them on their website at a proper resolution, but there's a considerably large watermark that ruins the whole thing. Not that it matters since you can't download it anyways.

 

[JohnBM01]

I'm watching the Blancpain GT race at Paul Ricard highlights. I first learned of Circuit Paul Ricard when I played the PS2 version of "Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli." It is incredibly unique since it's tarmac all the way around and with the off-course details. Besides this unusual aspect of the course, it is quite technical and quite challenging. I actuallyl ike Circuit Paul Ricard.

And if you ask me, those Bentley Continental GT3 cars still look out of place to me among the other GT cars, but it is surely entertaining seeing them compete along with these other GT cars.