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First year for the car, and the other guys are actually good too
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First year for the car, and the other guys are actually good too
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- HamiltonMP427
What? That makes no sense what so ever, considering I actually have followed that team since it started that excuse doesn't mean anything (if at all since it seems out of place). Also taking into consideration that prior to this race they were the leaders in the championship and have won the most races of their class...perhaps you'd like to try again?
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- whitemanLS1
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- HamiltonMP427
I asked because I actually have stuff to do and can't sit around and watch a race on Saturday(like I'd like) due to work and Uni and stuff. Better question is if you don't know the answer why would you reply? I got the answer to why they did bad in the WEC race, I was asking about TUSC you seemed to get confused by that and now rather be a smart ass because I'm being blunt.
Also thanks for proclaiming me team expert, I'll give you my P.O. Box so you can send me the hat that specifies as such.
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- macospet1
- My What?
No need to watch it to have a quick 30 second look on any one of the number of racing sites, Sportscar365, Racer, Dailysportscar, etc all reported they've been hit with BOP adjustments. As for this race, I think the red flag caught them out and they lost 2 laps for some reason.
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- HamiltonMP427
I was already told, why this race was trouble, and I looked at those sites after the race ended since I missed it and no one said why, they instead were busy talking about the Dodge win. Also I couldn't find an unofficial results sheet either on any of those or the official site, so info being released from TUSC is usually late and thus why I have to ask. I wouldn't ask if I actually had found the info, so much for your 30 second look up.
Thanks though for not just giving a lecture and actually telling me. So they were hit by a strong BoP due to being dominate I'm guessing and it affected their overall performance here. That's all that was need, thanks again.
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- HamiltonMP427
Considering I explained why I haven't had the time to follow them in the past month or two, much less be on GTP other than today...then it becomes apparent why I haven't. You'd think you'd read a post from a few minutes past, before thinking what you just did.
Then it becomes more apparent that I'm trying to follow them by asking people with clearly more time than I have had...
I don't see them losing it but then again (knock on wood). Too bad the Aston lost the lead in GTE
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Audi win again, not bad for a company that made the mistake of running to little electric power.
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- Furinkazen_54
Wednesday night... big news about Brabham... do I mean Brabham, the driver or the make? Maybe bit of both 
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- UnkaD
I was skeptical when I learned that Fox Sports would be showing the race, and having just watched the recording on the family DVR I realize that my fears were justified. The first two hours of the program were replaced with a football game that I assume went over schedule. WAY over schedule. I fast-forward and see that the race was red-flagged, but the announcers talk about how the opening two hours were very exciting! Well I'm glad I missed it, then.
It was good racing once it went green, but I'm hating Fox Sports with a passion. NBC, CBS, and MAVtv handle racing far better than Fox did even when it was still Speed. Just embarrassing. Fox should just step aside and leave motorsports to everyone else since they obviously don't care about it.
It was good racing once it went green, but I'm hating Fox Sports with a passion. NBC, CBS, and MAVtv handle racing far better than Fox did even when it was still Speed. Just embarrassing. Fox should just step aside and leave motorsports to everyone else since they obviously don't care about it.
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So looking back, Toyota #7 got put a lap down because they were IN THE PITS when the red flag came out. They didnt pit DURING RED, but before it. As did the Vette. Whats sad is that other cars that lost laps like Porsche were pulled out the gravel and allowed to stay on the lead lap or start ahead! Very confusing and frustrating.
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- catamount39
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They may have done so but even the commentators for the feeds from the ACO/FIA thought the rules were confusing and should still be expanded upon. If a team goes into pits on their scheduled stop and then a red flag comes out that they can't predict why should they be hit with heavy penalties that basically eliminate them from what is a short race in endurance terms.
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The rules have nothing to do with what I posted. Im just clarifying for people thatre thinking they (Toyota and Vette) lost a lap by pitting under a red flag. But they pit before the red flag and were told to stay in the pits because the race director decided to red flag the race just then. Meanwhile recovered cars which were stuck were allowed to line up on the track. The rule is broken and gave advantage to cars that were unable to run and were pulled on track. Those cars were behind on track but since the pits were now closed they had to line up before the start line. The rules state that cars already in the pits when a red flag is then declared will be reshuffled.
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- catamount39
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- catamount39
YES! YES!!!!!!! Please...PLEASE be an F-Type GTE! 
Course I wouldn't complain about a LMP1/2 car. 
Course I wouldn't complain about a LMP1/2 car.
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- Blackburn
- Furinkazen_54
Wednesday night... big news about Brabham... do I mean Brabham, the driver or the make? Maybe bit of both
As I predicted
- David Brabham on Midweek Motorsport. He has got the Brabham name back from a German group after a seven year legal battle and to motorsport, specifically the WEC. David is aiming for an LMP2 model and then LMP1. However they are going for community funding / involvement as a quote "open source racing" model so everyone involved from engineer to fan can get involved.Edit / Updates:
Engineering students helping on an LMP1? OMG.
3 Years in P2 first probably.
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/116013
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