WEC - 6 Hours of Bahrain

Sier_Pinski

Sier_Pinski

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XizangM1
So with Toyota securing their first victory over Audi in the previous race in Brazil, this next one is probably going to be a tight battle for the two giants.

Race starts 29 September @ 4:00 PM ADT (Bahrain time), which is, in the US:
9:00 A.M. Eastern
8:00 A.M. Central
7:00 A.M. Mountain
6:00 A.M. Pacific

Elsewhere,
2:00 P.M. in the UK, Portugal, and Ireland,
3:00 P.M. in Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Norway, and Sweden,
10:00 P.M. in Japan, and
11:00 P.M. in Eastern Australia (Melbourne and Sydney)

Audi's streaming site, featuring onboard and live feed views.

FIA WEC Streaming Site


In other news, F1 in both 2011 and 2012 had been the target of many protests by people upset over their government. With this next race invading their territory for over 6 straight hours, I wouldn't be surprised if the WEC were to be the catalyst of another coming wave of violent protests by the rebels.
 
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I dont see the WEC as being as big of a Publicity draw, if there is a protest, it'll be much quieter.

Bahrain is a pretty small track (Compared to Spa or La Sarthe), and I think Audi will run into the same issue as before-

They simply cant be moving fast enough to engage their Hybrid system.

f1-bahrain-endurance-circuit-track-map.png


As you can see, most of Sector 2 is low-speed. The Toyota SHOULD be able to get out of the corners more quickly . But from Turn 20 back to Start-Finish, the Audi ought to have sufficient speed (And with it, Four-Wheel-Drive, allowing them a bit more grip in turn 20-21) to be even with the Toyota.

It's a toss up. But I think that the Toyota's getting an early start out of the corners should see them with another win.
Except...

How fast will they chew through rear tyres on such an abrasive surface? Here the Audi's may have a bit of an advantage...

So far, I have yet to see the point of the Audi Hybrid Four-Wheel Drive system as anything other than an advert for the Quattro system.



As I've said all season, the real race is in LMP2. Can HPD wrestle another win away from Nissan?
 
It's a toss-up. But, that said, Toyota, Audi, and even the experts expected Toyota to do much better at Bahrain than Brazil, and they ran away with that race... So, will Toyota take down the great 4 Rings again?
 
I really hope Toyota don't run away with it. That just makes for a boring race...

I'm up for allowing the Petrol LMP1 cars an extra 100 HP. Just for fun.
 
hawkeye122
I really hope Toyota don't run away with it. That just makes for a boring race...

I'm up for allowing the Petrol LMP1 cars an extra 100 HP. Just for fun.
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Yes, it would. Although it would be quite something for a car in its 4th race to get its 2nd win.

And I'm up for letting them put an engine from a Group C car in there to get them competitive.
 
SagarisGTB
They are using the GP layout, not the endurance layout.
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?

F1 used the endurance layout in 2010 and saw that it made bad racing so changed it back for 2012.

That is the endurance layout.

Oh right I get you now. :lol:

*Walks of in shame of being so stupid.*
 
He means that they're using this layout:

Bahrain_International_Circuit--Grand_Prix_Layout.svg


Not this layout:

Bahrain_International_Circuit--Endurance_Circuit.svg


If and when Formula 1 used each layout and why only seems to be confusing the issue.
 
According to Audi's site, 5 of the 7 hybrid release zones are under 120kmh. This means the Toyota will be at a huge advantage putting it's 300hp hybrid boost to use before Audi. What's going to be great about this race is they will run into the night!
 
hawkeye122
I really hope Toyota don't run away with it. That just makes for a boring race...
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For ALMS fans lately that sounds pretty familiar.

RE: the hybrid systems on the Audis--does that mean speculatively that they might be much more competitive at Sarthe? Well, they historically have been, but I mean mechanically.
 
Hmm I don't know the whole story but I don't know if money should be pumped into such a ****** government.

There are plenty of good race tracks in countries that don't commit human rights violations.
 
Sand-bagging is perfectly understandable for practice, but for qualifying? I don't think so, but the Toyota may pull it out of the bag on the overall race distance.
 
Cool running in qualifying suited the Audi's which hurt their tyres when it's hot.

It's going to be hot for most of the race tomorrow.
 
^Yup. Toyota concentrated on race setup in the conditions of the higher heat. It'll be in the mid 90s when they start the race and won't cool much in the night. Toyota's tire conservation will play a key role. Look what happened in Brazil. They were only .4 back after qualifying on a setup for the race. Audi was all over the track, running wide, over the curbs. It'll be an interesting race. Lets not forget Audi qualified 1-2 at Silverstone and we saw Toyota drive past them on track. And the same at LeMans.
 
Shinshiki
Anybody know what time the race starts tomorrow?
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Well, if my calculations are correct that it starts at 8:00 A.M. CDT/Central Time (Texas), then it should start at:

9:00 A.M. EDT (Eastern; that's you, Georgia)
7:00 A.M. MDT (the Rocky Mountains)
6:00 A.M. PDT (Pacific Time; California, etc.)

And,

2:00 P.M. in the UK, Portugal, and Ireland,
3:00 P.M. in Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Norway, and Sweden,
10:00 P.M. in Japan, and
11:00 P.M. in Eastern Australia (Melbourne and Sydney)

Bahrain is located at the AST timezone (the "+3" below on the map link below), and the race is said on the WEC site to start at "16 h" (4:00 P.M.).

See these useful tools here:
http://www.timeanddate.com/time/map/
http://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/
 
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Sier_Pinski
Well, if my calculations are correct that it starts at 8:00 A.M. CDT/Central Time (Texas), then it should start at:

9:00 A.M. EDT (Eastern; that's you, Georgia)
7:00 A.M. MDT (the Rocky Mountains)
6:00 A.M. PDT (Pacific Time; California, etc.)

And,

2:00 P.M. in the UK, Portugal, and Ireland,
3:00 P.M. in Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Norway, and Sweden,
10:00 P.M. in Japan, and
11:00 P.M. in Eastern Australia (Melbourne and Sydney)

Bahrain is located at the AST timezone (the "+3" below on the map link below), and the race is said on the WEC site to start at "16 h" (4:00 P.M.).

See these useful tools here:
http://www.timeanddate.com/time/map/
http://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/
Click to expand...

Thank you! I'm so bad at calculating time zones...
 
Sier_Pinski
Well, if my calculations are correct that it starts at 8:00 A.M. CDT/Central Time (Texas), then it should start at:

9:00 A.M. EDT (Eastern; that's you, Georgia)
7:00 A.M. MDT (the Rocky Mountains)
6:00 A.M. PDT (Pacific Time; California, etc.)

And,

2:00 P.M. in the UK, Portugal, and Ireland,
3:00 P.M. in Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Norway, and Sweden,
10:00 P.M. in Japan, and
11:00 P.M. in Eastern Australia (Melbourne and Sydney)

Bahrain is located at the AST timezone (the "+3" below on the map link below), and the race is said on the WEC site to start at "16 h" (4:00 P.M.).

See these useful tools here:
http://www.timeanddate.com/time/map/
http://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/
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Thanks, I'm in Texas so that's perfect.
 
Toyota has just taken a major setback, the lights in the numbers on the sides of the car were not working, and they have pushed the car into the garage to fix it. This has essentially ended the race between Audi and Toyota, barring the slim chance that something catastrophic should happen to Audi.
 

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