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Leadfoot530
I'm still scratching my head as to how that #2 is that fast. Almost feels kike it shouldn't be allowed! Great race. Picked up a steam just at the end to see the #4 take the flag! That Vette better be first at Le Mans. I need to witness a proper triple crown!
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Vette triple crown last year was awesome. Even more that at LeMans they were down to only 1 car. Back to back would be crazy.
 
Organ-Donor
Vette triple crown last year was awesome. Even more that at LeMans they were down to only 1 car. Back to back would be crazy.
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Remember, the #3 won Daytona and Sebring, while the #4 won Le Mans. I wanna see it happen with the #4, so it's truely under one car.

Seems like Corvette Racing have fixed the gap between the two cars. Seemed for awhile the #4 was severely lacking speed; nice to see them find it again.
 
Great race despite all those yellows and the prolonged red flag. I'll have some F1 for dessert now.
 
Nielsen
Great race despite all those yellows and the prolonged red flag. I'll have some F1 for dessert now.
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Leigh Diffey reports F1 back to previous qualifying format.
 
01GTP
Leigh Diffy reports F1 back to previous qualifying format.
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Probably not the thread to report that, and Leigh is most likely speculating since most of the more professional sites and the official site aren't reporting such. They're saying that it could return back to previous format as soon as next race.
 
I really hope Magnus posts their on-board footage from the Porsche/Corvette incident. That was so close.
 
This isn't the thread for F1, and we have threads for F1...
 
The frequent PC crashes and FCYs were a bit annoying, but overall I enjoyed this one. I think it's gonna be a great season :D
 
Listened to RLM's Post Race Tech and they brought up the fact that Pipo Derani is a "factory" OnRoak driver, as is Olivier Pla.
 
GTPorsche
Listened to RLM's Post Race Tech and they brought up the fact that Pipo Derani is a "factory" OnRoak driver, as is Olivier Pla.
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Oliver Pla is also a factory Ford driver as well. :lol:
 
GTD and GTLM are the stars of the series, but Prototype is becoming decent. :D 👍 Action was pretty brilliant all around!

Can we please rid of PC? Please?
 
catamount39
GTD and GTLM are the stars of the series, but Prototype is becoming decent. :D 👍 Action was pretty brilliant all around!

Can we please rid of PC? Please?
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How about we will the grid with 20 LMP3 cars?
 
SK8RBOI
How about we will the grid with 20 LMP3 cars?
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It'll be just be a larger carbon fiber bill. :lol: I'd rather have 12 more GTD's. They might not crash as much. (then again nothing can help some of these guys decision making)
 
Some people would rather drive a prototype car than a GT3. Take into account that all but one team had only a few days to get used to the new MOTEC system and engine upgrades the cars should be much better at the next race in a few weeks. Hopefully the PC teams will have a chance to go testing before LBGP.


 
IforceV8
Some people would rather drive a prototype car than a GT3. Take into account that all but one team had only a few days to get used to the new MOTEC system and engine upgrades the cars should be much better at the next race in a few weeks. Hopefully the PC teams will have a chance to go testing before LBGP.


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Good point. Though the decision making some times bugs the crud outta me (again, not gonna be fixed by a car switch probably).
 
Just wait until near the end of lap 1 at LBGP. Two PC's will collide at the hairpin and the rest of the PC field will be stopped in the middle of the track and the GTLM field will be forced to stop their race until the mess is cleaned up.;)
 
IforceV8
Just wait until near the end of lap 1 at LBGP. Two PC's will collide at the hairpin and the rest of the PC field will be stopped in the middle of the track and the GTLM field will be forced to stop their race until the mess is cleaned up.;)
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....that's not funny. :lol:
 
Was curious to see how much faster the new GTE regulations stacked up against previous regulations (Old GTE, GT2, GT1 and GTS). I decided Sebring and Corvette Racing would be a perfect opportunity for baseline comparisons.

Corvette Racing Qualifying Results for the 12 Hours of Sebring
  • 1999 (GTS) - 2:02.909
  • 2000 (GTS) - 1:59.646
  • 2001 (GTS) - 2:00.728
  • 2002 (GTS) - 1:59.699
  • 2003 (GTS) - 1:59.024
  • 2004 (GTS) - 1:56.858
  • 2005 (GT1) - 1:57.347
  • 2006 (GT1) - 1:56.770
  • 2007 (GT1) - 1:57.061
  • 2008 (GT1) - 1:56.269
  • 2009 (GT1) - 1:57.882
  • 2010 (GT2) - 2:01.150
  • 2011 (GTE) - 2:01.743
  • 2012 (GTE) - 1:58.996
  • 2013 (GTE) - 1:58.815
  • 2014 (GTE) - 1:59.222
  • 2015 (GTE) - 1:58.930
  • 2016 (GTE) - 1:58.856

I was going to compare Daytona's times as well, but qualifying being what it was this year didn't give me any idea of how much faster the new cars might be since it was wet.

Corvette Racing Qualifying Results for the 24 Hours of Daytona
  • 1999 (GTS) - 1:48.924
  • 2000 (GTS) - 1:49.243
  • 2001 (GTS) - 1:47.318
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  • --- 2013 ---
  • 2014 (GTE) - 1:44.729
  • 2015 (GTE) - 1:43.488
  • 2016 (GTE) - 2:03.974* Rain

Naturally, this data is hardly perfect as I didn't bother to check weather conditions aside from the most recent Daytona race. However, in all of these occasions, the Corvette's were on pace, usually qualifying at the top of the field or close to it.
 
I'm surprised that the GTLM cars were not quicker than last year with all of the upgrades to the aero. I was expecting lap times in the high 56's and they never got near that. If the PC class was gone I would expect the BOP for the GTLM class to change so they had higher trap speeds than the GTD cars and would be 2-3 sec per lap faster.
 
IforceV8
I'm surprised that the GTLM cars were not quicker than last year with all of the upgrades to the aero. I was expecting lap times in the high 56's and they never got near that. If the PC class was gone I would expect the BOP for the GTLM class to change so they had higher trap speeds than the GTD cars and would be 2-3 sec per lap faster.
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That explains it, then.

I had the same thought as you when I saw the lap times compared to '14 and '15's. "Wasn't all of that work supposed to make them faster?"

If PC continues it's pace into the future, it could raise questions for manufacturers who would are now no doubt spending more per car only to have them go the same speed as the old cars.

Hopefully Le Mans shows what the new package is capable of with no spec Proto's in the way.
 
Snaeper
That explains it, then.

I had the same thought as you when I saw the lap times compared to '14 and '15's. "Wasn't all of that work supposed to make them faster?"

If PC continues it's pace into the future, it could raise questions for manufacturers who would are now no doubt spending more per car only to have them go the same speed as the old cars.

Hopefully Le Mans shows what the new package is capable of with no spec Proto's in the way.
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We'll probably clearly see the results at the first round of the WEC in LMGTE-Pro with the Aston's, Fezza's and Ford's at Silverstone. Just have to wait for Le Mans for the pace of the Vette.
 
Slightly dirty.
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I like dirty racecars, but that's ridiculous. :lol: I've seen rally cars cleaner than some of these. :lol:
 
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