American Le Mans Series (ALMS) - Season IV [COMPLETED]

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Lag problems, we're resetting the room. Last chance to get in the race, but you'll have to start at the back.
 
Yeah, I don't understand it at all, we were fine until suddenly lag stormed in and said hello to me, messing up the whole room.
 
To clear up Lap 1 Turn 1, from what i saw Yeratel bumped TG2 going into the sweeping right hander pushing him forward, then Mel side swiped him as he was trying to get back on line and avoid the wall, sending him head on into the barrier. I dont think any of the contact was intentional, and it sucks for TG2 because he was the victim of 2 mishaps back to back. In my opinion Mel was a bit aggressive through the first turn, he got a run on both of them but theres just no room for 3 cars to go through that section and perhaps should have got in line with Yeratel. Then the side swipe wouldnt have happened and TG2 might have been able to save the car and keep pace.
 
Ok the first was yetel but all I seen at the time was your car finishing me off into the wall. But lap 41 was all you! You decided to try continuously bump me til I just said "screw it" and put you into the wall. I told you before you screw around ill put you into the wall. I had a clean pass you decided to force the issue and try to wreck me so your teammate can catch up. Also that little move at the end right before the time ran out, just shows how much your a sore loser.

This series used to be fun before you showed up and showing your ass!
 
THAT_GUY_2
Ok the first was yetel but all I seen at the time was your car finishing me off into the wall. But lap 41 was all you! You decided to try continuously bump me til I just said "screw it" and put you into the wall. I told you before you screw around ill put you into the wall. I had a clean pass you decided to force the issue and try to wreck me so your teammate can catch up. Also that little move at the end right before the time ran out, just shows how much your a sore loser.

This series used to be fun before you showed up and showing your ass!
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I saw Lap 41 as well, you made a move through the hairpin and started to get a run going down the straight but Mel got loose and tapped you a few times. Then you guys made contact again, thats when i saw you cut right and shove him against the wall.

Also after that, in Mel's defense, seth completely shot Mel into the wall on that lap as well. Ill try to get some videos up.
 
Everyone knows this guy cries every week about something. I'm just tired of it, I'm going to take a break. Heck he's crying and threatening to quit the series before the race started because his teammate was lagging. I'm just tied of him and the the drama he bring in here. Kevin please post a video of lap 45 my view and watch him stay out of everyone's way.
 
THAT_GUY_2
Everyone knows this guy cries every week about something. I'm just tired of it, I'm going to take a break. Heck he's crying and threatening to quit the series before the race started because his teammate was lagging. I'm just tied of him and the the drama he bring in here. Kevin please post a video of lap 45 my view and watch him stay out of everyone's way.
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Then let him leave.
 
THAT_GUY_2
Everyone knows this guy cries every week about something. I'm just tired of it, I'm going to take a break. Heck he's crying and threatening to quit the series before the race started because his teammate was lagging. I'm just tied of him and the the drama he bring in here. Kevin please post a video of lap 45 my view and watch him stay out of everyone's way.
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Yeah i saw that too, i talked to him about it. He says his race was over and just wanted to keep lapping to stay ahead of Sinladar, who was a lap down from him anyway. He was doing about 70mph for 3 laps after seth ran him into the wall, in that instance if you're gonna stop racing just pit. If he truly wanted to avoid contact with everyone he would have steered clear of traffic completely. I notice he didnt hit Sinladar when he went by, but he did manage to hit you.

Give me a few hours to get some footage together, this has got to stop and i think we need to take some kind of action about all the drama thats been going on. This weeks race wasnt as bad as some, but it keeps happening every week and its always involving the same driver.
 
Hang on, Storm's not even in the replay!? WOAH! The reason that my car got loose in turn one, was the heavy braking and swerving to avoid the crashes/wall. That's the only reason I hit TG2. It was such a light tap, I didn't even know that I hit TG2 until I reviewed the replay. But, that replay capture in that video, doesn't show that Storm was directly in front of me. I just thought "well, everyone knows that Storm and I are on the right hand side. If I stay to my side, I should be able to make it through."

Then, TG2 hit the brakes early, Yera bumped him, and I saw that, and swerved a bit under braking, but, the back end stepped out, and I skidded a bit.


I'm not saying it's my fault, because it's not entirely my fault, but, I will say, though, that I did play a small role in the crash. Honestly, though, your definition of bumping, and my definition of being on worn mediums... TG2, you really need to understand that the BMW is properly difficult to drive quickly, on worn mediums. Lap 41, when I was "trying to spin you out..." You had pushed me on the kerb. The car's right wheels weren't getting grip, because I was on that grey stuff. I couldn't get the car to drive straight. Kevin saw it too. That's not an aggressive "I want to spin this guy" attitude. That's a "I want to try to hold my position, because there're 4 laps left, and I'm not the type to give up without trying. That's why I was on worn mediums. I knew that you and Yeratel/Kevin would've had to pit one less time than I... SO, I tried to make a double stint on mediums. It almost worked, and I was in front of you, but, your softs were still too fast. So, I tried to race you clean, for as long as I could, and you pushed me onto the curbing (where there was less grip) and then put me in the wall.



And, as for Seth, damn it man! That 90 degree right hander is not a good LMP over GT passing zone. Instead, you could simply tuck in behind, and use the aero to go through the following corner quicker. You really were irritating, with your "I want both drivers to be off-line and I want both cars to go REALLY slowly" decisions to pass. Between this and the ITCC stuff, you're really irritating me. Rules apply to everyone, Seth.
 
Ok to clear up what happened at Turn one. I got the run up on Yera and TG2, because my pace without draft looked like it was much faster than any GT car on the field, even the sister BMW car. Mel followed me on the inside of Turn one, because I managed to close up SERIOUSLY quickly on TG2 and Yera. I took my normal braking point at 100, TG2 braked slightly later, Melan seemed to get caught in braking under draft and clipped my bumper through the turn. The loss of control from his car made him veer left, and he clipped TG2, sending him into the wall.

The gap on the inside at 0:20.... I was in it. Kev, you couldn't see me in that video, but I was beside TG2 going into that corner.

Only thing I'm going to moan at, is Seth forgetting to set that timer delay. Seriously, I'll be hounding, and hounding, and hounding about remembering that whoever's hosting the lobby next. I was seriously closing on TG2, and two more laps would have seen me fighting tooth and nail for another podium this season, if not for this.

Oh the whole "hey I got this time running 550 bhp and 1350kg" I did have my reasons. The car corners and exits better at that lower bhp, just like the principle I took at Monaco where I ran 521 bhp. Fuel consumption was slightly better, and tyre wear, again, slightly better. There were incidents that were unnavoidable. Ramming into Mel after he got swiped and slowed right down; was already commited to a line on the exit of a corner. Pipi losing control in front of me at the chicane, and I didn't know whether to ****, shave or shower.... I think I somehow got through, but it was a worrying moment.
 
Well I gave you plenty of room, every lap I was using that curbing and having no problems. Plus I had fresh tires and storm was running me down. What I'm saying is I'm tired of your actions, your attitude, and your mouth. So that's why I'm taking a break. No reason for hanging back and taking me out at the end. Storm if we had the full time at the end mrmel would have costed me that spot. Just tired of it!

We all know nothing your fault mrmel! Your the victim!
 
To be honest, TG2, parts of that scrap rubbed off on me too but as I said I couldn't avoid Mel, so in an ideal world I still reckon, at the very least, I'd have caught up to you at the end and battled you for third. But we'll never know, sadly. It's like when you had that slip at Suzuka and I slipped by you in the dying seconds, we'll never know if I'd have caught you up if you hadn't slipped up at Spoon.
 
Man, thanks to Seth and PiPi for keeping loyal to LMP class. I know I miss my fair share of races. But hopefully I can give you guys some competition in LMP next season.
 
Chill out Mel. I didn't hit you purposely. You were way out to the outside so I cut to the inside of the turn, looked like your tires were spinning to me. Had smoke coming from them, so I took the turn as close as possible. I don't know how you didn't see me there, or why you wanted to turn in close to the wall when you were way to the outside. I can't predict how you'll take a turn. Any of the GT guys. It was a tight track so there was bound to be some contact. I don't sit there and blame you for turning into me, so don't try to blame me for hitting you. What replays show is all screwed up, none of the cars besides your own drive normally. Every replay I save the cars besides my own are all jumpy.
 
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Chill out Mel. I didn't hit you purposely. You were way out to the outside so I cut to the inside of the turn, looked like your tires were spinning to me. Had smoke coming from them, so I took the turn as close as possible. I don't know how you didn't see me there, or why you wanted to turn in close to the wall when you were way to the outside. I can't predict how you'll take a turn. Any of the GT guys. It was a tight track so there was bound to be some contact. I don't sit there and blame you for turning into me, so don't try to blame me for hitting you. What replays show is all screwed up, none of the cars besides your own drive normally. Every replay I save the cars besides my own are all jumpy.
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Actually he wasnt spinning his tires, the replay shows he had control of his car. You chose a bad spot to pass and put him in the wall. Yeah he could have gone more outside, but you still would have hit him. You were both coming in at the same speed, but you had the bad angle and tried to force it thinking maybe he would back off. He didnt, GT cars dont have to yield to you in tight corners, make your move on the straights. Especially when the two cars (Mel and TG2) were racing for position and you were already well ahead of Pipi.
 
On my screen, I was past him, and his tires were spinning because there was smoke coming from them. I didn't say for him to yield either. He was on the outside, and I was inside. How does someone go from the outside to the inside when there is already a car there?
 
I guess we see 2 different things on our screen then. Anyway only 2 races left and the GT race is anything but over, ill get the standings up sometime before monday. Fuji is next, im not sure how it will play out but the BMW's have a long straight to work with.
 
Sorry Seth.

I remember you saying that you want GT cars to stay on their line. I was so frustrated that TG2 put me in the wall, I was only thinking about how I could get my position back. I wasn't paying attention. I knew that Storm was like 10 seconds behind me, and so I thought "I don't have to watch my rearview." Obviously, I was wrong.

But, you can't assume that slower traffic knows that you're there. Even professional GT drivers make the mistake of not checking for LMP cars. Watch the Rolex race from Detroit. DP was leading, but divebombed a GT car, and the DP car was destroyed. Same sorta corner, same result.

Anyways, TG2, I think we should both put our heads in ice water and cool down.
 
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