ALMS 2008 discussion

brielga · 1 Feb 2008, 14:27 (Ref:2118416)

Three Lizards to battle the 430s , laugh Badger, laugh!!!!

http://www.planetlemans.com/2008/02/...i-in-the-alms/

Cayenne · 1 Feb 2008, 15:12 (Ref:2118447)

Pick your poison Ferrari, you now have three to choose from!

Spyderman · 1 Feb 2008, 15:19 (Ref:2118451)

May the lizards fly!....and the Zuffenhausen Gods be with them.

brielga · 1 Feb 2008, 15:56 (Ref:2118473)

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Originally Posted by Spyderman

May the lizards fly!....and the Zuffenhausen Gods be with them.

never better said...start praying right away!!!

Spyderman · 1 Feb 2008, 16:08 (Ref:2118481)

He who laughs last......(hopefully!)

Hugewally · 1 Feb 2008, 16:38 (Ref:2118502)

"Lounge of Lizards" -

dj4monie · 2 Feb 2008, 10:24 (Ref:2118973)

Count another one for the Bear....

Okay we have 2 full time professionally piloted cars, great news!

I expect Risi to seriously consider a real 2 car effort whenever Krohn is not present, just like last year.

The battle is not yet one and I still pick Risi and Melo because nobody is faster in GT-2 then Melo at this point, even Muller....

Look for 3 430's (Risi and Tafel)

vs

2 Flying Lizard cars and One Fambacher or Rahal car

Another cracker of a GT2 season!

whitec21 · 3 Feb 2008, 07:10 (Ref:2119497)

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Originally Posted by dj4monie

The battle is not yet one and I still pick Risi and Melo because nobody is faster in GT-2 then Melo at this point, even Müller....

But Müller is hands down the best driver in traffic, which in the ALMS is usually more important than pure speed.

**Dani Filth** · 3 Feb 2008, 10:55 (Ref:2119594)

for sebring at least i would've put Simonsen with Muller and Bell .. that would've challenged Risi #1 for pure speed too

The Badger · 3 Feb 2008, 16:57 (Ref:2119814)

Quote:

Originally Posted by brielga

laugh Badger, laugh!!!!

*smug smile* ................

The Badger · 3 Feb 2008, 17:19 (Ref:2119840)

Quote:

Originally Posted by brielga

Three Lizards to battle the 430s , laugh Badger, laugh!!!!

http://www.planetlemans.com/2008/02/...i-in-the-alms/

Oh yeah ....... here's more of it !!!

Its ok and fine when plans for Risi to potentially race 3 cars this year were the song of the day . But when a Porsche team intends to do that , you start singing and dancing like a one legged leper !!!

Ha , your true colors are starting to show around the edges Mr.Brielga !!!

BIASED

good day to you sir !!!

brielga · 3 Feb 2008, 18:44 (Ref:2119909)

I m working special concoctions already... triple ration this year!!!

The Badger · 3 Feb 2008, 19:30 (Ref:2119949)

Having any trouble finding essence of bat wing and toad hole for your Ju-Ju then Mr.Brielga ? ..... It worked pretty well last year , but then again , Ferrari need your help mate !!!

Zytek_Fan · 3 Feb 2008, 20:01 (Ref:2119971)

Lizard 1-2-3 at Sebring?

SALEEN S7R · 3 Feb 2008, 20:14 (Ref:2119980)

Only if Risi give them a 1 lap headstart.

Fogelhund · 3 Feb 2008, 20:45 (Ref:2120004)

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Originally Posted by SALEEN S7R

Only if Risi give them a 1 lap headstart.

Like last year?

dj4monie · 6 Feb 2008, 00:32 (Ref:2122085)

Yeah and it produced by far one of the best finishes of the year!

Risi lead a good deal of the race in 2006 and 2007...

I like how everybody wants to count them out already with 3 Lizard cars (2 competitive 24/7 Lizard cars I might add) and one serious Tafel car as well.

Methinks Risi will come out of Houston with both barrels blazing with 2 solid driver lineups for the entire season and all 3 distance races with Krohn being the only "wild card" but as I said Naric drove his car and they still won at Le Mans, so anything is possible.

Still a whole f'in month before Sebring as now that the Super Bowl has been played, focus will be on the beaches of Daytona with the 500 and the Supercross event in the infield.

Expect more anncounments in the coming weeks leading up to the biggest party in Florida... If they though the turnout at Daytona was good wait until Sebring.

brielga · 6 Feb 2008, 06:30 (Ref:2122176)

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Badger

Having any trouble finding essence of bat wing and toad hole for your Ju-Ju then Mr.Brielga ? ..... It worked pretty well last year , but then again , Ferrari need your help mate !!!

no, this time it was the rat tongue juice but i already added it , stir! stir! stir!

btw I hoped to see more GT2s in the ALMS but we have silently lost a few it seems... I am not happy!

Graham Goodwin · 6 Feb 2008, 07:17 (Ref:2122183)

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Originally Posted by dj4monie

Naric .

Narac

cmk · 6 Feb 2008, 15:01 (Ref:2122492)

Quote:

Originally Posted by brielga

no, this time it was the rat tongue juice but i already added it , stir! stir! stir!

btw I hoped to see more GT2s in the ALMS but we have silently lost a few it seems... I am not happy!

Not so silently in my opinion! P/WL was well-publicized, and the R-L issue is still up in the air (though an R-L 997 is likely no more). I think we may have a little more news on GT2 by day's end that will perk things up a bit.

Other than that, we've lost an F-L Porsche (maybe?), a Corvette and some Vipers that never actually existed, and the Fords are still a bit of a question mark. That said, +1 FLMS 997, +1 Aston, +1 Corvette, +1 or more Fords, +1 F-L 997, +1 part-time Vici Porsche...not a bad haul at all.

Truckosaurus · 6 Feb 2008, 15:10 (Ref:2122501)

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Originally Posted by cmk

I think we may have a little more news on GT2 by day's end that will perk things up a bit.

Some not very subtle hints on DSC, which if true will be most interesting.

cmk · 6 Feb 2008, 15:19 (Ref:2122503)

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Originally Posted by Truckosaurus

Some not very subtle hints on DSC, which if true will be most interesting.

Not the first hints that have gone in that particular direction. Murphy, among others, has raised that issue. I do expect that we're not looking at a 'for-Sebring' announcement, but having strong programs eg. the De Ferran Acura in the pipeline is good for the series.

Fogelhund · 6 Feb 2008, 17:33 (Ref:2122603)

I suspect that the hints given on DSC belong more in an ALMS 2009 thread. Maybe a few late 08' events, but we'll find out more later today.

cmk · 6 Feb 2008, 18:24 (Ref:2122643)

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Originally Posted by Fogelhund

I suspect that the hints given on DSC belong more in an ALMS 2009 thread. Maybe a few late 08' events, but we'll find out more later today.

Yes, I tend to expect the same, just from a common sense perspective. I brought it up mostly because it could mean that the 'quiet disappearance' of a particular 997 is not so quiet anymore.

TWK · 6 Feb 2008, 18:28 (Ref:2122651)

Murphy tells me he's pretty sure Andrew Cotton over at SCP and DSC have a handle on it. Andrew's mentioned it twice lately, once before the NAIAS, from which it was postponed to Chicago.

Fogelhund is right; it's good, but the near-term effect is likely to subtract a Baden-Württemberg entry that many were counting on the 2008 grid, while adding a Bavarian car very late in this season, if at all this year.

Speaking of "disappearing entries," a Kerry Morse interview with racing engineer and manager extraordinaire Tony Dowe over at sportscarpros might provide a little understanding.

http://www.sportscarpros.com/not-tha...st/default.htm

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