IMSA Race Sebring 2015 - Page 18

fieldodreams79 · 21 Mar 2015, 18:01 (Ref:3517982)

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Originally Posted by DeezPutz

Looks like a good crowd. I thought everyone left last night.

What can be seen on TV - mounds half to 3/4 full (normal this time of day) and the fences lined with campers. The story is behind those, which has not been shown, at least I haven't seen it.

jasonjessica09 · 21 Mar 2015, 18:03 (Ref:3517983)

Good to see Falken and BMW start to challenge. The Corvettes will be back though.

seanyb505 · 21 Mar 2015, 18:05 (Ref:3517985)

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Originally Posted by fieldodreams79

What can be seen on TV - mounds half to 3/4 full (normal this time of day) and the fences lined with campers. The story is behind those, which has not been shown, at least I haven't seen it.

Can vouch for the non packed camped sites. And paddock.

It really feels like the leaders are just waiting for whatever sprint to the finish happens in the last 20 minutes.

I do miss the endurance sprints.

jasonjessica09 · 21 Mar 2015, 18:07 (Ref:3517986)

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Originally Posted by seanyb505

Can vouch for the non packed camped sites. And paddock.

It really feels like the leaders are just waiting for whatever sprint to the finish happens in the last 20 minutes.

I do miss the endurance sprints.

I concur. There is a great fear in the air of a FCY in the last 40 minutes. I dont think a single enduro race in TUSC has NOT had a FCY in the last hour yet. I hope that streak ends today.

Porsche917K · 21 Mar 2015, 18:11 (Ref:3517987)

How do I make my way to the chatroom? Sorry to ask gents.

jasonjessica09 · 21 Mar 2015, 18:13 (Ref:3517989)

At this point all 8 full season GTLM cars still in the battle for the win. The Prototype battle I think is down to 6 cars who can realistically win now: the 4 Corvettes, the #1 HPD, and the #01 Ford.

Intimidator · 21 Mar 2015, 18:13 (Ref:3517990)

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Originally Posted by Matt

How is it fake racing?

Cars are out there racing for position, that's pretty real.

Yeah but all that FCY procedure, the wave arounds, it's really bad. Not only the time they take to go back to green, but also the wave arounds. Every time a car loses a lap on track, it gets the chance to get back in the lead lap.
Lot of pit stops under FCY with the cars packed up, positions reshuffled every time. Not the best stuff for sportscar racing

RWill2073 · 21 Mar 2015, 18:14 (Ref:3517991)

Pretty humurous that the intention of the lap down wave by was to keep it closer and competitive till the end, yet because no ones ever out of it even if they're a lap down, the entire first 11 hours or 23 for Daytona can be taken much more easy or carefully, which makes it less intense, which defeats the whole purpose of the lap down wave by..... oh those unintended consequences....

RWill2073 · 21 Mar 2015, 18:17 (Ref:3517992)

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Originally Posted by jasonjessica09

At this point all 8 full season GTLM cars still in the battle for the win. The Prototype battle I think is down to 6 cars who can realistically win now: the 4 Corvettes, the #1 HPD, and the #01 Ford.

I still hold out hope for every prototype still on lead lap minus the Mazda, of course. The 2 esm car can get ed browns time out of the way and still have a chance at the end. Still two bullets in the gun for p2s....

jasonjessica09 · 21 Mar 2015, 18:18 (Ref:3517993)

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Originally Posted by Intimidator

Yeah but all that FCY procedure, the wave arounds, it's really bad. Not only the time they take to go back to green, but also the wave arounds. Every time a car loses a lap on track, it gets the chance to get back in the lead lap.
Lot of pit stops under FCY with the cars packed up, positions reshuffled every time. Not the best stuff for sportscar racing

Exactly it makes this not an endurance race but a series of mini sprints where in the early segments you can take it easy. Sounds like that nascar all star race....yuk.

Livininthinair · 21 Mar 2015, 18:19 (Ref:3517995)

DHH out and Scott Sharp in #1ESM - was that just a single for DHH

#31DP losing a wheel after pit stop, poor stops up and down the lane today

fieldodreams79 · 21 Mar 2015, 18:22 (Ref:3517996)

Oh jeez. Fcy for that?

J Jay · 21 Mar 2015, 18:23 (Ref:3517997)

Yeah it was.

Looks like the tyre changing butterfingers has spread to the #31 AER. FCY.

nkoske · 21 Mar 2015, 18:23 (Ref:3517998)

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Originally Posted by Intimidator

Yeah but all that FCY procedure, the wave arounds, it's really bad. Not only the time they take to go back to green, but also the wave arounds. Every time a car loses a lap on track, it gets the chance to get back in the lead lap.
Lot of pit stops under FCY with the cars packed up, positions reshuffled every time. Not the best stuff for sportscar racing

This is how IMSA has been for two years and FCY have been long and gruelling long before the two joined...I'm not sure the point of continually pointing it out. Don't like it don't watch.

fieldodreams79 · 21 Mar 2015, 18:23 (Ref:3517999)

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Originally Posted by Porsche917K

How do I make my way to the chatroom? Sorry to ask gents.

Should be a link at the top of the forum page.

jasonjessica09 · 21 Mar 2015, 18:25 (Ref:3518000)

Ok this is dumb. I'm checking outta here for a while. These FCY's screw things up again. We still have only had one round of green flag stops so far. I thought having a field of just 40 cars would reduce this crap. Nope.

Livininthinair · 21 Mar 2015, 18:28 (Ref:3518001)

Looks like poss hub damage??? Alright it's ok, dodged a major bullet there

Rotor change already for Taylor's car, still having brake problems

seanyb505 · 21 Mar 2015, 18:29 (Ref:3518002)

31 was still going out on the far side of the circuit. Did he stop somewhere that necessitated this yellow?

Matt · 21 Mar 2015, 18:32 (Ref:3518003)

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Originally Posted by seanyb505

31 was still going out on the far side of the circuit. Did he stop somewhere that necessitated this yellow?

Yeah, he was stopped for a fair bit of time, then when the yellow was called, it mysteriously could start driving again.

Lagunaseca_4life · 21 Mar 2015, 18:33 (Ref:3518005)

And the 31 misterious caution strikes again at sebring.still so far the fcy count feels better than last year so far.

Is there some rule I don't know or missed about no power tools on pit lane? They use pneumatic Impact guns for wheel changes,but yet do everything else by hand tools? A brake change with cordless impacts and ratchets would be so much faster.

Brake change for the 10, already?

kvenom · 21 Mar 2015, 18:34 (Ref:3518006)

#1 ESM with problems?

David Land · 21 Mar 2015, 18:34 (Ref:3518007)

Why is the ESM #1 2 laps down now?

kvenom · 21 Mar 2015, 18:37 (Ref:3518008)

The Mazda is now the leading P2. Props to them, they've kept it together.

fieldodreams79 · 21 Mar 2015, 18:38 (Ref:3518009)

At least it wasn't a long yellow.

Simmi · 21 Mar 2015, 18:40 (Ref:3518010)

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Originally Posted by David Land

Why is the ESM #1 2 laps down now?

Looks like gearshift problems but damn. ESM #1 -2 laps. Krohn -4 laps.

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