Hi guys, I didn't log in for some days(Thus I also missed the RDRC round...).
*Looks at the spotter guide from simraceway*
LMP1 Diesel/Hybrid(Aka gadget section): #Whatever Audi drives fastest(hopefully not McNish)
LMP1 Petrol(Aka No gadgets attached section): Rebellion Racing
LMP2(Aka slower than LMP1, faster than Formula Le Mans): Probably #42 Greaves Motorsport, maybe #45 Pekom in for a chance apart the other suspects
GTE Pro(Aka GT2 for BOSSES): #51 AF Corse Ferrari
GTE Ama(Aka GT2 for guys that need help by a BOSS): #50 L'Arbre Competition Corvette
I'll be leaving tomorrow anyway to get a close look...
http://blog.simraceway.com/2012/06/down ... guide-now
Hey, I was close with a prediction I did
Glad Audi #1 won out of the 4. I couldn't care less about McCrash, especially as he crashed once more, nearly again with a Ferrari. Audi should put him into retirement(Last year Le Mans, then Road Atlanta and now Le Mans again).
Audi #3 was entertaining. We were at the Audi screens inside the track when it crashed again I think. The crappy techno music they played there had the PERFECT beat to the movements of the wobbling Audi(or both of them when Audi #2 crashed)!
Someone mentioned "poor Nakajima". In terms of performance at the re-start, yes. I was cursing him on the tribune so much because that blind guy crashed the DeltaWing out. Why did he go so far right, there was enough space on the inside? Idiot. The DeltaWing cursed the second Toyota anyway...
As for Pescarolo, is it more bad luck or just fail? I hear there was a fire, so I can't tell really.
Strakka had some terrible luck. Right behind the big guys on the grid, but have to push the car back in and lose already about 2-3 laps.
GT Ama was done when Pons had to drive and was 10s slower than Lamy, but it was a good fight(I didn't see it as we left 40 mins from the end to avoid the traffic jams, I drove the whole distance from Switzerland to France and back anyway).
As for Toyota VS Ferrari... as LMP you have to pull a clean pass, was Anthony maybe a bit late to dive there?
He said:
"Ich habe ihn schon im Rückspiegel gesehen, aber es ist sehr schwer die Entfernung abzuschätzen",
"Er ist mir einfach in die Rennlinie reingefahren und hat mich seitlich getroffen. Das war schon so spät in der Bremszone vor der Kurve, da konnte ich nicht mehr reagieren."
"I saw him in my rear mirror, but it is very difficult to tell the distance"
"He just ran into my racing line and hit me at the side. That was rather late in the braking zone before the corner, I could not react anymore."
Taken from:
http://www.motorsport-total.com/wec...erazzini_waehnt_sich_unschuldig_12062002.html
You also have to take into account that the brake zones for LMPs and GTs are different. What Davidson would call a point not to brake is already Perazzini's braking point. Don't try to squeeze past there mate.
It feels like the LMPs got what they asked for
Last year's crash was because of Audi's headlights, the GT drivers couldn't tell where they were going to overtake as they only saw a big ball of light IIRC. But nobody complained about Peugeot.
It looks like Audi didn't gave a damn back then to improve the situation. Why should anyone else?
But the start of the race was really good, breath-taking battle between Audi and Toyota.