5th I think.
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Official Motorsports Thread of 2013 (MotoGP, WRC, Le Mans, Nascar, IRL, V8's etc)
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5th I think.
They were very nice indeed.
Spaceman Spiff
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I think he might be disqualified. The regulations state you can't abandon a car and then get back in and return to the race, which is what Lapierre seems to have done, according to the SPEED commentators.
Depends how fast they are able to repair the car. It's gonna be a close "race" for 4th with Audi #1.
Oh, he left it? I didn't hear them say anything about that on RLM, so it could get interesting. Would they have bothered to bring his car back in if he's likely DSQ?
that cant be right, lots of drivers abandon their cars in order to repair them. could it be that you cant abandon your car while stewards are helping / towing you?
Eurosport said something about that. Abandon = more than 30 meters, he did walk away but not that far from what I could see
Eurosport showed him outside of the car.
BrokenEchelon
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Pro. I don't care about LMP2 and AM..
Looks like it came true. Happy for them, sad for Aston. Just realized that abbreviating Aston to AM isn't a good idea for this lol.
Spaceman Spiff
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That's what they were saying. I didn't see how far away Lapierre was from the car, though.
Maybe 10m, he was just behind the barrier.
The #7 should be done. If this isn't abandoning a car, I don't know what is.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScUf7KQ4J8E
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScUf7KQ4J8E
Spaceman Spiff
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Yeah, looking at that, there's no way the stewards don't call this.
*Toyota #8 uses blue turtle shell...*
Yup, agreed. I want the Toyotas to do well, but that's not even debatable. Which makes you wonder why they'd still be running... it's not like the placings count if it's an out-and-out DSQ.
It really is.
Spaceman Spiff
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They run those when the track is damp, but not wet, (little to no standing water).
Spaceman Spiff
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5 minutes left.
Come on, TK, bring this home.
Come on, TK, bring this home.
Spaceman Spiff
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Number 9!
Should've been listening to RLM... Bertie Breadstick!
Man, what an eventful 24 hours, not only because of the sad passing of Allan Simonsen but the rest of the race as well, which was exciting right up until the last 30 minutes.
Really, really fucking stoked for Dempsey's team as well. Obviously they didn't get podium and he seemed genuinely upset that they didn't make it, but I honestly don't think this'll be their best ever finish.
WRC, EU ... oh ...the flag ahahahaha
damn Germany is dominating everything, Formula 1, WEC, football
True... was great fun participating in this thread
Man, next year is going to be fucking epic. So not only do we have Audi at the top of their game, but we have Toyota who have shown they could challenge for the win and of course... motherfucking Porsche. Shit will be epic.
With all the action that happened due to refuelling and tyre stops, no wonder it's so much more exciting than Formula 1. See Bernie, excitement happens when you increase the variables that teams can use in strategies, not lock them down. Take note.
What a crazy race it's been. Was fun staying up watching it then nodding off for a few hours and back up to watch it till the end. Weather was great and started to spice things up but some Safety Car trains did mess up some of the racing.
Overall though it's hard to look back at the race without thinking that a man lost his life and left a family on their own. They need to look at rectifying whatever the cause of the death was and make sure they do everything to stop it in the future. If that means cutting down trees or putting barriers further forward, it has to be done.
Thoughts go to his family and friends.
Overall though it's hard to look back at the race without thinking that a man lost his life and left a family on their own. They need to look at rectifying whatever the cause of the death was and make sure they do everything to stop it in the future. If that means cutting down trees or putting barriers further forward, it has to be done.
Thoughts go to his family and friends.
Spaceman Spiff
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What a race. As horrible as it was that Simonsen lost his life, this was definitely one to remember. Nothing else in motorsport even compares to Le Mans, as far as I'm concerned, and races like this one always remind me why.
Now bring on 2014.
Now bring on 2014.
fu3lfr3nzy
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True... was great fun participating in this thread
Man, next year is going to be fucking epic. So not only do we have Audi at the top of their game, but we have Toyota who have shown they could challenge for the win and of course... motherfucking Porsche. Shit will be epic.
With all the action that happened due to refuelling and tyre stops, no wonder it's so much more exciting than Formula 1. See Bernie, excitement happens when you increase the variables that teams can use in strategies, not lock them down. Take note.
Toyota is gonna have an even tougher time next year with Porsches comeback.
especially if Webbah signs with them, amirite Shaneus?
An exciting race for sure, but 6+ hours of safety cars was just zZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZz
I'll never complain about a SC being deployed in an F1 race again.