FIA GT Race GT1 Round 10 - Lago Potrero de los Funes/Argentina - 3rd/5th of December - Page 2

PorscheFanNo1 · 4 Dec 2010, 16:52 (Ref:2799574)

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Originally Posted by Joe Taylor

They're a complete work of fiction, as they were in Brazil last week.

Yeah youre right, I wonder why they cant even get the broadcastingtimes right.
Thanks nasdriv87 for the timetable!

I Rosputnik · 4 Dec 2010, 17:02 (Ref:2799577)

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Originally Posted by PorscheFanNo1

Yeah youre right, I wonder why they cant even get the broadcastingtimes right.
Thanks nasdriv87 for the timetable!

I'd like to think of these as growing pains. It doesn't make it any less annoying or necessary.

Gil Abobeleira · 4 Dec 2010, 18:03 (Ref:2799598)

Prequalifying was delayed for two hours, and, from the times on the livetiming, it seems that the track is wet (they are more than 10 seconds off the pace of this morning's practise).

nasdriv87 · 4 Dec 2010, 18:09 (Ref:2799601)

that's very odd, the cars are on track again, but nothing is comingo from gt1 live

http://static.sportresult.com/federations/fia/gt1/

pre-qualy

Victor_RO · 4 Dec 2010, 18:32 (Ref:2799604)

According to John Dagys of SPEED (who is at the track) the delay was due to a severe storm... I mean, you can't have racing cars out there when there's a hail storm.

jaykay74 · 4 Dec 2010, 18:39 (Ref:2799605)

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Originally Posted by nasdriv87

that's very odd, the cars are on track again, but nothing is comingo from gt1 live

http://static.sportresult.com/federations/fia/gt1/

pre-qualy

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Qualifying is due to start at its scheduled time of 17:15 (20:15 UK / 21:15 EUR) and will be shown live on the official gt1world.com website.

http://media.gt1world.com/newsitem.php?key=326

Yakuncha · 4 Dec 2010, 19:48 (Ref:2799618)

Stream is live, the GT1 music on a loop mixed in with the local TC2000 touring car series

Yakuncha · 4 Dec 2010, 20:00 (Ref:2799628)

Here we go!

Victor_RO · 4 Dec 2010, 20:01 (Ref:2799629)

Is the stream letterboxed/squashed in height for anyone else? It's a bit of an inconvenience, cars look like pancakes.

EDIT: Edwards and Wattie again! Terrific. If they manage to hold on to them as commentators for the whole of next year, it should be great.

lemansfan · 4 Dec 2010, 20:10 (Ref:2799632)

For me it's working perfect .

Deleted · 4 Dec 2010, 20:10 (Ref:2799633)

Now that I think of it. A race held at twilight / night would look absolutely fabulous here.

Yakuncha · 4 Dec 2010, 20:20 (Ref:2799635)

Wattie just said the #12 Vette crashed in pre-qually, I wonder was the chauffer at the wheel at the time

Victor_RO · 4 Dec 2010, 20:35 (Ref:2799641)

I hope that means "Grandpa" has had enough and will let someone with some actual talent drive that car for a change instead of him next year... if the Vettes stay in for next year.

Victor_RO · 4 Dec 2010, 20:39 (Ref:2799642)

Okay, the championship is over and Bertolini/Bartels are champions... the #7 Aston got knocked out in Q1. :| Not mathematically, of course, but realistically.

Yakuncha · 4 Dec 2010, 20:39 (Ref:2799643)

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Originally Posted by Victor_RO

if the Vettes stay in for next year.

Only 1 running this weekend the #13 Phoenix car. The #11 DKR/MadCroc car is there, but not running

DKR have said they are coming back for 1 more year

Victor_RO · 4 Dec 2010, 20:43 (Ref:2799646)

I see All-Inkl have put Bouchut aside for this race. Wonder if his antics in quali last weekend had anything to do with it...

Deleted · 4 Dec 2010, 20:46 (Ref:2799647)

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I hope that means "Grandpa" has had enough and will let someone with some actual talent drive that car for a change instead of him next year... if the Vettes stay in for next year.

I'm sure Corvette will be there again, 'cause Mad Croc has already confirmed it's presence with C6.R next year... as for grandpa, I hope he realises that this is an expensive place to spend your holidays.

Victor_RO · 4 Dec 2010, 20:54 (Ref:2799651)

Drainage looks pretty bad, puddles on the edge of the track and a river across the exit of one of the last few corners...

Speed-King · 4 Dec 2010, 20:55 (Ref:2799652)

Hindsight is 20/20 and all of that, but Young Driver should have split Turner and Enge to maximize their chances...

Deleted · 4 Dec 2010, 21:03 (Ref:2799657)

Yeah, just like Prospeed did last year with Westbrook and Collard @ Zolder.

Purist · 4 Dec 2010, 21:38 (Ref:2799669)

Well, for all the whining we've heard about the (lack of) pace from the current spec GT1 cars this year, this is closer than I might have thought they'd be to 2008 pace. Lopez turns in a 2:14.4 on rooted tires, with water on the exit of that last right-hander, and on a track that was still rubbering in. I don't think that's too bad a time compared to Fassler's 2:13.2 from 2008, set in more or less ideal conditions.

Yakuncha · 4 Dec 2010, 21:53 (Ref:2799674)

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Originally Posted by Yakuncha

Wattie just said the #12 Vette crashed in pre-qually, I wonder was the chauffer at the wheel at the time

Looking at Duncan Huismans twitter feed it was Pertti who crashed, right rear side wrecked, so a detour to Pratt & Miller for repairs it would seem

Deleted · 4 Dec 2010, 22:24 (Ref:2799696)

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Originally Posted by Purist

Well, for all the whining we've heard about the (lack of) pace from the current spec GT1 cars this year, this is closer than I might have thought they'd be to 2008 pace. Lopez turns in a 2:14.4 on rooted tires, with water on the exit of that last right-hander, and on a track that was still rubbering in. I don't think that's too bad a time compared to Fassler's 2:13.2 from 2008, set in more or less ideal conditions.

Well, if we look at other tracks and compare the fastest quali times from previous years...

Algarve
2010 - 1:42.394 (Corvette) in FIA GT / 1:43.975 (Saleen) in LMS
2009 - 1:40.664 (Corvette) in FIA GT / 1:42.052 (Corvette) in LMS

Spa-Francorchamps
2010 - 2:17.605 (Corvette) in FIA GT / 2:17.316 (Ford) in LMS
2009 - 2:18.030 (Maserati) in FIA GT / 2:17.344 (Aston) in LMS
2008 - 2:13.923 (Saleen) in FIA GT / 2:16.074 (Aston) in LMS

Paul Ricard
2010 - 2:03.511 (Maserati)
2009 - 2:00.919 (Corvette)
2006 - 1:52.841 (Corvette)

Brno
2010 - 1:55.441 (Maserati)
2008 - 1:51.675 (Aston)

Sarthe
2010 - 3:55.025 (Aston)
2009 - 3:54.230 (factory Corvette)
2008 - 3:47.668 (factory Corvette)

Purist · 4 Dec 2010, 23:08 (Ref:2799716)

You'll have to throw out:
2010 LMS Saleen at Algarve- we know that Saleen isn't on pace with any other GT1
2006 FIA GT Corvette at Paul Ricard- they didn't use the Mistral chicane in 2006

I've compiled the times in a spreadsheet, so I know. Still, I'd say we're seeing some signs of progress on the pace of the cars. Also, EVERYBODY, not just FIA GT, would appear to have pegged back the GT1s for 2009, so some of this drop-off canNOT just be laid at the feet of SRO.

Jamesy-18 · 4 Dec 2010, 23:19 (Ref:2799721)

Speed isn't everything though in terms of what produces good racing. Look at touring cars and particular WTCC and BTCC. Not that fast, but they produce some cracking racing.

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