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Re: Funny motorsport videos... ?

Post by brucesallen » Fri Feb 24, 2012 1:02 pm

I don't think the Porsche was blocking- he never moved over except to take an apex and often gave racing room. The BMW never "had the corner". It certainly as frustrating for the BMW driver because the Porsche was so much faster on straights but the Porsche driver took bad lines and braked too soon in the corners. A little better driving and the Porsche wins hands-down. But it looks like they had fun!
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Re: Funny motorsport videos... ?

Post by breakaway500 » Fri Feb 24, 2012 1:30 pm

I suppose moving over for an apex isn't considered blocking,however the BMW was surely faster through most corners,so who is holding whom up? The BMW finally gets by,and the Porsche driver punts him off track.. :shock: That act alone demonstrated the Porsche drivers true intention in my book;stay in front,regardless. Oh well..that's racing! :P :sunny:
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Post by Mick » Fri Feb 24, 2012 1:36 pm

His track out at 8:55 seemed a little out of line to me as well. Seems like he should have left a little more room, no?

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Post by dradernh » Fri Feb 24, 2012 4:01 pm

brucesallen wrote:A little better driving and the Porsche wins hands-down.
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Post by wizzman » Fri Feb 24, 2012 4:13 pm

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Post by paultg » Sat Feb 25, 2012 5:21 pm

breakaway500 wrote:Excellent display of blocking by the Porsche and tempered patience by the BMW driver. :wink: Interesting to see a paddle car with a stick backup.
Wow, that was cool. I wonder if the Porsche just had the tires going away from all the pressure. Certainly a good example of how patience works. I was surprised the BMW driver didn't just punt the Porsche in one of the longer sweepers..
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Post by paultg » Sat Feb 25, 2012 5:23 pm

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Post by Mick » Tue Feb 28, 2012 1:13 pm

Not at all funny. This is a horrific accident and sobering reminder of how quickly things can go wrong.
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Post by brucesallen » Tue Feb 28, 2012 2:12 pm

almost like Juan Pablo Montoya under yellow flag last night at Daytona.
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Post by breakaway500 » Tue Feb 28, 2012 3:39 pm

^Except Pablos was due to a mechanical failure,not driver error. His interview after the incident still makes me chuckle... :lol: Sure did mess up the race for a few hrs.. :?

That video above is devastating... :cry:
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Post by Chrispy » Tue Feb 28, 2012 4:40 pm

The comments in Russian said something about them finding bits and pieces of body parts all over the place, the vehicle quite literally exploded into a 1000 pieces and the frame was run over by the truck. Pretty horrific.
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Post by TroyV » Tue Feb 28, 2012 5:17 pm

At least it was quick.
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Post by cuda6666 » Wed Feb 29, 2012 2:25 pm

Mick wrote:Not at all funny. This is a horrific accident and sobering reminder of how quickly things can go wrong.
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Re: Funny motorsport videos... ?

Post by dradernh » Wed Feb 29, 2012 6:32 pm

That clip was kind of a two-fer - wonder if the guy shooting the launch broke his camera.
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