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Looks like 'Pass on the Grass' is ok; from Porsche:
We are relieved to hear that @kevinestre is ok. He has left the medical centre and arrived back at Team Rutronik Racing.
hmm:
https://twitter.com/NickdeBruyne/status/1421490764...
We are relieved to hear that @kevinestre is ok. He has left the medical centre and arrived back at Team Rutronik Racing.
hmm:
https://twitter.com/NickdeBruyne/status/1421490764...
FredericRobinson said:
Whoever's in charge of the ever expanding'highlights' package needs dunking in the Eau Rouge, ruins otherwise excellent coverage
lol. The last hour will consist purely of 'highlights' and '...track limits...'.Other than that, a decent race; looking forward to Vanthoor getting back in the Audi.
I was wondering how various corners don't seem to be causing track limit warnings.
Turns out there are some exemptions:
https://www.gt-world-challenge-europe.com/document...
Track map:
https://driver61.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sp...
Interesting to note it references drain covers not being able to withstand the abuse, which happened in the British GT race where a cover was ripped out along with the bolts.
Turns out there are some exemptions:
https://www.gt-world-challenge-europe.com/document...
Track map:
https://driver61.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sp...
Interesting to note it references drain covers not being able to withstand the abuse, which happened in the British GT race where a cover was ripped out along with the bolts.
Watched the main event on and off throughout from the cockpit cam in the Sky-Tempesta no. 93 Ferrari after it happened to pop up in my recommended stuff on YouTube not long after the race had started.
A few observations...
I got a real sense of being a part of the team from following one car from within the cockpit for the duration of the race.
The night portion of the race was very atmospheric. Visibility was much better than I imagined it might be in the dark.
Towards midnight (UK time) there was patchy fog around the circuit - a little in Eau Rouge and thicker patches in various places from the end of the Kemmel straight to Stavelot. Made for some hairy moments!
In the final hour the 93 Ferrari came in for a pit stop just before it started raining and consequently had a rather eventful lap on new slicks after the heavens opened half way round the out lap, then had to come back in for rain tyres.
Once up and running in the heavy rain, visibility was non-existent. I can only surmise that the driver was relying on muscle memory to know where the corners were and the green lights around the circuit to be reassured that there wasn't something on the track to hit!
After the chequered flag I felt unexpectedly emotional seeing all the marshals lining the track for the cool down lap. It was like all these unsung heroes who've got your back throughout the whole event, but are largely invisible, are suddenly there to see and you feel an overwhelming affection for them.
A few observations...
I got a real sense of being a part of the team from following one car from within the cockpit for the duration of the race.
The night portion of the race was very atmospheric. Visibility was much better than I imagined it might be in the dark.
Towards midnight (UK time) there was patchy fog around the circuit - a little in Eau Rouge and thicker patches in various places from the end of the Kemmel straight to Stavelot. Made for some hairy moments!
In the final hour the 93 Ferrari came in for a pit stop just before it started raining and consequently had a rather eventful lap on new slicks after the heavens opened half way round the out lap, then had to come back in for rain tyres.
Once up and running in the heavy rain, visibility was non-existent. I can only surmise that the driver was relying on muscle memory to know where the corners were and the green lights around the circuit to be reassured that there wasn't something on the track to hit!
After the chequered flag I felt unexpectedly emotional seeing all the marshals lining the track for the cool down lap. It was like all these unsung heroes who've got your back throughout the whole event, but are largely invisible, are suddenly there to see and you feel an overwhelming affection for them.
Edited by MitchT on Sunday 1st August 23:34
freedman said:
...Denied only by the safety car....
It seems to defeat the object of having the FCY/Code60/VirtualSafetyCar speed limit if you are going to bunch everyone back up behind the Safety Car for a lap or two before the restart.I believe the official reason is to allow the tyres to warm up but it would probably be safer to allow the race to restart with everyone spread out.
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