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Old 05-11-2012, 04:12 PM
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Corvette Racing picked up where it left off at Long Beach with a 1-2 finish in GT on Thursday. Oliver Gavin set the quickest time at 1:23.894 (96.035 mph) in the Corvette C6.R he drives with Tommy Milner. The pairing won last time out in Long Beach, and Gavin found himself 0.320 seconds quicker than Jan Magnussen in the second Corvette. He drives with Antonio Garcia.
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Old 05-12-2012, 02:27 AM
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???? In practice?
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We are at Laguna and they qualified 2 and 4 (The team told me 4th but I read 5th so not 100% sure).

6 hours tomorrow should be fun. Corvette has a great chance.

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Originally Posted by Wicked Weasel @ ECS
We are at Laguna and they qualified 2 and 4 (The team told me 4th but I read 5th so not 100% sure).
Apparently ALMS thinks differently From the ALMS web site...

GT class qualifying
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  1. Fernandez/Turner*/(Mucke) 1:22.229 Aston Martin Vantage
  2. (Gavin)/Milner* 1:22.661 Chevrolet Corvette C6 ZR1
  3. (Müller*)/Auberlen 1:22.905 BMW E92 M3
  4. Bergmeister/(Long*)/Lietz 1:22.919 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR
  5. (Magnussen)/Garcia* 1:22.919 Chevrolet Corvette C6 ZR1
  6. (Sharp)/van Overbeek* 1:22.923 Ferrari F458 Italia
  7. Hand*/(Müller) 1:22.939 BMW E92 M3
  8. Brown/(Cosmo*) 1:22.942 Ferrari F458 Italia
  9. Henzler/(Sellers*) 1:23.356 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR
  10. Miller/(Maassen*) 1:23.448 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR
  11. Neiman*/(Holzer) 1:26.787 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR

Almost 1/2 second between the Aston Martin and the first Corvette.

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Originally Posted by Zoxxo
Apparently ALMS thinks differently From the ALMS web site...

GT class qualifying
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  1. Fernandez/Turner*/(Mucke) 1:22.229 Aston Martin Vantage
  2. (Gavin)/Milner* 1:22.661 Chevrolet Corvette C6 ZR1
  3. (Müller*)/Auberlen 1:22.905 BMW E92 M3
  4. Bergmeister/(Long*)/Lietz 1:22.919 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR
  5. (Magnussen)/Garcia* 1:22.919 Chevrolet Corvette C6 ZR1
  6. (Sharp)/van Overbeek* 1:22.923 Ferrari F458 Italia
  7. Hand*/(Müller) 1:22.939 BMW E92 M3
  8. Brown/(Cosmo*) 1:22.942 Ferrari F458 Italia
  9. Henzler/(Sellers*) 1:23.356 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR
  10. Miller/(Maassen*) 1:23.448 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR
  11. Neiman*/(Holzer) 1:26.787 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR

Almost 1/2 second between the Aston Martin and the first Corvette.

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Yeah obviously mistake last night at dinner. 6 hour race so 1 position shouldn't make a difference.

BTW loving this California weather.

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Originally Posted by Wicked Weasel @ ECS
BTW loving this California weather.
It's what we do

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Corvettes now running 1 and 2 with 4:48 to go.
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Well sort of an uneventful race. Cant wait until the final hour. Go Jake
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BMW's once again kickin' butt. 1 and 2 with 1:16 to go. Vette's are 3rd and 5th. Let's see if they have anything for the Beemers.
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44 minutes left and it Corvette 1 and 2! But the Beemers are 3 and 4.
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Sitting here at Laguna watching the last few mins. Exciting racing....
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Great race between BMW & Corvette. How about that pass by Magnussen.
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1 and 2 NICE.....
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YES!!! Corvette takes 1st and 2nd at my favorite racetrack!!
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Originally Posted by gpuglisi
Great race between BMW & Corvette. How about that pass by Magnussen.
Great pass by Mags. Except for the pit problems it was a great race. Gavin and Magnussen come through.
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Originally Posted by Zoxxo
Apparently ALMS thinks differently From the ALMS web site...

GT class qualifying
===================
  1. Fernandez/Turner*/(Mucke) 1:22.229 Aston Martin Vantage
  2. (Gavin)/Milner* 1:22.661 Chevrolet Corvette C6 ZR1
  3. (Müller*)/Auberlen 1:22.905 BMW E92 M3
  4. Bergmeister/(Long*)/Lietz 1:22.919 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR
  5. (Magnussen)/Garcia* 1:22.919 Chevrolet Corvette C6 ZR1
  6. (Sharp)/van Overbeek* 1:22.923 Ferrari F458 Italia
  7. Hand*/(Müller) 1:22.939 BMW E92 M3
  8. Brown/(Cosmo*) 1:22.942 Ferrari F458 Italia
  9. Henzler/(Sellers*) 1:23.356 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR
  10. Miller/(Maassen*) 1:23.448 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR
  11. Neiman*/(Holzer) 1:26.787 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR

Almost 1/2 second between the Aston Martin and the first Corvette.

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Look at the lap times for 4th and 5th. They're identical.
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When I get back home I will get the good pics up but teasers for now.






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Originally Posted by doje
Look at the lap times for 4th and 5th. They're identical.
I saw that.

ALMS rule 6.7.7 = "If two cars achieve the same qualifying time, the car that sets the time earliest in their qualifying session shall be gridded first."

So they both qualified in fourth or fifth spot, take your *****

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definitely worth watching (till 4:30 a.m. local time)
great unwanted? prediction in OP
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Yes, I guess Corvette Mike is a bone fide sooth-seer.
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