Vettes @ LeMans....not looking good!
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Vettes @ LeMans....LOOKING GREAT!
The Aston Martin's got us covered but we should be able to whip the Ferraris. On top of that, Johnny O'Connell banged up the #63 in a practice crash 
They are starting 22nd and 27th overall.
GO VETTES!
They are starting 22nd and 27th overall.
GO VETTES!
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Maybe they should have stuck with the best Corvette ever- The C5.(R) 
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I can't find any reference to banging up the 63 car in practice. I did see where O'Connell lost the front brakes at the end of Mulsanne(sp?) and had to use the runoff road, but no damage to the car. Is that what you're referring to?
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From: Don't taze me 'Bro! VA
Originally Posted by Armadillo
I can't find any reference to banging up the 63 car in practice. I did see where O'Connell lost the front brakes at the end of Mulsanne(sp?) and had to use the runoff road, but no damage to the car. Is that what you're referring to?
If you are correct, all the better!
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I think they will do OK. It's a long race.
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Originally Posted by madeouttaglass
Maybe they should have stuck with the best Corvette ever- The C5.(R)
Go Chevy , Go team
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Originally Posted by Icetech
It takes time to get everything worked out in a new car.. im sure the c5 wasn't perfect on the track right away either....
Gran Toursimo 4 players will recognize many of the cars - no C6 in the game though
...although I don't mind still seeing my 2000 in the game. 
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Originally Posted by madeouttaglass
Maybe they should have stuck with the best Corvette ever- The C5.(R)
I'm not worried about the Austin Martins, as long as we can keep our cars off the walls, I think we've got a great shot at this race!
I'm sick of seeing the C5 to C6 argument, the C6r is an upgraded version of the C5r period. Of course it's going to take a little time to get the new platform zero'd in, but the C6r will take the spotlight over the C5r within a season or two.
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Stangkiller (great handle) you are so right. Our 'team' got us to P1 in class by the end of the first hour with a 'pitsop for the ages' . They enterred the pits nose to tail behind the Ferrari...out in first.
...apparetnly they tested there...gathered data...tested there and tried things...gathered data...and over the two weeks came up with a good setting for the race.
The Ferrari did get back around the C6 within 15 minutes...and then we blew a tire while faaaarrrr away from the pits.
...these things can happen to the competition too.
I saw a report where C6 design engineers asked the C5-R racing team how they could make the C6 better for racing over the C5...and the team gave them a list of 4 or 5 things to which the C6 engineers came through with all of them. Two of which being the rear diffuser and the large openning in the nose for air rather than the two little slits of the C5. They claim that the improvements made the C6 a much improved race car.
Go Vettes !
...apparetnly they tested there...gathered data...tested there and tried things...gathered data...and over the two weeks came up with a good setting for the race.
The Ferrari did get back around the C6 within 15 minutes...and then we blew a tire while faaaarrrr away from the pits.
...these things can happen to the competition too.
I saw a report where C6 design engineers asked the C5-R racing team how they could make the C6 better for racing over the C5...and the team gave them a list of 4 or 5 things to which the C6 engineers came through with all of them. Two of which being the rear diffuser and the large openning in the nose for air rather than the two little slits of the C5. They claim that the improvements made the C6 a much improved race car.
Go Vettes !
