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They did a great job, I was hoping Garcia could get by at least one of the Fords, especially the way they were dicing with each other. Either way, good result, I think the Porsches were the cars to beat, but they continue to play bumper cars and shoot themselves in the foot, but I'll take a P1 and P4.
:, I think the Porsches were the cars to beat, but they continue to play bumper cars and shoot themselves in the foot, but I'll take a P1 and P4.
We saw first hand the difference between the Porsche's which are light and quick up against the heavier cars. The Porsche's got the hell beat outta them on that street course up against those concrete barriers. There were Porsche parts strewn all over that course!
Not sure WTF is going on with the 3 car, it should have been much stronger and during the last 15 minutes of the race, they just seemed to be comfortable with following the 2 Ford GT's and not pressing them for position.
I expected them to trade paint trying to get a podium finish.
We saw first hand the difference between the Porsche's which are light and quick up against the heavier cars. The Porsche's got the hell beat outta them on that street course up against those concrete barriers. There were Porsche parts strewn all over that course!
Not sure WTF is going on with the 3 car, it should have been much stronger and during the last 15 minutes of the race, they just seemed to be comfortable with following the 2 Ford GT's and not pressing them for position.
I expected them to trade paint trying to get a podium finish.
I don't agree. What we saw was what happens when team drivers are overly aggressive. They both took themselves out of the race, and in both cases it was the Porsche's who initiated contact.
Among drivers of all teams, the Porsche drivers are not terribly popular because of their "dirty" driving tactics.
Not sure WTF is going on with the 3 car, it should have been much stronger and during the last 15 minutes of the race, they just seemed to be comfortable with following the 2 Ford GT's and not pressing them for position.
I expected them to trade paint trying to get a podium finish.
They probably had a strategy not to get wrecked on the last turn this year which I believe has happened in the two previous Long Beach races.
They probably had a strategy not to get wrecked on the last turn this year which I believe has happened in the two previous Long Beach races.
Last year the 3 Had the Lead till he trapped himself in the pile up.Guess the driver who was Magnesson couldn't find reverse?He had time..
What a kick in the *** that was throwing a Win Away.Guess that's Racin
Fast Forward,click the ball and drag.If you don't know how?
I don't agree. What we saw was what happens when team drivers are overly aggressive. They both took themselves out of the race, and in both cases it was the Porsche's who initiated contact.
Among drivers of all teams, the Porsche drivers are not terribly popular because of their "dirty" driving tactics.
The Porsches have been aggressive (overly so) the last couple seasons, throwing away more than a few possible wins. I can't figure out their thought process on that, as their cars are good (even if not a "real" 911, being mid-engine) and most of the drivers have P1 experience. Both cars yesterday, same issue, one car rear ended Joey Hand's Ford on turn 2 of lap 1, and the car was never the same after the front end damage, the other car also made a mistake. The reason the #4 car won was because it was good, maybe not "as" good as the Porsches, and they didn't make any stupid mistakes, either on track or on pit lane. As far as the #3 car, apparently it had a transmission glitch which cured itself, but they lost some time due to that issue. Antonio Garcia finished in the #3, and he's a bulldog, so I'm guessing maybe the car wasn't quite up to challenging the Fords for a podium spot, I'm wondering if he was just hanging back to pounce if they took each other out. Although the Risi Ferrari isn't in the series for the whole season this year, the bonehead driving likely cost them a few possible wins last season, because the car was always good. There's an old saying in racing that goes "to finish first, you must first finish", apparently some drivers haven't figured that out yet. These Porsche guys need to look at the big picture, and realize that if they keep punting people, sometime when they need somebody out of contention to let them by, it ain't gonna happen, payback's a ****.
04-14-2018, 10:59 PM
Corvette Racing Win
They did a great job, I was hoping Garcia could get by at least one of the Fords, especially the way they were dicing with each other. Either way, good result, I think the Porsches were the cars to beat, but they continue to play bumper cars and shoot themselves in the foot, but I'll take a P1 and P4.
The Porsches have been aggressive (overly so) the last couple seasons, throwing away more than a few possible wins. I can't figure out their thought process on that, as their cars are good (even if not a "real" 911, being mid-engine) and most of the drivers have P1 experience. Both cars yesterday, same issue, one car rear ended Joey Hand's Ford on turn 2 of lap 1, and the car was never the same after the front end damage, the other car also made a mistake. The reason the #4 car won was because it was good, maybe not "as" good as the Porsches, and they didn't make any stupid mistakes, either on track or on pit lane. As far as the #3 car, apparently it had a transmission glitch which cured itself, but they lost some time due to that issue. Antonio Garcia finished in the #3, and he's a bulldog, so I'm guessing maybe the car wasn't quite up to challenging the Fords for a podium spot, I'm wondering if he was just hanging back to pounce if they took each other out. Although the Risi Ferrari isn't in the series for the whole season this year, the bonehead driving likely cost them a few possible wins last season, because the car was always good. There's an old saying in racing that goes "to finish first, you must first finish", apparently some drivers haven't figured that out yet. These Porsche guys need to look at the big picture, and realize that if they keep punting people, sometime when they need somebody out of contention to let them by, it ain't gonna happen, payback's a ****.
