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gangajas
06-17-2007, 04:56 AM
Why he didn't see the Audi?? :? :roll:
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man430gt
06-17-2007, 05:01 AM
Well he did explain it pretty clearly of why... But maybe the Corvette driver was expecting the R8 to back off (will never know why he would think that)..
gangajas
06-17-2007, 05:09 AM
Well he did explain it pretty clearly of why... But maybe the Corvette driver was expecting the R8 to back off (will never know why he would think that)..
Speed commentators are Corvette fanatics, don't pay attention to what they say. If you are in the first or the second position (the Audi) and a much slower car puts you out of the race imagine how happy you would feel :roll:
novass
06-17-2007, 03:32 PM
^ You really have a hatred towards Corvettes huh?
gangajas
06-17-2007, 03:48 PM
^ You really have a hatred towards Corvettes huh?
Yeah, sure. :roll:
If instead a Corvette that car had been an AM, a Ferrari or a Porsche I'd have opened the same topic.
You can see some other of my topics against the Corvette here:
http://www.motorworld.net/forum/showthread.php?t=50921
http://www.motorworld.net/forum/showthread.php?t=48550
http://www.motorworld.net/forum/showthread.php?t=47142
:roll:
Well he did explain it pretty clearly of why... But maybe the Corvette driver was expecting the R8 to back off (will never know why he would think that)..
Speed commentators are Corvette fanatics, don't pay attention to what they say. If you are in the first or the second position (the Audi) and a much slower car puts you out of the race imagine how happy you would feel :roll:
Man you do hate Corvettes - even when they are driven by euros.
BTW - if you had bothered to turn on brain before engaging keyboard, you would realize that the passing car is responsible for cleanlyness and safety of the pass... not the car being passed.
And trying to pass inside of a slower class car like that during a 24 hour race is just stupid - there are plenty of better places to try pass... like around the outside :roll:
Americans can't drive! LOL! :P :wink: :lol: just joking guys, don't kill me!!
That's 100% Corvette error... but these things happen in a 24 hours race I guess, even the good drivers commit mistakes :bah:
Wrong.
The pass was a stupid move.
Faster car passing slower car is responsible for execution of the pass - not vice versa.. I would have thought you would know this being a "racer"?
gangajas
06-17-2007, 04:04 PM
Man you do hate Corvettes - even when they are driven by euros.
I hate the Corvette as much as you hate black people, imagine how much I hate the Corvette :roll:
BTW - if you had bothered to turn on brain before engaging keyboard, you would realize that the passing car is responsible for cleanlyness and safety of the pass... not the car being passed.
The slower car has to let pass the much faster car that is several laps in front of him.
And trying to pass inside of a slower class car like that during a 24 hour race is just stupid - there are plenty of better places to try pass... like around the outside :roll:
Its the slower car the one who has to change its trajectory to let the much faster car pass and not viceversa.
TopGearNL
06-17-2007, 04:16 PM
He never heared the Audi coming, its too quiet! :wink:
Man you do hate Corvettes - even when they are driven by euros.
I hate the Corvette as much as you hate black people, imagine how much I hate the Corvette :roll:
Nice try.
Except I don't hate people of colour.
BTW - if you had bothered to turn on brain before engaging keyboard, you would realize that the passing car is responsible for cleanlyness and safety of the pass... not the car being passed.
The slower car has to let pass the much faster car that is several laps in front of him.
Let pass? How about the fatser car does the passing? You can only "let someone pass" if they let themsleves be seen".
And trying to pass inside of a slower class car like that during a 24 hour race is just stupid - there are plenty of better places to try pass... like around the outside :roll:
Its the slower car the one who has to change its trajectory to let the much faster car pass and not viceversa.
Uhm - only if the faster car does not come upon the slower car in such a way as to prevent the slower car from seeing it.
That was not an attempt at blocking - it was a simply example of following the line - and the fatsre car tried to "squeeze" by - this time it backfired and the faster car fucked up.
Why he didn't see the Audi?? :? :roll:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEslziQh0jI
probably because he was thinking of just HOW rubbish Corvettes really are......
what an idiot.
You sober today? Or high on pills again? I was just asking out of curiosity for a fellow human - I had heard that you are a bit of an addict and am just very concerned for your well being.
Man you do hate Corvettes - even when they are driven by euros.
I hate the Corvette as much as you hate black people, imagine how much I hate the Corvette :roll:
LMAO!!!!
This would appeal to you - being the racist you are.
Americans can't drive! LOL! :P :wink: :lol: just joking guys, don't kill me!!
That's 100% Corvette error... but these things happen in a 24 hours race I guess, even the good drivers commit mistakes :bah:
Wrong.
The pass was a stupid move.
Faster car passing slower car is responsible for execution of the pass - not vice versa.. I would have thought you would know this being a "racer"?
That's true, but "lapped" cars should give way when being overtaken by a leading car.
:wink:
But how silly is it for a leading car to take a chance like that on the inside of a very high speed turn to lap a much slower car?
It never gained him anything after all ;)
It was a risky move, but when you have the Peugets right behind you, you have to take risky decisions. Anyway, the Audi was already in front when the Vette hit it... they didn't even hit side by side, more like "side fender" with "rear bumper" :wink:
Except the speed diferential os clearly visible.. the Audi tried to slide by and moved from the blind spot alongside/ahead.
It was a risky move that proved to be stupid. He wanted to put the Corvette and the series of bends ahead between himself and the Pugs.
It was a risk, but the risk far outweighed the gains - as he could have done the same thing around the outside and been well clear.
saadie
06-17-2007, 05:24 PM
this is a mistake on the corvette driver's part ....
he wanst paying enough attention ;) ...
Pokiou
06-17-2007, 08:39 PM
WHO ever said that is the NOT the corvette's fault is a total retard and should read the racing hand guide.. Inside lane or what ever lane your choose to take.. the car thats slower should ALWAYS move CLEAR!.
ZfrkS62
06-17-2007, 09:15 PM
^ providing the slower car was ever blue flagged.
If he was never shown a blue flag, how was he to know to move out of the way?
As stated, the R8 is too quiet to hear over the Corvette's engine and is too low to really be seen over the hood. Racing helmets cut off a lot of peripheral vision so quick glances to the side don't always reveal everything that you would see normally. Added to the even more limited movement of your head put in place by the HANS device, and your blind spot ends up being most of the side of the car.
The Audi should have waited for a clearer opportunity, such as down a straight.
acmarttin
06-17-2007, 09:33 PM
Yeah I also think the Audi should have waited. It was an endurance race after all. That sort of impatience puts you in the garage - and that guy learned the hard way.
Pokiou
06-17-2007, 10:22 PM
yea but when your pulling a good time and there are people behind you... YOU dont wait.. you go for the pass and you see the corvette move outta the way so HE knew he was there. he cut it in to early .. i would say corvette fault but mis judged .. not somethign he ment to do.
Yeah I also think the Audi should have waited. It was an endurance race after all. That sort of impatience puts you in the garage - and that guy learned the hard way.
It would seem you are one of the clear headed thinkers today ;) :P
This would appeal to you - being the racist you are.
HAHAHA...from the gaping hole of the apartheid loving, neo-nazi of JW...
nice try, hitler.
I don't blame you for your anger - drug addiction does this to people. I am sure if I was so dependant on narcotics I would also lash out at every one... I am sure there are free programs youcould sign up for.
novass
06-18-2007, 12:33 AM
^ You really have a hatred towards Corvettes huh?
Yeah, sure. :roll:
If instead a Corvette that car had been an AM, a Ferrari or a Porsche I'd have opened the same topic.
You can see some other of my topics against the Corvette here:
http://www.motorworld.net/forum/showthread.php?t=50921
http://www.motorworld.net/forum/showthread.php?t=48550
http://www.motorworld.net/forum/showthread.php?t=47142
:roll:
I stand corrected. I guess I am just used to seeing anti-Corvette threads LOL my apologies.
Anyway, I don't think it was the Corvette drivers fault. The Audi shouldn't have cut in on the inside so quickly. I know the Audi was in the middle of a race, but so was the Vette and they were both trying to do well. In the end, thats racing. Shit happens.
This would appeal to you - being the racist you are.
HAHAHA...from the gaping hole of the apartheid loving, neo-nazi of JW...
nice try, hitler.
I don't blame you for your anger - drug addiction does this to people. I am sure if I was so dependant on narcotics I would also lash out at every one... I am sure there are free programs youcould sign up for.
Are they similar to the bingo program you go to? OLD BALLZ :P
LMAO! he is a sad old fuck isn't he? he communicates like he's 4 though....
And you're a physician?
Amazingly you and gangrape seem to turn every thread into a personal confrontation.
Both of you are quite pathetic - youwould have thought both of you would have just fucked off already. :roll:
StanAE86
06-18-2007, 02:08 AM
I hear that the new Audis are REALLY quiet. Things happen so fast on the track...in this case, I'm sure the Vette -just- initiated the turn-in when the Audi blew by and the next thing he knew, they were touching already.
That's part of the challenge and thrill of running those series with different classes all going at the same time...traffic.
ferrarif1fan89
06-18-2007, 07:32 AM
FOR THE LOVE OF PETE PEOPLE THIS IS ABOUT AN INCIDENT AT LEMANS NOT ABOUT YOUR SILLY BICKERING GET BACK ON TOPIC AND KEEP THE DICK SWORDFIGHT OFF THE BOARDS!
Sheesh.
Anyways, simple mistake on the Corvettes part, but could have been easily avoided. Oh well, thats life.
TopGearNL
06-18-2007, 09:17 AM
Americans can't drive! LOL! :P :wink: :lol: just joking guys, don't kill me!!
That's 100% Corvette error... but these things happen in a 24 hours race I guess, even the good drivers commit mistakes :bah:
Wrong.
The pass was a stupid move.
Faster car passing slower car is responsible for execution of the pass - not vice versa.. I would have thought you would know this being a "racer"?
That's true, but "lapped" cars should give way when being overtaken by a leading car.
:wink:
Thats not the way its done in DTM, in there you have to get passed yourself 8)
graywolf624
06-18-2007, 06:54 PM
and you see the corvette move outta the way so HE knew he was there. he cut it in to early
I think your misinterpreting what is going on there. The corvette didnt move outta the way. He took a wider line, but that doesnt necessarily mean he knew of the audi, it could be a setup for the porsche in front of him.
dutchmasterflex
06-19-2007, 09:55 AM
First of all, both RC45 and everso, although I respect you guys separately, are still acting like a bunch of bitches. Go wipe each others bloody vaginas and get over yourselves.
Back on topic:
The Corvette driver wasn't aware of his surrounding environment which includes cars closing in on you from the behind which usually creep in through your blind spot when racing.
As the commentators said, the Audi is nearly silent and with the &L V8 blaring it's clear how the Vette driver was oblivious.
Although he should of set himself up for the turn way before that..
saadie
06-19-2007, 10:20 AM
the corvette driver wasnt paying attention 0X
HAHAHA...from the gaping hole of the apartheid loving, neo-nazi of JW...
nice try, hitler.
I don't blame you for your anger - drug addiction does this to people. I am sure if I was so dependant on narcotics I would also lash out at every one... I am sure there are free programs youcould sign up for.
Are they similar to the bingo program you go to? OLD BALLZ :P
LMAO! he is a sad old fuck isn't he? he communicates like he's 4 though....
And you're a physician?
Amazingly you and gangrape seem to turn every thread into a personal confrontation.
Both of you are quite pathetic - youwould have thought both of you would have just fucked off already. :roll:
woah, let's back up Mr. Champion of Stupidity.
YOU started the personal confrontation with me...i just laughed at someone calling your sad racist ass out....
your psychotic delusions must be at it again....
oh and your obsession with my personal life is still quite scary...restraining order scary...eek!
Maybe you should get a clue and keep you petty anger and hatred off the boards.. people don't like it.
Again - please refrain from these personal confrontations... it is very poor form.
For the love of God - please just move on already - and try stay on topic.
********
Back on topic:
I still maintain that the passing car has the responsibility to stay out of trouble.. not the passed car.
saadie
06-19-2007, 03:54 PM
^ exactly .... that audi passed the corvette when the corvette hit its back ;) ....
dutchmasterflex
06-19-2007, 04:21 PM
True the Audi should have been responsible, but the Corvette driver hit the REAR of the Audi..
The driver of the Audi saw that the Corvette was to the far left, off of the racing line.
The Audi saw the opening and went for it thinking that the Corvette knew he was there.
It's racing, what do you expect.. :roll:
TopGearNL
06-19-2007, 05:52 PM
Back on topic:
I still maintain that the passing car has the responsibility to stay out of trouble.. not the passed car.
Yep, thats totally true. Bottom line of this whole thread!
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