What was the Corvette driver thinking about?

[gangajas]

Why he didn't see the Audi?? :roll:

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[man430gt]

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]

Originally Posted by man430gt 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]

^ You really have a hatred towards Corvettes huh?

[gangajas]

Originally Posted by novass ^ 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

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[RC45]

Originally Posted by gangajas Originally Posted by man430gt 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:

[RC45]

Originally Posted by dani_d_mas Americans can't drive! 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]

Originally Posted by RC45 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:

Originally Posted by RC45 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.

Originally Posted by RC45 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]

He never heared the Audi coming, its too quiet!

[RC45]

Originally Posted by gangajas Originally Posted by RC45 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.

Originally Posted by gangajas Originally Posted by RC45 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".

Originally Posted by gangajas Originally Posted by RC45 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.

Originally Posted by everso Originally Posted by gangajas 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.

Originally Posted by everso Originally Posted by gangajas Originally Posted by RC45 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.

[RC45]

Originally Posted by dani_d_mas Originally Posted by RC45 Originally Posted by dani_d_mas Americans can't drive! 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.

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

[RC45]

Originally Posted by dani_d_mas 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"

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]

this is a mistake on the corvette driver's part ....
he wanst paying enough attention ...

[Pokiou]

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]

^ 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.