American Lemans at Laguna Seca
10-13-2009, 09:30 AM
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American Lemans at Laguna Seca
I was glued to the tube for this race yesterday. Having run at Laguna Seca in June I was more attentive to the race than before, since I could feel the track. 
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brNtbaMadX4 [/media]
Does anyone know whether Bergmeister in the Porsche was penalized by the marshalls for blocking Magnusson in the Vette causing him to crash into the wall at the end -- or what the final ruling was? Magnusson had the faster car, but the officials had made him let Bergmeister go past a few laps earlier, because he had used the pit exit lane for getting by the Porsche. Some exciting racing!
The Fernandez/de Ferran race in P1 and P2 cars was also exciting til the end!
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brNtbaMadX4 [/media]
Does anyone know whether Bergmeister in the Porsche was penalized by the marshalls for blocking Magnusson in the Vette causing him to crash into the wall at the end -- or what the final ruling was? Magnusson had the faster car, but the officials had made him let Bergmeister go past a few laps earlier, because he had used the pit exit lane for getting by the Porsche. Some exciting racing!
The Fernandez/de Ferran race in P1 and P2 cars was also exciting til the end!
10-13-2009, 10:45 AM
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Whew! Bump me, willya! So there!
I guess my interpretation of this is that they let the result stand without penalizing the Porsche driver.
Gotta get me a 911.
HPH
I guess my interpretation of this is that they let the result stand without penalizing the Porsche driver.
Gotta get me a 911.
HPH
10-13-2009, 12:27 PM
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10-13-2009, 01:31 PM
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That was some of the best racing I've seen! Pretty chicken*hit of the Porsche driver though.
Compare this course to the oval NASCAR boring races- no comparison, IMHO.
Compare this course to the oval NASCAR boring races- no comparison, IMHO.
10-13-2009, 01:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Morris,Oct 13 2009, 02:31 PM
That was some of the best racing I've seen! Pretty chicken*hit of the Porsche driver though.
10-13-2009, 01:54 PM
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Bergmeister said in the post race interview that Magnusson 'drilled' him in T11. Definitely calculated, but it didn't look like much of a bump, though. The #45 Porsche had been very strong all day long.
10-13-2009, 02:00 PM
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Originally Posted by S1997,Oct 13 2009, 02:54 PM
Definitely calculated, but it didn't look like much of a bump, though.
Magnusson claimed Bergmeister "parked it" in 11, and that the contact was unintentional. Bergmeister claimed that spinning Magnusson out was also unintentional.
I guess they have some time in the off-season to work it out.
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10-13-2009, 02:49 PM
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The vette could not have gotten into that inside position without tapping the porsche - that was done on purpose. The porsche could not have prevented the inside pass without blocking him into the wall - that was on purpose. The vette could have prevented his spinout by getting off the gas. Seems they both played tough. Is that just racing?
10-13-2009, 04:50 PM
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It's one thing to bump somebody, but the Porsche appeared to me to push him into the wall. That's making someone crash that you can't beat any other way. Simplifying, but that's my take. And it looked like the Vette bumped him in the rear, which would not force him out of the race or cause a crash.
10-13-2009, 04:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Morris,Oct 13 2009, 05:50 PM
It's one thing to bump somebody, but the Porsche appeared to me to push him into the wall. That's making someone crash that you can't beat any other way. Simplifying, but that's my take. And it looked like the Vette bumped him in the rear, which would not force him out of the race or cause a crash.