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g3org3y
6,766 posts
60 months
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 Congrats  torchy6 said: What a load of b******s what they did was manage to finish SEVEN laps behind the class below them and seventh overall. That they manged to outlast a very poor LMP1 entry was purely down to luck. They won s*** and will continue to do so. Lets put this into context, it's like a Virgin winning a Grand Prix because all the rest retired with a time that would put them seventh in the GP2 race.
Well done pistonheads on the biggest load of spin I have ever read on this website 
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HereBeMonsters
11,440 posts
51 months
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torchy6 said: Garlick said: torchy6 said: What a load of b******s what they did was manage to finish SEVEN laps behind the class below them and seventh overall. That they manged to outlast a very poor LMP1 entry was purely down to luck. They won s*** and will continue to do so. Lets put this into context, it's like a Virgin winning a Grand Prix because all the rest retired with a time that would put them seventh in the GP2 race.
Well done pistonheads on the biggest load of spin I have ever read on this website Blimey, calm down chap. Then stop this sickening Mansell sycophancy. If you don't have an unconditional love for Nigel Mansell then you're dead inside.
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nsmith1180
3,913 posts
47 months
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tonym911 said: Is this the race Ben 'Stig?' Collins was involved in? Yup, Fourth place in the RML car.
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northo
2,226 posts
88 months
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HereBeMonsters said: If you don't have an unconditional love for Nigel Mansell then you're dead inside. 
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E36GUY
3,855 posts
87 months
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Garlick said: torchy6 said: What a load of b******s what they did was manage to finish SEVEN laps behind the class below them and seventh overall. That they manged to outlast a very poor LMP1 entry was purely down to luck. They won s*** and will continue to do so. Lets put this into context, it's like a Virgin winning a Grand Prix because all the rest retired with a time that would put them seventh in the GP2 race.
Well done pistonheads on the biggest load of spin I have ever read on this website Blimey, calm down chap. Whilst a little over the top, it's a fairish comment. They won their class, not the race. They actually came 7th behind 6 cars from the lower LMP2 class.
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northo
2,226 posts
88 months
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Go to the LMS website and download the timings - it makes for interesting reading. The RLR car finished 10 laps behind Beechdean after a 20 minute lay up in the pits to repair damage to the front and rear of the car. But LMS is all about surviving the race - so however well or badly a team appears to have done on paper in terms of laptimes, it's a war of attrition and if they finish where others don't, then they are worthy winners. On pace, RLR should have come in around 4th in class on their debut race, but didn't because they got into some trouble. That's just the name of the game.
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Asterix
16,362 posts
97 months
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northo said: Go to the LMS website and download the timings - it makes for interesting reading. The RLR car finished 10 laps behind Beechdean after a 20 minute lay up in the pits to repair damage to the front and rear of the car. But LMS is all about surviving the race - so however well or badly a team appears to have done on paper in terms of laptimes, it's a war of attrition and if they finish where others don't, then they are worthy winners. On pace, RLR should have come in around 4th in class on their debut race, but didn't because they got into some trouble. That's just the name of the game. Yep - "To finish first, first you have to finish". Clichés are clichés for a reason.
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northo
2,226 posts
88 months
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Asterix said: northo said: Go to the LMS website and download the timings - it makes for interesting reading. The RLR car finished 10 laps behind Beechdean after a 20 minute lay up in the pits to repair damage to the front and rear of the car. But LMS is all about surviving the race - so however well or badly a team appears to have done on paper in terms of laptimes, it's a war of attrition and if they finish where others don't, then they are worthy winners. On pace, RLR should have come in around 4th in class on their debut race, but didn't because they got into some trouble. That's just the name of the game. Yep - "To finish first, first you have to finish". Clichés are clichés for a reason. Very well put 
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