Fabulous race between GT2 RSR and Corvette

[IMIA]

Really dramatic ending!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brNtbaMadX4

[jfp]

IMIA said:

Really dramatic ending!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brNtbaMadX4

Hard racing - great to see... mega!

[J-P]

Awesome!

[chris116]

Wow, that was close racing.

[MagicalTrevor]

Incredible racing!

[fioran0]

That was an incredible race. Watching it back then was still exciting even though I knew the outcome.
The Tudor series doesn't quite live up to the ALMS at the moment which is a shame. The last few seasons the GT classes were great racing from start to finish.

[TB993tt]

I think I'm correct in saying this was a GT3RSR Porsche, the series was ALMSGT2 ? There haven't been many race turbo GT2s since the 993s.

[IMIA]

You're right Toby. GT2 would be unfair on the other cars

[doneitnow]

Fantastic, thanks for sharing.

[Mark A S]

Maybe I am old school, but the bumping and barging is unnecessary and the crash at the end was disgraceful ! IMO no need for it, it shows a lack of talent and respect, good close exciting racing does not need contact.

That Corvette does sound fab though

[Dr JonboyG]

That battle needs to be seen in the context of the final lap of Sebring 2007, when Jamie Melo in a Ferrari 458 barged Bergmeister out of the way at the last corner and stole the win: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQfO1yQ4j3w

After that experience I would imagine Jorg decided he wasn't going to let anyone else try and do that again.

[utgjon]

Mark A S said:

Maybe I am old school, but the bumping and barging is unnecessary and the crash at the end was disgraceful ! IMO no need for it, it shows a lack of talent and respect, good close exciting racing does not need contact.

That Corvette does sound fab though

I didn't like the move the corvette tried to pull at the end, really. And at any point he could have pulled out of the drag-race along the wall.

[Steve Rance]

Mark A S said:

Maybe I am old school, but the bumping and barging is unnecessary and the crash at the end was disgraceful ! IMO no need for it, it shows a lack of talent and respect, good close exciting racing does not need contact.

That Corvette does sound fab though

Agreed. Love taps may be acceptable in the tabloid racing standards of touring car (although god knows why)but in FIAGT or AMLMS I expect more professional behaviour. Bad form. When the gloves came off, I do not blame the Porsche driver for closing the door. The move was never on anyway without going off of the circuit.

[NJH]

Utterly disgraceful.

[monthefish]

utgjon said:

Mark A S said:

Maybe I am old school, but the bumping and barging is unnecessary and the crash at the end was disgraceful ! IMO no need for it, it shows a lack of talent and respect, good close exciting racing does not need contact.

That Corvette does sound fab though

I didn't like the move the corvette tried to pull at the end, really. And at any point he could have pulled out of the drag-race along the wall.

Good point.

[spyderman8]

TB993tt said:

I think I'm correct in saying this was a GT3RSR Porsche, the series was ALMSGT2 ?

Yeah, that threw me too. Most of the cars were GT3 spec apart I think from a BMW.

[Dr JonboyG]

spyderman8 said:

Yeah, that threw me too. Most of the cars were GT3 spec apart I think from a BMW.

No, they weren't. They were all ACO-compliant GT2 cars. GT3 cars will only be elligible in TUSC (what used to be ALMS merged with what used to be GrandAm) from 2016.

[Orangecurry]

Disgraceful.

There is absolutely NO excuse whatsoever for forcing someone into a concrete wall, at any level, no matter where they/you are relative to one another.

Lives are at risk.

[IMIA]

A young Michael Shumacher had no problem driving like that to win the F1 WC from Damon Hill. No excuses but thats how he won a world championship.

[Orangecurry]

IMIA said:

A young Michael Shumacher had no problem driving like that to win the F1 WC from Damon Hill. No excuses but thats how he won a world championship.

I remember the incident well - MS deliberately tried to take out DH, and subsequently his damaged front sus did indeed retire the englishman.

I thought that was disgraceful too, but it was a 'low' speed corner with no wall involved.

Well done MS.