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Old 11 May 2012, 06:00 (Ref:3072536)   #101
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You guys are kidding right, with Air ram of a restrictor it's Porsche's championship to lose. The only thing we are gonna get excited by is wondering by how much is Porsche gonna sandbag, so their dominance isn't oblivious, Pretty much what BMW was doning last year. And there is no Ferrari presence in the ALMS to speek of. The ESM team is a joke.
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Old 11 May 2012, 06:06 (Ref:3072539)   #102
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Your kidding right, you 2 have been writing Porsche off all year
Excuse me ..... I suggest your jesting Richard ..... there are no bigger Porsche fans than Spyderman and me ..... read the thread you illiterate fool .

I have every faith in Porsche , but they have an uphill battle against the newer developed 458 , with their old beetle , but not in the ALMS cuz ESM arnt very good now , are they .

To be honest the 458 in ALMS is a bit of a joke ..... say differant !

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Im actually surprised by your comment , I guess your ture colors are coming through .

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Old 11 May 2012, 06:31 (Ref:3072542)   #103
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Old 11 May 2012, 06:32 (Ref:3072543)   #104
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458 would be the dominant car in ALMS too if it weren't for BoP and ESM's mediocre efforts... Risi screwed up a good opportunity last year, mostly thanks to mr Melo's (and at times Toni's too) idiocy of course but still

Not sure if Corvette can repeat the LB win here, last year's race didn't exactlygo to plan thanks to issues with cooling temperatures and stuff...
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Old 11 May 2012, 10:59 (Ref:3072626)   #105
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And there is no Ferrari presence in the ALMS to speek of. The ESM team is a joke.
Yes and no. There is a Ferrari presence but its not Risi. I wouldnt call ESM a joke but they're not at the level of Risi and that standard that Risi competed to is needed to be at the sharp end of an incredibly competitive GT class. ESM arent at that standard and I feel sorry that good drivers like Johannes Van Overbeck and Guy Cosmo are wasted like this.

We have top shelf efforts from BMW, Porsche and Corvette, we (not just us Ferrari fans) need Risi (or someone at their level) to be in the class, it just aint the same without a Ferrari fighting it out for the win race in race out.
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Old 11 May 2012, 13:43 (Ref:3072677)   #106
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Yes and no. There is a Ferrari presence but its not Risi. I wouldnt call ESM a joke but they're not at the level of Risi and that standard that Risi competed to is needed to be at the sharp end of an incredibly competitive GT class. ESM arent at that standard and I feel sorry that good drivers like Johannes Van Overbeck and Guy Cosmo are wasted like this.

We have top shelf efforts from BMW, Porsche and Corvette, we (not just us Ferrari fans) need Risi (or someone at their level) to be in the class, it just aint the same without a Ferrari fighting it out for the win race in race out.
Seems pretty likely ESM would produce decent outcomes solely by placing Van Overbeek/Cosmo within the same entry. That doesn't seem likely any time soon, though.
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Old 11 May 2012, 14:05 (Ref:3072693)   #107
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Im a bit dissapointed in them to be honest ..... 3 years at it now , and very few convincing results .
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Im a bit dissapointed in them to be honest ..... 3 years at it now , and very few convincing results .
Seems as if they put on a decent show at Laguna every year. Was it last year or, the year before Van Overbeek was in contention for the win in the final laps?

They're just never able to convert form to results.
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Old 11 May 2012, 16:40 (Ref:3072744)   #109
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They've showed flashes of glory at times but too many errors and bad decisions have really killed the chances for any success - I'm surprised they're still so commited. Also atm they're the only ALMS GT team not getting any BoP advantages

Long Beach was going very well for them until Sharp decided to screw things up in his usual silly way
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Old 11 May 2012, 17:13 (Ref:3072757)   #110
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Old 11 May 2012, 19:40 (Ref:3072786)   #111
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Im a bit dissapointed in them to be honest ..... 3 years at it now , and very few convincing results .
I was going to try and disagree with you somehow by saying how competitive the ALMS GT category is, but then I thought look what Falken has done in the same time frame.
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Old 11 May 2012, 20:19 (Ref:3072799)   #112
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I reckon they could be a better team , if they had better drivers ..... thats their issue I feel .
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Some background on Duarte Félix da Costa:

- He, like his brother António who is in GP3, is backed by Barclay's Bank. I've tried to find out who in their family is an Executive or Stockholder of the Bank in Portugal but no idea

About his career so far, started out in single seats and since 2007 he's been in touring or GTs. Seat Leon Eurocup in 07,08 and 2010. Some cameos in WTCC and ex-ETCC. Drove a Ferrari 430 in 2009 International GT open, and last year was in Blancpain with a pretty successful Lamborghini Gallardo with Leipert support with 2 other Portuguese, who are now racing the ASM Team McLaren in Blancpain.
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Old 11 May 2012, 20:45 (Ref:3072811)   #115
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I reckon they could be a better team , if they had better drivers ..... thats their issue I feel .
As a fan, I want to see Risi back. ESM are no Risi.

Badger, as a Porsche fan, don't you want to see the Lizards against Risi like it was a few years ago? Great battles!
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Is there something up at the track? Practice 2 should have started half an hour ago, but I've seen no update on T&S.

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Old 11 May 2012, 23:17 (Ref:3072855)   #117
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Its back up and running now, first half an hour showed no updates.
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Qualifying stream is up and running. GTCs are hitting the track.
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Old 12 May 2012, 00:16 (Ref:3072871)   #119
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Old 12 May 2012, 00:39 (Ref:3072876)   #120
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Did Seth Neiman actually hit the #007? It seems the Flying Lizard team make a conscious effort every year to put off some fans with their silly antics and unsporting behavior.
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Did Seth Neiman actually hit the #007? It seems the Flying Lizard team make a conscious effort every year to put off some fans with their silly antics and unsporting behavior.
If so, it didn't seem to hurt the 007. Also, Seth isn't someone to purposely take someone out. I am sure this was an accidental antic.
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I got excited for Aston but then remembered BOP. Still, good to see variety near the front. Re: ESM - Sharp lost some track position during his stint at Long Beach, but he also had a decent pass on one of the Corvettes I think. They just can't pull off enough in one race to get a win.
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Old 12 May 2012, 01:23 (Ref:3072887)   #123
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Closest GT qualifying ever? 6 cars in 0.04, two of which posting an identical time.
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Old 12 May 2012, 01:56 (Ref:3072889)   #124
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Porsche is either sandbagging or still struggling.
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Old 12 May 2012, 03:23 (Ref:3072897)   #125
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0.3 sec off the top Corvette = struggling?!
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