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27 Dec 2013, 23:51 (Ref:3348216)
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10 Best ALMS races
Before TUSC begins officially, I thought we ought to have a thread for everyone's list of the 10 best ALMS races in series history.
Here's mine: 1: Petit Le Mans 2013- Falkenstein's Awesome underdog win. Plus, I was there!  2: Road America 2012- Closest P1 finish ever. Also a race I attended. 3: Sebring 2007- Lizard Porsche vs. Risi Ferrari! 4: Mid-Ohio 2011- Falken's rain win! 5: Laguna Seca 2005- Excellent GT1 battle between the Vettes, Astons and the #63 Saleen. 6: Sebring 2013- Corvette's comeback to win after early electrical and collision issues. 7: Lime Rock 2006- Close finish between one of the Astons and the #3 Vette. 8: Laguna Seca 2009- It was a lousy finish for a Vette fan like me, but at the same time an awesome race. 9: Petit Le Mans 2010- Last lap fuel issues for the Risi Ferrari results in win for Corvette! 10: Sebring 2012- AF Corse #51 tries to take out race leading #56 BMW at the end, but AF Corse #71 spins and #56 BMW wins anyway. Honorable mention goes to Road America 2013. The race wasn't great, but I was there, and enjoyed it anyway!
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28 Dec 2013, 04:12 (Ref:3348238)
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1. Road Atlanta - Petit Le Mans - 2008 - McNish and Audi come back from starting 2 laps down to beat Peugeot, Porsche and Acura in an amazing race. Lucky to be there in person.
2. Road America 2012 - Fantastic race and unbelievable finish. Was there in person for this one as well. 3. Mosport - 2008 - Maybe the best sports car race ever held at the historic Canadian venue. So many different teams and manufacturers had a shot at winning overall. Crushing heart break for De Ferran's team and nice win for Audi. Also there in person for this one. 4. Sebring - 2008 - Porsche slays the Audi and Peugeot dragons and wins overall. Fantastic win for Porsche and Penske. Also fortunate to be there in person for this one. 5. Washington - 2002 - Very good one off street circuit and a super victory for the Panoz over Audi. Brabs and Mags were terrific in this one. 6. Sebring 2006 - GT2 victory for Brabs, Maxwell and SeaBass in the Panoz Esperante GT. 7. Sebring 2007 - Ferrari beats Porsche in GT2 epic battle. 8. Road Atlanta 1999- Petit Le Mans - Panoz Roadster takes overall win after BMW ends up in the gravel trap on 2nd to last lap in Esses. 9. Mosport (tie)- 2004 and 2005- Weaver and Leitzinger in Dyson Lola AER beat Lehto and Werner in Champion Audi both years in epic overall victories - both of which went green - wire-to-wire. Lucky to be there in person for both. 10. Road America - 2010 - How could you not love the ending to this race!!! Wow. Amazing stuff. |
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28 Dec 2013, 17:00 (Ref:3348345)
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Definitely Road America 2012
Baltimore 2013 probably for the crash and Sebring 2009, for the battle between R15 and 908 |
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28 Dec 2013, 17:59 (Ref:3348362)
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Some ALMS races I remember:
1999 Sebring 12 hours 1999 Petit Le Mans 2002 Washington DC 2008 Sebring 12 hours 2008 Petit Le Mans 2010 Mid Ohio 2010 Road America 2011 almost the whole season. GT was great and P1 was awesome between Dyson and Muscle Milk Aston Martin 2012 Sebring 12 hours 2012 Long Beach (for GT race) All 3 Baltimore races 2013 COTA 2013 Petit Le Mans |
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29 Dec 2013, 00:32 (Ref:3348451)
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29 Dec 2013, 02:47 (Ref:3348476)
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what year did the r10 and spyders swap back and forth for the lead multiple times at Laguna, it was awesome...gotta be top 10
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30 Dec 2013, 01:21 (Ref:3348779)
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2007 and 2008 laguna seca, and I gotta put those as my personal firsts because that's when I went back to laguna for the first time after being away for a few years.
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30 Dec 2013, 12:15 (Ref:3348880)
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Sebring 2007- Lizard Porsche vs. Risi Ferrari!
What a finish! |
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30 Dec 2013, 13:18 (Ref:3348895)
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Also special mention was the Viper - corvette battle at Mosport in 2000 with the Viper (Beretta/Wendlinger) edging out the Vette (Fellows/Pilgrim). Great race. Also, agree with all of the above. It is hard to pick just 10, but really loved the Falcon Porsche wins and the Risi Ferrari - Flying Lizards Porsche finish at Sebring!
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30 Dec 2013, 21:24 (Ref:3349025)
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Road America 2003
Close GT finish with Ferrari over Chevrolet. A race that had all the makings of past RA races that made the track the legend it is. |
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31 Dec 2013, 16:40 (Ref:3349224)
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I xant remember but it was when a Panoz beat Audi ..... brilliant .
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