Speed World Challenge at Road Atlanta ... - F-Body Road Racing and Autocross Forums

... was run this morning, and again ended in controversy.

Lou qualified well on Saturday and was running good until they black flagged him for an oil leak.

Chip Herr was driving the Tiger Racing Corvette. He qualified 9th and that was were he was when the engine let go.

I was with the AutoSports Delevopment GTO of Stu Hayner. He qualified 14th, worked his way up to 8th in the race, then on the last lap, next to the last turn, slide into the gravel and lost three places to finish 11th.

The controversy was again with the Caddies and Max Papis' last lap manuver that took out Robin Liddell as they were about to enter the back straight on their way to the checker.

Figure that even if the DQ'd him for that manuver, the other two Caddies with Angelleli and Pilgrim were running 3rd & 4th.

I did the incar stuff for Stu Hayner, Chip Herr and Jim Osbourn in the Touring Car race. I'll get some of it up before the week is out. Met up with Louis and had a chance to discuss video/audio techniques. He will have some good stuff of the LG team to post once he gets back.

... now those ALMS cars ... to watch them come down the front straight at about 'a buck fitty' and enter turn one with just a lift of the throttle and a hint of brake is amazing to watch. TV does NOT do it justice.

PF Flyer View Member Profile	Apr 18 2005, 01:01 AM Post #1
Advanced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 545 Joined: 6-January 04 From: Germantown, MD USA Member No.: 99	... was run this morning, and again ended in controversy. Lou qualified well on Saturday and was running good until they black flagged him for an oil leak. Chip Herr was driving the Tiger Racing Corvette. He qualified 9th and that was were he was when the engine let go. I was with the AutoSports Delevopment GTO of Stu Hayner. He qualified 14th, worked his way up to 8th in the race, then on the last lap, next to the last turn, slide into the gravel and lost three places to finish 11th. The controversy was again with the Caddies and Max Papis' last lap manuver that took out Robin Liddell as they were about to enter the back straight on their way to the checker. Figure that even if the DQ'd him for that manuver, the other two Caddies with Angelleli and Pilgrim were running 3rd & 4th. I did the incar stuff for Stu Hayner, Chip Herr and Jim Osbourn in the Touring Car race. I'll get some of it up before the week is out. Met up with Louis and had a chance to discuss video/audio techniques. He will have some good stuff of the LG team to post once he gets back. ... now those ALMS cars ... to watch them come down the front straight at about 'a buck fitty' and enter turn one with just a lift of the throttle and a hint of brake is amazing to watch. TV does NOT do it justice.

CMC#5 View Member Profile	Apr 18 2005, 02:04 PM Post #2
Advanced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 902 Joined: 27-January 04 From: Magnolia, Tx. Member No.: 160	It looked like Lou stalled it on the launch. Bummer of a way to start the race, but man, he was on fire coming through the field. That was exciting to watch. I agree with Randy. Max commits to an outside-in run and carries a ton of speed. He gets halfway through the corner and there's a 911 parked right in the way. Now, here is the difference between a pro and a club racer. A club racer is obligated to try to avoid contact (IMHO). Attempting to do so will almost certainly result in spinning the car (ever try abruptly lifting and hitting the brakes in the middle of a corner?) but both cars will live to race another day. A pro will do exactly what Max did. Maybe I'm biased because I HATE BLOCKING. Seriously. There was at least one other blocking incident in that race that resulted in a car in the wall. Unfortunately in that case it looked like the guy being blocked bore the brunt of the damage. Blocking sucks.