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Old 07-26-2004, 02:56 PM   #1
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Portland!

For all who watched (maybe attended) WHAT A GREAT RACE!

Letho was goin full out. It was no wonder that he got in so many accidents, he was flying like a bat out of hell. However, he did deserve his penelty i believe. He seemed to have no idea how he got it but he was doin some crazy stunts during that race.

Too bad for Ferrari and Lamborghini with their losses. I was hoping the 360 would make its way up but electrical problems spoiled that one. Not to mention bad starting position.

Lamborghini didn't fare too well this race either. However they are gaining experience and thats what counts.

The Flying Lizard car, their team put in a new engine in 1 hour and 40 mins (or close to it) that is freakin amazing. They did great too this race.
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Old 07-26-2004, 08:15 PM   #2
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Re: Portland!

What ya think about those Stop and go's, alittle harsh ide say especially when the Saleen turned into beretta :/
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Old 07-27-2004, 10:29 AM   #3
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Re: Portland!

Having watched the race last night, I agree that the stop and go's were a bit harsh, but there are two VERY important things to note about them.

First, they did not really affect the outcome of the race.

Second, and more importantly, IMSA did a very good job of enforcing the stop and gos consistently to everyone. Had even one of the incidents that was shown on TV not been penalized, the result would have been complaints about favoritism towards one team or another. As it ended up, this was not the case, and I think IMSA did the right thing by penalizing everyone after someone had been penalized.
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