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ELMS 2018

Started by OvDrone , May 13 2018 10:21

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#1 OvDrone

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Posted 13 May 2018 - 10:21

Didn't find any thread for this lovely little series, so here we go; second race of the season is go in 10 minutes at a Spring resplendent Monza:

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#2 Nonesuch

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Posted 13 May 2018 - 10:24

LMP2 cars racing at Monza? Yes please! :clap:

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#3 Nonesuch

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Posted 13 May 2018 - 10:33

Even though GT3 and LMP2 have become quite a bit faster in the last 5 or so years, they still seem to be in a pretty good spot where they're fast enough to be exciting and racey, without requiring the kind of skill and talent that you'd see at the sharp end of - say - F1, Indycar or LMP1. And of course: quite affordable as far as racing cars go.

The result? Huge fields! It's great. :cool:

And look at that, all make it through T1 without crashing. Take note F1.

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#4 OvDrone

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Posted 13 May 2018 - 10:40

I like how LMP3 is shaping up as well. Great place to start your endurance career as a ambitious youngster. And the cars are terrible fun. ^^

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#5 Nonesuch

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Posted 13 May 2018 - 10:58

The ~~FIA/~~ACO's obsession with full-course yellow/safety cars when there's an incident at just one (!) corner, and then not even on the track, is really annoying.

But hey! They've only wasted half an hour of racing time... :down:

Edited by Nonesuch, 13 May 2018 - 10:59.

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#6 Nonesuch

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Posted 13 May 2018 - 15:00

It was a shame that there were so many safety cars in the first half of the race, as there was plenty of good action to off-set some of the more clumsy or just unfortunate moves that resulted in said neutralizations.

Sadly those meant the overall story of the race wasn't that interesting, but it's hard to beat LMP2 and GTE Am cars when it comes to on-track action. :cool:

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#7 OvDrone

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Posted 22 July 2018 - 13:11

Damn, nearly forgot about this race. Been a slow Sunday. Still nearly an hour left for anyone interested. Cheers

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#8 Nonesuch

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Posted 22 July 2018 - 19:40

Just caught up on the race - some good action. It's such a huge and fun field full of great and competitive cars. :up:

I get why not everyone likes what LMP2 has become, but given that LMP1 exists for the WEC, I'm quite pleased with how it turned out for these regional series.

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#9 ANF

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Posted 18 August 2018 - 13:26

Formation lap under way

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#10 OvDrone

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Posted 18 August 2018 - 14:17

Nearly an hour late because of a nap, but I'm ready for more ELMS action. Eternal thanks ANF.

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#11 Nonesuch

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Posted 18 August 2018 - 14:32

Rusinov on a charge!

Good fun so far.

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#12 Nonesuch

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Posted 18 August 2018 - 16:02

The GTE battle is quite a toss up with Ferrari opting for a rather risky strategy.

And those LMP2 are just wonderful little racing cars. Very fun!

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#13 sportyskells

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Posted 18 August 2018 - 19:20

Did the SMP driver get told off for crashing under yellows when there was a breakdown a lap before?

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#14 ANF

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Posted 22 September 2018 - 10:50

Qualifying is supposed to start in 20 minutes, but then there were 45 minutes of barrier repairs and cleaning up on Kemmel Straight in Michelin Le Mans Cup qualifying after a Ferrari that snapped into the barrier all on its own.

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#15 ANF

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Posted 22 September 2018 - 11:15

But everything is on time, so qualifying is on.

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#16 OvDrone

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Posted 22 September 2018 - 12:36

I did not forget about this. This is my main race of the weekend. I am so in the mood for some endurance racing.

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#17 Stephane

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Posted 23 September 2018 - 08:56

Safety Car start. Race about to begin

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#18 ANF

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Posted 23 September 2018 - 10:26

Huh? Rescheduled? I was going to watch the start in five minutes...

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#19 ANF

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Posted 23 September 2018 - 10:29

Lovely weather, by the way!

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#20 Stephane

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Posted 23 September 2018 - 10:29

Yep, they announced it yesterday, in the afternoon.

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#21 Stephane

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Posted 23 September 2018 - 11:18

race will not resume

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#22 ANF

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Posted 27 October 2018 - 16:46

From earlier today: Qualifying for the last round of the season

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#23 ANF

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Posted 28 October 2018 - 12:00

The start is 30 minutes away

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#24 Nonesuch

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Posted 28 October 2018 - 13:24

This is such a fun flowing track, and the LMP2 cars are making the most of it. :up:

If Indycar ever wants to visit Europe, this should be the place to go!

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#25 Nonesuch

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Posted 28 October 2018 - 14:57

It's a bit of a shame some of the prominent entries have hit trouble early on, but this is still a good and fun race.

I understand the criticisms, but as far as on track action and competitive fields are concerned, LMP2 has become one of the greatest series around today. :up:

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#26 FLB

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Posted 28 October 2018 - 15:07

It's a bit of a shame some of the prominent entries have hit trouble early on, but this is still a good and fun race.

I understand the criticisms, but as far as on track action and competitive fields are concerned, LMP2 has become one of the greatest series around today.

Whatever criticism people had about the ACO/FIA going with the current four-chassis rules (and the mandatory Gibson engine), the results have been good. Multimatic/Riley missed the boat, but Onraok (Ligier), ORECA and Dallara haven't.