| Re: Petit Le Mans @ Road Atlanta '10 |
Subject: Re: Petit Le Mans @ Road Atlanta '10 by bogus on 2010/10/4 6:12:06 Bruce, Thanks for the link/update! Where did the text come from? We need to replace that with a link... I will PM ya. Marcus, Winning takes a lot of pieces... better prep, better planning, better equipment. Winning in this manner is no less important than by absolute domination, because you have to be in a position to take advantage when someone else screws up... in short, the error by the Ferrari team does not deminish the effort made to win. As for why Corvette racing isn't winning? Can you say VIABLE COMPETITION? Ferrari, Porsche, Corvette, BMW and Jaguar all take this class very seriously. They all want to win so they can use it in advertising in the buff mags. If you read Autoweek, Car and Driver, Road & Track, Motor Trend or Automobile, wins in these races become ad fodder for several weeks after. God forbid you get a championship. This is most true for Porsche, BMW and Corvette. Ferrari doesn't advertise, per se, and Jaguar is a startup and sucks right now, so they have nothing to brag about. In short, they are no longer the 800lb gorilla in the room. They are no bigger or smaller than the competition. Give them time, they will do well, but there are new rules and new opponents...before, in GT1, they would just lap these chumps... not anymore! |
