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Post by Lex on Oct 8, 2005 23:46:26 GMT -5
Argh, I'll have little time to do my laps again... But I've found a much better setup.
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Post by Viper on Oct 9, 2005 2:14:34 GMT -5
Do you remember your tyre wear? Really, I am just curious...
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Post by Lex on Oct 9, 2005 12:01:40 GMT -5
I haven't done my 10 laps yet.
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Post by Viper on Oct 9, 2005 12:06:04 GMT -5
Ah ok, no problem
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Post by vodkamartini1 on Oct 9, 2005 12:14:52 GMT -5
*** Teak KDR withdraw from Spa ***
Team KDR boss and principal driver Iain Dalby has announced his British outfit will not be competing at this weekends reain soaked Spa. Dalby is quoted as saying: " though I am not worried usually be wet conditions, I must regret that I believe this weekends monsoon conditions at such a difficult track like Belgium would make it unsafe for me to compete, as their is no way 10 competitive laps could be completed by a team with low resources. I will be back for the next grand prix".
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Post by Saturdaynight on Oct 9, 2005 17:27:10 GMT -5
Qualifying results so far. Rocha 1:54.007 King 2:02.310 Glanville 2:03.914 Sorry to hear you won't be completing at Spa, Vodka!
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Post by Saturdaynight on Oct 9, 2005 17:31:16 GMT -5
Just to note, I still only have laps from Rocha, Glanville and myself. It is 6:26 EST time at this moment. That means that there are five hours and thirty minutes for any hotlaps to be submitted on time. Then after that, there is twelve additional hours to submit late entries with a grid penalty. Good luck everyone!
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Post by Mαττ on Oct 9, 2005 20:55:25 GMT -5
Matt Finlay has suffered a heavy impact into the tyre wall at Pouhon on lap 3. The Porsche appeared to aquaplain straight off the road in the treacherous conditions and demolished itself against the barrier. Fortunately the driver is ok, but the car is a write-off.
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Post by Lex on Oct 9, 2005 21:21:40 GMT -5
Too bad to hear that. Viper: FL: 4.04 FR: 5.04 RL: 2.71 RR: 2.72
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Post by Viper on Oct 9, 2005 21:49:51 GMT -5
Yeah, similar to what I was getting before the setup revision I made today. Mine looks more like: FL: 3.00 FR: 3.00 RL: 2.50 RR: 2.50 My race laps are in too
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Post by Viper on Oct 9, 2005 23:40:15 GMT -5
Audi introduces the a05-BAudi will be using the B-spec car for the Belgium Grand Prix. The car has revised aero changes and a new spec engine. The car was seen first in practice sessions previous to the race. Diogo Vincenzi, Audi's driver and manager said that while the car is presenting a good form here at Belgium, it's not necessarily the true reflection of the car. "We came here at Spa and it has been raining all weekend. Our performance is great here, but we have no idea if that's due to the new Aero package or because we are doing a good job with the setup of the car as we have no terms of comparison since we did not race at the previous wet GPs. We'll only know how the car fairs, once we go back to Hockenheim and compare the times to the ones of the old car" said Vincenzi before the qualifying session. Picture of the car below.
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Post by Saturdaynight on Oct 10, 2005 8:06:36 GMT -5
Final Qualifying (Unless any late enteries come in before noon)
Vincenzi 1:52.033 Rocha 1:54.007 Finlay 2:01.251 King 2:02.310 Glanville 2:03.914
I'll have the final results up around noon today!
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Post by Saturdaynight on Oct 10, 2005 10:12:17 GMT -5
I've compiled the results as of right now. Unless someone sends in a late entry, the race is ready to be posted. I'll wait until noon to post it, just for that reason.
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Post by Saturdaynight on Oct 10, 2005 11:00:34 GMT -5
Welcome race fans to 2005 Belgian GP. It is a wet one today and we will most assuredly see some action today. They will ine up on the grid in this order. Diogo Vincenzi snatches pole for the sixth times this season, two shy of this season record holder, Henrique Rocha, who sits in seconds place. In third is team Porsche's Matt Finlay follwed by his teammate Lonnie King in fourth position and to finish up the grid is Brian Glanville. Glanville has been in this position a few times in recent races and has come back to take third place so don't count him out for todays race. Also don't forget that Glanville is no stranger to winning in the rain as is Finlay. But they will both have their hands full if they are to overtake Rocha and Vincenzi for victory. We are ready to go racing. One light, two linghts, three lights, four lights, five lights, and there off! Wow, Vincenzi and Rocha have opened up a huge lead in the opening lap of the race. Third place driver Finlay is nine seconds back from the Brazilian dual. King follows finlay by less then a seconds and right on his tail is Glanville. Lap two, Vincenzi has now opened up a five seconds lead on Rocha. Finlay is now about 18 seconds back followed King about a seconds later and Glanville has fallen six seconds back from King. Lap three, Vincenzi hold his lead over Rocha and Finlay has spun off at Pouhon and had a horrible accident. That put King in third place followed by Glavnille about fifteen seconds back. Glanville is struggling with his setup today. Lap four, Almost six seconds splits the leader Vincenzi with Rocha. King is some fourty seconds back followed by Glavnille sixteen seconds later. As we approach the half way mark, Vincenzi is ahead of Rocha by nine seconds. Further back King leads Glanville by seventeen seconds. Lap six, Vincenzi hpens up the gap another two seconds over Rocha, King spins off at Pouhon but is able to recover and holds his lead over Glavnille. The gap between King and Glanville is now down to six seconds. That's the same place that Finlay went off. I guess the Porsche's are having a little difficulty with grip. Lap seven, 13 seconds now separate Vincenzi and Rocha. King holds his lead over Glanville who are third and fourth respectively. Lap eight, Vincenzi still holding off Rocha while King opens another second on the gap between himself and Glanville. Lap nine! Vincenzi has really opened up his lead now. Some twenty seconds ahead of Rocha and King holds his lead over Glanville. The final lap, Vincenzi wins! He is absolutely sensational in the rain! Rocha comes in twenty seconds later to take second. King, way back, takes Third and Glanville comes in fourth. Such a tragedy for Finlay today. He very likely could have taken third but crashed out on the third lap. Well, race fans, the WSRC put on another great show today! we hope to see you in Japan for the penultimate race of the season and downunder, two weeks later, for the Austrailian GP, to close out the WSRC 2005 season. Good day!
Final Standings
Vincenzi 18:54:030 Rocha 19:16:302 King 21:13:294 Glanville 21:23:228 Finlay DNF
Fastest laps
Vincenzi 1:52.636 Rocha 1:54.981 King 2:04.233 Finlay 2:03.622 Glanville 2:04.749
Current Season Standings
Driver's Championship: Glanville 95 Vincenzi 92 Rocha 90 King 74 Finlay 58 Dalby 38 Bolman 19 Byrne 7 Basford 6
Constructors Championship: Arrows 185 Porsche 132 Audi 92 KDR 38 Nokia 19 Clownpaint 13
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Post by Saturdaynight on Oct 10, 2005 11:03:14 GMT -5
WSRC - Welcome gentlemen to theo 2005 Belgian GP post race press conference.
WSRC - Vincenzi, congratulation to your victory hear today! That brings your season victories to six. One ahead of Rocha. How do you feel going into the final two rounds of the season?
WSRC - Rocha, You put in a valiant effort today. You and Vincenzi rocketed off the starting line, leaving the rest of the field in your wake. Obviously, I'm sure, you would have liked to have won this race. You were hold onto Vincenzi for a little bit but then started to fall back off the pace. What would you say attributed to thi?
WSRC - King, back on the podium once again! SO few and far between, with such competition this season. How does it feel?
King _ well to be honest, coming into this race I never expected to be where I am today. I'm saddened for Finlay's shunt on the third lap, but that's racing I guess. obviously, it would have been better for the team had he been able to recover from his spin. I suffered a similar shunt on lap six and luckily I scrubbed off enough speed before hitting the wall and was able to continue.
WSRC - Vincenzi, You've closed to three points on Glanville and Rocha is two points behind you? Rocha will be fighting you every step of the way and Glanville will surely be trying to defent his lead. What are your thought on the points race?
WSRC - Rocha, only two points behind Vincenzi. It's a close points race to the end of the season. Give us your take on the turn of events that have brought the drivers championship to where it is today?
WSRC - King, on lap six you spun off in Pouhon, and were able to recover! Take us through that moment?
King - Well, I was coming down the hill and I didn't reduce my speed as much as I had liked. I tried further to reduce my speed and even when I started to go off I thought I still had a chance to recover as the car was still moving forward then suddenly I lost the rear of the car. I knew that Glanville would be coming through very quickly so I did everything I need to do to regain control of the car and I was able to get back in the race, ahead of Glanville. But I don't think my heart has ever raced so fast before. It's quite an adrenaline rush when you've made a mistake but you know that all it takes is some decent control to get you back into it without losing a spot.
WSRC - And your final thoughts on todays race Lonnie?
King - Well, Vincenzi and Rocha ran exceptionally well as most would have expected. I envy both of them for their speed and car control! I only wish I could run a race like they can! Ialso want to congratulate Vincenzi for his win here today! It's an honor to be on th podium with these two men!
WSRC - Rocha, your final thoughts on todays race?
WSRC - Vincenzi, congratulation once again! You have the last words!
Thanks you gentlemen and congratualtions to you all. You put on a fine show today. We will hope to see you all in Japan!
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