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Sportscars 2025: Bathurst 12 Hour 12:45 pm Saturday Feb 1


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BMW GTD pro car shoves a porsche GTP, which was fighting with a BMW GTP, off going into the bus stop, race control penalizes the porsche for shortcutting the chicane, moving the BMW GTP into 2nd overall

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Couple of race thoughts.

Race director should have issued a stop and hold for the BMW 1.  It is obvious he would have benefitted from the BMW 48's blocking on Milner.  On the sly, I would have got word to Milner do what you want with the 48.

Winward Racing 57 car deserves some of grit/resolve award for overcoming early race problems and to come back and get in the hunt.

Coolness award to the landscaping crew for the Harley J. Earl image in the infield grass bordering the track.  BTW, that is supposedly a prototype Firebird concept from Earl.  

The Chicane entrance will need more definition before next year's race to stop the "grey" area of did or didn't the driver get an advantage.

Food for thought, I hope I explain this clearly.  Under the current format the only way any other class than GTP can win the overall is if all the GTP cars crash out.  So, what would happen if?  Let's say this year the overall winner wins by 1 hour.  GTD Pro second by 15 min, LMP2 third by 30, and GTD last by 45 minutes.  So, next year GTD starts at 2:00, at 2:15 LMP2 cars take the track, at 2:30 GTD Pro joins the fight, and finally the GTP cars come on at 2:45.  By staggering the start times all class "should/could" finish at near the same time.  Thus, giving the little guys, a chance at the overall win.  One drawback of course is the matter of time.  The actual faster car will be on the track for less overall time.  I used an hour simply because it made the explanation easier, but I'm sure it would never be an exact hour.  And the start times would be much closer in reality.  Roast my idea or recommend me for some honor.  Preferably one with money involved. 

 

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3 of the 4 classes finished within 2 seconds of each other, can't ask for more than that.  Both Corvette teams had penalties overnight and might have been the difference.  Although, their speed was nonexistent.  Strategy and reliability were key to the 2nd place finish.

Good race.  Race coverage...meh. 

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  • elfenix changed the title to Sportscars 2025: Bathurst 12 Hour Noon Saturday Feb 1
  • elfenix changed the title to Sportscars 2025: Bathurst 12 Hour 12:45 pm Saturday Feb 1

I'll never understand why people do that shit at the beginning of an endurance race. I'll bet the mechanics don't understand it either. Crazy. The cream will rise to the top in a race like that - if you give it a chance and don't fuck it up by stupidly running into someone.

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