[puma1552]

I'll concede I don't know the rules, but if one is bumping you from behind, isn't that the signal that you are supposed to get out of the way since the guy bumping you is obviously faster?

[majin ssj eric]

You're not allowed to slam into somebody in a slow corner effectively pushing them wide so you can sneak up the inside. If that were legal you'd see everyone crashing the car in front of them at the last turn of most races...

[Meeni]

It's racing, you are never supposed to get out of the way

Bumping from behind is a fault in pretty much all leagues I know off. It is dangerous and you could clear the entire field in a single lap doing it.

[mattkim85]

Originally Posted by Meeni

It's racing, you are never supposed to get out of the way

Bumping from behind is a fault in pretty much all leagues I know off. It is dangerous and you could clear the entire field in a single lap doing it.

What happens if they penalize for bumping?

Lets say the corvette bumped the Porsche in the last turn and took the win in the straightaway, will the victory be handed over to the Porsche instead of the Corvette?

[Meeni]

In this case, probably the corvette would have kept the victory (hence the over the top reaction the Porsche), but would have been handed a warning for next race (that is, any aggressive behavior then gets you an automatic stop and go in the pit).

When it happens earlier in the race, the stewards often distribute stop and go penalty, which basically sends the offender deep in the pack, so as to make it not worth it.

[mattkim85]

Originally Posted by Meeni

In this case, probably the corvette would have kept the victory (hence the over the top reaction the Porsche), but would have been handed a warning for next race (that is, any aggressive behavior then gets you an automatic stop and go in the pit).

When it happens earlier in the race, the stewards often distribute stop and go penalty, which basically sends the offender deep in the pack, so as to make it not worth it.

Ah. Thats not much of a penalty i guess, more like a warning.

[CK335iMSport]

Originally Posted by yousefnjr

Fuck that guy and his high beams. I was cheering hard when he went into the wall

Thanks for sharing

Originally Posted by majin ssj eric

That Vette driver was asking for it. I'd have been pissed if I were the Porsche driver too...

+1, was totally pulling for the Porsche driver...

Great racing, thanks for sharing the vid!

[Benstuck]

Originally Posted by yousefnjr

Fuck that guy and his high beams. I was cheering hard when he went into the wall

Thanks for sharing

+1

[alms21]

Originally Posted by BavarianN54

Agreed. The C6.R has owned the class before and since then anyway and thoroughly trounced the competition including the Pcar this season. It was only one race. The ALMS Corvette has taken way more checkered in the series history.

Holy thread revivial

I know this clown is banned but he is only partially correct. The Porsche and Vette did not run in the same class until 2009. Porsche was in GT/GT2 up until then and won the Championship 5 out of 7 years. The Vette ran in GTS/GT1 and was only opposed by Aston Martin (if I recall) in each of those years. The Vette did win each year.

Since the two ran in the same class (2009-2013), Vette has two Championships, BMW has two and Porsche has one.

The Vette has a fantastic racing heritage, but it is not better than Porsche.

[Revcrazy]

Originally Posted by alms21

Holy thread revivial

I know this clown is banned but he is only partially correct. The Porsche and Vette did not run in the same class until 2009. Porsche was in GT/GT2 up until then and won the Championship 5 out of 7 years. The Vette ran in GTS/GT1 and was only opposed by Aston Martin (if I recall) in each of those years. The Vette did win each year.

Since the two ran in the same class (2009-2013), Vette has two Championships, BMW has two and Porsche has one.

The Vette has a fantastic racing heritage, but it is not better than Porsche.

Agreed. Porsche has far and away the most ALMS victories in history. It won 148 races between 1999 and 2013. That is more than BMW and Chevy combined.

It also won the GT/GT2 class 9 out of the 14 year it was running. No on else comes close.

BMW, Chevy and Ferrari combined dont match the racing heritage Porsche has.

[8k3]

Originally Posted by majin ssj eric

Slamming into the Porsche in the last turn because you know its over and you just can't accept it (not to mention having run off into the pit-out and being flagged for it earlier) is just classless and unprofessional.

X2. Dirty

[Hisam135i]

I've watched this hundreds of times. Still gold.

[chillindrdude]

rubbin's racing...

that said, I was rooting for the Porsche. The Corvette was the better car, but needed a better driver to get around the Porsche.

Porsche had right of line on that track out. The Corvette might have pulled it if he went inside (driver's right). With that brief loss of traction in the Porsche, the faster (slightly) Corvette would probably have taken the checkers.