No rest for the weary.........where did that come from...........BS-1 must know........

Bill Pemberton said:

Yep, no pace and I thought they would have two in the top 10, but with the speed everyone else had it was hard to accurately predict. I do imagine with all the Ford Big Wigs there for the event John Doonan ( IMSA President. ) will be getting more than an earful!!!!

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if it wasn't for all the body work falling off (when will Ford learn) they could have better finish a lot is needed reliability wise if they really want to win at Le Mans. Both cars lost rear deck lid, 1 car lost the wing, the diffusers were failing at even the smallest hit from behind and the customer car had to retire when the floor broke after a crash. Overall considering they were also 0.7-0.8 a lap slower than the rest of the field will make that a hard year for Ford and it's customer teams. Hopefully they could improve on all of this probably with some weight added. Still 1330 kg Mustang is really impressive.

Funny thing is, no one promoted the Gt4 car. Now with Luca's come from behind wins, and the huge PR from that, we are suddenly the heros of the weekend.

The rear deck lids on the GT 3s were presumed to be caused by all the turbulent air behind the mass of cars at Daytona. I will give them some slack as this is something that can't be tested well in a wind tunnel. Tough time , for sure, but let's hope the lessons learned and some relaxing of the BOP towards Ford, let's hope the rest of the year shows some speed from these thoroughbreds? The C8 had teething problems when it first hit the asphalt, so I have faith Ford will make changes quickly and effectively --- especially since they are backlogged with customer car orders.

BS1 is quite correct and one has to believe the GS based Mustangs will have even more folks standing in line to get that model - it was no longer a Darkhorse after it's two wins a little over a week ago

Bill Pemberton said:

The rear deck lids on the GT 3s were presumed to be caused by all the turbulent air behind the mass of cars at Daytona. I will give them some slack as this is something that can't be tested well in a wind tunnel. Tough time , for sure, but let's hope the lessons learned and some relaxing of the BOP towards Ford, let's hope the rest of the year shows some speed from these thoroughbreds? The C8 had teething problems when it first hit the asphalt, so I have faith Ford will make changes quickly and effectively --- especially since they are backlogged with customer car orders.

BS1 is quite correct and one has to believe the GS based Mustangs will have even more folks standing in line to get that model - it was no longer a Darkhorse after it's two wins a little over a week ago

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FWIW, we nearly lost both of our decklids as well. There is some stupid rule that 40% of the car has to be made of sustainable materials,
(I think it's 40%) so instead of using kevlar and carbon fiber, they are using a hemp type mat and infusing that with resin to make this stuff. It sucks, you can see the material mat in out hood, doors and decklids, to smooth it out you'd have to lay about a 1/4 inch of bondo on the whole things and block sand it out, the stuff is s***. Both our decklids are cracked, so are the door hinges on the drivers side, but to fix it right, you'd have to apply for a homologation change and they are eyeballing the new Mustangs like hawks, so I don't know what the answer is.

Dang, so are these panels edible or can you smoke them after the race?

Bill Pemberton said:

Dang, so are these panels edible or can you smoke them after the race?

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I don't know what is "sustainable" about hemp mat infused with epoxy resin, Seriously, WTH , how is that recyclable?.. lol.
It's the Greta Thunberg edition Mustang or something.

Be careful what you're smokin or tokin......I had to add that in............sorry...........my younger days snuck in there somehow.....................older, but not any wiser.........Hon put up with me for over 30 yrs.and counting!!!!!!!!!!!......She deserves Sainthood for sure................Saint Hon.......................time for my pills.....................

.....and if the car catches fire would they have to cancel the event because the smoke had all the workers, drivers, and spectators high, ha! Bit nuts as Carbon ( what we are all based on ) Fiber is about as sustainable as this product, so hopefully this gets changed.

blacksheep-1 said:

There is some stupid rule that 40% of the car has to be made of sustainable materials...

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WTF??? Environmentalists F' up everything.

Boys.......Boys......Boys............stay calm......We all have our thoughts and agendas on different things...........that's what make us ........us...There are things we may not agree with, but still live with............Praise the Lord!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.....My Uncle Sam comes to mind!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.............Oh shoot...you know what I'm talking about............Opinions are like other things....We all have them and you know the rest.......It's amazing this world stays together with all the turmoil swimming around!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.........amazing to say the least!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Was just curious... the checkered flag appeared to have been a surprise to about everyone... the TV said 2 laps to go.. the announcers said they are coming around to the white flag... and screamed "IT'S THE CHECKERED FLAG, it's over"... I didn't hear any explanation for the confusion.. (wife had waited too long to go grocery shopping apparently...)
Was anything ever discovered?

On a much more positive note........all is good when I'm drivin my Boss............All is good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GB899 said:

Was just curious... the checkered flag appeared to have been a surprise to about everyone... the TV said 2 laps to go.. the announcers said they are coming around to the white flag... and screamed "IT'S THE CHECKERED FLAG, it's over"... I didn't hear any explanation for the confusion.. (wife had waited too long to go grocery shopping apparently...)
Was anything ever discovered?

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There was definitely no white flag what so ever. I think they just made a mistake with timing as it was 40 but the race actually started later. So give or take 2 minutes were missing.

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There was definitely no white flag what so ever. I think they just made a mistake with timing as it was 40 but the race actually started later. So give or take 2 minutes were missing.

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Yeah, that surprise checkered flag was odd. You could tell the Penske drivers were confused, and didn't want to start celebrating just yet. Somebody screwed that up, but not too big of a deal.

An early Checkered Flag when you're leading is feather in your cap, but to be second or even third is a tough pill to swallow.................................

Bill Pemberton said:

.....and if the car catches fire would they have to cancel the event because the smoke had all the workers, drivers, and spectators high, ha! Bit nuts as Carbon ( what we are all based on ) Fiber is about as sustainable as this product, so hopefully this gets changed.

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Cheech and Chong would be proud!

It was good to see Rissi Competitione win, I was stuck in an airport with those guys and they are a laugh a minute

bnight said:

if it wasn't for all the body work falling off (when will Ford learn) they could have better finish a lot is needed reliability wise if they really want to win at Le Mans. Both cars lost rear deck lid, 1 car lost the wing, the diffusers were failing at even the smallest hit from behind and the customer car had to retire when the floor broke after a crash. Overall considering they were also 0.7-0.8 a lap slower than the rest of the field will make that a hard year for Ford and it's customer teams. Hopefully they could improve on all of this probably with some weight added. Still 1330 kg Mustang is really impressive.

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1330kg? wow.. is that with driver and a set amount of fuel i assume?

Racing is Racing.............When that foot is on that pedal........you fill in the blank stuff!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!