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| Ready To Go At Long Beach | |
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|  | | April 16 2011 12:11:48 PM EST | |
| The Long Beach venue for the ALMS race provides not a lot of time to practice, qualify, and compete on a very demanding track with near-Monaco-like passing challenges.
Not going to lie to you. Our ability to cover LB in a timely 'as-it-happens' fashion is a bit compromised. So, CorvetteBlogger gets our mention for doing the job. And the mainstream motorsport media never ignore Corvette......
LB track-time limitations can't stop Corvette Racing. So, they turn to 'Hal'- their computer simulator - to run no-less-than 3 times the mileage vs the ON-track reality, to work / perfect setup.
But, the variables of live conditions make sim work just a great head-start. As such, you get 'split tire' strategies for qualifying and [BBV bets] a similar split approach for race-craft. Mags stepped up as the qualifying 'BadBoy dejour' to grab the C6R by the scruff and get it done for P2. Yes, the BMW is riding the berm speed bumps very well, but Jan had the good qualities of Pratt & Miller chassis dynamics on full display, too.
Raceday is now. 2 hours, 1 pitstop, and an unknown count of yellows mean Turn 1 / Lap 1 is going to be a serious track position fight. And somewhere near race-end, if needed, the hairpin screams out 'bump and run'. Because neither Mags nor CR want to repeat the P2 finish 2011 Qualifying or the 2010 LB race. |
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