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|  | | August 24 2014 07:44:04 PM EST | |
| First, We all know the current BoP is a joke. The Corvettes have been so far off pace since the post-Mosport BoP changes that they have not been able to make it past mid-field and have been holding up the competition. Every other car in the GTLM class has been able to drive past the Corvettes in a head-to-head battle.
Saturday, Jan Magnussen in the #3 Corvette C7.R was involved in a major accident with the #911 Porsche. There was oil on the track. the Porsche ran over it and slid off. The Corvette soon followed and made door-to-door contact at a high rate of speed. The onboard data recorder showed a 16G impact. The driver of the Porsche suffered a broken arm. Jan Magnussen was not released to race on Sunday due to a possible concussion. Jordan Taylor filled in for Jan, but this effectively takes Mags out of the championship.
The team rebuilt the totaled C7.R in about 2 hours and was able to make qualifying. The Porsche was destroyed, but they had a spare tub available.
The #3 qualified P6, only 0.05 seconds off the front row. The #4 crew admittingly missed on the setup and qualified P9.
On race day, because of the huge handicap that IMSA has on the Corvettes, the competition was able to just drive by them on the straights once again. The lack of pace from the Corvette caused stack up and frustration caused the #911 Porsche to take out the #4 Corvette. This is the 5th race this season a Corvette has been taken out by a competitor.
The lack of consistent officiating has gotten to the point that it is literally a joke on social media. The Porsche that took out the Corvette was never given a penalty. The #93 Viper also made avoidable contact with another car and was not given a penalty.
The #3 Corvette ran a flawless race, but was only able to finish P7. the #4 Corvette finished 4 laps down after pitting for major repairs after the avoidable contact from the Porsche.
Driver's Points Post-VIR:
1. Antonia Garcia 270pts
2. #93 Viper -6pts
3. #55 BMW -20pts
#56 BMW -20pts
#91 Viper -20pts
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