True definition of a CLUSTER**** ALMS Baltimore

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Old Sep 3, 2012 | 10:10 AM
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True definition of a CLUSTER**** ALMS Baltimore




Also there are some great in car views toward the end of the video.
Old Sep 5, 2012 | 11:42 AM
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really you guys suck donkey ***** for not replying.
Old Sep 5, 2012 | 11:55 AM
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That wasn't THAT bad...you should watch worst Asian drivers or something haha.
Old Sep 5, 2012 | 12:52 PM
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but an incredible jam from really the fault of 1 car. Total dominos situation on that roadcourse.
Old Sep 5, 2012 | 01:07 PM
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That's the problem with cold tires and brakes. I put more fault on the track than the driver.
Old Sep 5, 2012 | 01:38 PM
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That's the problem with cold tires and brakes. I put more fault on the track than the driver.
What you just said needs to be revised. Its the drivers fault for not putting into thought that he is driving on cold brakes and tires...... How the hell is that the tracks fault.
Old Sep 5, 2012 | 01:47 PM
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that road course is such a fail. there is so much stuff wrong with it. especially those stupid train tracks.
Old Sep 5, 2012 | 01:51 PM
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They provided a "bypass" for just such a situation, as can be clearly seen. NOT the track's fault.
Old Sep 5, 2012 | 02:38 PM
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Why would you ever blame the track for anything at all? It's an inanimate ****ing object, not to mention that every other car is on the same track. If you can't cope with some problem, it is your fault.
Old Sep 5, 2012 | 02:41 PM
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Why would you ever blame the track for anything at all? It's an inanimate ****ing object, not to mention that every other car is on the same track. If you can't cope with some problem, it is your fault.
You didn't see the track grab his tire...? It reached it's hand up!

It's like when I play hockey and people trip over the blue line and get pissed off...
Old Sep 5, 2012 | 03:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Gancherov
Why would you ever blame the track for anything at all? It's an inanimate ****ing object, not to mention that every other car is on the same track. If you can't cope with some problem, it is your fault.

I believe that same dyson car crashed in the exact same spot in the exact same way during the qualifying.




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Is it the cars setup, driver? ****ty turn?

You could blame the track because it's in the second year of it's running for American Lemans and is considered way less friendly as all street courses are. They were trying to minimize a large bump before the race began. I think the guy f*ed up or the car setup sucked. I wouldn't blame the track, but it's not out of reason.
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You didn't see the track grab his tire...? It reached it's hand up!

It's like when I play hockey and people trip over the blue line and get pissed off...
Originally Posted by slow04wrx
I believe that same dyson car crashed in the exact same spot in the exact same way during the qualifying.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXBMQA9t52Q

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Is it the cars setup, driver? ****ty turn?

You could blame the track because it's in the second year of it's running for American Lemans and is considered way less friendly as all street courses are. They were trying to minimize a large bump before the race began. I think the guy f*ed up or the car setup sucked. I wouldn't blame the track, but it's not out of reason.
Then its saying I can't drive Mt Hammy fast because the road conditions suck, or woodside road sucks because theres gravel on turns. Sounds like whoever may say those things have a personal problem. These cars are meant for this type of racing. Now if a hellaflush person said they'll scrape doing a run of either of these roads yeah good excuse but seems like a miss in how the car was set up.

Oh well someone ****ed up and created a jam.

Just like the Hamilton crash, he's a great driver but look at what ended up happening
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Simply allowing runoff for this type of situation would have allowed all the cars that got caught up in the crash the possibility to avoid losing their spot they worked hard to get. They facilities could have been improved by taking out the light and bus stop, and what ever curb was probably there. Plenty of street circuits make these changes for race weekend to account for a percentage of error. The organization should do much more to improve this course leading up to the race than they did.

No driver is perfect.
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Sister said on a trip from NY to Washington DC that Baltimore looked absolutely liked a nuke hit it. Just the most ghetto place they've ever seen. So ugly that it makes Oakland look like the Bahamas.
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