Overtaking cars on a race track

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[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFLjk88HBwg&feature=player_embedded"]Close Call.wmv - YouTube[/ame]
 
It is worth being aware that these cars- all of them- form part of a regular race series and it would be fair to say this is not unusual. Look at what happens at races such as Le Mans when you have cars with big differences in speeds. And those outright Le Mans cars are seriously fast race cars.
 
dirtyRU said:
haha, you know those guys had to of just about :censored: their pants!
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I think I just about :censored: my pants haha

Rally said:
It is worth being aware that these cars- all of them- form part of a regular race series and it would be fair to say this is not unusual. Look at what happens at races such as Le Mans when you have cars with big differences in speeds. And those outright Le Mans cars are seriously fast race cars.
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Yeah they sure are...just ask Mark Webber...he flipped one at full speed yet managed to walk away :surprised:
 
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXZaAuyuYmQ"]Mark Webber talks about 1999 Le Mans flip - YouTube[/ame]
 
It certainly stalled Mark's career for a time- even though it was obvious to anyone it could not possibly be his fault. In fact, it stalled it almost as badly as not having a German passport in a German F1 team. Like many I have been following Mark's career since his days here in the "Yellow Pages" Formula Ford. When he was driving in numerous, uncompetitive F1 cars, he was always quicker than his team mates. Yet somehow he was blamed for the unreliability of the cars when he drove them faster than they should have been. The way he has been treated by the team in the last couple of years is probably best summed up in this interview

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smW9yo-P_zk"]Mark Webber Funny Interview 2010 - YouTube[/ame]

but before that there was this

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvL20cuGY2I"]Mark Webber swearing about Sebastian Vettel at Fuji 2007 very funny - YouTube[/ame]
 
Here is the footage from inside the Lotus Exige that overtook the 2 cars. Must say I love the Exige- what a car! Look at the name of the video- Threading the Needle

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqyFbUj3cYM&feature=g-vrec"]threading the needle - YouTube[/ame]
 
Wow, what a passing move. It sure looks different from the inside the cockpit :huh:
Threading the Needle is right :rock:
:censored: me, did I see right at what the speedo was reading as he made the pass :eek: 246km's/hr (I'm assuming it was km's & not miles) & still climbing :rock: :eek:

Regards
Mr Turbo
 
The entry on to the main straight is pretty good at Philip Island. Yep- 246 was right. I assume km/h would be right. On a clear day it is a beautiful circuit, with views out over Bass Straight. Quite the opposite though in bad weather. There is even an animal sanctuary at the circuit.
 
Rally said:
Mark Webber talks about 1999 Le Mans flip - YouTube
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Yep thats the vid! very spectacular...

Rally said:
It certainly stalled Mark's career for a time- even though it was obvious to anyone it could not possibly be his fault. In fact, it stalled it almost as badly as not having a German passport in a German F1 team. Like many I have been following Mark's career since his days here in the "Yellow Pages" Formula Ford. When he was driving in numerous, uncompetitive F1 cars, he was always quicker than his team mates. Yet somehow he was blamed for the unreliability of the cars when he drove them faster than they should have been. The way he has been treated by the team in the last couple of years is probably best summed up in this interview

Mark Webber Funny Interview 2010 - YouTube

but before that there was this

Mark Webber swearing about Sebastian Vettel at Fuji 2007 very funny - YouTube
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Yes well....
& in Marks reaction!

I feel so sorry for Mark Webber, he has been treated so badly yet shows great loyalty, discipline & strength of character.
 
Rally said:
Here is the footage from inside the Lotus Exige that overtook the 2 cars. Must say I love the Exige- what a car! Look at the name of the video- Threading the Needle

threading the needle - YouTube
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Awesome! :cool:

Love the whine, i'm guessing of a straight cut gearbox

mr turbo said:
Wow, what a passing move. It sure looks different from the inside the cockpit :huh:
Threading the Needle is right :rock:
:censored: me, did I see right at what the speedo was reading as he made the pass :eek: 246km's/hr (I'm assuming it was km's & not miles) & still climbing :rock: :eek:

Regards
Mr Turbo
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Not sure if the car on the RHS of the track should have moved over for an obviously much faster car.

Was a nice bit of driving :eek::monkeydance:
 
I'd have to go back and look specifically for it, but I'd imagine blue flags would have been waving and guys in slow cars know that the fast guys will be coming through. Cars that are being lapped must obey the blue flags and not get in the way of the lapping cars. The drivers of the slow cars know that they need to check their mirrors, will see the flags waving and know that if they hold their line they won't get the biggest Liberace job they'd ever likely to experience.
 
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