Practice and Quallies thread

[G.]

Last year, fastest Prac1 lap was 1:08.948 by SB.

Qual lap to beat, 1:06.886, by, well, SB.

So far, other frenchie, 1:09.992 Pr1

Love to see the new car smash the qual time.:thumbup:

[devilmaster]

well, the practice 1 time was met by seabass

I suspect someone will break the lap record, I just wonder if it will happen in Q1 or Q2

Looks like Power and Pagenaud are quick too..... Good for Walker. :thumbup:

[G.]

Bruno 5th and Kat 16th?!?

Stand on it, girl!

[KLang]

1h12m Rookie American driver Graham Rahal sits on pit lane. The son of former champion Bobby Rahal has had a series of mechanical and electrical issues, resulting in the least number of practice laps of anyone.

It sure seems like NHL is having more gremlins then the other teams.

No real surprises in the first session though I thought Clarke would look better this year. Perhaps just lack of seat time.

[G.]

Tracy gets beat by Stooopid Mario to the tune on 0.7 sec.:laugh:

(sorry I missed ya in LV, KLang. Had a great time!)

[KLang]

(sorry I missed ya in LV, KLang. Had a great time!)

Same here:thumbup: By the time I got your message Saturday we were crashing at the hotel.

[G.]

Same here:thumbup: By the time I got your message Saturday we were crashing at the hotel.Your call Sat actually woke us all up (noon-ish)! This is how we felt>>>>:yuck:

[Sean O'Gorman]

It sure seems like NHL is having more gremlins then the other teams.

just,,,working,,,out,,,the,,,kinks,,,in,,,the,,,tr action,,,control

[The Doctor]

Will Power ftw!

[Wheel-Nut]

That kid might be the real deal. :thumbup:

[Wally]

Nice.....:thumbup:

[coolhand]

I am lazy, how much faster is the new car at LB?

[nrc]

I am lazy, how much faster is the new car at LB?

Surprisingly, so far it's not.

<Cosworth> Getting results for longbeach 2007 q1...
<Cosworth> Pos Driver Lap Time
<Cosworth> 1 W. Power 1:07.920
<Cosworth> 2 S. Bourdais 1:07.970
<Cosworth> 3 S. Pagenaud 1:08.200
<Cosworth> 4 A. Tagliani 1:08.304
<Cosworth> 5 P. Tracy 1:08.573
<Cosworth> (include 'full' in your request for a full listing.)
<nrc> .results longbeach q1 2006
<Cosworth> Getting results for longbeach 2006 q1...
<Cosworth> Pos Driver Lap Time
<Cosworth> 1 S. Bourdais 1:07.675
<Cosworth> 2 B. Junqueira 1:07.741
<Cosworth> 3 P. Tracy 1:07.947
<Cosworth> 4 A. Allmendinger 1:08.030
<Cosworth> 5 A. Tagliani 1:08.102
<Cosworth> (include 'full' in your request for a full listing.)

So the provisional pole is actually 3 tenths slower.

Seabass says that the Panoz might not be as fast on street courses.

SEBASTIEN BOURDAIS: I don't know. I think, like I always kind of said, I think that the Panoz is going to be quicker on road courses. On street courses, with the bumpiness and the fact that the car is a little more ride-height sensitive than the Lola, I think it's going to probably be a little difficult to get to that level of performance. But we'll have to see. It's still very early in the season with the new car. So it's definitely up there. It's got a different character than the Lola to drive. I personally don't like it quite as much yet, but hopefully we can get it there.
http://www.champcarworldseries.com/News/Article.asp?ID=11454

[KLang]

Interesting, Gommendy in 7th in front of Rahal, Bruno and Wilson. And I thought Gommendy was supposed to be an example of everything that is wrong with Champ Car this year. ;) :gomer:

[pchall]

Max Power!

Hey, that was the Simpsons rerun here last night.

[Hard Driver]

Ahhh... All is right with the world...

Bordais is back on pole. Congratulation Sabastian.

Power is 2nd... Looks like there is a new kid in town.

[nissan gtp]

Surprisingly, so far it's not.
.....
So the provisional pole is actually 3 tenths slower.

Seabass says that the Panoz might not be as fast on street courses.

http://www.champcarworldseries.com/News/Article.asp?ID=11454

I'm more interested in seeing how they run in traffic --- ability to pass would be far more beneficial than a tenth or two of outright speed

[indyfan31]

Tracy didn't run the final qualifying?

[Dr. Corkski]

Tracy didn't run the final qualifying?http://offcamber.net/forums/showthread.php?t=12725

[indyfan31]

Ouch! :eek:

(thanks Cork)