Video: Corvette Racing’s uncharacteristic pit-car pile-up during Sebring
There have been plenty of top-notch competitors in the American Le Mans Series seeking to knock you out of row, especially in this year’s hyper-competitive GT2 category. So it’s critical not to hurt your own chances with bonehead mistakes. The Pratt & Miller Corvette Racing group knows this all too well after the own #4 C6.R GT2 collided with a #3 car early in this weekend’s season opening 12 Hours of Sebring continuation race.
We’re not articulate about the poorly timed scheme during a feverishness of a race, folks. Instead, January Magnussen in a #3 car began leaving his array box after an unscheduled stop to correct the energy steering hose when Emmanuel Coll ard in a #4 Vette came out of nowhere as well as slammed into his side. The #4 automobile immediately went at the back of array wall for repairs, though since the #3 automobile was already leaving a pits, it was forced to limp around an complete path with a flat front tire prior to returning for repairs. The incident effectively took both Corvettes out of row for a podium mark, though they did conduct to finish the race in 8th as well as 9th place.
The inapplicabledesignation by Corvette Racing is all a some-more formidable to hang our heads around considering how widespread this team has been in DONATION racing. That, however, was before a team switched classes from GT1 to GT2 in mid-2009. A going has been rough given afterwards, togetherwith the quite violent pile-up during Laguna Seca in final season’s final race. Nevertheless, when they aren’t bouncing their cars off walls (or any alternative, the Corvettes sojourn contenders to watch.
Hit a jump to view a video of this weekend’s incident for yourself.
Gallery:2010 12 Hours of Sebring
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