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Old 05-24-08, 12:59 PM
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LF-A is back in the race
its at 188 now
but will definitely move up more
im interested to see these japanese drivers drive at night time (right now) on this really tough course
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Originally Posted by Mr Johnson
Just tuned in and what's the first thing I see the LF-A in replay dropping fluid pretty dramatically. Looks like it will be in for repairs for a while. Cool stream though.
It was so excited it peed itself.
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Old 05-24-08, 03:40 PM
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Lf-A is now at 171 but in a pitstop @ 6:42pm EST.
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Old 05-24-08, 06:41 PM
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LF-A is now 149th and in a pitstop @6:41 PDT. Go Team
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Old 05-24-08, 08:16 PM
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141 now
not bad
if it can finish the race within 100 then i think it is worthy of that $225,000 price tag
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Old 05-24-08, 08:26 PM
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that was fast, they are at 136 now
i guess its because the sun is coming out so it is safer to overtake now
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Old 05-24-08, 09:01 PM
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Took a pitstop at 133. The Aston Martin DBRS9 which had been leading the Lexus this whole time (and was even #9 overall earlier) is way back of the Lexus now at 159. However, this is a mere prototype as well and may have had some tuning issues.

The SP8 class overall right now is going
1.) AM V8 Vantage
2.) AM V8 Vantage
3.) AM V8 Vantage
4.) Lamborghini Gallardo
5.) Holden Commodore
6.) Audi RS4
7.) Porsche 911
8.) Lexus LF-A
9.) Audi V8 D11
10.) AM DBRS9
11.) Dodge Viper ACRS

Lexus was last place in its class until just the last couple hours. The Lexus had faster qualifying times than the Vantages, both Audis, and the Holden. So there's a possibility it may continue to move on up.
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Old 05-25-08, 01:12 AM
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what happen to LF-A, its down at 154 now
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Dont know what happened...but their definately picking up speed again...152
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all the way back down to 129 a 5:30 am PDT. Definitely one fast car.
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Old 05-25-08, 06:39 AM
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Here are the final results.

Live Ranking (1 -29)
Pos. Nr. Marke Runde Zeit

1 1 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR 148 24:03:48.494
2 23 Porsche 911 GT3-MR 147 24:02:48.469
3 121 Porsche 997 145 24:08:35.834
4 64 BMW Z4 M 144 24:06:12.670
5 26 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 144 24:10:16.619
6 10 BMW M3 E46 GTS 143 24:06:13.430
7 45 Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 141 24:01:01.629
8 25 Porsche 911 GT3 141 24:03:48.711
9 46 Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 140 24:10:39.837
10 33 Porsche 997 Cup 139 24:00:26.188
11 118 VW Scirocco 138 23:57:59.210
12 27 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 137 24:00:24.824
13 261 BMW 320d 137 24:04:22.934
14 69 BMW Z4 Coupe 137 24:07:50.774
16 112 Seat Leon Supercopa 135 23:58:26.178
17 47 Porsche GT3 135 24:01:01.276
18 8 Aston Martin V8 Vantage N24 135 24:01:28.606
19 143 Honda S 2000 135 24:02:17.690
20 30 Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 135 24:03:51.404
21 54 Porsche 996 GT3 135 24:04:37.152
22 262 BMW 320d 134 23:58:21.395
23 85 Nissan Z33 134 24:01:02.245
24 224 BMW M3 E46 134 24:03:12.671
25 220 BMW M3 134 24:06:09.762
26 19 Aston Martin Vantage 133 24:01:27.051
27 7 Aston Martin V8 Vantage N24 132 24:04:16.539
28 146 Seat Leon Supercopa 132 24:07:48.542
29 127 Honda S 2000 131 24:00:48.674
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Honda S2000 in 29th place is amazing!

And I don't think Porsche has much to worry about from Lexus.
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Number 22 is a diesel!!!

Porsche, great show! The choice of racing teams!!
 
Old 05-25-08, 08:38 AM
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
Honda S2000 in 29th place is amazing!

And I don't think Porsche has much to worry about from Lexus.
The Honda S2000 in 19th place is even more amazing!
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Originally Posted by Overclocker
The Honda S2000 in 19th place is even more amazing!
Haha, you're right! Even more amazing. I wonder what they did to an S2000 to get that kind of performance... I know it handles amazingly well, but it's weak on torque. Maybe the car is just thrashed at high rpms for 24 hrs?
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