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I wonder what they're hiding with the pixelation on the in-car shots. Some sort of display, but what do they think they need to hide?

 

I've been looking through the live timing results from qualifying and I can't find a Cruze anywhere. Also, there are two Schmitz' listed, both as Porsche drivers, a GT3 R (#30) and a 911 Carrera, (#162). Maybe she's in one of those?

https://livetiming.tracktime.info/nurburgring#screen-results

 

A few months ago a GT3 car caught air, flipped and flew and at least one spectator died (I don't remember specifics). They moved a few spectator area limits and established a couple speed limits.

Fast forwarding to today, some teams decided their rev limiters were too stressing and told their drivers to control speed manually in those areas and now two of them will be stripped of their best qualifying lap times because they broke one or more speed limits. This includes the second place BMW (#25).

 

I assume it's to eliminate the possibility of more cars taking off like poorly made airplanes. I think I read the limits may be temporary and lifted if/when they come up with a more permanent solution. They've even mentioned reprofiling those rises, cutting down the peaks. Originally I read of rumors they would force changes to the design of the GT3 cars during the off season but that might not happen given this appears to be just a Nurburgring issue.

 

Live video stream is supposed to be available tomorrow here:

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Also possibly here and here.

Race starts at 1600 CET. I think that's 1200 EST...but for some reason I'm having trouble converting so I'm not certain.

 

I saw that after I posted. I didn't know they were running a separate race the same weekend and assumed at first that she was driving a Cruze in one of the slower classes along with the Hyundais, etc.

 

Fairly good coverage, though. You always see disconnects when the Radio Le Mans guys are commenting over a feed that has its own broadcast crew, pit lane interviews, etc, but they've done this sort of thing so often it gets smoother all the time.

Where it can begin to get a bit boring for me is after dark when the crews providing the video usually switch off around most of the track leaving only a couple static pit lane views. Those who are used to getting most of their endurance racing via audio only (Radio Le Mans fans) will clearly not mind that but I like to watch so it gets a bit dull for me.

HD would be better, yes, but this is a heck of a lot better than nothing.

 

Yup. Too damaged to repair for the race. They were in their own separate class, SP-X, so now no matter where the other one finishes they can claim that car ran first in class from start to finish. Looks like the remaining copy, #9, is running 16th overall so probably still on the lead lap.

 

Yeah, it was very close on the last lap. I happened to look at the live timing at just the right time to see both the lead car and the SCG 003 listed on the 38th lap but only for a few seconds. And there was about a 13 sec lap time delta so it was very likely put down a lap this time around.