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Old 13-08-2006, 23:15
tommy84 tommy84 is offline
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Sound quality was not perfect, but Marc radioed something like "Lost a wheel coming up the Esses"

Also the commentators understood it like that and Co-Commentator Klaus Graf said you don't spin at the Esses for no reason.
Klaus practiced at the Glen in '04 but could not qualify because it was rained out.

Also the contact with Boris Said is not really a rookie mistake. Those cars have a very old type of rear-axle, so they tend to start hopping under braking.
It's crucial to cure this with the setup and even if you do well in setup the car hopping can come back with worn tires or when you adjust the brakebalance later in the stint to avoid hopping.
There were several guys fighting with wheel hopping.

Marc fastest average speed was a high 118, I think 118.8mph

A good debut with no payout
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