[BlueinTN]

https://michelinpilotchallenge.imsa.com/


As per the photo on the above link theres is a spoiler.


I said a few weeks ago Candain tire was the race of the year...forget about that this race was it. I kinda skipped a post on the Lime Rock race due to me over sleeping a little on the start of the race and the car not do well due to a pit right before a yellow and hence going from 4th to a lap down. Thats racing but the luck would come around on this race.



Race was rain delayed and shortened to 75 mins due to late evening start #71 was positioned #18 in the GS field of 21 cars.


Short version race came down to a "last lap shootout" with Liddell behind the wheel and pitting right as a yellow came out for a 4th! place restart from I believe a lap down. Opposite out come of what happened last race.



This last lap will go down as a "last lap heroics" with and impossible pass on Canada corner, 4th to 2nd on two cars, on the outside...and yes in a driving rain. Liddell commented after the race he turned the traction control OFF and threw it in the wind.


The final pass ill leave it as probably the most incredible thing I have seen in any form of racing in a long long time. I screamed so loud again scared the dog and the wife went and grabbed me a fresh beer since mine went flying.




3-5 pm August 12th.

[BlueinTN]

[BlueinTN]

[Provoste]

Apparently Kuno Wittmer (leading McLaren) was trying to radio his crew to congratulate them, but hit the pit speed limiter button instead of the radio button, cutting all power. Liddell’s double pass at Canada corner was absolutely epic!

[TrackClub]

Epic lap! Fantastic finish!!!

[Dave-ROR]

Originally Posted by BlueinTN

The final pass ill leave it as probably the most incredible thing I have seen in any form of racing in a long long time. I screamed so loud again scared the dog and the wife went and grabbed me a fresh beer since mine went flying.

It was incredibly unfortunate for the team that by all rights should have won if their over excited driver didn't hit the damn pit speed button. Liddell didn't make or earn that pass really outside of his quick move to avoid the jackass that more or less literally went to brakes right in front of him 30 feet or whatever from the start/finish line.

It's still a win though, but I bet that McLaren team will be reprogramming that button to have a max speed for activation and/or will be relocating it ha

And the rest of that last lap for him.. that WAS great driving!

[Snakebt6]

Yes that was a fantastic finish for sure!! Not sure what the Mclaren driver did there at the end but regardless Liddell put himself in a position to capitalize on it and that's half the battle.

Congratulations to those guys and to a great drive!

[Norm Peterson]

Liddell must have picked up something about grip along that outside line in Canada Corner during the previous lap(s). Great driving to make it work well enough to get past two other cars.

Wittmer did seem to do everything he legitimately could to recover - he did squeeze Liddell all the way over to the very edge of the pavement in an evident attempt to discourage the pass that he had to know was coming.


Norm