Porsche/Vette battle at Laguna Seca

[dinanm3atl]

He didn't really dive bomb it, just bumped him on the exit.



Borg knew exactly what he was doing, and so did Magnussen. That was a pit maneuver if I've ever seen one. Magnussen was in front and Borgmeister plowed through him when he tried to cut him off.

He didn't? He didn't stop in time and bumped the guy in front of him? Odd that it suddenly opened the door for a drag race down the straight after that 'move'. I don't believe he would have been dragging down the straight for the finish line if he had not bumped the Porsche.

[E30SPDFRK]

Waiting for the screenshot of the vette sideways in front of the porsche with Naw Dude written under it.

[Bishop]

lol, screen shot would be epic. I agree, good driving. I am a big fan of Borg, and I know Jan is a crazy bastard with a faster car. I'm not sayin I don't love watching Jan drive, but that was a pretty epic show down, good race. Very good race.

[E30Kaiser]

He didn't? He didn't stop in time and bumped the guy in front of him? Odd that it suddenly opened the door for a drag race down the straight after that 'move'. I don't believe he would have been dragging down the straight for the finish line if he had not bumped the Porsche.

Yeah I don't see how coming from 4 car lengths back, not braking enough for the turn and punting another car could NOT be seen as dive bombing.

[straight6pwr]

have to have the porsche win after he held off the obviously faster vetter for so many laps!

[Hairos E30]

In all this was a good show down.. You could tell this was going to happen around the last turn.. That Porsche drove great knowing the Vette could easily pass him.. Nice vid

[george graves]

Laguna Seca is such an amazing track.

[Wh33lhop]

He didn't?

I've always considered dive bombing to be passing someone on corner entry, not rear ending them. But whatever.

He didn't stop in time and bumped the guy in front of him? Odd that it suddenly opened the door for a drag race down the straight after that 'move'. I don't believe he would have been dragging down the straight for the finish line if he had not bumped the Porsche.

I have no idea what you're arguing here. You're just restating what I said.

[pureaudio]

Epic driving, thanks for posting that.

[E30Kaiser]

I've always considered dive bombing to be passing someone on corner entry, not rear ending them. But whatever.



I have no idea what you're arguing here. You're just restating what I said.

Coming from karting I have always seen dive bombing as going for a pass through a turn that you can't get without using the other car either as a braking device or knocking them out of the way. Which is exactly what that Vette did. He was no where near able to do a clean pass and went for it anyway.

[!kid]

:crazy: that was insane !! damn can these guys drive or what!!

[Jean]

Thanks for the link!

[ron1999]

great vid.
didn't like the aggressive driving on the vette side, but i think that in the end it all summed up pretty nice.

great driving by both drivers.

[whiltebeitel]

Both are top notch drivers, that is just what happens at the end of a race like that. Bergmeister obviously didnt want to lose by being punted off line in the last corner, so he did what he had to do. If you read the Magnussen interviews, there was no bitching/blaming at all, he knew it was just hard racing and he would've done the same thing if given the opportunity. If you follow ALMS at all, you'd know that is just the way he drives, he hit Kaffer in the Ferrari at Mosport a few races before to win that one. If you dish it out, you better be able to take it and he does

The outside move around Murray's GT was epic, too bad it didn't quite stick

This is why ALMS is awesome.

[transatlantic0207]

great video to start the day!