Colin Wood
Colin Wood Associate Editor
4/17/23 2:02 p.m.
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Although some teams would play it safe in a race after qualifying more than a second off pace, Porsche Penske isn’t one of those race teams if the 2023 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach is anything to go by.

Instead of putting on a fresh set of tires during the race's mandatory pit stop, the No. 6 Porsche Penske 963 …

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wvumtnbkr
wvumtnbkr GRM+ Memberand PowerDork
4/17/23 2:43 p.m.

I can't believe Taylor stuffed it like that.  

 

Ooph.

J.A. Ackley
J.A. Ackley Senior Editor
4/19/23 7:44 a.m.

In reply to wvumtnbkr :

Yeah, he went full send and that certainly didn't work. It was nice to see a racer that hungry, though.

racerfink
racerfink UberDork
4/19/23 8:24 a.m.

The "fly-by-wire" braking system, with the regenerative braking on the rear, has been extremely hard for the drivers to get a feel for.  Bordais looped it at the start as well.  The rears seem to either be not enough, or too much, making for some dicey close quarters racing.

ztnedman1
ztnedman1 Reader
4/19/23 12:16 p.m.

Last 3 races from Acura.

1 win.

2 inside dive bombs.

1 cheat, 2 crashes.

 

Thankfully they managed to screw only themselves this time.

 

 

j_tso
j_tso Dork
4/19/23 1:27 p.m.

In reply to wvumtnbkr :

Taylor must think that move is going to pay off at some point. He aslo did a dive bomb  at Petit Le Mans 2021

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