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Originally Posted by DuMa
hes also a FT86 member. he let us down
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hahaha yeah sorry buddy, I let you down.
But to clarify everything that went down. The flag stations had a local yellow with a debris flag waving. It's unfortunate that Sean Patrick Flannery didn't see any of the flags since he actually passed me under a local yellow (for those who don't know, there is no passing allowed under a caution flag) and then proceeded to chase whoever was in front of me. He then crashed into Bob Carter (VP of Toyota Motor Sales) who was getting help from the track officials with a tow rig.
Anyway, the starting grid was inverted hence why some of the "celebrity" drivers finished ahead of us pros. There was no 30 second gap between anyone. It was all according to reverse qualifying order.
I don't want to take any credit away from Alfonso. That man can drive. IF you guys take a closer look at the grid, you'll notice names like Jimmy Vasser, Al Unser Jr., and Eddie Lawson. Al is actually the winningest driver to ever drive on the Long Beach course. Hats off to Max Papis though since he actually started behind me and made a quick move up front to stay clear of all the wreckage.
This was by no means an easy win for Alfonso.
I truly wished everyone on this board can experience such a raw race like the Pro-Celebrity race. If you guys have a chance at a local spec 86/FRS/BRZ race, go for it. It's amazing.