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"How about RBR rebuilding Max's car in 15 minutes after he binned it during the warmup two weeks ago?"

I really wish I'd seen that.

You and me both.  

It was 4:30am here. I just heard all about it during the pre-race. 

In ??? What year is it now??? 2016, my buddy and I went to Sebring. Sometime late in the night, we decided to hit the garage lane and raid the hospitality tents for some coffee. Just as we crossed the bridge, one of the Corvettes backed into the wall at Turn 1. 

Just as we got to Garageland, here it comes, lumping onto the pits. 

We stood there and watched as they completely tore down the rear end of the car and rebuilt it. Took them about 15-20 minutes. They learned a lesson from the Audis. The whole car, aft of the driveline. Was modular. A few fluid conex, a few multi pins, a few bolts, and the whole back of the car came off, then a replacement went back on.  

We tried to poach a few bits for souvenirs, but they weren’t having it.

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