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Seizure Meat
Jul 23, 2008

by Smythe

Tokyo Sexwhale posted:

Yeah i'd seen that video before, that's what I was referencing. I wasn't sure if they had only a clutch or not, makes sense since 6000 HP would just fuse everything in the drivetrain together or shred it to pieces.

the funny thing is a modern Top Fuel or Funny car actually uses the welding together of the various clutches in the clutch pack to act as rudimentary gears

once the first two clutches lock, it drops RPM, another locks in, RPM goes down, etc..... they tune traction in via the pressure plate for track and weather conditions

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Uncle Jam
Aug 20, 2005

Perfect

Tokyo Sexwhale posted:

Yeah i'd seen that video before, that's what I was referencing. I wasn't sure if they had only a clutch or not, makes sense since 6000 HP would just fuse everything in the drivetrain together or shred it to pieces.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_7wpe7aeKc

Here they knock the clutch pack off with a hammer and slide all the new plates on between runs.

CactusWeasle
Aug 1, 2006
It's not a party until the bomb squad says it is

Autosport posted:

The entry for this year's Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup has almost doubled with 38 cars set to take part in the opening round in Misano.

It compares with the 21 cars announced ahead of last season and the 16 cars that finished last season's Blancpain Sprint Series at Zandvoort in October.

A total of 31 of the cars are in the pro class and nine manufacturers are represented on the entry.

The list includes 11 Audis, six cars each from Lamborghini and Mercedes, and five Ferraris.

BMW has three cars on the entry, while Bentley, McLaren and Nissan each have two. Porsche has one car.

Series boss Stephane Ratel said that his objective had been to increase the Sprint Cup grid to 26 or 28 cars and the tally of "exceeded my wildest expectations".

:fap:

njsykora
Jan 23, 2012

Robots confuse squirrels.


GT3 really seems to be in a boom period and that makes me happy.

njsykora
Jan 23, 2012

Robots confuse squirrels.


Formula E from Mexico on an actual god drat racetrack starting in about 10 minutes, streaming here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUNiVhRzBeg

OhsH
Jan 12, 2008
The uploader has not made this video available in your country.
:rip:

Bentai
Jul 8, 2004


NERF THIS!


It's probably on Fox Sports 1 or something.

njsykora
Jan 23, 2012

Robots confuse squirrels.


Yeah, I'm pretty sure it's available in the UK because ITV4 aren't showing it live. It's live on FS2 in the US.

Kilonum
Sep 30, 2002

You know where you are? You're in the suburbs, baby. You're gonna drive.

njsykora posted:

It's live on FS2 in the US.

A channel literally 3 people get

devmd01
Mar 7, 2006

Elektronik
Supersonik
I'm an idiot and started looking for a stream of sending at 10 this morning, I'm an idiot. Put it a week early on the calendar.

jammyozzy
Dec 7, 2006

Is that a challenge?

devmd01 posted:

a stream of sending

It took me far far too long to work out you meant Sebring.

Cygni
Nov 12, 2005

raring to post

John Pew clonked the wall in night practice. Good thing he pays for the car to run.

http://www.racer.com/imsa/item/127287-imsa-more-drama-for-shank-after-night-practice-crash

BMB5150
Oct 24, 2010

2018 Indianapolis 500 Winner

Sebring has started, and it's probably going to rain quite a bit.

CactusWeasle
Aug 1, 2006
It's not a party until the bomb squad says it is
28 has been black flagged for like 20 minutes and the driver has no idea

CactusWeasle
Aug 1, 2006
It's not a party until the bomb squad says it is
I feel like we're going to see a very yellow accident today

e: rain :stare:

CactusWeasle fucked around with this message at 17:02 on Mar 19, 2016

Cygni
Nov 12, 2005

raring to post

Forgot to set an alarm and its red flagged when I wake up. :(

orange juche
Mar 14, 2012



Cygni posted:

Forgot to set an alarm and its red flagged when I wake up. :(

Cygni we're in #f1 talking about nothing at all.

Cygni
Nov 12, 2005

raring to post

PC ""driving" standards"

Proud Christian Mom
Dec 20, 2006
READING COMPREHENSION IS HARD
nah guys its totally fine for slicks out there

*literally cant stay on the track*

iwentdoodie
Apr 29, 2005

🤗YOU'RE WELCOME🤗

go3 posted:

nah guys its totally fine for slicks out there

*literally cant stay on the track*

Don't kinkshame corvette racing.

Is it actually still raining, or no? They can't seem to decide.

Cygni
Nov 12, 2005

raring to post

#31 played that rain/not rain dance perfectly.

lol vette and 911 rip

Xisticide
Nov 27, 2005
Looked like the Vette just shrugged it off at first

Cygni
Nov 12, 2005

raring to post

Cygni posted:

PC ""driving" standards"

Cygni
Nov 12, 2005

raring to post

Holy poo poo Pipo is a madman. Totally outmuscled the AXE cars. Great ending to the race.

Elfforkusu
Jan 15, 2011
Derani is goddamn stellar.

BMB5150
Oct 24, 2010

2018 Indianapolis 500 Winner

Man Derani is a beast. His time with esm will be over soon and picked up by a manufacture

CactusWeasle
Aug 1, 2006
It's not a party until the bomb squad says it is
Goddamn, sports car racing is THE poo poo right now

orange juche
Mar 14, 2012



BMB5150 posted:

Man Derani is a beast. His time with esm will be over soon and picked up by a manufacture

He's a goddamn magician in a racecar. Passing twice on consecutive laps on the same turn in the same way, and they knew it was coming and could do absolutely nothing to stop him. Wonder if AXE will whine about balance of performance again.

dsriggs
May 28, 2012

MONEY FALLS...

...FROM THE SKY...

...WHENEVER HE POSTS!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=021GVfHJ_YE

Jeeeeeeeeeesus!

GramCracker
Oct 8, 2005

beauty by stroll

CactusWeasle posted:

Goddamn, sports car racing is THE poo poo right now

track day bro!
Feb 17, 2005

#essereFerrari
Grimey Drawer
Looks pretty tasty!

http://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/03/23/new-honda-nsx-gt3-revealed.html

WindyMan
Mar 21, 2002

Respect the power of the wind

Only suffered a broken collarbone, I hear. Sheer luck that the car didn't roll over in a way that would have decapitated him or landed on someone in the pedestrian tunnel he fell into.

20 or 30 years from now we're going to look back at the open wheel cars of today and wonder why the heck it took so long to enclose the cockpits.

dsriggs
May 28, 2012

MONEY FALLS...

...FROM THE SKY...

...WHENEVER HE POSTS!
The inaugural Bathurst 6 Hours for production cars is starting in about half an hour. Here's the link to the livestream if anybody's bored:
http://livestream.com/accounts/1658248/events/4774776

jacteh
Jul 10, 2007
.
Oh rich ferrari-driving amateurs, never change

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKvARd7EbMk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdOBsBf-hhY

WindyMan
Mar 21, 2002

Respect the power of the wind

The chuckle by one of the commentators in this one says it all.


Nothing needs to be said.

WindyMan
Mar 21, 2002

Respect the power of the wind
Double post, because brakes are very important for race cars!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3yrxrcxTUc

the_worm_
Mar 11, 2001
We brought alcohol drag racing to the mountains of Virginia this weekend at a little 1/8 mile track called Eastside Speedway in Waynesboro, VA. When I say backwoods, I mean there is no running water bathrooms, port-o-johns only. This was the 52nd Annual Easter Funny Car and Supercharger Showdown. Narrow track, questionable guardrails, questionable track patrons (we watched a drunk guy roll over a John Deere Gator and bust his head open while we were sitting in the RV. Anyways we won the race for the second straight year. Beat Gary Pritchett in the final for the second straight year. He is the step-son of longtime racer Bunny Burkett. He's married to Top Fuel racer Leah Pritchett.
First pass was a early lift 4.08 at 163. Collected the cones at the end, busted the front wing.
Second pass was a lazy 4.14, he lifted when he didn't see or hear the other car so it would be closer at the finish.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9l50wLrA1Y

We run this 34 Ford body for match races because of this track, we put the funny car in the wall here a few years ago and its so much easier for the driver to see out of this. We'll run the bearings and leakdown the motor, swap the bodies and be at Zmax in three weeks for the 4-Wides.

Peanut President
Nov 5, 2008



That is a badass little car.

drgitlin
Jul 25, 2003
luv 2 get custom titles from a forum that goes into revolt when its told to stop using a bad word.
Put together a WEC preseason post for Ars since the LMP1s have all been unveiled now: http://arstechnica.com/cars/2016/03/2016s-wec-hybrids-this-years-coolest-racing-cars-take-to-the-track/

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Seizure Meat
Jul 23, 2008

by Smythe

the_worm_ posted:

We brought alcohol drag racing to the mountains of Virginia this weekend at a little 1/8 mile track called Eastside Speedway in Waynesboro, VA. When I say backwoods, I mean there is no running water bathrooms, port-o-johns only. This was the 52nd Annual Easter Funny Car and Supercharger Showdown. Narrow track, questionable guardrails, questionable track patrons (we watched a drunk guy roll over a John Deere Gator and bust his head open while we were sitting in the RV. Anyways we won the race for the second straight year. Beat Gary Pritchett in the final for the second straight year. He is the step-son of longtime racer Bunny Burkett. He's married to Top Fuel racer Leah Pritchett.
First pass was a early lift 4.08 at 163. Collected the cones at the end, busted the front wing.
Second pass was a lazy 4.14, he lifted when he didn't see or hear the other car so it would be closer at the finish.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9l50wLrA1Y

We run this 34 Ford body for match races because of this track, we put the funny car in the wall here a few years ago and its so much easier for the driver to see out of this. We'll run the bearings and leakdown the motor, swap the bodies and be at Zmax in three weeks for the 4-Wides.



that thing being narrowed up makes it look like a Crosley

e- also do the actual Altered guys give you poo poo for having a Funny Car chassis?

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