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I'm glad ford has decided to completely deface the history of the GT40 so I can now hate them.
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The shelby daytona is the cool legacy anyway and we already defaced that with the series 1, so no worries i guess!
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Jan 13, 2015 06:10
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It's a conservative design but I really like it.
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Jan 13, 2015 06:43
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God forbid a car have design cues from something before. I love it and hope they're successful, and I also hope it forces Chevy to step up and add at least one Vette into GTE-Pro full time. The Yanks need to be in the WEC.
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Jan 13, 2015 10:16
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Cubey posted:i wasn't aware that ripping off your old cars was necessary for your new one to perform well. thanks for letting me know~ the only design cues they took off the old cars is the front radiator vents and shape of the nose, if you look at literally any other angle of that car and say "looks like a GT40 to me" you're mentally ill and guess what, those grilles are shaped like that for a reason! it's like looking at a NACA duct and saying "what a derivative design".....well, yeah of course it is!
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Jan 13, 2015 13:21
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harperdc posted:The Yanks need to be in the WEC. Rumors are a 2 car run in IMSA, only running LeMans with the WEC. Which is honestly probably the right call for both marketing and competition.
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Jan 13, 2015 17:18
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Idg why people are complaining about the new gt. It's not like Porsche or Aston do the same thing. It's like complaining that the new viper has a long bonnet with the engine in the front. Can't wait to see the gtlm version. I've been off sick and I've just found out that motors tv is available on uk freeview which is nice. Currently watching the dubai 24 highlights. track day bro! fucked around with this message at 17:32 on Jan 13, 2015 |
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Jan 13, 2015 17:26
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53 cars with 16 protos for the 24 this year. There were 67 last year, with the vast majority of the shed cars being GTD. Silver lining is that 67 cars was probably too many for the track. http://www.imsa.com/sites/default/files/races/entry_lists/2015%20TUDOR%20Championship%20ROLEX%20Pre-Event%20Entry%20List_1.pdf
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Jan 15, 2015 01:25
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every year it disappoints me that there aren't Challengers, Mustangs and Camaros in endurance racing what the gently caress big 3
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Jan 15, 2015 01:43
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VikingSkull posted:every year it disappoints me that there aren't Challengers, Mustangs and Camaros in endurance racing Reiter (same dudes that do the Gallardo GT3) make a Camaro GT3 that's used somewhat regularly in Europe. Looks badass as well: 
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Jan 15, 2015 02:03
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that's evil as poo poo
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Jan 15, 2015 02:20
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Cygni posted:53 cars with 16 protos for the 24 this year. There were 67 last year, with the vast majority of the shed cars being GTD. Silver lining is that 67 cars was probably too many for the track. Yeah with how much of a clusterfuck the endurance races were last year, I don't mind a smaller field. George Zimmer posted:Reiter (same dudes that do the Gallardo GT3) make a Camaro GT3 that's used somewhat regularly in Europe. Looks badass as well: Well they were going to use it in Blancpain then something happened a week before the season started and then didn't use it at all. VikingSkull posted:every year it disappoints me that there aren't Challengers, Mustangs and Camaros in endurance racing Well bitch at GM for doing a Caddie GT3 car, Ford for not doing anything, and Dodge not doing anything. Technically there is one or two Mustang GT3 cars and that Reiter Camaro but Dodge has done gently caress all except Viper for GT3.
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Jan 15, 2015 03:59
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That PWC Cadillac is one of the most beautiful cars in auto racing. loving love that thing. Sounds amazing. Also you get free shirts from them.
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Jan 15, 2015 04:27
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FuzzySkinner posted:That PWC Cadillac is one of the most beautiful cars in auto racing. The GT3 Cadillac is as menacing as that Reiter Camaro.  First year Pratt and Miller are only racing it and after that maybe a privateer to run it as well in PWC. Callaway was given the ok to make a C7 GT3 car but couldn't race it or sell it in the states. 
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Jan 15, 2015 04:33
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Dodge has the Viper too, which may start actually making inroads to privateers and outside PWC too. Works GT3 teams from Dodge, GM and Ford in PWC would be the 2015 equivalent of Trans-Am, and I support that fully. Yes I know a Trans-Am series exists, but it's been bullshit for more than 10 years.
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Jan 15, 2015 07:48
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We may see theViper at Le Mans this year. Riley actually ran the Viper program for Crystler, so it will be privItaly backed but essentially a factory team.
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John Force is going to Chevy. Hooray! I hope this means Traxxas will update the Funny Car kits soon and offer a camaro body. I race r/c funny cars and it sucks being limited to the current ford shell. ColonelJohnMatrix fucked around with this message at 15:55 on Jan 15, 2015 |
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Jan 15, 2015 15:49
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This is the car my buddy drove in One Lap of America last year (yes, I know it's a different kind of endurance racing)  he got crushed by another buddy that co-drove this thing. 
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Jan 15, 2015 21:01
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That's..... certainly a wing.
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Cygni posted:
Apparently noted shitlord Al-Attiyah won Dakar. At least Robby won the stage today.
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Yeah.  At least the Toyotas and Robby were fast though, but nobody was really able to push al attiyah. I did like (teammate) Roma's multiple rants about how al attiyah is terrible though.Also even though Coma won in bikes, it was cool to see that the Honda guys were actually faster in outright pace the whole rally. And Toby Price owns. There are good 30min Eurosports wrap ups for everyday on that certain site, I definitely recommend a watch.
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What the hell kind of contract does Bob Varsha have that's cost him all these opportunities on other networks? Supposedly Leigh Diffey got the F1 on NBC deal because of Varsha's contract at FOX, now much of the Barrett-Jackson cast from Speed/FOX (including Mike Joy) is on Velocity except for Varsha.
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Speaking of Barrett-Jackson, today has been wild so far. Two L88 Vettes with race history (one of which was James Garner's) did not reach the reserve despite having bids of $1.3 million each, Bill France Sr.'s NASCAR/SCODA '54 Vette no saled @ like $2 million (first ever racing Vette) , and one of the three Granatelli/STP '68 Indy Turbine cars didn't go after a $900,000 bid. Arie Luyendyk drove that one across the block, too.
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CBJSprague24 posted:What the hell kind of contract does Bob Varsha have that's cost him all these opportunities on other networks? Supposedly Leigh Diffey got the F1 on NBC deal because of Varsha's contract at FOX, now much of the Barrett-Jackson cast from Speed/FOX (including Mike Joy) is on Velocity except for Varsha. It's fox, so it's probably a lovely contract that locks him into complete exclusivity, which is a pain because he is a really good announcer.
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If memory serves it was a two-year deal that covered the last year of Speed and then last year, but not sure what he's doing now. Hoping he's got a deal with NBC this year finally.
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harperdc posted:If memory serves it was a two-year deal that covered the last year of Speed and then last year, but not sure what he's doing now. Hoping he's got a deal with NBC this year finally. 100% doubt that since he's named as commentator with Fox for this year. http://sportscar365.com/imsa/tusc/fox-sports-names-broadcast-talent-for-rolex-24/ Honestly why after year try to chase Leigh Diffey out of the commentating role. Also what role can Varsha have at NBC while leaving Fox with a gaping hole. Favorable spot is at Fox.
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BMB5150 posted:100% doubt that since he's named as commentator with Fox for this year. Ugh, its a hard call, do I want to watch rolex 24 with Bob Varsha, or watch the Fox Sports stream with RLM over the top? John Hindaugh is a v good announcer too, the competition of good announcers is tearing me apart.
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New thread dudes. http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3695397
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