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Dudley
Feb 24, 2003

Tasty

MazeOfTzeentch posted:

Poor Delta wing, still having issues :(

Given they're running to an entirely different ruleset and can pretty much be as slow as they like and be BoPed up to competitive, how the gently caress is it still so unreliable?

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CBJSprague24
Dec 5, 2010

another game at nationwide arena. everybody keeps asking me if they can fuck the cannon. buddy, they don't even let me fuck it

55 running that awesome retro scheme at Mosport again today.

CactusWeasle
Aug 1, 2006
It's not a party until the bomb squad says it is
Proto's 3 wide for the lead :stare:

MazeOfTzeentch
May 2, 2009

rip miso beno
What a disastrous pit stop for the 55, it was showing such good pace, too.

CactusWeasle
Aug 1, 2006
It's not a party until the bomb squad says it is
aaaand there's the 55 dead on track

MazeOfTzeentch
May 2, 2009

rip miso beno

CactusWeasle posted:

aaaand there's the 55 dead on track

:rip:

I missed it, do we know what happened yet?

Cygni
Nov 12, 2005

raring to post

MazeOfTzeentch posted:

:rip:

I missed it, do we know what happened yet?

RLM was saying something vague about a driveshaft

Cygni
Nov 12, 2005

raring to post

Seemed like a pretty small hit to break a radiator like that...

MazeOfTzeentch
May 2, 2009

rip miso beno
Lime Rock this weekend, stoked for the CTSCC race, i love me some GT4

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.
Anyone know what time EDT the Sugo Super GT race is on? RLM are doing English commentary for it.

Also don't forget it's the next round of the WEC on Sunday too.

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.
The Super GT race starts at midnight ET tonight.

CactusWeasle
Aug 1, 2006
It's not a party until the bomb squad says it is
IMSA race has just been constant madness today

njsykora
Jan 23, 2012

Robots confuse squirrels.


gently caress lapped traffic.

iwentdoodie
Apr 29, 2005

🤗YOU'RE WELCOME🤗
Are the 911 and 912 like required by the rule book to pull dumb gently caress moves and wreck another car every race?

orange juche
Mar 14, 2012



iwentdoodie posted:

Are the 911 and 912 like required by the rule book to pull dumb gently caress moves and wreck another car every race?

Thats like asking if Ferrari drivers are supposed to crash into everything they possibly can.

CactusWeasle
Aug 1, 2006
It's not a party until the bomb squad says it is
Just listening to the start of WEC coverage, apparently two people were killed in tourist laps on the Nordschleife last night

Basticle
Sep 12, 2011


I was only half listening and bob varsha mentioned the recent sudden death of a woman involved with racing but i didnt catch who he was talking about, anyone know?


*edit* found it https://www.racer.com/indycar/item/132197-indycar-colleagues-pay-tribute-to-nbcsn-producer-jenny-nickell

Basticle fucked around with this message at 15:41 on Jul 24, 2016

dsriggs
May 28, 2012

MONEY FALLS...

...FROM THE SKY...

...WHENEVER HE POSTS!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4wqTO-pWqQ

Basticle
Sep 12, 2011


:stare:

http://blackflag.jalopnik.com/this-insane-racetrack-crash-looks-like-something-from-a-1784387195

theacox
Jun 8, 2010

You can't be serious.

:catstare:

Then again, I hear Trinidad & Tobago and almost expect something odd to happen.

Seizure Meat
Jul 23, 2008

by Smythe

ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

Norns
Nov 21, 2011

Senior Shitposting Strategist


This is fantastic

Xisticide
Nov 27, 2005
Nismo Spa 24 hours stream going live in about 20 minutes, race starting 30 minutes later with RLM commentary.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1fFh23Ddf4

njsykora
Jan 23, 2012

Robots confuse squirrels.


Wow, so every Mercedes failed inspection after qualifying and they've been given a 5 minute stop/go penalty that must be taken under green. So of course as soon as they all come in a Ferrari bins it into the gravel and we get a full course yellow so they're all in the pits serving an extended penalty.

Norns
Nov 21, 2011

Senior Shitposting Strategist

njsykora posted:

Wow, so every Mercedes failed inspection after qualifying and they've been given a 5 minute stop/go penalty that must be taken under green. So of course as soon as they all come in a Ferrari bins it into the gravel and we get a full course yellow so they're all in the pits serving an extended penalty.

Of course Ferrari wrecked!

Any idea what the mercs failed on?

Kilonum
Sep 30, 2002

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

Norns posted:

Of course Ferrari wrecked!

Any idea what the mercs failed on?

Non-holmologated engine map on the ECU according to RLM

njsykora
Jan 23, 2012

Robots confuse squirrels.


BTCC today looks like the loving purge. Was apparently a giant wreck at the start of race 2 and the restarted race is nuts.

E: Heavy rain at Spa with 30 minutes to go!

njsykora fucked around with this message at 15:05 on Jul 31, 2016

Pablo Bluth
Sep 7, 2007

I've made a huge mistake.
Hunter Abbot taking out a camera tower at the start of the third BTCC race - the cameraman did his best to record in the incoming car...

Space Butler
Dec 3, 2010

Lipstick Apathy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15iBZ6HTA8g&t=100s

:stare:

Quantrill
Nov 18, 2005


:stare: indeed

njsykora
Jan 23, 2012

Robots confuse squirrels.


https://twitter.com/itvmotorsport/status/759871318242291712

Well that's good.

the_worm_
Mar 11, 2001
Speaking of cameramen/photographers getting scared. From yesterday's NHRA race at Sonoma

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEik1C_yZGA

GramCracker
Oct 8, 2005

beauty by stroll

The Jackie Stewart impression is amazing.

Cygni
Nov 12, 2005

raring to post

IMSA is ending PC as expected after next year, but it won't be replaced. Series going down to 3 classes.

CTSCC will go to the SRO GT4 rules in GS. 2017 they will be eligible, 2018 they will be mandatory.

Proto Lights will add a new class for LMP3 cars called "PC1" with a spec engine, with the current lights continuing as "PC2"

http://www.imsa.com/news/082016/imsa-finalizes-racing-platform-innovations

Xisticide
Nov 27, 2005
That seems much more sensible than throwing P3 into Conti like they were talking about doing.

Cygni
Nov 12, 2005

raring to post

drat, IMSA just dumped all of their news at once.

2017 schedule, all the same events but a few date swaps and class additions at some tracks: http://www.racer.com/imsa/item/132832-imsa-2017-weathertech-series-calendar-set

CTSCC will add two 4 hour endurance races: http://www.imsa.com/news/082016/2017-imsa-continental-tire-sportscar-challenge-schedule-includes-pair-endurance-races-10

Dudley
Feb 24, 2003

Tasty

Cygni posted:

IMSA is ending PC as expected after next year, but it won't be replaced. Series going down to 3 classes.

The sweetener here though is, to encourage those drivers into P itself, the leading Pro-Am Prototype entry gets a guaranteed grid slot in P2 at LeMans.

MazeOfTzeentch
May 2, 2009

rip miso beno
So will the current Daytona Prototypes like the Corvette DP keep running? Same q but with the deltawing?

I know the DP's are getting pretty long in the tooth

Cygni
Nov 12, 2005

raring to post

MazeOfTzeentch posted:

So will the current Daytona Prototypes like the Corvette DP keep running? Same q but with the deltawing?

I know the DP's are getting pretty long in the tooth

Both are out as of next year already.

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harperdc
Jul 24, 2007

Dudley posted:

The sweetener here though is, to encourage those drivers into P itself, the leading Pro-Am Prototype entry gets a guaranteed grid slot in P2 at LeMans.

And there's the catch. I like it.

I was getting excited about the AMG rumors a few weeks back, then sad to hear them shot down last week. Hopefully *somebody* stands up to provide non-works efforts for DPI next year. Mazda? Maybe. GM seems to be focused on doing the works deal more than a "come one, come all" thing.

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