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Cygni, thanks for the encouragement to go to Sebring. I've been to a lot of races in my life, but I truly don't think I've ever had that much fun at one. Now hopefully the euro guys don't gently caress it up next year, but goddamn I foresee some entertaining nights in green park with the mix next year. F Troop mixing with euro race fans is going to be magical.
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gently caress yeah, that kicks rear end man. i think im gonna try to go next year too, the idea of another endurance race STARTING as the couches are still burning in the infield sounds... incredible.
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Cygni posted:i think im gonna try to go next year too, the idea of another endurance race STARTING as the couches are still burning in the infield sounds... incredible. Anyone who immediately thought the idea of two back-to-back 12 hour endurance races at Sebring was a dumb idea; is they themselves, dumb. Yes, it's going to be a clusterfuck and a logistical nightmare. But it will be a glorious clusterfuck and a logistical nightmare.
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WindyMan posted:Anyone who immediately thought the idea of two back-to-back 12 hour endurance races at Sebring was a dumb idea; is they themselves, dumb. It being the dumbest idea doesn't automatically make it anything other than ludicrously entertaining.
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they should do a "second chance" thing where any car that DNFs the first race gets to start in the second race if they repair their car fast enough
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Feels Villeneuve posted:they should do a "second chance" thing where any car that DNFs the first race gets to start in the second race if they repair their car fast enough Top 3 from each class get to run in the next race, and if they win they get auto pole position for le mans.
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My dad and I are going to try to get down there next year It's gonna be a glorious poo poo show
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WindyMan posted:Anyone who immediately thought the idea of two back-to-back 12 hour endurance races at Sebring was a dumb idea; is they themselves, dumb. I know we care and fret about some of these logistical things, but really, if they have this cuckoo-bananas idea, it’s their problem to pull it off. You just have to pack (more) booze and keep the party going. Apparently there were going to be meetings Sunday about next year, so we’ll see what scuttlebutt escapes in the coming days.
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I'm sure this back-to-back thing is going to happen, but I would be flabbergasted if they stuck to the "two hours between races" deal. The paddock will be jam-packed an the track is going to be a war zone that will need to be cleaned up a fair bit to get it in fair condition for the start of a race. If you're going to Sebring for it, I'd start planning for a 30 hour party.
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WindyMan posted:I'm sure this back-to-back thing is going to happen, but I would be flabbergasted if they stuck to the "two hours between races" deal. The paddock will be jam-packed an the track is going to be a war zone that will need to be cleaned up a fair bit to get it in fair condition for the start of a race. That's the thing, there's actually plenty of room. The one thing Sebring has is space. If jet dryers hit the track to blow it off the second the race ends, festivities take an hour or so, there's no reason they can't be on track 2 hours after the race ends. Hell, call it 2.5 just to be on the safe side. The best thing about that canopy that blew out is it wasn't someone camping. It was the actual track workers canopy.
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Pastor Maldonado is going to be driving in WEC this season. There is no way Alonso will survive Le Mans with Maldonado and Krohn on the same track
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DUBPOST PWC COTA preview: Streaming at http://world-challenge.com/streamvideo/ (youtube-based) GT SprintX: 15 GT (Pro, Pro/Am, Am) entries 5 GTC (Lambo, 911, Ferrari cup cars) entries 4:45p EDT Saturday - Race 1 3:10p EDT Sunday - Race 2 GTS SprintX: 38 GTS entries  2:20p EDT Saturday - Race 1 11:15a EDT Sunday - Race 2 TCR/TCA: 14 TCR entries 14 TCA entries 5:55p EDT Saturday - Race 1 1:25p EDT Sunday - Race 2 TC: 17 TC entries 1:10p EDT Saturday - Race 1 4:25p EDT Sunday - Race 2 Also racing (not sure of streams): MX-5 Cup - 3:30p EDT Sat, 10a EDT Sun Radical Cup NA - 6:45p EDT Sat, 12:30p & 5:20p EDT Sun e: handy-dandy schedule screenshot (in EDT)  e2: radical has 3 races MazeOfTzeentch fucked around with this message at 19:23 on Mar 22, 2018 |
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jesus, even America is getting a TCR series now I wish TCR was cooler, they seem weirdly antiseptic for touring cars
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yeah, PWC started allowing TCR spec cars in their TC/TCA class last year. the antiseptic look is probably because it uses spec aero. its a low cost spec, afterall.
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NGTC which the BTCC uses is also low cost and looks much cooler imo. They missed their chance to become an international series when STCC decided to go to a really expensive DTM-lite series that ended up with single-digit grid entries, but it's definitely succeeding in the UK. I think TCR is in a weird space between looking like production cars and looking like purpose-built race cars and doesn't look as cool as it should.
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It also doesn't help TCR that they keep running these giant grand prix circuits and there's no sadder sight than touring cars on a circuit way too big for them.
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Also! VLN opens Saturday too Wake up early on saturday (6:15 am EDT) and watch cars of all shapes and speeds race around the combined Nurburgring for 4 hours Should be live in sound and vision at https://www.radiolemans.co
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njsykora posted:It also doesn't help TCR that they keep running these giant grand prix circuits and there's no sadder sight than touring cars on a circuit way too big for them. yeah STCC has great touring car circuits so that series is much more fun than the international series running Bahrain and Qatar or wherever
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Spirit of Daytona is gonna miss Long Beach due to tub damage. That sucks. http://www.racer.com/imsa/item/148270-spirit-of-daytona-to-skip-long-beach
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Cygni posted:Spirit of Daytona is gonna miss Long Beach due to tub damage. That sucks. Two years in a row, too.
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JPM to drive for United Autosport at Le Mans.
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If all the LMP1's melt down and JPM wins it, taking the triple crown, I'm gonna lol forever
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MazeOfTzeentch posted:If all the LMP1's melt down and JPM wins it, taking the triple crown, I'm gonna lol forever United are in probably the equal fastest chassis at Le Mans and there's a decent chance they'll have a competent crew there too. If the Toyota's break (when the Toyota's break or Gazoo out of the race) then they're right up in it with a chance.
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As Graham Goodwin put it, the privateers have to have 2 things to fight for the win at Le Mans. They have to be reliable, and reliably only a little faster than the P2s. I'm not sure they're gonna hit that first part on the second race of the season. Predicting it now, LMP2 on the overall podium again this year. Next year I think the podium will be all P1s
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http://britishgt.com/news/350 British GT coverage this season will be livestreamed free.
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Roller Coast Guard posted:http://britishgt.com/news/350 
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Race 1 was fun and had the first ever female outright winner Race 2 about to start and its heavily raining e: the race 1 winning car has aquaplaned and crashed on the formation lap CactusWeasle fucked around with this message at 15:58 on Apr 2, 2018 |
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Next year's Sebring WEC/IMSA double-header looks like it will be less of a shitshow. http://www.racer.com/wec-le-mans/item/148447-wec-sebring-race-moved-ahead-of-12-hours
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Yeah, a Friday race from a separate pit complex sounds like way less of a logistical nightmare. I'mma have to get tickets as soon as they're available, aren't I?
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I uh, huh: http://www.racer.com/wec-le-mans/item/148450-tvr-commits-to-lmp1-presence-for-super-season Did not see that coming, although I've apparently missed their chairman talking about it for ages.
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I haven’t seen a TVR since John Travolta drove one in Swordfish.
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Feels Villeneuve posted:I had no idea TVR still existed. They're making a limited run of GBP90k cars. I don't know if "existed" is a word I'd use, considering Morgan prolly makes more cars per year than TVR does.
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Hmmm 1000 miles will still be a 9-10 hour race.
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Basticle posted:Hmmm 1000 miles will still be a 9-10 hour race. 1000 miles or 8 hours, whichever is first.
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iwentdoodie posted:1000 miles or 8 hours, whichever is first. Where do you see that?
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Schlesische posted:They're making a limited run of GBP90k cars. Delorean makes more cars than TVR. I don’t think they’ve actually started production again, so it’s been like 12 years since a production car came off the assembly line.
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Basticle posted:Where do you see that? Racer article I linked. quote:Under the previously announced schedule, the start of the FIA WEC's 1,000-mile race was meant to follow two hours after IMSA's 12-hour event, or approximately 12:40 a.m. Sunday; in the new agreement with IMSA and the fabled 3.7-mile circuit it owns, the European series will shift its race to Friday. A cap of eight hours has also been placed on the WEC round.
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