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hunnert car pileup: Oct 28, 2007; the first world was a mistake

*sees 50 new posts*

Thread still sucks but at least no one died

# ¿ Jan 6, 2015 01:33

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# ¿ Apr 25, 2024 15:21

hunnert car pileup: Oct 28, 2007; the first world was a mistake

IceAgeComing posted:

because I'm a sad nerd I decided to look up his stats; and discovered that another Hattori ran in CART in 1999. He was second last in the championship while Shigsy was last: so I'm going to guess that he wasn't much better

Naoki Hattori was actually fairly respectable and a worldbeater compared to Shiggy.

# ¿ Jan 10, 2015 01:42

hunnert car pileup: Oct 28, 2007; the first world was a mistake

'73 was one of the shittiest years ever for racing in general, not even including the series of disasters at the 500. At least Benny Parsons got his title that year.

I don't remember anything about the 2008 Daytona 500.

# ¿ Jan 17, 2015 23:11

hunnert car pileup: Oct 28, 2007; the first world was a mistake

Calling Carpentier, Hornish, and 2008 Jacques Villeneuve among "the best of the best in terms of talent from around the world" is a bit of a stretch.

# ¿ Jan 17, 2015 23:21

hunnert car pileup: Oct 28, 2007; the first world was a mistake

The last time JV could be put in that category was 2000. Dude stopped giving a poo poo once BAR signed Olivier Panis to be his teammate and the team stopped revolving around him.

Hell, Jenson Button was thought to be a total lost cause when BAR brought him on board, and he kicked the poo poo out of JV and saved his career.

# ¿ Jan 17, 2015 23:23

hunnert car pileup: Oct 28, 2007; the first world was a mistake

Alain Post posted:

I always thought the crash at Melbourne in 2001 that killed a marshal hosed him up more than he would admit.

Forgot about this, but yeah I could believe that too. Especially since it was so similar to the crash that killed Gilles.

# ¿ Jan 18, 2015 04:38

hunnert car pileup: Oct 28, 2007; the first world was a mistake

VikingSkull posted:

british hockey can't be good

it just can't

The fact that Paul Bissonnette was one of the league's best players during the 2012 NHL lockout is all you need to know.

# ¿ Jan 18, 2015 17:00

hunnert car pileup: Oct 28, 2007; the first world was a mistake

Kilonum posted:

5. 2005 United States Grand Prix

Granted, yes, it was a mainly European "race", but it was at an American track (Indy) and had mainly American fans in attendance but it was a shitshow from start to finish.

Oh, God. I was there and thought there would be an honest to god riot. That said, at least 95% of the vitriol was directed at Bernie, Michelin, and Max and I don't think it was very consquential to AOW as a whole.

At least Champ Car, in one of their few smart moves, offered free admission for anyone who presented a ticket stub from that race.

# ¿ Jan 18, 2015 20:39

hunnert car pileup: Oct 28, 2007; the first world was a mistake

But really, speculation about sprint car guys who could make it in Indycars when ICS' top feeder series can barely field 10 cars on a regular basis is really loving funny.

# ¿ Jan 20, 2015 01:41

hunnert car pileup: Oct 28, 2007; the first world was a mistake

I want the Bill Weber and Rusty Wallace Experience.

Go all out if you're gonna have an awful open wheel commentary booth.

# ¿ Jan 27, 2015 02:54

hunnert car pileup: Oct 28, 2007; the first world was a mistake

VikingSkull posted:

he's no Kevin Cogan

I'd wager Cogan is more famous for taking out Mario at the start of the '82 500 than his pitlane wreck.

# ¿ Jan 27, 2015 16:38

hunnert car pileup: Oct 28, 2007; the first world was a mistake

That took me a minute. :haw:

# ¿ Jan 27, 2015 22:13

hunnert car pileup: Oct 28, 2007; the first world was a mistake

His collapsing everything at Bristol was the top engineering feat of the '90s as well.

# ¿ Jan 28, 2015 00:36

hunnert car pileup: Oct 28, 2007; the first world was a mistake

Oh, great, 30 new posts. What are we fighting about this ti-- :yikes:

gently caress off, ICS. Just gently caress off and sell the whole thing to Smoke or something.

# ¿ Jan 29, 2015 01:40

hunnert car pileup: Oct 28, 2007; the first world was a mistake

I knew about the Hawaiian Superprix but I did not know they were planning to put it on PPV :laffo:

# ¿ Jan 31, 2015 08:17

hunnert car pileup: Oct 28, 2007; the first world was a mistake

I wonder how they did compared to something like 2000 WCW PPVs.

# ¿ Jan 31, 2015 09:30

hunnert car pileup: Oct 28, 2007; the first world was a mistake

The paying customer count was also approximately 0 for a lot of races. The ALMS race smoked the CC race in attendance for their doubleheader at Road America in '07.

That Vegas street course owned, though.

# ¿ Jan 31, 2015 15:56

hunnert car pileup: Oct 28, 2007; the first world was a mistake

Graham won in his very first ICS race 7 (!) years ago and has done jack poo poo since. Gonna say it'd make no difference.

# ¿ Feb 10, 2015 01:36

hunnert car pileup: Oct 28, 2007; the first world was a mistake

Possibly Chicken posted:

Should have put the money toward an official game that isn't Grid or Forza. A well made indycar game would own.

This would've been a great idea and probably better for attracting new eyes to the sport.

# ¿ Feb 16, 2015 14:03

hunnert car pileup: Oct 28, 2007; the first world was a mistake

FuzzySkinner posted:

I'm just saying that those two actually would market their games fairly well.

I don't think you'd get the same type of effort from those that are currently making the NASCAR series or Code masters IMO.

A Codemasters game would smite the poo poo out of anything EA made.

# ¿ Feb 18, 2015 02:36

hunnert car pileup: Oct 28, 2007; the first world was a mistake

IceAgeComing posted:

Drag racing is something that I've never gotten into; it seems like a thing that's much funner to go see live than it is on TV.

Jesus loving Christ yes. Watching the nitro cars take off is about as visceral an experience as you'll ever have at a sporting event.

Also gonna nth the respect for Shirley Muldowney. The fact that she came back from a crash that tore off one of her thumbs and completely destroyed her legs makes her even more badass.

# ¿ Feb 28, 2015 01:40

hunnert car pileup: Oct 28, 2007; the first world was a mistake

VikingSkull posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jo6IhjrYYjw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNxTM2cFhhc

Immediately recognized the 2nd vid from Decade of Thrills II.

Happier video :unsmith:

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25hF4UtwTC8&t=67m

# ¿ Feb 28, 2015 01:49

hunnert car pileup: Oct 28, 2007; the first world was a mistake

Also respect to Darrell Gwynn in the same video. Dude would've had an awesome career had it not been taken from him.

Focus seems to be getting mixed reviews. Rotten Tomatoes must not know what Indy means.

# ¿ Feb 28, 2015 01:57

hunnert car pileup: Oct 28, 2007; the first world was a mistake

So we looking forward to the season opener today, guys?

Guys?

# ¿ Mar 8, 2015 16:57

hunnert car pileup: Oct 28, 2007; the first world was a mistake

Norns posted:

Pleased to see the Gillette Mach 3 style front wing on the Honda kits!

gently caress Everything, We're Doing Five Wings

# ¿ Mar 10, 2015 08:16

hunnert car pileup: Oct 28, 2007; the first world was a mistake

Bentai posted:

That's a really nice color combo.

Looks like an old-school McLaren. It'd be nice if they kept this.

# ¿ Mar 12, 2015 01:31

hunnert car pileup: Oct 28, 2007; the first world was a mistake

KingShibby posted:

That's a good point, but when a driver is voted Most Popular by fans, they need a ride no matter what

Someone get Rory Fitzpatrick an Indycar ride.

# ¿ Mar 13, 2015 01:44

hunnert car pileup: Oct 28, 2007; the first world was a mistake

Newgarden's car is BOSS looking.

# ¿ Mar 14, 2015 19:10

hunnert car pileup: Oct 28, 2007; the first world was a mistake

TNO posted:

I drive a '08 Focus

I was looking at getting a brand new VW Golf back in 2011 before my Grand Am poo poo itself and forced my hand. I do love my used Focus though.

# ¿ Mar 24, 2015 00:35

hunnert car pileup: Oct 28, 2007; the first world was a mistake

Minto Took posted:

By the way, Broadway Diner in Fortville kills them on tenderloins.

The Bank in Pendleton has some loving incredible tenderloins too.

# ¿ Mar 25, 2015 01:53

hunnert car pileup: Oct 28, 2007; the first world was a mistake

Cygni posted:

dumb rich people poo poo or something

motorsports.txt

# ¿ Mar 29, 2015 19:46

hunnert car pileup: Oct 28, 2007; the first world was a mistake

FuzzySkinner posted:

/Hinchcliffe used it back in the day for some reason.

Crappies (ugh) loving worshipped Hinch and he actually posted a few times ribbing on Indycar back in like '06 and '07. They hate his guts now, of course. Gentilozzi also posted there IIRC.

I've come across quite a few drag racing forums that also fit the "Stormfront for racing" bill rather nicely.

hunnert car pileup fucked around with this message at 05:57 on Apr 4, 2015

# ¿ Apr 4, 2015 05:52

hunnert car pileup: Oct 28, 2007; the first world was a mistake

Human Grand Prix posted:

It's strange because current Indycar arguably resembles CART far more than the IRL.

Yeah but FTG!!!

# ¿ Apr 4, 2015 20:11

hunnert car pileup: Oct 28, 2007; the first world was a mistake

FuzzySkinner posted:

I drove by John Force's facility in Brownsburg.

It's.loving. Huge. It's only real comparison in US auto racing would be where Hendrick is located.

Also across the street is RLL of all things.

Tons of drag racers have their stuff in Brownsburg. Don Schumacher's facility is enormous as well.

# ¿ Apr 19, 2015 03:19

hunnert car pileup: Oct 28, 2007; the first world was a mistake

Nobody mentioned the Speraficos driving for Coyne. How dare y'all.

Also Takuya Kurosawa, who had a ridiculous showing at Long Beach in 2000.

# ¿ Apr 22, 2015 01:42

hunnert car pileup: Oct 28, 2007; the first world was a mistake

Cubey posted:

gently caress yeah Newgarden

# ¿ Apr 26, 2015 22:33

hunnert car pileup: Oct 28, 2007; the first world was a mistake

FuzzySkinner posted:

American Open Wheel Racing hosed up by not trying to create an East Coast version of Long Beach.

They did try. They had a race a the Meadowlands that they tried to hype as a big deal and it didn't work because lol the Meadowlands.

And not having an east coast version of Long Beach is pretty low on the list of AOWR fuckups.

# ¿ Apr 27, 2015 05:13

hunnert car pileup: Oct 28, 2007; the first world was a mistake

devmd01 posted:

You could always go up to Anderson

No don't do this.

# ¿ May 3, 2015 18:02

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# ¿ Apr 25, 2024 15:21

hunnert car pileup: Oct 28, 2007; the first world was a mistake

Petty helped run a car for John Andretti a few years back, so maybe.

# ¿ May 3, 2015 18:22

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