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The race after the red flag was awesome. I'm glad that Rene Rast is okay, but the super short sprint race (with one mandatory pitstop) that followed was really good racing, especially since DTM got rid of those stupid performance weights. I'm always amazed at how safe the DTM cars are, then again, they are basically like LMP2 cars with the engine in front and a silouette over the whole thing. I mean, couple of years ago this would have resultet in a driver that would have either been knocked out for a couple of races with broken legs OR in a driver without the same amount of legs he was born with: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKwvyoZRs2s What actually happened is that he (Rockenfeller) missed one race and actually won the next race he was in, where he had to break and accelerate with the same foot, because his broken one wasn't able to do anything else than operating the clutch at start. First driver on the podium in crutches????
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May 19, 2018 16:58
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May 20, 2018 09:01
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WEC making drat sure only Toyota can stop Toyota winning Le Mans by nerfing the privateers again for test day.
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May 22, 2018 16:53
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Jesus gently caress, ACO.
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May 22, 2018 17:55
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2 cars didnt start because their funders assets are frozen, one cars electronics turned off in the middle of eau rouge and mangled a driver, one had a blow over, and the Toyotas waltzed to a 1-2 with a 2 lap lead while not even trying...
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May 22, 2018 18:21
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Cygni posted:2 cars didnt start because their funders assets are frozen, one cars electronics turned off in the middle of eau rouge and mangled a driver, one had a blow over, and the Toyotas waltzed to a 1-2 with a 2 lap lead while not even trying... And Toyota also hosed up Petit Le Mans. gently caress Toyota and the aco. I hope the cars burn down at 23:30 and they lose by 5+ laps, while sad old Toyota man cries himself to sleep.
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May 22, 2018 19:32
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Alonso is going to become champion in the most shammiest of ways
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May 22, 2018 20:45
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There's a lot at stake. Imagine they gently caress this up. I can't. But I am sure it's possible.
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May 22, 2018 21:39
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iwentdoodie posted:And Toyota also hosed up Petit Le Mans. Did they announce the driver list for Petit Le Mans yet? I know that there was substantial conflict all up and down the driver list because a lot of the pro drivers are WEC drivers as well, and with a WEC race on the same weekend, they're going to obviously pick the one with the bigger international coverage.
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May 22, 2018 21:52
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orange juche posted:Did they announce the driver list for Petit Le Mans yet? I know that there was substantial conflict all up and down the driver list because a lot of the pro drivers are WEC drivers as well, and with a WEC race on the same weekend, they're going to obviously pick the one with the bigger international coverage. Probably won't know until September for which series they pick that weekend depending on if they can win the IMSA championship.
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May 22, 2018 22:39
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orange juche posted:they're going to obviously pick the one their contracts state takes priority. Fixed that for ya.
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May 22, 2018 23:10
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Not much in the way of sportscars this week, just PWC at Lime Rock, but there's a bunch of other stuff happening that I might watch:
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May 23, 2018 16:56
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May 23, 2018 17:17
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The best race on the same day as the worst race often produces some really fun articles on Monday about why Monaco is actually important and not just a shitpile of a track F1 only still goes to because all the drivers live there for tax reasons. Sportscars at Lime Rock is always a good time though.
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May 23, 2018 17:43
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Monaco is occasionally very good and it's one of the most iconic venues in all of motorsport, who cares if it's usually boring when most F1 races are usually boring.
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May 23, 2018 17:50
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Feels Villeneuve posted:Monaco is occasionally very good and it's one of the most iconic venues in all of motorsport, who cares if it's usually boring when most F1 races are usually boring. Monaco is good for qualifying, more than any other race, if you ask me. The actual racing part is meh.
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May 23, 2018 17:53
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iospace posted:Monaco is good for qualifying, more than any other race, if you ask me. The actual racing part is meh. I will almost always watch F1 qualifying, and only occasionally watch the race. They're amazing hot lapping cars.
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May 23, 2018 18:39
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F1 is basically time attack. Hilarious fun to watch balls to the wall one at a time, but no one wants to see that poo poo wheel to wheel.
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May 23, 2018 18:41
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Feels Villeneuve posted:Monaco is occasionally very good and it's one of the most iconic venues in all of motorsport, who cares if it's usually boring when most F1 races are usually boring. For me, the usually bad racing is compounded by the fact that circuit itself is very slow. I dislike the Hungaroring for the same reasons although it actually produces pretty good races despite it's nature.
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May 23, 2018 18:50
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Even if its slow the scenery makes everything cooler and more exciting. I'm a Hungarian myself but I'm not crazy about the Hungaroring because of that fact, its like you took Monaco and plopped it in a grass field. It does make for some good races once in awhile though. Monaco is a really cool track to watch cars go around even if the racing isn't super exciting, and sometimes people bin it into the walls in exciting ways. I guess its the NASCAR of F1.  iwentdoodie posted:F1 is basically time attack. Hopefully aero changes will reduce this but currently its very true.
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May 23, 2018 18:54
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I mostly wanna see how much tread sloughs off of the Charmin(R) Brand Hypersofts in quali
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May 23, 2018 18:57
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Fauxhawk Express posted:
1997 was remarkable, even with Schumacher essentially lapping the field.
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May 24, 2018 00:23
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yeah there was a reason they called him the rainmaster, look up Spain 1996 for another example of it pissing down rain and Schumacher stomping over everyone
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harperdc posted:1997 was remarkable, even with Schumacher essentially lapping the field. 1996 and 1997 Monaco are the best
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May 24, 2018 03:38
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If anyone has questions for Roger Penske or Art St Cyr about the DPi program, post them in this thread and I’ll see about asking them at Belle Isle in a couple of weeks.
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drgitlin posted:If anyone has questions for Roger Penske or Art St Cyr about the DPi program, post them in this thread and I’ll see about asking them at Belle Isle in a couple of weeks. How does IMSA in 2018 - as a competitive series and as a way to reach an audience - compare with when each was involved last when it was the ALMS in the mid-2000s? I know Art and Honda had a small hand in the early part of new IMSA with the Shank team, but interested in how it’s developed. And how many jokes and references have been made to that Porsche vs Acura era and the competition between their sides at that time?
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drgitlin posted:If anyone has questions for Roger Penske or Art St Cyr about the DPi program, post them in this thread and I’ll see about asking them at Belle Isle in a couple of weeks. Why is your car so loving ugly
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drgitlin posted:If anyone has questions for Roger Penske or Art St Cyr about the DPi program, post them in this thread and I’ll see about asking them at Belle Isle in a couple of weeks. Do they think DPi and LMP2 should be vying for seperate titles? How do they feel about the ACO/WEC rescheduling a race in the same weekend as Petit simply to accomadate one driver?
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May 24, 2018 15:24
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Kris Meeke has been sacked from the Citroen rally team for crashing too much. That’s the actual reason.
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julian assflange posted:Kris Meeke has been sacked from the Citroen rally team for crashing too much. That’s the actual reason. Hahaha I thought you were being flippant but its real. They really said that. Sucks to be Paul Nagle.
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May 24, 2018 20:00
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I'm astonished it took this long.
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https://jalopnik.com/world-rally-championship-driver-kris-meeke-fired-for-cr-1826300890quote:It’s unusual for a team to fire a driver and codriver pair this abruptly and to be this blunt about the reason they’re letting them go. 
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That's a drat shame. He wasn't very good, but he was a real character behind the wheel. That leaves a rather weak driver lineup for Citroen. Although I like both Mads and Craig, they aren't really challenging for wins most of the time. Craig will be the only full time driver that hasn't won a rally and Mads only won in Portugal all the way back in 2012 after Hirvonen ahead of him was disqualified on a technicality. I guess Loeb and the Saudi prince will pop in whenever they feel like it as usual.
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Not surprising. Citroen probably thinking this guy is going to loving kill himself and it drat well isn't going to be in one of our cars.
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SPM in IndyCar just fired Leena Gade, so it looks like she'll be a free agent just in time for WEC teams preparing for Le Mans
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May 25, 2018 03:09
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IndyCar, the poverty series that no one watches, doesn't deserve someone of her calibre.
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May 25, 2018 03:12
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SRO has bought World Challenge on their quest to own GT3/GT4 worldwide.
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Blocked in north america, but for the rest of us: British GT from Snetterton. Race one replay https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4v8TonAjiQ Race two from 3.30pm BST (2.30pm UTC) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUnpj4xFRDk
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