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Another iconic German brand is ending it's long-running sportscar program
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I can't fault the WEC for prioritising their interests, and the interests of one of their manufacturers and the owners of a major circuit in their calendar, over the interests of another series. If Cadillac called up IMSA tomorrow and asked them to move a race and it wound up causing a clash with the WEC they would do it in a heartbeat, and most of the people complaining about this would be applauding them for putting their own interests first.
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Feb 11, 2018 11:24
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The IMSA stream is stuttering like crazy  it's been getting worse and worse since they made big changes to it 2 or so years ago.
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Apr 14, 2018 21:49
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JMW are running the WeatherTech entry at Le Mans this year. I wonder why they were chosen... Cooper MacNeil posted:We came close [to winning] last year with a third place finish. But, the JMW Ferrari was too quick for us to catch, as was the second place car.
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Apr 20, 2018 19:41
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RS3 commentary reporting that the car may have taken off Webber-style
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May 5, 2018 17:30
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iospace posted:Is the Opel Manta returning? Along with 149 other cars yes. http://www.dailysportscar.com/2018/04/26/nurburgring-24-hours-entry-revealed.html
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May 6, 2018 22:56
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That is loving terrifying. It's a good job there's a fair amount of run-off up thereand they weren't using the extended pit exit."DSC posted:Multiple observers (including trackside marshals) have reported directly to DSC that the car completed two “backflips” when airborne
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May 9, 2018 23:21
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GOOD TIMES ON METH posted:Does anyone know how to watch the 24h at Nurburgring this weekend in the US (Youtube TV)? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxOzJPBhlVY
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May 10, 2018 17:17
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May 10, 2018 22:49
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iwentdoodie posted:BoP should go away, and would if the P2 cars were split off. If you un-BoP'd them the DPi class would fall apart overnight. The only requirement to build a DPi is to be at least as fast as the Oreca P2, but there's no maximum limit. Uncapped 1 (maybe 2) of them will almost certainly be faster than the rest, all the manufacturers signed up under the idea of the class being balanced and if that's taken away either the guys in last will just bail or you'll get a development war that will destroy the class through rising costs. I would love to see a class based around a strict set of tech regs with no BoP but the second someone comes along (probably BMW) and says "we'll show up if you give us a waiver in exchange for this cash" IMSA (or the ACO, SRO or whoever) would cave instantly and it'd be back to BoP.
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May 11, 2018 00:05
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tuo posted:argh, there goes Rast and Frijns as well....tough luck, that's endurance racing, but wondering why that wasn't a code 60....did the merc slow down so recently? Rast is also entered in the Land Audi I think.
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May 12, 2018 20:25
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What? They're just out for a jog on a live track, no issues there.
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May 12, 2018 23:40
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Someone at Porsche remembered that they used to have awesome liveries :  http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/porsche-reveals-retro-gte-pro-liveries
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Jun 2, 2018 10:51
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Oh Mazda
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Jun 2, 2018 19:21
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#47 Cetilar Villorba Corse car is in pieces at the first chicane, ambulance heading to the scene but the cctv picked up the driver getting out of the car himself.
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Jun 14, 2018 19:26
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Just had an interview with the managing director of Silverstone on RLM, highlights include: “came here in 91 and had to put up with that horrible Mazda” and crediting Corvette with bringing Lammers back this year. Having been to Silverstone this doesn’t really surprise me.
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Jun 17, 2018 11:36
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Dudley posted:I've been trying to figure this one out. It dawned on me a few minutes ago he’s probably thinking about the wrong Jan
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Jun 17, 2018 11:49
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True, I think the guy’s just a moron.
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Jun 17, 2018 11:56
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These are also some of the rules that everyone was convinced that the ACO were going to use on everyone but Toyota to protect them.
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Jun 17, 2018 13:34
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CactusWeasle posted:Congrats Toyota, you really showed ByKolles who's boss Eh, they can only race the teams that are there and it’s not their fault Audi and Porsche left.
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Jun 17, 2018 13:52
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drgitlin posted:The FIA is the perfect analogue for the ACO. As in F1, there is a separate organization that manages the commercial rights and logistics (can’t remember what it’s called for the WEC). The ACO sets the calendar, writes the rules, and officiates. Just like in F1 that’s all done by the FIA. LMEM
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Jun 18, 2018 23:41
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We've got an extra works GTE Pro entry for the November WEC round in China
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Jun 22, 2018 15:27
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http://www.dailysportscar.com/2018/07/29/sro-statement-on-meyrick-krebs-condition.htmlSRO Statement posted:Both drivers suffered fractures and, due to the high-speed nature of the accident, are currently being kept under observation in intensive care. However, neither has suffered life-threatening injuries.
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Jul 29, 2018 11:00
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Pole at last years IMSA round at CotA was the WTR DPi at 1:54.809, the WEC P2 pole later in the year was the Alpine at 1:54.024 (average time over both drivers) and that was before the DPis were pegged back, the fastest IMSA P2 at CotA was the PR1 Ligier at 1:56.884 and the fastest ORECA was JDC with 1:57.726, so that's nearly 3 full seconds from the tyres and drivers. edit: later not earlier Xisticide fucked around with this message at 22:33 on Aug 6, 2018 |
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Aug 6, 2018 22:26
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harperdc posted:This weekend is the Silverstone WEC round and also looks like the FIA WEC has announced a provisional calendar for the post-super season 2019-20 season: 4 hours at Silverstone is a bit weird, I wonder what that means for the ELMS round, is it being shortened too or is it moving to its own weekend?
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Aug 17, 2018 11:27
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CactusWeasle posted:Startline pileup in IMSA - someone spun the 5, 911, 66 heavily damaged The 99 spun the 5 by the looks of things. I almost forgot this was on, nice of them to cause a delay so I could join at the replay.
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Sep 9, 2018 22:11
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well, while we're in an extended lull, good news about/from Sheena Monk: https://twitter.com/marshallpruett/status/1038862223597174784
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Sep 9, 2018 22:25
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Wtf is Xisticide fucked around with this message at 22:37 on Sep 9, 2018 |
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Sep 9, 2018 22:34
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How is it possible to keep throwing away race after race after race like this?
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Sep 10, 2018 00:17
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It looks like a Mustang that swallowed a V8SC whole and assumed it's shape.
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Nov 7, 2018 22:22
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Bentai posted:
According the FIA she's conscious which is completely not what I expected to read having seen that. quote:A serious incident has occurred on lap 4 of the 2018 FIA F3 World Cup at Macau involving car #25 Sophia Flörsch (GER).
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Nov 18, 2018 10:13
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Cygni posted:How about a new GTE entrant for Lemans/WEC in 2021... that we probably won't ever see if we are honest. Don't often see a team step down from an imaginary P2 program to an imaginary GTE program. Hopfully this one actually turns a wheel.
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Jan 10, 2019 01:23
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Wondered about this when they turned up to the Roar in all white. https://twitter.com/FordPerformance/status/1083393101148893184
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Jan 10, 2019 19:46
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