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I'm glad I accidentally took my first week off of the year on Bathurst week.
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That could make the race better, too many high-quality GT3 cars stumbling over traffic on top of the mountain in years past.
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Jan 29, 2020 07:53
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The invitational cars are decently qucik if obnoxiusly load when put next to a GT3 car. The GT4 cars where the biggest issue in terms of speed but they added variety to the field. Could also be a wet end to the race as they're predicting storms in the afternoon and Bathurst hasn't had much rain in the last 12 months or so.
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Jan 29, 2020 08:06
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I like the variety, though this race is often frustrating to watch it is so stop start due to incidents.
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Jan 29, 2020 11:15
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Last year had the most green running out of any of the 12 hour races run at Bathurst. It’s not always the slower classes causing issues for the higher tiers either but rather the supercars drivers doing dumb dumb loving poo poo against the overseas drivers. Mostert and whincup are two of the main offenders in that regard.
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Jan 29, 2020 11:31
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I miss the old days of seeing a McLaren try to lap a Fiat 500
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Jan 29, 2020 11:37
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CactusWeasle posted:I miss the old days of seeing a McLaren try to lap a Fiat 500 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yefWVJmtwrU Enjoy 6 minutes of being the slowest car on the track. Source: Uploaded by the guy who was driving.
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Jan 30, 2020 03:55
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Some good photos here. Didn’t get to ask about a third Penske, sorry. As I posted earlier, the team say they have worked a lot on rear tire wear and a lot of that is down to controlling traction events. https://arstechnica.com/cars/2020/01/spectacular-sunrises-and-a-sense-of-optimism-mark-the-2020-rolex-24/
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Jan 30, 2020 20:44
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drgitlin posted:Some good photos here. Didn’t get to ask about a third Penske, sorry. As I posted earlier, the team say they have worked a lot on rear tire wear and a lot of that is down to controlling traction events. What’re you using for a camera for events/coverage like this?
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Jan 31, 2020 01:54
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One of the KCMG nissan GT-r's is already out after hitting a wall up the top of the mountain. It's also supposed to be hotter tomorrow and still hot on Sunday before storms hit the race later in the day. I'm kinda glad I can watch it at home rather than going to the event this year because I can't imagine sitting on the side of the track in 40 C heat with gently caress all shade being available for spectators. It's going to make the race pretty interesting as well.
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Jan 31, 2020 08:01
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harperdc posted:What’re you using for a camera for events/coverage like this? Elle did the good photos, she shot it all on an iPhone XS with some Moment lenses. But for the cars on track next time I’d prefer she uses something with a bigger sensor and a real telephoto. Doing just iPhone works for Formula E where you can get very close, but for road courses there’s no substitute for size, IMO. For the ones I took they’re mostly an iPhone 8, although a few of them were with a LUMIX mirrorless (GF8?)
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Jan 31, 2020 14:25
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https://twitter.com/Bathurst12hour/status/1223362752506281984
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Jan 31, 2020 23:09
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Bathurst is good at taking no prisoners but it seems like with the heat today it's out to destory anyone who makes a mistake. Hub Auto is now out and one of the bentleys is in doubt.
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Dr. Garbanzo posted:Bathurst is good at taking no prisoners https://twitter.com/Bathurst12hour/status/1223432712460980230 EDIT https://twitter.com/Bathurst12hour/status/1223445312892592129 WindyMan fucked around with this message at 04:25 on Feb 1, 2020 |
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Feb 1, 2020 04:09
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A few of the drivers are saying the track isn't offering a huge amount of grip and they're pushing harder than they possibly should be.
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Feb 1, 2020 04:35
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And this is just practice/quali. The standards on that wreck at the top...the marshals don’t throw a flag for about 10 seconds. Not good.
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Feb 1, 2020 04:45
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That's always sorta been the case on the mountain unfortunately. Quali finished with a lambo on top of the wall. https://twitter.com/Bathurst12hour/status/1223453453516603392 Dr. Garbanzo fucked around with this message at 05:19 on Feb 1, 2020 |
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Feb 1, 2020 04:54
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Is the track just extra greasy from being hot or what?
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marshalljim posted:Is the track just extra greasy from being hot or what? It's not helping things. Its also been fairly dusty as theres been gently caress all rain so everytime a change moves through it brings with it a plume of dust. My car currently has sections of mud caused by the dust and I don't live all that far from Bathurst.
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Feb 1, 2020 06:13
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Double post but Matt Campbell put his Porsche on pole whihc is the first time thats happened. Second went to the Maclaren 720S
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The Porsche lost over half a second in the final sector though, so it's going to be really interesting to see if it has any kind of race pace or is just going to be destroyed on the straights.
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njsykora posted:The Porsche lost over half a second in the final sector though, so it's going to be really interesting to see if it has any kind of race pace or is just going to be destroyed on the straights. That is true but the maclaren is the sort of car that goes dumb level quick without making a huge amount of fuss. I know the previous gen wasn't a fan of the heat and would shut down. It might do alright tomorrow though.
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Feb 1, 2020 08:27
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That was a day that went from  to 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYjWAZKW3aI
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For all those outside Australia, you can watch live on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JS-ubIbvw_A
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Feb 1, 2020 23:41
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lol rear end is in 14th
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hunnert car pileup posted:lol rear end is in 14th JAM is in 13th
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Feb 2, 2020 01:43
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DIX in 25th harden up DIX
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Feb 2, 2020 01:46
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I dont know corner names well for Bathurst, but the 222 audi having his right rear explode in the same turn that has eaten numerous cars and somehow saving it was loving ridiculous
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Feb 2, 2020 02:03
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hunnert car pileup posted:DIX in 25th I was partial to rear end
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Feb 2, 2020 03:10
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iwentdoodie posted:I dont know corner names well for Bathurst, but the 222 audi having his right rear explode in the same turn that has eaten numerous cars and somehow saving it was loving ridiculous That was probably the complex of corners called The Cutting.
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Feb 2, 2020 03:19
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It was Skyline.hunnert car pileup posted:DIX in 25th DIX better use a KON DUM for rear end.
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Feb 2, 2020 03:30
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spaceblancmange posted:It was Skyline. Ah I thought it popped on the uphill, not along the top.
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Technically it was on the exit of McPhilamy https://twitter.com/Bathurst12hour/status/1223770430361595904 e; https://twitter.com/SupercarsMaster/status/1223781397271171074 lmao
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Feb 2, 2020 04:04
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I'm a bit confused by that drive-thru penalty for #60 ignoring the blue flag. Now, granted I'm coming from F1/IndyCar exclusively, but can they not defend from being lapped from the lead lap?
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Missed multiple hours at a family thing but I'm locked and loaded for the rest of the afternoon. I'll watch the sections I missed later on in the week on replay
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Here comes the weather. The bentley looks impressive pace wise and it'd be nice to see it on the top step Because every year they look solid before they get duded by other drivers.
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