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jammyozzy posted:Got to go the the WEC 6 hours of Spa at the weekend, took some snaps: Great snaps! What was the atmosphere, food and general setup like? It's a toss up between Spa and Le Mans next year and the wife wants to come so I'm thinking of what may interest her too
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That Spa 6 hours was absolutely bananas. Such a shame the #5 Toyota went poof late.
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May 9, 2016 00:10
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This whole weekend of racing has been pretty entertaining.
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julian assflange posted:Great snaps! What was the atmosphere, food and general setup like? It's a toss up between Spa and Le Mans next year and the wife wants to come so I'm thinking of what may interest her too I actually went for work so didn't get much of the atmosphere before the race started, but there was a very healthy crowd and everyone was having a good time. It's not a patch on the N24 but that's a whole different beast. I imagine Le Mans has far far more atmosphere because Spa is "only" a 6 hour race. Food on track was standard burger van fare for us, but Francorchamps is less than a kilometer up the hill from the track entrance and has some good food. The Acqua Rossa pizzeria and Relais de Pommard steak house are great. Also take the opportunity to try Leffe on tap. To be honest if it's a choice of one or the other I would do Le Mans first, the atomsphere will be much better even just from the volume of people, and I've been told Le Mans is just a weekend long booze-up which tallies with what happens at the N24. Spa is an amazing track to watch and walk around though.
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I'm pretty interested in going to spa next year for this or maybe the N24 also. Where did you stay, i've read that some people like to stay in Liege and then drive in which isnt so bad? I've been to spa before but not on a race day, got to walk up Eau Rouge though! Btw if you like leffe on tap, the brewery isnt that too far away from Spa. track day bro! fucked around with this message at 08:28 on May 10, 2016 |
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We stayed in a house about 300m as the crow flies from La Source, you could hear the wheel guns through the trees in the morning it was so close. I'll dig the details out when I get home. *E* Here it is: http://www.booking.com/hotel/be/le-chalet-de-marguerite.en-gb.html jammyozzy fucked around with this message at 21:55 on May 10, 2016 |
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May 10, 2016 12:58
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Watching the btcc from thruxton and it's nice to see Goodyear get a chance at others series.
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Blancpain endurance is this weekend. https://twitter.com/BlancpainGT/status/731065388331618304
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Last hour of ELMS at Imola and its raining HARD; I finally understand what going "full retard" means
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njsykora posted:Blancpain endurance is this weekend. Lol
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Thanks John Force, I was three minutes late to daycare dropoff while your haulers pulled out of the parking lot.
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Not really racing, but on Wednesday there was a race at Laguna Seca. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKTHMh8hAhk&t=1349s Bicycles plunging down the corkscrew and bombing it down the hill is quite the sight.
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ME SMERT
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Cygni posted:Answer was apparently Napa Nice! e: wait a minute, this isn't the IndyCar thread.
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whoa, thats really weird... i hadnt even clicked on this thread yet when i posted that? or im just an idiot? both are possible. my bad!
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Meanwhile in European Formula 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOvt8OlfX4E  He was conscious upon arrival to the medical center and was taken to hospital to check for "possible head and back injuries".
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Holy poo poo the NHRA race in Topeka has already resulted in records being shattered. Matt Hagan went 3.86 at 335 mph in a funny car and Brittany Force went 3.67 in top fuel!
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Doc Morbid posted:Meanwhile in European Formula 3:
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bruises for tveter, broken heel bones and fractured vertabrae for li. only the former will require surgery. ultimately a pretty lucky outcome.
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Hey maybe I should slow down for this giant cloud of sand on the track
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CactusWeasle posted:Hey maybe I should slow down for this giant cloud of sand on the track DRIVE THROUGH IT, COLE
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13 cars starting race 2 in TCR at Imola. After all the hype last season about their grid size it's been sad this season watching the grid slowly shrink.
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ColonelJohnMatrix posted:Holy poo poo the NHRA race in Topeka has already resulted in records being shattered. Matt Hagan went 3.86 at 335 mph in a funny car and Brittany Force went 3.67 in top fuel! knock em back to 900 feet, they'll slow down!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWhpORIAsO0 I have no idea how people arent being constantly killed at the Spa/Radillon section of track. As I post this there's another huge crash just happened in the Euroformula race.
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It was Formula V8 3.5, but yeah. Renowned quality driver Johnny Cecotto Jr. plowed into the back of Roy Nissany's car as the latter was slowing down (safety car had just come out), clambered over it and nearly landed on Nissany's head in the process as they both went into the tyre barriers. Both guys got out of their cars fine, but that was some scary poo poo. [e] As for Euroformula Open, I was a bit unsure what the hell that series is even supposed to be, since it appears to just be European Formula 3 but with a bunch of drivers no one has ever heard of. Autosport doesn't even seem to cover the series. Apparently, it used to be Spanish F3 and then Euroformula F3 Open, but as they no longer follow the FIA's official engine regulations they had to take the F3 out of the name. DMorbid fucked around with this message at 16:04 on May 22, 2016 |
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May 22, 2016 15:53
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I can be excused for confusing 2 of the 927 european formula series
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CactusWeasle posted:I can be excused for confusing 2 of the 927 european formula series No you absolutely may not 
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Hey, the Nurburgring 24 is happening. Classic cars right now and it's raining.
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And now the actual cars. Make sure to put radiolemans.com on instead of the German audio. Oh yes and a Porsche (#911) lost its rear wing on the warm up lap
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Said Porsche has since spun and wrecked itself.
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geonetix posted:And now the actual cars. Make sure to put radiolemans.com on instead of the German audio. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zspyrZ07Ok heres a link that combines them so you dont have to worry about audio/visual desync!
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Lol, already a broken Porsche
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Kilonum posted:Lol, already a broken Porsche Make that 2 Whats with the tiny gravel traps on some areas of the track, drainage? I dont see them doing much else
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Rain as gently caress  e: many many cars crashing now at the same corner CactusWeasle fucked around with this message at 15:15 on May 28, 2016 |
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May 28, 2016 15:09
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Holy poo poo that parade of cars hydroplaning into the gravel
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