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wicka posted:this opinion is honestly worse than racism  Tilke apologist spotted
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I'm not sure Cota is going to be paying anyone any sanctioning fees soon enough, so WEC is shopping the only other track that paid the FIA's track grade extortion fee.
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May 31, 2016 23:46
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the IMS road course is one of the worst race tracks in the entire world. it is irredeemably boring.
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May 31, 2016 23:52
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Please move it so I can go thank you WEC
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wicka posted:this opinion is honestly worse than racism Hermann Tilke literally has a 3D drafting program full of Famous Corners that he just reaches into like a grab bag and sticks in his Tilkedromes like a 12 year old with the Forza track editor. He is a bad track designer and good road tracks use the landscape they are built on for their defining features.
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Tokyo Sexwhale posted:Hermann Tilke literally has a 3D drafting program full of Famous Corners that he just reaches into like a grab bag and sticks in his Tilkedromes like a 12 year old with the Forza track editor. yeah, and it's still better than the IMS road course, which is an atrocious race track
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Helicon One posted:minus infinity? Herman Tilke didn't even design CotA. Kevin Schwartz and Tavo Hellmund designed CotA and they just hired Tilke's firm to manage construction of the track. 
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harperdc posted:Say what you will about IMS, but they at least run events better than COTA does. They know how to do sportscars, and I think if they moved the September double-header up to Indy, it would probably draw better and better. The actual circuit might be better at COTA, but they're proving themselves unable to sell an event. MotoGP ran the 2.6 mile version of the circuit, so it would be a short and fast track compared to a lot of the ones run on the WEC. This is what the article talked about. IMS during the 500 was packed to the rafters and felt really lively, whereas COTA is built in the middle of a desert and has the crowd personality to match. It's not about if the actual track is good for HIGH PERFORMANCE RACING TECHNOLOGY but good for being a fun place to catch a race. WEC races at Indy will be godawful but they'll take a half full godawful over an empty good race.
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I'd rather see WEC go to like Road Atlanta or VIR or a track that's actually legitimately good. The Indy road course is still a step up from COTA though so whatever.
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Cubey posted:I'd rather see WEC go to like Road Atlanta or VIR or a track that's actually legitimately good. The Indy road course is still a step up from COTA though so whatever. They'd never consider it again but the time they did the 12 Hours of Sebring was pretty dope.
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Cubey posted:I'd rather see WEC go to like Road Atlanta or VIR or a track that's actually legitimately good. The Indy road course is still a step up from COTA though so whatever. We've been through this, but besides Le Mans they won't go to a track that isn't F1/MotoGP grade. I know that the grading isn't purely for safety but instead is also a deposit to their favorite charity (the FIA), but in most cases the grading is a good basic guide to follow. I'm not mad at it. COTA is a shitshow organizer with an okay track in a tough place to host races, while IMS is a worse roval at the American cathedral of speed with a tradition of racing events drawing incredibly well backed by people with money. It's easy math.
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Cubey posted:I'd rather see WEC go to like Road Atlanta or VIR or a track that's actually legitimately good. The Indy road course is still a step up from COTA though so whatever. This is a good opinion. I'd like to recommend Road America in addition.
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The BTCC is back on this weekend, and Turk is on pole – guess they've managed to sort out a lot of the kinks in that Subaru. (plus they've now been allowed to move away form the stock inlet manifold, having proved it's unsuited to the task). Plus Daniel Lloyd who got his chance to race a Honda following Neate's disappearing act, has stuck it on the front row.
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Jun 4, 2016 17:53
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So it turns out you do need a rear wing on a DP to turn
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I like Dalziel suggesting the wing came off after minor contact with a GTD car and not because it was driven under a tyre barrier.
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Jun 4, 2016 18:10
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Belle Isle is always fun with IMSA.
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CBJSprague24 posted:Belle Isle is always fun with IMSA. I absolutely love Belle Isle, which seems to be an unpopular opinion for some reason
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Jun 4, 2016 18:14
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This new streaming setup IMSA has is loving awful.
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Jun 4, 2016 18:15
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What is the point of a stream if it turns off when the race is on? "Watch the race on FS1" what if I don't have FS1? What then?
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Jun 4, 2016 18:45
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If you're too poor to afford FS1 you're probably too poor to afford Porsches or WeatherTech mats.
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Peanut President posted:What is the point of a stream if it turns off when the race is on? "Watch the race on FS1" what if I don't have FS1? What then? IMSA blacked out the app stream for non-US people after Daytona as far as I could tell. So they went from having one of the best streaming setups to the worst.
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there is a stream 2 watch it somewhere on the internet, hint hint see what i did there
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Peanut President posted:What is the point of a stream if it turns off when the race is on? "Watch the race on FS1" what if I don't have FS1? What then? If it makes you feel any better, I have FS1 but comcast has suddenly decided I shouldn't.
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njsykora posted:IMSA blacked out the app stream for non-US people after Daytona as far as I could tell. So they went from having one of the best streaming setups to the worst. That's real dumb HFX posted:If it makes you feel any better, I have FS1 but comcast has suddenly decided I shouldn't. Actually being high class poor-shah owner/dealer I am too good for cable tv
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 https://twitter.com/NHRA/status/739178440247545856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
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Jun 4, 2016 22:43
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is the engine in his lap? ffs
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Jun 4, 2016 22:45
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On a funny car that's usually where it is.
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Pikes Peak is in 3 weeks. http://arstechnica.com/cars/2016/06/the-pikes-peak-international-hillclimb-is-the-fastest-ev-race-in-the-world/
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wicka posted:is the engine in his lap? ffs At least the rear diff isn't in his crotch
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Jun 5, 2016 01:49
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Subaru really got this figured out now. If only they could stop the cars becoming inferno's now.
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A couple of years ago I paid the $7 or $10 or whatever it was to watch the entire 24 hours of le mans on their Ipad app. Is that still the best way to watch the race?
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Basticle posted:A couple of years ago I paid the $7 or $10 or whatever it was to watch the entire 24 hours of le mans on their Ipad app. Is that still the best way to watch the race? Yep.
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Now they have the WEC stream ticket thing where you can do it via computer too, which is my preferred way to do it, one monitor with the global stream, one monitor with timing and scoring and IRC and one monitor I use to follow one of the 12 or so in-car feeds, and when I'm lazy I chromecast the global feed to my living room tv and sit on the couch.
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http://blackflag.jalopnik.com/stadium-super-truck-driver-lost-his-jaw-in-massive-cras-1781101276
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A jaw dropping wreck
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Jesus Christ! I wonder who built that truck.
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How in the hell do you lose your jaw but not your head if you're wearing your helmet right? I guess if they don't make them wear full helmets maybe? Bet that poo poo will change now.
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They wear full face helmets, they don't have windshields. Sounds like he caught the edge of a barrier + a fence pole with the roof of the truck when it rolled over. As we learned when the fence pole sheared the solid steel roll hoop of Dan Wheldon's car off, physics with that stuff can be bad. Ugh. Rolling headfirst into concrete and fence poles is horrifying.
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