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WindyMan
Mar 21, 2002

Respect the power of the wind
Merge WRC and WTCC. All cars run on a schedule that's 50% circuit racing, 50% all-terrain rally.

Or maybe just kill both series and double down on Rallycross, I dunno.

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gret
Dec 12, 2005

goggle-eyed freak


BTCC is a vastly superior product anyhow.

orange juche
Mar 14, 2012



Cygni posted:

2017 ligier testing with the new Gibson engine. Sounds pretty neat (the other 2 cars are P3)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRbcvSXCpJQ

Huh so what is the displacement of the P2 engine? It sounds either smaller or much higher revving than the P3 engine.

They both sound awesome though.

MazeOfTzeentch
May 2, 2009

rip miso beno
4 litres, iirc.

The Nissan in the P3 cars is larger.

Feels Villeneuve
Oct 7, 2007

Setter is Better.
WTCC is trash.

Peanut President
Nov 5, 2008

by Athanatos
Is there any good racing series?

wicka
Jun 28, 2007


ARCA

Feels Villeneuve
Oct 7, 2007

Setter is Better.
BTCC is good.

geonetix
Mar 6, 2011


Peanut President posted:

Is there any good racing series?

WEC, Pirelli World Championship, Blancpain, Continental SportsCar Challenge, ELMS etc.

I'm a bit of a GT3 fan though

mactheknife
Jul 20, 2004

THE JOLLY CANDY-LIKE BUTTON
Supercars are fun, too.

BMB5150
Oct 24, 2010

2018 Indianapolis 500 Winner

So someone uploaded the 2000 Rolex 24. God how much attrition this race used to have and also :lol: at Dyson with the slowest blow up of an engine ever. 7 am, running on 7 and a half cylinders then slowly down to 6 with the Vipers and Corvette chasing them down.

Human Grand Prix
Jan 24, 2013

by FactsAreUseless
Super GT.

MazeOfTzeentch
May 2, 2009

rip miso beno

BMB5150 posted:

So someone uploaded the 2000 Rolex 24. God how much attrition this race used to have and also :lol: at Dyson with the slowest blow up of an engine ever. 7 am, running on 7 and a half cylinders then slowly down to 6 with the Vipers and Corvette chasing them down.

Oh my god the pre-start grid walk with tiny ricky and jordan taylor :3:

Cygni
Nov 12, 2005

raring to post

looks like Mercedes gonna announced a DPi program

https://twitter.com/IMSA/status/796454352512753664

Bentai
Jul 8, 2004


NERF THIS!


http://www.racer.com/f1/item/136237-f1-vettel-raikkonen-to-lap-daytona-in-december
F1 cars gonna lap the Daytona infield next month.

BMB5150
Oct 24, 2010

2018 Indianapolis 500 Winner

Cygni posted:

looks like Mercedes gonna announced a DPi program

https://twitter.com/IMSA/status/796454352512753664

Hmmm well Penske has had a relationship with Mercedes before and Daimler with Dodge.

iospace
Jan 19, 2038


Cygni posted:

looks like Mercedes gonna announced a DPi program

https://twitter.com/IMSA/status/796454352512753664

https://twitter.com/IMSA/status/796469325116960768

orange juche
Mar 14, 2012



Cygni posted:

looks like Mercedes gonna announced a DPi program

https://twitter.com/IMSA/status/796454352512753664

I would be ok with this

harperdc
Jul 24, 2007

Cygni posted:

looks like Mercedes gonna announced a DPi program

https://twitter.com/IMSA/status/796454352512753664

oh, so the "we're not doing a program, wtf are you talking about" from AMG/Mercedes sports dudes when MP and RLM discussed this is all because the story leaked, eh.

hope they provide the "customer's car" and a decent works team. I need more racing gear I can wear to work.

Seizure Meat
Jul 23, 2008

by Smythe
the silhouette looks strangely like a CLK-GTR

:getin:

BMB5150
Oct 24, 2010

2018 Indianapolis 500 Winner

VikingSkull posted:

the silhouette looks strangely like a CLK-GTR

:getin:

If that's the case just wonder how the others could look. I'm gonna guess it's probably an Oreca chassis since it's the only that hasn't been confirmed a DPi car

wicka
Jun 28, 2007


VikingSkull posted:

the silhouette looks strangely like a CLK-GTR

:getin:

oh god don't do this to me

Sneaks McDevious
Jul 29, 2010

by LITERALLY AN ADMIN
Motorsport Manager is out on PC today. I have high hopes considering how fun the iOS version was. I :siren: may even make a thread in games about it :siren:

Bentai
Jul 8, 2004


NERF THIS!


Does the game "simulate" only F1-style racing, or does it do other series as well?

Sneaks McDevious
Jul 29, 2010

by LITERALLY AN ADMIN

Bentai posted:

Does the game "simulate" only F1-style racing, or does it do other series as well?

Single seater for now. Here's hoping for some mods. Initial reviews are good. Can't wait to get stuck in this weekend. Seems fairly deep compared to what has come before.

CactusWeasle
Aug 1, 2006
It's not a party until the bomb squad says it is

Cygni posted:

looks like Mercedes gonna announced a DPi program

https://twitter.com/IMSA/status/796454352512753664

Given the humour of the IMSA Twitter account and the timeline of recent tweets I dont think its hinting that its Mercedes related, moreso saying the SLS announcement is unrelated

Or im totally wrong or whatever

Cygni
Nov 12, 2005

raring to post

CactusWeasle posted:

Given the humour of the IMSA Twitter account and the timeline of recent tweets I dont think its hinting that its Mercedes related, moreso saying the SLS announcement is unrelated

Or im totally wrong or whatever

were all guessin here, but there were def a lot of rumors about a merc DPi. maybe i jumped to conclusions too fast.

njsykora
Jan 23, 2012

Robots confuse squirrels.


julian assflange posted:

Single seater for now. Here's hoping for some mods. Initial reviews are good. Can't wait to get stuck in this weekend. Seems fairly deep compared to what has come before.

Given they've supposedly had help from the Sports Interactive guys (Football Manager aka the gods of this game type) I'd hope its actually deeper and not just lots more meters that do basically the same thing.

Sneaks McDevious
Jul 29, 2010

by LITERALLY AN ADMIN

njsykora posted:

Given they've supposedly had help from the Sports Interactive guys (Football Manager aka the gods of this game type) I'd hope its actually deeper and not just lots more meters that do basically the same thing.

No there is more complex things like staff relationships etc (which hopefully does something) and you can also risk running parts that won't pass scrutineering which is hopefully a bit of fun

mactheknife
Jul 20, 2004

THE JOLLY CANDY-LIKE BUTTON

julian assflange posted:

No there is more complex things like staff relationships etc (which hopefully does something) and you can also risk running parts that won't pass scrutineering which is hopefully a bit of fun

That last bit owns, I've always wanted sports games to allow cheating with the risk of consequences.

Seizure Meat
Jul 23, 2008

by Smythe

mactheknife posted:

That last bit owns, I've always wanted sports games to allow cheating with the risk of consequences.

Blood Bowl has cheating as an option

I'm Crap
Aug 15, 2001

mactheknife posted:

That last bit owns, I've always wanted sports games to allow cheating with the risk of consequences.
90s FIFA games had a button that was just "commit a godawful foul and get sent off if the referee sees it."

Sneaks McDevious
Jul 29, 2010

by LITERALLY AN ADMIN

I'm Crap posted:

90s FIFA games had a button that was just "commit a godawful foul and get sent off if the referee sees it."

That was awesome and you could it on the keeper as well :rms:

Roller Coast Guard
Aug 27, 2006

With this magnificent aircraft,
and my magnificent facial hair,
the British Empire will never fall!


VikingSkull posted:

Blood Bowl has cheating as an option

Cheating was never optional in Blood Bowl.

Seizure Meat
Jul 23, 2008

by Smythe

Roller Coast Guard posted:

Cheating was never optional in Blood Bowl.

fair point

Sneaks McDevious
Jul 29, 2010

by LITERALLY AN ADMIN
Sorry to keep the game derail going but Dirt 3 Complete Edition is available for free on the Humble Store until 6pm UK time. It's not a free weekend, it's for keeps.

WindyMan
Mar 21, 2002

Respect the power of the wind
Yeah, there's about 25 hours left as of this post. You also need to redeem the Steam key right away, or so they say.

https://www.humblebundle.com/store/dirt-3-complete-edition-free-game

iospace
Jan 19, 2038


https://twitter.com/IMSA/status/797135979534491648
It's sort of my home track, but I'm always surprised to see RA well liked. I always thought it was sort of a "second rate" track.

Then again, that may have been due to NASCAR largely snubbing it with no Sprint Cup races there.

Human Grand Prix
Jan 24, 2013

by FactsAreUseless
Road America is badass.

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Cygni
Nov 12, 2005

raring to post

a lot of people (most?) consider it the best road course in america.

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