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wicka posted:How does everyone miss the fact that Can-Am is exactly the series you're proposing? It lasted like ten years under its original guise before they had to implement stricter rules due to spiraling costs. Just one time I'd like to hear a mythical solution to all of Formula One's problems that hasn't already been tried and resulted in abject failure. Seriously, this. I love Can-Am, it spawned some unbelievably Cool And Good racecars, but the series itself was the sole reason that the series quickly became not a thing. That, and Porsche making literally the best Can-Am car ever.
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I've never seen Can-am racing but from everything I've heard it was not remotely close and largely dominated by 1-2 marques.
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Feb 17, 2017 03:44
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The racing series that burns twice as bright burns half as long.
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Feb 17, 2017 03:48
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The history of Can-Am was that McLaren won everything and then Porsche won everything. At some point Lola won a race.
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Feb 17, 2017 03:52
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I don't deny that a "absolutely no rules whatsoever" series can't sustain but christ it would be refreshing to have a series reset all the stupid rules that are now a give in for every series and make up its own mind on what's worth banning.
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Feb 17, 2017 03:57
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Can-Am's ultimate undoing was their ugly cars. F1 has been flirting with that outcome lately.
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Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:Can-Am's ultimate undoing was their ugly cars. F1 has been flirting with that outcome lately. Can-Am's ultimate undoing was Porsche who was kicking everyone's arse at it
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Feb 17, 2017 04:07
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I'm playing RR4 again and it turns out that one of the American Twin Fan cars in the game was actually a real Can-Am car. Cool beans.
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Human Grand Prix posted:I'm playing RR4 again and it turns out that one of the American Twin Fan cars in the game was actually a real Can-Am car. Cool beans. The 2J owned. Had a shitload of speed but I don't think it ever finished a race, and it got banned really quickly.
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Feb 17, 2017 04:10
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I need to watch F5000 and Old US sportscar stuff. I'm embarrassed that I thought Jim Hall was just a successful CART guy. Which I guess isn't as bad as thinking Eddie Lawson was a random midfield Indycar driver.
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Feb 17, 2017 04:17
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There's a bunch of old IMSA races on YT that are great. The GTP/Group C era was the best.
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Feb 17, 2017 04:59
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Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:Can-Am's ultimate undoing was their ugly cars. You shut your dirty whore mouth right this instant.
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George Zimmer posted:There's a bunch of old IMSA races on YT that are great. The GTP/Group C era was the best. Yeah the 80s IMSA Silhouettes and protos were cool. I was thinking more along the lines of 70s stuff though.
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Speaking of old poo poo. Does the MotoGP video pass give you access to older seasons? If I can see some of the two stroke era I think I can probably convince myself this is worth it.
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Feb 17, 2017 06:27
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Pretty sure it has all races back to 1992. Don't know what else is in there.
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Feb 17, 2017 06:35
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It's actually sad how hard it is to get old bike races in full. You get like clip together highlights at the best.
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New Williams: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFagk2lpseQ
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ImplicitAssembler posted:New McLaren =O
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ImplicitAssembler posted:New McLaren It's an artists' impression. Not the real thing.
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Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:Even Mahk Wibbah managed to do, what, 3 separate backflips at max speed in top level race cars? His Le Mans backflip was my favourite but he didn't stick the landing as well as he did in F1.
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Rhopunzel posted:It's an artists' impression. Not the real thing. fffffuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
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Rhopunzel posted:It's an artists' impression. Not the real thing. It has a step nose? We were told no step noses I think. Someone at f1 has been reading the last few pages of this thread. (Probably not though). Teams are saying rules are bad and complicated and lets have active suspension back in 2018. FIA are currently working on clarifying existing rules before testing, which could leave Red Bull and Mercedes screwed (Probably not though) http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1-teams-back-active-suspension-return-874491/
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Feb 17, 2017 12:48
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I love the new Williams. Just those awful rear wings from the last 8 years being gone makes me inordinately happy.
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Rhopunzel posted:It's an artists' impression. Not the real thing. Thank god, that was atrocious.
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The Williams has a nice anus https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C42nBE0WAAAZmhj.jpg:large Or, as the kids would sat "Datass"
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In regards to the fake McLaren video: literally the first frame is it saying it's an unofficial fan made interpretation. Are you people blind or just that lazy? In regards to the Williams which is real: I'm extremely disappointed they kept the little nub nose bit but otherwise the car looks like a much sleeker version of the previous generation. Kind of disappointing as I was hoping for a bit more radical revolution.
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Wirth1000 posted:In regards to the Williams which is real: I'm extremely disappointed they kept the little nub nose bit but otherwise the car looks like a much sleeker version of the previous generation. Kind of disappointing as I was hoping for a bit more radical revolution. According to someone on reddit (so take from it what you will) " it is a render based on the 2016 car adapted for 2017 regulations, mostly used to introduce the livery and general impression of the car. Basically, for sponsors." So it's not the actual 2017 Williams
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Feb 17, 2017 14:50
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So there's been what, three car reveals now, and all of them are fake
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Brainwrong posted:According to someone on reddit (so take from it what you will) " it is a render based on the 2016 car adapted for 2017 regulations, mostly used to introduce the livery and general impression of the car. Basically, for sponsors." So it's not the actual 2017 Williams Yeah, none of the F1 journos or Williams themselves have hinted at that whatsoever. They're treating this render as an unofficial launch of their official car. Now, naturally, poo poo can and probably will change once testing starts and parts start getting thrown on and off it but I'm not taking this is as a livery launch. Teams have always been very up front about a livery launch and the real deal and Williams' language is that this is the real deal so I'm gonna go off that. And after looking at it on a proper monitor and not a phone I'm starting to like it a lot. The differences are really coming out now. I'm just disappointed that the snub nose is still there but hopefully a front wing revision will ditch it. Otherwise, slick.
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I think Williams did the digital render launch in 2014 and it was the same thing where the actual car bore little resemblance. It's probably way cheaper and it's easier to just not render details you don't want other teams to know about.
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God guys we are so dumb for saying #fakenews cars look nice.
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That williams is sweet, that back end will create a nice vortex. If you know what I mean fellas 
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Human Grand Prix posted:Hans Heyer starting the 1977 German GP despite not qualifying because the officials liked him ftw. Germans ignoring any rules they don't like and getting away with it?? In my F1?????
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Wirth1000 posted:In regards to the Williams which is real: I'm extremely disappointed they kept the little nub nose bit but otherwise the car looks like a much sleeker version of the previous generation. Kind of disappointing as I was hoping for a bit more radical revolution. Looks like Renault have the clit nose too, so maybe it is the true 2017 design, as you say, or maybe they're both being sneaky sneaky and not showing they're nose cone until the official relveals at the test track. Or even in Melbourne. http://m.imgur.com/OdP4R4o
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Indian takeaway, wine and Formula-E, what a splendid evening this has turned out to be.
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Myrddin_Emrys posted:Indian takeaway, wine and Formula-E, what a splendid evening this has turned out to be. Formula E is so loving bland, it's hard to watch
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djssniper posted:Formula E is so loving bland, it's hard to watch Just like your posts
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