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dsriggs posted:This is revisionist nonsense to make NASCAR guys feel superior, btw. this is actually true, the Wood Bros really did revolutionize Indy pit stops, teams were doing ~50 second stops and they cut it to 20
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Cygni posted:Beef jerky racecars baby Circle K sponsor really brings it to  levels for me
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VikingSkull posted:this is actually true, the Wood Bros really did revolutionize Indy pit stops, teams were doing ~50 second stops and they cut it to 20 Explain how they did this. Keeping in mind that: a) The Firestone compounds that year were so hard that cars completed the race without changing tires b) The Wood Bros. only had experience with gas cans in NASCAR, while the new Indy rules required gravity-fed fuel tanks & hoses. and c) The Wood Bros. only appeared on race day. The fuel tanks & hoses were installed by the Lotus mechanics earlier in the month. dsriggs fucked around with this message at 17:24 on Apr 27, 2017 |
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dsriggs posted:Explain how they did this. they modified the fuel hose connectors to link up faster and more securely, and practiced fueling all month so that they were aware of the issues with slackness in the hose regarding fuel flow speed I mean you could read about it or something, tons of books mention this also there was a reason Ford sent them there and also had them help with the Le Mans program, unless you think that Ford wasn't really serious about racing in the 60's and weren't interested in providing the best tools available to their teams. the Woods literally did the same thing to pit stops in NASCAR, as well
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https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/alonso-shocked-by-us-impact-of-indy-500-decision-898732/quote:While the news had a huge impact in F1, Alonso said he was surprised by the scale of the reception he received in the States. lol jenna
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I have a strong feeling Nando might say gently caress the cash and end up in indy if he enjoys the cars. gently caress they would make a killing on merch from me alone.
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Norns posted:I have a strong feeling Nando might say gently caress the cash and end up in indy if he enjoys the cars. Yeah, no. Relax. He might do the 500 a couple more times if he enjoys it enough but he's gonna be off to WEC after this and the 24 hours. If anything he needs to end up in Super GT. Also, lol once again how global superstars are completely anonymous in the US every single time.
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VikingSkull posted:also there was a reason Ford sent them there and also had them help with the Le Mans program, unless you think that Ford wasn't really serious about racing in the 60's and weren't interested in providing the best tools available to their teams. the Woods literally did the same thing to pit stops in NASCAR, as well It was a PR exercise by Ford after a pitstop the year before. Both Lotus cars were given 2 sets of tires for the race after being assured by Dunlop technicians that their tires would last 250+ miles under race conditions. They planned to have 3 stops for fuel with the 2nd stop being a tire change as well. Gurney came in at around 50 laps in & the Lotus team was ready for a fuel stop, only to see flat spots & chunking in the tires. They realised they couldn't make the distance, and took time to work out what to do with the tires, settling on changing to new ones & seeing what happened. The IMS Radio Network didn't know this & accused the Lotus mechanics of being amateurs who "don't seem to understand what pitstops are for" and were "having a spot of tea" during the stop. This was picked up by newspaper reporters using the radio broadcast for assistance. Much embarrassment for Ford, who insisted that people who knew how to do pitstops were sent to Indy the following year. The change in tire compounds & fueling rules made the change largely irrelevant. e: it was Gurney, not Clark. dsriggs fucked around with this message at 17:47 on Apr 27, 2017 |
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Wirth1000 posted:Yeah, no. Relax. He might do the 500 a couple more times if he enjoys it enough but he's gonna be off to WEC after this and the 24 hours. Why the gently caress would he go to Anime GT?
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Norns posted:Why the gently caress would he go to Anime GT?   And the immense Samurai knowledge he possesses. How have you never noticed that he's actually a big Japanophile? Er, sorry, Nipponophile?
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I can see Nando doing both Indy and Le Mans. Indy doesn't have a date opposite of it (and I don't see them doing that in the future), so it's possible to do 2/3 Triple Crown legs in a year. Though whether or not F1 will do that is a different story. Though probably once he's done with Le Mans and open wheel, I totally see him going to Super GT or some other GT series out there.
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Idk I just get the feeling he's hungry for more open wheel stuff. I'd love to see him in a GT series but has he ever shown any interest? He's spoke about Indy and Le Mans for a while.
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Cygni posted:Beef jerky racecars baby If it's not the "Oh Boy! Oberto" car, I will actively root against it. 
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Given Nando's entire reason for doing the 500 is that he wants the Triple Crown I don't see him going off full time to WEC until he's gotten the 500 win.
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Alonso is going to do Indy a few times but spend his retirement years doing WEC like god intended
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yall assume WEC is gonna last i dont care if he runs 1 race or 100, ill be happy to have him over here in the Good Series for as long as hes interested
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it doesn't really look like it but Road America was absolute hell on cars (especially gearboxes). I finished the 2000 race and 10 cars made it to the end, and 3 of them had mechanical ailments. It was weird seeing cars that retired 10 laps from the end still in the points.
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WindyMan posted:If it's not the "Oh Boy! Oberto" car, I will actively root against it. I thought the exact same thing. I miss Thunder on the Ohio.
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A few of the full time Indycar drivers seem to run at Le Mans every year so there's nothing stopping Fernando doing the same thing.
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Norns posted:Why the gently caress would he go to Anime GT? That sweet, sweet Honda money. Otherwise yeah figure he'll dip a toe in Le Mans and then slide to WEC once his F1 career is finished. Not a hard call there. He'd be a benefit to any major manufacturer as a P1 driver.
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His F1 career is already finished if he sticks with Honda. They aren't ever getting their poo poo together in F1. Also Honda had been pretty poo poo in Super GT for a while now.
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Cygni posted:yall assume WEC is gonna last Watch they have to designate imsa as the world championship like they did in the 90s. Yeah bets are more 500s if it goes well and Le Mans as well.
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Norns posted:His F1 career is already finished if he sticks with Honda. They aren't ever getting their poo poo together in F1. You know what's not finished though? His wallet. If Honda want to keep him as one of the top-paid drivers in F1, why would he say no? Would you? (Nope)
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Good article from Buxton: http://www.racer.com/more/viewpoints/item/139953-buxton-alonso-and-alternative-facts
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Minto Took posted:Good article from Buxton: http://www.racer.com/more/viewpoints/item/139953-buxton-alonso-and-alternative-facts Yeah good read. And a viewpoint I share.
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Minto Took posted:Good article from Buxton: http://www.racer.com/more/viewpoints/item/139953-buxton-alonso-and-alternative-facts Buxton usually comes off as a pretentious rear end in a top hat but this was actually a pretty decent column from him.
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I very much dig the viewpoint of "race cars are good, let's all enjoy race cars  "
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youll be shocked (SHOCKED) to learn that fryer unleashed another pouty twitter storm because of that article
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We all like all racing, and it's OK that we like some types of racing more than other types. But I think it's important too that we recognize the difference between not liking a series because it isn't your cup of tea, and not like a series because it's not your series. This applies to the pompous lot that blindly think their brand of racing is superior (NASCAR, F1) just as much as it does to the hangers-on that poo poo on the racing of today just because it isn't the racing of past eras (Indycar). I don't go out of my way for NASCAR anymore, but if friends or internet-friends wanted to get a group together for a Cup race at Fontana and I had that weekend free, you'd better fuckin' believe I'd go. I wonder if F1 snobs or Crapwagonners would do the same.
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Jenna Fryer is dumb. F1 is better than Indy and NASCAR. All motor racing is cool
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DoctorGonzo posted:F1 is better than Indy and NASCAR. In an attempt to prevent the thread from blowing up, let's just agree that F1 is better in some ways, and <insert series here> is better in other ways. Doesn't matter anyway because Formula E is going to win out in the end
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DoctorGonzo posted:F1 is better than Indy and NASCAR. This is the scene Die Hard with a Vengeance where Bruce Willis wears the sign in Harlem.
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The only thing Indy and NASCAR have on F1 is that they dont have the idiots of Sky covering the series. But F1 doesnt have Jenna Fryer
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gret posted:IndyCar isn't F1 and that's OK.
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im starting to change my mind about alonso running the 500 if only because its caused these worst threaders to escape the containment zone
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Cygni posted:im starting to change my mind about alonso running the 500 if only because its caused these worst threaders to escape the containment zone I've been here the whole time.
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Really enjoyed the Buxton article, he makes some amazing pointsCygni posted:youll be shocked (SHOCKED) to learn that fryer unleashed another pouty twitter storm because of that article Best of her tweets https://twitter.com/STaranto92/status/857967520447430657 https://twitter.com/JennaFryer/status/857967635732066304 I mean I've seen some pretty egregious eating habits in the media center, but nothing like that. Just more fake news WindyMan posted:I don't go out of my way for NASCAR anymore, but if friends or internet-friends wanted to get a group together for a Cup race at Fontana and I had that weekend free, you'd better fuckin' believe I'd go. I wonder if F1 snobs or Crapwagonners would do the same. The closest major track to me is MIS, and I've never been there. I would never pay money to attend a NASCAR race there, so I don't think I'll ever go to MIS KingShibby fucked around with this message at 18:47 on Apr 28, 2017 |
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Cygni posted:im starting to change my mind about alonso running the 500 if only because its caused these worst threaders to escape the containment zone Hmmm let's see, either Indycar and the Indy 500 gets a boost in worldwide exposure because of Alonso, or a few dozen goons get inconvenienced. Sacrifices must be made for the greater good. Such a shame, too bad Alonso won't get his Triple Crown chance.
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