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Basticle posted:I love the intense action movie music when Dixon wrecks. The Japanese style of covering sports and telling stories is unparalleled. They can make anything seem exciting. Exhibit A: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f62Z8Ev9OXA
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May 29, 2017 18:03
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So Denver Post shitcanned Terry Frei who felt "uncomfortable" with Sato winning. Yeah I know deadspin post but here you go. https://deadspin.com/denver-post-columnist-fired-after-racist-tweet-about-in-1795634687
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May 29, 2017 18:58
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lol good. What a dumbass.
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May 29, 2017 19:12
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After the race, my dad randomly asked if there were any people upset over the fact that a Japanese [driver driving a Japanese-powered car backed by Japanese sponsors] was celebrating by waving a Japanese flag on Memorial Day, despite not hearing or seeing any such commentary. He just assumed there had to be some and that I would care enough to have an opinion about it. I sighed at my dad's casual racism and told him that those people are dumb and we don't care to pay any attention to them.
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May 29, 2017 19:19
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A japanese driver won on tires owned by a japanese company and with a japanese engine. I just like the idea of Mazda, Toyota, Nissan and Yokohama all being insanely jealous right now. (unlikely, but that idea is cool to me)
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May 29, 2017 19:22
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to be fair I called it even with the Japanese after we firebombed them and then dropped two nukes on them
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May 29, 2017 19:25
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I mean hasn't the 500 been won by a foreign driver a bunch of times? What's the big deal, hasn't it been an international race for a while?
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May 29, 2017 19:27
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Flikken posted:I mean hasn't the 500 been won by a foreign driver a bunch of times? What's the big deal, hasn't it been an international race for a while? Meet my two friends.... Fat Man and Little Boy. It took decades but the Japanese have finally gotten their revenge. 
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May 29, 2017 19:29
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the first American in the 500 was Rossi, in 7th. and looking at the box score to confirm this I saw Marco was 8th which was surprising since I figured he was out of the race since he was the only Andretti car that was as complete non-factor(well aside from Harvey but that was expected)
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May 29, 2017 19:30
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WHYYYYYY aren't Indycar trying to go back to Motegi instead of China??
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Wirth1000 posted:Meet my two friends.... Fat Man and Little Boy. The Japanese got their revenge with Anime.
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May 29, 2017 19:32
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The indy 500 is pretty anime
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May 29, 2017 19:33
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Flikken posted:I mean hasn't the 500 been won by a foreign driver a bunch of times? What's the big deal, hasn't it been an international race for a while? That bowtie on the side of the was named after a swiss/french brothers that tried to win the "international 500 mile sweepstakes"
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May 29, 2017 19:34
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dsriggs posted:WHYYYYYY aren't Indycar trying to go back to Motegi instead of China?? because the road course sucks and the oval was destroyed by an earthquake
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May 29, 2017 19:34
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Where's all the winning that we were promised, Mr. President?
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May 29, 2017 19:39
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Flikken posted:I mean hasn't the 500 been won by a foreign driver a bunch of times? What's the big deal, hasn't it been an international race for a while? There's been 5 countries represented in the last 6 victories (Scotland, Brazil, USA, Colombia, USA, Japan). There have been 29 victories by non-US born drivers in the history of the race, and there's a good mixture of countries since the split happened, with Brazil and the UK only managing to win three in a row. Also, in hindsight, I know a lot of people claim oval racing is more dangerous due to the higher speeds involved. Dixon and Howard's crash, while part of it being luck that neither got hit in the head, was exactly what Indy needed to show "We take safety drat seriously, and that both drivers walked away is proof that we're on the forefront of it."
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May 29, 2017 19:40
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VikingSkull posted:because the road course sucks and the oval was destroyed by an earthquake The earthquake was retribution for Danica winning.
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FuzzySkinner posted:A japanese driver won on tires owned by a japanese company and with a japanese engine. I can guarantee you that corporate Toyota is NOT happy at all. The Honda/Toyota rivalry makes Chevy/Ford look comically tame, they fuckin' hate each other and its like a deep cultural thing. For example, Honda blackballed Comptech while i was there after a 20 year history of it being a Honda factory supported race team because Comptech signed a deal to build Toyota IRL engines after Honda had already turned them down. A permanent blackball that put the company out of business eventually (also one of the owners was a prick, but yeah) Both of em have spent crazy amounts of money to try to show up the other in racing, especially with a Japanese driver at the wheel. Honda was able to grab front pages in Japan with a Japanese driver, while Toyota failed at LeMans. I guarantee you they are having meetings right now about pulling every stop out for Lemans this year.
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May 29, 2017 19:53
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May 29, 2017 19:54
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Good. gently caress Honda.
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FuzzySkinner posted:https://twitter.com/jeff_gluck/status/868927091454205952 Monaco is an ideologically incorrect race. I think actually indycar is probably the most ideologically correct racing sport. It's internationalist but doesn't have as much racism or church as NASCAR and also doesn't play to the parasite aristocracy like F1 does. We can probably keep it around after the revolution.
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rear end struggle posted:Monaco is an ideologically incorrect race. 
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iospace posted:Toyota as a 3rd maker for Indy would be awesome As long as the series is strong enough to keep them in check. Honda/Toyota going after each others throats is a main part of what killed CART, and then nearly killed the IRL too pre-merger. The dynamic Chevy/American Honda have worked out is incredibly positive, with the two of them agreeing on spending limits, team support etc, basically keeping the thing out of overspend death spiral territory. The ideal third would be one that buys into that dynamic and can keep their checkbook in their pants.
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Cygni posted:I can guarantee you that corporate Toyota is NOT happy at all. The Honda/Toyota rivalry makes Chevy/Ford look comically tame, they fuckin' hate each other and its like a deep cultural thing. For example, Honda blackballed Comptech while i was there after a 20 year history of it being a Honda factory supported race team because Comptech signed a deal to build Toyota IRL engines after Honda had already turned them down. A permanent blackball that put the company out of business eventually (also one of the owners was a prick, but yeah) Dome's F1 project in the mid-90s got hosed over because Mugen-Honda wouldn't supply them engines because of their work with Toyota in the past.
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I mean the MOST ideologically correct racing is local independent short track racing. but yeah the FIA will be right next to FIFA against the wall when the sports purges come
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Cygni posted:As long as the series is strong enough to keep them in check. Honda/Toyota going after each others throats is a main part of what killed CART, and then nearly killed the IRL too pre-merger. I'm watching that unfold again. I don't remember it being this intense. Human Grand Prix fucked around with this message at 20:24 on May 29, 2017 |
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https://twitter.com/A_S12/status/869250661568978945
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https://twitter.com/FollowAndretti/status/869270533799628802 now we know what inspired takuma in that last stint
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WindyMan posted:After the race, my dad randomly asked if there were any people upset over the fact that a Japanese [driver driving a Japanese-powered car backed by Japanese sponsors] was celebrating by waving a Japanese flag on Memorial Day, despite not hearing or seeing any such commentary. He just assumed there had to be some and that I would care enough to have an opinion about it.
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May 29, 2017 21:50
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Yeah, the two drivers with the biggest crowd celebrations were both from outside the country.
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May 29, 2017 21:54
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Obviously actual 500 fans love foreign drivers because it lends credence to their belief that the 500 is the biggest race in the world.
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Next time you go to a race, do NOT be this guy. http://twitter.com/NateLenig/status/868584601345826816
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FuzzySkinner posted:https://twitter.com/twsilvereagle/status/869207357414293504 You mean "hey guy living in Tokyo." Yeah that's a mention on the evening editions of every major newspaper, and segments on national nightly news. I'll check and see if there's more on today's morning shows.
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my dream is Ford and Honda jumping into LMP-H but I don't see Ford doing that after the CEO change and lol Honda race hybrid systems
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May 29, 2017 22:43
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Also, why doesn't Gabby Chaves have a full time ride yet?
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iospace posted:Also, why doesn't Gabby Chaves have a full time ride yet? Because he's had 3 top 10 finishes in 24 races with a best of 9th?
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He was also driving for Herta before they Merged with Andretti. So the car was pretty bad.
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iospace posted:Someone has to help fill out the field I have a hunch Jolyon Palmer is heading IndyCar way soon enough. I'm mildly surprised Maldonado hasn't taken a punt.
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