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A happy F1 video from before the days of British fraudulence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6o6dJViad8g
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Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:A happy F1 video from before the days of British fraudulence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtxrp52PeDE
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Jun 20, 2017 01:08
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Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:A happy F1 video from before the days of British fraudulence Absolutely thought this said "flatulence."
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Jun 20, 2017 01:13
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0-ECT4k9FQ
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Jun 20, 2017 01:25
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mt6cyph5ZQE One day you're admiring past McLaren's from outside nad collecting them the next you're running the whole drat shitpile on fire.
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Jun 20, 2017 01:58
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why can't mclaren make their own engines?
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Jun 20, 2017 03:10
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JFairfax posted:why can't mclaren make their own engines? Because the other manufacturers subsidize vast engine costs through marketing budgets, which McLaren does not have.
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Jun 20, 2017 03:23
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We've had a good video page so here's an unexpected one I found with Their Jacques doing a fairly good song! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IDz8DLMWOM
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Jun 20, 2017 03:27
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wicka posted:Because the other manufacturers subsidize vast engine costs through marketing budgets, which McLaren does not have. yeah, but I mean it's just an engine, how expensive can it be. I mean they've been making cars for like decades now, surely they can just hire a few cosworth people or something and make an engine. gotta be better than what honda have been making
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Jun 20, 2017 03:32
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Like I can't stress enough that even the most rudimentary of google searches will show you that McLaren bought the rights to an old racing engine and then handed it over to Ricardo to make it more durable, powerful and emissions compliant. McLaren has an entity possesses zero engine designing capabilities.
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Jun 20, 2017 03:35
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wasn't there a rumor that they were looking into taking over the BMW engine facilities when they pulled out or was I imagining that
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Jun 20, 2017 03:59
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McLaren themselves have stated they're at least a decade away from even considering entering as an Engine constructor. From the sounds of things, McLaren road cars aren't even the same company but rather were set up by some of the share-holders to leverage the name and make the investment financially sound.
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Jun 20, 2017 04:02
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JFairfax posted:yeah, but I mean it's just an engine, how expensive can it be. The engine in their roadcars is based off a Nissan Group C design from the late 1980s. Also Ricardo produces it. It is extraordinarily expensive to produce these power units.
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Jun 20, 2017 04:13
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I always knew there was a reason I liked Formula Vee
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Jun 20, 2017 04:23
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1500quidporsche posted:Literally just ordered one of those dinky 1/4 inch hex cordless impacts specifically to make changing kart wheels easier, this whole thing has gotten out of control. loving lol if you've done it any other way
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Jun 20, 2017 04:26
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JFairfax posted:yeah, but I mean it's just an engine, how expensive can it be. I can't remember the exact number but Merc's hybrid engine development/research and production for the current formula (ie turbo hybrid era) cost multiple hundreds of millions. Some of that is offset by sales to other teams but not by much. I vaguely recall it coming up to the 1 bill mark, but I'm not prepared to back that number because I can't dig up a source as I'm at work. Holy fuckburgers. I daydreamed about a Vee car in one of those "if I win lotto" situations.
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Jun 20, 2017 04:29
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OhsH posted:loving lol if you've done it any other way Last year I was using a racket and a wobble extension lmbo.
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Jun 20, 2017 04:45
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Beg ferrari for 10k of the money they get for being ferrari and fix your life up, my dude.
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Jun 20, 2017 04:47
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My dad has like two cabinets in his garage with complete tool sets of old MAC and Snap-on poo poo in addition to whatever the gently caress he has at his work. It's not worth me seriously investing in tools since all that poo poo is going to end up being mine at some point anyways. All the tools for the kart have been bought cause it was on sale, including the impact.
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Jun 20, 2017 04:52
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wicka posted:Absolutely thought this said "flatulence." well, cans of Heinz beans are a staple food of the Brits.
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Jun 20, 2017 07:01
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I'm really excited for Stroll to crash into a castle.
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Jun 20, 2017 08:05
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keevo posted:I'm really excited for Stroll to crash into a picture of a castle on a tarpaulin draped over the front of a building site.
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Jun 20, 2017 11:40
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Jun 20, 2017 12:28
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Did you guys know Buemi had a son last year and named him Jules?
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Jun 20, 2017 12:43
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JUst found out that next year there will be a formula E race here in Chile. Awesome!
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wicka posted:Did you guys know Buemi had a son last year and named him Jules? That's very touching thank you for sharing
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Jun 20, 2017 13:40
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At this early juncture I'm not prepared to completely rule out Stroll somehow crashing into the actual castle.
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Jun 20, 2017 14:29
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1500quidporsche posted:They weren't seriously going to go to Indy and lol if you think so. There's even less of a chance of that now that they wouldn't be able to build their own car. LMP1 maybe but again, I think it's largely a bluff, no other series is going to subsidize Ferrari being there. Ferrari like being in F1 almost as much as they like being the "special" team in F1. They can't make a real change to another series. Although I would LOVE to see a bright red car with the prancing horse placed right next to a Cheez-its logo with equal prominence lapping around Charlotte or Talladega or some NASCAR track. Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:McLaren.gif Perfect.
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Jun 20, 2017 14:40
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CratSock posted:McLaren Ferrari Porsche to attend the next engine meeting
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Jun 20, 2017 14:53
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They are a part of VAG, who was at the last meeting.
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Jun 20, 2017 14:56
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I think it's possible, but unlikely, that Porsche gets involved in F1. I say possible because they already have a head start on the tech with their LMP1 program. I say unlikely because VAG has pulled out of "custom" oil-based motorsport (read: non-GT cars) entirely minus said LMP1 program. Lambo was confirmed as a potential third engine for Indy, but they declined because of Dieselgate.
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Jun 20, 2017 14:58
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iospace posted:I think it's possible, but unlikely, that Porsche gets involved in F1. I say possible because they already have a head start on the tech with their LMP1 program. I say unlikely because VAG has pulled out of "custom" oil-based motorsport (read: non-GT cars) entirely minus said LMP1 program. Lambo was confirmed as a potential third engine for Indy, but they declined because of Dieselgate. Indy is a whole magnitude below F1 in terms of marketing value though, so because Lambo didn't go to Indy wouldn't really be in the conversation of "would Porsche go to F1". Also of note would be that Porsche's LMP1 team would be the sacrificial lamb that brought Porsche or Audi into F1 (spoilers: I'd bet on it being branded Audi).
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Jun 20, 2017 15:02
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Schlesische posted:Indy is a whole magnitude below F1 in terms of marketing value though, so because Lambo didn't go to Indy wouldn't really be in the conversation of "would Porsche go to F1". Yeah, I can see Audi being brought into F1 over Porsche, though tangentially, I'm surprised that it was Lambo being talked about for Indy and not VW or Audi. Dunno what VAG would accomplish by having a brand inaccessible to most fans in a series that's all about accessibility, but that's a discussion for another place.
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Jun 20, 2017 15:06
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Am I insane or did I read somewhere that Porsche was considering getting out of Le Mans? I mean maybe not now but before the race there were more than a few articles about it. That would make me think that the VAG group would be interested in F1 for sure.
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Jun 20, 2017 15:12
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There were rumors, and there's articles saying Porsche is pleased with the new LMP1 regs going into effect.
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Jun 20, 2017 15:16
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Gigi Galli posted:Am I insane or did I read somewhere that Porsche was considering getting out of Le Mans? I mean maybe not now but before the race there were more than a few articles about it. Yeah, F1 is actually cheaper than LMP1 and provides far more prestige. iospace posted:There were rumors, and there's articles saying Porsche is pleased with the new LMP1 regs going into effect. I wasn't aware there were articles talking about Porsche's reaction, only people saying Porsche were clearly the target of the new regs.
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Schlesische posted:Yeah, F1 is actually cheaper than LMP1 and provides far more prestige. Regarding Porsche's reaction: http://www.racer.com/wec-le-mans/item/141488-porsche-s-seidl-praises-2020-lmp1-regulations
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Jun 20, 2017 15:23
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tbh I would rather see Honda make their poo poo work than have Porsche join and leave again in like six years. They don't strike me as a group that's in it for the long haul.
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Jun 20, 2017 15:26
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They have spent 3 years being a dumpster fire.
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Norns posted:They have spent 3 years being a dumpster fire. Porsche bailed after just one year as a dumpster fire.
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