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FuzzySkinner posted:Bourdais is now known as the Ironman IMO. Yeah, or be very, very close to the front.
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Took me a while. I was like what's so amazing about Gutierrez running 18th?
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Bentai posted:We're gonna see a 3 car DCR by the end of the year aren't we? I hope so 
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I hate to post porn, but https://twitter.com/marshallpruett/status/891739650267721729 Have porn.
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iospace posted:I hate to post porn, but Where is it?
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It's amazing how much better the Chevy kit looks despite literally being he exact same thing as the Honda Have some high res porn  
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KingShibby posted:It's amazing how much better the Chevy kit looks despite literally being he exact same thing as the Honda They also don't have the diffuser on in the Honda shots. And the Chevy is still half in speedway config but it'll be done by tomorrow. Know if it's being streamed? Also, is it wrong I like the Honda paint? They're both good.
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iospace posted:Know if it's being streamed? No streaming but probably some small Facebook/Twitter stuff like the Indy test. Media and fans are invited to attend but they're kicking everyone out at 1pm
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I think Honda's colors should be Red and White kinda like these two:  So the current Honda is well in line with that. And Chevy should be best colored like this:  That is, if we're going for a test car simply with a bowtie or the squared "H" on the side. I don't know, I kinda like it when manufacturers have a recognizable scheme. The Toyota IMSA GTO/GTP/SCORE colors come to mind in that regard. 
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Old TRD colours are rad.
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it is really hard to fight the urge to have my aw11 done up like this when i have it repainted
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financially racist posted:it is really hard to fight the urge to have my aw11 done up like this when i have it repainted Why fight it? That TRD look is classic.
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That would look amazing on an FR-S/86.
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Bentai posted:That would look amazing on an FR-S/86. Don't give me ideas.
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Minto Took posted:Don't give me ideas. 
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I rant about this all the time, but Toyota really feels like it was well liked/beloved in the SCORE/IMSA/Indy communities. In Cup? I swear every week someone angrily tweets about how the foreign car winning a race. It just feels like their resources are better served being the big fish in a small pond like Honda, Mazda, or Nissan are doing within the above racing series. BTW. is there any good information about IMSA on the web like stats and pics?
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https://twitter.com/BourdaisOnTrack/status/892207738926780416 Woulda put him 5th on the grid. Obviously its not really comparable cause of conditions/rubber and such, but its cool that hes confident/comfortable enough to be basically right back to full tilt.
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financially racist posted:it is really hard to fight the urge to have my aw11 done up like this when i have it repainted harperdc posted:Why fight it? That TRD look is classic. Also, Cygni posted:https://twitter.com/BourdaisOnTrack/status/892207738926780416 drat, that's nuts.
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Bentai posted:That would look amazing on an FR-S/86. Thankfully, somebody already made a proof of concept. The art/design was done by Andy Blackmore if memory serves.
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That front wing was comically oversized in the renders but now it looks so much better.
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Here's a couple of tweets https://twitter.com/tracksideonline/status/892457028739846146 https://twitter.com/stevewittich/status/892430730797756417 4-5mph increase just from the new aero package is quite significant and will definitely lead to more passing
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So, the mid-ohio test is over, and... Both drivers approve, greatly. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrPU-1pspto iospace fucked around with this message at 22:58 on Aug 1, 2017 |
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Racer's got a bunch of pictures up, too: http://www.racer.com/indycar/item/142853-more-good-reviews-as-indycar-tests-road-course-kit The floor is pretty interesting with the puggable holes.
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https://twitter.com/a_s12/status/892746433580994561 Some light reading for your off weekend.
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Does Chris Pook dislike Indycar? I ask because he's tried to do this a couple of times, and the crapwagon faithful hail him as a god for some reason.
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Bentai posted:https://twitter.com/a_s12/status/892746433580994561 tl;dr: GPALB/IndyCar has a proven track record and continuing their relationship with Long Beach would be the easiest, safest, and most cost-effective way of ensuring success. Pook/Formula 1 has a high potential of benefits, but also significant time and costs associated with switching over, with no solid understanding of future liabilities to Long Beach should F1 take their ball and go home or never come in the first place. In other words: No poo poo, Sherlock. You didn't need to waste your time or money commissioning a study for this.
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WindyMan posted:tl;dr: GPALB/IndyCar has a proven track record and continuing their relationship with Long Beach would be the easiest, safest, and most cost-effective way of ensuring success. Pook/Formula 1 has a high potential of benefits, but also significant time and costs associated with switching over, with no solid understanding of future liabilities to Long Beach should F1 take their ball and go home or never come in the first place. F1 hosed up by not trying to make The Glen (US GP) and Long Beach (US GP West) work long term. Those were great venues for them and could have done wonders in keeping their series more relevant in the states. It's too late to turn back the clock. Indy took the ball they dropped with Long Beach and ran with it. It's worked out great for Long Beach, it's worked out great for IndyCar since the mid 80's...hell it's worked out great for IMSA, PWC, SST, and various other support series who've used that weekend as a show case. Not to mention the costs of going to that race versus going to an F1 race. So fans would also be getting screwed. It's just better for everyone to keep it going.
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Reading up on this study just made me realize, for the first time, that I will get to see the sexy new 2018 car up close and personal at Long Beach next year. Yaaaaaaas.
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WindyMan posted:tl;dr: GPALB/IndyCar has a proven track record and continuing their relationship with Long Beach would be the easiest, safest, and most cost-effective way of ensuring success. Pook/Formula 1 has a high potential of benefits, but also significant time and costs associated with switching over, with no solid understanding of future liabilities to Long Beach should F1 take their ball and go home or never come in the first place. dentist toy box posted:the Long Beach city council doesn't seem very bright. I think they had to do it because unlike prior years when the contract was coming up, they actually had two competing bids. Give GPALB the bid without a study and you open yourself up to lawsuits.
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So it seems increasingly likely that Mexico City is going to happen. Obviously it hinges on Gutierrez (but given he has some good backing, he'll be back), but Indy wants to get the whole affair set in stone, then use it to hopefully use it for leverage in the TV talks for a Spanish-language broadcast.
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iospace posted:So it seems increasingly likely that Mexico City is going to happen. I think one of my friends on twitter made a good point in regards to how IndyCar could greatly help it's "ratings" by getting on Univision much like how F1 has seem a bump in it's own ratings by doing as such. I do think that it would be in Indy's best interest to have at least 2 Mexican drivers, 2 Canadian drivers, and 2 races in those countries respectively to ensure some sustained numbers/growth to people in North America. ChampCar had the above down to a science and it's probably one of the few reasons why they were able to stay afloat until 2007 or so.
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FuzzySkinner posted:I think one of my friends on twitter made a good point in regards to how IndyCar could greatly help it's "ratings" by getting on Univision much like how F1 has seem a bump in it's own ratings by doing as such. I'm not really certain of where else they'd race in Mexico (not really familiar with Mexican tracks), but I know Canada could either be at Mosport or Montreal, pending the rumored Calgary race falling through.
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