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in all seriousness the better comparison to McLaren Honda was Footwork Porsche.
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Nov 3, 2017 18:05
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Pretty sure I left off at 1983. Which years do these disasters of cars race?
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lol RIP
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F1 Rejects (RIP) had a really good writeup on the lovely '89 Yamaha OX88 V8 and it's myriad of issues.
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Nov 3, 2017 18:06
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Minto Took posted:Pretty sure I left off at 1983. Which years do these disasters of cars race? The Coloni-Subaru was 1990, but you'd never see it as it failed to qualify every time. Footwork Porsche was for part of 1991.
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Nov 3, 2017 18:07
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Minto Took posted:Pretty sure I left off at 1983. Which years do these disasters of cars race? Subaru Coloni was 1990 (same year as the infamous Life W12 engine). It DNPQed every race. Footwork Porsche was 1991, IIRC. There was like a bidding war between a bunch of midfielders for the engine, Onyx in particularly really wanted it.
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ShaneMacGowansTeeth posted:The Fiat 500 is a loving terrible bin of a car The worst car I've ever driven was a 90's Fiat Panda, shifting in that thing was like trying to maneuver through gears with a rope. Absolutely gutless and impossible to control.
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Nov 3, 2017 18:08
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Human Grand Prix posted:F1 Rejects (RIP) had a really good writeup on the lovely '89 Yamaha OX88 V8 and it's myriad of issues. Wasn't the origin of the whole project that Cosworth wouldn't buy their 5 valve head design so they wanted to try and prove Cosworth wrong?
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While the Porsche V12 engine was indeed very bad (I consider it the worst major effort in recent times) there seemed to be communication problems between Footwork and Porsche; The A11 had to be pressed into service yet again for the first 2-3 races.
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Nov 3, 2017 18:09
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I have spent the last 20 years driving a G reg white ford transit van, and riding pillion on ludicrously powerful motorcycles. The motorcycle that spent the most time in the back of the transit by far was, surprise surprise, A Honda.
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Nov 3, 2017 18:10
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1500quidporsche posted:Wasn't the origin of the whole project that Cosworth wouldn't buy their 5 valve head design so they wanted to try and prove Cosworth wrong? Yes. Their engine that won the 1988 Japanese F3000 season was basically a Cosworth block with 5V heads. F3000 races were shorter and Aguri Suzuki was a solid driver so that probably made the engine look better than it was; the Mugen-Hondas were the ones to have. Yamaha rewarded Suzuki's services by firing him. It worked out for the best though.
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Nov 3, 2017 18:12
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iospace posted:That would imply I get laid, which I don't. This thread sorely needs an 'if you know what I mean fellas' joke about now
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Nov 3, 2017 18:16
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Feels Villeneuve posted:I love Chrysler 
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The Unfetered One posted:This thread sorely needs an 'if you know what I mean fellas' joke about now IO can ban if you know what I mean
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Human Grand Prix posted:While the Porsche V12 engine was indeed very bad (I consider it the worst major effort in recent times) there seemed to be communication problems between Footwork and Porsche; The A11 had to be pressed into service yet again for the first 2-3 races. I honestly think the modern Honda engine is worse. The Porsche was out of the box bad and Porsche just decided they couldn't be bothered, Honda has been dysmal for three loving years with no end in sight.
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Nov 3, 2017 18:21
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At least people will stop thinking I'm a Barcelona fan now. I bleed Atletico Madrid/Arsenal/Bayern Munich/Toronto FC/Juventus/Marseille
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Nov 3, 2017 18:25
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Don't want people thinking I'm some plastic now
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Nov 3, 2017 18:26
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Gigi Galli posted:Don't do it wicka I don't see what sandwiches have to do with MLS
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Nov 3, 2017 18:28
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1500quidporsche posted:I honestly think the modern Honda engine is worse. The Porsche was out of the box bad and Porsche just decided they couldn't be bothered, Honda has been dysmal for three loving years with no end in sight. Porsche also has a higher profile than Honda.
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Nov 3, 2017 18:28
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I love MLS, the extremely good soccer league which will soon eclipse MLB because of millennial popularity or something
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Nov 3, 2017 18:31
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I do not understand the appeal of soccer. It baffles me.
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Nov 3, 2017 18:32
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1500quidporsche posted:I do not understand the appeal of soccer. It baffles me. Says the Canadian who constantly bangs on about his 'european heritage' Also if you have a turbocharged japanese car and you aren't poorly modifying it you're doing it wrong.
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Nov 3, 2017 18:35
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Feels Villeneuve posted:I love MLS, the extremely good soccer league which will soon eclipse MLB because of millennial popularity or something You should read some of the articles about NASL’s lawsuit against USSF. The relationship between MLS, USSF, and MLS’s marketing arm is like next level insanity. Gigi, please ban me if I post in the MLS thread again, thanks in advance.
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Nov 3, 2017 18:39
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track day bro! posted:Says the Canadian who constantly bangs on about his 'european heritage' I don't think Austria has ever been known for their soccer teams lol.
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Nov 3, 2017 18:40
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1500quidporsche posted:I don't think Austria has ever been known for their soccer teams lol. Austria, Germany it's all pretty much the same.
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Nov 3, 2017 18:48
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track day bro! posted:Austria, Germany it's all pretty much the same. The Krauts are loving garbage.
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Nov 3, 2017 18:49
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Human Grand Prix posted:The Coloni-Subaru was 1990, but you'd never see it as it failed to qualify every time. Jesus, it looks like it actually might be made out of plywood!
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Nov 3, 2017 18:51
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1500quidporsche posted:The best Porsche is the 944 This is probably poo poo posting, but I like how goofy the 944 looks. 80s hubris at its finest.
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track day bro! posted:Also if you have a turbocharged japanese car and you aren't poorly modifying it you're doing it wrong.  wicka posted:Gigi, please ban me if I post in the MLS thread again, thanks in advance. lol, done
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Nov 3, 2017 19:06
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It falls to me to make bad posts in the MLS thread.
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SPACE HOMOS posted:This is probably poo poo posting, but I like how goofy the 944 looks. 80s hubris at its finest. It's attractive, I think. Although imo I prefer the looks of it's knockoff, the Mazda FC RX-7.
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Nov 3, 2017 19:09
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I have lived in Seattle for two years and DC for two years prior to that and went to exactly zero (0) MLS matches in that time.
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Nov 3, 2017 19:10
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Feels Villeneuve posted:I have lived in Seattle for two years and DC for two years prior to that and went to exactly zero (0) MLS matches in that time. I live 8 minutes away from an MLS stadium and have also never gone.
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Nov 3, 2017 19:12
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I've said it before, but soccer would be better if it was on ice and they had sticks and used a puck instead of a ball and the nets were smaller and they were allowed to hit eachother.
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Feels Villeneuve posted:It falls to me to make bad posts in the MLS thread. They’re good posts made poorly.
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Nov 3, 2017 19:13
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wicka posted:They’re good posts made poorly. Sounds like the bizarro version of this thread.
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Schlesische posted:The FIA being screwed by Porsche is a better story than McLaren finding a way to let Ferrari have one and Ferrari almost finding a way to piss it down the drain. Feels Villeneuve posted:that'd be the ACO, not the FIA Also nice meltdown
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Powershift posted:I've said it before, but soccer would be better if it was on ice and they had sticks and used a puck instead of a ball and the nets were smaller and they were allowed to hit eachother. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandy ?
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