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Oh dear  https://twitter.com/officialbarchq/status/1421563573420101632?s=21
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Those crappy Brands Hatch guard rails needed to be removed ages ago. They got SUPER lucky when this wreck happened in 2011 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVd1HVlJD3A RIP that marshal
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dsriggs posted:Those crappy Brands Hatch guard rails needed to be removed ages ago. They got SUPER lucky when this wreck happened in 2011 But tradition Fucks sake why aren't the marshals behind more durable fencing and barriers
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dsriggs posted:Those crappy Brands Hatch guard rails needed to be removed ages ago. They got SUPER lucky when this wreck happened in 2011 And the area that MR2 lands would be SUPER busy at a big meet. The main food stand is just left of the camera shot and it's also the main route for humans from the start straight to the rest of the circuit.
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Aug 1, 2021 10:27
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I'm pretty sure the fencing has been changed there since that happened? But I think at that point there is a gate for ambulance access, sometimes at the end of a trackday that part is used as a circuit exit too. I guess you could just have the ambulance on standby in the centre pit part but then they aren't going to be able to get out of that bit quickly especially on a full race day Edit: oops missed the post above, I guess they didn't change anything then track day bro! fucked around with this message at 13:24 on Aug 1, 2021 |
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And the spa 24 is in for an interesting 45 minutes if they keep racing. It's pissing down atm
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I just watched the Brands Hatch crash and uh… I feel like people should’ve predicted that this would eventually happen with the way the track was laid out and where the marshal post was. Maybe this is just hindsight though 🤷♂️
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boop the snoot posted:I just watched the Brands Hatch crash and uh… its so similar to the 2011 incident its hard not to blame them
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Vasukhani posted:its so similar to the 2011 incident its hard not to blame them Its almost Identical to a crash that happened this June that its inexcusable
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Aug 3, 2021 09:16
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https://twitter.com/motogp/status/1423289318668345353 End of an era
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Aug 5, 2021 16:08
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I don't know guys is there anything worth watching this weekend? (I have Monday off work so I can stay up for the finish)
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first off, holy gently caress the end of that MotoGP race at Austria was chaos in the best ways possible.algebra testes posted:I don't know guys is there anything worth watching this weekend?  IT'S TIME 24 Hours of Le Mans is set for 21-22 August, I'll try to find the spotter's guide when it's finished and available, and provide a little preview later. and as important, we should have some good announcements for future years coming this week as well.
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harperdc posted:first off, holy gently caress the end of that MotoGP race at Austria was chaos in the best ways possible. Wow I forgot about it. Man I love this race!
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Aug 16, 2021 12:46
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still a bunch of days out but forecast is hot and dry. we might actually get 24 hours of racing.
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Aug 16, 2021 12:56
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It is time for the mans.
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Lmp2 is dogfight GTEPro will be fascinating And GTEAm will be interesting And there will be many lols if the Yotas breakdown Edit: they remove the BOP so it's just Raw Pace so I would expect the Yotas to have a massive performance edge. algebra testes fucked around with this message at 06:26 on Aug 18, 2021 |
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I have Motortrend through Sling. Because they are the American distributor, I hoping to see if they have a full slate of qualifying, practice, etc. Nope, just lots of Guys (And sometimes Girls) In Garages shows until the actual event starts. Where can I watch the buildup?
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Nybble posted:I have Motortrend through Sling. Because they are the American distributor, I hoping to see if they have a full slate of qualifying, practice, etc. Nope, just lots of Guys (And sometimes Girls) In Garages shows until the actual event starts. The first broadcast practice session is later today (the WEC App coverage is apparently using FP1 as their dry run so it's not being broadcast). The full event schedule is available on the FIA WEC website, with a 'convert to local time' button. Radio Le Mans is currently broadcasting FP1 live with audio only, and they will have broadcasts for every session live and free around the world. I'd be tempted to tell you to put the actual race coverage on TV and run the Radio Le Mans audio on a speaker or something otherwise. The FIA WEC website also posted a list of 'where to watch' for different places around the world. If you can get it, the FIA WEC App (Apple link and Android link) has very good commentary, no advertisements, and coverage of the rest of the Practice and Qualifying sessions. Looks like designer Andy Blackmore isn't doing a 2021 Le Mans spotter's guide, which is a sad result of the pandemic I'd assume. Will keep my eyes open if the FIA WEC produces an official one.
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Here's the spotters guide from reddit: https://spotters.guide/resources/2021_Le_Mans_V1.pdf
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Nybble posted:I have Motortrend through Sling. Because they are the American distributor, I hoping to see if they have a full slate of qualifying, practice, etc. Nope, just lots of Guys (And sometimes Girls) In Garages shows until the actual event starts. You'll have to subscribe to their Motor Trend On Demand service here in the US.
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For those in the UK and Ireland, Eurosport Player/Discovery Plus have free trials and a half price yearly description at the moment. Watched via their PS4 App and it was solid. I enjoy their commentary team at night it’s just telling anecdotes and other stuff.
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gret posted:You'll have to subscribe to their Motor Trend On Demand service here in the US. False, I've been using the WEC world feed for several years now in the US. They quietly dropped the geoblock it seems, and no one but me noticed, I guess. Been watching it all day on the WEC site.
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the wec site says it is still geoblocked in the us so who the gently caress even knows 
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Well if they think it is, it's broken af and we better not let them know, haha
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Found some spotters guides: https://twitter.com/grosiakmateusz/status/1427645215687446529 Free Practice 3 in the next few hours and Hyperpole coming up in about 11 hours (21:30-22:00 local at the track).
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https://jalopnik.com/bentley-is-working-on-an-electric-continental-race-car-1847512972 I wasn't aware of FIA eGT but hopefully it happens. The necessary pitstop part of it sounds...interesting I guess? Hope more comes out of it.
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MazeOfTzeentch posted:Well if they think it is, it's broken af and we better not let them know, haha I think I figured it out. Buddy of mine just tried and was still geoblocked. Back when I first signed up I did it via VPN and told them I was in France, so I guess it doesn't check after that 
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This practice session has been messy as hell, so many cars spinning off or clobbering the tire wall on driver’s right going into the first corner of the lap. Most recent has been the #8 Toyota spinning off at Indianapolis.
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One thing to take into account for LeMans is there's going to be a LOT less traffic in the race. The GTs are quicker, the hypercars are slower than last year's LMP2s. It was 45 seconds front to back last year. This year it's 26. And the gap front to LMP2 has gone from 10 seconds to 2. So they're gonna be seeing the front of that field 1/5th as often. Dudley fucked around with this message at 22:37 on Aug 19, 2021 |
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net work error posted:https://jalopnik.com/bentley-is-working-on-an-electric-continental-race-car-1847512972 Going to pit to get a few laps of a charge on the car... might as well make the drivers swap cars like Formula E had to do before they got the batteries to last the 45 minutes 
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They're needs to just be a completely open E-series. They can make electric cars that go for several hours at race speeds. Part of the reason I think formula E is having manufacturers leave is it is basically bad publicity for the electric car. Makes them look slow and really range limited.
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Vasukhani posted:They're needs to just be a completely open E-series. They can make electric cars that go for several hours at race speeds. Part of the reason I think formula E is having manufacturers leave is it is basically bad publicity for the electric car. Makes them look slow and really range limited. Define “several hours” and “race speeds.” Also to steal a line: The good news this season for Formula E was that big manufacturers had gotten involved with R&D and driver investments. The bad news is that big manufacturers had gotten involved with R&D and driver investments.
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harperdc posted:Define “several hours” and “race speeds.” Consumer eletric cars can do more than 45 minutes at 120 kph so idk why the "top level of electric car racing" can barely manage that
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Because consumer cars don't need to be small and aerodynamic so can have way more battery capacity. This is an inherent limitation of electric open wheelers, you only have so much space to work with. Then there's also Formula E's increasingly unpopular rules around energy use because those batteries I believe can go harder for longer (the race earlier this year where everyone ran out of energy came after over 10% of the energy limit was deducted after safety cars) but everyone's limited by the energy allowance they're given. I assume electric GT won't have these kinds of limits mostly because Alejandro Agag doesn't seem to be involved and energy limits seem to be entirely his thing. Personally I'm hugely in favour of there being an electric series that isn't under his ownership.
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njsykora posted:Because consumer cars don't need to be small and aerodynamic so can have way more battery capacity. This is an inherent limitation of electric open wheelers, you only have so much space to work with. Might help if they were allowed to work with it...
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Vasukhani posted:Consumer eletric cars can do more than 45 minutes at 120 kph so idk why the "top level of electric car racing" can barely manage that Consumer electric cars can cruise for more than 45 minutes at 120 kph. Lapping a circuit (especially the narrow fiddly kart track style things they subject Formula E to) is a whole different use pattern, and one that will both be lower fuel mileage for a gasoline/diesel car and also much lower efficiency for an electric car equally. This feature from Car and Driver magazine is probably worth pulling some quotes and information from: quote:Hot-lapping EVs is an unfamiliar exercise, so Porsche brought along two identical cars, just in case. But the spare proved unnecessary, as the Taycan is the first EV that didn't crumble against the Lightning Lap grindstone. It endured, without issue, our typical lapping schedule: a brisk out lap, a fast-as-you-dare hot lap followed by a cool-down, another hot lap, and then a cool-down before heading back to the pits. Starting with a full battery from an overnight charge, the Taycan landed at about 40 percent capacity after this routine, which, interestingly, is a burn rate on par with the Shelby GT500's. To find the battery's limits, we did two consecutive flying laps once, which put enough heat in the battery to reduce power. We didn't have to alter our routine for charging, though, as there was ample time—about four and a half hours—to top up the battery while this driver rotated through his other cars. A 50-amp RV outlet in the paddock, a common find at racetracks, supplied the electricity. So the heavy Porsche Taycan ran about 30 minutes on track and that took down 60 percent of its battery. And with a 93.4 kWh battery, that's 55 kWh burned in that time. Track performance wears things out quickly.
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