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harperdc posted:The Fuji 6 Hours is back! And it’s live! And I’m finally at this loving race after threatening to go since like 2015. I do a lot of work in Kanagawa, how hard is it to get to Fuji without a car?
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Nice! I don’t have MotorTrend so I’ll probably watch when it’s on YouTube. I’m in the middle of nailing down plans with my family to take my dad to Le Mans next year.
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Sep 11, 2022 06:11
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Bip Roberts posted:I do a lot of work in Kanagawa, how hard is it to get to Fuji without a car? Probably just extra time compared to driving - take a train to Gotemba then a bus over and I think they drop off near the main grandstand concourse. I rented a car because I’m an idiot and also like driving.
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Sep 11, 2022 06:26
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I love these WEC races. This is the first 6 hour race I’ve been really able to follow beginning to end. The Iron Dames are killers, it’s been very entertaining following them over the past hour. Great racing all around.
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Sep 11, 2022 07:04
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Race over, HY podium is Toyota supremacy as expected, second place for iron dames in gt am
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Sep 11, 2022 09:15
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Bit of a shame the 93 hit troubles, would’ve been nice to see it make the podium. Track announcers were geeked out that the 777 Aston made the podium, but not much for the Dames that I could hear…
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Sep 11, 2022 09:17
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harperdc posted:Bit of a shame the 93 hit troubles, would’ve been nice to see it make the podium. Track announcers were geeked out that the 777 Aston made the podium, but not much for the Dames that I could hear… It's going to take a lot of effort on Peugeot part to get competitive. At Monza the cars were either turbofucked or coasting at gte speeds to keep the drivetrain from imploding and it looks the same from this race.
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Sep 11, 2022 09:23
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https://twitter.com/othoudazz/status/1568861339724169216?s=20&t=fC0mgMTMQ-qA3ItMFU4WLQ
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Sep 11, 2022 12:50
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Honestly same
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Sep 11, 2022 13:16
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there were parents walking around with infants that didn't have hearing protection on at all and where the child was passed out. it was something else.
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Sep 11, 2022 14:00
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harperdc posted:there were parents walking around with infants that didn't have hearing protection on at all and where the child was passed out. it was something else. It would be a nice marketing idea to sell ear pro at the fanzone shops or whatever, at Monza I forgot mine and had to resort to sleeping plugs from a drug store near my hotel, no hearing protection sold on any shop in the track grounds.
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Sep 11, 2022 19:33
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NHRA does that. And if you ask at the Nitro Mall they can put you in contact with people that die professional ear molded protection. I believe it’s still Racing Electronics that handles that.
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SlowBloke posted:It would be a nice marketing idea to sell ear pro at the fanzone shops or whatever They did, but only over-ear ones for smaller heads than mine. Will not make that mistake twice.
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Sep 12, 2022 00:46
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Here’s the ear mold gimmicks I was talking about : https://racingelectronics.com/collections/for-race-teams/products/ear-mold-custom-super-soft-mono-with-cord Worth having if you’re gonna be around the loud stuff. I wear mine so I can listen to wholly inappropriate music while the cars go by.
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Sep 12, 2022 04:28
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coconono posted:Here’s the ear mold gimmicks I was talking about : I took a look quickly and might get some cheap(er) in-ear ones that fit, some list that they're -20db or so which would probably be enough to make it more comfortable. definitely will pick some up before the next race I get to. my fault for imagining the WEC cars aren't much louder than the Super GT cars a couple years back. sigh.
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Sep 12, 2022 06:56
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Yeah aside from NASCAR and NHRA, endurance cars are some of the loudest racecars out there. I was very surprised how quiet indycar was compared to IMSA
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Sep 12, 2022 15:53
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I always carry a lot of extra foamies with me when I go to races. I offer them to people if I see them clasping their ears. I don't get why people bring kids, without hearing protection, and dogs to race tracks.
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Sep 12, 2022 16:11
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I'm a fan of the over ear 3M worktunes headphones at races. The built in radio helps to hear commentary as well.
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Sep 12, 2022 16:13
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Howard Leight Impact Sport earmuffs are great because they have an audio in jack as well as microphones to let in noise when it isn't at damaging levels, and they're not terribly expensive. There's also MSA Sordins with gel cups if you are going to a lot of races or have other needs for high quality over-the-ear protection (but they're like $300)
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Sep 12, 2022 16:37
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MazeOfTzeentch posted:Yeah aside from NASCAR and NHRA, endurance cars are some of the loudest racecars out there. When WEC (or was it ALMS?) was at COTA a few years back I was surprised at how loud it was especially on the front straight between the grandstand and garages. It’s stops being a sound and is just noise at that point. Luckily I had some foam earplugs and some extras for my dad who didn’t bring anything. I don’t remember the V8 supercars being quite as loud. Arcella fucked around with this message at 20:54 on Sep 12, 2022 |
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Sep 12, 2022 19:34
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Thierry Neuville won a rally, with hyundai telling Ott Tanak to hold second, so Dani Sordo could come third for a hyundai podium sweep.
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Sep 12, 2022 20:19
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harperdc posted:My fault for imagining the WEC cars aren't much louder than the Super GT cars a couple years back. sigh. LMP2 were the most noisy at Monza, HY and GTE were relatively quiet. The Jota LMP2 going full speed from the Rettifilo to the finish line made the grandstand asphalt vibrate while the rest of the cars (HY included) were far less extreme. I think the noise restrictions on LMP2 are getting implemented at the next class ruleset update which is happening soon.
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Sep 12, 2022 20:49
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The loudest road racing I've ever experienced is all of the '16 spec 911 RSRs and a few P2s screaming down the pit straight at Sebring at once, with all their exhausts reflecting off the pit building right into us on the opposite side. It was almost nauseatingly loud, even with earpro
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I must be broken I've been to the Sebring 12 and never even considered I needed them.
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Note this was WEC so there were like 12 P2s and 10 911 RSRs on track at once
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SlowBloke posted:LMP2 were the most noisy at Monza, HY and GTE were relatively quiet. The Jota LMP2 going full speed from the Rettifilo to the finish line made the grandstand asphalt vibrate while the rest of the cars (HY included) were far less extreme. I think the noise restrictions on LMP2 are getting implemented at the next class ruleset update which is happening soon. MazeOfTzeentch posted:The loudest road racing I've ever experienced is all of the '16 spec 911 RSRs and a few P2s screaming down the pit straight at Sebring at once, with all their exhausts reflecting off the pit building right into us on the opposite side. It was almost nauseatingly loud, even with earpro WEC Loudness Rankings, my own subjective opinion: 1. Alpine LMP1 - only the one out there, but it's like a LMP2 that goes up to 11. 2. All of the Gibson LMP2s - My guess is they don't have much of a muffler on those things. Sound great, but when you have 3-4 go by at a time, it adds up. 3. Porsche 911 RSR - Loud? Yes. But holy poo poo they also sound great. 4. Toyota GR-010 - Surprisingly loud, but also deeper than expected. Interesting. 5. Peugeot 9x8 - Ditto, bit higher pitch than the Toyota. 6. Corvette C8R - Bit of a growl at the top end but similar to... 7. Ferrari 458 GTE - Not bad, but definitely hampered by the turbo. However, the turbo flutter on lift off going into the hairpin? Glorious. 8. Aston Martin Vantage - Pleasantly snarly, but not super loud. Problem is that the second loudest on that list? There's a ton of them, and if my Apple Watch is to be believed, when a pack of the P2s came by lapping any of the GTEs, it suddenly got well over 90 db for a good stretch on the main straight, with the sound just bouncing between the huge grandstand and the pit buildings. Fun, but hard to handle for six hours. I also still remember the 200...6? American Le Mans Series when the Audi R10 diesels first showed up. There's shock at something being loud, but even bigger shock when something just runs whisper-quiet and speeds right by you. Unreal.
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Funny I thought the Alpine (then Rebellion) was pretty quiet compared to the P2s, since it had exhausts between the fenders instead of on the sides. You may have been up high where you got a blast of sound unblocked by the fenders though. As far as quiet cars, the TS050 was remarkably quiet, but nothing compared to the M8 GTE, especially when you were on driver's left (exhaust only on driver's right on them). They sounded great but you could only hear them if they were alone on track, super quiet. Meanwhile some of the loudest cars outside of GTE and LMP2 I ever experienced were the Continental Tire Sportscar Challenge Street Tuner class cars, particularly the MX-5s and Caymans, on downshifts, since they were still 3 pedaling it, totally straight pipes to get as much power as possible out of them. They were stupid loud.
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I think the loudest sportscars I remember were those 911 RSRs from a few years ago, the Mazda 787B, and those World Challenges CTS-Vs. Insanely loud. The quietest for me is probably the Audi diesels. For all the jokes about the Sebring 12 hour with nine classes, but you gotta admit it made for some nice noises. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEBLDOeM7f4&t=82s (Also this a great video to watch in the offseason if you are missing the track)
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I was at Long Beach 2013, and the CTS-V's were on a whole other level from all the other GT cars. I ended up using one of the crossovers during a practice session, and every time they'd come through, every part of you just rattled absurdly. Very cool.
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Cygni posted:I think the loudest sportscars I remember were those 911 RSRs from a few years ago, the Mazda 787B, and those World Challenges CTS-Vs. Insanely loud. I'm loving the 17 variations of "vroom" and then the occasional "fssssssh" as an Audi passes.
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Sep 13, 2022 23:06
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Discovered that Fuji is being broadcast on TV2 Sport so I set TVheadend to record it, so I can watch it tomorrow.
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BlankSystemDaemon posted:Discovered that Fuji is being broadcast on TV2 Sport so I set TVheadend to record it, so I can watch it tomorrow. Eurosport has been showing it every twelve hour since Sunday. Just in case tvheadend fails to record.
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SlowBloke posted:Eurosport has been showing it every twelve hour since Sunday. Just in case tvheadend fails to record. Not sure why tvheadend would fail, though.
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BlankSystemDaemon posted:Even with a VoD that I recorded, and with the commercial skipping built into tvheadend, I'd rather avoid Eurosport and all of their endless commercials. Tvheadend has always succeded in not grabbing the video from my dvb-t usb sticks so i'm still a bit wary of relying on it 
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SlowBloke posted:Tvheadend has always succeded in not grabbing the video from my dvb-t usb sticks so i'm still a bit wary of relying on it Check that you don't have EITp/f enabled, as it's shown here:  Also, are you sure tvheadend can write to where you're telling it to put the recordings?
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Ford announced that they're going to be offering gt3 mustangs now. Should be some interesting team efforts.
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net work error posted:Ford announced that they're going to be offering gt3 mustangs now. Should be some interesting team efforts. They announced it a while back, but this is the first time it’s broken cover. I think they’re trying to begin racing in 2024, which lines up with when the WEC is planning on bringing in GT3 cars for the Am-only GT class. I think they also already confirmed we’re getting the Mustang GT3 in GTD Pro in IMSA as well.
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Ah, my bad. Either way more OEM support is better than less and possibly seeing a mustang running around Le Mans will be very cool.
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The S650 based Mustang GT3 is a chunky lad, big enough to give the Big M8 a run for its money imo
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I'm in Reading Pennsylvania for the something or other NHRA Nationals. We're doing all the sportsman qualifying today which is like wacky races. poo poo explodes, cars piss themselves, drivers poo poo while making eye contact with the 12 fans in attendance. I'm assuming the other 12 got lost on the way to the track because its out in the sticks(remember the woods from Assassin's Creed 3, its that kinda place). You're missing quality car mayhem y'all. E: Its the Pep Boys NHRA Nationals. Love da Pep boys.
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