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SlowBloke posted:Slight off topic, where can I find a reliable weather service that covers lemans? I am starting to pack stuff and apple weather is showing rains during the weekend but i'd like another opinion before committing to hard rain kit. Weather Underground and/or Windy are my go-to weather apps in general. I don't pay for Windy premium so if I need hourly forecast I'll use WU.
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Finger Prince posted:Weather Underground and/or Windy are my go-to weather apps in general. I don't pay for Windy premium so if I need hourly forecast I'll use WU. Well apple and accuweather say light rain while weather underground believes it's monsoon season ... Yay...
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May 31, 2023 20:40
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7 day forecasts are ~80% accurate, longer than that is around 50%
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In my experience anything past 3 days ahead and the Apple Weather App forecast gets shakey. Mileage may vary for euros tho. Drag racing is way more sensitive about rain than turning racing.
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RIP Darksky
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coconono posted:In my experience anything past 3 days ahead and the Apple Weather App forecast gets shakey. Mileage may vary for euros tho. Not being under a grandstand on a endurance race is also a weather sensitive activity, i'm not a 🐸.
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Powershift posted:7 day forecasts are ~80% accurate, longer than that is around 50% If you look at detailed chart on yr.no for Jammerbugten in Denmark as an example, you'll see that for the first part of the chart is much more detailed than further out - if your weather app doesn't have something like that, or won't publish it, it's pretty reasonable to assume they're not very accurate. For a particular example, look at June 9th; there's a whole 10c difference in the the 80% probability range. Unfortunately the satelites they use don't cover all of Europe down to Le Mans. Also, here's a somewhat interesting fact: Jammerbugten is named that because back in the day, when storms would rage because they'd be pushed down here by the Norwegian coast (which still happens regularly today, and is why it's one of the windiest parts in Denmark), people on the beach would light fires to lure in ships. These ships would then ground themselves on the beach thinking there was a harbor where there was a light, and the people on the beach would raid the ships - and all this happened long after the Viking age 
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BlankSystemDaemon posted:Also, here's a somewhat interesting fact: Jammerbugten is named that because back in the day, when storms would rage because they'd be pushed down here by the Norwegian coast (which still happens regularly today, and is why it's one of the windiest parts in Denmark), people on the beach would light fires to lure in ships. This is a story I've heard about several coastal places
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ilmucche posted:This is a story I've heard about several coastal places
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Currently in the IOM for the TT, as a person who's never ridden, my girlfriend rides I'm absolutely dumbfounded by the sidecars and I actually prefer it.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jn9Jcj6OlnM Incredibly jealous for those ITT making it out this year but hope you all have a good time  I'll make it out there one day!
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net work error posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jn9Jcj6OlnM Just a friendly word of advice, start planning for the trip far ahead. I planned for this year's outing last November and paid dearly for it(all cheap places went away by august). Bookings demanded his due for the lemans apartment yesterday (a cool 2k€) and it was the cheaper I've found that wasn't a hut on AirBnB.
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the NHRA is in New England(not a real state) this weekend. It might rain all weekend. So expect the announcers to be in full no fucks given mode. Should make for some interesting nhra.tv. We're like an hour north of boston. I hate it out here. No one drives right. They obey the speedlimit and are terrified of merging. coconono fucked around with this message at 18:39 on Jun 1, 2023 |
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LeMans opening event https://www.youtube.com/live/6U297sQffNA Edit: The hypercars are on stage now, I don't like the pride month Peugeot livery to be honest... SlowBloke fucked around with this message at 16:49 on Jun 2, 2023 |
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Hagerty posted a documentary about Porsche at Le Mans to their youtube channel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XN7iLdZKqK8
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Second day of scrutineering at LeMans https://www.youtube.com/live/HaYqTRmtSIU I hope i'm not missing out by being onsite on the eight instead of yesterday but i would have been bled dry by hotel expenses if i was there by yesterday. Edit: All three cadillacs seems to be in working order, mechanics must have burned the midnight oil to fix their cars after that dramatic wipeout at spa. SlowBloke fucked around with this message at 11:27 on Jun 3, 2023 |
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SlowBloke posted:Second day of scrutineering at LeMans I think I heard that parts/chassis were flown over from the U.S., so even though the tub involved in the Spa wreck is salvageable, maybe the time-frame for getting it ready wasn't right? in any case, glad they didn't have to pull out. Excited to hear that thing in person at Fuji later this year.
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the new app is such rear end, my god. Some Le Mans primer for anyone catching up this year: Highlights from the first three races of the season: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DMfJo4VjlU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pneaNoLZW4Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jH5aX60jzs Ambience from last season at night at Le Sarthe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jn9Jcj6OlnM And if you're looking for some history, it's almost like there's 100 years of it to look back on. One of the easy things to check is the two Truth in 24 documentaries, made about Audi and two individual years coming at the 24 Hours of Le Mans: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFwoxM1MiBw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3pD1FcZ6aM and it sure looks like a lot of Le Mans yearly highlights packages made their way onto YouTube too... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYvdNNjt5vo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PG-h_qA-e7U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5ttF58ZbvA
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@HarperDC you forgot the saga of Micheal Fass(fender)bender, succeeding in the monumental task of making Maldonado look competent https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKduzfEGbn-GvYvsyTO-EO27c4FBi3UAs https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKduzfEGbn-FJLzSrthYkpHD9a8vXt4A4 https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKduzfEGbn-H25n-WbyXnYcevAzBXEgOr https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKduzfEGbn-E-zY7XfQ19i74VFMpn58dW
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New England rained. I’d recommend visiting one of other member tracks where the track GM isn’t more concerned about getting his timeslips instead of running his track. There’s a pretty sweet RC track next door tho. Also the Albacore exhibit is worth a look. coconono fucked around with this message at 00:38 on Jun 6, 2023 |
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The closer we get to the event the worse they plan for the weekend. Weather underground show rain on Friday and tropical monsoons on Saturday and Sunday, Accuweather is a tad less apocalyptic but it still shows rains on the weekend. I'd love to avoid spending the race in the rented apartment due to adverse weather.
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SlowBloke posted:The closer we get to the event the worse they plan for the weekend. Weather underground show rain on Friday and tropical monsoons on Saturday and Sunday, Accuweather is a tad less apocalyptic but it still shows rains on the weekend. I'd love to avoid spending the race in the rented apartment due to adverse weather. Better living through Gore Tex. Get thineself to decathlon!
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Wundeground is showing a high chance of rain but a tiny amount of actual precipitation, a peak of half a millimeter an hour during the race. The lightning chance is prolly a bigger concern tbh
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Finger Prince posted:Better living through Gore Tex. Get thineself to decathlon! My suitcase content is mostly decathlon to the point I should ask them money back by being a quecua walking billboard.
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It's not an endurance race if you don't get soaked
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I get soaked in anticipation of every endurance race
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I made a late purchase of some inflatable cushions after seeing a suggestion on Reddit, didn’t think about multiple hours of bleacher sitting.
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*Jason Statham voice* It always rains at Le Mans
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spaceblancmange posted:*Jason Statham voice* I wish I could make an audio file the thread title. iwentdoodie posted:It's not an endurance race if you don't get soaked I’m lucky Fuji 6H last year was bone dry, it always seems like a crapshoot between beautiful and typhoon.
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spaceblancmange posted:*Jason Statham voice* Of course, you still might end up crashing, but it's a given if you aren't expecting rain.
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It's okay if it rains at Lemans. It's not okay if it's red flagged for 6 hours because there's too much rain. We got through the Ring without any rain though, so who knows.
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SLICK GOKU BABY posted:It's okay if it rains at Lemans. It's not okay if it's red flagged for 6 hours because there's too much rain. We got through the Ring without any rain though, so who knows. I'm mostly worried about thunderstorms since my camping chair is aluminium heavy. Being fried by lightning at LeMans would make a cool ending tho. Edit: riding on a Frecciarossa in top spec class toward the event, weather forecast seems pretty much the same as previously. See ya in a few. SlowBloke fucked around with this message at 14:29 on Jun 7, 2023 |
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Anyone having trouble with the wec.tv website? Paid 12.99 and all I see is "This content is blocked in your country for legal reasons." but i'm in Australia.
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It's Le Mans practice time  oh snap a GTE-Am car into the wall and a P2 just collected him, ugh.
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I would blow Dane Cook posted:Anyone having trouble with the wec.tv website? Paid 12.99 and all I see is "This content is blocked in your country for legal reasons." but i'm in Australia. If you paid in Australian Dollars I think you can send them an email, if you paid in euro you need to turn on your vpn.
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Just booked it across Paris because our train in got delayed and didn’t make it. Now sweaty, tired and really annoyed waiting for the next one in an hour. Thank gently caress there is a next one though
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Xisticide posted:Just booked it across Paris because our train in got delayed and didn’t make it. You might want to talk with SNCF/inoui (depending on your ticket) staff, tickets are not automatically transferable.
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