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keevo posted:Wait why are the Dakar organizers evil shitlords? When it was in Africa, there were complaints because it disrupted the locals and killed livestock, plus the whole rich Westerners having a race in the third world angle, which I think is kinda bullshit but whatever.
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Jan 4, 2015 00:08
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George Zimmer posted:When it was in Africa, there were complaints because it disrupted the locals and killed livestock Pretty sure it also disrupted the livestock and killed the locals
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Jan 4, 2015 00:38
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It killed the participants too, tbf.
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Jan 4, 2015 02:08
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Also the locals killed participants.
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Jan 4, 2015 02:13
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In all seriousness, the Dakar needs to go back to Africa one of these years. Alternating between Africa and South America would be pretty dope.
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Jan 4, 2015 03:00
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I want a rally raid in Siberia. The Gulag Grand Prix.
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Jan 4, 2015 03:36
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George Zimmer posted:I want a rally raid in Siberia. The Gulag Grand Prix. And it MUST be in winter
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Jan 4, 2015 04:20
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I'm holding out for a race across TRANSCON 1, myself.
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Jan 4, 2015 14:29
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Hey guys look a new scoring system for the Dakar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2x7gHxQYYE
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Jan 4, 2015 19:35
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keevo posted:Wait why are the Dakar organizers evil shitlords? In addition to the other stuff, they openly and incompetently play favorites with the rules, routes, and stage closures to the factory teams (especially if they are French) and the star riders/drivers (especially if they are French). There are also cases to be made about the environmental destruction and promising economic benefits to poor villages and instead running them down with jeeps, but I choose to ignore that so I can enjoy the race.
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Jan 5, 2015 12:12
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RIP Oil Sheik Drag Racing http://www.nhra.com/story/story.aspx?F_y=2015&F_m=1&F_d=5&CustomURL=al-anabi-2015-plans&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1
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Jan 5, 2015 19:26
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Possibly Chicken posted:RIP Oil Sheik Drag Racing ooof, man, the top tiers of the NHRA are in trouble I know personally Hot Rod Drag Week is much more compelling to me than that poo poo is
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Jan 5, 2015 20:30
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Not just Allen Johnson's race team, but a ton of Pro Mod teams took the Sheik's money. The racism showing up on the Facebook drag racing news sites blows my mind (but then again, it is social media) It would be nice to see some of the AJR guys show up on Force's team.
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Jan 6, 2015 21:57
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My favorite part of the NHRA is that they made no attempt to slow the cars down after Kalitta's death, they just chopped the tracks and called it a day. A few years later and they're running higher trap speeds with an extra 320 feet of runoff. There's a physics lesson just waiting to be learned in there, somewhere.
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Jan 6, 2015 22:05
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Breaking speed/track records is such a huge part of NHRA's appeal that I can get why they weren't inclined to significantly slow the cars. For me, the big takeaway from the Kalitta accident was "Why the hell was there a big crane at the end of the pit", not "why was a drag car going so fast".
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Jan 6, 2015 22:19
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That crane was incidental, hitting the wall before it was what killed him. He was gonna get hosed up regardless, because he hit the trap at over 250mph after his chutes failed. That was gonna be a ride no matter what. This goes back into what I've said about tracks in other series. Sanctioning bodies and track operators don't want to spend the hundreds of millions of dollars to ensure a safe environment for participants and spectators, so they slow the cars. In the NHRA's case, what you said is absolutely correct, setting top speed and low E.T. records are absolutely crucial to the sport. They really can't slow the cars down, and tracks like Englishtown can't be extended for more runoff. So if they don't want to sink the money (that they don't have anyway) into safer tracks, they are just kicking the tragedy can down the road a year or two. We crack on Indy and USAC a ton but the NHRA is the organization in real trouble. They have issues from top to bottom, it's hilarious.
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Jan 6, 2015 23:02
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Solution: Get rid of the
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Jan 6, 2015 23:07
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How to fix drag racing: One lane, start lines at either end. First one to turn away loses.
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WindyMan posted:How to fix drag racing: One lane, start lines at either end. First one to turn away loses.
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Jan 6, 2015 23:25
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How to fix drag racing: John Force, with whatever car he decides to build, on a two-mile-long runway. Start at one end, traps at the one mile mark. Then lace his after-race drink with cocaine.
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Jan 6, 2015 23:49
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Word on twitter is that someone at Dakar has died. EDIT: Confirmed: http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2015/us/stage-3/special-release.html George Zimmer fucked around with this message at 00:29 on Jan 7, 2015 |
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Jan 6, 2015 23:54
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VikingSkull posted:We crack on Indy and USAC a ton but the NHRA is the organization in real trouble. They have issues from top to bottom, it's hilarious. I said this in the Indycar thread a few years back and got shot down pretty quick, but it's true. Which makes me sad, because the NHRA was my gateway drug into racing as a kid. hunnert car pileup fucked around with this message at 01:41 on Jan 7, 2015 |
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Jan 7, 2015 01:37
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George Zimmer posted:Word on twitter is that someone at Dakar has died. it begins Fauxhawk Express posted:I said this in the Indycar thread a few years back and got shot down pretty quick, but it's true. nah, it's true, the NHRA above Pro Stock is loving broken... and after Larry Larson ripped a 6.16 in a steel, street legal S-10 at Drag Week, Pro Stock is close to irrelevant, too
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Jan 7, 2015 01:41
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Protip: If you do go to an NHRA national event, people will leave the stands en masse to hit the concessions/pits once the pro stocks come to the line. Those people are assholes. Don't be like them. Pro stock owns.
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Jan 7, 2015 01:45
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George Zimmer posted:Word on twitter is that someone at Dakar has died. Sounds like a medical issue, as opposed to a fall or something. Dakar aint kind. Shame, at 39. 
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Jan 7, 2015 01:48
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Cygni posted:Sounds like a medical issue, as opposed to a fall or something. Dakar aint kind. Shame, at 39. IIRC the exact same scenario played out last year.
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Fauxhawk Express posted:Protip: If you do go to an NHRA national event, people will leave the stands en masse to hit the concessions/pits once the pro stocks come to the line. Pro Stock is especially cool if you sit at the traps, because when you see how close the finishes are it'll blow your mind.
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Jan 7, 2015 03:29
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A decade from now IHRA is gonna be the main drag racing series in the US.
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Jan 7, 2015 03:39
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Possibly Chicken posted:A decade from now IHRA is gonna be the main drag racing series in the US. That's like saying in a decade ASA will be the main stock car series.
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Yeah, IHRA is its own hilarious thing. It's ARCA to the NHRA's NASCAR. IHRA has Pro Mod, though, and Pro Mod owns 
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Jan 7, 2015 04:34
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Dempsey is running their 911 in Brumo's colors for the 24 and I like it.
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IHRA got destroyed when they were bought out by the Monster Jam folks (they were already in decline though) The guys running NHRA are it's own worst enemy.
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the_worm_ posted:IHRA got destroyed when they were bought out by the Monster Jam folks (they were already in decline though) I did not know the IHRA was bought by the USHRA.
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Jan 8, 2015 05:13
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     Oh yeah, the best time of the year. New car time.
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I love me some proper touring cars.
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Jan 8, 2015 17:36
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Priaulx to WSR is awesome news
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Jan 8, 2015 19:14
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Formula E in Argentina this weekend. I came across an old U.S. all-electric series from the late 90s/early 00s called Formula Lightning that was a spec chassis series for college engineering students. I don't remember this at all, but it was on ESPN and raced support to IndyCar here and there. And they had battery-swap pit stops! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6qjJWFRrlI Pretty neat. IRP, Mid-Ohio, Cleveland. The bit from Cleveland starts at 3:00 and builds up to the start of the race and turn 1. You should know how that turns out.
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Jan 8, 2015 21:02
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CactusWeasle posted:Priaulx to WSR is awesome news Where's that leave Turkington? This'll be twice he's won the championship and been left without a drive
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Ebay pulling out already screwed him. None of WSR's 3 2014 drivers have signed and there's 1 car left assuming they can run only 3. Nick Foster's said he's retiring, I imagine because of his age and the fact he'd suddenly need to bring a lot more money than Contour had been putting in up till now. Shame, he was always my favourite of the "Gentleman" drivers. So Rob and Colin are battling over one car. It appeared Colin had more of his own money last year than Rob but is either bringing enough to run a car? If anyone didn't know, Sam Tordoff is moving over from MG to take car 2 at WSR but we've not seen the livery yet. JCT600 is his personal sponsor.
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