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Regulations also try to prevent pieces of car from slicing up spectators and bringing lawsuits down on the series. Any goon these days can get a 600hp engine from a manufacturer that will last tens of thousands of miles. Open formula these days is either a dangerous situation or a technical cap where millions of dollars are spent for very tiny advantages because everything is already known.
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Spaced God posted:I've been following the series on and off the past two years. Guess who picked the wrong year to dive in head first!? You're only about 20 years too late!
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Jan 31, 2015 05:54
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He's not a guy who is quick over a lap or something and just can't do tire management where winning a race might show him what kind of patience is needed. He is just not a good race car driver and is there on name.
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Dynamite Dog posted:The baseline is Driven, this can't be worse. That boob job disagrees.
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Feb 15, 2015 06:27
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Cygni posted:Philadelphia Auto Show lol. This is how it always is at auto shows. Manufacturers bring race cars from series they participate in but they aren't going to advertise the series itself, its just for cool race car factor. Like little kids that tug their dads over don't give a gently caress about WEC or Indycar or whatever.
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Feb 17, 2015 05:35
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They just need to put a bubble over the cockpit and enter into WEC.
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Feb 17, 2015 21:19
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She's just legit bad at driving a car.
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Feb 25, 2015 17:46
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They should have kept it a 1/4 mile and just let computers drive the cars. Have em go 500 mph at the trap.
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Feb 27, 2015 22:33
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To be fair though that's more of a by product of good NASCAR teams sticking with their driver for championship reasons and only terrible teams bringing on specialists for the longest time. Even then the specialist getting a 3rd place would be the highest finish by a long shot for the poo poo team all year.
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Mar 8, 2015 14:40
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Dudley posted:What's everyone's problem with an airbox. It's something for dumb nerds to complain about.
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Mar 9, 2015 21:13
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That's not going to be legible in the sun. It looks like a scoreboard from the 80s or something.
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Mar 12, 2015 19:31
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Little Al only claimed one win on his way to the 1997 title, but in 23 attempts, he finished in the top ten 16 times, and only had three DNFs. That consistency was what won him his third Indycar title, despite the fact that teammates Paul Tracy and Ayrton Senna were usually faster than him on the track.
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Mar 16, 2015 15:14
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Cygni posted:Series is gonna use a free YouTube stream for practices and qualifying on ABC weekends btw. The links for the St Pete race are already up. Hell yeah finally! Cygni posted:I was wondering if the Chevy kit might start to comeback to the Honda in higher temperatures, then Power goes out and runs a 1:07.5 on fresh tires. I feel really bad for Chevy, Honda just has so much more experience with this kind of thing.
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Mar 16, 2015 22:52
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Cygni posted:My pop's team had just tested Indy in April to set a baseline for Honda/Tasman. They had 'The Package'... Honda/Reynard/Firestone. But Honda didn't want to try to put another car in the 500 because of the number of entries, and generally wanting to focus all on Tasman after the '94 disaster. In testing, they set times that would have been on the front row, and my dad lobbied for days to get Honda to let them enter. Honda wouldn't do it... and then Scott Goodyear had that whole pacecar incident and Honda lost their first win. Should have gone to Japan and got really drunk with them.
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Mar 19, 2015 20:21
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Boomer The Cannon posted:I just saw that wreck over the weekend, and drat... Next time something like that happens its gonna be bad, with HDTV and all. You can see the marshall getting waxed but its pretty blurry and he just kind of shoots to the side.
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Mar 20, 2015 01:05
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I'm still gasping for breath after that Suzuki comment holy moley.
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Mar 21, 2015 19:21
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KingShibby posted:Overnight ratings are in, 0.8 which is up from a 0.6 last year Final ratings is a 0.6 same as last year. Lady got her skull broke for nothin.
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Apr 1, 2015 19:33
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TE connectivity is pretty major in automotive, and I've gotten pretty kickin mocha fraps at their hospitality. They'll probably use it as a tech show.
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Apr 1, 2015 21:45
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I'm not so sure its spun off, maybe more Tyco exploded and all the bits went everywhere and got acquired by 10 different companies.
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Apr 2, 2015 03:19
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You're not SUPPOSED to hit anybody but holy hell does it happen a lot.
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Apr 3, 2015 00:59
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Her name is Beccy, of course she's going to continue the stupid name tradition!
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I actually thought Trackforum and Crapwagon were the same forum for a while and had a name change.
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Apr 4, 2015 02:20
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Jail? You get executed for public transgressions during a world wide broadcast event.
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Apr 11, 2015 15:19
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Bentai posted:And NBCSN nixes their coverage. Haha good job 
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Apr 11, 2015 23:36
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Are you guys getting ads? I'm just getting NBCSN splash screen with epic orchestral music during breaks.
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Apr 12, 2015 20:09
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Hey guys I'm just gonna run onto this live racetrack for some reason see ya!
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Apr 12, 2015 20:19
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KingShibby posted:Gabby's probably mad that corner worker pushed him otherwise he wouldn't have stalled it Corner workers don't wear button down shirts, that was seriously just some guy. These are my commercial breaks by the way:  Why not just show a fixed pitroad camera or something?
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Apr 12, 2015 20:21
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It begins: bits of wing everywhere
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Apr 12, 2015 20:33
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Bentai posted:The crew member was moving his hands, so at least there's that. Hopefully voluntarily.
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Apr 12, 2015 20:47
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Well that rains gonna catch up at this rate.
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Apr 12, 2015 20:50
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Storm cells are blowin up, it may rain in ~20 mins
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They need to mandate inters or something for these guys, they clearly can't do it.
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Apr 12, 2015 21:14
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kidcoelacanth posted:I am 100% down with this ending with Hinch and Simona in the top 5 though Certainly earned today, lots of fast laps by them.
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Apr 12, 2015 21:17
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Some dude died at Walt Disney World Speedway because they have excellent barrier design apparently http://www.ajc.com/news/news/national/man-dead-after-crashing-lamborghini-at-disney/nksCL/ Car got speared by the end of a guardrail.
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Apr 13, 2015 02:36
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You can print whatever you want, but it doesn't make it a law. Especially if she was somewhere on the concourse where a judge may decide you have an expectation for safety. Also, severity of injury matters too.
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Apr 13, 2015 12:50
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KingShibby posted:Regardless this pretty much works out to a cash grab and she'll get a settlement out-of-court I guess you've never been to the hospital in the US for a serious emergency, but it's pretty easy to end up in debt for life.
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Apr 13, 2015 13:08
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People sue for pain and suffering, because if you have a skull fracture you can ha've brain damage and need to learn how to walk again etc. That's a lot of lost wages. Even if insurance covers it you can bet with 100% certainty that the insurer companies lawyers have already settled out of court with IndyCar to cover the cost of the procedure. It's professional though and wouldn't be in the news (so as not to damage either companies reputation one way or another)
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go3 posted:the vast majority of non-race people I speak with that own sports cars don't give a poo poo and would rather watch football I think this is part of the problem. 20 years ago sporty models offered by manufacturers would output 150-200hp. These days you can get 400 hp without breaking the bank, and 600+ hp is offered for enthusiasts. I think this really strips away a lot of mystique of race cars. Cars used to squeak, rattle, and drive like scary poo poo at 90, now at on empty road you can easily accidentally go 110 without even noticing its happening.
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