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hey, yeah, Formula E is happening Saturday! Here's a time table, via http://whenisformulaeon.xyz/ (which has local time conversion if math is hard) Free Practice 1 8am local / 8am GMT / 3am EST Free Practice 2 10:30am local / 10:30am GMT / 5:30am EST Qualifying 12pm local / 12pm GMT / 7am EST Race 4pm local / 4pm GMT / 11am EST and here's a virtual lap to get a sense of the course: https://twitter.com/FIAformulaE/status/795905908991725568 as njsykora noted, it'll be neat to see Formula E on a semi-permanent race track for once. probably less chance of a turn suddenly being modified between qualifying and practice, and less chance of everyone hilariously loving up the same turn in practice  oh, and don't forget bout that fanboost: http://fanboost.fiaformulae.com/ abraham linksys fucked around with this message at 21:24 on Nov 10, 2016 |
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Surprised at how tight it is for a permanent track. Then again I guess parts of Canada are like that too.
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Nov 10, 2016 21:40
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blunt posted:Surprised at how tight it is for a permanent track. Then again I guess parts of Canada are like that too. Its a former street circuit that was reworked into a semi-permanent track to encourage local talent. That its kept that tight and difficult street circuit feel is great. Also, less than a year after saying they have no interest in electric cars Ferrari said in an investor call they're looking at a Formula E entry a few years down the road.
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Nov 11, 2016 12:33
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shakedowns are today, I guess! here's a real lap of the track https://twitter.com/FIAformulaE/status/797095708373434368 I won't be around tomorrow to watch but I'm looking forward to catching the replay!
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Nov 11, 2016 16:18
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What happened to da Costa during the race? He was defending against di Grassi for a long time, then di Grassi attacked and somehow da Costa's car stopped working?
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Nov 13, 2016 11:08
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I enjoyed watching fp1 and fp2, so many spins and offs while the drivers were figuring out the track. Makes me feel better about how badly I drive in PCars free practice rounds I wish more series would broadcast and commentate thier practices
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Nov 16, 2016 15:23
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Finally got round to watching the race. Renault's strategy is just miles ahead of everyone else even if they don't have a big mechanical advantage like last year. Happy to see Bird in there as well after the Hong Kong disaster.
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Nov 22, 2016 14:05
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It's hardly with bumping the thread for, but the Vegas E-Prix is today/tonight and is probably going to be a hilarious clusterfuck, as its 20 real drivers, 10 sim racers and a half-assed rFactor 2 mod http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2017/january/track-layout-unveiled-for-visa-vegas-erace/
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Jan 7, 2017 20:02
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In case anyone else got confused by that article, the "eRace" isn't an actual race. They're playing a videogame in some hotel. I hate the future.
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Jan 7, 2017 20:22
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poty posted:In case anyone else got confused by that article, the "eRace" isn't an actual race. They're playing a videogame in some hotel. I hate the future.  IT'S NOT A GAME IT'S A SIMULATOR
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Jan 7, 2017 20:38
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poty posted:the "eRace" isn't an actual race. How dare you
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Jan 7, 2017 20:44
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ITS HAPPENING https://www.twitch.tv/eleaguetv
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Jan 8, 2017 00:02
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Got the stream up on my TV. Looks pretty good. The graphics in the sim is pretty bad though.
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Jan 8, 2017 00:13
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gret posted:Got the stream up on my TV. Looks pretty good. The graphics in the sim is pretty bad though. The track looks like the shittiest of lovely rFactor 2 mods, its not a good advert for it as a sim. They threw it together in a few days from the looks of it
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Jan 8, 2017 00:22
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Just a couple of guys racing without front wings without seemingly having much of an effect on the cars.
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Jan 8, 2017 00:48
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gret posted:Just a couple of guys racing without front wings without seemingly having much of an effect on the cars. Well that's happened in FE before, the cars don't have huge downforce. I'm pretty sure someone in season 2 ran most of a race with only half a front wing. Also yes rFactor 2 looks like complete rear end.
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Jan 8, 2017 00:53
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As well as Fanboost there should be an option to DDOS a driver you dont like
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Jan 8, 2017 00:53
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njsykora posted:Also yes rFactor 2 looks like complete rear end. If you have a garbage PC and download garbage mods, it does.
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Jan 8, 2017 00:56
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CactusWeasle posted:If you have a garbage PC and download garbage mods, it does. I have a good PC and stock content and it looks like rear end. Also finding it hilarious that Mitch Evans and JM Lopez are in the top 5.
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Jan 8, 2017 00:58
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and to think all these pros are in the last chance qualifier to run with the pasty white nerds who already qualified Also LOL who the gently caress put up $1m for this
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Jan 8, 2017 01:00
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LOL da Costa throwing shade at the sim racing nerds asking if they could all go out for a run before the race.
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Jan 8, 2017 01:04
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10,700 viewers on Twitch
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Jan 8, 2017 01:34
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That's $100 a viewer!
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Jan 8, 2017 01:40
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People are saying Pahkala's fanboost bugged out and he had it for the entire post pitstop section, which would explain how he went from 3rd to a 9 second lead in one pitstop and was lapping a second faster than everyone else suddenly.
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Jan 8, 2017 02:12
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I still cant believe the winner gets 200k for a buggy as hell 20 lap online race
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njsykora posted:People are saying Pahkala's fanboost bugged out and he had it for the entire post pitstop section, which would explain how he went from 3rd to a 9 second lead in one pitstop and was lapping a second faster than everyone else suddenly. Yeah, something weird there for sure. Bono looks super sad, worst podium presence since Nico Rosberg.
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Jan 8, 2017 02:20
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I'm sure it'll be quietly swept under the rug
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Jan 8, 2017 02:29
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Xpost from the Misc. thread.njsykora posted:That whole event summed up in one moment. Formula E Sim Racing Season 1 = Formula E Actual Racing Season 1
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Jan 8, 2017 02:35
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CactusWeasle posted:I'm sure it'll be quietly swept under the rug Oh yeah, the tech on the simulators was a poo poo-show: TV's for displays, no multiple feeds for the 'cameras', no master control over application settings, etc. Pointing that out will make the sponsors have a sad, so it won't happen. Not a good way to try to build a new event.
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Jan 8, 2017 02:39
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https://twitter.com/TheChazmR/status/817907929470930949
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Jan 8, 2017 02:43
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the only way the vegas eRace could be more Formula E would be if it somehow counted for actual championship points
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Jan 8, 2017 02:44
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Sounds like they've fixed it: https://mobile.twitter.com/eRacingNews/status/817907419506470912
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Jan 8, 2017 02:51
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This has all been more entertaining than it had any right to be 
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Jan 8, 2017 02:53
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I would question penalising a driver for a technical issue they likely had no control over but it seems like a fitting way to end this.
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Jan 8, 2017 02:55
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I guess penalize isn't exactly the right word. They're just correcting for the unfair advantage he gained due to a technical glitch.
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Jan 8, 2017 02:58
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gret posted:Sounds like they've fixed it: Well, they've definitely got F1 style officiating down pat. Keep chasing those dreams, Formula E people.
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Jan 8, 2017 03:02
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2018-2019 spec chassis concept is out and it looks straight out of a sci-fi novel: http://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/next-gen-formula-e-concept-car/
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Feb 13, 2017 19:26
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Looks bad
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abraham linksys posted:the only way the vegas eRace could be more Formula E would be if it somehow counted for actual championship points I kinda just assumed it did
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Alain Post posted:Looks bad No, it looks cool. It looks funky. It looks like the future we were promised 30 years ago. You know, I can't wrap my head around the double-think a lot of people have towards Formula E cars and other recent "out there" cars, like the Delta Wing. On the one hand, they complain that new and funky cars like this are ugly, but on the other hand long for the old days where people regularly created new and funky cars that were ugly. Take off the nostalgia glasses, maybe?
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