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gret
Dec 12, 2005

goggle-eyed freak


I would think driving for basically a factory Honda team for Roger Penske would be a better gig than driving for privateer teams in LMP2. Maybe the Russian/Chinese oligarchs funding those privateer teams pay really well, who knows?

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gret
Dec 12, 2005

goggle-eyed freak


Next season is going to be so good with Joest Mazda and Penske Acura teams challenging WTR and the rest of the Cadillacs. Now if ESM ever gets their poo poo together...

gret
Dec 12, 2005

goggle-eyed freak



:smith:

gret
Dec 12, 2005

goggle-eyed freak


track day bro! posted:

Like I said earlier in the thread, I can't wait for the Team Joest Mazda DPi Team Penske Acura DPi with Montoya at the wheel to win LeMans next year,

gret
Dec 12, 2005

goggle-eyed freak


an oddly awful oud posted:

It's really shocking how fast LMP1 fell apart. Just two years ago it was the arguably the pinnacle of motorsports development and seemed like it was thriving and ushering in a new age of high-performance hybrid sports cars.

Wonder what would've happened without Dieselgate. Seems like Audi might've been off to F1 anyhow, but Dieselgate made it a pretty easy decision for Audi and now possibly Porsche to pull out of LMP1 and save a large amount of money for VAG.

gret
Dec 12, 2005

goggle-eyed freak


What is it about German culture that makes them so prone to cheating?

gret
Dec 12, 2005

goggle-eyed freak


COTA is one of the better modern F1 tracks, but it kinda sucks for any racing besides F1 (maybe MotoGP is also good on it?).

gret
Dec 12, 2005

goggle-eyed freak


Feels Villeneuve posted:

He considered it a total waste of money which isn't really a dumb idea.

Probably true, but as somebody who'll never be able to afford a Lamborghini, I'm always deeply suspicious of supercar manufacturers that don't have any racing heritage.

gret
Dec 12, 2005

goggle-eyed freak


LMAO at this point they need special BOP just for WTR.

gret
Dec 12, 2005

goggle-eyed freak


Interesting that they decided to poach Cameron.

gret
Dec 12, 2005

goggle-eyed freak


Feels Villeneuve posted:

I watched the V8 Supercars race and I'm going to be real salty if SVG and McLaughlin continue to contrive to hand the championship to Whincup. What a lucky bastard.


Well you'll be happy to know that Whincup is currently leading today's race.

gret
Dec 12, 2005

goggle-eyed freak


RIP WEC :(

gret
Dec 12, 2005

goggle-eyed freak


No that's a fantastic idea.

gret
Dec 12, 2005

goggle-eyed freak


Feels Villeneuve posted:

how excited is everyone for Sandown, the most boring endurance race of the year

Kinda excited to see how DJR/Mclaughlin screw up this time to hand victory to 888/Whincup.

gret
Dec 12, 2005

goggle-eyed freak


Good news for people on PS Vue, CBS Sports Network just went live on there today. So now you can watch the various BTCC/DTM/etc. racing series that they show.

gret
Dec 12, 2005

goggle-eyed freak


Silverstone's back on the WEC calendar for 2018.


https://twitter.com/FIAWEC/status/908753222063607808

gret
Dec 12, 2005

goggle-eyed freak


You can't push me out of IndyCar into a prototype car drive if I destroy the prototype car.

gret
Dec 12, 2005

goggle-eyed freak


Cygni posted:

Penske may not run Petite cause Helio balled the car up in testing last week:

http://www.racer.com/imsa/item/144557-penske-petit-decision-looming

They're in: http://www.teampenske.com/news/index.cfm/a/687/53456/Team_Penske%20to%20Enter%20Prestigious%20Petit%20Le%20Mans

One car with Montoya/Castroneves/Pagenaud.

gret
Dec 12, 2005

goggle-eyed freak


If you subscribe to Motor Trend On Demand, they livestream the Supercar races. Might be a cheaper option to pick up a month's subscription of that.

gret
Dec 12, 2005

goggle-eyed freak



This is the best.

gret
Dec 12, 2005

goggle-eyed freak


Bentai posted:

God I wish it could be JPM/Helio/Button.

JPM/Alonso/Button

gret
Dec 12, 2005

goggle-eyed freak


WEC qualifying in the wet and heavy fog at Fuji right now. Prototypes are next.

gret
Dec 12, 2005

goggle-eyed freak


This "safari" idea is pretty cool.

https://twitter.com/GerardNeveuWEC/status/919084670871941120

gret
Dec 12, 2005

goggle-eyed freak


Wirth1000 posted:

I need to get back into WRC.

Are they still showing the highlights on Redbull TV? Do they show the full rallies on TV anymore?

gret
Dec 12, 2005

goggle-eyed freak


Jackie Chan DC Racing also looking at running Daytona and the Patron North American endurance cup.

gret
Dec 12, 2005

goggle-eyed freak


Wirth1000 posted:

Whoever decided to make a front-wheel drive front engine prototype to compete against rationally designed other cars should be blacklisted for life from motorsport.

The Delta Wing was also super retarded, too and it was garbage.

Would it surprise you to know that they were designed by the same guy?

gret
Dec 12, 2005

goggle-eyed freak


SuperGT race at Motegi starting soon:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3FmMVoXCQo

gret
Dec 12, 2005

goggle-eyed freak


Catte on track in Bahrain!

https://twitter.com/FIAWEC/status/931909621614247936

gret
Dec 12, 2005

goggle-eyed freak


Doesn't seem like there are any passing zones on this track.

e: Simona :smith:

gret fucked around with this message at 07:38 on Nov 25, 2017

gret
Dec 12, 2005

goggle-eyed freak


Everybody gets a pit lane speeding penalty.

gret
Dec 12, 2005

goggle-eyed freak


Oh goddamn it. Simona's race is ruined again and pretty much hands the title to Whincup.

gret
Dec 12, 2005

goggle-eyed freak


Dubs posted:

Scott McLaughlin gets every penalty.

gret
Dec 12, 2005

goggle-eyed freak


Xisticide posted:

SpeedSource are done, with all of their equipment up for auction on the 19th including the last of the Lola chassis and their simulator which looks more like an arcade cabinet:



LMAO is that seriously their simulator setup?

gret
Dec 12, 2005

goggle-eyed freak


njsykora posted:

I mean Paul Ricard is a parking lot, watching WTCC there was always a sad experience because the crowd shot was a single grandstand a long way back from any part of the track.

That's what you get for willingly going to a WTCC race.

gret
Dec 12, 2005

goggle-eyed freak


Retiring to spend more time saying hi to his family back home.

gret
Dec 12, 2005

goggle-eyed freak


Not very fair that a guy like Allan Simonsen is dead while Tracy Krohn lives to terrorize another race.

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gret
Dec 12, 2005

goggle-eyed freak


drat that sucks.

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