Misc Racing Thread 2019: I woke up to a smoking hulk

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drgitlin: Jul 25, 2003; luv 2 get custom titles from a forum that goes into revolt when its told to stop using a bad word.

harperdc posted:

99% sure the Radio Le Mans crew will still be doing their IMSA Radio coverage this year.

on radio at the track, on SiriusXM in the US/Canada, and online in all markets

paired with the broadcast to form the IMSA TV coverage available outside the US and Canada live

so that's what I'll be watching this coming weekend!

Meanwhile, a preview of Daytona:

https://twitter.com/jordan10taylor/status/1086016200105213952

I am going to interview Rodney this weekend, so if people have burning questions, post them here.

# ¿ Jan 21, 2019 23:24

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# ¿ May 14, 2024 00:18

drgitlin: Jul 25, 2003; luv 2 get custom titles from a forum that goes into revolt when its told to stop using a bad word.

DoctorGonzo posted:

the fxkk or whatever is called is not racing equivalent or something? why the teams dont race that car? it looks cool

It does not conform to any rule set therefore there is nowhere to race it.

# ¿ Jan 22, 2019 20:01

drgitlin: Jul 25, 2003; luv 2 get custom titles from a forum that goes into revolt when its told to stop using a bad word.

Yet again I did not get to interview Rodney. Ffs.

# ¿ Jan 28, 2019 00:25

drgitlin: Jul 25, 2003; luv 2 get custom titles from a forum that goes into revolt when its told to stop using a bad word.

The 919 Hybrid actually influenced the current 911 and 718 way more than the 918 Spyder. The design of the cylinder and head on the 919 V4 shares a LOT with the the flat-4 and flat-6. Meanwhile the 918 Spyder actually owes a lot more to the RS Spyder of the mid-2000s.

And in the real world, the RT24-P uses an AER racing engine that has nothing in common with Skyactiv-X or Skyactiv-G.

# ¿ Jan 31, 2019 13:08

drgitlin: Jul 25, 2003; luv 2 get custom titles from a forum that goes into revolt when its told to stop using a bad word.

harperdc posted:

the 918 Spyder uses a V8 too, which I wouldn't be shocked to learn is closer to the RS Spyder. the 918 Spyder also came out a year before the 919 racer debuted. For those that don't know: the road car is going to be on the drawing board a whole lot earlier than that (the 919 had concept cars in 2010 and 2011 for reference).

Yep, the 918 engine is based on the RS Spyder�s V8.

# ¿ Jan 31, 2019 18:19

drgitlin: Jul 25, 2003; luv 2 get custom titles from a forum that goes into revolt when its told to stop using a bad word.

Have a couple of pieces up about Daytona, including this interview with Zanardi that people might enjoy: https://arstechnica.com/cars/2019/02/paralympic-gold-medalist-alex-zanardi-on-how-hes-able-to-race-at-daytona/

# ¿ Feb 1, 2019 15:28

drgitlin: Jul 25, 2003; luv 2 get custom titles from a forum that goes into revolt when its told to stop using a bad word.

net work error posted:

That M8 really proving that you should never lift.

It�s an M6 GT3, isn�t it? I think the only M8 racecars are the M8 GTEs but maybe I�m wrong.

# ¿ Feb 3, 2019 03:54

drgitlin: Jul 25, 2003; luv 2 get custom titles from a forum that goes into revolt when its told to stop using a bad word.

Cygni posted:

Interesting blurb in the RACER article about the end of the Ford GT program:

https://racer.com/2019/03/01/ford-preparing-for-le-mans-gt-swansong/

Sounds like its more or less a done deal for next year.

I wonder how that�s going to work given Multimatic�s bigger role in the Mazda DPi program.

# ¿ Mar 4, 2019 22:53

drgitlin: Jul 25, 2003; luv 2 get custom titles from a forum that goes into revolt when its told to stop using a bad word.

MazeOfTzeentch posted:

Crash damage is expensive and LRP causes a lot of it.

Also, you can't race on a Sunday, which means if it's a three-day meeting you need to be there on Thursday, and most WC drivers have day jobs.

# ¿ Mar 7, 2019 14:50

drgitlin: Jul 25, 2003; luv 2 get custom titles from a forum that goes into revolt when its told to stop using a bad word.

It's hard for some people to understand, but not all racing series cater to spectators as their main customer. Lemons/Chumpcar/WRL/AER's customers are the teams who race in them, not paying spectators. Likewise, SRO's customers are the teams who race in them. People in the stands are a secondary concern.

# ¿ Mar 8, 2019 15:24

drgitlin: Jul 25, 2003; luv 2 get custom titles from a forum that goes into revolt when its told to stop using a bad word.

Zaphod42 posted:

Shoot that's true even of like IMSA, Blancpain TC/GT3/GT4, Ferrari Challenge, and more pretty high level series with sponsors and stuff, which are a mix of rich people racing leagues and feeder leagues to other series. They may sell tickets but the stands are pretty darn empty.

It�s not really true for IMSA. And SRO *is* Blancpain.

# ¿ Mar 12, 2019 11:19

drgitlin: Jul 25, 2003; luv 2 get custom titles from a forum that goes into revolt when its told to stop using a bad word.

Anyone else here yet? Watching WEC practice from the mound at Turn 7.

# ¿ Mar 13, 2019 20:40

drgitlin: Jul 25, 2003; luv 2 get custom titles from a forum that goes into revolt when its told to stop using a bad word.

Anyone know why it got red flagged?

# ¿ Mar 13, 2019 20:59

drgitlin: Jul 25, 2003; luv 2 get custom titles from a forum that goes into revolt when its told to stop using a bad word.

Ok so that�s not just me then.

# ¿ Mar 14, 2019 01:55

drgitlin: Jul 25, 2003; luv 2 get custom titles from a forum that goes into revolt when its told to stop using a bad word.

Finally got to interview Jordan Taylor. That only took nine months.

# ¿ Mar 14, 2019 16:59

drgitlin: Jul 25, 2003; luv 2 get custom titles from a forum that goes into revolt when its told to stop using a bad word.

Cygni posted:

https://racerdigital.files.wordpress.com/2019/03/03_results_practice-1.pdf

Cadillac, Acura, Cadillac, Nissan in first practice. Mazda 1.5s off the pace for some reason.

Just working on setup, �we weren�t in kill mode yet� was the answer I just got.

# ¿ Mar 14, 2019 19:02

drgitlin: Jul 25, 2003; luv 2 get custom titles from a forum that goes into revolt when its told to stop using a bad word.

If anyone has any burning questions for Lena Gade, I should be talking to her tomorrow. Lmk and as long as it�s not stupid or rude I�ll do my best to ask her.

# ¿ Mar 14, 2019 21:47

drgitlin: Jul 25, 2003; luv 2 get custom titles from a forum that goes into revolt when its told to stop using a bad word.

MazeOfTzeentch posted:

WEC is on Velocity.

Also holy poo poo those Toyotas out of T7 are just insane. The rest of the P1s aren't slouches either, but the Toyotas are just in another league. Super grateful to have seen them in person.

The only thing that�s in the same ballpark is the I.D. R. It�s bonkers how fast the TS050 gathers speed. And so quietly, too.

# ¿ Mar 15, 2019 05:50

drgitlin: Jul 25, 2003; luv 2 get custom titles from a forum that goes into revolt when its told to stop using a bad word.

Yay, cloud cover.

# ¿ Mar 15, 2019 23:16

drgitlin: Jul 25, 2003; luv 2 get custom titles from a forum that goes into revolt when its told to stop using a bad word.

I�ll be honest, I got enough rain at Daytona.

# ¿ Mar 16, 2019 12:25

drgitlin: Jul 25, 2003; luv 2 get custom titles from a forum that goes into revolt when its told to stop using a bad word.

an oddly awful oud posted:

the lack of cautions, long yellow flag start, and extremely staggered pit strategy has made this a bit of a bore so far

needs a FCY and some rain to bunch everyone back up again

Now I�m back indoors, I agree some rain would spice things up.

# ¿ Mar 17, 2019 00:05

drgitlin: Jul 25, 2003; luv 2 get custom titles from a forum that goes into revolt when its told to stop using a bad word.

freeranger posted:

Besides the WEC App, is there any tv channels showing the Spa 6hr live?

Looks like Eurosport in Australia is only showing an hour or two which I'm assuming is the end of the race.

Is is being shown on Eurosport 2 or another channel anywhere?

Edit: Should have just googled that. Looks like Fox Sports in the US is the best bet for watching it.

Can anyone tell me if the commentators would be the same?

I don�t think Fox Sports will show you poo poo, WEC moved to Velocity or whatever it�s now called at the beginning of the superseason.

# ¿ May 2, 2019 11:43

drgitlin: Jul 25, 2003; luv 2 get custom titles from a forum that goes into revolt when its told to stop using a bad word.

net work error posted:

Went to a rainy Daytona last year, might do Sebring instead next year.

Sebring was just as wet, but at least it was warm(er) when it wasn�t raining.

# ¿ May 3, 2019 02:57

drgitlin: Jul 25, 2003; luv 2 get custom titles from a forum that goes into revolt when its told to stop using a bad word.

Dudley posted:

That's all fair.

I think we've reached the point where unrestricted development motor racing is essentially going to be dead, F1 is just about viable but that's it.

And if, as it looks they're going to BoP even the hypercars out the wazoo and we're essentially accepting prototype racing in the traditional sense is dead then maybe super DPi is an option. Because at least it's a lovely BoPed top class that actually functions.

First off, the ACO's hypercar regs are basically dead in the water. Second, unrestricted development in motorsport sounds great but in practice it always follows the same pattern. One OEM wants to win more than anyone else, spends 2-3x the budget, wins everything for a while, then fucks off and whichever series it is goes to poo poo. We all love the idea of different teams each using a completely different approach to answer the question "how do I lap Le Mans faster than everyone else?" but as the WEC shows, when one of those competing solutions proves slightly better than the others, everyone else will abandon their approach and the grid converges on the same solution.

Every motorsports series has to balance the demands of being a sport, being entertainment, and being a venue for automotive technical development. You need to accept that the last of those is almost always the least important to most of the stakeholders.

# ¿ May 30, 2019 12:41

drgitlin: Jul 25, 2003; luv 2 get custom titles from a forum that goes into revolt when its told to stop using a bad word.

Dudley posted:

It's based on the LMP2 literally no-one runs anywhere.

Then again, I think at this point it's pretty much only United and people on a serious budget running anything but the Oreca.

By that metric the Cadillac should be poo poo too because no one runs the Dallara in LMP2. It�s not.

# ¿ Jun 1, 2019 22:25

drgitlin: Jul 25, 2003; luv 2 get custom titles from a forum that goes into revolt when its told to stop using a bad word.

Does anyone else just not give a gently caress about Le Mans this year? Even Gareth Jones isn�t going and didn�t seem sad about it.

# ¿ Jun 12, 2019 00:51

drgitlin: Jul 25, 2003; luv 2 get custom titles from a forum that goes into revolt when its told to stop using a bad word.

These rules are complete garbage and I�m sorry, 750hp doesn�t cut it as a �hypercar� when the Corvette C8 Z06 is going to make that much power as a street car.

These things will be slower than current DPi cars, never mind DPi 2.0.

The ACO are such tossers.

# ¿ Jun 14, 2019 16:21

drgitlin: Jul 25, 2003; luv 2 get custom titles from a forum that goes into revolt when its told to stop using a bad word.

Shumagorath posted:

I saw the complaints about the hypercar rules earlier. What would you guys do differently? Gimping LMP2 seems unfair but also I feel like hybrid drive trains should be allowed at all times. Give me LMP1 cars that move like UFOs.

Adopt DPi 2.0 which will be faster than this gimped, heavy �hypercar�.

If they slow down LMP2 that also means slowing down GTE, btw.

# ¿ Jun 15, 2019 15:43

drgitlin: Jul 25, 2003; luv 2 get custom titles from a forum that goes into revolt when its told to stop using a bad word.

D. Ebdrup posted:

I'm super loving stoked about car #63 doing as well as it is; it's a 6-year old design and the previous years they've had problems with maintaining the highest speeds that the competition could muster, but made up for it by having Rasmussen and Garcia and whichever third driver plus all of the mechanics they've had work as an absolute loving unit of a team.

This year, they're absolutely hammering it at the front of the pack.

Rasmussen? Is he going to stop and ask people who they�re going to vote for at pit stops?

# ¿ Jun 15, 2019 16:59

drgitlin: Jul 25, 2003; luv 2 get custom titles from a forum that goes into revolt when its told to stop using a bad word.

Rasmussen is a very pro-Republican polling organization here in the US.

I assume you know the race car driver is actually called Magnussen

# ¿ Jun 15, 2019 17:19

drgitlin: Jul 25, 2003; luv 2 get custom titles from a forum that goes into revolt when its told to stop using a bad word.

D. Ebdrup posted:

GTE Pro is now a 6-way race!

Doug Feehan said, in what could be considered a very measured and diplomatic response, that he thought "there was a lack of talent involved", or something to that effect. Mind you, he's the Corvette boss, so it's probably not completely biased, but I'm just an amateur so what do I know.

The mechanics did a good days work, that's for sure.

EDIT: Apparently Christina Nielsen is busy in an American league this year, that's why she isn't driving with Michelle Gatting. Would be fantastic to have those two on a team together!

Christina and Katherine Legge were refused an entry to Le Mans because the French said �no we�ve got one car that�s already all women, don�t need another.� It�s hosed up IMO.

https://racer.com/2019/03/01/le-mans-rejection-stuns-msr-heinricher-team/

# ¿ Jun 15, 2019 22:08

drgitlin: Jul 25, 2003; luv 2 get custom titles from a forum that goes into revolt when its told to stop using a bad word.

Shumagorath posted:

I think this would make a great column

I�ve been meaning to write something for ages about it. I think my negativity is because for a few short years LMP1-H was the best thing in the solar system as far as I was concerned, and this is so far from that.

# ¿ Jun 16, 2019 13:11

drgitlin: Jul 25, 2003; luv 2 get custom titles from a forum that goes into revolt when its told to stop using a bad word.

John Dagys says they changed the wrong tire first: https://twitter.com/johndagys/status/1140238256770048000

# ¿ Jun 16, 2019 13:53

drgitlin: Jul 25, 2003; luv 2 get custom titles from a forum that goes into revolt when its told to stop using a bad word.

Why is it Ford�s fault? It�s up to each team to put the plastic balls in the fuel tank. Didn�t the Land Audi R8 get told after Daytona last year that they�d been too clever with the fuel tank volume restriction because the way they did it allowed them to fuel faster?

# ¿ Jun 18, 2019 13:23

drgitlin: Jul 25, 2003; luv 2 get custom titles from a forum that goes into revolt when its told to stop using a bad word.

Post-race scrutineering is a thing in every race series from WRL to F1. Don�t want to be disqualified? Make sure you pass.

# ¿ Jun 19, 2019 10:56

drgitlin: Jul 25, 2003; luv 2 get custom titles from a forum that goes into revolt when its told to stop using a bad word.

Shumagorath posted:

God drat, how many hours are left? I can watch this on WEC's site without a VPN right?

This is a VLN race, it�s got nothing to do with WEC. There aren�t any cars that are eligible for VLN that are also able to race in WEC; the top class here is GT3 not GTE.

But you can watch the entire thing on YouTube for free, legally, at the link already posted.

That move by Estre for the lead was bonkers. Two wheels off at one of the very fastest parts of the track, and if you get it wrong there you�re going into the base of the bridge, hard, and then you roll downhill for about a minute.

# ¿ Jun 22, 2019 19:53

drgitlin: Jul 25, 2003; luv 2 get custom titles from a forum that goes into revolt when its told to stop using a bad word.

MazeOfTzeentch posted:

FWIW it's not a VLN race either. This is put on by ADAC, the same organization that handles the GT Masters. They are closely coupled by being on the combined nurburgring and relying on the same permitting system and attracting similar entries, but are otherwise separate.

TIL

# ¿ Jun 22, 2019 21:22

drgitlin: Jul 25, 2003; luv 2 get custom titles from a forum that goes into revolt when its told to stop using a bad word.

Arcella posted:

How long is a stint? The commentators are referring to drivers doing singles and doubles, I thought the standard stint for Le Mans was 4 hours?

If you change drivers every other pit stop then a stint is 15-16 laps. At Le Mans a stint is around two hours. Actually it�s a bit less if a tank of gas lasts about 50 min.

drgitlin fucked around with this message at 00:11 on Jun 23, 2019

# ¿ Jun 23, 2019 00:01

drgitlin: Jul 25, 2003; luv 2 get custom titles from a forum that goes into revolt when its told to stop using a bad word.

net work error posted:

It works for me in the US.

Works just fine here too

# ¿ Jun 23, 2019 00:12

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# ¿ May 14, 2024 00:18

drgitlin: Jul 25, 2003; luv 2 get custom titles from a forum that goes into revolt when its told to stop using a bad word.

Feels Villeneuve posted:

isn't that just Le Mans

Now that is called GTE (or GTLM in North America). The new GT2 category will race under SRO (Blancpain etc) and it�s closer to the old GT1 category at Le Mans. Confusing, eh?

# ¿ Jul 7, 2019 19:29

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