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I wish they would either delay the start of the Truck Series season or go to more tracks. I like the trucks, but it's too hard to keeping up with their schedule. I never know when they're racing.
Big Takeover
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It may be a necessary evil racing Indy cars at places like California and Texas, but doesn't mean I can't hate it. Indianapolis aside, a disproportionate amount of bad shit goes down at these places.
I think that was the DW12's first foray into the catchfence, and it looks like it held up pretty well, so at least there's that... EDIT: Forgot about Dario.
bobnowhere
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Big congrats to Will Power, about time he got it done. He's been the class of the field for so long now but still managed to find ways of not winning it!
Big Takeover
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Congratulations to Will Power! That was a long time coming, brother.
I almost fell out of my chair when he decided to pass the front of the field around the bottom of the track, but hey, he's always had a flair for the dramatic.
*I almost fell out of my chair anyway because somehow Indycar thinks it's good idea conclude the title deciding finale at 1:30am est.*
I can't wait for next year. A frankly ridiculous six months away, but with the aero kits, Mosport, Dubai?, Brazil? It'll be exciting, I'm sure of it.
I'm going to watch the MGP race here in a minute.
I almost fell out of my chair when he decided to pass the front of the field around the bottom of the track, but hey, he's always had a flair for the dramatic.
*I almost fell out of my chair anyway because somehow Indycar thinks it's good idea conclude the title deciding finale at 1:30am est.*
I can't wait for next year. A frankly ridiculous six months away, but with the aero kits, Mosport, Dubai?, Brazil? It'll be exciting, I'm sure of it.
I'm going to watch the MGP race here in a minute.
RIP Björn Waldegård (WRC's first champion). He passed away a couple days ago.
Some tandem ice drifting (before it was a thing) with Hannu Mikkola in 1978. via Jalopnik
Some tandem ice drifting (before it was a thing) with Hannu Mikkola in 1978. via Jalopnik
I didn't realise this post indicated he won the series... just thought it was a race win. Glad to hear it's actually making news via various media here in Australia! Hope he seems like a great person to win it and not some Schumacher-like inscrutable, robotic(ish) driver.Big congrats to Will Power, about time he got it done. He's been the class of the field for so long now but still managed to find ways of not winning it!
Elfforkusu
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Missed the race, but: whoa, Danica with a legit top 10???
Staying out of trouble, decent pit strategy helped, also getting the lucky dog after being lapped early.
Hoping the new chase format doesn't suck. The pre-chase stuff has been pretty good so far but the elimination stuff could blow up in NASCAR's face...
Pharaoh 117
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Watched the highlights from Rallye Deutschland. Dat Day 3.
Felt so heart broken for Latvala. Come on man, last day and you're 1 min ahead of the rest you just had to bring it home as carefully as possible. Meeke afterwards too, just bizarre.
Felt so heart broken for Latvala. Come on man, last day and you're 1 min ahead of the rest you just had to bring it home as carefully as possible. Meeke afterwards too, just bizarre.
Roude Leiw
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that Neuville crash at the begining was massive. And he won the rally at the end. who would have thought.
Pharaoh 117
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Oh yes, big crash. Props to the team for getting the the car up and running again overnight. Big win for Hyundai.
Fixed that for ya
No, but Keselowski can!
It's okay. Now that the Chase is starting next week, it's time for Jimmie to win six or seven of the last 10 races.
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It's okay. Now that the Chase is starting next week, it's time for Jimmie to win six or seven of the last 10 races.
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OK, that was caution worthy. Great seat.
It's kind of impressive that he was able to climb that high, considering how drunk he likely was.
Thanks for jinxing it. What a boring ass weekend.
He only lead 387 laps.
seattle6418
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This is the year the drive for five will be completed. Jimmie looks off. I say it again: Everham came back to Hendrick to give Jeff another title.
Jezbollah
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So. Was at Santa Pod today for the FIA European finals and this happened:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qgh_nEbZi8s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qgh_nEbZi8s
Wow. That is pretty fortunate.
Holy shit, did his foot get stuck in the other guy's bike? Is he okay?
Big Takeover
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Those guys are mad. When you get to say to yourself "thank God I was dragged down the strip by my leg at 175mph", you know for certain you're fit to be tied. Take a seat with the guy on top of the catch fence 
Jezbollah
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Apart from a twisted or maybe broken ankle, the guy was fine (as is the other rider). He could have easily gone under that bike which would not have been good at all.
Thanks for the invite Tyler!
#Drivefor5
Big Takeover
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You couldn't pick a worse place to blow a tire.
http://youtu.be/nyIQNM-1hUc
Dude is OK thankfully. The blue shirted guy clearly has ice in his veins.
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If I'm placing a bet today, I think I'm taking Harvick. Brad K isn't a bad bet either.
http://youtu.be/nyIQNM-1hUc
Dude is OK thankfully. The blue shirted guy clearly has ice in his veins.
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If I'm placing a bet today, I think I'm taking Harvick. Brad K isn't a bad bet either.
bobnowhere
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You couldn't pick a worse place to blow a tire.
http://youtu.be/nyIQNM-1hUc
Dude is OK thankfully. The blue shirted guy clearly has ice in his veins.
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If I'm placing a bet today, I think I'm taking Harvick. Brad K isn't a bad bet either.
I love how the guy in the blue t-shirt doesn't even flinch while everyone else is ducking out of the way.
Thanks for the invite Tyler!
#Drivefor5
You're welcome! Not a bad pick. I was hoping Larson could make it but it was not to be.
Have you been to any Cup races? I have been to Texas twice and want to do Bristol and maybe Dega next year. My company has a base in Birmingham so I can probably crash with someone but I'm not so sure that I would enjoy super speedway racing in person.
My first time at Texas I gained massive respect for the talent and skill required watching them slide around turn 4. It is a hell of a good show. Made me a much bigger fan but I have watched since Terry Labonte was racing the cornflakes car, I'm 31 now.
Elfforkusu
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#JrNation
I mean, this year is his shot to win the title. Just needs some luck, like all the other contenders in this stupid-ass format.
I mean, this year is his shot to win the title. Just needs some luck, like all the other contenders in this stupid-ass format.
You said it. I was complaining a couple days ago in the automotive thread that a driver could run good all year, make the chase, but then have a little bad luck in the first couple races and get knocked out, and then win the rest of the races with no shot at the title. It 's ridiculous.
When I was younger I was a huge NASCAR/Jeff Gordon fan. I collected the die cast cars, wore Gordon shirts to school, the whole 9 yards. Anyway my dad can do just about anything car-related and he's always buying/building/selling cars and trucks. He's a Gordon fan too, so one of the trucks he built he painted like Gordon's race car.
We took it to four races, two in Kansas, (the first two, 01-02 I believe) and two in Texas! (Same years) Gordon won both of the Kansas races we went to which was really awesome, and as a 12 or 13 year old it was just the coolest thing ever, like a dream come true.
We're not as big into it as we used to be, but we still watch it every week. Sold the truck
Anyway that's my story
when were you at Texas? I think Bristol would be a really fun one to go to but Talladega might be too stressful for me lol.