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Motorsports |OT| of Endurance Racing, Nascar, Rally, Sportscars, MotoGP, etc
- Thread starter dubc35
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LMP Nissan unit is based in California. They also bought 60 second ad window during Superbowl, probably to unveil this LMP thingy
Psychotext
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That second vid. Dayum.
Spaceman Spiff
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Big Takeover
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That was my reaction too. 3.5 seconds? Can't be.
I've got a lot of time for Jeff Gordon. I've always admired how he's handled himself. It certainly hasn't always been smooth sailing.
I'm not really surprised. It was obvious that there was a pretty good chance of it happening when Rick Hendrick renewed Kasey Khane's contract for three more years. The plan is for Chase Elliott to move to Cup in 2016. That meant that either JR. Motorsports would move to Cup or that Jeff Gordon would retire. Chase Elliott will be driving the 24 NAPA car in 2016.
this seems like as good a place to ask as any...
has anyone attended a rally event? specifically, rally america? i'm thinking about attending one this summer in mendicino ca. what can i expect? are there dedicated "zones" that you're allowed to spectate? race staging areas to meet drivers / see cars? terrific experience or dull and dusty? ok for family? etc.
has anyone attended a rally event? specifically, rally america? i'm thinking about attending one this summer in mendicino ca. what can i expect? are there dedicated "zones" that you're allowed to spectate? race staging areas to meet drivers / see cars? terrific experience or dull and dusty? ok for family? etc.
Psychotext
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I've been to a few, you can usually stand pretty much anywhere along the route but some areas are obviously more popular than others. If I'm honest, I found being on the normal courses a little boring (sort of thing you're best doing when you have a picnic and other things to keep you entertained), but the super special stages are pretty cool.
There are staging areas, and at some you get to watch the engineers working on the cars / cars lining up with the drivers in them for servicing etc. Generally you can get pretty close to the drivers.
I'd say kids would probably get bored with anything other than a SSS, and you wouldn't want to take kids that are to young to them as A: Motorsport is dangerous, especially rallying. B: Rally cars are seriously loud. Deafening when you're right next to them.
Can't speak for the US one. Sorry!
There are staging areas, and at some you get to watch the engineers working on the cars / cars lining up with the drivers in them for servicing etc. Generally you can get pretty close to the drivers.
I'd say kids would probably get bored with anything other than a SSS, and you wouldn't want to take kids that are to young to them as A: Motorsport is dangerous, especially rallying. B: Rally cars are seriously loud. Deafening when you're right next to them.
Can't speak for the US one. Sorry!
Elfforkusu
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thank you
Trying to keep from seeing WRC results...I watched only the beginning on the first stage so far. Live rally coverage is best rally coverage.
He's doing a one off rally at Monte Carlo.
He's doing a one off rally at Monte Carlo.
Elvin Atombender
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Loeb suffered a broken suspension and lost six minutes on one stage so his chances of winning are gone.
xrnzaaas
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It's sad how WRC is (almost) completely ignoring Robert Kubica's SS wins becuase he's a privateer and because he's using Pirelli tyres (WRC is "in good terms" with Michelin). :/ This situation makes me ask myself why I still follow racing series managed by FIA (what's happening in F1 is also one big mess with constant regulations changes and some teams getting more recognition and money than others).
Not only his wins, but just in general. I didn't even know he crashed out in a stage and was left wondering why he was so far back in the rankings.
They showed the crash on the 25 min review show for day 1.
Ah, I only watched the short stage reviews.
Anyway, was expecting something more from Hyundai, doesn't seem like they improved much compared to last year.
If I had to guess, it'll be a kiosk at one of the WEC events maybe? If not, I'd say even more likely is that it's some kind of DLC pack/mode for an existing Forza game.
Toyota back in WRC for the 2017 season.
That Rallyaris doesn't speak to the imagination though.
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/117506
That Rallyaris doesn't speak to the imagination though.
Definitely the more the merrier in WRC. I'd love to see Subaru and Mitsubishi rallying again in the WRC. I doubt that is ever going to happen though.
IndyCar....smh
Elfforkusu
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There's also this promo for the Nissan GT-R LM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Gx_E23VpQQ
Will be interesting to see who they get to drive.
Will be interesting to see who they get to drive.
Man, that was great. I can see the GT-R design language much clearer on the finished article. Sounds lovely too.
So the exhaust exits from the hood of the GT-R LM? I wonder how the hot air affects the aero of the car, if at all. I remember reading an article years ago about how MotoGP designs have the exhaust situated in a way that it vents the hot air without creating too much turbulence or something, so I figure it might be the same for this car.
Psychotext
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It's used to actually provide downforce, same as F1 cars were doing until recently with blown diffusers.
How did I now just realize Rally Monte Carlo Historique is a thing. Group B rally cars back in action, yes please! ...although they're probably detuned to some extent
http://rallyliveresults.com/
http://rallyliveresults.com/
Elfforkusu
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Awesome. I hope they run it without the rear wing at Le Mans!
Jezbollah
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You beautiful man.
ha, no problem. It was an entertaining race last year. "Two hours in the car is fucking hard!" - Mika Hakkinen
bobnowhere
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Qualifying is on now!
Though my stream is misbehaving, the colour balance is all out. The sky is orange.
Though my stream is misbehaving, the colour balance is all out. The sky is orange.
Elfforkusu
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That's because it's Australia.
It's a little known fact, but besides the seasons and the spin direction of toilet bowls, the colors in Australia are also backwards. This wasn't a big deal in the pre-technology days, since your eyes adjust to the new colors after a while (correcting orange to blue, etc). But now in the modern era of photography and live broadcasts, they have to color correct in real time for images going from Australia to the US/Europe and vice versa. But with streams over the internet, they sometimes misidentify your IP location and get the region (and thus the color) wrong!
I probably took this too far.
Psychotext
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Safety car again
....seriously, were there this many SC's last year?
Certainly didn't feel like it. There's loads.
Cheers for the streams, LOL at 7 geoblocking to show their ads though, gonna try watching the international stream instead.
Psychotext
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lol, and another...