Big Takeover
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That's about as soft and gentle as you're ever likely to see a flip at IMS be.
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That's about as soft and gentle as you're ever likely to see a flip at IMS be.
Mastah
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Psychotext
Member
Amazingly tame given how badly that could have gone.
Elvin Atombender
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It will be interesting to see WTCC race around there as well.
F3 will have three races around the tight streets of Pau. With 36 cars it might get a bit messy!
What 24h of the ring streams are people watching?
I'm using this one, mostly because it's the first I found, lol.
edit, volume is much better on radio lemans
I'm using this one, mostly because it's the first I found, lol.
edit, volume is much better on radio lemans
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaZ8QbTZbb0
Ed Carpenter is the third driver to have their car flip at Indy this week.
Ed Carpenter is the third driver to have their car flip at Indy this week.
Business
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Nasty high side for Aleix Espagaro during practice for tomorrows MotoGP race at Le Mans
He was given the ok to return to practice after a visit to the medical centre.
Scary, specially to think this happening during the race when the last thing you want is rejoining the track.
Not the best MotoGP race today, Marquez's overtakes towards the end were sick though, specially the last one that seemed straight out of dirt track. Moto3 delivered as always.
Edmond Dantès
Dantès the White
Four weeks until the 24 Hours of Le Mans. I'll be making the thread again, if no one minds.
Audi and Porsche look like the favourites for outright victory, with Toyota slightly lacking at the moment. Nissan will certainly be fast on the straights, but reliability may be their Achilles heal. Of course, they may surprise, and they have been rather aggressive in their marketing build-up (see their "not here to make friends" advert below).
The official poster for the race is expected in the next few weeks.
Audi and Porsche look like the favourites for outright victory, with Toyota slightly lacking at the moment. Nissan will certainly be fast on the straights, but reliability may be their Achilles heal. Of course, they may surprise, and they have been rather aggressive in their marketing build-up (see their "not here to make friends" advert below).
The official poster for the race is expected in the next few weeks.
Oh god yes, I cannot wait! I'm hopeful of a Porsche victory, especially with Webber's comments that the only reason they didn't win at Spa was due to "own goals". Will be watching as much of it as I can (so long as it's easy to find a stream).
Failing that, I'll be listening to Le Mans FM (or whatever it was called).
Failing that, I'll be listening to Le Mans FM (or whatever it was called).
Elfforkusu
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By all means!Edmond Dantès;164273212 said:
Nissan is the wild card (though I'll be shocked if they last the whole race...), but I suspect Toyota will be stronger than they've shown in the first 2 races. They've come up short at Le Mans the last few years even when they've had the pace, it would make sense for them to be holding their best stuff back for the big race this year.
Is there some kind of design flaw with those cars, like the wing on NASCAR's Gen 5 car? I don't keep up with open wheel stuff, but three in a week seems like a lot.
http://espn.go.com/racing/story/_/i...en-hospital-wreck-indianapolis-motor-speedway
Now James Hinchcliffe has been hospitalized after the latest major crash during practice for the Indy 500.
Now James Hinchcliffe has been hospitalized after the latest major crash during practice for the Indy 500.
Elfforkusu
Member
Jesus christ.
Wasn't the new car design supposed to be much safer and whatnot? I remember that being discussed a few years ago when Wheldon died.
I guess it's still open wheel, so there's only so much you can do...
e: just watched the video. Fuuuuck, that's a brutal impact.
Reported as a mechanical failure, will always be part of the risk of racing.
Elfforkusu
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Yes, but usually the car is not supposed to stab you.
Indeed. I didn't realize that happened prior to my previous post.
Jezbollah
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The DW12s have been racing in Indycars since 2012 - but this year saw some revised rules on bespoke aerodynamics. I suspect this is the real cause..
Darth Pinche
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Sounds like Hinchcliffe's injuries were far more life threatening. A suspension piece penetrated the driver cell and went through both his thighs and into his pelvis. He almost bled out! My prayers are with him and I hope he'll be ok.
http://www.racer.com/indycar/item/116939-indy-500-hinchcliffe-saved-from-serious-injuries
http://www.racer.com/indycar/item/116939-indy-500-hinchcliffe-saved-from-serious-injuries
Psychotext
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Fucking hell. =/
Yeah, something with the aero changes this year seems to be causing the flipping. The car's safety has been excellent beyond that.
I suspect the problem is they cut a hole in the undertray that was on the stock car at close to the last minute to take out ~= 300 lbs of downforce. They were worried the manufacturers would have too much downforce with the new body kits.
You can say that again
Elvin Atombender
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Holy shit at that F3-crash a few minutes ago!
Driver is OK.
Edit: ...and another one rolls over several times!
Edit 2: https://youtu.be/YtyY50gMEts
Edit 3: The second one - https://youtu.be/DSVme4VacPM
Driver is OK.
Edit: ...and another one rolls over several times!
Edit 2: https://youtu.be/YtyY50gMEts
Edit 3: The second one - https://youtu.be/DSVme4VacPM
moojito
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Mastah
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Stroll not leaving enough space for another driver alongside? It seems it isn't new:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03xgQHLMTL4
Fortunately even very rich father and buying into Ferrari Driver Academy don't guarantee immortality, but sadly one day that will be learned the hard way.
In both F3 races there were some simply disgraceful maneuvers. That's what you get when you sanitize circuits (I just can't look at how they all were treating run-off at Parabolica as actual race track, lap after lap :/ ), while dangerous driving across all categories isn't harshly penalised *cough* Maldonado *cough*, because there's too much money involved.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03xgQHLMTL4
Fortunately even very rich father and buying into Ferrari Driver Academy don't guarantee immortality, but sadly one day that will be learned the hard way.
In both F3 races there were some simply disgraceful maneuvers. That's what you get when you sanitize circuits (I just can't look at how they all were treating run-off at Parabolica as actual race track, lap after lap :/ ), while dangerous driving across all categories isn't harshly penalised *cough* Maldonado *cough*, because there's too much money involved.
bobnowhere
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Some crazy driving.
Amazingly they have called off the 3rd race of the weekend over driver standard concerns.
Big Takeover
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Wow, I tip my hat to you mr. race director.
Elvin Atombender
Member
It was a bit weird since it wasn't that bad today. I don't think you can put any other formula-series with 35-36 cars on Monza with any less incidents.
Elfforkusu
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Jesus christ at that video. On a fucking oval?
The nice thing about forms of racing with fenders is that he would've found his ass in the wall the next turn...
Psychotext
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Yeah, it's a shame that there isn't a safer gravel option. Mistakes should be punished.
Psychotext
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Wow. That's a huge impact.