digita1alchemy
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That was a fantastic Nationwide Series race. I'll be at the Cup race tomorrow, hope it's just as good.
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Official Motorsports Thread of 2013 (MotoGP, WRC, Le Mans, Nascar, IRL, V8's etc)
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It was good? Forgot this started so early and didn't have the DVR setup
Turned over just in time to see Kyle win again, but I guess I'll record the rebroadcast later tonight.
I'm really happy the endurance season is back on again. Hearing Specutainment banter with V8's and KERS whining on the background is just perfect. But the tension is missing a little today at Sebring, Audi is competing with itself. I'm kinda lost at what's going on with GTE right now, but it seems to be changing every 7 or so laps.
moojito
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Aye, he really needed that result. I heard a lot of people saying he was fast, but too accident prone and the team needed to get someone more dependable in the car for a while.
Was it just a single line and you had to bump to pass?
Twitter was saying that hotel prices are very high and that leads to a lack of attendance.
People aren't going to Bristol because it's boring now. They ruined the track when they added progressive banking and their 'fix' didn't help at all.
I have a couple classic Bristol races queued up. Is there one that stands out that you particularly recommend?
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The Furniture Row car is probably the best paint scheme in the field. Looks mean.
The 1999 night race.
lol, it's his 4th race and he's like 19 years old. Anyone who knows his background in USAC knows he's a pretty special talent.
digita1alchemy
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I used to live in Bristol, and this is true. There aren't enough hotels in the area to cover demand, so they charge $300-$400 a night. I'm not clear on the legality of that sort of stuff but they've been doing it for a long time. To get a decent priced hotel you'd have to travel 60-90 minutes from the track. A lot of people who go to the race just camp at one of the many campgrounds around the track, but that's not really much cheaper, plus you have to have an RV for most of them. The racing itself is also a factor, as most people miss the "old" track. I personally think it's still one of the best tracks to watch a race at.
I thought the race Sunday was average. The finish would have been more exciting if not for that last caution, but I suppose the fastest car won. Kurt Busch was flying through the field at the end but ran out of laps, would have liked to have seen him get a shot at Kahne. Here are a few pictures I took:
moojito
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In nascar, you have a fair amount of practice on the friday (maybe the thursday too, I can't remember), the qualifying and also the nationwide race on the saturday.
rangersfan414
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Usually Fridays have 1 NSCS practice, 2 NNS practices, NSCS qualifying, and a Truck Race (If it's not a week off for them).
Saturday begins very early in the morning and usually has NSCS Practice, NNS Qualifying, NSCS Happy Hour, and NNS Race.
And Sunday just has the cup race.
MoGamesXNA
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I just got around to watching the NNS race at Bristol last weekend. I was hooked from the first lap. Amazing finish too.
Cheers for posting the photos digita1alchemy, they're brilliant. I'd love to head over to the States and go to a couple of races one season. Melbourne does the same thing with room pricing when the F1 is on. It's a bit of a kick in the guts for the hardcore fans.
Cheers for posting the photos digita1alchemy, they're brilliant. I'd love to head over to the States and go to a couple of races one season. Melbourne does the same thing with room pricing when the F1 is on. It's a bit of a kick in the guts for the hardcore fans.
Yep. Fuck timezones and shit tv coverage.
moojito
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If any of you lot fancy something different, my local brisca (british stock car racing) track has a dodgy webcam on the go.
http://www.gmpscotland.co.uk/live-racing.ashx
It's a blurry low fps mess, no sound, and the camera angles are pretty terrible, but it might be mildly interesting to some.
http://www.gmpscotland.co.uk/live-racing.ashx
It's a blurry low fps mess, no sound, and the camera angles are pretty terrible, but it might be mildly interesting to some.
I'll check it out for sure, looks like the next race is on the 30th? Always up for some biffo in stock car racing.
Part of it is that he comes off as really unlikeable to me. Then there is the constant winning, which is aided by his racing against a lesser series.
Just imagine Vettel going to GP2 and racing now... not exactly "fair". At least Busch seems to be mostly done with Truck series racing. Leave the development series for the developing drivers
Elfforkusu
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Or a high school kid coming back to destroy the grade school kids' recess kickball games.Part of it is that he comes off as really unlikeable to me. Then there is the constant winning, which is aided by his racing against a lesser series.
Just imagine Vettel going to GP2 and racing now... not exactly "fair". At least Busch seems to be mostly done with Truck series racing. Leave the development series for the developing drivers
I mean, it's always happened to some extent, I remember Mark Martin used to dominate a ton of BGN races when he was also contending for Cup titles... but it seems like a couple years ago some of the Cup guys (and especially Ky Busch) kicked it into overdrive. Instead of having Cup ringers dominating every other week or every third week, it's literally every week.
Zero. Cup drivers bring in too much money from sponsors and fans and gets ratings. They'll never ban Cup drivers from the Nationwide and Truck Series. It's amazing that they actually made them ineligible to win the championship. The first thing you need to learn about NASCAR is it's all about the money Brian France and Bruton Smith can make and the ratings they can bring in for TV.
Oh. That sucks. Sounds like F1 LOL
IndyCar series starts today at St. Petersburg. Power won pole again but the results are pretty interesting beyond him.
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/106326
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/106326
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Pos Driver Team/Car Time Gap
1. Will Power Penske Dallara-Chevy 1m01.2070s
2. Takuma Sato Foyt Dallara-Honda 1m01.5776s + 0.3706s
3. Simona de Silvestro KV Dallara-Chevy 1m01.7670s + 0.5600s
4. James Hinchcliffe Andretti Dallara-Chevy 1m01.8229s + 0.6159s
5. Helio Castroneves Penske Dallara-Chevy 1m01.8991s + 0.6921s
6. Tristan Vautier Schmidt Dallara-Honda 1m02.0645s + 0.8575s
7. Marco Andretti Andretti Dallara-Chevy 1m01.6883s Round 2
8. Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Dallara-Chevy 1m01.7339s Round 2
9. Sebastian Saavedra Dragon Dallara-Chevy 1m01.7944s Round 2
10. Dario Franchitti Ganassi Dallara-Honda 1m01.8150s Round 2
11. Tony Kanaan KV Dallara-Chevy 1m01.9139s Round 2
12. Oriol Servia Panther/DRR Dallara-Chevy 1m02.1483s Round 2
13. Justin Wilson Coyne Dallara-Honda 1m02.2177s Group 1
14. Charlie Kimball Ganassi Dallara-Honda 1m02.1198s Group 2
15. Graham Rahal Rahal Dallara-Honda 1m02.2709s Group 1
16. Josef Newgarden Fisher Dallara-Honda 1m02.1592s Group 2
17. Alex Tagliani Herta Dallara-Honda 1m02.3328s Group 1
18. James Jakes Rahal Dallara-Honda 1m02.1658s Group 2
19. Simon Pagenaud Schmidt Dallara-Honda 1m02.4736s Group 1
20. Scott Dixon Ganassi Dallara-Honda 1m02.1715s Group 2
21. Sebastien Bourdais Dragon Dallara-Chevy 1m02.6537s Group 1
22. EJ Viso Andretti Dallara-Chevy 1m02.1986s Group 2
23. Ed Carpenter Carpenter Dallara-Chevy 1m02.6634s Group 1
24. JR Hildebrand Panther Dallara-Chevy 1m02.3179s Group 2
25. Ana Beatriz Coyne Dallara-Honda 1m03.2551s Group 2Darth Pinche
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I don't have cable anymore, so it is there anyway to watch this live online?
moojito
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Darth Pinche
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I, of course mean totally legal and sanctioned ways of watching without infringing on any copyrights, trade marks or articles of the Geneva convention.
rangersfan414
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So can someone explain to a NASCAR fan about the no re-fueling thing in F1. I just read about how they banned it a few years ago. I assume the cars can hold enough for an entire race? How much do they hold, how long are the races, etc.
That seems so weird to me to have a race without re-fueling.
That seems so weird to me to have a race without re-fueling.
Poor Sato, he started so well too. He might come back yet though.
And here is a nice page about F1 fuel tanks. http://www.formula1journal.com/2010/02/f1-fuel-tanks-by-flood1.html
And here is a nice page about F1 fuel tanks. http://www.formula1journal.com/2010/02/f1-fuel-tanks-by-flood1.html
moojito
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It makes for interesting restarts, for sure. I think we need to see a few more handkerchiefs dropped on the track for debris cautions.
There you go!
I'm trying to clear out the Bud Light from the fridge that a roommate left when he moved out. I don't drink very often so I am feeling mighty fine and really excited for the NRA 500 in Texas.
I'm going to find a way to watch it later. I woke up way late and missed most of it so didn't bother at all.
Edit: poor Clint.
NihonTiger90
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Logano passing like a boss there.
EDIT: And Hamlin second! Oh boy, this could be interesting ... think Denny wrecks Joey for the win if he catches him?
EDIT: And Hamlin second! Oh boy, this could be interesting ... think Denny wrecks Joey for the win if he catches him?
NihonTiger90
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I think Denny might chase him down, but it'll be close~!
NihonTiger90
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WOW! Kyle Busch wins! Hamlin and Logano wreck each other in turn four.
Gentlemen ... we have a fight incoming.
Gentlemen ... we have a fight incoming.