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Official Motorsports Thread of 2013 (MotoGP, WRC, Le Mans, Nascar, IRL, V8's etc)
- Thread starter Dead Man
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moojito
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Amazingly, none of them were Danica Patrick.
Oh wait, you said cars that could have won. Carry on!
Seriously though, good thing Hamlin got out before his car was totalled.
Here's the video of Hinchcliffe's pass at the end of the IndyCar race today
Hinchcliffe's pass of Sato on the last corner at Brazil
Hinchcliffe's pass of Sato on the last corner at Brazil
Oh really.
I have to retract my statement about Marq not winning again this year...that Honda has a pretty nice advantage over the Yams this year...they're so dialed in. Even in the twisty bits, the Hondas were closing in on the yamahas.
Yam needs to step up their updates, starting with the seamless shift gearbox.
Marq was lucky Lorenzo pulled up at the end of the back straight instead of trying to turn in where he usually does as Marq would have surely Tboned him and they both would have went down.
Yam needs to step up their updates, starting with the seamless shift gearbox.
Marq was lucky Lorenzo pulled up at the end of the back straight instead of trying to turn in where he usually does as Marq would have surely Tboned him and they both would have went down.
Elfforkusu
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I believe in NASCAR's fancy AirNimbus 2000, or whatever their new jet dryer is called.
I also believe that Montoya can take it out in a massive fireball if he tries hard enough! So I guess I'm agreeing with you here...
Elfforkusu
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Looking at the radar, the rain's done for the day. Depends on whether they want to restart in 45 minutes or whether that's too late.
Still a few hours until sunset. tbh, I think they'll run the full distance.
Seriously. Then they could even do a day->night race.
You cant ride around with the intent to stop people from ramming into you. This isn't car racing.
Lorenzo did exactly what he needed to, which was brake as late as humanly possible to make it impossible for Marquez to outbrake him. But Marquez went over the limit and braked way too late, ramming into Lorenzo. IN NO WAY is that acceptable in bike racing. Just because its happened before doesn't mean its acceptable stuff. Lorenzo has every reason to be upset. Marquez could have easily dropped the both of them to the ground right there, in which case Marquez would unanimously be considered an idiot.
And welcome to Marc Marquez guys. He's done this all throughout his career, riding overly aggressive and pissing off other riders. I'm sure there's some people who will like him for it, but it wont be so entertaining when he puts himself or somebody else in a hospital. If he wasn't as talented as he was, his behavior would never be accepted.
Oh really.
NihonTiger90
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Jesus, Kurt Busch.
NihonTiger90
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JJ Yeley, Kurt Busch, Danica, Jeff Gordon, Ryan Newman, Clint Bowyer, Bobby Labonte all involved. Stenhouse's fault.
David Stremme somehow survived without getting wrecked. So did Junior and Michael Waltrip.
David Stremme somehow survived without getting wrecked. So did Junior and Michael Waltrip.
NihonTiger90
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BTW, Jimmie Johnson's going to win this thing.
Elfforkusu
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I don't know who's going to win, but Dale Jr will finish 2nd.
Elfforkusu
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Well that was neat. Good winner, and no wreck!
NihonTiger90
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Holy shit! Front Row Racing 1-2!!!
Elfforkusu
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Step aside, Hendrick and Penske. There's a new sheriff in town.
Brad Keselowski is calling bullshit on that win. Says the 34 started on the outside of the entire pack on that last restart. Martin Truex backed it up, too. But it seems like there was some general confusion. Ragan thought he was starting 9th until NASCAR told him he was 10th. Keselowski and Truex both thought the 2 car should have been running 10th. NASCAR has come out now and said that the 2 was actually out of position on that restart.
Made for some fun times on twitter, at the very least. Either way I love that Front Row managed a 1-2 finish after being surrounded by the big teams at the front of the pack. I just wish Josh Wise had been up there somehow as well.
Loved that last-corner pass by Hinch. Great to see some good, hard racing in IndyCar.
Made for some fun times on twitter, at the very least. Either way I love that Front Row managed a 1-2 finish after being surrounded by the big teams at the front of the pack. I just wish Josh Wise had been up there somehow as well.
Loved that last-corner pass by Hinch. Great to see some good, hard racing in IndyCar.
Wax Free Vanilla
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Wax Free Vanilla
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BBC:
All parties involved are pure scum.
How the fuck can he say that with a straight face? Motherfuckers. I know it is spiteful, but I hope every series that embraces this exclusive style of coverage fails miserably. The good drivers/riders/teams, will always find a series that is worth their time.
Gibbs had a pretty big victory yesterday at the appeals board.
Kenseth's points loss was reduced from 50 to 12.
Gibbs's owner points penalty was reduced from 50 to 12 and he's allowed to get owner's points now.
Kenseth's win will count for the bonus points at the beginning of the Chase and will count for the wildcard, if needed.
Crew chief suspension reduced from six races to one.
Toyota fined seven manufacturer's points.
I still think suspending the crew chief is going too far for one piece on the engine being too light. Especially since it didn't give them any kind of advantage and Gibbs's people never even laid a finger on the engine until they were getting ready to put it in the car. They should have fined Toyota more than they did. It was their fault.
Kenseth's points loss was reduced from 50 to 12.
Gibbs's owner points penalty was reduced from 50 to 12 and he's allowed to get owner's points now.
Kenseth's win will count for the bonus points at the beginning of the Chase and will count for the wildcard, if needed.
Crew chief suspension reduced from six races to one.
Toyota fined seven manufacturer's points.
I still think suspending the crew chief is going too far for one piece on the engine being too light. Especially since it didn't give them any kind of advantage and Gibbs's people never even laid a finger on the engine until they were getting ready to put it in the car. They should have fined Toyota more than they did. It was their fault.
F1 :/
A new wider audience than every single person with a TV? It's the same bullshit Bernie cited when he took F1 to Sky.
Just say "We were offered a massive sack of cash" and be done with it.
I'm not sure MotoGP has the following to justify the move to pay TV. Lest we forget how WRC was passed around from high bidding TV company to TV company, shedding viewers each time, failing to justify the outlay and eventually disappearing from TV screens completely because they couldn't give the rights away.
Yeah, even F1. It's been going to shit for years, coasting on the built up legacy of the great years. Something else would come along.
I remember when it happened a year or two (or whatever) ago, when I think a bunch of teams were considering not signing something (the Concorde Agreement?) and potentially starting their own series. I remember kind of hoping that would happen, almost completely do now... the Sky thing is by far the worst thing to happen to the sport in the last 20 years.
Take the sport away from the people. Brilliant idea.
Big Takeover
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Kurt Busch hit 218 in an IndyCar at the Speedway yesterday. He is planning the double in 2014.
There is still some speculation he'll try it this year. He was easily up to speed in a Hunter-Reay Andretti Racing car.
http://www.indianapolismotorspeedwa...busch-completes-indianapolis-500-rookie-test/
There is still some speculation he'll try it this year. He was easily up to speed in a Hunter-Reay Andretti Racing car.
http://www.indianapolismotorspeedwa...busch-completes-indianapolis-500-rookie-test/