Here's one from the helicopter cam of the Rossi/Bautista incident.
Bautista is circled.
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Official Motorsports Thread of 2013 (MotoGP, WRC, Le Mans, Nascar, IRL, V8's etc)
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Here's one from the helicopter cam of the Rossi/Bautista incident.
Bautista is circled.
Mastah
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NSFW. Bradley Smith just posted pic of his finger:
https://twitter.com/BradleySmith38/status/341265326698283008
Geez, these guys are really something else :O Racing with half of your finger missing? No problem.
https://twitter.com/BradleySmith38/status/341265326698283008
Geez, these guys are really something else :O Racing with half of your finger missing? No problem.
Not going to happen, JPM doesn't have the pace right now.
Elfforkusu
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Jimmie Johnson: (laughs)
Nascar: Not Today JJ
moojito
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I'm sure he would if he had a bit of consistency. Too many races spent in the 20+ spots. That there's Danica country!
Daryl Beatties foot always freaks me out. He doesn't do it any more, but when he started broadcasting he would show it off every now and then, he has like a flipper, some toes chopped, and the other fused.
Business
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Here's one from the helicopter cam of the Rossi/Bautista incident.
Bautista is circled.
Thanks for this. Clearly Bautista's fault then. Specially worrying he claimed Rossi came out from nowhere...
Big Takeover
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Thought maybe he kissed the curb with his peg. Really hard to say. I haven't seen any comments from him. Rossi/Bautista, it seemed obviously Bautista's fault, but he would have seen him there. It's kind of hard to believe he'd just tip it in. If Bautista claims he came out of nowhere, I don't know what the hell he was looking at the whole way through the corner.
Man, what another nail biter for Montoya again. You could tell by his line that he wasn't going to have the car to do it. He had lost the bottom. They've made huge gains with their cars though. He's right there, but when you're not Hendrick or JGR, the window of opportunity doesn't open very often, or for very long.
Haven't watched either Indycar race yet. Going to do that shortly.
Business
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Marquez said he doesn't know what happened exactly, he went in as hard as in the previous laps and suddenly lost both wheels at the same time.
Elfforkusu
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The big problem with getting wins in NASCAR these days (really the last 15 years) is that all the intermediate tracks are basically dominated by equipment. And those tracks make up about half the schedule. JPM -- who's a talented dude
who crashed into a jet dryer
Basically, free Rockingham and Wilkesboro and ...
good thing he has telemetry to look over
gah damn..alvaro wtf man! valencia, lorenzo, now rossi...fucking hell dude
Somebody uploaded the ITV4 footage from the Dainese Superbike TT race
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGhWqc_pRFQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGhWqc_pRFQ
There may be hope for Rockingham in a few years. I'm pretty sure North Wilkesboro is a parking lot now.
Thanks, Bruton Smith!
Charlie McCarthy
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Yeah your right actually, something definitely did scrape though as there were sparks but yeah it was a pretty stock standard front end lose. Lucky for him, he lowsided, I don't know if his body could have taken another big crash. Regarding him pushing harder then he had too, you could be right but I just think that's him, all or nothing.
The coverage has pretty much remained unchanged in the 15 or so years I have been following it. Certain venues definitely have better camera coverage then others, Mugello being one of the better ones imo. That shot at the end of the straight where the come over that rise is just spectacular. Moto2 and Moto3 are both awesome championships, I love watching them just as much as the main event.
Yeah its a brutal sport on the body. Pretty much every rider has had serious injuries that will affect them for life.Considering all the crashes they have, often at high speed, it really is a testament to how tough the gear is they wear. When I one day get back into riding, I want a full race suit, even if I just ride on the road.
Have you seen the crash where in happened? It was in Le Mans, braking into a turn and his boot got caught in the chain. It just tore the point of his boot off, you could see it fly the other way as he went down.
Yep that's exactly what I thought. He would have been looking through the corner and Rossi would have been in his peripheral. Even if he wasn't, at that point in the race, you have to be more careful. Definitely on Bautista that one, I just feel sorry for Valentino, guy can't catch a break.
Tekniqs prediction of Pedrosa to win the championship is looking good. While I am still backing Marquez, if Pedrosa wins I will be happy. He has been unlucky over the course his career at times but always had the talent, I like the guy too.
Thanks a lot for this. Anyone see Cam Donalds beard? He looks like he is in his 50's lol
TJP
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The post race article on Motomatters pretty much sums up the Rossi crash nicely: http://motomatters.com/analysis/2013/06/03/2013_mugello_motogp_round_up_part_1_lore.html
So whose fault was it? Race Direction called it as a racing incident, a verdict with which both Bautista and Rossi seemed to agree, though Rossi was still fuming that he was collected and dumped in the kitty litter. He did his best to not blame Bautista, while all the time blaming Bautista.
What appears to have happened is that Bautista hugged the inside line round turn 2, which Rossi used to his advantage, passing around the outside. When the track flicked back, they were two men on different bikes headed for the same piece of tarmac, and a collision was inevitable. Was Bautista to blame? Only insofar as he didn't look right when trying to close the gap. Was Rossi to blame? Well if you don't want to get caught up on traffic at the start, you want to ensure first and foremost that you are not mid-pack with the pychos when the red flag drops. Rossi's poor qualifying is making it very hard for him to get anywhere near the front runners, and if he's not near, he will find it hard to battle for a podium.
This was a racing incident. It wasn't a pretty one, and it definitely wrecked any chance Rossi may have had of scoring a podium.
So whose fault was it? Race Direction called it as a racing incident, a verdict with which both Bautista and Rossi seemed to agree, though Rossi was still fuming that he was collected and dumped in the kitty litter. He did his best to not blame Bautista, while all the time blaming Bautista.
What appears to have happened is that Bautista hugged the inside line round turn 2, which Rossi used to his advantage, passing around the outside. When the track flicked back, they were two men on different bikes headed for the same piece of tarmac, and a collision was inevitable. Was Bautista to blame? Only insofar as he didn't look right when trying to close the gap. Was Rossi to blame? Well if you don't want to get caught up on traffic at the start, you want to ensure first and foremost that you are not mid-pack with the pychos when the red flag drops. Rossi's poor qualifying is making it very hard for him to get anywhere near the front runners, and if he's not near, he will find it hard to battle for a podium.
This was a racing incident. It wasn't a pretty one, and it definitely wrecked any chance Rossi may have had of scoring a podium.
No, I've never seen it, not sure if I want to after the way you describe it
He may be a bit dull, and have a giant fucking head, but he's okay, at least he doesn't try and hype up the smallest little thing like so many professional commentators do.
Michael Dunlop won both the SuperSport1 and Superstock-races at the TT today.
Nice picture from yesterday
Nice picture from yesterday
https://twitter.com/shoddyshotsCameron Donald
Dave_6
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Alpinestars (jump suit manufacturer) released telemetry data from Marquez crash on FP3
Valkyr Junkie
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Mein Gott!
The Senior TT is going on right now - the main event.
Fantastic race. The top guys are all so close together.
The race had to be restarted because a bike crashed at Bray Hill and injured 11 spectators.
Radio: www.manxradio.com/Player/RadioPlayer/Index_AM.html
Fantastic race. The top guys are all so close together.
The race had to be restarted because a bike crashed at Bray Hill and injured 11 spectators.
Radio: www.manxradio.com/Player/RadioPlayer/Index_AM.html
Spaceman Spiff
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They sure don't make 'em like they used to.
bobnowhere
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Looks like Volvo are set to enter the V8 Supercars series with GRM.
Linky
Not really sure if it's a "factory" effort like Nissan or just buy a car and make it a V8 Supercar Erebus/Merc, but it seems to imply it has the blessing of at least Volvo Australia. I wonder with Ford on the way out will this be the Ford family replacement while the Taurus comes on stream.
They should bring back the station wagon/estate though! Beast.
Linky
Not really sure if it's a "factory" effort like Nissan or just buy a car and make it a V8 Supercar Erebus/Merc, but it seems to imply it has the blessing of at least Volvo Australia. I wonder with Ford on the way out will this be the Ford family replacement while the Taurus comes on stream.
They should bring back the station wagon/estate though! Beast.
Volvo is good but if that's what their current styling is this generation? Fuuuuuck no. That's the ugliest car I've ever seen.
They'll look generic as hell once the body kit gets slapped on. Same as the rest. Not a fan of the current direction of V8SC in that sense.
Well, all a part of that unified rollcage thing or whatever, I guess. You're right though, I wish they were a little more obviously whatever make they are and not just "something" with a shitload of advertising on it. At least the Merc has a slightly different spoiler than the rest.
Hey, excellent. I wish the tracks sounds were louder, I can barely hear the cars over the commentary. Cool stuff though.
Edit: Those GT cars look fantastic.
Is this the series that Kobayashi is in?
SuperKK? Nah, he's in the WEC series.
rangersfan414
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So I'm going to Pocono tomorrow and got really excited about getting an extra race for free. Then, I realized that the last time this happened it was the ARCA and Truck series, which made me realize that nationwide isn't at pocono this weekend :/
Anyone making a 24h of Le Mans |OT| this year? willing to help if needed, great OT last year by Edmond Dantès.
I think Dantes said he might be doing something.
bobnowhere
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New Porsche LMP1!
Big Takeover
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I love the look with the lower front fenders. Is that a reg change, or a design choice? I knew they were talking about lowering the fenders for visibility, but I'm not on top of the ACO's plans. Seems narrower too, but that may be an illusion.
Spaceman Spiff
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Yeah, the new regs dictate that visibility be improved both by increasing the driver's seat height, and lowering the fenders. The tires are smaller in diameter and width than the rear-fronts teams have been running lately, which were responsible for the high front fenders in the first place. Your eyes aren't deceiving you, either; LMPs will be 10 cm narrower next year.
Big Takeover
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I just looked at a few more pics, and I see what you mean about the wheel size - quite a bit smaller. The current cars are sick too, obviously. So, so menacing, but this looks a lot more raceable.
Thanks for the info!