Motorsports (non-NASCAR)
Motorsports (non-NASCAR)
The F1 thread at the other place tended to be a catchall for non-NASCAR motor racing discussions. That's the intention here.
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Oh god a thousand times yes, thank you.
So excited I can't think of anything to say. *giddy*
I might take in TUSC @ Road America this fall, anyone else going? Fly in, tif, I'll get you a BMW car corral ticket for your effort.
So excited I can't think of anything to say. *giddy*
I might take in TUSC @ Road America this fall, anyone else going? Fly in, tif, I'll get you a BMW car corral ticket for your effort.
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Elkhart Lake has been on to do list for a very long time.......
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at the risk of subverting the thread - more racing in general than NASCAR specifically since the touring series will never go there:
Unclear if they will finish the new Dominion Raceway this year -- it is the new project some 45 miles south of the former Old Dominion Speedway that last raced in 2012 and as of February of last year all improvements were gone, only thing left was the banking and the pavement. The new one is in Thornburg VA.
Unclear if they will finish the new Dominion Raceway this year -- it is the new project some 45 miles south of the former Old Dominion Speedway that last raced in 2012 and as of February of last year all improvements were gone, only thing left was the banking and the pavement. The new one is in Thornburg VA.
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When I lived in NoVa we used to go to Old Dominion all the time. I didn't know they were tearing it down.at the risk of subverting the thread - more racing in general than NASCAR specifically since the touring series will never go there:
Unclear if they will finish the new Dominion Raceway this year -- it is the new project some 45 miles south of the former Old Dominion Speedway that last raced in 2012 and as of February of last year all improvements were gone, only thing left was the banking and the pavement. The new one is in Thornburg VA.
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Yeah - I have photos of it from a year ago when the grandstands, walls, fences, everything was gone. It was a very sad sight. They did it with ZERO announcement in advance - they simply never opened for 2013.When I lived in NoVa we used to go to Old Dominion all the time. I didn't know they were tearing it down.at the risk of subverting the thread - more racing in general than NASCAR specifically since the touring series will never go there:
Unclear if they will finish the new Dominion Raceway this year -- it is the new project some 45 miles south of the former Old Dominion Speedway that last raced in 2012 and as of February of last year all improvements were gone, only thing left was the banking and the pavement. The new one is in Thornburg VA.
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Several of the dirt tracks in West Virginia (Pennsboro, I-79, West Virginia Motor Speedway) have closed recently.
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Latrobe Speedway looks like it'll be open this year, which given its history is pretty surprising. The last I remember the owner (prior?) was putting concrete in the banking so people couldn't use it.
Motorsports (non-NASCAR)
Manor F1 is naked.
Motorsports (non-NASCAR)
I clicked on an autsport.com article this morning that opened with the line "Manor Formula 1 duo Will Stevens and Roberto Merhi". I swear that was the first time I had seen their names.
Motorsports (non-NASCAR)
Jann Mardenborough, one of the GT: Academy winnners, went airborne at the Ring and went into the crowd. It's kind of amazing how rare these events are in modern motorsport but it's a sobering reminder of what is possible even if you're just spectating. He went airborne at Flugplatz and blew over into the crowd. Really sad and bizarre. This was the opening round of the VLN Endurance Championship so everyone was likely in high spirits. Very sad.
http://www.crash.net/sportscars/news/21 ... ident.html
http://www.crash.net/sportscars/news/21 ... ident.html
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Good god. When tif said he went perpendicular to the track that's not what I thought he meant. I thought he barrel rolled, I've never seen a GT car do that. That's Mark Webber LMP territory.
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I've seen cars flip before, but I don't know that I've ever seen one basically reverse sail for that kind of distance.
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Indy is back tomorrow (after missing the opening event last month).
I'm going to try to pay closer attention this year. Maybe even attend the ABC Supply Wisconsin 250 at Milwaukee IndyFest Presented by the Metro Milwaukee Honda Dealers this summer.
I'm going to try to pay closer attention this year. Maybe even attend the ABC Supply Wisconsin 250 at Milwaukee IndyFest Presented by the Metro Milwaukee Honda Dealers this summer.
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New angle of the GT-R crash st the Ring. (Spectator-shot)
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Malaysian GP:
Also, lol:
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Highly enjoyable race. Very different from Oz.
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lol, i meant to check that site but forgot.
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So wait, did you guys know about that site before or after I posted it in the F1 thread 2 weeks ago?
I think it's a hilarious concept.
I think it's a hilarious concept.
Motorsports (non-NASCAR)
The theory from the broadcast was that they were setup for wet qual and forgot to adjust it, but that seems insane.
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I've never seen brake dust in that amount that didn't result in a blown disc.
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Yeah, I heard them say that but I'm not exactly buying it, unless it's some mass conspiracy by Red Bull in their fight against Renault to have a bad car and blame it on the engine supplierThe theory from the broadcast was that they were setup for wet qual and forgot to adjust it, but that seems insane.
Motorsports (non-NASCAR)
I learned of it through the el gippy F1 thread, whoever it was that posted it there. It's hysterical; the admin updated the site live during Melbourne.... Maldo wasn't even out of the car yet and the screen said "YES!".So wait, did you guys know about that site before or after I posted it in the F1 thread 2 weeks ago?
I think it's a hilarious concept.
Motorsports (non-NASCAR)
Two observations:
RBR switched brake suppliers for 2015, and this was the first time they ran in super hot conditions.
The children (Sainz Jr and Verstappen) have been impressive.
RBR switched brake suppliers for 2015, and this was the first time they ran in super hot conditions.
The children (Sainz Jr and Verstappen) have been impressive.
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