Motorspot chat - No dull F1 though

[Dudley]

Yeah, I looked down from light spinkles and looked up to a track that looks like Noah should be getting busy.

[GwiDan]

This is ridiculous, they have to stop the race. 

[Dudley]

If they stopped it for that we'd never have an N24.  They're just on the wrong tyres.

[marsh]

Woah, the stinkiest conditions.

[marsh]

12 minutes ago, GwiDan said:

This is ridiculous, they have to stop the race. 

 

You new here? It'll need to rain like that over the whole circuit before they stop this mad bastard of a thing. It's an absolute beast of a race.

 

Is one of the commentary team a guy that does some work with Marc Riley on six music? sounds really familiar from the parallel universe?

[Dudley]

A wikipedia look suggests you mean Rob Hughes which is not any of the names I remember.  John Hindlaugh is the lead commentator right now.

[GwiDan]

4 minutes ago, marsh said:

 

You new here? It'll need to rain like that over the whole circuit before they stop this mad bastard of a thing. It's an absolute beast of a race.

 

Is one of the commentary team a guy that does some work with Marc Riley on six music? sounds really familiar from the parallel universe?

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[Dudley]

I don't know why they even bother with blue flags here. If you're not SP9 you're being lapped for 23 hours 50 minutes.

[marsh]

Go Go Dacia Logan!

 

I wonder how quick it really is.....maybe I should stick a roll cage in my old forester and chance my arm....?

[Dudley]

The Dacia is lapping in about 12minutes, and bear in mind that's the main circuit plus 2/3rd of an F1 track so it's not comparable with the tourist laps.

[JohnC]

https://news.sky.com/story/race-marshal-killed-in-crash-at-brands-hatch-circuit-12369408
 

Marshal killed at Brands Hatch after a car spun off. 

[kiroquai]

Had the stream on in the background and happened to catch it (director thankfully cut away very quickly) and it looked utterly appalling. Very sad - no-one can race without these guys and girls volunteering their time.

[Sidewaysbob]

[Dudley]

14 hours ago, kiroquai said:

Had the stream on in the background and happened to catch it (director thankfully cut away very quickly) and it looked utterly appalling. Very sad - no-one can race without these guys and girls volunteering their time.

 

It's time we paid them.

 

Meanwhile Andy Neate has pulled out of Oulton Park with COVID.

 

Andy Neate getting too close to someone? Huge surprise.

[Dudley]

And barely 12 hours later, everyone gets put in danger because a driver is too good to slow down for yellow flags.

 

I imagine nothing will happen.

[Dudley]

One day someone in the BTCC will be taught to brake so you don't come flying across the track in front of the whole pack when you spin.

 

Today is very clearly not that day.

[ryodi]

My WRC thread is dead but this is as close as you can get to a WRC car crashing without being injured and somewhere the marshalls never though there would be an accident. Katsuta lost control on a compression on what was essentially a straight piece of road and unlike fast corners on the stage there was no exclusion zone close the road hence how the camera man could get so close. 

 

 

No one was hurt thankfully. 

[Dudley]

Watching the "Citroen 2cv 24hr".

 

 

I think there's a danger this one is going to fail post race checks.

 

Engine Size : /

Ride Height : /

Is a 2CV : "HANG ON A MINUTE"

[Sidewaysbob]

Theres a GT3 24 hour race on at Barcelona on now. 

 

 

It's not quite the usual monster field but it's worth watching for the night racing but. 

 

Race starting now 

 

[marsh]

Thanks bob, that's my late night entertainment sorted tonight!

[Count Buffalos]

Reposted from the ACC thread: 

 

 

[Dudley]

There's a lot of good racing legally on youtube now.

 

IMSA posts all theirs for instance.

[JohnC]

NASCAR are holding a race inside the LA Coliseum. On a wee 1/4 mile temporary track.

 

 

[Dudley]

Watching the Extreme E qualifying through curiosity, I've lost track on this series because I can never remember how to find actual races.

 

Car 1 rolled

Car 2's suspension collapsed

Car 3's steering broke leaving the two front wheels pointing in entirely different directions

Car 4 spun

Car 5's power steering fails.

 

It's a mess. I'm 5 cars into qualifying and the leader currently has a 32 second lead and the 3rd is already over a minute back because the poor guy can't turn.

 

EDIT : Car 7, rear bodywork is falling off.

[SeanR]

https://apnews.com/article/sports-texas-kerrville-070c4b3e108b115d6d18fdeea4d5019a?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=AP

[Dudley]

You would think drag racing would be the easiest to secure motorsport in the world, especially on an airport runway.  

 

Quote

The race was an eighth of a mile (0.2 kilometers) long, and water-filled plastic barriers lined the course. But Amestoy said they didn’t extend past the finish line, leaving no protection between spectators and cars as they were slowing down at the end of the race.

 

Spectators could get within about 15 feet (4.6 meters) of the track, and many watched the race from lawn chairs in the absence of stands. Organizers reminded people to stay in the grass and off the asphalt, Amestoy told The Associated Press in a phone interview.

 

Fucking hell, that's criminal level negligence.

[SeanR]

7 hours ago, Dudley said:

Watching the Extreme E qualifying through curiosity, I've lost track on this series because I can never remember how to find actual races.

 

Car 1 rolled

Car 2's suspension collapsed

Car 3's steering broke leaving the two front wheels pointing in entirely different directions

Car 4 spun

Car 5's power steering fails.

 

It's a mess. I'm 5 cars into qualifying and the leader currently has a 32 second lead and the 3rd is already over a minute back because the poor guy can't turn.

 

EDIT : Car 7, rear bodywork is falling off.

Do a barrel roll!

 

[edit]
”did you go to the medical centre?”

”ah, just pain everywhere”

Edited October 24, 2021 by SeanR

[ryodi]

It won’t be quite the same without the engine noise and the homologised bodywork but it’ll be nice to see a Lancia back racing again.

[JohnC]

https://deadline.com/2021/11/bob-bondurant-dead-racecar-instructor-paul-newman-tom-cruise-was-88-1234880693/

 

Former racer Bob Bondurant died. He, with Graham Hill, pulled Jackie Stewart out of his crashed car leaking fuel everywhere. He was forced out of racing after an accident of his own and ended up training movie stars in racing roles, all the way from James Garner in Grand Prix to Christian Bale in Ford v Ferrari.

[Sidewaysbob]

Daytona 24 hour race starts at 6.30 today. It will be streamed live on imsa.tv online. 

 

Should be a good race this year.