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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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Tony Stewart Update
Austin Dillon is driving the 14 this week at Michigan.
Dillon may drive the car for one or two more races this year.
They are talking with other drivers to drive while Tony is out.
Tony is going to miss AT LEAST another month and may possibly be out the rest of the season.
Austin Dillon is driving the 14 this week at Michigan.
Dillon may drive the car for one or two more races this year.
They are talking with other drivers to drive while Tony is out.
Tony is going to miss AT LEAST another month and may possibly be out the rest of the season.
Fantastic first SuperSport race won by Guy Martin at the UGP.
If someone is in the mood to listen to some race coverage - here's the Live Radio : Ulster Grand Prlx-stream from the BBC.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/northern-ireland/23667465
or
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/player/bbc_radio_ulster
If someone is in the mood to listen to some race coverage - here's the Live Radio : Ulster Grand Prlx-stream from the BBC.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/northern-ireland/23667465
or
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/player/bbc_radio_ulster
Fantastic racing at the Ulster Grand Prix today. Nothing comes close to this. I will write down my thoughts tomorrow.
This was my second favourite place to watch the race (filmed by the person standing/lying next to me):
http://instagram.com/p/dHwextxQet/
and these were only the 600cc SuperSport machines. The Superbikes were even faster, and much much louder.
This was my second favourite place to watch the race (filmed by the person standing/lying next to me):
http://instagram.com/p/dHwextxQet/
and these were only the 600cc SuperSport machines. The Superbikes were even faster, and much much louder.
moojito
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You weren't far off! Things got a bit silly at the end, there.
Fantastic. Did those bikes going by so fast make you tingly all over? I know it would do that to me.
rangersfan414
Member
lol @ lap 1 caution.
EDIT: Guess we won't have any green flag laps today.
EDIT: Guess we won't have any green flag laps today.
rangersfan414
Member
Third time charm haha
Wax Free Vanilla
Member
Marquez at full pelt is incredible to watch.
Great finish between Rossi/Cal and the Dukes
Great finish between Rossi/Cal and the Dukes
rangersfan414
Member
I guess a caution every 5 laps will prevent the race from becoming a fuel milage affair
And a fuel mileage affair it is...
Jezbollah
Member
Marquez at full pelt is incredible to watch.
Great finish between Rossi/Cal and the Dukes
Three US wins out of three US races for MM93. The kid is insane.
That's the second time the Ducatis have clashed allowing Brad Smith to nip by and take them both at the line (other time was Assen).
Squirrel Killer
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I like the padding on the telephone poles as if that would do anything to save a rider going half that fast.
Tony Stewart Update
Looks like Mark Martin is going to be announced as the next replacement driver for Tony tomorrow.
Need to try to remember that. I'd like to go to Bristol this year, but then I think of the walk to and from the track and the time I'd get home.
Looks like Mark Martin is going to be announced as the next replacement driver for Tony tomorrow.
Need to try to remember that. I'd like to go to Bristol this year, but then I think of the walk to and from the track and the time I'd get home.
Big Takeover
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Michael Andretti wants to put JPM in one of his Indy cars. They're looking for sponsorship for it now. That sounds like as good a plan as any to me.
I'm ok with this!
The first BBC-segment of the Ulster Grand Prix (SuperSport + SuperStock + Superbike race) aired yesterday. The second part will air today.
You can watch the races here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b038rbgj/Bikes!_2007_Ulster_Grand_Prix_Part_1/
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You can watch the races here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b038rbgj/Bikes!_2007_Ulster_Grand_Prix_Part_1/
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moojito
Member
I hope the 14 has a bigger petrol tank than the 55!
Big Takeover
Member
No question. Sure beats some random DP ride. Maybe somebody like Furniture Row would be a good fit if he's interested in staying in Cup, but I haven't heard any rumor of that. I'm sure he has zero interest in moving back to Europe, so I'm not even going to bother with any speculation there.
Part 2 of the Ulster GP coverage is available on BBC.
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b038rgpm/Bikes!_2013_Ulster_Grand_Prix_Part_2/
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b038rgpm/Bikes!_2013_Ulster_Grand_Prix_Part_2/
Guy
Big Takeover
Member
He's such a character. As likeable as could possibly be.
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/109365
Not sure if I'd trust the A1GP folks, but this will be pretty interesting if it happens
Not sure if I'd trust the A1GP folks, but this will be pretty interesting if it happens
No sweep for Kyle.
How so? It isn't like he is laps down already. Sure his car is garbage compared to his rides the previous nights, but there still is a chance.
Big Takeover
Member
Turns out I don't even have to post to jinx. I just have to think it.
Absolutely. Guy Martin is such an interesting bloke. You MUST check out the BBC's "The Boat that Guy Built." and the doc "TT3D Closer to the Edge" if you haven't and are a Guy fan. I'm going to have to watch that Ulster coverage and catch up on a ton of other racing stuff. Been preocupied with some other things with my car and a new job opportunity but that is all getting ironed out soon.
Wax Free Vanilla
Member
Only Marquez can stop Marquez from winning this years championship. Pedrosa just isn't good enough, I'd love to see Stoner return next year in his place.
Big Takeover
Member
Sick pass from Marquez today. The guy's a stud on the brakes.
Dani, and Jorge are both improving from being injured, but it's clear that Marc has gained a lot of confidence during that time as well. It makes it hard to tell exactly where we are with the competitive balance between the three of them. Do those guys have a couple more percent to improve, or has Marquez erased any deficit he may of had before they got hurt? It's going to be fun to find out.
Dani, and Jorge are both improving from being injured, but it's clear that Marc has gained a lot of confidence during that time as well. It makes it hard to tell exactly where we are with the competitive balance between the three of them. Do those guys have a couple more percent to improve, or has Marquez erased any deficit he may of had before they got hurt? It's going to be fun to find out.
Marquez should be walking away with the championship...that Yam needs some work. The corner speed advantage isn't negating the advantages the Honda have anymore. Lorenzo is doing well despite the bike rather than because of it.
real surprise to me is Pedbot...poor guy. Stoner hops on and wins the chip, now Marq hops on and is probably gonna win the chip as well.
real surprise to me is Pedbot...poor guy. Stoner hops on and wins the chip, now Marq hops on and is probably gonna win the chip as well.
TJP
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The other andvantage Honda has is their engines don't wear at the same rate the Yamahas. Moto Matters published an interesting story regarding how many engines each of the riders had used and the remaining number - suffice to say the HRC riders were in a lot better shape than either Lorenzo and Rossi. Honda can afford to 'turn up the wick' on power output, especially now that we are past the half way point in the season.
The white lines are the NASCAR pit boxes at Sonoma, not the IndyCar pit boxes. The IndyCar pit box is designated on the pit wall (someone's drawn the box on this image above), where the sponsor banner for "Target" end and where the "Verizon" ones start.
Dixon was well into Power's pitbox when he hit the crew member with the tire (and the airhose, etc). The IndyCar steward explained all that to a reporter on TV here after the race.
Tough call for Dixon to lose a race like that but he deserved to be penalized for that.
The white lines are the NASCAR pit boxes at Sonoma, not the IndyCar pit boxes. The IndyCar pit box is designated on the pit wall (someone's drawn the box on this image above), where the sponsor banner for "Target" end and where the "Verizon" ones start.
Dixon was well into Power's pitbox when he hit the crew member with the tire (and the airhose, etc). The IndyCar steward explained all that to a reporter on TV here after the race.
Tough call for Dixon to lose a race like that but he deserved to be penalized for that.
Didn't watch after the race finished, but I guess :| Just looked more like the Power tire guy not paying attention and almost wanting to be hit (holding the tire way out there) vs Dixon invading the pit box and clipping him. They should have pit much further back then I guess.
seattle6418
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I liked when Harvick said it, it was much better. Those restarts were awful. Jeff got screwed a couple of times and i believe Gustafsson blew it when they chose to stay on the track even tough he was third and was going to restart on the inside. Should have pitted like Kahne, he had a car capable of making passes.
Would have won, no doubt. He has to get a new crewchief for him next year, one last try before he´s too old for the job. If only Everham would come back
It was the right call, a huge present for my boy Helio who was having a terrible race. He lost this championship so many times it´s not even fun, but it looks like he has a great shot this year. I´ll be watching closely.
Jezbollah
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Seemless shift gearboxes have zero effect on increasing engine reliability. Yamahas in particular has given it little acceleration benefit compared to Hondas, pretty much the only benefit the gearbox will have is the ability to have zero balance effect while shifting in corners.
Honda are simply better at making extremely powerful engines that are also reliable.
I heard from multiple sources (including Dave Emmett's motomatters site) that three of the four Yamahas (Cal, JL and Rossi) were already using their 5th out of 6th engines by Catalunya - 6 races into an 18 race season. This has meant there have been times where they have had to tune down the engines. In comparison, both Pedrosa and Stoner finished last year without even touching two of their engine allocation.
The biggest thing that could hinder Marquez winning the Championship is a big, big crash. His greatest strength right now is that he's riding without fear. That may change if we see him flung into orbit in an upcoming round.