mclaren777
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Given that it's now 2012, I felt it was time for a new motorsports thread.
Edmond Dantès;33905338 said:Yay for a new thread and goodbye to the good old thread of Sub Zero's. Salute.
RIP Jorge.http://espn.go.com/racing/story/_/i...rtinez-boero-dies-following-dakar-rally-crash
SANTA ROSA, Argentina -- The death of Argentine bike rider Jorge Martinez Boero on Sunday on the first day of the Dakar Rally focused attention on the hazards of one of motor sports' most dangerous events.
Organizers said the 38-year-old died from head and chest injuries during a crash on the first stage.
Details surrounding Martinez Boero's death were not clear, but reports said he may have fallen after running off the course and striking an open sewer line.
Toyota then Porsche, who else is returning to le mans.Toyota back at le mans will be super exciting!
Toyota then Porsche, who else is returning to le mans.
Purely engines? No factory team yet?
Yep, I'll share them when I get home.Have you got those pictures in the OP in higher resolution?
Sunhi never disappoints.
Ferrari need to return to the big stage in endurance racing, it's been too long since the Ferrari 312PB. The third most successful manufacturer in Le Mans history should be competing at the highest level.Get Honda, BMW, Nissan, and Corvette to step up to LMP1 and it would be near perfect IMO.
Edmond Dantès;33910983 said:Ferrari need to return to the big stage in endurance racing, it's been too long since the Ferrari 312PB. The third most successful manufacturer in Le Mans history should be competing at the highest level.
There was speculation about Jaguar (still regard them as British regardless of Tata's ownership) recently, but they ruled themselves out for the foreseeable future.I thought about listing them but I really don't see it happening, besides they are having enough trouble with F1 at the moment.
A British team needs to make the step up to LMP1 as well, Aston had a crack at it last year but failed spectacularly.
oh crap.http://espn.go.com/racing/story/_/i...rtinez-boero-dies-following-dakar-rally-crash
SANTA ROSA, Argentina -- The death of Argentine bike rider Jorge Martinez Boero on Sunday on the first day of the Dakar Rally focused attention on the hazards of one of motor sports' most dangerous events.
Organizers said the 38-year-old died from head and chest injuries during a crash on the first stage.
Details surrounding Martinez Boero's death were not clear, but reports said he may have fallen after running off the course and striking an open sewer line.
oh crap.
pun not intended.
RIP.
I want to do the Dakar, it's in my bucket-list
of things that I probably won't get to do.
Yep, I'll share them when I get home.
I thought about listing them but I really don't see it happening, besides they are having enough trouble with F1 at the moment.
A British team needs to make the step up to LMP1 as well, Aston had a crack at it last year but failed spectacularly.
It is a shame that there isn't any more dirt/gravel on the Pikes Peak hill climb course but the interest from so many more drivers has the committee contemplating expanding the race to 2 days in the coming years and they will probably hold qualifying this year to narrow the field.
I have and it's very good. I know those series get a lot of criticism from the ADVrider forum but Charley did ride with a broken hand for miles, so he gets a pass from me.Charley Boorman did a decent series which follows him on the 2006 Dakar. It's called Race to Dakar, I recommend watching it if you haven't already. It gives a really good insight from a racers perspective.
I have and it's very good. I know those series get a lot of criticism from the ADVrider forum but Charley did ride with a broken hand for miles, so he gets a pass from me.
Very few Dakar entrants are former WRC drivers, even in the "cars" division.Are there other competitors from other "mainstream" sports who traditionally enter or is it mostly just WRC drivers?
Almost always seems like there's a death every year in the Paris-Dakar... but as a non-follower of it, I guess that's all I'd hear. As tragic as it is for anyone to die during the rally, I hope that no-one I'm a fan of gets killed, particularly ex-WRC drivers like Sainz.
Has there been a GT3 timetable released as of yet? iam eager to see what the new mclarens can do after a couple of development races last year.
http://www.racedepartment.com/2011/12/fia-world-endurance-championship-2012-introduction/Is there already more information about that Championship where LeMans 24h now is a part of? Looks interesting.
Edmond Dantès;33928097 said:As the WRC wanes and teeters on the edge of oblivion; Le Mans goes from strength to strength.
It was like that once, with Group B, Group C, F1 and DTM all pulling in the crowds and doing well on TV as well. But then the FIA started to exert more of their influence on proceedings and now we're left in our current state.Indeed. Why can't there be a strong rally series, strong prototype series, strong formula series, and a strong sportscar series, all at the same time?
It really is sad to see how Rally is doing these days.
Edmond Dantès;33928180 said:It was like that once, with Group B, Group C, F1 and DTM all pulling in the crowds and doing well on TV as well. But then the FIA started to exert more of their influence on proceedings and now we're left in our current state.