Grand Prix Rejects

nome66

i really do wish that layout were on one magical island or some sort of country.

nome66

this is odd to me for some reason. likely because we are all adjusted so well to mid/rear engined cars

nome66

we should all know what this means.
http://www.carscoops.com/2015/01/all-ne ... n.html?m=1
or at least know what the new DP should look like in due time. http://autoweek.com/article/sports-cars ... nassi-2016

nome66

Captain Hammer wrote:Qatar are reportedly pushing for a 2016 race at a brand-new circuit, though Bahrain - long speculated to have a veto power - are said to be against it.

new circuit? why? Losail is perfectly good.

nome66

eh, the clutches in the gearboxes weren't really setup for them anyway.

nome66

they need the "big three" back

nome66

now all we need is daytona, sebring, and a ferrari team and we're set

nome66

This is what we, as employees, do in our free time here at autobahn indoor speedway. https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xfp1/v/t1.0-9/10411150_10205635263507818_4290309442398034941_n.jpg?oh=e042596452395701de951bf7953a2acc&oe=550BA7F8&__gda__=1426513565_70dcd2e0b83b25b01e66e5a...

nome66

dont forget the REDBULLWINSLOL factor

nome66

need rules like the 2009 f1 season. most wins wins!

nome66

"he is flattered by what you have attempted, and i'm being informed that i feel the same way"

nome66

i'm from MURICA and we would make people deal with it!

just kidding i didn't actually know that, now i understand.

nome66

Indycar need the FULL brands hatch circuit. need turbos whistling through the forest once more!

nome66

heavier, more drag, less power.... sounds about right. i'd give them a 3-second deficit, at the best.

nome66

So far this weekend, Felipe Massa is the only person with any screen time at all, regarding this race, that hasn't said the word "obviously".

he appears to have escaped the universal and infinitely growing trend of racing drivers saying that word....

nome66

that's 2012, not 2013. if lotus-judd engines had lasted that long, it was because they forgot to pull them for being to slow.
on the topic of indycar.....
do helmets count?

nome66

every one is getting a new front fascia this weekend, it seems

nome66

or just to say "Seat Seat". oh, the american crowds will love that...
anyways, remember when they almost had the ultimate "-WINSLOL" platform?

nome66

Miguel98 wrote:

Lotus new nose for this weekend.

Finally! the first nose bothered me to no end.

nome66

i'm just sad they redeveloped the semi-permanent bit that IMSA Camel GT and CART/ICWS used. https://scontent-b-cdg.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/1797321_10205410109759115_4907512365670281679_n.jpg?oh=acabb5d714cde68be9d703b548077668&oe=54B03B2D it's a little "mickey mouse" and bac...

nome66

because, unlike porsche, indycar cares about secrecy of development. also this: m https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xfp1/v/t1.0-9/10665798_815947115094073_7609807648888400350_n.jpg?oh=31e0b984397bd61109843bfa1cb06dba&oe=54AEC432&__gda__=1425326011_821fa3bfcf173b902aecd63d4d7c...

nome66

i met a Roush/Yates Nationwide Series mechanic at my job yesterday. i mean, no season talk, no driver gossip, just you know.... i met a Roush/yates mechanic. haven't been following the chase, since it's sort of odd and meaningless this year.

nome66

probably just a random shot they picked

nome66

hey man how about silly-season stuff? this just popped up on facebook. guess that picture of an indycar is a good thing https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xfp1/v/t1.0-9/p480x480/10424316_10152330071011283_1392325255748167284_n.jpg?oh=cd1552d15edf8fdc85c95f8bd832f9a1&oe=54853D57&am...

nome66

yeah, why don't they just use the full course? are they afraid the cameraman/soundguy inside the tunnel will be dissatisfied? i mean, it's already the shortest track on the f1 calendar(a million years running, it seems) if that is what they are looking for in a street circuit. i also dont get why th...

nome66

HWNSNBM back in a minardi. calling that a lateral move.

nome66

Either those or a 2km long straight

ready! aaaaiiimm..... FLOOR IT!

nome66

yep i warm the tires and sacrifice 3 of 14 laps a run to do so, just to make sure my lines are also warm. the track record holder does the same.

nome66

OsellaFA1L wrote:
Samster wrote:And Whincup now has a 300 point advantage. And it looked so good for a Winterbottom championship just a month ago.

Meh, Whincup is the lesser of two evils to me. I don't really like him but at least he is in the right brand of car.

i'll get back to you on that

nome66

nope just one or two street racer's asking me to drive because i would always manage an above-decent launch off the line. they were both honda builders. cars that were capable of mid-9-second times at the track, but couldn't get the traction on the street. i have since stopped after i heard about on...

nome66

broke my personal best today! from 23.04 to 22.87! i've got all the braking-zones down. now, just pushing it. also, the new overall track record was set at 21.98 seconds by my coworker, which is just insane considering the car he picked has a crooked chain-sprocket.

nome66

this past labor day, i got paid a time-and-a-half for working the holiday. my manager walks up to me and says "who'd have thought you'd be working here one year later". until that moment, it never crossed my mind. i love my job. i love driving those karts. i love racing. next week is pay ...

nome66

this past labor day, i got paid a time-and-a-half for working the holiday. my manager walks up to me and says "who'd have thought you'd be working here one year later". until that moment, it never crossed my mind. i love my job. i love driving those karts. i love racing. next week is pay d...

nome66

I met Kurt Busch at my job today. I don't know if that's relevant

nome66

also the aerodynamics of the car. the old chassis would have just lifted off and killed him as soon as he smacks the fence. how was the nose on the old car? i keep seeing Kimball hit him and i keep thinking about what happened to Zanardi back in 2001

nome66

according to my manager at the gokart track i work at, i'm aggressive but consistent. i can't seem to nail down any f1-names that would match that. ideas? on my day off yesterday, i ran 3 sets of 14 laps on the longer, twistier "monaco" track. the fastest i could muster at that time was 23...

nome66

ehem. gentleman....

i have positive-leaning emotion toward this topic.

nome66

Damn, that quite impressive. And don't sell yourself short, balls go a long way in this business, and really are an undervalued "skill". As many of you know, I drag race a Nova. Not terribly quick (low 10s high 9s, depending on whether its NOS or no NOS race) but I've been improving bit b...

nome66

my guess is that footage will be confiscated by the police department investigating this incident...... then later released. on the internet. .....by a shameless employee. anyways... temporary subject change! in two weeks time, Kurt Busch will be visiting Autobahn Indoor Speedway in Jessup, Maryland...

nome66

Congrats to Will Power for a well-deserved victory at the Milwaukee Mile. Here are the updated points standings in the Verizon IndyCar Series' A. J. Foyt Oval Track Trophy : 1 5 J. Montoya 275 2 2 H. Castroneves 266 3 1 W. Power 240 4 4 R. Hunter-Reay 221 5 8 C. Munoz 212 6 3 S. Pagenaud 201 7 23 E...

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