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    Quote Originally Posted by helge View Post
    Awesome, thanks. It must have been an exciting time at the beginning of the motoring era.
    I bet Socals pissed at someone that he missed it.

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    What about a warm-up feature race ?
    Asian ladies are picked randomly from the crowd to drive SUVs for massive prizes.
    I’d pay well to watch that.
    Far more entertaining than F1 and NASCAR.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bsnub View Post
    Not sure about not having to steer the car but the corner speed is 225 mph (ca. 362 km/h) during qualifying for the faster cars.

    I was at the F1 race there in 2002 and the track is just enormous. There is a nine hole golf course in the middle of it. The F1 cars ran the track backwards and were diverted down intto the infield road coarse section. The sound of the Ferrari V10's coming down that straight into the dogleg corner was incredible.

    It was a Ferrari one two finish, Shumi followed by Rubens.
    lucky bastard. Early 2000's sound was the best.

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    TBH Touring Cars is a much better sport. Highly tuned road cars, adapted for a true “contact” motor sport.

    The manufacturers change over the years, but usually include the major ones like BMW Renault, Ford and even Volvo, and the drivers are real characters.

    A great day out at challenging circuits all over UK and Europe. Merkin cars wouldn’t last more than two corners. lol

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    This thread made me go on an Indy deep dive last night. I was at the last Indycar race in Western Canada. The Edmonton Indy in 2012. I used to go to Moulson Indy Vancouver as well. Now we don't got shit.


    Calgary hopes to land IndyCar race in near future

    IndyCar will not be making its return to Alberta in 2019, but 2020 isn't off the table.

    Ric Peterson, co-owner of Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, is still pushing for a return of the series in his home province, but said progress has stalled.
    Last edited by Backspin; 27-08-2020 at 08:16 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Switch View Post
    TBH Touring Cars is a much better sport. Highly tuned road cars, adapted for a true “contact” motor sport.

    The manufacturers change over the years, but usually include the major ones like BMW Renault, Ford and even Volvo, and the drivers are real characters.

    A great day out at challenging circuits all over UK and Europe. Merkin cars wouldn’t last more than two corners. lol
    That's great racing that is. Love them smacking the shit out of each other.

    I was watching a round in Dubai, there was a door hanging off and they made the driver pit obviously. They basically strapped him into the car with duct tape and sent him back out.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Backspin View Post
    This thread made me go on an Indy deep dive last night.
    I was at the 1995 Indycar at Surfers Paradise.

    A canadian won (Paul Tracy)

    I found Indycar to be about racing, and not the circus, that Formula 1 is.

    I like circus though.

    Actually the atmosphere beats the race itself.

    Beers, barbecue and eyecandy.


    More into motorcycles myself

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    Quote Originally Posted by helge View Post
    I was at the 1995 Indycar at Surfers Paradise.

    A canadian won (Paul Tracy)

    I found Indycar to be about racing, and not the circus, that Formula 1 is.

    I like circus though.

    Actually the atmosphere beats the race itself.

    Beers, barbecue and eyecandy.


    More into motorcycles myself
    Yeah. The atmosphere especially at the races inside the city are great. I mostly go for the atmosphere. Just seeing the money that gets thrown around , the women , the people watching. It's all good. Races are one of the places where you can eye fuck women and they enjoy it

    Paul Tracy and Team Kool Green was fucking awesome.





    F1 in downtown Singapore at night must be amazing
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    Races are one of the places where you can eye fuck women and they enjoy it
    Yes I'm sure all women enjoy being stared at by some weirdo who has to pay for sex.

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    ^ I vaguely remember Ford Mondeos doing rather well in the WTCC. Does Ford not count as being American?

    Totally different sport to F1 and different skill level.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Troy View Post
    ^ I vaguely remember Ford Mondeos doing rather well in the WTCC. Does Ford not count as being American?

    Totally different sport to F1 and different skill level.
    The mondeo got its name because it was the first “world” car produced by the company. It was the beginning of global rationalization of the model range.

    Merica has made strides in improving things like handling and drive ability for the home market, but they still lag behind european manufacturers, who have concentrated on ride and handling characteristics for decades.

    Try replying to the post, instead of the poster. Carrying your personal dislike for me from other threads does not serve you well. I thought you were better than that, especially as this has become more of an engineering issue.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Troy View Post
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    Totally different sport to F1 and different skill level.
    As I said in my earlier post, Touring cars is a much more enjoyable experience as an entertainment spectacle.
    From an engineering perspective, the American brute force and ignorance comes shining through in most motor sport. Subtle is not something they have ever excelled at.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Switch View Post
    That whooshing sound is caused by your failure to read the post.

    Touring cars are converted road cars. American road cars are built for American roads and are monsters to steer around anything resembling a corner. Fast and straight is fine on most American highways or oval race tracks.
    If your road cars were on converted to the same spec as European touring cars, they would be classified as tyre shredding death traps.
    Is that why Corvette and Cadillac CTS has won Lemans

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    Quote Originally Posted by Backspin View Post
    Is that why Corvette and Cadillac CTS has won Lemans
    I am sure they Won some obscure class, like finishing the race, or best decals, but they will never win the Blue Riband prize for the top car. LeMans is a specialist race for purpose built sports cars. It’s not for road going production cars anyway.

    Its obvious you know nothing about motor sport, otherwise you would not be comparing steam trains, to race horses. Idiot.

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    Your obfuscation and angry repo is hilarious but it doesn’t represent a snubby win.

    From my very first post, I have been talking about touring cars, not specialist races or multi class events like Le Mans endurance series.
    Moving the goal posts does not make yo a winner, you egotistical xenophobe piss head.

    Even now that someone has explained it for you, it will still whoosh over your head. By voting for Trump, the American electorate has flushed you country down the pan. You are no longer biggest and best in the world anymore. Sorry about that. Hahahahaha

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    Snubby is an expert on Formula 1 because he saw them at, er, Goodwood you see.


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    Point proven.

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    It's just different Switch, that's all.

    Running on an oval circuit with the throttle floored and losing speed only due to the turning friction still takes a lot of skill and engineering.

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    He's right though snubby, Touring Class is highly entertaining.

    Your Indy rubbish is as dull as fucking dishwater.

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    Quote Originally Posted by harrybarracuda View Post
    He's right though snubby, Touring Class is highly entertaining.

    Your Indy rubbish is as dull as fucking dishwater.
    It's just true that if you don't appreciate what the Indy 500 is , you are just a slack jawwed Johnny come lately , watching for the crashes

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    Quote Originally Posted by Switch View Post
    Different, as in boring fodder for dull shitcunt alcoholics like snubby. Snubs only saving grace is that he always apologizes the morning after.
    Despite his vain assertion, I never need to apologise because I don’t imbibe to excess, ever.
    You dumb fool. there's been plenty of exciting photo finishes on the ovals

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    Quote Originally Posted by Backspin View Post
    It's just true that if you don't appreciate what the Indy 500 is , you are just a slack jawwed Johnny come lately , watching for the crashes
    Didn't they notice that you licked a lot of windows as a kid? It might have helped with the diagnosis.

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    Quote Originally Posted by harrybarracuda View Post
    Didn't they notice that you licked a lot of windows as a kid? It might have helped with the diagnosis.
    I think his obsession is car crash sex. A bit shallow, but easily found in Indy 500 video games. Socal will always find and post a you tube clip to support his teenage obsession.

    Its a generational thing. Socal is heading for Snubby dreamworld. lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by bsnub View Post
    ^

    Two fucking clueless idiots. The thing is that I know that most Brits that I met when I worked in the auto industry didn't share your chav opinions. Like I said two idiots who are not car guys. Switch you just know fuck all what you are talking about and have been making a fool of yourself in this thread from the start.
    Governments around the worl without a motor industry, choose european, or even Jap cars for government service. The only country who chooses American cars is .... USA. Even the Crown Vic has to be specked up for government service. Mass produced shite = your motor industry experience.

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