The All-Purpose Motor Sports Thread.

[rj1]

And also, the number 1 jabroni and 2004 NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion Kurt Busch will attempt to become the fourth driver to do the Double (Indy 500-Coca Cola 600) on Memorial Day. He will be riding a car fielded by the Andretti-Honda squad.

John, Robby, Stewart. I guess that's it. Always thought there were more than 3.

Davy Jones pre-debilitating crash tried to do it but DNQ'd for the 600.

 

[Graves The Elder]

cotdam, one of the worst I've ever seen for sure.
having been is some very MINOR on course crashes, this is
almost unwatchable. hope driver is OK.

 

[armbarforhire]

Kubika cant keep his car on the road. Back to F1 where the competition is easier...





If no accidents happen Ogier-Latvla will take 1-2 at rally Guanajuato. Neuville 3d so far after 13 stages.

 

[ralphc1]

All you cans talking about F1, when this weekend is the Bathurst 1000! The grandaddy of Australian V8 Supercars.

And the prelude has been quite batshit crazy. Two hard crashes, one in the qualifiers, another in a support category.

Looks like he turned himself into the wall at the start of the crash.

 

[Cham]

EDIT: nevermind.

 

[ralphc1]

Rosberg out of the Russian GP with a throttle problem. Grosjean out with a big crash after it appeared something broke in the suspension.

 

[PRIDEWASBETTER]

Well, this year's Indianapolis 500 is shaping up to be a slobberknocker.

Aside from the return of Montoya with Penske, we'll have two big shots at the Greatest Spectacle in Racing on Memorial Day.

First, the 1997 F1 World Champion and 1995 Indy 500 winner Jacques Villeneuve will return to the Brickyard, making this his first IndyCar race since 1995 and his return to open-wheelers since 2006. He will be racing on a car fielded by the Schmidt-Honda team. Here's the footage of when he won at Indy after the biggest self-besmirchment in motorsports history.



And also, the number 1 jabroni and 2004 NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion Kurt Busch will attempt to become the fourth driver to do the Double (Indy 500-Coca Cola 600) on Memorial Day. He will be riding a car fielded by the Andretti-Honda squad.

I feel bad for Kurt. Andretti cars have notoriously bad luck at Indy.

Montoya with Penske...bah gawd.

 

[Tobago Jones]

Turned off F1 after Rosberg retired.

 

[armbarforhire]

Gunajuato rally is over Ogier-Latvala - Neuville.

VW with the 1-2 and the first podium for the new Hyundai.

Next stop Portugal.

 

[ralphc1]

Hamilton wins another. Vettel second and a collision between Bottas and Raikonnen allows Perez in a Force India to get on the podium.

The collision between Bottas and Raikonnen was under investigation. If Raikonnen gets a time penalty Mercedes could win the constructors championship today. I thought Bottas could have given him more room. They had both passed Perez who was in the position because he changed tires under the early safety car.

 

[Jesus Freak]

Monster Jam is now for the kids, its not what the twenty+ and older crowd grew up with. As I like to say its Disney on Ice with trucks, as FELD also owns them. The smaller monster truck promoters put on a monster truck show, not sports entertainment.

You ever been to the MJ World Finals? A lot of those drivers take their racing pretty seriously. Dennis Anderson even broke down when he won his first MJWF Racing Championship some years back.

A lot of young bucks are getting into the sport now and turning up the competition.

I've been a fan since 1990, and will be attending my 10th MJWF in Vegas in a couple of weeks.

Has the sport changed? Undoubtedly. But it's bigger than ever, and doesn't look to be slowing down anytime soon!

 

[ralphc1]

How much will running in the day change the NASCAR race today?

 

[RollSonnenRoll]

You ever been to the MJ World Finals? A lot of those drivers take their racing pretty seriously. Dennis Anderson even broke down when he won his first MJWF Racing Championship some years back.

I think the World Finals are actually legit competition. The rest of their shows are sports entertainment. Never made it to a MJWF but always wanted too, it looks like a helluva show.

 

[edgekiller65]

Wasn't the second Charlotte race a daylight race in the past?

I remember McMurray getting his first Cup victory at that race in '02 when he stepped up for an injured Marlin.

 

[edgekiller65]

OK, this weekend the first act of the 2014 Formula 1 season gets under way. The scenario will be the Albert Park circuit at Melbourne, for the Australian Grand Prix.

Compared to the previous seasons, there's no clear favourite for the title. There has been a lot of changes in the technical department, which means all the teams are starting from zero. The most prominent are:

• 
  The engines are now 1,6 litre V6 with turbocharger. The last time there were turbo engines in F1 was in 1988.
• The KERS system will now give a 33 second, 161 bhp boost instead of the 6 seconds, 80 bhp boost since it got implemented.
• The nose of the car must be lower. The implementation of that measure has ended up in particularly phallic results for some teams.
• Instead of getting numbers according to the team finish of the previous seasons, the drivers will now pick a number that they'll use during their entire F1 career.
• And finally, taking a page out of those damn rednecks at NASCAR, the last race of the season at Abu Dhabi will now give double points.

Now, a little briefing about the teams for those of you who know nothing or are getting back in the F1 horse:

Red Bull-Renault.

Drivers: Sebastian Vettel (1) and Daniel Ricciardo (3)

They've been besmirching everyone and their mama in F1 for the last 4 years. Sebastian Vettel has been the man, even though some people give more credit to the fact he's been getting cars made by Adrian Newey and the Renault engines. Pretty much what happens in NASCAR with Jimmie Johnson and Chad Knaus.

However, the winter tests have been terrible for them and for the first time they look crappy and vulnerable. Now it's time for Vettel to show if he's all that or if he ain't bout that life. He'll have a new sidekick in Australia's Daniel Ricciardo, promoted from Toro Rosso, and who picked the 3 as his number because he's a Dale Earnhardt fan.

Mercedes

Drivers: Lewis Hamilton (44) and Nico Rosberg (6)

The report coming out of winter tests is that the Mercedes engines have been the strongest of all. That makes their works team the odds-on favourites. Hamilton has been itching for that second title and looks to seize the day. But his teammate Rosberg wants to keep ze German dominance rolling and prove he can get out of the shadow of his father, the former champion Keke Rosberg.

Ferrari

Drivers: Fernando Alonso (14) and Kimi Raikkonen (7)

They're the King of Kings. The purebreed. The team with most victories and titles in F1 history. And they wanna get back to the throne. That's why they hired the most solid tandem to drive their cars, being both Alonso and Raikkonen former champions.

However, aside from the challenge against other teams, there will be also a war to determine who's the alpha male. Alonso have a rap sheet of being butthurt whenever he's not the clear #1 driver in a team, and will try everything to rustle Kimi's jimmies.

The bad news is, Raikkonen have strong anti-rustle defenses: he simply doesn't give a fuck about anything. Add to that he's badass enough that, on his career prime, he took a 3 years break from F1 and drove rally cars and at Nationwide and trucks in NASCAR:

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Sure as hell Kimi won't be besmirched by a beta like Alonso. Fernando will end up gotten to, sooner or later.

McLaren-Mercedes

Drivers: Jenson Button (22) and Kevin Magnussen (20)

This will be a transition year for McLaren. Next year they'll be Honda's main team, which means they'll get the cold shoulder from Mercedes. Not to expect too much from them: probably Button having some flashes in the pan here and there, and to see how the rookie Magnussen performs. Think of him as a Danish Kyle Larson, someone deemed to be a future world title contender.

Williams-Mercedes

Drivers: Felipe Massa (19) and Valtteri Bottas (77)

Williams is the private team with most victories and titles in F1 history. Of course, with the era of works teams dominating, they've taken a back seat. However, they're looking to regain some luster. The drivers team have an old and experienced driver nearing retirement (Massa) and a young, brash driver with a lot of swag, needing to learn the ropes (Bottas) They'll probably be slugging with McLaren to see who's the best of the rest.

And there's the supporting cast, those teams that will have a chance to be in the spotlight, most of times because they screwed one of the main characters. The rest of the time? They'll be in the background:

Force India-Mercedes probably will have a moment of glory here and there, with Nico Hulkenberg looking for a better ride in the future, they're this season's dark horse.

Lotus-Renault have the most hazardous lineup of drivers, with both Romain Grosjean and Pastor Maldonado being stupidly reckless and most of times bumping and crashing anyone on their way.

Marussia-Ferrari is the most vanilla of all teams. Pretty much the BK Racing of F1. Something weird out of a Russian-owned team.

Sauber-Ferrari is the proverbial little man fighting among giants. Expect them to be with Adrian Sutil or Esteban Gutierrez scratching a point here and there. Probably leading a race under rain by strategy, but not much.

Toro Rosso-Renault is Red Bull's B-team. They share the same colors of the main team, but quality wise they're way below. And if that's not enough, even the engineers decided to make them even more of a joke:

Might as well use this as their theme song:

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Finally, Caternham-Renault is of all teams the one with the bleakest future: if they don't do anything worthy this year, they'll pull the plug. It's do or die for the Malaysian team.

 

[ralphc1]

Raikonnen penalized 30 seconds for the collision with Bottas handing Mercedes the Constructors Championship.

 

[armbarforhire]

Rally champ vs playstation champ.

 

[Graves The Elder]

Looks like he turned himself into the wall at the start of the crash.

in the first or second one?
dude got help in the second one.
punted right rear, sent him into the wall.

 

[Tobago Jones]

I'm not looking forward to this season. Mercedes looks strong and that means Hamilton has a shot at the title.

 

[Breakitdown]

is there a reason why this thread is in the sports bar? driving a car around in a circle over and over again isn't a sport lmfao

 

[edgekiller65]

Well, I got some BAD NEWS!

 

[PRIDEWASBETTER]

Wasn't the second Charlotte race a daylight race in the past?

I remember McMurray getting his first Cup victory at that race in '02 when he stepped up for an injured Marlin.

It used to be. McMurray won a night race, though.

 

[Graves The Elder]

cars sound like shit.
cars look like shit.
cars run like shit.
they're just determined to kill this sport.

 

[ralphc1]

is there a reason why this thread is in the sports bar? driving a car around in a circle over and over again isn't a sport lmfao

Says a guy who probably would get lapped twice before he finished 10 laps if he could drive 10 laps without crashing.

 

[edgekiller65]

The Mercedes had a nicer sound, but overall it was pretty...underwhelming. Like...where's the vroom-vroom?

Of course, nothing will ever beat the sound of those V12 beasts of yesteryear, that was engine porn. But they could've done better. Unless the whole envirofriendly movement now says loud engines is a bad thing.

Just a little food for thought. Here's a comparison, sound wise, of the F1 engines of this year vs. the IndyCar engines of last year.

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Speaking of IndyCar, today it was announced Verizon will be their new series sponsor.

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[Breakitdown]

Says a guy who probably would get lapped twice before he finished 10 laps if he could drive 10 laps without crashing.

Are you still talking about driving a car rofl? Thought u were talking about getting lapped in a foot race , you know, an event that takes actual athletic ability lmao.

driving a car takes about as much athletic ability as doing the dishes does LMAO. If anything, doing dishes takes far more skill.

 

[C00kie]

Rally champ vs playstation champ.

lol Ken Block. Guy is a can crusher. Stick to youtube and segways.

 

[Graves The Elder]

posters here are seriously trying to discuss motorsports, bro.
take your lack of self-esteem and need to troll somewhere else.

 

[Graves The Elder]

ha, nice comparison vid, edge.
IRL car sounds better than a fucking F1 car.
the idiots have won.

 

[edgekiller65]

BTW, Logano won at Charlotte.

And he pulled a badass burnout after.

http://i.imgur.com/PewzLHQ.gifv

 

[DangDaGawd]

Hamilton choked already

 

[RerouteToRemain]

Are you still talking about driving a car rofl? Thought u were talking about getting lapped in a foot race , you know, an event that takes actual athletic ability lmao.

driving a car takes about as much athletic ability as doing the dishes does LMAO. If anything, doing dishes takes far more skill.

Pretty much assuming you are trolling after that post but I'll bite anyway.

F1 cars experience up to 3g's under acceleration and up to 5g's under braking and turning. Assuming you could develop the skill needed to even be able to get an F1 car off the line without stalling, then keep enough heat in the tires and brakes so the car is actually driveable your neck would feel like it is broken after a few laps on a gp circuit. On top gear Richard Hammond tried driving an F1 car and pretty much failed miserably and his neck was starting to hurt so bad he couldn't really continue.

Their heart rate will nudge 200 beats-per-minute at times, and will average 150 for long periods. They will lose over 3 litres of fluid during a race and their blood pressure will rise by 50%. The toll that a typical race takes on their body is reckoned to be the equivalent of running a marathon, burning 1,200 calories.

The current F1 world champion doesn't get paid 140 million dollars for a 3 year contract because it is easy.

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Video explains some forces and whatnot if you are anyone is curious.

 

[Tobago Jones]

I don't mind the look of the cars but the noses are horrible, and the engines jesus christ. Hearing the cars downshift was pain, I was tempted to watch quali on mute.

 

[Mau]

Today we have MotoGP at Phillip Island. The qualifies yesterday were insane to the point of Iannone and Lorenzo having the same time at 2nd and 3rd. Marquez dominated.

1 Marc MARQUEZ 1'28.364
2 Andrea IANNONE 1'28.680
3 Jorge LORENZO 1'28.680

Marquez at turn 14 with his elbow on the ground as bonus.

 

[Graves The Elder]

agreed

 

[Graves The Elder]

thanks for that.
well done.
love that course.

 

[edgekiller65]

The 62nd edition of the 12 Hours of Sebring is under way.

I just hope those shitty DPs don't besmirch the LMP2 like they did at Daytona.

 

[MANIAC123]

Bowyer just smashed his car up quite badly.

 

[rbun]

I just woke up and just saw that the Penis Car (aka The Deltawing DWC13) is leading the event as of right now.

 

[Frank23]

Joey Logano won again.