pitstop

[manic sierra]

With Tommy Milton absolutely dominating, leading 168 laps, and finishing 92 seconds ahead of second place

However, in the second race they ran, he finished last of the running cars

[slow wind]

I would like to talk to the people who thought that was a good idea

[vast quartz]

Well it was a good way to make a easy buck

Wood = cheap as fuck

Build track in attractive location
They even build one in Soldier Field in Chicago

Get like 2 events in with big crowds

And then pull out of the investment with cash in the bag

Investors knew these things would only last like 3 or 4 years if you were lucky but that was basically their entire purpose, they were insanely cheap to build, could generate quite a bit of money for a few years and then you could just leave before the wood became too worn out or the entire thing burned down

Stunning location ngl

[lean hatch]

https://youtu.be/OLjwBDq5W1M

[green tartan]

hhhhhhhh

that sound

[winter gazelle]

I guess this is one way to do a Heel Toe downshift https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DhtCbSayj0

[lean hatch]

https://youtu.be/-w2KjLx-7Mg

[green tartan]

F40 mmmmmmmmm

[winter gazelle]

The FIA/Le Mans inspectors checking the Porsche 917. Not even noticing that some of them had truck axles

[vast quartz]

Did they need a certain amount of production versions?

[rare trail]

yeah they need

[wind hollow]

Homologations

[wind hollow]

NASCAR

Infineon Raceway(?)

[rare trail]

Riverside I think

or Sonoma

I can't tell rn

[tiny token]

Yeah it's Riverside

[vast quartz]

RIVERSIDE YOOO

Yeah i immediately recognised it

As I've made similar shots in Assetto Corsa

Eh not the same but

You can notice it's the same track

[wind hollow]

A. Infineon is Sonoma before it was named Sonoma

B. It was one of the 2

[sharp pebble]

I live like 30 minutes from there

[vast quartz]

God it's so sad it's gone

Such a fun track to drive

If it still existed could've been such a legendary American road course, up there with Seca, Glen and Road America

[long trout]

absolutely

riverside is a blast in literally any car

it's criminal that it's no longer around

[slow wind]

Imagine that today

Just a pack of cars heading down the hill towards eau rouge and radillon

[pulsar siren]

We still see that, just with a different category of race cars.

[pulsar siren]

Blame the hyper-explosive growth of LA’s suburbs for that.

[granite lynx]

that looks spectacular, which racing series was this

[magic current]

ETCC

[granite lynx]

Damn

[wind hollow]

why does everyone look so uncomfy

then Michael is just talking away

[lean hatch]

Frentzen looks a bit weird in this one

[blazing drift]

It's coz they're facing the sun

[winter gazelle]

The Dominator of the early 50s NASCAR

[rustic helm]

Doc Hudson

[green tartan]

beauty

[magic current]

flies like a butterfly

[blissful wigeon]

Ahhhh

Its sooo gooood

I saw it first in pixar cars 1 but 2 years later i found its real

[narrow hornet]

TURN RIGHT TO GO LEFT

[glacial arch]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/890869077080424518/929611520307003422/20220109_014238.jpg

[lean hatch]

Wendell Scott

[lean hatch]

Oh yes

[slow wind]

So beautiful

[blazing drift]

Bro why don't we have more TT's bruh

[cursive torrent]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhax2o2INLA

these humongous V8 sound very unique

[vast quartz]

https://twitter.com/champwebdotnet/status/1481068410964430851?t=GT5Bp3GROUW3E2rgVxIVyA&s=19

Champweb (@champwebdotnet)

In honor of Juan Montoya announced as the driver for McLaren at the #Indy500... it's that time.

The "lap of the gods." #indycar version https://t.co/Wk2YfaBivx

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[lean hatch]

https://youtu.be/OF6P1wFXUTw

[lean hatch]

https://youtu.be/TD0Rvmzda74

[rustic helm]

[glacial arch]

Edwards and Rossi

[lean hatch]

https://youtu.be/YcH5CXATUgI

[uneven prairie]

Le Mans, 1988

Jaguar topples Porsche

[glacial arch]

One of the most beautiful cars that has victory in Le Mans

[lean hatch]

The ZX Turbos!

[uneven prairie]

I wish to own a 1:8 scale model of the XJR-9 one day

I adore it

[lean hatch]

https://youtu.be/odwekxjGY7k

[lean hatch]

https://youtu.be/fXqvYShdDFQ

[uneven prairie]

Ferrari 330 P4 -- Much more than the car that Ford beat

[winter gazelle]

"The bloody door WON'T CLOSE!!!"

[heady ember]

man

[tawdry pulsar]

to be fair its like monaco nowadays

[vast quartz]

What track?

[blazing drift]

Brooklands

[glacial arch]

1938

[lean hatch]

The all black Havoline livery looks hella tight

[blazing drift]

https://cdn-7.latimages.com/images/mgl/zx064/s4/open-uri20120927-17815-ts9n0r.jpg

All black Havoline you say?

https://live.staticflickr.com/5069/5686848764_3e56e7d941_b.jpg

[lean hatch]

YES

[blazing drift]

Man I'd love to make a new CART Aesthetic car

[tacit nest]

WALTER NO

<@&781898349006684170>

[devout inlet]

yes yes

[glacial arch]

[sage brook]

"Checkered flag, Dale Earnhardt--finally is a champion of the Daytona 500."

[glacial arch]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/600157465816072213/934979937675403315/223418930_4089080397859458_8326495116253834916_n.png

Same vibes

[granite lynx]

FIA screaming in pain rn

[wind hollow]

90s DTM

lets goo

[pulsar siren]

Interesting. Does anyone else know anything about this?

https://youtube.com/watch?v=IejIKpO1PuQ&feature=share

[uneven prairie]

Jaguar XJR-9 appreciation post

[blazing drift]

https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/images/jaguar-xjr-12-1559223745.jpg

How about the 7.4 XJR-12?

[lean hatch]

[uneven prairie]

hot and tempting, but I’d choose the XJR-9

[blazing drift]

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/91RwB9jEyzL.jpg

[lean hatch]

Mark Donohue?

[glacial arch]

Bobby Allison

[blazing drift]

Yo the flares

[noble tree]

https://youtu.be/bAbv07cJC9A

Truly art

[blazing drift]

Yo the 90's colours

[uneven prairie]

Jaguar XJR-9 LM appreciation post

[blazing drift]

https://www.thespeedjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/twr-jaguar-xjr-12-for-sale-3.jpg

https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/images/jaguar-xjr-12-1559223745.jpg

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ab/4f/f6/ab4ff61ee9ad725e7c5b58b05a6be6de.jpg

https://live.staticflickr.com/846/28768295407_bbdce3e0b8_b.jpg

Reject 7
Embrace 7.4

https://www.historicracingnews.com/blobs/Images/4164/fb794b39-25a0-4431-a9d7-dcbc727a8d33.jpg?width=2100&height=1400

[lean hatch]

https://youtu.be/lwR8v5ORGjA

[shut basalt]

Bit blurry but, my dad saw this race

And it's a cool poster

[tacit nest]

Featuring cat.

[shut basalt]

Yes

[tiny token]

Ferrari Classics

[noble tree]

[rotund lava]

ery noice

[steel fox]

Noice

[tacit nest]

The Galant and 308 are really underrated.

They deserve some love.

[shut basalt]

It's a 288

Not to be that guy

Even tho they're basically the same

[tacit nest]

Oh?

I'm used to the Group 4 308.

[noble tree]

How did i only just find out that the 917k wore a martini livery…

It is absolutely stunning!

Next to its… not so pretty obese cousin

[tacit nest]

Be nice to Piggy.

[old herald]

^

[lean hatch]

Bad Piggies

[blazing drift]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DTFrdn5W0AA4Kb6.jpg

[lean hatch]

Woah

[tiny token]

The 917K had all sorts of nice liveries

Gulf, Martini, Penske and Kremer.

[tall harbor]

looks like williams F1

2021

[noble tree]

The Quattro S1 sound is just

😫

[keen flax]

I think she’s beautiful

[lean hatch]

https://youtu.be/8_hCe0xWxRI

[rare trail]

Just an Audi 90 quattro IMSA GTO poppin' a wheelie

[lean hatch]

https://youtu.be/DMh0RbcmBSs

[winter gazelle]

Penske Senna

The Canadian that could've had a potential seat in F1

[blazing drift]

The Canadian that was holding a whole motorsport together

[glacial arch]

https://twitter.com/Basso488/status/1491034086206435337?t=TCmELUCrajVbBbyk5Frb2A&s=19

Andrew (@Basso488)

58 years ago today, Bay Darnell spun and ended up in Lake Lloyd during a qualifying race for the 1964 ARCA 250 @ Daytona.

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Twitter · Feb 8, 2022, 1:00 PM

[still arrow]

he died?

[glacial arch]

No. Still alive even

[noble tree]

[silver grail]

Nascar went a little wild with safer barrier testing

[lean hatch]

https://youtu.be/U2b1aIB9xmY

[tacit nest]

It's amazing how much slower it looks than it actually is.

[cinder bough]

wedge

[tacit nest]

It's an old video, but it never gets old.

[winter gazelle]

Restrictor Plate? Uh, what restrictor plate?

[blazing drift]

Yeah we have a Tapered spacer

What do you mean what's the movement for?

[hoary relic]

Dauer 962: Basically a revamped Porsche 962

[hoary relic]

XJR-17

[blazing drift]

The Dauer 962 aesthetically is the best

With the longer front overhang

[tacit nest]

It won one of the funniest races in history, too.

[green tartan]

94 le mans

that was a funny race

[hoary relic]

some silly incidents here and there in 94

[wind hollow]

yeah

Just some funny little slipups

[hoary relic]

yes

Underrated in terms of looks imo (Toyota Eagle MKIII)

[lean hatch]

The GTP days

[hoary relic]

yes

[rare abyss]

looks sleek like an eagle

[hoary relic]

and has headlights like eyes of an eagle too

though it could be sharper on its edges

[hoary relic]

the good old group A, GTP days, and group c

[lean hatch]

The Nissan GTP ZX Turbo. It used the same VG30 V6 found in the 300ZX

[hoary relic]

that's insane

a sports car at sight, a road car at heart

[winter gazelle]

They had a sleek design, but they also had a tendacy of taking off on a hill crest while drafting other cars

[hoary relic]

slipstreams upset those cars

CLK LMs for the win

[hoary relic]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDqet1BuzdQ

very good quality 1986 Le Mans recap

[hoary relic]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PR7KRHv02IE

best sounding youtube video imo

[lean hatch]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/921162636987617350/943598103414571058/image0.jpg

[tacit nest]

I'm not sure why, but I don't think the Lister had a single bad livery.

All of them, at least the ones that I can remember, were just perfect.

[hoary relic]

definately

it all just fits the car well

some better than others

[tacit nest]

The Laser livery is still one of my favorites of all time.

[noble tree]

😳

[lean hatch]

https://youtu.be/KikCewpFpc8

Something tells me that this March is using a single exit exhaust

Judging by the sound

[winter gazelle]

The T Rex

[glacial arch]

[cinder bough]

[green tartan]

martini

hot

[worthy swan]

you know what's hotter

Fiat Panda Rally

[tacit nest]

@worthy swan
What museum is this? This looks like so much fun.

[worthy swan]

was a Martini Racing Meeting in Italy

unfortunately, it's temporary

[noble tree]

Where is this place

I must be there

[noble tree]

Fuck

[worthy swan]

Vicenza, Italy

today is last day

[noble tree]

https://tenor.com/view/forrest-gump-tom-hanks-run-running-on-my-way-gif-9305363

[wind hollow]

https://tenor.com/view/mmi-mors-mutual-omw-on-my-way-mmi-meets-gif-24009510

[noble tree]

https://tenor.com/view/omw-on-my-way-hyped-jet-fly-gif-12191292

[shut basalt]

Gr.5 😩

[winter gazelle]

When Junior Johnson won Daytona in a much slow car, thanks to him discovering Slipstreaming

[blazing drift]

It's called draftin' raund these here parts

[noble tree]

I have a 917k model that I can’t wait to build

[noble tree]

What an assortment of vehicles!

68 mb video incoming

[lean hatch]

Sebring?

[tacit nest]

It looks like it.

[glacial arch]

Yes

[lean hatch]

I thought that pit straight looked familiar

[glacial arch]

it's memorable

First Mónaco GP colorized

[noble tree]

More open than it is today

[shut basalt]

Is that a mixture of rallies?

[noble tree]

Yes

[shut basalt]

Ah

Cool

Group 5 cars day 1: Lancia Beta Monte Carlo

At least I think that is

It is kinda blurry

[tacit nest]

Yeah, that's the Beta.

[tacit nest]

Oh, an old Wynn's logo!

[blazing drift]

Kool?

[glacial arch]

Kool

[shut basalt]

Group 5 cars day 2: BMW 3.0CSL

[green tartan]

didnt ronnie petersson drive group 5 cars

[shut basalt]

Idk

He drove the Beta Monte Carlo

[shut basalt]

Same with Walter Rohrl

[minor pond]

sheeeesh

[shut basalt]

Group 5 cars day 3 and 4: Porsche 935 and Ford Capri

[long trout]

Int that a 934

Or is it the first 35

[tacit nest]

I think it's the original 935.

The profile of the wing doesn't fit the 934.

[tacit nest]

Who's this?

[amber oxide]

I see the black car with the #3 in it

[glacial arch]

https://fr.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie-Claude_Charmasson

[tacit nest]

I haven't heard of her. That's interesting.

[shut basalt]

Group 5 cars day 5: Ferrari 512 BB

[glacial arch]

55 years ago today, Mario Andretti won the 1967 Daytona 500

[slow wind]

W

[blazing drift]

Arlyn is now the ace supplier of the Sauce

[lean hatch]

Belissimmo

[glacial arch]

https://twitter.com/nascarman_rr/status/1497751207816933376?t=psQ8M-cxTXX_qZA4k9oXOA&s=19

nascarman (@nascarman_rr)

You wanna talk about tough people, Bob Dotter Sr. won the ARCA championship in 1980, '83, and '84 despite having only one hand. ✊ https://t.co/3fJRRNITJ8

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Twitter · Feb 27, 2022, 1:51 AM

[lean hatch]

👏

What a badass

[lean hatch]

https://youtu.be/msd3tlowUr4

Featuring Darrell Waltrip in the Honda Collection Hall

[noble tree]

God i feel so terrible because any time i hear racing with one hand i can only see the top gear cars where the top one steered and the bottom one had gas and brake, and clarkson’s driver up top’s hand came off and was stuck to the steering wheel

https://youtu.be/n5xd97HeY70

[winter gazelle]

4WD vs 2WD

[noble tree]

You can guess which one i love…

But for real, in rally, everyone wins

Group B was so awesome

I wish I could’ve been around for it

[winter gazelle]

When Godzilla conquered the Mountain

[tacit nest]

The corner!

[shut basalt]

Group 5 cars day 6 and 7: Jaguar XJ12 and Nissan R90C

[lean hatch]

Isn’t the top one the Nissan Skyline DR30?

[shut basalt]

Image said r90c

[lean hatch]

The R90C is this https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/classikcars/images/7/75/Nissan_R90CK%2C_Chassis_R90C1%2C_at_the_2011_Spa_Classic%2C_WM_.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20150602133743

[vast quartz]

GREEN SONOMA

they should race in Sonoma in rainy season again

Green Sonoma is fucking beautiful

[shut basalt]

Ah, it seems I have been lied to then, thank you

[glacial arch]

The Flyin Hawaiian, Danny Ongais

Ontario, 1978. #25 Danny Ongais

[lean hatch]

Brands Hatch, 1978 | Danny Ongais (Interscope Racing)

[shut basalt]

Group 5 cars day 8: BMW 2002

Bit blurry

Just ignore that

[glacial arch]

Image that precede unfortunate event

[brazen owl]

Group 5 things

“it’ll buff out”

[shut basalt]

Group 5 cars day 9:Porsche 934

[noble tree]

Porsche

That logo would look so good on an f1 car

[lean hatch]

Teo Fabi gave Porsche their first and only Indycar win in 1989

[noble tree]

Yeah

The porsche logo is just so simple and clean

It would look awesome

[lean hatch]

I agree

[glacial arch]

Aston Martin, 1936 Mille Miglia

[tacit nest]

Strangely, I have never seen a picture of a Maxi racing.

They've always been parked.

[muted hamlet]

Idk if anyone is interested but my dad rebuilds historic cars and he has restored a beautiful xjr-9 and they are out testing in estoril

[slow wind]

That’s awsome!

[green tartan]

Amazing

[shut basalt]

Group 5 cars day 10: Nissan 300zx

[lean hatch]

That’s an IMSA GTO car.

Group 5 was used from 1966 to the early 1980’s

[shut basalt]

Fuck

Brb

I'll get another

Group 5 cars day 10: Ford escort mk1 twin cam

@lean hatch yes?

[lean hatch]

Well… this is an Escort Group 5. I’m not sure about that Zakspeed Escort though.

[shut basalt]

I saw that one but its a mk2

That's the 70s

[lean hatch]

I don’t think the Zakspeed Escort is a Gr. 5 car

[shut basalt]

The escort I saw was first gen which is 66 to 69 and the mk2 came out in 72 I think

[lean hatch]

Apparently, the MK1 Escort you sent was from 1970

[shut basalt]

Huh

[lean hatch]

https://www.flickr.com/photos/8021817@N07/4426636988

[shut basalt]

So either I've been lied to again or I'm just really stupid

[lean hatch]

Anyway…. I’ll just post a group 5 car.

[shut basalt]

Yea

Scrap day 10

Doesn't exist

[lean hatch]

Group 5 Cars | Day 11: Nissan Silvia Super Silhouette (S12)

[shut basalt]

Yea

Joint daily things

[blazing drift]

But like can I know your dad tho

[muted hamlet]

Aha it’s amazing he used to do historic f1

[shut basalt]

Group 5 cars day 13: Mazda Rx7

[tacit nest]

I actually didn't know that existed.

[blazing drift]

Man that's gorgeous

[muted hamlet]

It really is

[brazen owl]

Take a guess

[glacial arch]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/600157465816072213/949400519762399252/1018468274-LAT-19850706-WM-1985-IMSA-R10-Watkins-Glen-18.jpg

[lean hatch]

Mooncraft MC8, Fuji GC Series?

[brazen owl]

that’s close, but its MCS-1

[lean hatch]

Ah

[brazen owl]

Basically an F2 car with 13B

and a can-am shell

[lean hatch]

The Fuji GC series was quite interesting

[brazen owl]

Such a shame there’s not much archive about them, would love to see that ww car in action

[lean hatch]

The cars were interesting, too, as well as the diverse amounts of engine suppliers, such as Ford, BMW, Mugen, and even Yamaha.

Before I knew about it, I did not know Yamaha produced racing V6’s

[brazen owl]

Can-am shell cars are always good lookin

[lean hatch]

Well… the Fuji GC Series got the look right imo, while others on the other hand….

(The car used here was a Longhorn LR-02/Williams FW07)

[shut basalt]

Group 5 cars day 14: Porsche 917

[rustic helm]

Someone explain what does group 5 mean

[wind hollow]

It's pretty much if Group B and endurance racing had a child

Cracked enduro cars

[rustic helm]

What year

[wind hollow]

The 70s, I believe

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Group_5_(racing)

[rustic helm]

Nice

[shut basalt]

Yea what he said

Basically gt on crack

[blazing drift]

Group 7 was Can-Am which was the nutty tho

[noble tree]

Im 3d printing a model of one i made right now

[noble tree]

@shut basalt a wireframe render while i wait for it to be finished

[lean hatch]

https://youtu.be/IErefs4H1wo

[shut basalt]

That's awesome

Send it to me

[noble tree]

@shut basalt

[brazen owl]

Is that the one that raced on 1000km spa? those rear wings are the second generation one after the remodel iirc

[shut basalt]

I have no idea

I just post pictures and say names

Ask marlboro masi

[brazen owl]

I think that’s one of the few 917 that had fuel filled up on its hollow chassis?

[shut basalt]

He'll know

[brazen owl]

2006 FoS?

[shut basalt]

Idk

Don't ask me

[brazen owl]

Eagle Mk3s are underappreciated

[blazing drift]

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/4c/ad/9d/4cad9d315474f7dc1f6dd7bc6a7745f8.jpg

Y'know when you're the Indy 500 so your average speed goes up 12mph in 3-4 years?

[noble tree]

@shut basalt

[shut basalt]

Me likey

You gonna paint it?

[noble tree]

Just wheels and lights, etc

Painting the whole thing usually doesn’t end up well

I wish it did but

:/

Windows as well

[shut basalt]

I might see if Tamiya have a model one

[noble tree]

Fujimi has a good one for the price, i have one on the shelf, plan on building it later this year

I’m having some airbrush-tile dysfunction and its being stupid so i need to sort that out before i spray any colors

[shut basalt]

I just saw their website

They have a Williams

I am happy

[shut basalt]

Yea

Atm I have no models to build or paint so I'm just painting hotwheels

[shut basalt]

I have no idea if this is real or not

But it's not too bad

[lean hatch]

What the hell happened to that Escort

[shut basalt]

It's a capri

[lean hatch]

Dammit

[shut basalt]

Yes I fooled the expert

[lean hatch]

It was a simple mistake

[shut basalt]

Eh

I think it's a mk3

[lean hatch]

Judging by the looks of it, yeah.

[shut basalt]

Yea

Longer shape

Over hang on lights

Short passenger mirrors

[lean hatch]

Group 5 cars day 15: BMW M1

[blazing drift]

That Gr.5 M1 silhouette is so hot

https://live.staticflickr.com/4882/46131289422_41ef4f1d8e_b.jpg

Arches

[lean hatch]

I kinda like the M1 Procar better

[noble tree]

Too blobby for me

[shut basalt]

Group 5 cars day 16: Lancia Stratos Turbo

[lean hatch]

Group 5 cars day 17: Ferrari 308 GTB Turbo

[glacial arch]

👁️ 👄 👁️

[lean hatch]

Now with a better view of the intercooler (and a bonus M1 in the background)

[blazing drift]

https://www.racinghalloffamecollection.com/wp-content/uploads/1999-Tony-Kanaan-Signed-Race-Used-Forsyth-IndyCar-Visor-b.jpg

[noble tree]

yum

[blazing drift]

There is something so mesmerising watching quali runs on Ovalw

It's so gooood

[wind hollow]

It's the sense of speed

wide open

no draft

[blazing drift]

Ugh also the sheer noise of anything above 13.5 at those speeds is nutt6

They're like planes

https://youtu.be/9wYjtsGSA6E

I wish somebody had the full 2000 Fontana quali sesh

[lean hatch]

https://youtu.be/AXHQYFx-GsE

Offenhauser

https://youtu.be/B1nU4bkbq4k

[shut basalt]

Daily group 5 cars day 18: Toyota Celica

[hoary relic]

Mazda RX-7 Le Mans Spec (1982) (254i)

[blazing drift]

Ayo you got them beeg wongs

[glacial arch]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/600157465816072213/951324048539910234/image_1.jpg

Hellé Nice, 1929 French GP

[lean hatch]

Group 5 cars Day 19: Mazda 323 12A Super Silhouette

[shut basalt]

Huh not too bad

Wait how many gr5 cars are left?

[lean hatch]

Don’t worry, I still got a few left

[shut basalt]

Cool

[noble tree]

How many even are there?

It can’t be that many, right?

[blazing drift]

You forget that Group 5 had three iterations

https://porschecarshistory.com/wp-content/old/sport/Prot70 01.jpg

https://www.motorsportretro.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/group-5-sportscar.jpg

we are going to beat you to death

[shut basalt]

There was a lot more in gen 3 than 2 and 1

[lean hatch]

Group 5 cars Day 20: Nissan Bluebird Super Silhouette

[shut basalt]

You posted that?

I think

[lean hatch]

I don’t think I posted the Bluebird before until now

The car you might be thinking of would be the Nissan Silvia

[shut basalt]

Ye

Thay look similar

[lean hatch]

Eh, the Bluebird kinda has more similarities to the DR30 Skyline, rather than the Silvia

[shut basalt]

Ah

[glacial arch]

South American Formula 2

[lean hatch]

The A442 is a Group 6 car

[shut basalt]

Fuck

Again

Have we done the Corolla yet?

[shut basalt]

Group 5 cars day 21: Toyota Corolla G5 (A40)

[brazen owl]

The Langhecks raced on Gr.5?

Which teams ran them?

iirc John Wolfee ran one of the 917LH’s on the nurburging debut but idk about gr.5

Also this is one under-appreciated group 5 car :))

[glacial arch]

Safary rally 1971, Datsun 240 Z

[noble tree]

my favorite africa rally car has to be the earlier Celica

[brazen owl]

ngl this is really one of the most under-appreciated group b car there is

probably because its one of the early car to enter it and still adapts the conventional rwd so it wasnt really competitive

[long trout]

one of the hardest cars to drive in RBR rallysimfans

cus its got a yuge turbo

[shut basalt]

Group 5 cars day 22: Matra Simca MS670

[glacial arch]

https://youtu.be/0ZV558ewNuw

[glacial arch]

Quick Vic

[winter gazelle]

I like the fact that Ricky Rudd's rev matching technique is unique. Because he uses the bottom of his right foot to brake while using toes to blip the throttle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DhtCbSayj0

[shut basalt]

Group 5 cars day 23: Alfa Romeo 33TT12

[brazen owl]

The way that intercooler hole is not in the middle pisses me off

[lean hatch]

The last F1 GTR to win a race

[shut basalt]

Group 5 cars day 24: Lotus Europa

[blazing drift]

Ayo that looks fire wdym?

[lean hatch]

[shut basalt]

Umm?

It's not is it

[shut basalt]

It's not a gr5 car is it?

[lean hatch]

It is a group 5 car

https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/threads/lotus-europa-zakspeed-group-5-1979.321403/

I didn’t know Zakspeed was behind it

[shut basalt]

Ah

They did a lot for gr5 ngl

And racing in general

[lean hatch]

Yeah

(If you discount their F1 outing)

[shut basalt]

Ye

[lean hatch]

RIP Kunimitsu Takahashi

[tacit nest]

That GT1 NSX needs more love.

It did a lot, but for some reason we don't talk about it as much as its peers.

[winter gazelle]

"If this were a beauty pageant, we just lost. They look fast"

"Looks aren't everything."

[shut basalt]

I have officially ran out of gr5 cars

Now it's time for DTM

[blazing drift]

V6 time

[shut basalt]

If I can find a page for them

[blazing drift]

https://www.supercars.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/1995_MercedesBenz_CClassV61.jpg

[muted hamlet]

Another car which my dad has restored and built Porsche 956 ready for a demo at good wood

[green tartan]

sex

[noble tree]

SEEXXXOOOO

[muted hamlet]

I’ll get some videos soon👀👀👀

[shut basalt]

IS THAT AN E TYPE IN THE BACK

[lean hatch]

https://youtu.be/W2cn3iaYSg0

[muted hamlet]

Sure is

[winter gazelle]

When a NASCAR raced at Le Mans

[tacit nest]

We've had quite a few land yachts and muscle cars give Le Mans a go.

I'm quite happy to see this.

[lean hatch]

…and none of the entrants finished that day.

[tacit nest]

Our luck.

[rugged star]

interseries cars are

(they were still regularly scholded by group c cars, but it was funny still)

[lean hatch]

Closed wheel F1, Indycar, F3000 cars vs Group C cars.

A truly bizarre racing series

[rugged star]

but lovely

[lean hatch]

https://preview.redd.it/g5xsjlhvkk221.png?auto=webp&s=4b23707ae02c5f3906ea39ce1cd876c2ca2fc6e6

[rugged star]

i suppose that's what f1 would be like if it was closed wheel

[lean hatch]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAZt-2MS8Zw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0P1IAugIjM

[rugged star]

spanish WEC commentary guy tomas saldaña raced in interseries and came second iirc

in a ck7

[lean hatch]

Wow

[rugged star]

in this thing

[lean hatch]

https://preview.redd.it/y8naclacom621.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=c6fba0202a49edc9621be9898ad19ddec07c584d

Cursed Minardi M190

[rugged star]

I think this shows how OP group C was, if despite racing closed wheel single seaters they still got beaten

[lean hatch]

This just reminded me of another racing series that had closed wheel single seaters

The Fuji GC Series

https://img.mandarake.co.jp/aucimg/9/5/8/6/0000799586.jpeg

[rugged star]

but those were prototype style singlse seaters right?

those are nice

[lean hatch]

Well, a lot of them were F2 and F3 cars underneath a shell

[rugged star]

oh nice

[lean hatch]

For example, some of the cars used were the Lola T88/50 and the March 86B

[winter gazelle]

When Indycar raced at the Gold Coast

[blazing drift]

Man the liveries

The shape

[glacial arch]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/600157465816072213/954130947400421376/Ford-Torino-NASCAR-at-Le-Mans-in-1976.jpg

[blazing drift]

Me when the Indy is 1973 regs

[noble tree]

Wee!

[slow wind]

C U R B A C E L E R A T I O N

[blazing drift]

https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2019/01/23/indycar-surfers-paradise-2002.jpg

Surfer's is spicy

[glacial arch]

The paradise

[winter gazelle]

Beyond Thunderdome

[glacial arch]

Mike Hailwood 🐐

[glacial arch]

Bastos appreciation post

[tacit nest]

I appreciate this Bastos appreciation post.

[green tartan]

one of these quattros is a replica

[umbral sparrow]

the one on the left?

[green tartan]

Yep

Built by ace competition

It was also the quattro at race of champions

[wise stump]

astrol

[glacial arch]

Hahaha

[noble tree]

When you say replica, from the ground up? Or did they use a Quattro chassis, but not the Rally body with the Aero, just the normal road car?

[glacial arch]

Wayne Gardner

[green tartan]

Not sure

[green tartan]

its built by ace competition

i guess you can find some more info about it somewhere

[stable rune]

motors🅱️orts classic

[grave thorn]

I laugh so hard whenever I see bastos on a car because it means rude or pervert in Tagalog

[winter gazelle]

Ford v Porsche

[lean hatch]

https://youtu.be/gNavoYNMltY

[sharp sluice]

https://youtu.be/Ynl2dJSpEYo

[tacit nest]

"My name's Carroll Shelby, and performance is my business."

We love you, Shelby.

[winter gazelle]

Bruce McLaren: "Go like hell! Drive the doors off it!"

The Flying Shingle

[tacit nest]

What did that race in?

[lean hatch]

https://youtu.be/cmEbFI1fQrk

[winter gazelle]

The two wheeling Lotus Ford Cortina

[noble tree]

Reminds me of Jim Clark

[muted hamlet]

Mugello after quali 😍😍😍

[noble tree]

Beautiful cars

[muted hamlet]

Yup

[rustic helm]

What event

[muted hamlet]

Not sure my dad is working at mugello

[winter gazelle]

"My name is Carroll Shelby"

[noble tree]

And performance is my business (right?)

[sharp sluice]

Yes

Yes!!!!!

YES!!!!

[noble tree]

I fucking LOVE 917’s

Hell yes

[rustic helm]

Where tf was this

[muted hamlet]

Mugello

[rustic helm]

Wow

What was the event called

[muted hamlet]

Mugello classic

[rustic helm]

Cool, any more pics?

[muted hamlet]

I have some

That’s just one from the back

[lean hatch]

https://youtu.be/oQi599HUrxA

[winter gazelle]

The Jag that won a NASCAR event

[shut basalt]

Was it a 6?

[lean hatch]

Anders Olofsson: An overlooked racing driver

[green tartan]

won GT1 class at 97 le mans

2nd overall

[lean hatch]

Won the 1991 Spa 24 Hours overall alongside David Brabham and Naoki Hattori in a Nissan Skyline GT-R

He also won a couple of championships in the JTCC, also with a Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R and a Nissan Skyline R31

[winter gazelle]

Dodge v Plymouth

[noble tree]

The dodge looks massive holy shit

[tiny token]

Lawrence

[winter crystal]

Ferrari vip
ceo of Aston

[blazing drift]

https://live.staticflickr.com/342/19310661075_c7862b5548_b.jpg

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/f5/6e/a4/f56ea41fd45d9d34bafa8ac8d563aaa2.jpg

http://russthompsonracing.com/indy/I8115.jpg

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ezjnda-XIAISoYP.jpg

The 1981 Interscope was insane

For what is an IndyCar, if not needing a 956 longtail?

[tacit nest]

A longtail open-wheel car.

Blursed.

How much longer was it than its competitors?

[blazing drift]

https://cdn.motorsportmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/24165858/Mosley2.jpg

Eagle did it as well

[tacit nest]

Was it only for ovals?

[blazing drift]

But I believe the Interscope is a bit longer

[tacit nest]

It looks like they would be a challenge on road-courses.

[blazing drift]

CART only ran 3 road courses in 1981

[tacit nest]

I'm guessing Road America was one?

[blazing drift]

https://preview.redd.it/9a146e64fip81.jpg?auto=webp&s=55723c0e0067629f3c2539f6ec7c5dd2ea3f18bd

Riverside, Watkins and Hermanos

[tacit nest]

Oh, wow.

I forgot that Riverside was still around.

I figured it was defunct in the Seventies.

[blazing drift]

http://www.500legends.com/uploads/memb/source/1981 Andretti Simpson uniform 5.jpeg

Man I love rear wings that're just out there

It seems that Eagle and Interscope were the two who really went ham on the rear overhang

[tacit nest]

How well did they do?

[lean hatch]

gotta love a wildcat in the STP colors

[blazing drift]

https://marshallpruett.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/MarshallPruettArchives_1982_Pocono_006.jpg

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Eau-o_QXkAM5qsN.jpg

They also did this too

[lean hatch]

1982?

no wait

Andretti drove for Patrick Racing in 1981

[blazing drift]

Mario's right there by the 40

The 20 is 1983

[lean hatch]

Look! it's a Brabh- oh wait.

[blazing drift]

Caesars Palace

[lean hatch]

[blazing drift]

Man Indy has such a wealth of designs, it's sick

https://scontent-lhr8-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.18169-9/13327420_1218387491528446_4554436411239326184_n.jpg?stp=cp0_dst-jpg_e15_fr_q65&_nc_cat=103&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=2d5d41&_nc_ohc=l3vHmqWSwRMAX9p2B8A&_nc_ht=scontent-lhr8-1.xx&oh=00_AT97DHD7YVlTN1zsZqrBbALAYVeS2LSZ2yLQxwCKdLz_Og&oe=62753D0F

Trailer

[lean hatch]

Tabasco Car

[blazing drift]

I love the noise tho

[umbral sparrow]

Looks a lot like this

[lean hatch]

Talk about a striking livery

[blazing drift]

The eagles were fire to witness

[noble tree]

I’m going to piss a lot of people off, but old Indycar liveries > old F1 liveries

Also the cars look super fucking cool

[blazing drift]

The topside shape of the Eagles were just fire

The very aggressive sidepod entry

... Embed?

https://www.speedcenter.com/archive/gallery/gallery99/16vancouver/johnm480.jpg

[noble tree]

😩

My god

[muted hamlet]

I think just growing up around historic f1 cars for a few years I feel they look better but I’ve not seen many old Indy cars in person so

[shut basalt]

My dad's friend racing her mustang

[umbral sparrow]

Interesting design of this one

The sidepods have a cutout for the radiator as well as a lower channel for ground effects

[lean hatch]

The old Penskes were beautiful

[umbral sparrow]

I'll get to see some this summer hopefully

I'm going to IMS!!!

[lean hatch]

Nice

👍

[green tartan]

poggers

[muted hamlet]

Porsche demo at good wood memebers meeting

[umbral sparrow]

Not for the 500 sadly

Or any race

[noble tree]

Yoooo

[lean hatch]

Welcome to the world of Porsches.

Flat sixes roaring in the background

[muted hamlet]

Haha yeah

[green tartan]

https://twitter.com/rsf_motorsport/status/1512995099906560002?s=21&t=1G2_2DgGE0mt-XNiRlN4BA

RSF Motorsport ® (@RSF_Motorsport)

#Porsche956's driving illegally to a race on public Melbourne roads. November '1984

Twitter · Apr 10, 2022, 3:25 AM

[muted hamlet]

Haha

[blazing drift]

Another reason to love old Protos like Gr.C

They can drive on the road

[noble tree]

[old herald]

well, apparently not, as it says they drive "illegally"?

[blazing drift]

[old herald]

i wonder if police would have tried to stop them lmao

[tacit nest]

[muted hamlet]

I think he is thinking of the Le man’s cars from the era of Ford vs Ferrari they were road legal

[umbral sparrow]

They specifically stated group c

[blazing drift]

I specifically mentioned how despite being illegal

They're competent at driving on public roads

[lean hatch]

Bellof, Bell, and Ickx's daily commute to Porsche's HQ

[noble tree]

What is your favorite piece of engineering on a car that isn’t obvious to plain sight?

[tacit nest]

Lightweight construction.

Two doors can look exactly the same, but one can be half as light as the other.

It goes as far as the materials, as well.

With paint, it might be hard to tell apart aluminum from carbon fiber, and plastic from composite.

[winter gazelle]

Wonder how good Senna could have been in a one-off Indycar race

[noble tree]

Printed a lil pikes peak Quattro

[old herald]

Nice!

[terse mesa]

Cool

[tacit nest]

I want one.

You know, if you painted them, you could make a pretty good Etsy product?

[wanton marlin]

Yeah bro, you should paint that

[lean hatch]

https://youtu.be/0NsYKtWufWo

[old raven]

https://tenor.com/view/latifi-nicholas-latifi-dead-chat-xd-f1-nutela-gif-22812359

[grand snow]

https://tenor.com/view/latifi-nicholas-latifi-dead-chat-xd-f1-nutela-gif-22812359

[lean hatch]

[hollow sluice]

Historical Sports 2000s??

[lean hatch]

Fuji GC Series

[hollow sluice]

Ok

[prime inlet]

Ago GOAT

[tacit nest]

Holy crap.

[lean hatch]

Agostini > Marquez

Jesus christ, he’s amazing

[tacit nest]

Over a fifty-percent win rate.

[lean hatch]

👏 Bravo

[glacial arch]

Almost all of his records are absolutely impossible to break. Currently there is only one record that is, right now, in danger of being broken (the 122 wins; the maximum record of the FIM events) and the only one that is close is Jonathan Rea

[wanton marlin]

Anyone know any good motorsports with lots of History?

[shut basalt]

Rally

[wind hollow]

Indycar

[tacit nest]

Rally and hill-climb. Arguably, they're the oldest of motorsports.

[lean hatch]

MotoGP

[rare trail]

WSC (World Sportscar Championship)

[frosty mulch]

Old imsa maybe

One team with lots of history is Brumos

(Imsa)

[pine sun]

I saw this at the 2022 Saudi GP

FW07B

[winter crystal]

Dam car in its original livery modern teams should take note

[old herald]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IfNMDD7wU4 Saw this Audi 200 crash at Oschersleben yesterday 😟

it sadly took out that Mustang too - I don't think it had any particularly bad damage, but it looks like they retired it as a precaution after the hit.

[vast quartz]

tbf, basically all of them

NASCAR has a very long history with interesting stories throughout
IndyCar has some very interesting history also about how the series evolved, split, controversies, reuniting
Rally ofc also had great stories with things like for example Group B
Ofc sportscar racing, IMSA/WEC nowadays, have long histories spanning beyond their current iterations, with some amazing stories throughout, especially some super sketchy IMSA stories, and also the fascinating series that was the Can Am Challenge Series

theres some really good youtube channels

[pseudo belfry]

IndyCar history is very rich

There's alot about it

[lean hatch]

From the USAC days, to the split, to the merger of Champ Car and the IRL

[noble tree]

Found a cool website

http://buildraceparty.com/race-car-cutaways/

[wanton marlin]

Understood, I check out yt all the time, every once in a while I find a good Vid, But I understand, thank u

[green tartan]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I84TUv9RF1o&feature=youtu.be @tacit nest

[shut basalt]

Colin burns as in the rally driver too?

[old herald]

huh

that crash is oddly similar to another PSC crash that happened in Monza a few years ago

[muted hamlet]

Before between and after ready for donington classic so happy to be able to work on this this weekend

[wanton marlin]

good lord

that's a beauty

[noble tree]

956 👍

[muted hamlet]

Indeed it is

[blazing drift]

With a proper length front overhang, cash

[noble tree]

Hmm?

[blazing drift]

Alot of 956's/962's have quite short front ends which I'm not a big fan of

I like this one

[muted hamlet]

Anyone at donington this weekend

[lean hatch]

Roland Ratzenberger in Scott Brayton’s Indycar

[worldly bloom]

isn't that where the '66 Le Mans in the Ford vs Ferrari movie took place

[blazing drift]

https://live.staticflickr.com/8395/8685798051_7942da82f8_b.jpg

Ratzenberger time

[lean hatch]

Roland Ratzenberger circa 1989

[shut basalt]

Ayo come on

Nah, how would I get my crypto now

[lean hatch]

https://youtu.be/-HTBee7GDe0

https://youtu.be/BHYt270aYE8

[noble tree]

Not just any group C race car, a 956! A legend!

[blazing drift]

https://twitter.com/champwebdotnet/status/1522260838144487425

Champweb (@champwebdotnet)

193 laps complete. 7 to go. The great Paul Page announcing knowing exactly when to talk, and when NOT to talk. You are mesmerized by the sights and sounds.

Al Unser Jr catching Emerson Fittipaldi in traffic. Passes. Crowd goes crazy.

Likes

123

▶ Play video

Twitter · May 5, 2022, 5:04 PM

How not to crofty

[noble tree]

people often forget just how small of a car the 917 was

[shut basalt]

That's tiny

The engines bigger than the car

[blazing drift]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_xNNcfYRys

[blazing drift]

33 seconds in

[hollow steeple]

https://twitter.com/fosgoodwood/status/1523984947102437377?s=20&t=8KXitcH4sA8q7qyA_3eu8A

Goodwood FOS (@fosgoodwood)

Have you ever seen a Ferrari 312 PB? The 312 PB was built for the Group 6 Prototype Sportscar series. In 1972, the 312 PB won all of the World Sportscar Championship races it entered and placed second at the Le Mans 24 Hours in 1973. How awesome was this run at #FOS?

▶ Play video

Twitter · May 10, 2022, 11:15 AM

[noble tree]

The thing is absolutely wild looking

[slow wind]

Pancake car

[lean hatch]

https://youtu.be/JPB699UHPI4

💪M1 Procar

[limpid dome]

wtf is going on at monaco rn

[green tartan]

classics

[wooden fern]

https://streamable.com/y9ftwc

[fringe field]

Foreshadow

[midnight beacon]

Charles Leclerc at his best

[slow wind]

NOOOOOOOOOO

WHY MUST THSI OCCUR

[green tartan]

because brake lmao yeeeted

[lean hatch]

First Jean Alesi gets yeeted into the wall, then Charles Leclerc bins it.

[muted hamlet]

Seems he can’t finish a home gp nor a demo at Monaco

[midnight beacon]

Stratos

[shut basalt]

Ye, dunno if it's genuine or not tho

[blazing drift]

By the rims that might be a rep

A banger rep tho

[shut basalt]

Yea

Sounded great too

[lean hatch]

https://youtu.be/BaAdsfvscLs

[lean hatch]

https://youtu.be/GbzNUjwXiXQ

[tacit nest]

That's not the Bruce Jenner I think it is, right?

Oh my goodness, it is! I had no idea they were into motorsport.

[lean hatch]

I never knew that up until I watched the Netflix documentary on Willy T. Ribbs

[uncut silo]

Well, Caitlyn Jenner. She did a lot of stuff when she was an athlete

[tacit nest]

I'm surprised she hasn't done anything since.

The spirit it takes to race at the IMSA level, even once, doesn't go away so easily.

[uncut silo]

Well she’d retired from that long before she transitioned iirc

[tacit nest]

Even classic race meets, I mean.

[uncut silo]

But she does own or sponsor one W series team, so she’s still somehow into it

[tacit nest]

They do? I had no clue.

[uncut silo]

Yep, Jenner racing I think Jamie Chadwick races with her? And I can’t remember who’s the teammate

[blazing drift]

In the 80's Bruce did some events and did commentary too for IMSA/Trans-Am

[noble tree]

Idk, they just look like painted versions of some OG wheels

[rocky coral]

posting some cool rides back when my grandpa was involved in motorsport (67-73)

Sent some cars to a couple of IMSA Trans Am races back in the early 70s

[wispy olive]

Congrats @rocky coral, you're now on lap 5

[rocky coral]

Camaros are looked down upon as drug kingpin cars where I live but I would love to have an old '67

[lean hatch]

That Camaro looks sick

[tacit nest]

What did your grandfather do? Engineering?

[noble tree]

Cheetah my beloved

Such a crazy car

[rocky coral]

Had a Chevy dealership in Seattle back in the 60s

Sent some cars to IMSA Trans Am and to beloved tracks like Sebring

Then he realized motorsport was fucking expensive

With the oil crash he closed up and divorced so there’s that

[lean hatch]

https://youtu.be/wjcfvcqkaIo

Complete with Axel F.

[rustic helm]

Y

[blazing drift]

They're just so hot

[midnight beacon]

This does look lit

[lean hatch]

Mark Donohue and the Sunoco Mclaren

[noble tree]

Very

[midnight beacon]

Indeed

[blazing drift]

http://dome-museum.com/imaegs/bmwk_005.jpg

http://dome-museum.com/imaegs/bmwk_004.jpg

The DOME approach to making a V12 LM Evo

lookin' like a Courage

[noble tree]

Certainly interesting looking

[lean hatch]

Martin Brundle: 1990 24 Hours of Le Mans winner

[midnight beacon]

One of the few times Porsche didn’t win during that era

[lean hatch]

Well, 1989-1993 saw a porsche-less Le Mans winner

[midnight beacon]

Well yeah

But if you put it into perspective regarding the Group C era

[midnight beacon]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNJvoxScBaE