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#motorsports
midnight kite
rain elk
rain fossil
when will the fiawec start
midnight kite
So the Argentine GP for MotoGP is officially Cancelled then?
tacit garden
when will the fiawec start
4th of April
midnight kite
Isn't the season opener gonna be in Portimao?
tacit garden
Yeah
rain fossil
Isn't the season opener gonna be in Portimao?
yea, 8 hours of portimao if im not mistaken
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proven dove
picture from the btcc a few years ago at donnington
driving on 2 wheels moment
ginetta spin
zealous stone
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Magnussen, di Resta land 2022 Peugeot WEC drives
motorsport.com
hearty steeple
Poggers
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:newspaper: | FREC champion Petecof jumps straight to F2 with Campos
lethal yacht
Whoopsie
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Twitter
sacred helm
not a movie but a documentary showing the inner workings of the 2020 f1 season
remote cove
lewis hamilton
more specifically, hamilton vs rosberg 2016 or hamilton vs massa 2008
hearty steeple
https://twitter.com/wearetherace/status/1358810685870850051?s=20
vettel
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Duval has "unfinished job" with Peugeot at Le Mans
motorsport.com
midnight kite
Seeing S5000 with the sound of rumbling Coyote V8's from Mustangs is so weird as hell, never in my life I had heard a Formula car with the sound of Muscle car
lethal yacht
Seeing S5000 with the sound of rumbling Coyote V8's from Mustangs is so weird as...
Ayo that's why I love it, it's not really been a thing since either the early-mid 80's Stock Block Indycars, or the original F5000 cars
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Toyota 'back on track" with Hypercar test plan
motorsport.com
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Peugeot WEC signing Magnussen rules out F1 substitute role
motorsport.com
rain fossil
random compass
tawny hatch
Real quick, what would you guys call somebody that's on board at a team to offer advice/coach drivers/aid in r&d?
Senior advisor?
tawny hatch
Can a team have two senior advisors?
iron frost
Ok I might sound a bit offensive to some Muricans but is Nascar any good or is it worth it to watch??
open raptor
Sometimes it’s good sometimes it’s horrible
I like to watch all types of Motorsports to compare them
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Menezes: Le Mans quali lap put me on Peugeot radar
motorsport.com
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lethal yacht
I can't get into NASCAR as much but I love TA1 and Indycar
exotic meadow
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Pmi: i wanna advertise tobacco
Italian courts: i’m about to end this mans whole career
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:newspaper: | Carlin promotes Cohen to FIA F3 seat
midnight kite
If ME is gone, would it mean MW in Ferraricis also gone?
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:newspaper: | American F3 ace Logan Sargeant eyes sportscar switch
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Twitter
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:newspaper: | Top 10 F1 to Indy car converts ranked
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chrome grove
YO THAT NASCAR RACE WAS LIT
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:newspaper: | Why Matsushita's Super Formula seat hangs in the balance
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:newspaper: | Super Formula reveals 2021 pre-season test dates
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lethal yacht
harsh
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^
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”You have to give us money in order to not spend money”
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i dont see how its gonna work
if they're leaving, they're ending the contract
therefore they arent obligated to pay the new penalty
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:newspaper: | Alpine F1 team launches rebranded junior academy
solar narwhal
https://twitter.com/Motorsport/status/1359480127701147648?s=20
what the fuck
tacit garden
what the fuck
F1 used to have something similar I believe; the idea is that manufacturers should be committed for a while when they join. In F1 they changed it so that you can leave after any season without penalty though
floral urchinBOT
Lynn parts ways with Aston Martin after marque's GTE Pro exit
motorsport.com
warped dome
whats a penalty lap loop in motogp
tacit garden
at some corner there's like a thin longer loop around the outside which you'll have to take if you get that penalty
as seen here in Qatar
unique fable
thats a pretty good idea
chrome grove
daytona 500 practice
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sacred geyser
lethal steeple
one of these is not like the others
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Two of these
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weak pendant
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:newspaper: | Piastri: Rookie F2 year "very important" as F1 looms on the horizon
midnight kite
Wait.. wtf?! The Gen 2 cars were just 3 years ago and now they're introducing another car?!
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Technology
unique fable
https://twitter.com/FIAFormulaE/status/1359571069896691714?s=20
is formula e considered motorsport
hearty steeple
it is?
hearty steeple
obviously it is
tacit garden
electric motors are motors
prime depot
I had this doubt a few days ago too 😅
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:newspaper: | UK travel ban forces F3 to postpone pre-season Jerez test
:newspaper: | IndyCar: OEMs “positive” over 2023 regs despite Ferrari rejection
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:newspaper: | Kimball rejoins AJ Foyt Racing for Indy 500 and Indy GP
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The RS E-Tron beat the Formula E car 
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lol
midnight kite
Wait, Mir opted to run #1 this year?
normal spear
as the tweets say it will be announced tomorrow
i have to wonder if Mir will try a Jorge style 1 from 2011
which probably explains all the hype around it because it woul be a bit weird to have all this just for it to be 36
midnight kite
Did VR ever run 1 when he became champion?
midnight kite
Mir doing a Jorge style 1 is gonna wack, wonder how he'll implement the M instead
normal spear
yeh it doesn't really work
but something like that
would keep a small part of the branding element
if he tries though
midnight kite
Surprised MM didn't even tried running 1 too
midnight kite
Really surprised a lot of champions didn't opted for 1 in the past
Ham only used 1 once in Abu Dhabi 2018
normal spear
and seeing as motorcycle racing has used rider prefrenced numbers since like the start or close to it since the moto gp era there has been some cases of people sticking with their personal numbers
Sheene i think kept his no7 in 77 i think
midnight kite
Top Gun switching from 25 to 12 was kinda "eh.." at first but somehow I got used to him with 12 more than 25
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https://youtu.be/ezeRN7Ma4CY
God the E-Tron looks so cool
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:newspaper: | Foyt team now “engineering-led” after lacking consistency
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cool?
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:newspaper: | Phillip Island TCR/S5000 round postponed
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magic lynx
warm zodiac
but not the performance 
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Nobody liked that
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:newspaper: | MP Motorsport completes FIA F3 roster
lethal steeple
i was fully expecting them to go back to the old black colours
black wasnt their colour
they're traditionally blue
normal spear
black had been their colour up until the recent alingment with KTM btw
previous to that blue had been their main colour in premier class like 4 times
2001, 2002, 2003 and 2008
normal spear
where did i say traditional colour?
lethal steeple
i did
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responds to my message
i didn't say anywhere that black was their traditional colour but it has been one they have adopted
lethal steeple
ok
normal spear
this was one of the possibilites
midnight kite
i was fully expecting them to go back to the old black colours
Was really expecting them to use Alpha Tauri colors tbh, since they also had Red Bull cola colors like STR before
lethal steeple
well
you havent been reading the news
red bull have been reportedly leaving tech3 since august
normal spear
yeah they've focused efforts onto the main ktm team and honda now
modern spade
i was fully expecting them to go back to the old black colours
that was due to monster sponsorship ig
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Twitter
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I can't believe Suzuki tried hyping this up lmao
like realistcally i can see why
marketing
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I can't believe Suzuki tried hyping this up lmao
they should have hyped if they knew he would have gone with 1
midnight kite
It's official! MotoGP's Numero Uno is cursed
modern spade
lol
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out of anyone i would expect Joan to use it
maybe Jack as well if he won it
but apart from that i think everyone else would be keen to keep their branding
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Jack would i think
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ducati would push for it as well
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cuz jack is like the forever rebel
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ducati would push for it as well
tru
i hope Jack clicks with the Ducati properly this year
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my 3 contenders for next year have been Mir, Miller and Morbidelli
all depends on the condition of Marc even if he gets to race
modern spade
true
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my 3 contenders for next year have been Mir, Miller and Morbidelli
Rins
maybe Zarco too
and the Yamaha factory if they don
normal spear
Rins is a bottler
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i expect more mistakes and crashes
modern spade
sure
but he's not gonna have his shoulder injury to contend with
so dat's a thing
normal spear
that is true
i certainly see those 3 as the more consistent riders though
providing of course marc doesn't race and even if he does he is not in his best form for a while
normal spear
yeah i wouldn't be suprised
modern spade
Pol at Honda is the season's dark horse
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KTM might have built this rumoured super engine that every other team has been wary of
modern spade
nah they have the same engine freeze
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send link
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oop
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they've probably got a better deal out of that just having that
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aprilia have concessions so there's that
normal spear
yeah i think so
modern spade
they've probably got a better deal out of that just having that
ofc
altho KTM's issues last season weren't power related
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Pol seems like a safe bet for a few wins and podiums
modern spade
more like inconsistency
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Pol seems like a safe bet for a few wins and podiums
yep. I just he can break his victory duck
i don't think it will go pear shaped like how Jorge's time went
normal spear
tbf KTM were pretty consistent last season
i think Pol highlighted something in the Europe interview that was a problem
i can't remember what he said though
he is defo a big loss to KTM
modern spade
(poor Lorenzo. I just wished either of 2 things happened in the past: he wasn't fired after Le Mans 2018 or he didn't have the back breaking crash in Assen)
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tbf KTM were pretty consistent last season
they were decent but remember last year had tons of double headers
on those, they sort of made a comeback after getting data and quacking their ducks inna row
in the 2nd weekend
but on the 1st race they nowhere
eg Misano 1 & Aragon 1
modern spade
anyone betting on Rossi to get a victory shot?
lethal steeple
hope Yamaha have fixed their engine troubles
normal spear
i am not
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(they can't)
lethal steeple
and hope Aprilia fucking exist properly
normal spear
Rossi is pretty past it
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anyone betting on Rossi to get a victory shot?
not happening
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shame
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Rossi running the same package as factory Yamaha while Franky will run another frankenbike
modern spade
Piaggio invest some cash into the operation
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more like PLEASE TREAT YOUR RIDERS WITH RESPECT
normal spear
Aprilia were looking really good in the tests
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Rossi running the same package as factory Yamaha while Franky will run another f...
its gud he's running it. issue is he will have a 2 yr old engine spec
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proved to be an awful season
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Aprilia were looking really good in the tests
reliability has been their bitch as well as lack of debelopment time
and the iannone fiasco
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replacing smith was a bad decision even if it meant savadori debut (i rate him highly)
modern spade
its still a mess
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replacing smith was a bad decision even if it meant savadori debut (i rate him h...
rumours say Smith has quit Aprilia
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the long list of candidates they had for 2021 shows how much of a mess was going on
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cuz the gave Savadori the 2nd ride
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nearly everyone of them rejecting
lethal steeple
rumours say Smith has quit Aprilia
he was added to the motogp site a few days ago
those rumours are false
modern spade
he was added to the motogp site a few days ago
gpone spewing smth then
lethal steeple
aprilia made a press release stating that the decision of the second rider will be decided after the pre season tests
and it will be between smith and savadori
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Savadori is only on the entry list atm
lethal steeple
lorenzo rejected them, and so did bezzechi, davies and roberts
lethal steeple
Savadori is only on the entry list atm
because they're ordered to have a name
normal spear
i would do the same as all those candidates though
Jorge taking up that offer would have been a disaster
modern spade
i am more interested in the update given there
lethal steeple
sour grapes from smith
if the manager is still negotiating then he's still an aprilia rider
as they said on the press release
and as shown recently on motogp.com
modern spade
Jorge taking up that offer would have been a disaster
lol aprilia would have been bled dry trying to pay jorge
lethal steeple
they were willing to
but jorge declined their offer
and decided to stay retired
as he should be
modern spade
i mean Jorge could have taken up a test rider role. Like Dani Pedrosa has
and that could have done wonders for Aprilia
normal spear
that was not the deal though
also there is no space for that anywhere
honda have bradl
yamaha crutchlow having replaced Jorge
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(yamaha did him dirty)
lethal steeple
he did yamaha dirty
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ik dat
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gained weight, refused to test
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Suzuki have Guintoli
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gained weight, refused to test
but then again he wasn't race fit for a while
normal spear
yeah Jorge had odd things to say about Yamaha hiring Cal
lethal steeple
he was injured, not fat
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kind of disrespectful
modern spade
just Jorge stuff
lethal steeple
he then became injured and fat
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he has a WC's ego
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its a shame what has happened
lethal steeple
yeah jorges ego bigger than his own balls
modern spade
after wot happened in 2019 with both Ducati & Honda
lethal steeple
had he stayed humble at ducati he wouldve been WC again and retired with them
but no
he had to call puig didnt he
the absolute idiot puig
modern spade
had he stayed humble at ducati he wouldve been WC again and retired with them
dat place i will defend Jorge
normal spear
the honda move strikes to me as so odd
modern spade
it wasn't Lorenzo
it was Claudio Dominicalli
they didn't offer Lorenzo a contract for the next season
at all
lethal steeple
claudio wanted him out, puig wanted pedrosa out
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agreed
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end result: pain
modern spade
maybe joy??
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only pain
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cuz Pedrosa is the reason we got KTM with wings in 2020
normal spear
yeah Puig is an absolute cunt
lethal steeple
damn dissing kallio like that
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damn dissing kallio like that
a bit yes
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he's had shitty things to say before
lethal steeple
yeah i agree pedro is ktm's key
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on Hayden and also Pedrosa who was literally his apprentice
midnight kite
Wonder where Lorenzo will land a ride if he ever returns for next year
normal spear
Jorge is not going anywhere
modern spade
but Kallio & Pol had too similar a riding style. they just made it a Honda copy and then they hit a brickwall when Pol got injured early 2019 and Zarco had his dramas
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he's out of shape, chronically injured and just out of the loop
normal spear
you can forget about that era of Jorge, Pedrosa, Stoner and Rossi
it is basically over
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he's moved on to reality tv in spain
modern spade
SRT arrived in 2019 no?
lethal steeple
yes
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cuz i remember him being linked to them too
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ah k
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exactly
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would Zarco did spiral into Mr.Negativity himself
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never have ktm dropped factory rider midseason in moto3 (125) or moto2 (250)
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Zarco i think needed time
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ever since zarco left his old manager he's been wonderful
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i'm pretty sure the drop was his decision right
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cuz him x 2020 KTM RC16
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Zarco decided to leave at 2019 season end
lethal steeple
his manager declined a factory HRC deal
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i don't remember the source
lethal steeple
how stupid can you be
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Zarco decided to leave at 2019 season end
he didnt want to be at avintia until ducati convinced him to
thats the story
avintia were nowhere with simeon and rabat
untold lark
The new Williams kit looks like a football kit
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he didnt want to be at avintia until ducati convinced him to
i am referencing the mid-season saga pre-firing by ktm
lethal steeple
The new Williams kit looks like a football kit
wrong channel
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nah Johann i'm sure wanted out of his contract
modern spade
nah Johann i'm sure wanted out of his contract
he did
untold lark
wrong channel
how?
modern spade
at 2019 end
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and in plenty
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also KTM i'm sure would have not been willing to drop him seeing as he had a year left
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Zarco on a factory Honda
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Zarco on a factory Honda
I wonder what sort of outcome dat might have been
lethal steeple
He would be signed instead of Alex
modern spade
He adapted to the LCR pretty quick
true. baffles me a bit they didn't try offering him a deal
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who would be signed to LCR from the get go
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what he has ended up with is just as good though
modern spade
what he has ended up with is just as good though
one rung short of where he needs to be
imo
midnight kite
I really don't think that Pol is a better replacement for Alex tbh
normal spear
if he is challenging for podiums and points on a year old bike who knows what he can do with a factory bike
like miller has proved it in the last two seasons
towards the end
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Miller, Pecco, Zarco, Martin, Marini, Bastianini
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if he is challenging for podiums and points on a year old bike who knows what he...
true
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of each
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like. thats a stellar lineup
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Miller, Pecco, Zarco, Martin, Marini, Bastianini
the Avintia team this season though is so weird
lethal steeple
why
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and it's their last/2nd last yr
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you know Pecco at the Factory Ducati tam just boggles my mind
modern spade
with VR46 integration for Marini
lethal steeple
its not the first time a motogp team have had split liveries
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from what i saw last season it is not good enough
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from what i saw last season it is not good enough
he's good but not inconsistent
midnight kite
Isn't Avintia gonna be partnering SRVR46 this year?
normal spear
they had dovi and jorge though man
lethal steeple
technically, Sky VR46 are sponsors of Marini's bike, and Avintia are sponsors of Bastianini's bike
normal spear
that was a great team
modern spade
Isn't Avintia gonna be partnering SRVR46 this year?
only for Marini
lethal steeple
Both bikes are Esponsorama bikes
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damnn claudio
lethal steeple
It's a genius move that is also done by LCR
who have two different title sponsors for each bike and thus also different liveries
modern spade
Both bikes are Esponsorama bikes
VR46 are more than sponsor tho. their staff & Pablo Nieto have a hand in running the team
lethal steeple
yes and that's legal
normal spear
Esponsorama is expected to leave for 2022
lethal steeple
that could be part of the sponsorship contract
modern spade
yes and that's legal
ofc i never claimed illegality lol
modern spade
Esponsorama is expected to leave for 2022
the team & their parts go to VR46 me thinks
dunno wot manufacturer VR46 pursues tho
normal spear
it seems like the most possible situation
lethal steeple
just like Nakagami's garage is different from Marquez's despite being the same team
normal spear
of course we are getting a split between gresini and aprilia as well
modern spade
who goes where
lethal steeple
Gresini goes Suzuki
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aprilia finally coming back as a proper factory team outfit
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Petronas stay at Yamaha
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2004 the last time
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Gresini goes Suzuki
i heard dat
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same
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Petronas stay at Yamaha
VR46?
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VR46 stay Ducati
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hmm
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LCR obviously stay Honda
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i was actually confused by that Gresini article at first
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aprillia no satellites then
modern spade
i was actually confused by that Gresini article at first
same
lethal steeple
Yeah, no satellites for Aprilia (for now)
normal spear
but yeah it would probably make sense to find another outfit
and even if they can't i wouldn't expect aprilia to last with them for long anyway
but yeah
as you have said
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Bezzo declined Aprilia, if he graduates to VR46 MotoGP next year he will be fuming to have them get Aprilia bikes
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i mean Gresini have gotten their reputation ragged through the mud after their longass time with aprilia
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Bezzo declined Aprilia, if he graduates to VR46 MotoGP next year he will be fumi...
true
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championship contenders all the way back to now being at the back
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worried about gresini as a whole, fausto is hospitalised
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it has been a disaster
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who's managing the team this year if he's not cleared
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the days of sete are long past
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considering Aprilia can't run 2 full spec bikes, them having satellites would be a downright mess
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the team i mean also Moto3, Moto2, MotoE
Aprilia in MotoGP have always been a mess unfortunately
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would the Gresini team be running two bikes or just one?
lethal steeple
I hope they have some success as a factory team but
modern spade
the team i mean also Moto3, Moto2, MotoE
Fausto is the big boss but his sons or other staff must be in place
lethal steeple
would the Gresini team be running two bikes or just one?
in what context?
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well
lethal steeple
Gresini have always been a 2-bike effort
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under suzuki
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true
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that is true
lethal steeple
so I'd assume the same at Suzuki
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1 bike efforts won't happen
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yeah, Dorna don't like that
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Dorna won't allow it anymore
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who could they field
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they want structure
lethal steeple
I heard something about Leopard
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who could they field
DIggiantonio
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i'm guessing it would could from those who are doing well in moto 2 and moto 3
lethal steeple
But its been a long while since then
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oh
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I heard something about Leopard
yeah they're players too
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Diggia is a good shout, he needs a good year this season
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considering 2 slots are empty
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Diggia is a good shout, he needs a good year this season
Navarro maybe?
Canet is another
u could drag in Roberts too
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Navarro very crashy
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you can clearly see
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Sam Lowes for a longshot?
i mean Suzuki won't approve
they want young riders
but one can dream
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is Lorenzo Dalla Porta part of any of the current moto gp outfits?
i need to really keep more of any eye on the other categories
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you can clearly see
some riders just dont fit big bikes
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haven't for a while
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is Lorenzo Dalla Porta part of any of the current moto gp outfits?
nope
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is Lorenzo Dalla Porta part of any of the current moto gp outfits?
he's with Italtrans
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he was part of VR46 Academy
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yeah that is what i was getting at tbf
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Albert Arenas another longshot
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but i havent seen him there
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how about Ai Ogura
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how about Ai Ogura
rookie this year
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yeh true
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jake had a season of nightmares
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the british effort in moto gp is a yikes
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Champion returns with Dumas to contest Pikes Peak
motorsport.com
:newspaper: | Novalak switches to Trident for 2021 FIA F3 season
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Prius
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Best Prius
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@lethal steeple https://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/ktm-no-super-engine-2021/5387484/?ic_source=home-page-widget&ic_medium=widget&ic_campaign=widget-1
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SOOPER ENJIN
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south hedge
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:newspaper: | Meyer Shank adjusts Castroneves’ six-race IndyCar schedule
midnight kite
Ultimate Big balls
modern spade
if the 55 didnt fail at daytona it would've been the decider
one danged wing strut failure.
they would have won it otherwise
fingers crossed they can win the championship this year
open raptor
Sad
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:newspaper: | Zhou is China's only F1 hope for 15 years - Alpine
prisma blaze
Are you guys going to watch the 500
knotty egret
Not fully but yeah
remote cove
might watch for a while
lethal steeple
interested
open raptor
Are you guys going to watch the 500
Yes
open raptor
The racing is so good
Yeah but unfortunately it is unclean
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It's Nascar
open raptor
Yeah but still...
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Bolide
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The gorgeous Bolide
hearty steeple
looks sex
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Only justifyably heavy McGoober
hearty steeple
the heaviest
lethal yacht
Oh wow actually
Thing's 1,240kg
That's just slightly heavier than a driverless TA1
I love the sound of the thing
hearty steeple
big boi
lethal yacht
Still lighter than a NASCAR
spark bay
The valkyrie would be a badass gt1 car, reminiscent of the streamlined maserati mc12s
drifting sentinel
at a toyota dealer right now and they have will power’s indycar on the wall. dunno what season though
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YOOOO
That's a whole ass Penske Penske from the 1990's
Mandem said dunno what season, it says on the wall
drifting sentinel
i dont like reading
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wtf
super old car with a recent livery
but
penske isn't toyota engined anywhere?
its either chevy or ford
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penske isn't toyota engined anywhere?
They aren't anymore
From 2003-2005, Penske ran Toyota V8's in the IRL
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yeah but they were never engined by toyota with that livery which looks 2010-2012
they were honda in the first 2 years and then chevy
so weird
the most frankencar i've seen
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Yeah well in 1997 they were Mercedes engines
So
The same as Chevy but idk if you want the riggamerall of Ilmor
It's probably a dealer that got the car as present at the time of the Penske partnership, with the bonus of giving it a totally not 1993 AMAX livery
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at a toyota dealer right now and they have will power’s indycar on the wall. dun...
this is cursed
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Is it bad I kinda like it?
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still cursed
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Hamlin Stage 1
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McDowell won
Dillon came 3rd
Damn
With a stunning, fiery, final-lap crash involving Joey Logano, Brad Keselowski and Kyle Busch, Michael McDowell navigated through the pileup to win the 2021 Daytona 500. It's McDowell's first career NASCAR Cup Series win in his 14th season.
Looks like I missed a bit
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yamaha reveal in 40 minutes
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:newspaper: | Sugo escapes damage as earthquake hits northern Japan
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Why the fuck does japan have so many earthquakes
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Yikes
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The red highlights on quartararo are badass, livery is meh tbh
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it is all downhill from here
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I’m happy for Michael McDowell
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inb4 Franky leads both Factory Yamahas and Rossi in the standings again with an interim bike
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Nah rossi will win the championship i swear 
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Why the fuck does japan have so many earthquakes
They have 50 monitored Volcanoes my gamer
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It’s god punishing them for anime i’m pretty sure
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No...
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Y'all got a fave Indycar?
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@lethal yacht you mean chassis or livery? Both?
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I really like jaques villenueve’s 1995 player’s ltd car
Al unser’s valvoline cars in the 90s were beautiful too
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@lethal yacht cus he won the title in it so it feels cooler i guess
Haven’t seen his other cars anyway i think
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Well I mean...
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https://i1.wp.com/openwheel33.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/2019-INDYCAR-LIVERIES-INDYGP-INDYCAR-CAR-No.-3.jpg?resize=800%2C450 castroneves’ pennzoil scheme is probably my favorite of this chassis gen
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Forsythe/Green ran that livery from 1994-1997 and then again in 2000-2004
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I don’t think it’s quite as nice without villenueve’s gorgeous helmet poking out the top
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Oooo that’s a cool chassis shape, reminds me of a mantis or something bug-like
Might be national bias but i reaaallyyyy dig felix’s 2020 car
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Oh yeah the new Indy livery templates for this year are pretty cash money
Hinche's for example
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I actually prefer the older versions of both
The red on the napa is too much, doesn’t fit at all with the rest of the colours
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Better than the pink design from last year, the grey is still kinda meh tho
I wish they went mad and made it all pink
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What makes me proper happy is Will Power's running the Black 5G Ponsk all season
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Oh yeah i saw that too, proper mean with the red and black
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I really wish that type of thing would be used for all of them
Like a dark primary, then a colour feature and bright second feature
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Bourdais had a very minimalist black and red scheme for some of the races last year, reminds me of that
I just love it
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Looks very penske, i’ll have to see it from more angles to tell if i like it more than the silver from last year
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Really cool how they did only the upper side of the wings in red
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Best believe I want this colour swapped onto every car
So like... Dark blue/Yellow/white for a Penske Trucks one
Or the red in like a Minty green
Or the colour palette of the red boi I posted
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:newspaper: | United Rentals reveals new livery for Rahal in 2021
daring nacelle
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THAT IS JUST MILLER
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swear to god rahals liveries all look the same
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Well that's the same with Penske imo
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but that's to be expecteed
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Is it not with 🅱️ahal?
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Right...
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:newspaper: | New date for Phillip Island TCR/S5000 round
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S5000 les go
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:newspaper: | Campos Racing affirms future is "already assured"
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:newspaper: | Trident signs Red Bull junior Doohan to F3 squad
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Vergne: LMP2 "investment" has paid off with Peugeot seat
motorsport.com
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:newspaper: | Jenkins reduces Indy 500 duties as he tackles brain cancer
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Hope he gets better
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:(
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Ok so convo from #f1｜abu-dhabi-gp
Formula E sounds pretty awesome to me
But I can understand if you don't like it
And some find the high pitched noise uncomfortable
But I find it pretty awesome, it's like a spaceship or something
Nio 333 when it accelerates from zero sounds like a fucking air raid siren lol
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Looks pretty cool
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do you know what that is used for on f3 cars?
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Its an air intake, I believe
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ah ok thank you
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its a missile launcher
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ah ok thank you
That's the intake manifold, but I assume it's that shape to have an air restrictor but a bigger plenum to restrict power but not like... Just have no air at all
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On track are Honda's test rider - and provisional replacement for Marc Marquez, should he not be fit at the start of the season - Stefan Bradl, KTM test rider Dani Pedrosa, and Aprilia's test rider/candidate for a full-time ride, Lorenzo Savadori. As Aprilia are the only factory still with concessions, not yet having scored sufficient podiums to lose their extra testing and development privileges, Aprilia's number one rider Aleix Espargaro is also there, testing the 2021 spec of the Aprilia RS-GP, which includes a new aero package according to the well-informed Italian website GPOne.com
no pics were taken today but wow, savadori testing instead of smith
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:newspaper: | S5000 to race at Sandown Supercars round
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GIVE ME MORE S5000
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Well... Idk, that was a Swift like... Beta car
And who's to say that couldn't be done with the current cars?
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Aprillia and Gresini's split is gonna be the impending death of Gresini themselves
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not when they have indonesia bankrolling them
it will be the impending death of aprilia
as they deal with their stubbornness on their own
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I wonder what could happen to MotoGP if Aprillia left
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they lose a manufacturer
not much else
aprilia say they'll choose the between sava and smith at qatar
but smith has been testing with yamaha recently
so like. that's a funny one aprilia
it's sava or nothing
just pick him already. smith dropped out. sava is the reigning italian superbike champion. just do it
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I wonder what could happen if Kawasaki or even Ilmor returns to MotoGP
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damn i wish
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Twitter
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like almost every motogp race in 90s
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From recent memory, 2020 Belgian Grand Prix
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Abu Dhabi 2020
by far
literally nothing of note happened in it aside from Perez DNF'ing due to mechanical issues
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and I'm 100% sure I'm not exaggerating because I did watch the whole thing
ok ngl I don't remember Belgium much either
but Abu Dhabi just stood out in that it was just so... static
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in terms of races i fully watched i think 78 argentia when the tv broadcast was showing andretti the entire time
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I never remembered anything from Spain 2018
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I feel like the truly most boring race... No-one remembers
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The most boring race in the whole motorsport is the race in Lo--
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Caesars palace
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Although I remember more from Abu Dhabi than Belgium
Abu Dhabi happened after Belgium ffs
So that's obvious
I can only remember Gasly on Perez at Eau Rouge and that you had to go wide at T1 to enter parc ferme
First time I'd seen that lmao
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no more gulf
welcome indonesia
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the moto2 and moto3 liveries
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Sean Gelael racing in Asian Le Mans: "I sleep"
A new Indo Moto2 and Moto3 team:
"R E A L S H I T"
Idk why, but it seems Indonesians are only attracted to Motorbike's motorsports than cars lmao
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Malaysians as well, I guess
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I wonder who would win in a one on one race, Alex Yoong or Rio Haryanto? (even though Yoong is Malaysian)
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Mainly because South East Asia's governments/tax rates make owning a car almost impossible
Something like an R8 is ten times as much over there
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Aprillia and Gresini's split is gonna be the impending death of Gresini themselv...
||not our fault gresini riders were the victim of 2 fatal crashes (Not joking)||
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We are ready....... A
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AM
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I prefer the DHL Andrettis tbh
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yesss
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Also idk if this is controversial or anything but
My favourite 2020 IndyCar livery is likely Ericssons
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The best Penskes
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The deep red Hogan-PC25
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theres a black markboro penske thats just so incredible
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Marlboro Penske = Best Penske
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I find Marlboro liveries not as nice as people make it out to be imo
It's iconic and simple but, eh not my favourite
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Ooh
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how
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Penske couldn't qualify for 1995
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hmm...
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hey DAMS
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explain this beaut
I was more talking about the normal chevron red and white design, but that one is nice yes
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explain this beaut
Penske had helped Rahal-Hogan in 1993? 1994? After they had had alot of issues, so in 1995 when Penske didn't recognise a setup foundation issue because they were too OP in 1994, Rahal-Hogan lended both Emmo and Al-Under Jr. the spare Lolas, in which they just put their sponsors on
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there you go
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THE ANDREA MODA LOLA
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wtf
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Oh dear lord
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he tried indy?
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Andrea moda somehow found its way onto an indycar
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It's not quite as good as the Foyt Lolas of 1993 doe
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how did that go
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I was like
"Hey that looks like a Minardi... HOLD ON WHAT IS THAT ANDREA MODA LOGO DOING THERE"
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Well they were beaned at F1
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https://cdn.the-race.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/21161455/Penske.png
...and then Penske didn't run at indy
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So they went to Indy where fielding 1 car can be a strat
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Lmao
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...and then Penske didn't run at indy
Imagine doing 218's in 1995 PFFFF
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It's amazing how Andrea Modas strat was getting one car to work and the other to just... Die
In F1
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Perry McCarthy: Joins Andrea Moda
Andrea Sassetti:
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sounds like they were chosen for indy
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Then again any Andrea Moda car would have a engine failure after a few laps anyway due to cooling issues
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Pain
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No one wants the Copenhagen Lola smoke
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do you have any rare pics of the dick simon cars of 1992
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Oh yeah, fun F1 fact: SEGA sponsored BMS in 1992 before Williams in 1993
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KING HIRO
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look at that dude
What about it?
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SEGA sponsored Hiro before Williams
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Well they sponsored BMS Scuderia Italia too, that... Nevermind
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interestingly it was SEGA of Japan sponsoring him, and SEGA Europe sponsoring Williams
SEGA of Japan would sponsor a motorsport effort one more time in 1998
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Doesn't say anything about the two being related
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Right underneath the Lucchini logo
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Se what I mean too about the deeper reds compared to the Marlboro Red?
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Congrats @marble willow, you're now on lap 5
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What about the Lola-Haas cars from 1985-1986?
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Tht ain't Sega bruh
Although... Yes
Idk the blue doesn't quite work like with say
Ayo they had Marlb's too
I feel like I tried too hard to fit into this conversation and keep it going
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Super Toyota Brothers
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“unfair advantage over their fellow amateur racers”
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Have some hot OP car goodness
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Dat pushrod Mercedes engine
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And then Tony George made it worse
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fuck the split
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25 years ago, it happened.
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society if the split didnt happen
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*Hence y-yeah, he triggered the split*
"Let's build an all American, all oval series with drivers that not many people know. (Apart from some, like Arie Luyendyk) That sounds good. Oh, and lets use crossplane N/A V8's instead of turbocharged flatplane V8's."
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The trigger for him seemed to be the new British-Director of CART
Bruv don't diss the Racing Auroras
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Not a fan of crossplane V8 open wheelers.
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Plus you say that... Honda's first year was a Cross-Plane, albeit it kinda sucked coz they came in underestmating massively what kinda materials and capability everyone else had
Oh I adore High revving cross-planes
Here it is
As much as the split sucked, I do... Understand its' motivation, tho the execution just sucked
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Oh I *adore* High revving cross-planes
I kinda like them
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Bro have you heard S5000? The Lancia D50?
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The Yamaha Crossplane I4 does sound like a beast tho
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Oh the Yamahas are basically the noise of the Honda 1994 Indy Engine
It's kinda freaky but it makes sense
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Bro have you heard S5000? The Lancia D50?
The D50 is amazing, but S5000... They sound good, but it just doesn't really complement the looks of the S5000 cars tho.
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I mean... I let it slide, because they don't have the appeal to make like their own chassis
At least yet
The bits they did change doe?
Sometimes from the front I think the aesthetic kinda works with the chonky nose but it's rare
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That render sucks
It skews the proportions
I wish they did a Single exit exhaust like with Formula Renault 3.5 so they'd not only be meaty as balls but they'd scream too
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james allen
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I haven't been able to find something like this
Only oboards and a 500 quali noise
Oh there's very little car noise...
So here's an onboard... IT has the same base note, but the engine sounds alot meaner, this shifting around 11,800
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It sounds like a flatplane V8 from the onboard, if you discount the sound from the engine at low revs
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Well you'll still have the same... I guess... Root pitch?
Becaause it's 8 cylinders going at the same speed
But like... But the more exhaust stuff like fly-by's will show off like woah now
It makes me wanna hear the Jesel Equal-8...
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Is anyone else terrified for the Nashville Indy car race because of the bridge part
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Yeah this
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What about the bridge?
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And this bridge
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What about it?
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Just the thought scares me
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You think someone's gonna do an Ascari at Monaco?
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You think someone's gonna do an Ascari at Monaco?
or any crash from the movie, Driven