motorsports

[foggy fulcrum]

And LMP1 was killed, because no one wanted to make LMP1 cars

[halcyon pelican]

Point being do you want WEC to die off

[glass wyvern]

that there is a championchip

[foggy fulcrum]

No, the opposite

[glass wyvern]

where for example

[foggy fulcrum]

I want them to admit defeat

They needed to never launch LMH

[halcyon pelican]

Doing so kills the series(?)

[foggy fulcrum]

and... don't pretend LMDh is a hypercar

when it isn't

[glass wyvern]

i race a F1 car vs a modified F2 race car modified to be as contestent as the F1 car right??

[foggy fulcrum]

yeah basically

and then also there's slower F2 cars still

[halcyon pelican]

Call them F3 cars

[glass wyvern]

breh so what the point of racing way diffenrent cars in one champions ship

[foggy fulcrum]

yeah, i get they were in a tough spot, and the pandemic has made it worse

[foggy fulcrum]

no

they're the LMP2 cars here

LMDh is LMP2 based

[foggy fulcrum]

four classes, four different specs of car, but two of them are in the same class lmao

So it's

Hypercar: LMH and LMDh
LMP2: LMP2
GTE Pro: GTLM
GTE Am: GTLM

[glass wyvern]

so 2v2 2 are different from the other 2 cars??

[modern spade]

LMP2 has a Pro-AM championship too

if the car carries a bronze

[foggy fulcrum]

yeah but it's not a different class

[modern spade]

they elligible

[glass wyvern]

its a bit too compilicated

[foggy fulcrum]

yeah exactly, @glass wyvern this is my issue with it

[modern spade]

multi-class racing be like that

[foggy fulcrum]

no it isn't though

it used to be very easy

[glass wyvern]

why they dont make it simple and make only 2 series

[modern spade]

just go with LMDh

[foggy fulcrum]

cuz it's multi class

[halcyon pelican]

Its not complicated, its just 2 rules beinng classed as one

[foggy fulcrum]

yes exactly

which is... complicating things

[halcyon pelican]

why

[foggy fulcrum]

especially when one of them isn't a hypercar

not to mention that right now there's a whole ass LMP1 car running in hypercar

even though it's not

[modern spade]

Alpine haven't even committed to either LMH or LMDh

[halcyon pelican]

Hypercar class =/= Actual Hypercar

[foggy fulcrum]

Yeah?

that's my whole problem

[glass wyvern]

but like that some people like me cant catch up it will be so complicated like formula 1 and formula 2 are a bit simple tbh why that doesnt be as simple as f1 or f2

[modern spade]

altho & SCG will build cars off of the hypercar class cars

[foggy fulcrum]

Most of the cars in "Hypercar class" won't be hypercars!

[modern spade]

which will be road legal

[foggy fulcrum]

it isn't actually that complicated

It is bad at the moment

[glass wyvern]

technically to be a hyper car what do you need

[foggy fulcrum]

but like, last year was easy

[modern spade]

just understand a bit and u can make sense of it. but blame ACo for the mess

[foggy fulcrum]

last year we had LMP1, LMP2, GTE Pro, GTE Am, that was it

and I imagine we'll get back there eventually

[modern spade]

10 Million Euros a yr

[modern spade]

in 2023

[glass wyvern]

[foggy fulcrum]

please don't intentionally confuse them

[halcyon pelican]

@foggy fulcrum but in LMDh you can change the body to look like a road going hypercar

And thats all that really matters

[foggy fulcrum]

So kill LMH

[modern spade]

that's the approximate running cost of LMH

[foggy fulcrum]

but that's not even slightly what they were asking @modern spade

[glass wyvern]

when we get to that part will it become more simpler??

[modern spade]

2 manufacturer support & probably alpine too

[foggy fulcrum]

next year should be easier, then 2023

but like... don't let that put you off watching now

[modern spade]

yeah

it was fun today

unlike last year

[foggy fulcrum]

the best thing about endurance is the races are long enough so you have time to work out what's going on @glass wyvern

[glass wyvern]

ill search multiple YT vids about that if i want to search about it what do i search about though like i type what is (the word that i dont know)

[halcyon pelican]

https://racer.com/2021/01/26/acura-confirms-lmdh-program/
@foggy fulcrum hey at least Acura may race at le mans

[foggy fulcrum]

Also IMSA is already simplier, they don't have this problem at all, because they're not doing LMH, and probably never will

yeah I like LMDh, it just isn't a hypercar

[modern spade]

search for GT Rain. his channel is good

[foggy fulcrum]

^^ agreed

[glass wyvern]

but how people watch them

[halcyon pelican]

It can look like a hypercar

[foggy fulcrum]

it isn't a hypercar though

it's a prototype

[modern spade]

and it doesn't need to be

[foggy fulcrum]

it's based on LMP2

[foggy fulcrum]

except that it's literally being called one

[glass wyvern]

kk and search for what video if u can kindly send it in dms

[modern spade]

Aston & McLaren fed us the dream of Hypercars like Senna & Valkyrie at Le Mans & then vanished

[halcyon pelican]

In group B rally the cars just needed to look like the road cars but they were practically F1 cars stuffed into road car bodies

[modern spade]

Is Ferrari committing to LMDh or LMH?

[foggy fulcrum]

LMH

[halcyon pelican]

LMDh

[foggy fulcrum]

no

LMH

[halcyon pelican]

yes

[foggy fulcrum]

no

[modern spade]

homologation specials existed

[halcyon pelican]

https://www.autoweek.com/racing/more-racing/a35620855/ferrari-le-mans-hypercar-2023/#:~:text=Ferrari is returning to the,for the new hybrid class.

[modern spade]

...

[foggy fulcrum]

https://www.ferrari.com/en-US/competizioni-gt/2023-le-mans-hypercar

LMH

[glass wyvern]

???

[modern spade]

we have 3 manufacturer support both ways

nice

[foggy fulcrum]

literally ferrari.com

Ferrari announces the start of the Le Mans Hypercar (LMH) programme that from 2023 will see the manufacturer enter the new top class of the FIA World Endurance Championship. Following a period of study and analysis, Ferrari has kicked off the development of the new LMH car to include in recent weeks the design and simulation phases. The track testing programme, the name of the car and the drivers who will make up the official crews, will be part of future announcements.

[modern spade]

@glass wyvern have u watched Drag Racing? they have a category called Funny Cars

aka silhoutte cars

[glass wyvern]

lol

[foggy fulcrum]

GT Rain is what you search to find GT Rain lol

it's a channel

[halcyon pelican]

https://www.autosport.com/wec/news/ferrari-to-contest-le-mans-outright-with-2023-hypercar-programme-5487181/5487181/
@foggy fulcrum

LMDh

[foggy fulcrum]

sorry if i trust LITERALLY FERRARI

over your articles

[glass wyvern]

[foggy fulcrum]

https://www.youtube.com/user/RacingNationTV

[floral urchin]

:newspaper: | Rain delays force IndyCar to set Texas grid by points

https://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/rain-delays-indycar-texas-grid-points/6500507/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-OPENWHEEL&utm_term=News&utm_content=www

[glass wyvern]

if its ferrari .com so it will be official

[foggy fulcrum]

exactly

it's literally ferrari's actual announcement 🤣

LMH not LMDh

[halcyon pelican]

https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/ferrari-keen-on-lmdh-but-would-prefer-to-build-own-chassis/

[modern spade]

LMDh is the evolution of a formula known as DPi, which evolved from DP. These cars are literally LMP2 cars with styling cues + aerodynamics from different manufacturers + manufacturer specific engines. It comes into force in 2023 and these cars will race both in IMSA & at Le Mans

[foggy fulcrum]

you can stop posting this crap now

ferrari.com say LMH, it's LMH

[glass wyvern]

[halcyon pelican]

point being I'll laugh by arse off if they end up doing LMDh

[modern spade]

LMH is basically how LMP1 was in WEC

[foggy fulcrum]

no, like... it won't surprise me in the slightest

A) it's Ferrari

and B) it's Ferrari

[modern spade]

they didn't do IndyCar because they wanted control over Aero

but it would be funny

[glass wyvern]

he seems to have a good channel ill watch videos about that thing were are talkin about tomorrow (ty for his link btw)

[modern spade]

One manufacturer makes their own proprietary chassis & Powertrain Combo. This is Toyota rn

[glass wyvern]

i choose B

[halcyon pelican]

They can do their own aero

[modern spade]

no they can't

not after 2017

[halcyon pelican]

in LMDh?

[glass wyvern]

anyways i gtg bye

[modern spade]

Ferrari wanted their own chassis there lmao

[foggy fulcrum]

that'd be LMP2

[modern spade]

yes. i was referring to indycar. use replies for context

[foggy fulcrum]

DPi has custom aero

as well LMDh which is DPi but again

[modern spade]

do u think SCG would have a shot at Le Mans

or their motor would conk out?

[foggy fulcrum]

i mean, they're top class

so never rule it out

but man, missing Spa

that's gotta hurt

[modern spade]

atleast they get Portimao

[foggy fulcrum]

that's a lot of running they now haven't done

[modern spade]

SCG does have a A-class driver lineup

most of the ex-CGR Ford crew there

[foggy fulcrum]

it could also just be slow

could work fine, but be a dog

[modern spade]

curse Aston Martin for making us miss out on Alfa Romeo V6 SCG

[modern spade]

eh if the R13 can compete vis a vis the Toyota

then i sure hope they can too

[foggy fulcrum]

right but that's an LMP1 car

[modern spade]

after all the 2WD cars have their separate tyres this year

[foggy fulcrum]

which are faster than LMH cars

[modern spade]

ironically yes

if Alpine had Thomas Laurent instead of Andre Negrao

they could have won too

[foggy fulcrum]

and that's with 100 kilos of ballast

[modern spade]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Le7Efm-e2jw

[foggy fulcrum]

GT3 or GT4?

[modern spade]

with less power too lmao

[modern spade]

gt3

[foggy fulcrum]

oh sick

[modern spade]

gotta appreciate SRO for creating the global GT3 umbrella

[foggy fulcrum]

and streaming it for free on youtube

[modern spade]

^

COTA be drenched af

[broken wagon]

Ty Gibbs, ARCA race winner at Kansas has said he honors his win to Ayrton Senna

[halcyon pelican]

cool

Wait

So Rebellion owns 2 of the R-13 chassis which is why Alpine only has one car?

[halcyon pelican]

Is it bad I miss the open top lmp cars

[arctic wyvern]

I cant watch race since it’s at 1am for me but I can watch quali for Indy :)

Are you fucking kidding me

Quali cancelled

[hearty anchor]

race has been brought forward though

[arctic wyvern]

Nice one

[hearty anchor]

so maybe that works for you now

[arctic wyvern]

Gt is also delayed

[arctic wyvern]

Its 10pm for me and 3 in Austin

So in 4 hours it’s 2am

[hearty anchor]

race is in about 2 hours

[shy sierra]

Quali cancelled for Indycar

[unreal current]

Mhm

Lol

Nvm

[floral urchin]

:newspaper: | Texas IndyCar: Kanaan leads O’Ward in practice

https://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/texas-indycar-kanaan-leads-practice/6500543/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-OPENWHEEL&utm_term=News&utm_content=www

[arctic wyvern]

I hope the weather report is true

It says there is gonna be rain at 7pm in Texas

Even tho it’s predicted to end at 10am tomorrow I hope I can watch it

Wait

Now it’s thunderstorms till 5am

IDC when it is as long as I can watch lol

[halcyon pelican]

Whys it cancelled

[arctic wyvern]

Race?

[paper brook]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6-2jIbKrIw

[buoyant shale]

"at US circuit"

Couldn't you just have said

Circuit of the Americas

[floral urchin]

:newspaper: | How IndyCars line up for Texas Motor Speedway's first race

https://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/line-up-texas-race-one-2021/6500561/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-OPENWHEEL&utm_term=News&utm_content=www

[modern spade]

rain rain rain

[floral urchin]

:newspaper: | McLaughlin doing a “great job” as a rookie, says Mears

https://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/mclaughlin-doing-a-great-job-as-a-rookie-says-mears/6500528/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-OPENWHEEL&utm_term=News&utm_content=www

[magic mason]

Does horses count as motorsport racing?

[arctic wyvern]

#motorless-sports

[arctic wyvern]

^^

[chrome grove]

does it have a motor?

if no, #motorless-sports

if yes, #motorsports

[normal spear]

anybody here for indycar?

[empty jasper]

Indycar is running in Texas

I was gonna say

[normal spear]

has started early

i think

[empty jasper]

Yeah, they’re at about Lap 20 of 212

[normal spear]

oh right nice job sky

[empty jasper]

It’s more on NBC since they started it right at 7

[tacit garden]

also "did this GT4 car go for a spin?!!"

no it just decided to fly for fun

[lethal yacht]

https://mazesp.in/

gg

[lethal steeple]

FUNNY LAUGH

[lethal steeple]

dixon wins from mclaughlin

NZ 1-2

[normal spear]

kiwi 1-2
dixon championship lead
it is all good 😎

[floral urchin]

:newspaper: | Texas IndyCar: Dixon dominates, McLaughlin stars to score NZ 1-2

https://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/dixon-dominates-mclaughlin-stars-kiwi-1-2/6500589/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-OPENWHEEL&utm_term=News&utm_content=www

[floral urchin]

:newspaper: | Rahal wants “man-to-man talk” with Harvey over defensive move

https://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/rahal-annoyed-by-harvey-defense/6500617/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-OPENWHEEL&utm_term=News&utm_content=www

[warped dome]

do you have the link for all mick's spins?

[floral urchin]

:newspaper: | Palou “really happy” with first top-five finish on an oval

https://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/palou-first-oval-top-five-finish/6500611/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-OPENWHEEL&utm_term=News&utm_content=www

[floral urchin]

:newspaper: | McLaughlin on TMS shock: “Most happy I’ve ever been finishing 2nd”

https://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/mclaughlin-shock-oval-debut-penske/6500629/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-OPENWHEEL&utm_term=News&utm_content=www

[floral urchin]

:newspaper: | Dixon on verge of matching Mario Andretti’s win tally

https://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/dixon-approaching-mario-andretti-win-tally/6500622/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-OPENWHEEL&utm_term=News&utm_content=www

:newspaper: | Sydney S5000: Mawson wins Gold Star despite early scare

https://www.motorsport.com/openwheel/news/sydney-s5000-mawson-gold-star/6500625/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-OPENWHEEL&utm_term=News&utm_content=www

[floral urchin]

Toyota explains Kobayashi's race-deciding Spa off

Toyota explains Kobayashi's race-deciding Spa off

The #7 Toyota GR010 Hybrid was already afflicted by locking brakes when race leader Kobayashi lost a clear lead when he went off at the Bruxelles hairpin two thirds of the way through the six-hour race at Spa.
The car became beached in the gravel beyond the asphalt run-off, the resulting loss of time meaning it could finish no better than third behind the winning sister car and the Signatech ...Keep reading

motorsport.com · May 2, 2021, 8:11 AM

[hearty steeple]

at least it looks better than last season's LMP1

[minor inlet]

is moto 3 on rn

or moto e or something

[ancient wadi]

moto3 is on in 10 minutes

motoe is after motogp now

Moto3 Warm Up Lap has started

[spark bay]

Welcome to the pedro acosta show

[ancient wadi]

McPhee's down

😦

[spark bay]

Pedro will probably win this honestly

[waxen forge]

öncü still leading

[ancient wadi]

it's between oncu and masia surely

nevermind

acosta's just done both of them

masia and oncu down

binder too

oncu's fault

[spark bay]

I can tell the future

[waxen forge]

man

[ancient wadi]

not fun being a petronas fan currently

mcphee down lap 1

binder taken out last corner

[modern spade]

nice prediction

[floral urchin]

Albuquerque hails "dream week" for United at Spa WEC

Albuquerque hails "dream week" for United at Spa WEC

United Autosports, the Anglo-American team co-owned by Zak Brown and Richard Dean, picked up where it left off after winning the 2019/20 WEC LMP2 championship, setting the pace all week with the #22 Oreca 07-Gibson to win the Spa 6 Hours.
Lead driver Albuquerque set the second fastest time overall during the two-day WEC Prologue, ahead of two of the three Hypercar entrants, before claiming pole ...Keep reading

motorsport.com · May 2, 2021, 10:05 AM

[uneven gust]

lol

[lethal steeple]

mcphee either moves up next year or he's done for

[floral urchin]

Estre: Porsche Spa WEC triumph was "extremely stressful"

Estre: Porsche Spa WEC triumph was "extremely stressful"

The Frenchman revealed after the race that the factory Manthey team had twin concerns for the best of its 911 RSRs, which led all but nine laps of the Spa 6 Hours on the way to a 34-second victory over the AF Corse Ferrari 488 GTE Evo shared by Alessandro Pier Guidi and James Calado.
Estre had to pit early, 10 minutes before the end of the second hour as a result of a right rear tyre issue ...Keep reading

motorsport.com · May 2, 2021, 11:21 AM

[midnight kite]

Woah!! Miller!!

[lethal steeple]

oooh

aprilia podium please

Oh what a move

fuck

[modern spade]

not happening

but aleix can be top 5

[midnight kite]

Fabio's losing time!!

[modern spade]

miller leads

[midnight kite]

Fabio is gone!!

He gets passed by 6 bikes now

Fabio is gone!!

abio

[lethal steeple]

yamaha moment

[midnight kite]

MILLER THRILLER IS FINALLY A WINNER!!

[normal spear]

MILLER

VIVA

[modern spade]

MILLER

[normal spear]

ducati win here for only the second time

[modern spade]

THRILLER MILLER WINS

[modern spade]

Capirossi would be pleased

[midnight kite]

SHOEYY!!!

[modern spade]

no clue

[midnight kite]

Straya is prolly losing their shit right now

[modern spade]

need post race report

Le Mans next

lovely

[midnight kite]

chefs kiss

[lethal steeple]

i wonder if this is the longest gap between race wins

[midnight kite]

Morbidelli being better than both Factory Yamaha's and being in a 2 year old bike

[lethal steeple]

there's three factory yamahas

and he outraced all of them

[hearty steeple]

Wait, isn't Morbidelli riding a Petronas Yamaha?

[lethal steeple]

yes

his bike is a customer package

rossi, quartararo and viñales are running latest spec

[hearty steeple]

where did Rossi finish? outside points?

[lethal steeple]

yep

17th

[midnight kite]

Morbidelli would be op in a Facotry team

[hearty steeple]

fucking brilliant

[lethal steeple]

Franky would not be OP in the factory yamaha

bike seems so inconsistent

[hearty steeple]

my favourite motogp driver is washed up

[midnight kite]

Miller finally winning after 3 years

[lethal steeple]

also shoutout to ducati

all new lineup and managed a 1-2 in just 4 races

[midnight kite]

I didn't say he'd be OP in a Factory Yamaha tho...

[lethal steeple]

dovi and lorenzo would never

oh fuck franky seems to be balding

[normal spear]

so fabio looks like he is in pain

his loss of time was so strange

[midnight kite]

Fabio in possible arm pump

[normal spear]

so something like arm pump can explain that loss

although he did talk about a tyre loss during the weekend as well

but yeah he doesn't look good or happy

[weary stone]

good shit by miller

[midnight kite]

Taka in the BG crying

[normal spear]

morbidelli needs that spec bike

rossi needs to come to the realisation that he just doesn't stack up anymore

[paper brook]

He was deadass screaming in his helmet

[midnight kite]

Fabio with arm pump is the end for his Title contention then...

[paper brook]

A lot of pain surely

[midnight kite]

Woo boi... I'm worried asf right now

[paper brook]

All the adrenaline must’ve worn off as soon as he crossed the line and boom lol

hope he’s good

[midnight kite]

Didn't Fabio had arm pump surgey before?

[paper brook]

poor guy man

[midnight kite]

Fabio was really screaming in pain

[paper brook]

jack crying in the interview

[midnight kite]

The longest winless drought has finally came to an end....

2016 was the last time Jack won a race

[lethal yacht]

I have just googled what Arm Pump surgery is

And Ooooh BOY

[midnight kite]

It's horrible asf

[lethal steeple]

a lot of riders go through this surgery

some do many times in their career

[lethal yacht]

It's horrid hearing about it

[normal spear]

yeah cal had some very graphic images and videos up about it last year after his problems early in the season

think they were taken down

[solar sparrow]

ngl after the comments miller made about "typical brazilian riders" i am not very pleased

[modern spade]

its just a result of the the physical stresses of riding MotoGP bikes

[normal spear]

like imagine trying to get your bike around with that

and be quick

just isn't possible

explains being 3 secs slower

[modern spade]

i don't if that was racist remarks or was it just a stereotypical remark

[lethal steeple]

definitely not racist

[solar sparrow]

the latter i think

[lethal steeple]

nor xenophobic

[modern spade]

yeah

it wasn't nice

but acceptable

[lethal steeple]

he's very aggressive on his words

[modern spade]

true

[lethal steeple]

but that comes to the nature of his culture

[modern spade]

like an Aussie

can't apply the PC hammer everywhere without context

[midnight kite]

I don't really buy that Tyres being cooked was the reason El Diablo dropped so hard

[lethal steeple]

nope

he was in clear pain

the onboard cam said it all

[normal spear]

he just looked slow

[lethal steeple]

however, mav and rossi were having issues

[normal spear]

so it wasn't going to be obvious until we saw him at the end and off the bike

[lethal steeple]

rossi with a rear tyre problem

and mav. doing his thing

[modern spade]

it could be a 2021 Yamaha thing + Arm pump

[normal spear]

no excuses for rossi i'm afraid

it is getting painful to watch him every week

[solar sparrow]

anyways give morbidelli an up to date bike please

[lethal steeple]

did yall not see him nearly reach top 3 in qualifying at qatar?

it's the bike's fault

[midnight kite]

I say, Fabio took a madlad tyre strategy, Using Mediums on both ends on hot track

[lethal steeple]

him and petronas have admitted it

[normal spear]

he's close but not close enough

and is bloody awful in the races

[solar sparrow]

https://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/morbidelli-miller-motegi-leg-signal/4560855/ here's the full version of the comment

[lethal steeple]

they can't seem to fix the rear issues

[solar sparrow]

Explaining his version of events, Miller said: "He [Morbidelli] felt like he was quicker but he didn’t have the pace. I was trying to get past him.

"Typical Franco, he’s [half] Brazilian, he loves jamming it down the inside of you any chance he could, and then chucking his feet in the air.

[midnight kite]

Mediums in Jerez, talk about melting rubber in the middle of the Desert

[lethal steeple]

it do be hot af there

[midnight kite]

Jerez is the Texas of Spain

[normal spear]

France next

[lethal steeple]

expect a wet race at le mans

[normal spear]

expect a similar order once again

[lethal steeple]

gonna be amazing

[normal spear]

Ducati will be more in it as well i should think

[modern spade]

dat's just a stereotypical comment referencing Brazilian riders

bruh

Franky is throwing so much shade at Yamaha

[lethal steeple]

as he should

[solar sparrow]

you should've seen brazilian motorsports twitter's reaction

[midnight kite]

France in the wet... incomes Petrucci winning again

[lethal steeple]

yamaha are not helping his case

[solar sparrow]

fair to say he's not very popular

anyways uh

[modern spade]

no way

France wet again

fingers crossed

[normal spear]

ah waiting for petrux to have his one good race on a bike

[modern spade]

i want a 2020 repeat

[normal spear]

like he will do a job on nearly any bike in the wet

[lethal steeple]

the KTM are nowhere this year and i cant point out why

[modern spade]

Ramon Forcada is so pog

[normal spear]

but the ducati has only ever really suited him

[modern spade]

the tyres

simple as that

the K compound hard tyre

[midnight kite]

Aleix confirmed: Dragging a shite bike to the mid pack

[normal spear]

i expect it to not last long and petrux to end up in a zarco situation

[modern spade]

He had pace today lol

[lethal steeple]

no way

the aprilia is actually good this year

[normal spear]

and yikes lecuona has to be replaced

[solar sparrow]

remember when he was riding in a CRT or something and being mad quick

[lethal steeple]

you could see the happiness on dovi's face when he rode it

[solar sparrow]

aleix that is

[modern spade]

ya don't be fooled by Savadori

[solar sparrow]

aprilia not shit

[lethal steeple]

sava is sadly injured 😔

[solar sparrow]

how tf

[midnight kite]

How did KTM drop so bad in pace this year?

[lethal steeple]

apparently michelin tyre evolution

[modern spade]

and he has very less experience on MotoGP bikes

[solar sparrow]

i mean 2020 might have just been a blip

[lethal steeple]

no way

[midnight kite]

2020 was equal for evey bike apart from Aprilia

[modern spade]

more like they needed more development

Dani Pedrosa 2022 bike wildcard this season

gotta watch out for it

[lethal steeple]

aprilia are now the only ones who can develop the bike during the season

2022 is the year folks

Dovi + Aleix

[modern spade]

more than this, i think they're suffering due to Pol going to Honda

[normal spear]

dovi championship incoming

nah anyway

[midnight kite]

Binder is their only hope right now

[lethal steeple]

Dovi + Aprilia championship 😳

[solar sparrow]

speaking of him, is he joining the list of riders who suck at honda

[lethal steeple]

i would cry

definitely not

pol is handling that honda really well

[midnight kite]

I don't even know if Oli is just overhyped

[lethal steeple]

better than alex last year

[modern spade]

maybe. but the 2021 chassis sucks. today was proof of dat

[floral urchin]

Corvette's Garcia 'gave it all' for Gavin send-off podium

Corvette's Garcia 'gave it all' for Gavin send-off podium

Garcia and Gavin, who had never previously shared a car despite their long Corvette careers, were paired up for what was the C8.R's first race outing outside of North America in a one-off WEC outing ahead of the team's planned outing in the Le Mans 24 Hours in August.
But the veteran duo struggled for competitiveness in the five-car GTE Pro class against the two-car factory efforts from Ferrari ...Keep reading

motorsport.com · May 2, 2021, 12:32 PM

[normal spear]

aprilia not being in contention for the title at any point in the premier class then they go and do it with dovi and aleix yes please

[modern spade]

2020 Portimao.........

[solar sparrow]

oh yeah btw where did marquez finish

marc that is

[lethal steeple]

oliveira said he had special tyres at 2020 portimao

so i dont trust him anymore

[normal spear]

like they haven't been on the podium since 2000 britain with the goat that is mr mcwilliams

[modern spade]

lol wat

[lethal steeple]

Hey Jeremy

[normal spear]

bring him back

[lethal steeple]

no

[modern spade]

nonono

[lethal steeple]

don't do it

[modern spade]

it's the reference to the compound

which got taken away

[solar sparrow]

marc 9th

how

[lethal steeple]

well

quartararo

[modern spade]

he's GOD

[lethal steeple]

and he's just that good

[modern spade]

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[lethal steeple]

he was in pain too

[modern spade]

yep

[normal spear]

so
vinales has led, zarco, fabio and now pecco

who next

[midnight kite]

9 months out of the picture but still manages 9th in a dinosaur aged bike, MM93 is just too OP

[normal spear]

glad he is here

[lethal steeple]

also, bradl

[normal spear]

if that is what he can do 9 months out then

[solar sparrow]

didn't marc's brother lose his honda factory seat before the 2020 season even started?

[lethal steeple]

amazing performance by him

yes

he did

[solar sparrow]

god could you imagine

[lethal steeple]

puig did a puig moment

[normal spear]

and from nakagami btw

[lethal steeple]

as he usually does

worst team principal HRC has ever had

[normal spear]

the top honda seems to move about quite a lot

[solar sparrow]

"woo yeah im going up to the big time alongside my bro this is so co-"

"yeah fam fuck off you're gone at the end of the season"

[midnight kite]

What's the point of Alex in MotoGP right now....

[lethal steeple]

well

he's a 2 time world champion

so he deserves his spot in motogp

[solar sparrow]

making the espargarós not the sole brother pairing i guess

[lethal steeple]

rossi and marini are brothers

[solar sparrow]

oh yeah fuck

[normal spear]

half brothers aren't they

[lethal steeple]

still brothers

[normal spear]

ay was just adding that

[midnight kite]

How many siblings are there in MotoGP right now?

[solar sparrow]

ok so making the esparagarós not the only full blooded* brother pairing in motogp

[normal spear]

3 pairs

[midnight kite]

And I thought both Espargaro's are Cousins

[lethal steeple]

Oncu, Rossi/Marini, Espargaro, Marquez, Binder

[normal spear]

oh across all the classes

yeah there is more

[solar sparrow]

His younger brother Pol is also a Grand Prix motorcycle racer, and competed alongside Aleix in Moto2 in 2011.

[solar sparrow]

speaking of rossi i'm still pissed about how he bottled 2015

[hearty steeple]

VALENTINO

[lethal steeple]

baby marini

[normal spear]

marini is a handsome devil

[solar sparrow]

man just had to go and kick marquez

and not even in the final race

[lethal steeple]

crazy how this is

[midnight kite]

If Isaac is in MGP right now, we got 2 Top Guns in the grid

[lethal steeple]

isaac has nothing on his brother's talent

[normal spear]

crazy how the guy on the left started in 1996

[lethal steeple]

his brother half his age and is now racing him

life is crazy

[normal spear]

damn 9 of the tracks in his first season are no longer on the calendar

[lethal steeple]

Rip Jarama

[normal spear]

and some haven't been on it in ages

[lethal steeple]

rip Jacarepagua

[normal spear]

Shah Alam

[lethal steeple]

killed by greed

[solar sparrow]

and the olympics

[normal spear]

Sentul

and indonesia might come back while he is still racing

paul ricard

[solar sparrow]

which proved a bigger waste of money than that one time lola thought it was a good idea to join f1

[ancient wadi]

Phakisa

[normal spear]

Suzuka of course

rip

[ancient wadi]

Maybe not Phakisa

[lethal steeple]

where were you

[ancient wadi]

but it was there kinda early in his career

[normal spear]

Eastern Creek

in australia

totally forgot about that

[midnight kite]

Argentina is cancelled right? After what happened to the fire incident at the pit building

[lethal steeple]

yes

100%

[normal spear]

was cancelled before that

that just confirms it

[lethal steeple]

they cant hold any events for a long time

that completely destroyed the pit building

[ancient wadi]

estoril

[normal spear]

grade 1 actually

[lethal steeple]

and getting funding for a restoration or new building in this time with argentina's economy 🥴

[normal spear]

yeah it is rip

hopefully we can get a return to brasil

but i doubt

[lethal steeple]

yeah no way

[normal spear]

i doubt a lot of what dorna signs with countries now

maybe except hungary under orban

[lethal steeple]

dorna signing with new events like 🥴

[midnight kite]

Hear me out... Bahrain Motorcycle GP

[ancient wadi]

I don't see them going to Interlagos, or anywhere else in Brazil. Probably Interlagos though

[modern spade]

can oncu ain't in gp anymore

[lethal steeple]

fuck you right

i forgot

so sad

[normal spear]

Interlagos hell no

[ancient wadi]

theres another brother pairing

[lethal steeple]

fall from grace...

[normal spear]

it has to be a safe track with run off

[ancient wadi]

Raul and Adrian Fernandez

[lethal steeple]

ohj yeah them

[normal spear]

not grass and drops

[modern spade]

SSp

[normal spear]

pretty sure there was death there recently

[lethal steeple]

remember this

[normal spear]

in a brasil bike race

[midnight kite]

[lethal steeple]

this is it now

[normal spear]

yeah that is L

[warped dome]

what in living hell is that

[lethal steeple]

thanks forna

it's the Balatonring

[midnight kite]

[lethal steeple]

it was supposed to be motogp's hungarian track

but then

[modern spade]

Qatar have a region geoblock

[normal spear]

was scheduled for 09 right

[lethal steeple]

construction never finished

[modern spade]

no other middle east motogp

[lethal steeple]

2010

[modern spade]

are they brothers?

[normal spear]

iirc one of the motogp teams got some funding by hungary to get a rider in for eventually racing there

[lethal steeple]

yeah

[ancient wadi]

yep

theres another Fernandez though

[lethal steeple]

Gábor Talmasci

[ancient wadi]

Augusto

[midnight kite]

Aren't they making Hungary 2.0 for MotoGP?

[lethal steeple]

2007 125cc world champion

yes

[modern spade]

unrelated i think

[ancient wadi]

he is unrelated, yes

[normal spear]

yeah was scheduled for 09

pushed forward

then never happened

[lethal steeple]

ngl he looked fire

[midnight kite]

Any news on the 2023 Hungarian MotoGP track?

[ancient wadi]

i kinda want phakisa back though

[modern spade]

pace wise or livery wise?

[normal spear]

well he did what he could in that scot team i guess

the best they ever got was thanks to dovi

along with jir

[midnight kite]

How many wildcard entries are there this season?

[normal spear]

been 1 so far

possible that pedrosa might do one

would be in austria i guess

cal at britain can hopefully happen and idk about any others

[ancient wadi]

could aprilia give Dovi a wildcard?

[normal spear]

thing is about wildcards is that they aren't usually confirmed till the weekend of them is close

[midnight kite]

Hopefully

[normal spear]

you know bt sport were joking about max biaggi today and aprilia

he would be bloody awful but it would be excellent for one weekend that rossi would not be the oldest rider on the grid

[midnight kite]

Biaggi in MotoGP

Mick Doohan in MotoGP

[ancient wadi]

I was going to say give Jack Doohan a ride

but he's in F3

[normal spear]

i remember when okada did a wildcard for honda in mugello 08

hadn't raced in 8 years and was 41

[midnight kite]

Wonder if Jack likes Moto racing as well

[lethal steeple]

livery wise

gabor was slow af

considering that honda got a podium just a few months prior

[midnight kite]

His father is GP Motorcycle Champion, I wonder if Jack would inherit his likes for Motorcycle racing as well

[lethal steeple]

watch out for troy bayliss's son in australian SBK

[normal spear]

jack will not be going on bikes

he did early in his career and his father got him off them

[lethal steeple]

Its okay Bayliss Jr can make it

[ancient wadi]

Don't blame him

[normal spear]

good on mick anyway

[lethal steeple]

second generation riders are built different

[ancient wadi]

After the injuries Mick had

[lethal steeple]

look at remy gardner

[normal spear]

exactly

[lethal steeple]

look at rossi

[normal spear]

mick litreally nearly could have lost his leg

[lethal steeple]

damn i forget rossi is a second generation rider

😃

when is the third generation coming

[midnight kite]

Hasn't it already begun?

[normal spear]

the new generation is best i've seen

all the riders learn quick

[lethal steeple]

idk any third generation rider

as in, grandparent, parent, and then the person

Pedro acosta is not even an alien

he's not real

he's beyond our comprehension

[midnight kite]

What do you consider Gen 3 riders?

[lethal steeple]

like, riders who come from 2 generations of riders in the family

[normal spear]

oh right

yeah not yet

[lethal steeple]

imagine - Graziano, Valentino and a hypothetical child of his

[ancient wadi]

marini is young enough to be considered the 3rd generation lmao

[normal spear]

yeah but he is the brother of vale not son

[lethal steeple]

true he could be but hes rossi's brother 😔

graziano still had fire in him :

🔥

[normal spear]

oh

[ancient wadi]

cal crutchlow's dad rode

so if willow decided to ride

[normal spear]

ah what i would give to have another british premier class rider

and a good one

[ancient wadi]

be nice if lowes got another chance

[lethal steeple]

it's be nice if

mcphee existed for a second

man's washed up already and he hasnt left moto3

[normal spear]

yeah that is funny

[torn spear]

Anyone here watch formula 2?

[normal spear]

yeah in about 3 weeks i'll get back to you then

also #feeder-series

[ancient wadi]

mcphee hasn't had good luck this year

first 2 races being taken out

someone elses fault both times

pit start in portugal

+10 seconds

and then a crash in jerez

[lethal yacht]

Nah bruh this way more interesting than mf portugal rn

[grim grail]

NASCAR is on in a few hours, yeah?

Then IndyCar a few hours after that.

[lethal yacht]

top 3

[lethal steeple]

Awesom

Who wants McLaughlin win

[buoyant shale]

What track is IndyCar racing at?... Oh Texas

Eh nevermind then

[lethal yacht]

http://supergt.net/upload/3011_21SGT_m031.jpg

Today I finally found out that the engine's name for the 5.4L V8 is called the 2UR-G

Tho idk if this is just abbreviating the 2UR-GSE

[hearty steeple]

Why does that Prius look that hot 😩

[lethal yacht]

I KNOW

[midnight kite]

Because it is

[lethal yacht]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3c/No.31_TOYOTA_GR_SPORT_PRIUS_PHV_apr_GT_after_2019_Suzuka_300km.jpg

https://youtu.be/tPg1a8r2MJE

Not to mention the noise

[broken wagon]

Sad News in the world of racing, and NASCAR specifically. It was announced earlier this hour that former driver Eric McClure has passed away at the age of 42

[solar sparrow]

wasn't he the owner or one of the owners of morgan mcclure

[hearty steeple]

literal eargasm

[lethal steeple]

texas is boring

but yesyerday was lowkey excitinf

[lethal yacht]

Like it's still a Hybrid

[lethal steeple]

so imma stay to watch it

[lethal yacht]

I need to watch both races on the 30-minute fast forwards

[timber umbra]

https://twitter.com/Motorsport/status/1388920376663629826?s=20

Motorsport.com (@Motorsport)

Sad news from the #NASCAR world today as former driver Eric McClure dies at the age of 42.

https://t.co/cnrLsusJer

Twitter · May 2, 2021, 6:16 PM

[floral urchin]

:newspaper: | How IndyCars line up for Texas Motor Speedway’s second race

https://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/indycar-grid-line-up-texas-race-2/6501478/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-OPENWHEEL&utm_term=News&utm_content=www

[modern spade]

https://the-race.com/motogp/moto3-rider-lucky-to-be-alive-after-cutting-neck-at-jerez/ holy shit

[buoyant shale]

This name

Is

[modern spade]

wait is nascar live

oh wait

it's sponsored by Busch beer

lol

[foggy fulcrum]

were there other Truex Juniors they were worried he'd be confused with?

[buoyant shale]

I was talking about the race name lol

[unreal current]

LMAo

[open raptor]

Huge crash in Indy

[quaint dock]

Didn’t even make it to the start line lul

[modern spade]

so stupid

they had a a full day

still no quali

yesterday rained out

today there was nothing tf were they thinking

and we have a bs caution in cascar

[floral urchin]

:newspaper: | Six-car shunt mars start of second Texas IndyCar race

https://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/indycar-texas-big-crash/6501532/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-OPENWHEEL&utm_term=News&utm_content=www

[native oasis]

everyone okay I assume?

[modern spade]

yep

indycar so frustating to watch rn

[native oasis]

is this the first time they've held two oval races on the same weekend?

[unreal current]

I know

Is it the ads

[native oasis]

damn that singing wasnt that bad

[modern spade]

the race as a whoe

[modern spade]

nope

the underdog is out too f

[earnest lagoon]

Let's go Oward!

[arctic wyvern]

Go rinus

[modern spade]

i think rahal has got it

[arctic wyvern]

Is there an indycar discord server

[modern spade]

i don't think so

[buoyant shale]

There is one for r/indycar but that's about it I think

[remote cove]

indy be like

15 cars within 5 seconds

[arctic wyvern]

He says the cars loose

Hey @remote cove also watching a pretty boring Indy race at 1am?

[remote cove]

define boring

but im playing genshin impact

[arctic wyvern]

Its 1am lmao

[arctic wyvern]

Barely to no overtakes or crashes so basically 99% train driving

[buoyant shale]

That just sounds like usual Texas Speedway to me

[modern spade]

yep

PJ1

hurting shit

last great oval race was 2016 Texas

[buoyant shale]

Oh just tuned in

Yeah single file all the way
What a surprise
Texas Speedway moment

[modern spade]

the madness then

[arctic wyvern]

If the dark line didn’t exist rahal could’ve gone for it

[modern spade]

it was insane

[modern spade]

he did

[buoyant shale]

Iirc the reprofiling was the next year... So yeah

[modern spade]

then dixon repassed him

[modern spade]

yep

Gossage ruined the track

plz fix it

loook at tdat

like

its next lvl close

and no one can pass

[arctic wyvern]

The highlight of the race is Daly being the first indycar driver to take the 🟢🟢🟢 upside down

[modern spade]

lol

was cheering for bourdais

[arctic wyvern]

Veekay box

[modern spade]

ironically Super Tex's squad hasn't been super in Texas

Biggest L was Jack harvey's exit

he made things fun

scotty won't be repeating yesterday's p2

[arctic wyvern]

Rahal almost took out Scott’s mechanic

[modern spade]

oof

[arctic wyvern]

Imagine a 🟡 after the pit stops

🟡 for Felix

[remote cove]

well sheesh

thats good for veekay lol

[modern spade]

wot lap are u on

[arctic wyvern]

Wheel is its own racing driver

191

[modern spade]

oward

pulled a blinder

[arctic wyvern]

Veekay pitted already

I kinda called it

[modern spade]

he's in effective lead rn

[arctic wyvern]

There were 3 pits left when the yellow came out

[modern spade]

and his teammate casued it

Felix can't catcha break

[buoyant shale]

"Wheel over at turn 3" bruh how the fuck do they distinguish those oval turns lmao

Oh wait

[modern spade]

entry is one

[buoyant shale]

They are in media boxes overlooking the circuit aren't they

[modern spade]

who does this hellp

no one was a lap down i think

[buoyant shale]

Yeah I know how the American oval turn system works

[modern spade]

did josef pit?

[arctic wyvern]

But the wheel really said “I wanna go to victory lane alone”

Ye

[modern spade]

bruh

[arctic wyvern]

Top 3 hasn’t

[modern spade]

yellow helped him

to lead

f

i think he was in the warmup phase

so was going to get passed

@arctic wyvern did u watch NASCAR?

[buoyant shale]

Subway with a terrible ad

Fucking hell

[modern spade]

watch on Sky f1

for best coverage

[arctic wyvern]

Ye

[modern spade]

BS

literal BS

[arctic wyvern]

The race?

[normal spear]

fgs felix was doing well

[modern spade]

yep

[weak pendant]

I cant get vaccinated

smh

[modern spade]

especially the caution with 40 to go

for the tyre in the grass

[arctic wyvern]

10 laps l8er

[tawdry aurora]

jfc the american motogp tape delay is painful

[modern spade]

he has no luck felix does this season

[modern spade]

yep.

and then they had a messy race from then on

[weak pendant]

fucks the point of the mask then

[modern spade]

it's hilarious dat Kyle Bush won

[arctic wyvern]

It wasn’t a hazard right until everyone pitted

[modern spade]

cuz of the race name

[modern spade]

[arctic wyvern]

And his bday

[modern spade]

yep

[arctic wyvern]

And he won yesterday

[modern spade]

perfect scripting

[arctic wyvern]

🟢🟢🟢

[tawdry aurora]

satomania lets go!

[modern spade]

Larson lost another W

[arctic wyvern]

Simulation confirmed

[earnest lagoon]

Rosenqvist the king of missed opportunities

[modern spade]

sato needs to pit

[modern spade]

he cucked his teammate too now

[arctic wyvern]

Rinus 10th

[modern spade]

wait

top 3 ain't pitting?

[earnest lagoon]

Woah power

[modern spade]

wait

sato

[arctic wyvern]

Blaynes save tho

[tawdry aurora]

power got screwed there

[buoyant shale]

Holy shit you just die if you go high lmao

[tawdry aurora]

PJ1 ruined texas

[modern spade]

power dunked

[earnest lagoon]

Yeah black tarmac is basically off track

[modern spade]

hit wall too

[earnest lagoon]

Kinda sucks

[modern spade]

he did be cursing herta rn

[arctic wyvern]

Black line = death

New garden p1

[tawdry aurora]

You can set your outside tires on the black but if your inside tires touch youre donezo

[modern spade]

can sato win?

[arctic wyvern]

Sato gotta pit ffs

[modern spade]

f

screwed strat

[earnest lagoon]

Sato will drop fast

No tyres

[modern spade]

he's holding peeps up all the same

[tawdry aurora]

is there much of a difference between the honda and chevy engines?

[modern spade]

not much

[arctic wyvern]

What happened to Kanaän

2 laps down

[modern spade]

lap 1

or rather before

he escaped

[earnest lagoon]

Got damage

[modern spade]

but onboard basically showed bent toelink

and steering

[buoyant shale]

That black tarmac is literally the oval equivalent of going through a gravel trap lmao

[arctic wyvern]

Ah

[earnest lagoon]

Yeah

[modern spade]

and it's 75$ percent of the asphalt n the corners

[earnest lagoon]

Grip is nonexistent

[arctic wyvern]

Even slightly going off track with 1 wheel in f1 mobile slows you down less

[modern spade]

Josef wins this ez

[modern spade]

lol

unless rahal passes pato

and has smth for josef

[earnest lagoon]

Let's go OWard and McLaren you can do it

[arctic wyvern]

Pato

Sato pitted

[modern spade]

im on 34 to go

[arctic wyvern]

31

[modern spade]

and lost a lap

f

im behind

[tawdry aurora]

33 to go here

[arctic wyvern]

Check if ur live

30

[normal spear]

come on pato

[modern spade]

i am

[arctic wyvern]

Maybe switch decide

Device

[modern spade]

ok

[arctic wyvern]

My ipad is 30 sec behind my phone or laptop

Rlly weird

[modern spade]

30 now lol

[buoyant shale]

Since I'm bored I looked up what the road course of this thing is and

Well it's your standard American shitty Roval

[arctic wyvern]

27 here

[buoyant shale]

Dissapointed

PATOOO

[tawdry aurora]

pato my boy!

[normal spear]

pato going for this

[arctic wyvern]

Tf is this

[normal spear]

get in

[earnest lagoon]

Woah OWard is going for it hard

Let's gooo

[modern spade]

get in

he leads

plz josef

let the boi win

[earnest lagoon]

He's gonna fight

[modern spade]

ofc

[earnest lagoon]

But I hope OWard gets his first win

[modern spade]

pato gapping him

almost 1s

[buoyant shale]

That's a oval

[arctic wyvern]

Imagine new garden losing it on the dark line

[arctic wyvern]

I meant the grey

[earnest lagoon]

He's gonna save to have a big push later

[modern spade]

TMS

[normal spear]

please get to the end pato

and in 1st

[modern spade]

true

[buoyant shale]

That's the road course

[modern spade]

dat pass for the lead made my race

[arctic wyvern]

That’s the lowest effort layout I’ve ever seen

Wait no

That’s avus

[modern spade]

chek out charlotte

[buoyant shale]

There's worse

That's what you get when you need space for a paddock

[modern spade]

which one is this?

[buoyant shale]

Kansas

[arctic wyvern]

This is the lowest effort track

[normal spear]

that was excellent

[buoyant shale]

It was fucking insane tho

[modern spade]

yikes

[normal spear]

except for the fact is was dangerous as fuck and killed jean behra

[buoyant shale]

Also AAAAAAA

[arctic wyvern]

Yes but in terms of effort put into the layout

[normal spear]

well

[native oasis]

Cursed

[arctic wyvern]

Its 2 long straights and 2 kinda hairpins

[modern spade]

there was the banking

[earnest lagoon]

Woah OWard in F1 I want to see that

[normal spear]

was it part of a german road back then or was it only after it became that?

[tawdry aurora]

Zak Brown encouraging synergy between F1 and indycar makes me happy

[arctic wyvern]

OwArD nEw F1 WdC?????\

[buoyant shale]

It was part of the Autobahn back then as well and was closed for races

[native oasis]

8laps away from an F1 test

[arctic wyvern]

Pog

[normal spear]

yeah so what can you really do

[modern spade]

he was on track for it sorta lol

9 to go

for me

[earnest lagoon]

Yes

[arctic wyvern]

72g

[buoyant shale]

I actually drove past AVUS a few years ago
I didn't know it was AVUS at that moment but
Yeah I remember seeing grandstands

[normal spear]

glaf to see the back of it but is an interesting track or was that is

[earnest lagoon]

1.5 gap to newgarden

[native oasis]

You can really tell he just loves Motorsport in general

[earnest lagoon]

I don't see how he loses this

[arctic wyvern]

6 2 go

JOSEF GAINING

ALERT ALERT