>Friday, June 19 (all times ET)3:30 AM: Supercars, Rd 17/37, 'Darwin Triple Crown #1', Hidden Valley Raceway, Darwin, Australia7:00 PM: NASCAR Trucks, Rd 13/25, 'Navy 250', Coronado Street Circuit, Coronado, California, USA>Saturday, June 201:50 AM: Supercars, Rd 18/37, 'Darwin Triple Crown #2', Hidden Valley Raceway, Darwin, Australia3:05 AM: Formula E, Rd 11/17, 'Sanya ePrix', TBC, Sanya, China9:00 AM: MotoGP, Rd 9-S/22, 'Czech Republic Grand Prix (Sprint)', Brno Circuit, Brno, Czech Republic12:30 PM: Indy NXT, Rd 9/17, 'Grand Prix at Road America', Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, USA1:00 PM: AMA Motocross, Rd 4/11, 'High Point National', High Point Raceway, Mt. Morris, Pennsylvania, USA5:00 PM: NASCAR O'Reilly, Rd 18/33, 'United Rentals Driven to Serve 250', Coronado Street Circuit, Coronado, California, USA7:00 PM: ARCA, Rd 9/20, 'Herr's Snacks 200', Berlin Raceway, Marne, Michigan, USA>Sunday, June 211:10 AM: Supercars, Rd 19/37, 'Darwin Triple Crown #3', Hidden Valley Raceway, Darwin, Australia8:00 AM: MotoGP, Rd 9/22, 'Czech Republic Grand Prix', Brno Circuit, Brno, Czech Republic12:00 PM: Indy NXT, Rd 10/17, 'Grand Prix at Road America', Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, USA2:30 PM: IndyCar, Rd 10/18, 'XPEL Grand Prix at Road America', Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, USA4:00 PM: NASCAR Cup, Rd 17/36, 'Anduril 250', Coronado Street Circuit, Coronado, California, USASpreadsheet:https://pastebin.com/D9ZzLBrvMore races and times at:https://raceday.watch/Previous Thread: >>155186864
>>155395395Fuck divegrass.
I miss Bentley.
>High Class Enters Partnership With Isotta Fraschini>High Class Could Run Isotta Fraschini in WEC, IMSASingaporeanon will be happy
The Isotta running in IMSA is just bait from John "hot scoops" Dagys. They don't make enough road cars and thus won't be allowed in as long as that rule exists. Doonan's quotes are the same shit he always says.
>>155397742That is pretty awesome. I was expecting an ALMS entry, but WEC and IMSA would be fantastic, but wouldn't they have the same problem as Glickenhaus in IMSA?
>wins
Do you support OnlyFans?
>>155399037ChampCar is rolling in it's grave.
>Jeremy Clarkson got CancerFuck. F
>>155370656>I never really even heard an explanationI hate bringing up BoP while not having the actual tables to back this up, but I think it's just that the LM-specific BoP hasn't caught up with the WEC-specific BoP, with a sprinkle of the car just being flawed in some unfixable way.I was heavy on the hopium initially and I thought they were playing some game betting on a post-quali BoP adjustment but apparently they were just that slow. I spoke with a couple of their pit crew guys and it was depressing, they work so hard and yet there they are dead last with no real way to do anything about it. It's not surprising they are developing a new car even though it wasn't clear if it's a new blank slate design or if they are just going all in on jokers to fix what they have like Ferrari is doing. I'm sure more details will come out at some point.I'd like to have more insider information to share but I've been taking the LMP2 pill for quite a few years now so I'm not working in WEC anymore. Save for the LM24, all I have regarding Hypercar shenanigans is second or third hand information which isn't really worth much.>>155367363I think the Valkyrie was one of the victims of the huge temperature swings we had in the race compared to the rest of the week, cause they weren't doing half bad in practice and qualifying.Btw check this outhttps://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/?season=15_2026&evvent=03_LE+MANSIf you scroll down to race and then hour 24 there are some interesting analysis to look at to see where cars are losing time. For example, the #007 spent about a minute more in pit lane than #7 with both cars having a single outlier pit stop, but then #20 spent a minute less than #7 and still finished behind so obviously it's not just pit stops. Good luck sorting through all the numbers.>>155391806Thanks bro, that's the app I'm already using but I don't think the app has anything to do with the problem cause even on a regular browser I keep getting rangeban errors
fuck this soccer shit
>>155395395Love to the Wood Bros 21. How will this turn out?
>>155400764Berry Berry good. Love can drive.
>>155401448
>https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/2030-rules-will-play-a-role-in-porsches-possible-hypercar-return/>“There is no decision opposite to what we have announced. Don’t expect us to be there next year.”The hope for Porsche in '27 is still deadFight to keep the thread alive frens
>>155399575FAt least he's rich, so he'll likely be able to deal with it reasonably well.
>>155402307Eddie Jordan got cancer last year and he lost
>>155399610>I've been taking the LMP2 pill for quite a few years nowWhat do you think of the new regulations? Is everyone just going to stick with Orica or will some teams try Ligier. Personally, I'm always going to like an NA V8 over a turbo anything, but I'm interested to hear what you think of the new engine, especially as someone who has to work on them. In any case, I suppose I should just be happy they didn't make they hybrid.
>>155402393EJ died 3 months after revealing his diagnosis, but when he talked about it the cancer had spread already. If it's early as he says, he should recover from it.
>>155395619fuck Nissan for half-assing development of the Z GT4
>tfw just got surgery for appendicitisgood thing I didn't buy tickets for IndyCar this year, I wouldn't have been able to go anyway>t. Road America Anon
fuck soccer
>>155403755>krut using kryle's 8
>>155401448>Already this weekNice
>>155403871Damn, homie. I'm glad everything turned out alright. You should be well enough by July 30th to make a day trip to see the IMSA race...
Cleaning it up
Fuck divegrass
>>155411026I wish but probably not. I was already having some issues financially (why I didn't buy tickets to IndyCar this year) and now with the medical bills it will be even worse. 6 hours at Road America will be cool to watch at home though. it should have always been 6 hours, 2 hours 40 minutes is nothing.
True or False, the driver lineup is holding the Valk back.
>>155414252Roman De Angelis and Alex Riberas have no business being in a top level prototype. I hate Tincknell but I also believe he has been a legitimate detriment to their effort on track. Fuck Multimatic. Gamble was a gamble that turned out okay. Sorensen and Gunn are fine.However the car fucking sucks and is still disadvantaged by the rules even with optimal BoP. It's slow out of corners, can't handle bumps and curbs, and has low top speed.
>>155414252possibly, but I think it's more the car being inherently uncompetitive. even though there's BoP in sports car racing there are still areas you can improve the competitiveness of the car in, that's why you see the older GT3 cars being dropped for newer models even though technically you could still run the old one until the homologation expires.
>>155412960>medical billsWe have created a monster in this country with the cost of medical care. Remember, they typically do not charge interest on medical debt and they won't send you to collections if you meet their minimum payments. It is terribly annoying to carry any debt, but in this case if you are having financial issues it is definitely worth the time to establish if there is any intrest involved and what the absolute minimum payment you can make without being sent to collections. I've dealt with this bullshit and it sucks, but it's survivable without eating nothing but ramen for 5 years. I'm glad you are well, anon.Also, there is an IndyCar at Road America marathon on YT right now.https://www.youtube.com/live/WnryOKGHpkc
>>155415074the worst part is I got laid off so I don't have health insurance. but I had to go in, I could have died if I didn't get it yaken care of. legitimately dreading what the bill will be. they said they will work with me due to my financial situation but still.
>>155414252They were always going to get bopped to fuck for not going hybrid, wec is fake and rigged, no legitimacy at all, dont know why people are still watching this shit.
>>155414960>the car being inherently uncompetitive>Glickenhaus >Vanwall >Isotta FrascciniYeah, it's quite unfortunate, but you can just have a dud right off the drawing board. Maybe they can use some jokers or something, but I'm not tremendously optimistic, although I will 100% support them the entire way.>that's why you see the older GT3 Being run, as well. The AMG is so solid they are still running it even though it's one of the oldest cars in top competition. The Hurracan and Lexus are also good examples. It's actually going to be interesting to see if all their new cars are as successful.
>>155415705NTA but i also had some uninsured (minor) surgery done, granted this was pre covid when the world at least made a little sense. But i was able to pay 75 a month. And that was me having a job. I do think they have some level of sympathy for people that were in a literal life or death level of care required. But once again this was years ago. Hopefully some of those people still exist.>>155416537I was actually kinda disappointed how much pace the Genesis showed before they started blowing up in so much less track time then Aston has had. Hopefully some more competitive races are ahead as the weather might've had a play in its struggles. Its not like we haven't seen it make some good runs at places like Spa.
>>155416537dunno about the new Merc or Lambo, but the GR GT3 will be a much more serious car than the RC F. it's basically the closest thing lately that is like the homologation specials of old, they designed it as a GT3 race car first and the road car was secondary. with the RC F they took the road car and then made a GT3 version. sure there is BoP to deal with but I have no doubt it will be a very competitive car.
I dunno, i think Berry got a little bit of a raw deal cause what can you expect out of a Ford right now? But good luck to Love.
>>155415705>the worst part is I got laid offThat sucks ass. I was lucky I didn't get sick when I got laid off. It seems like a lot of anons have been getting laid off in the last few years. I hope this gets better for you soon.>they said they will work with me due to my financial situation but still.Yeah, I still had to go to the regular doctor and the regular office visit was $120. I called them and told them I was "self pay" and they charged me $40. It's a $25 copay with insurance. It's definitely going to suck, but they really will work with you if you talk to them. They absolutely will send you a massive bill if you dont.don't.YAGMI
>>155417597He's younger than Berry but he's probably not going to outdrive him as a rookie, so hopefully Wood Bros can be patient.The timing for this was terrible for RCR, it seems like Kyle had committed for 2027 and so Love went to Wood Bros and now they have 2 seats to fill.
You can design Blowman's car for the fall Kansas race. Lets see how good our graphic design skills are.https://allypaintshop.com/
>>155417108>I was actually kinda disappointed how much pace the Genesis showed before they started blowingYeah, that was a bit sad, but they got to copy a lot of homework and they also have a massive automotive company with way more relevan resources than GabeN. It doesn't make it less frustrating, but it certainly is understandable. >>155417225Yeah, Toyota definitely put an awful lot of effort into that project and I am sure they are going for the top step in every series, especially Super GT. I'm actually a bit concerned that Mercedes and Lamborghini will not be able to improve on the cars they have now as I rather like both the AMG and the Huracan. It was really nice to see the Corvette Z06 GT3 win le Mans, but it was extremely disappointing to see the Mustang GT3 get absolutely decimated. It's also sad to see McLaren suck so badly.
>>155417597The absolute state of Ford in NASCAR right now is abysmal, but it won't last forever. Besides, it's still a move up for him as as long as he can bring the car home in one piece for a year or two, I'm sure he'll get a better seat.
>>155418640This is pretty cool.
>>155420650>the top step in every series, especially Super GT.well the top step of GT300 at least. I haven't heard anything about them making a GT500 version of the GR GT. they might just keep the Supra as their GT500 car. GT500's are silhouette cars that all have inline 4 turbo anyway, Super Formula uses basically the same engine.
>>155420650>It's also sad to see McLaren suck so badly.It wouldn't surprise me if they're funneling more resources into getting the hypercar going. I think once thats settled and doing laps the GT car will get more attention.
>>155418640>have to choose name for the paintscheme>names are randomly generated, one at a timeGay.
>>155402307>>155402598from what I read he's cooked
>>155424393Its still too early to tell i think. Its an aggressive cancer but they also caught it really early when it was still treatable. Its pretty much down to the RNG of fighting it.
>>155395395https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edfml27R8Xg
total football death
reminder if you get cancer all you have to do is "just" get a massive fever alongside your typical chemo treatmentshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsRVQWfqjms
https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/2030-rules-will-play-a-role-in-porsches-possible-hypercar-return/
https://www.dailysportscar.com/2026/06/17/54-cars-for-6h-watkins-glen.html
https://sportscar365.com/lemans/asian-lms/lequien-entire-2026-27-season-could-be-held-in-europe/lmao, why even call it "Asian" at this point. just call it a winter series or something. that's effectively what it is, a winter off-season series for mostly European drivers and teams.
>>155414960Old GT3 cars are slow because of BoP you retard. If you run in a championship where there's not enough manufacturer involvement for anyone to give a shit you can win with a 10 year old car based on a road car that's been out of production for 5 years, anything from 2013 or 2014 or so is easily fast enough.
>>155428783top teams aren't running Callaway Corvettes. yeah you can win a race or two with an old car but if you want to win the championship you're gonna get a newer car.
>>155428907GT3 Evo kits or new cars are regularly flat out fucking worse than the previous version and only sell because of BoP extortion. You don't have to listen to me, you can ask the people spending tens of thousands of dollars on the goddamn things.https://www.dailysportscar.com/2020/06/22/so-you-want-to-go-gt3-racing-part-1.html>“The 488 has had two evo packages, one in 2018 and one in 2020,” a driver told DSC. “The new one is 70 grand, and this is for a formula that’s balanced with BoP, so there’s technically no advantage. But the problem is that you have to run the newest car, because they will make the older cars slower.>This is where politics come into play, if you don’t buy the evo kit, it’s highly unlikely you will be able to get the results you want because manufacturers don’t want older-spec cars beating the new ones. “If you do win with an out of date car, then the paddock will complain,” an experienced driver pointed out.>“I wouldn’t mind after a few years upgrading,” one European team owner said, “but the last evo actually made the car slower, harder to drive, before we got to BoP. What a waste…”>Evo kits are generally thought of as a means to generate money for manufacturers, more than they are to make the cars more competitive. They are all part of what one manufacturer representative called: “a product lifecycle strategy.”
>>155426578Yeah, that's pretty fast. That was a perfect launch and the thing looks completely hooked up the entire run, too. The little white shitbox did pretty well with a 7.1, but it looks like he got squirrely off the line. Very fun. Also, it looks hot as hell.Since I have you here, where are the really nice houses in Puerto Rico? I watched an old movie the other day and they were chilling in some Spanish Colonial mansion in San Juan, but I couldn't find them on Google maps.
>>155427413Very cool. Is there a sasquatch wood carving somewhere on the grounds? Otherwise why is that thing in the lower right?
>>155428442Well, there just aren't any race tracks in East Asia, of course.
>>155428783
>>155429865Vigne did nothing wrong
>>155400764wood bros. bros...i dont like this move...I LOVE THIS MOVE
155429154>You don't have to listen to meI won't, because you're always a salty bitch.
>>155429865You have never genuinely enjoyed anything in your life, not least because you have never watched Gabu's anime.
Silver class added to the Macau GP GT3 racehttps://www.dailysportscar.com/2026/06/17/silver-cup-class-added-to-macau-gt-world-cup.html>Organisers will be hoping that the addition of this class will help bolster the field, after 2025 featured a dramatic 30% drop in entries following a new torque sensor mandate, which notably saw Mercedes-AMG skip the event.
>>155430826I very much enjoy not watching anime.
>>155397742>High Class RacingWho is this team?
>>155432606Apparently a Danish racing team that's been around a while. I mostly jist recognize them from LMP2.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Class_Racing
>Isotta Fraschinihow the hell would that work? don't you have to sell a certain number of road cars to race in IMSA? (AKA be a real manufacturer, not a fake one like Glickenhaus)
>>155434483>how the hell would that work?It wouldn't
>>155434590what if they get so desperate for entries in GTP they change the rules and let in the fake manufacturers
>>155434880Even without Acura they still have 9 full season entries. That's more than enough to make it 3 more seasons.
>>155435927what if more leave?
>>155436321The Caddys aren't going anywhere. It wouldn't be the first time GM raced against themselves.
>>155436448shant be watching GMTP
https://timstreams.net/watch/huset-s-speedwayit wasnt working some time ago but now its up and theres some racism going on (woo sprint cars)
https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/genesis-pace-surprises-on-24h-le-mans-debut/
>>155402580If you speak with the Oreca guys the situation seems bleak with key technical regs still missing and development proceeding slowly or not at all, which is weird considering that they should start delivering the cars by mid '27.I don't know how much of that is true and how much is them just keeping a facade of discontent for whatever reason, but the mood seems generally bad let's put it like that. I haven't heard of any actual testing so far so at least we can be confident that there isn't a rolling prototype yet. The fact that will be a completely new chassis seems to make them particularly salty, but maybe those will end up being reused for the 2030 HCs, who knows. I have no idea what Ligier is up to unfortunately, but I honestly don't expect them to be much ahead of Oreca. I hope they end up selling a lot of their cars and we can see actual competition, but I wouldn't be surprised if they won'tIt's sad to see the current cars go, they are a relic of a very different era of endurance racing, but they are undoubtedly showing their age compared to the rest of the grid even though they are still exceptionally fast and capable machines. Many systems on the car (airjacks, lights, dampers, wheel nuts just to name a few) are now all but obsolete, next year the current design will be 10 years old, with some details dating back to 2014 so it was long overdue for a refresh.It sucks that the new cars will be slower and the engines quieter, but the first few years are going to be very interesting with everyone scrambling to understand the car's strengths and weaknesses and there will definitely be a reshuffle in the pecking order. The current cars are mostly a solved problem, there is nothing left to discover because pretty much everything has been tried already, it's borderline boring. Se yeah, I'm excited for the new cars and I'm happy that the ACO (and IMSA) seem to be ok with keeping the class alive for a long time.
>rising sun next to gook flagLol
>>155436321>>155436448I don't think Penske is going anywhere, either. Even if they have to switch manufacturers. I also think WRT/BMW will stick with it for a while.
Detailed report on the Burgerking24 by toyotahttps://toyotagazooracing.com/nurburgring/report/2026/24hrace/> The 2026 24 Hours of Nürburgring, held a month earlier than last year, began with a visit to a small park located along a public road near the Nürburgring. It is the site of two cherry trees, one German and one Japanese, that were planted there. In 2011, the trees were small and had slender trunks, but today they have grown thick, tall, and lush. Here, Morizo and the rest of the team members offered their prayers for safety during the race and shared their individual goals with the late Hiromu Naruse, who paved the way for the team's activities at the Nürburgring.SOVL
>>155416519sometimes I wonder why people choose to be a sad delusional fagot instead of being a happy delusional fagot
>>155397742at least jean karl verney will be maintained as their factory driver(and main developing driver)but how do high class find other drivers? gold pay driver is expected but don't tell me it would be as pathetic as duquiene's DOUBLE SILVER CARBABIES
>>155443467
>>155443467I wanna see the GR GT3 with the Akkodis ASP and Vasser Sullivan liveries on itsomeone shooped this Castrol one
>>155443516
>>155443453Duquiene is actually not that bad this year
>>155443514btw my eastern europoor friends, CROPP has some Castrol Racing themed things
>>155443744the good thing for them is they manage to survive in le mans and has better pace than a vanwall(with a platinum driver) if a proper driver runs it.but hiring a bad pay drivers, not able to run 2 cars, not able to make full season is certainly a BAD team operation.not sure whether Duquiene is being underfunded by sponsor/pay drivers, or IF is not paying Duquiene the operation cost and pulled the plug immediately, since IF did test with vector but ended up takeover by them when announced WEC participation.>>155397742>Run Isotta Fraschini in WEC, IMSAforget that news, running that car in IMSA simply bullshitting
>>155443453The real question is, will that be the limiting factor for the team? I don't think it will be for the first season or two.
https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/fillon-hydrogen-garage-56-entry-possible-before-2030/
>>155443880Have you looked actually at hteir lineup, the previous 2 seasons were horrible yes, but 2026 looks pretty different.Duquine had Andlauer, Vershoor and Pin as their drivers at LM, they were leading LMP2 for most of the race and the SCs nulled out always their lead which they were able to extend again. Ver and Andlauer are good drivers we all know, and you can view Pin as being the paydriver as her seat is funded highly by the Mercedes junior program, but she is fast so the lineup is pretty strong this year I would say. Not some shit like Nissany last year lol
>>155443883yes it is, and this drive a whole team into a pro-am situation, with a car that has no share knowledge to anyone.both silver driver aren't experienced driver nor having car development experiences, and no GT/sportscar/prototype experiences for them (and one of it mainly runs F4 and short season of LMP2)which means there's no pace nor consistency to both dudes, and inconsistency driving not only mean more crash-prone, but also means more garbage data for development(not helpful to find the best setup)and this mean there's only ONE driver(Jean-Karl Vernay) doing the main car development AND pro-am like tuning/consulting session during the racing season, compromise even more development effort.if there's a boarderline experienced gold driver(like some good-rank F2/F3/GT3 driver) or a super silver(something like geleal) in the lineup with a main development driver, the car may improve a lot and provide more suitable info for future upgrade.
>>155444119oh you mean this year not the LMH year in 2024, of course this year is good along with with great ex-F2 freelancer and a good gold GT driver to keep up the paceI guess the director did change their hiring strat recently, from highest pay gets first to checking portfolios before hire, since LMP2 driver market has lot of supply than LMH which need big fund or big names to sustain the operation
>>155444529ah okay I misunderstood you yeah
https://www.dailysportscar.com/2026/06/18/kobayashi-joins-kcmg-for-nls6.html
https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/peugeot-reaffirms-plans-for-evolved-9x8-in-2027/
>>155445470So they intend to run at least till 2029 and beg for additional jokers as they exhausted all their permitted ones
So again how are Audi's first 5 wins against shitboxes are harder fought than Toyota's first 5 against the same level of opposition ?
>>155445566at least they didn't quit unlike those bitches at Porsche
some more Toyota testing it seems
https://sportscar365.com/lemans/asian-lms/customer-bmw-lmdh-cars-unlikely-despite-discussions/
>>155440681I don't find any of that particularly surprising. The car definitely needs to be updated, but I would argue that since>The current cars are mostly a solved problemas you put it, the on track racing is pretty good. The races are decided by driving and pit crew efficiency. The situation is similar to IndyCar.It seems that every major technical regulations change is full of problems and it makes me wonder if perhaps before we didn't have so much information about it or if the cars are becoming too complicated or even if larger societal trends have cause a competency crisis.I'm trying to optimistic about things, but I have seen LMP2 continuously be down graded and the new regulations seem to be a continuation of that process. I would desperately love to see a return to an LMP900/LMP675 situation, but I don't think most manufacturers would even understand that, let alone support it at this point. I will always love and support sports car racing, but I am increasingly concerned for its future.
>>155445967When the Audi R8 LMP900 debuted at le Mans, they did so against Toyota, BMW, Panoz, a Nissian factory powered Courage and a Courage factory team. Not two Gibson powered Rebellions.
How do we feel about K-Mag stepping into the 91? Will his sports car and F1 experience carry over?
>>155449315Others have tried. Only SVG managed to have any real success. That Chicago course, plus the weather that weekend, was a lightning-in-a-bottle situation for him I think.It will depend on how well K-Mag learns the car. There's almost no practice, so I'm optimistic but trying to stay realistic. Who knows though.
>>155449529I'm a fan of his, so I hope he at least does decent
>>155449315Road course? He will own those guys
>>155449315He will fuck up the restarts one too many times, I fear.
>>155449731>I'm a fan of hiswith or without the shirt?
>>155450235I am a straight man, but if I wasn't...
>>155448825And did audi win? No
>>155449529kmag himself said that his first time in the car will be in the free practice session so dont expect anything
>>155445699This becomes even funnier when you realize that every single decision made for NASCAR to become what it is now was made by a drug addict.
>>155449529Other teams were trying an unusually high number of road course specialists in the same time period and still only SVG was able to score a win.Jenson ButtonKimi Raikkonen (in the same Project 91 car didn't finish above 29th)Brodie KosteckiMike RockenfellerKamui KobayashiJoey Hand
>>155448154I'm a bit more optimist cause I'd argue that drivers won't suddenly become incapable of driving because there's a new car, the driving is still going to be good. Sure, some will struggle to adapt more than others and there's definitely going to be a period where people you expect at the top won't be there, and there will be some kinks to fix in the cars for a little while, but overall I'm quite confident (and hopeful) we won't see a drastic drop in the quality of racing.>but I have seen LMP2 continuously be down gradedYeah but you can still watch it in most of its glory for a couple extra years when there aren't any HCs around, such as in the ELMS. It's sad that they had to make them slower so they don't drive laps on top of HCs but that was an unfortunate reality given that it was a car developed over a decade ago when the top class was made of spaceships.It was bound to happen, manufacturers want cheaper cars and that means slower cars, if that's what it takes to have full grids and entertaining races then I'll accept slower LMP2s and carry on, laptime isn't everything. Also I'm selfishly looking at me doing my job and it's always interesting to deal with a new car at the same time as everyone else. It kind of levels the playing field for a little while, both for the engineers who have to extract potential out of the cars and for the mechanics who have to learn to work efficiently in and around them.If what they said is true regarding the target weight, engine power and aero philosophy then i'm not expecting much of a departure from the current performance (the detuned one, that is), so yeah we won't be breaking any records anytime soon but at least my beloved dentists can still race their fast prototypes for many years to come. There's always the LMP3 for the true shitter class so I hope the ACO will leave some dignity for my boy LMP2.I've run out of LM pics so have a crashed Peugeot from a few months ago.
zarco is keeping himself in shape and doing some rehab ahead of his knee operation, which won't happen until it's healed from the burn, so yeah rumours of his demise have been greatly exaggerated
anti-divegrass bump presented by LMP3 shittery @ VIR
>>155457897He won't come back before the end of the season, that's pretty sure, now. I just hope that Luccio keeps him for '27Still>CalFucking why?And Guidotti is head of Trackhouse, now.https://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/francesco-guidotti-joins-trackhouse-as-motogp-team-manager-with-immediate-effect/10831142/Ok, why not... I'll miss Davide Brivio though. He did a good job.
Mods at White Mountain has been postponed a month due to rain all weekend
>>155456614everything reminds of the r8 apocalypse
>>155449315I think this will be another flash in the pan "road course specialist" thing. I like him frankly because I liked his dad in sports cars (Panoz and particularly Corvette), who also did a NASCAR race and managed to go from 32nd to 12th, which is pretty fucking good for a one and done, and yes I definitely had to look that up.Anyways, I think it's good to have different drivers try different series, if for no other reason than to maybe get some new eyeballs on them.
>>155445699Do you even watch NASCAR?
I'm trying to get into writing, so I've been reading a bunch of screenplays>i_get_that_reference.jpg
>>155452659Yeah, but then they won 13 of the next 15 years. Also, they won with multiple different teams running their car.
Czech Grand Prix this weekend lads
>>155453589>we won't see a drastic drop in the quality of racing. I think you are right about that. I should stop dooming. It's just that my passion or racing comes from my love of machines, which I am sure you understand. I especially like to see as many answers as possible to the question >how do we build a car that goes the fastest over a long time?I like that we have some many entries in LMP2, I just wish we had multiple chassis and engine configuration. It's like we have to choose between have 3 or 4 unique cars in the field or 20 very similar ones. >they had to make them slowerYeah, I really miss the days of LMP2 contending for the overall win, but I guess since things are the way they are the manufacturers in HC would be absolutely mental if they had to compete with LMP2 cars. I really like the concept of the lighter, less powerful car that handles better over the big heavy powerhouse. Another reason to slow them down is that series need to reset the speed every once in a while or we would have cars doing 250mph on the Hunaudières or F1 cars with the footprint of a moving truck.>Also I'm selfishly looking at me doing my job and it's always interesting to deal with a new car at the same time as everyone else.There is no shame in that. In fact, I'm glad you said it because it helps me appreciate it in a different way. I imagine it is extremely exciting getting to work on a new car and try to discover its potential while in competition with all the other teams. Honestly, my biggest gripe is that it isn't an NA V8 any more, otherwise I think it's largely a lateral move and I am EXTREMELY hopeful that their will be at least some semblance of parody between the two chassis.In what ways was the Courage so much better anyway? I never really thought about that, I just saw it win a lot and everyone stopped using it >crashed Peugeot(▰˘︹˘▰)
>>155456614Bad ass imagine, sir.>>155459393Say what you want about the driving standards in LMP3, the engine sounds absolutely amazing.
Pikes Peak this weekendhttps://ppihc.org/wednesdays-practice-and-qualifying-highlights/
>Bubba's Full Throttle Meal>it's fried chicken (tenders)
>>155460018I wish active F1 drivers weren't such pussies. Come try an oval
>>155440681The fuck do they need new wheel nuts for>>155448825retard>>155459402Imagine MotoGP has a super license for convenience because they have basically decided the bikes are too wack for anyone that doesn't have MotoGP experience to race. Aleix kwabbed himself, Honda isn't letting Nakagami do anything but test 850s for next year with Aleix on the shelf, and Bradl isn't coming back. Maybe they will let Nagashima on it at some point but Crutchlow is outright the next most recently experienced rider available.
>>155459402hrc handles rider's contracts and honda has him in high regard so if he manages to recover they'll give him his final season, as for cal, they don't really have any other choice, aleix is injured and it's not worth risking nakagami in the middle of the 850 development >And Guidotti is head of Trackhouse, now.since brivio is heading to honda, they need someone who can take care of the team and not be distracted by next year, there's already speculation that brivio was the bridge between quartararo and honda>>155460991>races in hungary and czechia>almost no umbrella girls from the areaabsolute travesty
Pikes Peak this weekend
>>155462222>I just wish we had multiple chassis and engine configuration.I wish that too, but I guess it's hard to create a class where development is basically banned and not have it converge at some point to what ends up being the best chassis-engine combo. I hope Ligier steps up to the challenge, but considering how Oreca had so many more customers and half a decade of effective monopoly on the class and a mountain of data and feedback and so much loyalty from so many teams, it's going to be tough.With engines especially the writing was on the wall long before 2017 with most teams already converging to what was found to be the best engine at the time (the Nismo) so the rules simply made it official but with a different manufacturer, which ultimately ended up being an excellent pick.At the end of the day it's a class for amateurs and aspiring HC drivers, it can't be too complex nor too expensive, both for buyers and manufacturers who need to set up a support chain. Reducing the available choices is a great way to save on costs for everyone even if it means reducing competition. In fact I believe nobody besides Oreca and Ligier even bothered to apply to be a supplier so it's not like there's a line of manufacturers outside the ACO's door fighting to get back in the class.>>155465787Believe it or not there's development to be made even on wheel nuts, and the ones on the Oreca 07 are absolute top-tier dogshit that couldn't keep up with wheel guns back when the car was new, let alone now after a decade of wheel gun improvements. There are GT wheel nuts that go on for multiple seasons, but on the LMP2 you need to throw them in the bin after a single race even when everything goes alright. It's one of the many reasons why this class has some of the slowest pit stops out there.
>>155467143They converged on Nissan because having both a cost cap and stock blocks was retarded and nobody was ever going to catch up to the bajillion yen Nissan spent on that engine in other series previously.The second chassis constructor is only there for absolute faggotron arguments that it isn't a spec class and ORECA isn't a monopoly.I honestly don't care how fast or fun the cars are they just should not be taking up space at Le Mans unless absolutely fucking necessary like those Peugeot one make shitboxes in the 90s let alone be the only real race actually taking place.
>>155466558For me, it's still Romain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kNns2poz_Y
Just watched the SVG video about Coronado and holy crap this track is just bumps on bumps after bumps
>>155472191A previous job took me to a few military bases, including a couple Navy bases. The roads on every single facility were all absolute shit. The only parts that were remotely smooth were the taxiways for aircraft, but even those were rough compared to civilian airports. I assumed Coronado would be better, since it's a major air station, but lol I guess not.
>>155470630is this some sort of climb hill mustang?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mka8Tmuj-5M
>>155435927I wouldn't be surprised if the Hyundais show up next year in IMSA. Stellantis could theoretically slap a Chrysler or Dodge badge on the Peugeot, too.
The demographic that pays attention to IMSA and not to Le Mans is microscopic in marketing terms, it's only for when global corpo will only let you run a local program (Acura, historically but not presently BMW and Lexus) and "experiential marketing" like Corvette corrals. That's why Ford doesn't give a fuck about running GTP, they only want to win Le Mans overall and host Mustang corrals.
Munching on a giant bag of peppered beef jerky while watching the supercars broadcast
Trans Am race green (now yellow lol) on Supercars
>>155472889yeah some electric mustang-e shit
PEAK racism in this Trans am race
>>155478616dat sum RX8 or am I seeing things?
>>155478665I do not believe Mazda is involved with Trans Am but I might be wrong
You NASCAR fans have surely raced with all the EA games on the PS2.After buying a slew of F1 games and an IndyCar series game, I decided I also wanted a NASCAR game for the PS2. Reading various past reviews, I read that the most hated of all is NASCAR 08. But why do you hate it so much and say it's the ugliest?In various forums, they say it's easier to drive and has been greatly simplified. This isn't bad for me, as I love simple games—that is, you get in the car and drive.N08 is the only one easily available in Italy, and the prices are very low. All the others are very rare and really expensive, so I'm really thinking about getting it.What do you think?Is it really that bad?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHxvF4w_Og4
>>155478781because by N08 EA had given up on the series and stopped refining it. removed features, worse graphics, simply less care or craft put into it.Thunder 04 was the pinnacle of the more hardcore games, CftC05 was the most refined, TTC06 was the most feature-rich. any one of those three are better than 08.
to the pole anon that was asking about a truly accurate taurus diecast, this is what we meant when we were saying there isn't really such thing, not even cars from the same shop had the same fenders
rip in peace phillip island
I will not visit Darwin
>>155479588Ive been there when I was in the NavyI saw open hostility towards aborigine street urchins it was wildThe casino was really nice
WE ARE GREEN FOR SUPERCUNTS!!!I am distracted by simracing on my main screen
CAM ON MOSTERT!!
Are Woody pitting early
Chaz up to 7th!
If you arent watching supercars what the FUCK is wrong with youBest race cars imo
The abo liveries are neat
>feeney the weenie
I said it before, Ill say it again, Supercars has the best presentation
penrite fucking SUCKS
Elbows out cunts
Kino
I now remember Rylan Grey
Every supercars race is so goodI cant gush enough about it
I love when racing teams do shit in formation
Fuck
>>155480089esp when the cars look that fucken good
>SC with 3 to goArgh
GREEEEN
Clown hair
Nice raceWe got a fun weekend ahead of us
hate cam waterslove the monster energy girls
Why is Ford shit everywhere but Australia this year.
>>155480144ikrit fucking sucksluv me stangs
>>155480143based
>>155462991Based. There aren't any big endurance races so it will be easy to pop in and out to see how things are going. Please post reminders if you see anything particularly cool that's coming up. I'll make sure to do the same.
>>155465365>I wish active F1 drivers weren't such pussies. They know they are going to get spanked and if anything, SVG is reinforcing that. Don't get me wrong, I think he is improving overall, but there is no way they would be willing or even able to put that much effort into it. It's a lot like how most of the oval guys struggle with road courses compared to someone who runs them all the time. It's also what makes IndyCar so fantastic. They have to be good at both... in theory. I do feel like we could stand to stich a couple of road/street courses for ovals in IndyCar. Also IMSA on the Charlotte oval when?
>Fabio 2ndNani?
>>155481119>3 yams ahead of factory aprllialmao>millel
>>155467143Don you know what chassis you will be working on? Which would you prefer?It sounds like the Courage might be a safer bet, but perhaps the Ligier will have some hidden potential to be discovered. What kind of latitude do you have with the cars or is that even clear at this point?>it can't be too complex nor too expensiveYeah, we've seen that kill off sports cars time and again. Hell, it's why we have the Hypercar rules set. Unfortunately, sports car racing is far too complicated to be as popular (profitable) as F1 or whatever, so we will have to find some balance of cost and engineering uniqueness.
>>155470630Man, I love hillnl climb and time attack cars.>>155478552>some electric mustang-e shitAnd in the bin it goes.
>>155478781>N08 is the only one easily available in Italy, and the prices are very low. All the others are very rare and really expensive, so I'm really thinking about getting it. Honestly, it sounds like a good place to start. If you like it, great. The others will be better. If you don't like it, great the others will be better. As long as you are willing to sacrifice the €10 or whatever, you're probably good.There is a lot to be said for being able to appreciate something for what it is by itself instead of what it is compared to other things.
>>155483634Crash looked very mickey mouse, literally the slowest corner on the track.
>>155483634second crash of the day btw
>Another ktm breakdownThis is not making me think about buying a ktm 1200 adventure
>>155478781just pirate it really
Damn, they're going to be racing in a military base?
>>155467586>I honestly don't care how fast or fun the cars areWe know.
>>155478603It's a little sad that Australian Trans-Am is better than American Trans-Am, but I'm glad everyone is having fun.
>>155479934I need to sleep.
>>155479977They literally have F1 levels of production and analysis for a regional series. If there could only be racing on one country on Earth, I would want it to be Austria.
>>155484345>Austria
>>155484240Yeah, bases here are basically small cities with residential and even a little commercial zoning in addition to all the direct military stuff. Hell, Coronado has 2 freaking golf course. Most bases, especially Air Force bases, have golf course.
>>155484383Lol, phone posting from work. My bad.
Ai's looking good
>>155480863Indy running both styles of track is why I'll watch it over F1 any day. A multi class IMSA race on the Charlotte oval would be cluster fuck kino
>>155484460Honorbru dispray
>>15547878104 and 05 are the best in my opinion
>>155485161I hate road courses so much bros
Trucks practice on FS2 starting now
oh shit is that a independence class?
>>155486404It's a Littoral Combat Ship. They were a complete disaster and a waste of money. I don't think they've even been in service 10 years and the Navy is already retiring them. They're basically useless.
Waltrip is afraid of ghosts
>>155486434LCS is the program. It's an Independence-class hull.
is there any official live timing for nascar like alkamel with wec?
>no onboard footage of pooloo reeing hard while coasting down pitlane running on fumes because reasonswhen will IndyCar stop being a Mickey Mouse operation>>155486609https://www.nascar.com/leaderboardhttps://www.nascar.com/noaps-leaderboardhttps://www.nascar.com/ncts-leaderboard
>2x40min practice for a 5.5km STREET track that no one has ever raced>one practice right after the other, you wont have any time to analyse what you need to do, maybe you wont have time to even repair the truck if you crash>theres a 17s time gap between first and last onesthis will be fun
that's a big sailor
AI Ogura P1 in practice
wtf, random water?
>>155487379looks like the big guy in the white shirt poured out a cooler and it flowed onto the track
>water cleanup truck spills more waterwtf
what the fuck
What is going on
wtf is this clown show?
Carnage
shitters
let's all crash at the same time
I've begrudgingly bought my Lime Rock tickets. Sad I won't be seeing ARCA this time. HSR's too busy racing at Le Mans so we get USF Juniors instead.
Lmao there's gonna be so many wrecks
>>155488605enjoy the day out, i'm having bad fomo over not applying to be trackside support for this coronado race, and i didn't buy tickets either.. they'll be back next year.. r-right?
>>155489089You fucked up
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JY8Fal2UPQFWD shitboxes racing
This event was a mistake and it's hilarious
>>155478781There's a 2TB torrent out there with every US PS2 game in it. You don't have to download everything obviously.
I think the trucks race is going to be a great shitter spectacular that will end at 12am.
>>155487139GT7?
Spa 24 is next weekend
Why isn't fox showing the laps? It's like they have 2 cameras or something
>nxt practice on FS1>indycar practice on FS2 in 1 hr
SquirrelNXT @ RA
>>155489939That was so fucking great to watch. You forget about the racing and just watch the majestic fireworks while there are cars vrooming. With the sunset, that was one of the most at one moments.
Jim Johnson p4
>IndyCar is the most diverse racing series in the worldThinking about it... now that NASCAR is doing so many more road courses and even street circuits, it actually might be the most diverse. They also do Daytona and Talladega.
>>155491381Damn it australia
>G slinging corn
>>155491580asscar is not racing
>>155487139It would be pretty neat if they made a few more of those.
>>155491580Indycar was more diverse when the series was international and ran larger ovals.It irritates me that a series that once raced in Australia and Japan can now barely be assed to leave the American Midwest.
>>155488605>begrudgingly bought my Lime Rock ticketsWhy wouldn't you want to go?
>>155489939SRO might not always put on the best races, but their fireworks team is absolutely on point.
>>155493213thanks to Tony George
>>155493327They moved ARCA to Friday, after they had already announced it'd be on Saturday after Trucks like last year.
Stock Car Brazil qualy in probably 40 bings
Let's see how O RLY handles this track
georgia's tits
>>155494367How many Cup drivers in this race ?
>already a crash>>155494617idk
>>155482707Not sure yet but it will most likely be Oreca, and I honestly wouldn't mind it because the transition is easier that way. It'd be nice to work on a Ligier just for a change but I honestly wouldn't mind it either way. I've worked with the JSP217 in the past and it's not a bad car to work on so I'm sure the next one will be at least decent, unlike that incredible piece of shit of the Dallara.
>>155494617Zero since they weren't allowed, unless you count Hill.
>>155494617New track so full time drivers can't do more than one series.However, Austin Hill and Brent Crews have been given exceptions to also race Cup on Sunday.
big jump
OK, I missed trucks because I had to help my lesbian old lady neighbor replace the battery in her Subaru. (Yes, that is 100% real.) How was Trucks? Looking at the thread it seems like a lot of shitting
>>155494916
>>155495080
>>155495982It would have been funny if that LMP2 had "Ejected supplies" written on it
Nice onboard lap. So, this is like Sebring with a tiny hill.
>>155496345>Ejected suppliesI miss the days of knowing what the fuck the sponsors on a car were.
>Day
david malukas ith gay
>>155496914Idk, he might just be a zoomerHerta is the one who has a gf who looks like a 12 year old boy
grim
just heard Georgia say on international feed:>Newgarden totally deflected the question, but we did askI assume they asked about Nasr being on standby
>>155496609I guess they select supplies
>chip spotted
>audio died just seconds before josef interviewone weekend without issues on the int'l feed, is that too much to ask
binos mentioned
cmonnn Penske, put in Nasr
>road america
>>155498121best Road course in America, hence the name
>silly season
>>155494233startinghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFCtYPnO7nA
I like IndyCar
>>155498528I'm so glad they went back to V8s.
God, this track is so cool.
napa indycar shown
>>155490998I love it when they show /an/imals. O'Reilly practice just caught a seal swimming in the harbor. I didn't get a screenshot though.
Neeeeevre should have given up that NAPA livery.
Newgarden can't brake properly with his injury
nasr deserved the 12 seat more than macuckas, also streamhttps://pastebin.com/eTY6Fakk
>>155499709Nasser is ready.
we *clap* want *clap* Nasr *clap*
>oval road coursewhat
>>155500106>oval road course
>>155500106
birb
>>155420650>I'm actually a bit concerned that Mercedes and Lamborghini will not be able to improve on the cars they have now as I rather like both the AMG and the HuracanThose cars are getting phased out. The Lambo Temerario debuted at Sebring this year. The next Mercedes AMG GT is probably coming to the track next year.
>>155501404
>no track limits here, corners self-policingas it should be
That turn is vexing them today
>>155501461I think he means the new Mercedes and Lamborghini cars might not be much of an improvement over the old ones, compared to the improvement of the GR GT3 over the RC F GT3
>>155501404>>155501524
>let's see how Sting Ray takes turn 14>crasheskwab
>sting ray kwab
stingrayrobbs...
>
Sting Ray KWAB
>STING RAY KWAB
>>155501622Artificial track limits are le gay.>>155501761That is exactly what I meant. Thank you. >Fantino
>Turn is fucking with the good drivers>Sting Ray Robb entersLeast surprising outcome
>>155500106>>155500709Sonoma's NASCAR layout is effectively an oval, too.
>lead one lap>win>leave seriesflawless
>>155502240Oh, that was Stingray. I saw stars and the stream cut out.
>>155502248it's because they're taking too much of the grasscrete. stay on the asphalt.
cup practice started on prime
>>155502616I guess they think they can carry more speed on the wider line, but it's definitely a huge gamble as far as traction goes. Honestly, the grasscrete is a pretty decent compromise. >Braking isn't that important at Road America.What the fuck is Bell smoking today?
>>155493704thank god. if Indycar had continued to go international it would've eventually dropped all ovals for "safety".
Fun bants on the international stream during commercial breaks
>>155503538>IndyCar>drop the Indy 500ok
>US audience will never learn about Buxton's Bong cheese favouritesnot fair
>>155503753the answer is CHEDDAR>t. Wisconsinite
>kmag>24th
>>155503872I would kill someone for some of those right now
>>155504064>Jimmie>34th
I told ya last week about Austin Hill>>155271622
>>155504072yeah me too. and a bratwurst. I wish I would have been able to go to the race this year.
Jumping from the 2001 camera footage to current digital broadcasts is really a culture shock. Why do modern broadcasts look and sound so awful? It's like eating too much junk food. It feels like I'm suffocating.
>Cup cars all getting air in practiceThese cars are gonna get beat to shit by this course. I love it.
>>155504072They have them at Culvers and Cook Out.
>>155504295This is extremely encouraging.
>you know how it is to drive herewhy do they have to keep rubbing it in
>Petty #3>Joonya>Krut>HarvickIt is oddly comforting hear these guys in the booth, especially Kyle Petty. Even 25 years ago he looked like a natural fit for the commentary box. Cause I don't know most of these guys on the track now.
>>155504383Cook Out is a southern chain. go to Culver's if you want real ones.
>>155504540burgers inherit the english tradition of backhanded complements
>>155504574Not everyone has Culvers, but they might have Cook Out.
>>155504569>>Joonyahis accent's REALLY annoying man, why would they pick a guy with that kind of accent?
>>155504697>There are Southern accents in NASCAR!
>>155504659there are Culver's in the south, but Cook Out is exclusively in the south.
Kino view of the Carl VinsonWish I could be at the race but tickets were way too expensive
>>155504866why do they talk like that, why can't they talk normal english?
>Spider Nior
Those tire bundles are getting gigga punted.
>>155505006https://youtu.be/eExfV_xKaiM
>>155504870>tfw I can *barely* hear the cars from my work roof here down in Chula Vista.It'd be a massive pain in the ass to get over there and view the race in-person, but damn if it isn't a cool setting. Feels like something out of a 2000s racing vidya.
Tire deg race kino incoming
>>155505149niceit double sucks I cant be there because I did 4 years in the Navy and was stationed at Naval Station San DiegoI actually lived on Coronado island when my ship was in dry dock, beautiful little downtown and the area around that giant hotel is fun to hike
Nice save
old dog still has it
It is cool to see the return of 3D graphics.
1 hour until truggs
>>155505149I wanted to go so badly I was looking at jobs just to be there (not even a NEET just wouldve been the weekend when I was free)It reminds me so much of the old SJ course from 2007 or 08 I can't remember, but I went to that indycar race and it was awesome as a little kid.
>>155486434As cool as a lot of planes are ill always be a little mad that they ended the age of Navy. I love big ass warships and classic naval combat tactics. It sucks its all but over. Imagine the crazy as hell capital battleships we would have now if there wasn't air to counter them.
>>155507003Trump wants to build new battleships actuallyAnd it wouldn't be completely senseless to bring ships like that back. The Army has precision guided artillery, and I know the Navy was working on building a version for ships, something that could fire a round 200 miles and hit a postage stamp. But the issue with the LCS is that it was for a niche role that they overestimated the need for and then it also didn't perform in that role well at all. Just poor acquisition decisions all around, partly because it was supposed to be "swappable" to other missions with quick refits but it didn't do any one thing well.
>>155507003 me on the left in a Civ game (i suck at tech research)
What does DD12 stand for? Cup size?
https://x.com/bobpockrass/status/2068000164590367220Place your bets on when someone tries (and finds out it works) swinging out wide through the penalty box to make a pass.
/turnleftANDright/ >>155509166
>>155506146Let's see how this fat bitch races.
>>155508036Dumb Douchey 12 year olds.
Turismo Nacional at Cuiabá LIVEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bG7BmntcergNight Racism!
>>155511219Love me some shitbox racism
>>155511219I really like the colors of Brazilian race cars and I now want to modify my cars exhaust to exit directly under the engine and shoot fire.
