Moderator Tommy 12,616 Posted May 12, 2022 Moderator Share Posted May 12, 2022 11 minutes ago, nudge said: Bathurst 12 Hour this weekend, can't wait! My German brain read Bratwurst 12 Hour. Now I'm disappointed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ 15,325 Posted May 23, 2022 Subscriber Share Posted May 23, 2022 Nürburgring 24h, Monaco GP and Indy 500 are all happening this weekend. A feast for all racing fans, but I'll never understand why they schedule it like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUFC 1,503 Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/61551759 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ 15,325 Posted May 24, 2022 Subscriber Share Posted May 24, 2022 1 minute ago, MUFC said: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/61551759 Wrong thread. Everytime I see something posting in the Motorsports thread, I get excited, and then it turns out to be the same F1 stuff again 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUFC 1,503 Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 10 minutes ago, nudge said: Wrong thread. Everytime I see something posting in the Motorsports thread, I get excited, and then it turns out to be the same F1 stuff again 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ 15,325 Posted May 27, 2022 Subscriber Share Posted May 27, 2022 Very scary. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,386 Posted May 28, 2022 Administrator Share Posted May 28, 2022 10 hours ago, nudge said: Very scary. Bloody hell that was scary watching in slow motion, let alone at full speed! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Tommy 12,616 Posted May 28, 2022 Moderator Share Posted May 28, 2022 15 hours ago, nudge said: Very scary. Thank fuck for today's safety standards. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Tommy 12,616 Posted May 28, 2022 Moderator Share Posted May 28, 2022 Just watching the re-run of the Indy 500 Qualifiying. American commentators are doing my head in. "WHOAAAAA, WOOOOOOO, WOOOOOOOWAHAAHWAWA". Jesus Christ. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ 15,325 Posted May 28, 2022 Subscriber Share Posted May 28, 2022 50 minutes ago, Tommy said: Just watching the re-run of the Indy 500 Qualifiying. American commentators are doing my head in. "WHOAAAAA, WOOOOOOO, WOOOOOOOWAHAAHWAWA". Jesus Christ. I switched to a British stream last year as the American one was unsufferable. Nürburgring 24H race starts at the same time as F1 quali Idiotic scheduling. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ 15,325 Posted May 28, 2022 Subscriber Share Posted May 28, 2022 Kevin Estre in Grello started from P35, gained eleven positions in the first few laps, then had a contact with another Porsche which damaged his bodywork, got back to the garage for the repairs, and now after 1.5 hour he is leading the race Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ 15,325 Posted May 28, 2022 Subscriber Share Posted May 28, 2022 Well, fuck. That's it for Grello a bit silly to fight so hard for position and bang wheels with over 20 hours on the clock... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ 15,325 Posted May 28, 2022 Subscriber Share Posted May 28, 2022 Whoa, this must be one of the most bizarre things I've ever seen in a race. A car catches fire, the driver manages to stop and get out, the marshalls then try to extinguish the flames, but the car rolls back on track on it's own, without the driver, and then crashes into the barriers and burns down 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Tommy 12,616 Posted May 28, 2022 Moderator Share Posted May 28, 2022 3 hours ago, nudge said: Whoa, this must be one of the most bizarre things I've ever seen in a race. A car catches fire, the driver manages to stop and get out, the marshalls then try to extinguish the flames, but the car rolls back on track on it's own, without the driver, and then crashes into the barriers and burns down Overdramatic car was like "just let me have this man". But yes, bizarre indeed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ 15,325 Posted May 29, 2022 Subscriber Share Posted May 29, 2022 Marcus Ericsson just won Indy 500! And he wore a special Ronnie Peterson helmet for this race... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber RandoEFC+ 7,663 Posted May 29, 2022 Subscriber Share Posted May 29, 2022 First TT fortnight for three years coming up around here. Got caught out with the first road closure of the season today. I actually live inside the course for the first time ever this year. Not a massive one for the bikes, but I do enjoy the 50% boost in the population for a week and a half and the massive beer tent and stage they open in town. Might still go and watch some of the sessions as the last part of the lap goes straight past the end of my road so it would be kinda daft not to. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Subscriber RandoEFC+ 7,663 Posted June 4, 2022 Subscriber Share Posted June 4, 2022 Second fatality of the races this year already . It's a great event and a mini festival for us locals but one of those things like the Monaco GP in F1 (for different reasons) that just would never happen if you tried to introduce it today. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ 15,325 Posted June 5, 2022 Subscriber Share Posted June 5, 2022 12 hours ago, RandoEFC said: Second fatality of the races this year already . It's a great event and a mini festival for us locals but one of those things like the Monaco GP in F1 (for different reasons) that just would never happen if you tried to introduce it today. To be honest, I'm quite surprised it's still a thing. Have there been any calls from the locals/local government for it to be banned? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber RandoEFC+ 7,663 Posted June 5, 2022 Subscriber Share Posted June 5, 2022 2 hours ago, nudge said: To be honest, I'm quite surprised it's still a thing. Have there been any calls from the locals/local government for it to be banned? The local government will never call for it to be removed. The TT fortnight brings so many people to the island. There's 80-90k residents here and the last TT we had 46k visitors. It's simply too big a part of the tourism industry and the economy generally. There's not much outcry from the public either to be honest. Nobody's making them race so it sort of gets accepted as their own personal risk when there are fatalities. There is irritation over the road closures and stuff but the young ones like me appreciate the boom in social opportunities and the older ones who have families just go on holiday for the fortnight because the kids are off school and it's cheaper than it would be in July/August. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Tommy 12,616 Posted June 5, 2022 Moderator Share Posted June 5, 2022 Just seen the last lap of Moto GP's Catalan GP. Aleix Espargaró was in 2nd place when he thought the race was over and slowed down. He dropped back down to 6th. He was aleady waving and giving thumbs up to the crowd because he thought he finished 2nd when there was still a lap to go. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ 15,325 Posted June 8, 2022 Subscriber Share Posted June 8, 2022 Finally! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ 15,325 Posted June 10, 2022 Subscriber Share Posted June 10, 2022 Pole setters for every class: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Tommy 12,616 Posted August 13, 2022 Moderator Share Posted August 13, 2022 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber RandoEFC+ 7,663 Posted September 1, 2022 Subscriber Share Posted September 1, 2022 (edited) Some picture here from the bike racing over here last week. Edited September 1, 2022 by RandoEFC 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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