Lucky Luke
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Still a healthy street series going on. Isle of man is unbelievable. I like sitting down and watching the wrap up of that.
I'm boycotting NASCAR
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rkymtnman
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it's kinda sad for some of these teams that their goal is to make it into 10th place for a point. for spending as much money as they do to field a team.
yeah, i started off as a Schumi fan. also Kimi. then added Alonso to the mix. i like Lewis, he's very talented. you have to watch the races in the wet to see who really is the better drivers.
rkymtnman
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i like the Aussie V8 supercars too. those are pretty exciting with a fair amount of lead changes.
Lucky Luke
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They are quickly losing viewers and fans. Lose of our car industry means it will end up being Camaro Vs Mustang. No Aussie built cars racing. It is a good argy bargy series though and the Bathurst 1000 (1000klms up and down a mountain on a narrow track) is up their with the best racing events in the world.
too larry
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The Iceman is one of a kind for sure. No matter what kind of drama he is in off track, he is always the same at the track.
When Alonso gets a 10th place with the crappy car he is in, it's as good a drive as when he used to win championships. But he pretty much did it to himself. When he changed teams, he turned in his old team for cheating, even though he had used the knowledge while he was there. He is just as dirty as Schumi was. I remember when Lewis was a rookie, and out driving him. The team stacked them in the pits during quali, and he sat for 5-10 seconds after the lights went green to keep Lewis from getting his stop done in time to get around for a hot lap.
Max is going to be a good one. Needs to get some age on him, so he will see the big picture, but he is top 4-5 right now.
rkymtnman
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so there wont' be anymore Holdens? just the 2 models Chevy vs Ford? that sucks. isnt' the Bathurst race that draws the biggest crowd of all the races? and the longest?
rkymtnman
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agreed.
he's one of the few that i kinda like of the youngsters. i need to pay attention more to LeClerc. he did pretty good at monaco and then dumped it in the wall. and Kubica should be given a gold star from coming back from the wreck in canada. he raced rally cars before he came back to F1. pretty ballsy.
Lucky Luke
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Yep, Holden has moved off shore and since doing so has lost its market, mainly selling Opals and other rebadged shitty brands.
Fords gone to and is racing the Mustang this year. Camaro is on track next year I belive. Nissan and that race to but it was always about Ford vs Holden. With Ford and Holden both racing two doors against 4 doors i hope they relax the rules and we get two door mercs and other two door makes back or tighten the rules and go back to all 4 doors.
and yep. Big event, people go up weeks before to bury cartons of beer and drugs
Lucky Luke
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cool old snippets.
too larry
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LeClerc looks like the real deal. That race he had won and the car went south on him showed what he was made of. He could have mailed it in, but hung in there with a broken car and was on the podium.But the SNAFU in quali is just the last example of the prancing ponies team fuck ups. Sure he made a mistake on track, and his time was not great. Everyone does that in Monaco. But for the team to sit on his time and him get kicked out in Q1 is just crazy. They were worried about saving a set of tires, and when they got stuck in the back because of it, he went out and destroyed the car. Cost the team a lot more than not having a car in the points.
Lucky Luke
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Pole shootout, get an idea of the track layout.
playallnite
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I bet Max is being penciled in at Ferrari as S.V. seems like he's on his way out.At the moment Christian Horner is the best strategist in F1,the scuderia needs a new team boss.
too larry
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Max was fast from the start. He had to learn patience. With a better car, he would be on the podium every race. But him spinning the car is what got him out front.
Seb does make mistakes when the pressure is on. Very rare for Lewis, but he made some last race. I guess his luck evened back out after the last win fell in his lap.
The prancing ponies are fast in a straight line, but lately can't keep the car together long enough to get through Quali. Some really bad strategy calls. F1 still has their back though. That unsafe release should have been a 5 second time penalty.
Lucky Luke
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Watched the last 3 rounds of the Moto GP. Nice to see some overtaking and riders wanting a win over a place. 7:15 in
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too larry
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The Silver Arrows screwed the pouch with strategy today. I'm sure Charles is thinking the same about the leadership of the prancing ponies.
Final
Pos Driver Time Pts
1
S. Vettel
Ferrari·#5
1:58:33.667 25
2
C. Leclerc
Ferrari·#16
+2.641s 18
3
M. Verstappen
Red Bull·#33
+3.821s 15
4
L. Hamilton
Mercedes·#44
+4.608s 12
5
V. Bottas
Mercedes·#77
+6.119s 10
Final
Pos Driver Time Pts
1
S. Vettel
Ferrari·#5
1:58:33.667 25
2
C. Leclerc
Ferrari·#16
+2.641s 18
3
M. Verstappen
Red Bull·#33
+3.821s 15
4
L. Hamilton
Mercedes·#44
+4.608s 12
5
V. Bottas
Mercedes·#77
+6.119s 10
Lucky Luke
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Bathurst 1000 is just about to start. Porsche guys are on the mountain atm and then the V8s will roar!
Will the returning Mustangs finally get a win on the mountain? Lets hope not..
Will the returning Mustangs finally get a win on the mountain? Lets hope not..