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3rd December 2014, 01:08
Thread: Motor Racing on Youtube
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Cool documentary SPEED did a few years back about...
Cool documentary SPEED did a few years back about Gurney's victory at Spa in '67. Getting to see David Hobbs drive the Eagle-Weslake at the end was pretty cool too.
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13th September 2014, 05:25
Thread: Mercedes W196 and the Third Car
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Sorry to restart an old thread, but since that...
Sorry to restart an old thread, but since that one seemed to be wrong, I think I found another example of 4 works cars. In 1961 Ferrari entered 4 works cars on a couple occasions. Phil Hill, Wolfgang...
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13th September 2014, 04:53
Thread: Best defunct racing series'
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Best defunct racing series'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqLf9Qmo-wg
Found this great old video of a full race from 1968 Tasman Series won by Jim Clark. There's a few other vids of the Tasman Series on YouTube. I found... -
9th September 2014, 04:57
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The Hendrick Motorsports Corvette GTP from the...
The Hendrick Motorsports Corvette GTP from the IMSA GT series. Maybe its just the paint job, but I always felt this car looked good. Way better than the Corvette Daytona Prototypes of today. It did...
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9th September 2014, 04:26
Thread: Favourite Aesthetic Car Design?
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Another one of my favorites: the Chaparral 2D...
Another one of my favorites: the Chaparral 2D which won the 1966 1000km Nürburgring driven by Phil Hill and Jo Bonnier. It was an unusually elegant design from a company which produced some of the...
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27th April 2014, 20:31
Thread: Favourite Aesthetic Car Design?
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Just off the top of my head my shortlist would...
Just off the top of my head my shortlist would be,
Anglo-American Racers Eagle Mk.I
Ford GT40 (Mk.I or Mk.II)
Lancia Stratos HF
Williams FW30
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24th April 2014, 02:31
Thread: F1 Records Unlikely To Be Broken
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I think that will be done. Vettel came from 23rd...
I think that will be done. Vettel came from 23rd to 3rd at Abu Dhabi in 2012. Imagine if one of the Mercs got a grid penalty or something and had to start at the back this year. The way they've been...
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22nd April 2014, 03:06
Thread: F1 Records Unlikely To Be Broken
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I agree most of those won't be broken. I think...
I agree most of those won't be broken. I think the Indy/F1/Le Mans one is still pretty doable though. Juan Pablo Montoya won the 500 and finished 3rd in the F1 Championship twice in a row (he did...
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15th April 2014, 20:08
Thread: Mercedes W196 and the Third Car
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_Grand_Prix_resu...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_Grand_Prix_results
It's wikipedia so it might not be accurate but this is where I got my info for the '71 Italian Grand Prix. It lists all the privately entered... -
14th April 2014, 01:33
Thread: Mercedes W196 and the Third Car
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Thanks for all the great info. To somewhat answer...
Thanks for all the great info. To somewhat answer my own question about whether teams were limited to 3 cars, I did find at least one example of a team entering 4. The March works team entered 4 cars...
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12th April 2014, 01:44
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The Renault R29 and R30 from 2009-2010 were both...
The Renault R29 and R30 from 2009-2010 were both pretty gross if you ask me.
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12th April 2014, 01:42
Thread: Mercedes W196 and the Third Car
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Thanks for the info. Especially about the...
Thanks for the info. Especially about the Mercedes. I'd seen videos of the Silver Arrows and always just assumed they were the only ones. Do you happen to know why the streamlined bodies were banned...
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11th April 2014, 20:28
Thread: Mercedes W196 and the Third Car
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Mercedes W196 and the Third Car
I had two random questions about the history of F1 regulations that I was hoping you guys could help me answer:
1.) First was about the Mercedes W196 "Type Monza" that raced in the mid-50's. As... -
17th March 2014, 06:13
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Re: The fuel flow meter and how it will affect this year's F
When you put it that way your right. The sensors are there so that the FIA can police the teams and ensure that they are sticking with the fuel flow rate proscribed by the regulations. Now you can...
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17th March 2014, 04:19
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Re: The fuel flow meter and how it will affect this year's F
As far as I know the failures of Hamilton and Vettel's cars (as well those of the other retirees) had nothing to do with the fuel flow sensors. The defect with the sensors (if it turns out there is...
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8th March 2014, 05:31
Thread: Question About Past Race
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Re: Question About Past Race
If the last lap was at night, Petit Le Mans maybe?
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4th March 2014, 19:20
Thread: Cancel the Russian Grand Prix?
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Re: Cancel the Russian Grand Prix?
I didn't mean to start a political debate here although I have to say I agree with everything dj_bytedisaster said. The Ukrainian's aren't perfect and have a lot of work ahead of them if they want to...
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4th March 2014, 05:54
Thread: Cancel the Russian Grand Prix?
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Cancel the Russian Grand Prix?
In light of the sh*t they're pulling in Ukraine do you think that the Russian Grand Prix should be canceled? Personally, I absolutely do. I guess the more important question is does anyone think...
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4th February 2014, 03:30
Thread: Rally America 2014
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Rally America 2014
http://rally-america.com/news/entry/2014-rally-america-national-championship-to-air-on-nbc-sports-network
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29th January 2014, 05:54
Thread: Penis F1 Cars
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Re: Penis F1 Cars
Alright, seriously everyone needs to chill about the cars this year. Most of them really aren't that bad. The Sauber's nose is actually pretty good. The Red Bull, Mercedes, Williams and Caterham are...
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Re: Rolex 24
Ya, but I feel like the fact that only one LMP (#6 Muscle Milk) was even sort of in contention ( finished 3 laps down. Next highest LMP was 17 laps down.) is sort of a problem. Like I said, i'm just...
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Re: Rolex 24
Yup, they kept talking about how they needed to make the DP's faster but they went overboard and also slowed down the LMP's too much. I really hope this isn't a preview of the rest of the season....
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22nd January 2014, 01:47
Thread: Caterham signs Kobayashi an Ericsson !
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Re: Caterham signs Kobayashi an Ericsson !
Happy to see Kobayashi back in F1, although i'm not sure it will be a successful return. I just don't have any confidence in the Caterham, regardless of who's driving it. It would be miraculous for...
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3rd December 2013, 21:00
Thread: 1913 AAA race in LA
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Re: 1913 AAA race in LA
Pretty awesome. The Formula E race in LA next year won't look this good!
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2nd December 2013, 20:29
Thread: My ideal IndyCar schedule. Thoughts?
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Re: My ideal IndyCar schedule. Thoughts?
I agree. That's why I want the schedule to go back to more like what it was in the CART days of the 80s and 90s just without as many races outside the US and Canada. I know the schedule alone won't...
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