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Post by Beets by Schrute on Mar 11, 2012 14:23:37 GMT -5
And Junior's already looking strong early on. Well so far he is leading more laps in one race then he did all last season. ;D |
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Post by Richard on Mar 11, 2012 17:15:15 GMT -5
Smoke wins for the first time in Vegas! That was a great race, IMO!
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Post by Richard on Mar 13, 2012 14:02:47 GMT -5
Once again NASCAR wins at their corrupt appeals hearing. Hendrick is still pissed and will take it to the next level.
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Mar 13, 2012 14:45:29 GMT -5
Once again NASCAR wins at their corrupt appeals hearing. Hendrick is still pissed and will take it to the next level. Corrupt or not, it's still satisfying to see the screws put to Jimmie and Chad. |
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Post by Father Dougal McGuire on Mar 17, 2012 2:45:20 GMT -5
So F1 Austrilian qualifying is in the books.... {Spoiler}Pos No Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Laps
1 4 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:26.800 1:25.626 1:24.922 14
2 3 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:26.832 1:25.663 1:25.074 15
3 10 Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1:26.498 1:25.845 1:25.302 21
4 7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:26.586 1:25.571 1:25.336 18
5 2 Mark Webber Red Bull Racing-Renault 1:27.117 1:26.297 1:25.651 17
6 1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing-Renault 1:26.773 1:25.982 1:25.668 18
7 8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:26.763 1:25.469 1:25.686 16
8 18 Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1:26.803 1:26.206 1:25.908 20
9 12 Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1:27.464 1:26.314 1:26.451 18
10 16 Daniel Ricciardo STR-Ferrari 1:27.024 1:26.319 No time 16
11 17 Jean-Eric Vergne STR-Ferrari 1:26.493 1:26.429 12
12 5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:26.688 1:26.494 12
13 14 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1:26.182 1:26.590 12
14 19 Bruno Senna Williams-Renault 1:27.004 1:26.663 16
15 11 Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1:27.469 1:27.086 16
16 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:27.633 1:27.497 16
17 15 Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1:26.596 11
18 9 Kimi Räikkönen Lotus-Renault 1:27.758 9
19 20 Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault 1:28.679 7
20 21 Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault 1:29.018 8
21 24 Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth 1:30.923 10
22 25 Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth 1:31.670 9
DNQ 22 Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth 1:33.495 6
DNQ 23 Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 1:33.643 6
Meaningless Q1 107% Time 1:32.214
De la Rosa and Karthikeyan did not qualify after failing to meet the Q1 107% time.
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Post by EoE: Workin On My Night Cheese on Mar 17, 2012 3:04:52 GMT -5
The McLarens look absolutely beastly this season... it's going to be between them, Mercedes and Red Bull for the titles.
Also... what the hell, Ferrari? Admittedly, Alonso was hampered by his spin, but if Raikkonen didn't mess up his last lap, Massa would have been gone in Q1 with the scrub teams.
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Post by EoE: Workin On My Night Cheese on Mar 18, 2012 1:00:27 GMT -5
Almost ready to race here in Melbourne...
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Post by Father Dougal McGuire on Mar 18, 2012 2:56:20 GMT -5
Catching the end race interview for the F1 race, and the microphone looks like the warts from a Lemmy from Motorhead costume.
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Post by Gus Richlen: Ruffian on Mar 18, 2012 20:26:10 GMT -5
Brad Keselowski wins at Bristol.
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Post by Richard on Mar 20, 2012 1:33:09 GMT -5
Said it on Twitter but I'll say it here as well. ESPN's Motorsports editor K. Lee Davis is a prick. He's been going on a rant about how all NASCAR fans want nothing but wrecks and should watch real racing like F1 or NHRA, how if drivers cannot win on road courses they aren't real drivers and new NASCAR is better than old and the people who don't realize it are idiots.
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Post by Richard on Mar 20, 2012 14:53:52 GMT -5
Hendrick wins and NASCAR loses! Every penality imposed on the 48 team because of the C-Posts at Daytona have been overturned except for the $100K fine to Knaus.
Justice wins!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2012 15:00:22 GMT -5
Hendrick wins and NASCAR loses! Every penality imposed on the 48 team because of the C-Posts at Daytona have been overturned except for the $100K fine to Knaus. Justice wins! Bullshit |
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Post by Big Daddy Bad Booking on Mar 20, 2012 17:46:09 GMT -5
I've had a wide range of emotions on this topic.
If anything, Johnson and company should have been lucky their penalties weren't INCREASED.
Oh wait, the chief appelate is a FORMER f***ING GM EMPLOYEE!
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Post by Richard on Mar 20, 2012 18:01:19 GMT -5
I've had a wide range of emotions on this topic. If anything, Johnson and company should have been lucky their penalties weren't INCREASED. Oh wait, the chief appelate is a FORMER f***ING GM EMPLOYEE! Who's been the head of the appeals for 2 years and in the 4 cases brought to him over turned or lowered the penalties of them all. Also, Hendrick has letters from NASCAR saying the C Post area was fine to tinker with and others from January saying the car was fine. NASCAR had no leg to stand on, screwed this up big time and it rightfully bit them in the ass.. |
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Post by The Booty Disciple on Mar 21, 2012 3:27:31 GMT -5
As much as I don't like Knaus, I'm with Ric on this one...this whole thing was shady, and damn if it isn't time for NASCAR to get taken to task for their...uh...subjective rule enforcement.
Regardless of the team, rules need to be consistent. NASCAR likes to play God...and this time they got it back. The Mustache and Lil' Brian France better take notice...
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2012 12:13:29 GMT -5
The top-ten in the first race practice for the IndyCar Series season at St. Petersburg:
1 - Scott Dixon (Honda)
2 - Ryan Briscoe (Chevrolet)
3 - Will Power (Chevrolet)
4 - Dario Franchitti (Honda)
5 - Simon Pagenaud (Honda)
6 - Justin Wilson (Honda)
7 - Marco Andretti (Chevrolet)
8 - Mike Conway (Honda)
9 - Graham Rahal (Honda)
10 - Helio Castroneves (Chevrolet)
Some surprising names in the next three:
11 - Josef Newgarden
12 - E.J. Viso
13 - James Jakes
The fastest Lotus was Oriol Servia in 19th, with Alex Tagliani and Sebastien Bourdais right behind him. Rubens Barrichello only ran 8 laps and was 24th, while Katherine Legge was last.
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Post by BR329 on Mar 23, 2012 14:28:52 GMT -5
Practice 2 has started and times are dropping like a rock. Will Power almost ran a 1:02 flat!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2012 14:57:29 GMT -5
A lot of drivers under 1:03. Could see some in the 1:01s for qualifying. Lotus isn't too far off-pace, I think Simona and SeaBass both got under 1:03.
Also, Ed Carpenter no longer the slowest on roads/streets thanks to Katherine Legge.
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Post by triplethreatmark on Mar 23, 2012 20:35:22 GMT -5
Pretty pumped up for the start of the Indy season. The new engines sound and are operating great. Not to excited about the new body though. Almost makes the car seem like a super go kart the way the rear quarter pieces on the body curls around the rear tires.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2012 16:13:46 GMT -5
Power takes the pole for St. Pete, with the top-five spots taken by Chevrolet (I think these times are accurate):
Row 1
Inside: Will Power / #12 Team Penske / Chevrolet - 1:01.3721
Outside: Ryan Briscoe / #2 Team Penske / Chevrolet - 1:01.5357
Row 2
Inside: Ryan Hunter-Reay / #28 Andretti Autosport / Chevrolet - 1:01.9321
Outside: James Hinchcliffe / #27 Andretti Autosport / Chevrolet - 1:01.9701
Row 3
Inside: Helio Castroneves / #3 Team Penske / Chevrolet - 1:01.9987
Outside: Scott Dixon / #9 Target Chip Ganassi Racing / Honda - 1:01.7636
Row 4
Inside: Marco Andretti / #26 Andretti Autosport / Chevrolet - 1:01.7895
Outside: Tony Kanaan / #11 KV Racing Technology / Chevrolet - 1:01.8699
Row 5
Inside: Dario Franchitti / #10 Target Chip Ganassi Racing / Honda - 1:01.9570
Outside: Graham Rahal / #38 Service Central Chip Ganassi Racing / Honda - 1:02.0233
Row 6
Inside: Mike Conway / #14 A.J. Foyt Enterprises / Honda - 1:02.5084
Outside: E.J. Viso / #5 KV Racing Technology / Chevrolet - 1:02.5146
Row 7
Inside: Rubens Barrichello / #8 KV Racing Technology / Chevrolet - 1:02.2009
Outside: Takuma Sato / #15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing / Honda - 1:02.6015
Row 8
Inside: Justin Wilson / #18 Dale Coyne Racing / Honda - 1:02.2538
Outside: Simon Pagenaud / #77 Schmidt/Hamilton Racing / Honda - 1:02.1095
Row 9
Inside: Alex Tagliani / #98 Team Barracuda - BHA / Lotus - 1:02.6506
Outside: JR Hildebrand / #4 Panther Racing / Chevrolet - 1:02.4426
Row 10
Inside: Josef Newgarden / #67 Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing / Honda - 1:02.7155
Outside: James Jakes / #19 Dale Coyne Racing / Honda - 1:02.5271
Row 11
Inside: Simona de Silvestro / #78 HVM Racing / Lotus - 1:02.8218
Outside: Charlie Kimball / #83 Novo Nordisk Chip Ganassi Racing / Honda - 1:03.0437
Row 12
Inside: Oriol Servia / #22 Lotus Dreyer & Reinbold Racing / Lotus - 1:02.8771
Outside: Ed Carpenter / #20 Ed Carpenter Racing / Chevrolet - 1:03.3591
Row 13
Inside: Katherine Legge / #6 Lotus Dragon Racing / Lotus - 1:03.6048
Outside: Sebastien Bourdais / #7 Lotus Dragon Racing / Lotus - 1:05.6858
Surprised to see the Andretti drivers qualified so well, as they were all over the place the last few years. I think Hinch is going to win a race or two this year, and will at the very least be a strong contender at most of them. Pagenaud was knocked 10 spots down for his team making an unauthorized engine change.
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