Random Thoughts... (Motorsports Edition)

[Thanatos]

Time Attack 2WD record got smashed by Rod Millen, 30 seconds faster the old zwarts record. unlimited class soon.

 

[Thanatos]

9.51 by Tajima, 10.09 for Millis and 10.17 for Dacia. Dallenbach broke down.

 

[vikiradTG2007]

So the 10 minutes have been broken?

 

[Thanatos]

yep finally.

 

[airmenair]

Here's the record breaking video

[video=youtube;7VAJaZAV-gQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VAJaZAV-gQ[/video]

 

[GT VIRUS]

Great run, why is it being tarmac'd? Is the road important outside of this event? Or too dangerous for normal use? If it is fully tarmac'd next year, teams will just be running slicks. Then watch the records tumble!

 

[Necx0]

It is being paved because of the chemicals used on the road to keep it sticking together or to keep dust down or some such is contaminating rivers so the Colorado greenies are up in arms about it. Technically they are correct, but apparently there are HEAPS of roads that contribute to this but Pikes Peak is being targeted because of its high profile

 

[Eunos_Cosmo]

It's more that the road surface itself erodes so much every year.

 

[ahpadt]

Apparently the MP4-12C GT3 car stuck it on pole in it's first race ever.

 

[vikiradTG2007]

Yes, because it hasn't yet been BoP-ed yet to death by the FIA and SRO.

(BoP - balance of performance)

 

[aliefbielefeld]

I thought Suzuki always slow,and im wrong Good Job Suzuki

 

[Cold Fussion]

Great run, why is it being tarmac'd? Is the road important outside of this event? Or too dangerous for normal use? If it is fully tarmac'd next year, teams will just be running slicks. Then watch the records tumble!

We'll be seeing formula cars next year I reckon.

 

[Aaybad1]

Went to NHRA qualifying yesterday in Joliet Illinois. I have to say, TV does no justice to being there. The force that the top fuel dragsters and fuel funny cars puts out is like nothing else I've ever experienced.

 

[DanRoM]

The parents of Will Power must have been awarded with a "most corny naming of a child" award back in 1981.

 

[vikiradTG2007]

Apparently in 1993 Emerson Fittipaldi was thinking of tempting one A. Senna over the pond to race in Indycar at the same time as Mansell made the leap... I'm just wondering, had May 1 1994 not happened, if we'd have had another holder of the Triple Crown of Motorsport today.

 

[georgeisoff]

Apparently the MP4-12C GT3 car stuck it on pole in it's first race ever.

McLaren Engineers: ''We told you 4 years ago we were gonna kick ass''

Apparently in 1993 Emerson Fittipaldi was thinking of tempting one A. Senna over the pond to race in Indycar at the same time as Mansell made the leap... I'm just wondering, had May 1 1994 not happened, if we'd have had another holder of the Triple Crown of Motorsport today.

gghh... Tough Call

 

[stevanford1]

Apparently in 1993 Emerson Fittipaldi was thinking of tempting one A. Senna over the pond to race in Indycar at the same time as Mansell made the leap... I'm just wondering, had May 1 1994 not happened, if we'd have had another holder of the Triple Crown of Motorsport today.

Not necessarily. He still would've had to win Le Mans.

 

[vikiradTG2007]

Not necessarily. He still would've had to win Le Mans.

Yeah, but after a couple of years in IndyCar... who knows? Even for Graham Hill the Le Mans win came after everything else, his Indy 500 and World Championship wins were in the 1960s, his Le Mans win was in 1972.

 

[GT VIRUS]

I don't think he ever would of gone. He had no reason to.

 

[bone]

live stream for the 24h of spa
http://drivr.be/2011/07/30/live-total-24-hours-of-spa-2011/

EDIT: and live timing
http://static.sportresult.com/federations/fia/gt1node/index.html?class=Blancpain