Motorsport Off Topic Thread

[MagicBoy]

Sad news. RIP John.

 

[Housey]

To lift the mood a bit, new Corvette testing.

Just epic, epic epic epic!

 

[GravyMonster]

HNNNNNNNG. Wow.

I didn't realise Olly Gavin had a YT channel - lots of good stuff in there too.

 

[Shimmy]

Kubica is leading Ogier in the Monte Carlo Rallye after 2 stages by 36.8 seconds!
Might not last, but gwan Bobby lad.

He also won the Janner rally earlier this year, if you've not seen the onboard it's mental.
Terrible fog, spotlight comes loose, so Kubica decides to switch them off. Driving pretty much blind.

 

[Guerrilla]

I hope he can continue this kind of form, it's really great to see him competing at such a high level

I think it can only be good for WRC too, the post Loeb era will hopefully be a good one.

 

[Nismo]

Pirelli have been contracted as the F1 tyre supplier for the next 3 years, with additional testing.

 

[Duke]

No surprise as they already had the track signage deal for the next few years.

 

[leaskovski]

Kubica is leading Ogier in the Monte Carlo Rallye after 2 stages by 36.8 seconds!
Might not last, but gwan Bobby lad.

He also won the Janner rally earlier this year, if you've not seen the onboard it's mental.
Terrible fog, spotlight comes loose, so Kubica decides to switch them off. Driving pretty much blind.

lol! Thats insane!

 

[~Mike~]

Rumours of a Gene Haas US F1 team for 2015 using a Dallara chassis and Ferrari engine.

http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2014/01/16/haas-planning-a-us-f1-project/

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/112160

 

[Guerrilla]

Paul di Resta returns to the DTM with Mercedes after losing F1 drive

Mercedes F1 team eyes reserve role for Paul di Resta

Seems a good move for Di Resta, keeps his Mercedes ties alive and also keeps a toe in F1 in case anyhting comes up in the future.

 

[PinkFloyd]

To lift the mood a bit, new Corvette testing.

Just epic, epic epic epic!

Good god that sounds good. I need to go see some GT racing this season!

Love that Kubica clip. So glad he's doing well in Rallying after that accident!

 

[Duke]

 

[GravyMonster]

Horrific crash just happened in the Daytona 24h. One of the DPs just went straight in to the back of a slowing GT Ferrari.

http://instagram.com/p/jm6SelAT_B/

Both have been taken to hospital, although the DP driver, Memo Gidley, took 20 minutes to be extracated. Hope both are ok

 

[CaptainRAVE]

Horrific crash just happened in the Daytona 24h. One of the DPs just went straight in to the back of a slowing GT Ferrari.

http://instagram.com/p/jm6SelAT_B/

Both have been taken to hospital, although the DP driver, Memo Gidley, took 20 minutes to be extracated. Hope both are ok

Wow, that is a big impact.

 

[GravyMonster]

It's on MotorsTV right now, Sky 447.

If Gidley in the DP doesn't have at least broken legs I will be amazed.

 

[~Mike~]

Hope there ok, huge impact.

 

[Indy500]

 

[GravyMonster]

Gidley is conscious in hospital at least.

 

[Indy500]

Looks like Oak are the only LMP2 team keeping up with the DPs.

 

[Korsun]

If you've not been to the Daytona 24hrs, I recommend that you do. I went in '95 & '96. I will never forget how quickly the Ferrari 333sp's started to lap the field, jaw dropping to see