Motorsport Off Topic Thread

Indy500 · 15 Mar 2014 at 18:05

LMPCs are just rolling yellows at this point...

Skeeter · 15 Mar 2014 at 19:17

Is this a hang over from Grand Am? I can't remember ALMS races being filled with idiots causing constant cautions?

Indy500 · 15 Mar 2014 at 19:33

Skeeter said:
Is this a hang over from Grand Am? I can't remember ALMS races being filled with idiots causing constant cautions?

LMPC is an ALMS hold-over. Wasn't GTC bad for this because of the similar Pro-Am requirements? Also, the track is apparently more slippery than usual, if Bourdais' comments were anything to go by.

Skeeter · 15 Mar 2014 at 19:38

The class is an ALMS one, but I can't remember the drivers being fools.

GTC was a bit hit and miss though, to be fair. Plus there's about 65 cars or something in this years Sebring which is going to make it tight.

Indy500 · 15 Mar 2014 at 19:46

Karam keeping up with Wilson is quite impressive given his general lack of experience. Ganassi should think about putting him in an Indycar next.

Shimmy · 15 Mar 2014 at 20:39

Just seen the Ferrari incident, what a clown.

Indy500 · 15 Mar 2014 at 20:41

Malucelli should know better than that given his 10 years of experience in GT racing.

MissChief · 15 Mar 2014 at 22:58

T1 is a fast corner that's completely blind on exit until you're almost at the apex. What an asshat.

MagicBoy · 15 Mar 2014 at 23:06

That defies belief. I've seen better in the public hoppers on Forza!

Indy500 · 15 Mar 2014 at 23:30

http://www.imsa.com/camera/united-sportscar/live-broadcast

Some great racing across all the classes right now (including what's left of LMPC

).

Crippled Potato · 16 Mar 2014 at 11:38

Indy500 said:
http://www.imsa.com/camera/united-sportscar/live-broadcast

Some great racing across all the classes right now (including what's left of LMPC ).

I stayed up an hour longer than i should have watching it after the pace car came in. Never watched that series before but it was fantastic and exciting stuff.

Skeeter · 16 Mar 2014 at 12:17

I lost interest really. The lack of a P1 class makes it feel like its sort of missing something?

Flibster · 16 Mar 2014 at 12:23

What an complete and utter **** that Ferrari driver is.

That's an incident that makes the driver deserve receiving a suspension.

arknor · 16 Mar 2014 at 13:26

pfft stupid ****** sky..

only 13min highlights from the race on skygo?
supposed to be f1 replay on starting at 12.

yet F1 legends montoya is on

since when is montoya an f1 legend

what next f1 legends grosjean and maldonado

Indy500 · 16 Mar 2014 at 14:22

Skeeter said:
I lost interest really. The lack of a P1 class makes it feel like its sort of missing something?

Audi lapping a couple of privateers 5 times, treating it as a glorified test session? What was interesting about that? I'd like to see more than 4 cars in a prototype class personally.

arknor said:
since when is montoya an f1 legend

what next f1 legends grosjean and maldonado

Quite a gap between those, but whatever

MagicBoy · 16 Mar 2014 at 14:31

arknor said:
since when is montoya an f1 legend

what next f1 legends grosjean and maldonado

You been at the iillegal substances again arknor?

Montoya got very close to the 2003 drivers title. He lost it on FIA interference and bad luck and could outdrive schumacher on his day. Loads of pole positions during the single car qualifying period and a handful of race wins against the dominant Ferrari's of the period when the BMW didn't grenade at 20000rpm. A champcar title and Indy 500 winner in his rookie year in a unfamiliar car.

Montoya got a drive on talent. Same can't be said about Loldonardo.

Berger got a program as well, was he undeserving?

arknor · 16 Mar 2014 at 22:08

berger was a large part of f1, montoya wasn't he's hardly a legend

Indy500 · 16 Mar 2014 at 22:56

arknor said:
berger was a large part of f1, montoya wasn't he's hardly a legend

If we're judging on Grand Prix starts then Barrichello would qualify.

MagicBoy · 16 Mar 2014 at 23:21

arknor said:
berger was a large part of f1, montoya wasn't he's hardly a legend

Your off the cuff opinion doesn't count, otherwise we're in the realms of a primary school yard argument that ends up with "My Dad's got a Ferrari ESTATE!".

Try quantifying your assertion with some facts, or a reputable source.

mctiny · 16 Mar 2014 at 23:36

Indy500 said:
If we're judging on Grand Prix starts then Barrichello would qualify.

and he's no legend

that's for sure...

I see why Montoya is considered a legend by some, he did some remarkable things in a short period of time, and probably would have gone on to win the WDC if he stayed around/got a good car/team.

I've seen some of the work he does outside of motorsport and the is worthy of the legend status.

A legend is not the one who starts the most races or has the most race wins, it's much more than just stat's.