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The 2024 running motorsports thread

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by 2muchcoffeeman, Jan 3, 2024.

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  1. bigpern23

    bigpern23 Well-Known Member

    They tried to help the other drivers by allowing DRS after one lap and Leclerc couldn’t even stay within a second for that long. ‍

    Terribly boring race to begin the season.
     
    bigpern23, Mar 3, 2024
    #157
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  2. wicked

    wicked Well-Known Member

    Kyle Larson beat, big surprise.

    Reddick was coming for him, but it seems like Larson kicked it into another gear in the last 10 laps.
     
    wicked, Mar 3, 2024
    #158
  3. 2muchcoffeeman

    2muchcoffeeman Well-Known Member

    bUt nasCAr is faIlInG abD forMulA 1 is taKIng OvER!!!!

    :rolleyes:

     
    2muchcoffeeman, Mar 5, 2024
    #159
  4. wicked

    wicked Well-Known Member

    #thechaseelliottcouphasalreadyhappened
     
    wicked, Mar 5, 2024
    #160
  5. matt_garth

    matt_garth Well-Known Member

    matt_garth, Mar 5, 2024
    #161
  6. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    Surely R&T got exactly the story it expected when commissioning her. Weasel editor.

    She's a good writer though. This got a chuckle:

    Austin is a weird town. The people there like that about it. Keep Austin Weird, the bumper stickers say. It used to be a kind of Portland of the South, a liberal oasis in a sea of red before the tech industry moved there. That designation has been transferred to Asheville, the North Carolina mountain town that's now a mecca for people who did the softer drugs in college and like beer that tastes like pine needles.
     
    Last edited: Mar 5, 2024
    playthrough, Mar 5, 2024
    #162
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  7. Inky_Wretch

    Inky_Wretch Well-Known Member

    Inky_Wretch, Mar 5, 2024
    #163
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  8. SixToe

    SixToe Well-Known Member

    That's quite the interesting story but not surprising given her probably easy-to-search history.

    What did they expect her to write if they knew her past? Some fawning piece about F1 and Ineos? Did the person or persons who hired her get hit with a tire iron?

    It almost seems planned. Or done by someone thinking "Ah, this will be a nice change of pace."
     
    SixToe, Mar 6, 2024
    #164
  9. PCLoadLetter

    PCLoadLetter Well-Known Member

    Apparently the Editor-in-Chief the day it dropped was not the Editor-in-Chief when it was assigned, and he was blindsided. I think it lacked the toadying he knew readers had come to expect.
     
    PCLoadLetter, Mar 6, 2024
    #165
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  10. Driftwood

    Driftwood Well-Known Member

    I wanted to read it, but couldn't make it through.
     
    Driftwood, Mar 6, 2024
    #166
  11. swingline

    swingline Well-Known Member

    I got to the end. I don’t usually read anything like that. I’m not sure what the point was.
     
    swingline, Mar 6, 2024
    #167
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  12. bigpern23

    bigpern23 Well-Known Member

    Still reading the above article, but to a completely different point …

    I’m rewatching the first season of Drive to Survive and it is SOOOOO much better. The storytelling, the access, the way they focus more on the teams, drivers, and their families off-track.

    Season 6 is:
    Team A is competing with Team B.
    Max Wins
    Geri Horner wears white pants and hosts family event
    Max Wins
    Team A has some concerns about Driver A and Driver B is coming for him
    Christian Horner gives opinion
    Max Wins
    Team A is struggling leading up to Race A
    Christian Horner talks about someone not named Sergio Perez
    THE PRESSURE ON TEAM A IS HUGE
    Max Wins
    Claire Williams tells viewer they will never understand pressure
    Christian Horner weighs in
    Max Wins
    Team A places high enough to accomplish Goal A
    Max Wins
    Driver thanks the factory, dedicates 14tb place finish to garage
    Team B is looking forward to testing
    Christian Horner offers opinion
    Max wins
    Rinse, repeat.
     
    bigpern23, Mar 8, 2024
    #168
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