freshseth83
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The GTP Rolex Sports Car Series S4! Polar And Mustard Champs!
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freshseth83
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- freshseth83
Does it really matter if it's a 'triple crown' event? Why not have a 'quadruple crown'? Or 'quin-crown'? Lots of races have great importance, who cares what they're labeled!
ITCC_Andrew
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In your neighbourhood? I'm the only person in my Region who's ever even heard of motorsports, beyond NASCAR, Formula 1, and Ken Block's epic drifting.
I was talking about watching the 24LM. Driving in 24LM is easy. Ummmmm. Yeah. Watching 24LM is hard; in 24LM race, I wouldn't have to deal with my parents. But, when I'm watching it, the parents go mental.
freshseth83
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Watch it on the computer if you can't get TV time. There's plenty of streaming sites legal and illegal.
ITCC_Andrew
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Internet doesn't get me out of doing laundry, making dinner, and doing all of the other chores my parents are too lazy to do.
Granted, you wouldn't know what it's like to do chores, would you?
Granted, you wouldn't know what it's like to do chores, would you?
That's why I love DVR.
ITCC_Andrew
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It allows me to do the video capture for videos for this series, too! 
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- polarbear345
I could've sworn the triple crown was
Indy 500
Monaco GP
Le Mans 24hr
Oh well, guys, could we at least kinda try to get back on topic?
Indy 500
Monaco GP
Le Mans 24hr
Oh well, guys, could we at least kinda try to get back on topic?
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- Cool_Gaz
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freshseth83Over thinking?is that why you like DP- you like things simple and cheap? No thorough thought put into it? No innovation? You're being such a hypocrite it's not even worth having a discussion.
Manufacturers are bad and evil entities according to you. But those same manufacturers make the engines for your beloved DP cars. And those GT cars running around 5-7 seconds a lap off their potential? Those would be made by manufacturers, bud.These 'privateer' teams get their engines from manufacturers. Even DP teams who run engines from Ford, GM etc.
The safety from a thicker roll cage is negligible as well. The cars are safe enough as it is. It's just something GA wants and feels is necessary. Like their cont(rol)inental tires that are brick hard. And cars have been running for decades around Daytona's oval without the thickness of roll cage GA proposes. I'd rather be in a carbon monocoque made to withstand crashes at over 220mph than a car with metal bars surrounding me.
You also talk about how sportscar series change themselves every few years, so what did Rolex do in 2012 with it's Gen 3 cars?LMP rules have been stable for the past 8 years with slight alterations to wing size and inclusion of hybrid powertrains. Sometimes change is needed to attract new makes and teams. But not with GA though. They are fine if they stay the same? That's why they just changed and are going to change again next year?
Come on man, wise up.
Bathurst isn't a wide enough track with enough run off for LMP cars and the speed they carry. It's a safety concern that keeps them from tracks like this. If it changed, Bathurst wouldn't be what it is today.
When I say reinvent, I mean new classes, new specs, and new everything else. The only changes to a DP in 10 years aside from the ebb and flow of engines has been a narrower cockpit and different body kits. I guarantee gte will be a thing of the past in 5 years. It will be reformed spec and car wise and called something else especially when the economy shows no signs of recovery. I don't get how slower lap times make bad racing. I could care less that LMP is faster. Especially when only 2 show up. Watch the grand am cota race broadcast. The DP raced wheel to wheel for the whole race. If they got too aggressive and spun someone, they got a stop and hold for 60 seconds. Point being: the cars don't have to cost multimillion dollars just to be competitive. That was the purpose of the DP. It wasnt meant to be high 'tech. Simpler is cheaper. How many LMP1 competed in every wec round last year? Other point: car count is a good thing. Who doesn't want more cars? An easy way to get more cars is to make the cars cheaper. This allows the series to survive when the economy isn't so great. I'm also perfectly fine with manufacturer engines and body work for DP. I'm not against manufacturers, just manufacture race teams that drive up costs because they have the money to spend when privateers don't have it. It's the equivalent of me getting in the R390 with 10 more front downforce points when no one else here can because that's more development my car has had. I would have a competitive advantage albeit impossible in gt5. That's what it's like irl in LMP. If you haven't spent the most money, you can only hope for a breakdown. I would like to take my team to a place where the cars are balanced even.
I understand your passion Seth. I'm glad I get to discuss this subject with someone who is educated on the issue.
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Will be doing an interview later.... to get the fun **** back up and running around here
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Because the Brits are declaring road war on the Americans. We are keeping all the information heavily classified whilst we chuckle like little schoolgirls
Ahh...Brits are quick to forget what happens when they go to war with America, aren't they?
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It is, but the Triple Crown of Endurance is Le Mans, Daytona and Sebring.
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BBC Sport Presents....
'60 minutes per hour with.....' with Hake Jumphrey
Hake: So we're here live at the BBC Studio and the Rolex Series has started with a bang at Daytona and what a race it was. Today we have a special guest, he is last season's Rolex GT Class Champion... -Shows montage with Damu kissing the trophy and giving the no.1 hand gesture- That's right! He is Damu. -Cameras point to Damu-
Damu: Sup 🤬!
Hake: Thanks for joining us today Damu, great to have you as our guest on this first showing of this programme. So what's your opinion of this season so far Damu?
Damu: I'm not planning on basing any predictions on what happened in the last race. A lot of incidents happened, especially at the bus stop. Truth be told I think it was too early in the season. OK that's just keeping the organisers happy. In reality, we didn't have any practice in draft, and there's no markers into the bus stop. 🤬 genius!
The competitors, I'll have to be wary. Fuji's next and the organisers know how livid I was about that race in spite of winning.
As for the car, it's a work in progress. I haven't muzzled it as much as I did for the lotus in last year's preseason. I managed to get a real sweet feeling, but a problem with computers led to the set up being lost. It stalled out of the bus stop last week and cost me even more points. It frustrating, but I have to get on with it. I won't hand the trophy over cheaply.
Hake: That has to be said that, many were excited about how you would do at Daytona, despite you publicly said it was your bogey course. Yet again, this theory proved to be true, I hope you'll be able to do it again next time.
Hake: So what is your favourite track for this season's Rolex series?
Damu: Well I have always enjoyed Suzuka with the whacky crowds, the continuously sweeping corners & technical areas.
Spa with the whacky weather, heavy braking zones after the seemingly neverending straights & varying, undulating corner styles.
Monaco with the whacky street course scenario, the highly technical cornering & the fact that it will prove the best chance of overtaking a few of the DP.
Hake: It was brilliant speaking to you and good luck at fuji this weekend!
Damu: Cheers
Hake: Thanks for joining us today on 60 minutes per hour, I'm Hake Jumphrey and I'll see you at Fuji this Saturday 2pm on BBC 1 for the live practice session.
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'60 minutes per hour with.....' with Hake Jumphrey
Hake: So we're here live at the BBC Studio and the Rolex Series has started with a bang at Daytona and what a race it was. Today we have a special guest, he is last season's Rolex GT Class Champion... -Shows montage with Damu kissing the trophy and giving the no.1 hand gesture- That's right! He is Damu. -Cameras point to Damu-
Damu: Sup 🤬!
Hake: Thanks for joining us today Damu, great to have you as our guest on this first showing of this programme. So what's your opinion of this season so far Damu?
Damu: I'm not planning on basing any predictions on what happened in the last race. A lot of incidents happened, especially at the bus stop. Truth be told I think it was too early in the season. OK that's just keeping the organisers happy. In reality, we didn't have any practice in draft, and there's no markers into the bus stop. 🤬 genius!
The competitors, I'll have to be wary. Fuji's next and the organisers know how livid I was about that race in spite of winning.
As for the car, it's a work in progress. I haven't muzzled it as much as I did for the lotus in last year's preseason. I managed to get a real sweet feeling, but a problem with computers led to the set up being lost. It stalled out of the bus stop last week and cost me even more points. It frustrating, but I have to get on with it. I won't hand the trophy over cheaply.
Hake: That has to be said that, many were excited about how you would do at Daytona, despite you publicly said it was your bogey course. Yet again, this theory proved to be true, I hope you'll be able to do it again next time.
Hake: So what is your favourite track for this season's Rolex series?
Damu: Well I have always enjoyed Suzuka with the whacky crowds, the continuously sweeping corners & technical areas.
Spa with the whacky weather, heavy braking zones after the seemingly neverending straights & varying, undulating corner styles.
Monaco with the whacky street course scenario, the highly technical cornering & the fact that it will prove the best chance of overtaking a few of the DP.
Hake: It was brilliant speaking to you and good luck at fuji this weekend!
Damu: Cheers
Hake: Thanks for joining us today on 60 minutes per hour, I'm Hake Jumphrey and I'll see you at Fuji this Saturday 2pm on BBC 1 for the live practice session.
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- GTP_PaulMac/paulmac2k9
I know what happens much like COD the US attack before the Brits are out doing the hard work inside a complex, nearly killing all the troops inside .
(From MW1 or 2 prision break out of Cpt. Price iirc.. The US start mortaring the prision and you have to run for you life while it collapses around you.. And yes this is a joke)
.(From MW1 or 2 prision break out of Cpt. Price iirc.. The US start mortaring the prision and you have to run for you life while it collapses around you.. And yes this is a joke)
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I was running laps in the Nissan and got a 1:34.9, so you guys should be competitive.
As for quade's time, that's better.
As for quade's time, that's better.
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As much as I dislike fuji I'm hoping I can be pretty competitive this week. I made way to many mistakes at Daytona.
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Guys, don't be surprised if I miss out on a podium this weekend. Either I miss the race, I mess something up or I just don't have the pace around here. Looking good this weekend though, if practice is anything to go by.
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Ah I'm Mr. Popular
I'll sort that out for you on Friday, or I'll add you when I go back home on Friday.
Make room for me too mate if you can. I need to get some practice in.
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