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Old 01-24-2023, 03:21 PM   #1
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Since there is more then just F1 fans here, why not a general auto racing thread?

The 2023 24 hours of Daytona is this weekend.

https://www.motorsport.com/imsa/news...more/10423888/

https://www.autoweek.com/racing/more...potters-guide/
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Old 01-24-2023, 05:30 PM   #2
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I said it in the streaming thread and will repeat it here. FloRacing is the best $150 I've ever spent. They picked up Lucas Oil this year so will have the best dirt events + Kyle Larson's new series.
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Speaking of Kyle Larson. He will be running in the 2024 Indy 500.

https://www.motorsport.com/indycar/n...-500/10420073/
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Old 01-25-2023, 04:51 PM   #4
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Will be interesting to see how Larson does in a single seater. Not too many dirt guys have much at Indy aside from Foyt. Tony Stewart had a pole, but never won.
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Anyone else going to the Nitro RX race this coming weekend?? Have a very good lineup with Jenson Button, Travis Pastrana, and Austin Cindric driving.

We got tix for the weekend, $65 at the stampede grounds.

https://www.nitrorallycross.com/
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Old 01-27-2023, 08:52 PM   #6
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Larson won in Georgia tonight and promptly stuffed his car in the wall after clearing tech on his way to victory lane.

Here's the link; https://www.floracing.com/video/1043...isles-speedway
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Anyone else going to the Nitro RX race this coming weekend?? Have a very good lineup with Jenson Button, Travis Pastrana, and Austin Cindric driving.



We got tix for the weekend, $65 at the stampede grounds.



https://www.nitrorallycross.com/
How was it? Was Cindric there? I thought I saw his name at the Rolex 24.
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How was it? Was Cindric there? I thought I saw his name at the Rolex 24.
It's this weekend. Still tix available and weather looks perfect for rally.
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Which is exactly why Cindric is driving. . .
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Well, not a surprise:

https://www.autosport.com/nascar/new...uvre/10426716/

NASCAR bans Chastain Martinsville wall-ride manoeuvre
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Speaking of Kyle Larson. He will be running in the 2024 Indy 500.

https://www.motorsport.com/indycar/n...-500/10420073/
Kyle Larson Indy 500 deal is a 2-year deal, expected to test this year.

@JennaFryer:
Nugget I’ve uncovered: The Kyle Larson-Hendrick-McLaren-Indy 500 deal is a 2-year deal for 2024 and 2025. He’s expected to test this year.
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Kimi and Jenson are racing in the Cup series at COTA this weekend.
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Also no stage breaks at road courses this year.

I wish they'd get rid of stage brakes all together.

The pace car damn near led the most laps on the Phoenix Xfinity Race I was at.
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COTA qualifying:

P4 Jordan Taylor
P22 Kimi Raikkonen
P24 Jenson Button

Taylor is in Chase Elliot's car
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Button out-qualified 3 of the 4 SHR cars.
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Jenson finished p18. Best of the road course ringers.

Last few laps were chaos.
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NASCAR dirt racing is dumb
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NASCAR dirt racing is dumb
Dirt racing with the windshield is dumb.
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Old 04-12-2023, 12:01 PM   #20
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Anyone have thoughts on getting tickets for the Daytona 500 next year? We're going to be in the area anyway so it seems logical to try and attend as a "once in a lifetime" sort of deal. They have pre-sale tickets now but only at the bottom of the grandstand, with regular on-sale date not until summer. Has anyone gone in the past? Is it worth it to try and pay-up for the higher elevation seats? Are they impossible to get? Any insight appreciated - I've never attended racing in person but it seems like a neat opportunity so I don't want to pass it up.
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