2012 Racing Season: NASCAR, Indy, F1, and more

Obviously, nobody’s watching the 24 hours at the Nürburgring ☕

ESPN... they just started

Michael Lee4 said:Obviously, nobody’s watching the 24 hours at the Nürburgring ☕

ESPN... they just started

You sure about that? 😛

They're driving on this tiny circuit that also hosts F1, too. I honestly thought they were just going to be tearing it up around the North Slope.

Total carnage for the Mercedes-AMG SLS

yellow flags flying everywhere

Michael Lee4 said:Obviously, nobody’s watching the 24 hours at the Nürburgring ☕

ESPN... they just started

Honestly, I find them boring—to be fair, all endurance racing just drags on forever and loses me.

Brands Hatch qualifying results

Pos Driver Team/Car Time Gap
1. Gary Paffett HWA Mercedes 41.266s
2. Christian Vietoris HWA Mercedes 41.410s + 0.144s
3. Bruno Spengler BMW 41.462s + 0.196s
4. Mike Rockenfeller Audi 41.484s + 0.218s
5. Martin Tomczyk RMG BMW 41.101s Q3
6. Filip Albuquerque Rosberg Audi 41.142s Q3
7. Adrien Tambay Abt Audi 41.156s Q3
8. Mattias Ekstrom Abt Audi 41.163s Q3
9. Augusto Farfus RBM BMW 41.172s Q3
10. Jamie Green HWA Mercedes 41.284s Q3
11. Edoardo Mortara Rosberg Audi 41.381s Q2
12. Miguel Molina Phoenix Audi 41.392s Q2
13. Joey Hand RMG BMW 41.399s Q2
14. Andy Priaulx RBM BMW 41.403s Q2
15. Timo Scheider Abt Audi 41.479s Q2
16. Roberto Merhi Mercedes 41.524s Q2
17. Robert Wickens Mercedes 41.584s Q1
18. Ralf Schumacher HWA Mercedes 41.587s Q1
19. Dirk Werner Schnitzer BMW 41.655s Q1
20. David Coulthard Mercedes 41.657s Q1
21. Susie Wolff Mercedes 41.677s Q1
22. Rahel Frey Abt Audi 41.956s Q1

Race starts at 2:00 PM today—can't wait, really hoping for a BMW win.

I don't really have the patience to sit around watching this either, I just want to see the GT Academy crew finish higher up the leaderboard.🙂

Michael Lee4 said:I don't really have the patience to sit around watching this either, I just want to see the GT Academy crew finish higher up the leaderboard.🙂

What are they even driving?

Man, what a snooze fest this DTM race turned out to be—not a single overtake from start to finish. They basically just lined up for the first turn and stayed that way until the checkered flag... Honestly, I'm looking forward to the NASCAR Nationwide Series tonight; hopefully Danica Patrick brings some actual action to the track. 🙂

neonfox65 said:What are they even driving?

Factory GT-R

http://www.gtplanet.net/team-gt-acad...net%29#wp_post

First in class, but 30th overall... what a disaster.🙏

By the way... if you actually care about overtaking and decent action, you should really start watching NASCAR.😁

Skipped DTM because MotoGP was honestly too good to miss yesterday.

Michael Lee4 said:Factory GT-R

http://www.gtplanet.net/team-gt-acad...net%29#wp_post

First in class, but 30th overall... what a disaster.🙏

By the way... if you actually care about overtaking and decent action, you should really start watching NASCAR.😁

Skipped DTM because MotoGP was honestly too good to miss yesterday.

I caught most of Moto3 and Moto2, though I'll admit I drifted off a little during MotoGP 😬

IMSA is still pretty much a snooze fest 🙂

Saved the best part for last 🤦

Michael Lee4 said:Factory GT-R

http://www.gtplanet.net/team-gt-acad...net%29#wp_post

First in class, but 30th overall... what a disaster.🙏

By the way... if you actually care about overtaking and decent action, you should really start watching NASCAR.😁

Skipped DTM because MotoGP was honestly too good to miss yesterday.

Like I said before, I don't have much time for it—and honestly, I doubt it beats NASCAR. For me, NASCAR is still the pinnacle.

I skipped IMSA because MotoGP was just too damn good to miss yesterday

To be honest, if you missed IMSA, you didn't miss much anyway 🙂

neonfox65 said:Like I said before, I don't have much time for it—and honestly, I doubt it beats NASCAR. For me, NASCAR is still the pinnacle.

I skipped IMSA because MotoGP was just too damn good to miss yesterday

To be honest, if you missed IMSA, you didn't miss much anyway 🙂

It’s all on the CBS website—super easy to stream. Plus, you can catch Spec Miata, Spec Miata, Spec Miata, and Porsche Cup there too. You don't even have to watch it live; you can just find it online or catch it on YouTube later.🤷

It's a waste to miss out on this, especially if you're spending your time watching IMSA.

So, just say whether you're in or not. I won't get into whether it's better than NASCAR because taste is subjective, but if you've got time to kill watching IMSA, this is a million times more interesting...

I definitely agree—this is way more exciting than those dull IMSA races... but if I actually had it on my TV, I’d be watching it live, obviously. Watching stuff on a computer screen just isn't the same for me, and honestly, downloading races is just not the vibe.

My PC is hooked up directly to the TV 🤷

But hey, there's no arguing with your "logic"—it's pretty obvious you just don't care... I guess it's a case of you Choose, you los 😬

btw... where are you watching IMSA?

And my PC isn't even in the same room as the TV...

I usually catch IMSA on the German channel or just stick to ESPN for the English broadcast.

This Sunday, we've got the legendary Indianapolis 500. Put together a little intro for you guys here... 🙂

The Indianapolis 500—also known as the Indianapolis 500, Indy 500 or just 500—is a massive staple of American auto racing. It happens every single year over Memorial Day weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indiana.

This whole thing is called the Greatest Racing Spectacle for a reason. It’s one of the oldest races out there, and honestly, it's easily one of the top three most important races in the world (alongside the Monaco Grand Prix and Le Mans). The very first one went down back in 1911, where about 80,200 fans showed up—all paying just a buck a ticket! Since then, the only times they haven't run the race were during World War I and World War II.

Nowadays, the complex can hold about 400,000 people, making it basically the biggest stadium on the planet.

As far as wins go, three legends sit at the top with four victories each: A. J. Foyt, Al Unser, and Rick Mears.

When it comes to winning as a team owner, Roger Penske is the king with 15 wins. That's why everyone calls him "Captain."

Fastest qualifying lap (four-lap average):
236.986 mph / 237 miles/h Arie Luyendyk, 1996

Fastest race lap:
236.103 mph / 236 miles/h Eddie Cheever, 1996

Youngest winner: Troy Ruttman (22 years old)

Oldest winner: Al Unser (47 years old)

Best finish by a woman: Danica Patrick, 3rd place (2009)

Latest lead change: 2006, when Sam Hornish Jr. passed Marco Andretti on the very last lap right at the finish line.

Since 1936, the winner gets handed the Borg-Warner Trophy. It has the names, dates, and lap averages of every single winner since 1911 engraved right on it. It’s made of pure silver, stands over five feet tall (162.5 cm), and weighs about 100 pounds.



And this is how things wrapped up last year... a total rookie mistake led to Dan Wheldon taking the win.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tFV-85gyzQ

Who do you think absolutely nailed it during Saturday's qualifying?

Here's how the qualifying looks:

1. Ryan Briscoe, 4 lap average: 226.484

2. James Hinchcliffe, 4 lap average: 226.481

3. Ryan Hunter-Reay, 4 lap average: 226.240

4. Marco Andretti, 4 lap average: 225.456

5. Will Power, 4 lap average: 225.422

6. Helio Castroneves, 4 lap average: 225.172

7. Josef Newgarden, 4 lap average: 224.037

8. Tony Kanaan, 4 lap average: 224.751

9. EJ Viso, 4 lap average: 224.422

10. Rubens Barrichello, 4 lap average: 224.264

11. Alex Tagliani, 4 lap average: 224.000

12. Graham Rahal, 4 lap average: 223.959

13. Ana Beatriz, 4 lap average: 223.920

14. Charlie Kimball, 4 lap average: 223.868

15. Scott Dixon, 4 lap average: 223.684

16. Dario Franchitti, 4 lap average: 223.582

17. James Jakes, 4 lap average: 223.482

18. JR Hildebrand, 4 lap average: 223.422

19. Takuma Sato, 4 lap average: 223.392

20. Townsend Bell, 4 lap average: 223.134

21. Justin Wilson, 4 lap average: 222.929

22. Michel Jourdain, 4 lap average: 222.893

23. Simon Pagenaud, 4 lap average: 222.891

24. Sebastian Saavedra, 4 lap average: 222.811

25. Sebastien Bourdais, 4 lap average: 223.760

26. Wade Cunningham, 4 lap average: 223.258

27. Oriol Servia, 4 lap average: 222.393

28. Ed Carpenter, 4 lap average: 222.324

29. Mike Conway, 4 lap average: 222.319

30. Katherine Legge, 4 lap average: 221.624

31. Bryan Clauson, 4 lap average: 214.455

32. Simona de Silvestro, 4 lap average: 214.393

33. Zan# (Zan#), 4 lap average : 210.094

Man, Zan# (Zan#) probably shouldn't have even shown up...

Rubinho is solid

Just imagine if Rubinjo pulls this off—man, I would love to see that happen.