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Bottom post of the previous page:

Fark. That was a massive shunt. No chance.

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Two more massive crashes involving folding barriers at Oulton Park in the BTCC support series today, these barriers are not fit for purpose.

I’ll get videos up after the end of the meeting, nobody hurt as in both cases the cars stayed within the track confines, just….
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MSV track again?
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Yeah although I believe the barriers are mandated because they have the same ones at Castle Combe which isn’t an MSV track.
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If you're talking about the two MINI accidents, they really were just a springboard weren't they, with basically zero absorption. The second one in particular was particularly scary in how it went straight into the path of the oncoming pack.
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The 60th annual Knoxville nationals begin today, with 98 cars entered over two qualifying nights. 89 Americans, 8 Australians and one Canadian. Favourites would be Larson, Schatz, Sweet, Gravel and Macedo.

The race was last held in 2019, and was won by David Gravel. Donny Schatz won the event 10 times between 2006 and 2017, and only finished outside the top 2 once between 2002 and 2018.
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Okay.
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Surprise Surprise, Kyle Larson wins the 60th Knoxville Nationals.
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Needs more Australians! I only recognise four Aussie names, lol. But I know a stack more are over there at the moment.
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MonteCristo wrote: 2 years ago Needs more Australians! I only recognise four Aussie names, lol. But I know a stack more are over there at the moment.
Unfortunately Kerry Madsen got wiped out during qualifying night a few days ago so he was up against it to make the main show. He certainly didn’t mix his words after the crash :haha:
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acerogers58 wrote: 2 years ago
MonteCristo wrote: 2 years ago Needs more Australians! I only recognise four Aussie names, lol. But I know a stack more are over there at the moment.
Unfortunately Kerry Madsen got wiped out during qualifying night a few days ago so he was up against it to make the main show. He certainly didn’t mix his words after the crash :haha:
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Mercedes to exit Formula E after Season 8

A week on from sweeping the driver and manufacturer championships at Formula E’s Season 7 finale in Berlin, Mercedes-Benz has confirmed that it will withdraw from the all-electric championship at the end of next season.

Mercedes took over the HWA Racelab team for Season 6 and claimed its first win with Stoffel Vandoorne in that season’s final round. It carried that momentum into Season 7, culminating in Nyck de Vries winning the title.

News of the German manufacturer’s planned exit comes just weeks after Mercedes announced that it is preparing to go all-electric at the end of the decade, and the cancellation of the Formula E program will free up resources that will be shifted towards this accelerated move towards amplification. Mercedes’ Formula 1 program will become the sole focus of its factory motorsport activity.

“Formula E has been a good driver for proving our expertise and establishing our Mercedes-EQ brand, but in future we will keep pushing technological progress — especially on the electric drive side — focusing on Formula 1,” said Markus Schaefer, Member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG and Mercedes-Benz AG. “It is the arena where we constantly test our technology in the most intense competition the automotive world has to offer. F1 offers rich potential for technology transfer, and our team and the entire series will achieve net-zero status by the end of the decade.”

Mercedes follows fellow German manufacturers Audi and BMW in preparing to exit the series ahead of the arrival of the Gen3 cars for Season 9. BMW partner Andretti is planning to stay on in FE after BMW’s departure, and Mercedes-EQ team principal Ian James said he’s hopeful of being able to make a similar arrangement.

“We have been extremely fortunate to enjoy the support of Mercedes-Benz in building a class-leading Formula E operation over the past few seasons,” he said.

“I would like to thank the company for its trust and support in our journey so far – and all the way through to what we hope will be a successful conclusion to Season 8 with a strong championship challenge. Although Mercedes-Benz has decided to leave, we recognize the value and power of Formula E; therefore, we will be exploring the best options for the team to continue competing beyond Season 8.”
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That really surprises me. Formula E doesn't translate to me as an EV driver, but few things accelerate R&D like motorsports do.

The impact of lightness and regeneration efficiency is key to a successful EV, and also a successful race car.
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Hmm.

One way or another they're not seeing the value.

I wonder if it's just too expensive at the moment, or if there simply aren't enough eyeballs watching (any time I catch more than 10 seconds of FE, I get bored and swap channels).
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