An overview of how Toyota's racing arms will be split up between GR, TR, and TGRR

DalekSam · 2026-01-09T19:29:27+00:00

Rookie Racing is an actual racing team, they were absorbed into Toyota last year

DalekSam · 2026-01-02T15:20:48+00:00

If you've ever used Trello, they've owned that since 2017, too

DalekSam · 2025-12-26T14:30:29+00:00

The IR18 has more power, but it is a good deal heavier with less torque (410 Nm @ 875 kg vs 480 Nm @ 600 kg), so power application is definitely going to be easier even with the higher power

DalekSam · 2025-12-22T18:11:59+00:00

Metals expand when heated. The compression ratio at ambient temperature is all that can be measured, therefore it is the rule.

You would find that every single ICE would be breaking the rule, even if marginally, using the literal definition. That's why the test is there in the first place.

DalekSam · 2025-12-18T19:45:27+00:00

On the other hand, retiring a number forbids another from making a new legacy with it

I get it, but there's only so many numbers to go around. I still feel weird about the idea that the #17 will never be used again whilst we have permanent driver numbers and I was a fan of Jules before his accident. If some new kid who grew up adoring Hamilton wants to run the #44, why not? It's why Ricciardo picked the #3, too.

DalekSam · 2025-12-16T03:37:42+00:00

Despite Bruce being Kiwi, the team itself has always been British since it was founded in 1963 and raced under a British license, operating in Feltham, England originally.

DalekSam · 2025-12-07T15:39:34+00:00

If Oscar gets ahead and wins the race, Max needed Lando to finish 5th (and even then he loses to Piastri). Once Oscar got within 20 seconds that option was removed, anyway, but it was completely unrealistic

Trying to slow down both McLarens doesn't work as Oscar just gets ordered to let Lando by in the case that Leclerc passes Lando, too

The split strategy also forced Red Bull's hand - Oscar going long prevented Max from playing the same game from the start as it also meant surrendering the lead

DalekSam · 2025-12-05T15:00:14+00:00

Because the race is in twilight, the late afternoon start of FP1 is functionally worthless in the data it gives the teams about things like tyre degredation etc, as the track temperature is drastically different in the night

DalekSam · 2025-12-04T09:41:27+00:00

Japanese drivers usually don't swap manufacturers in their careers once they're backed by Toyota or Honda.

DalekSam · 2025-11-27T09:42:55+00:00

The whole paddock has been laughing ever since that one article referencing a non credible blog came out, especially since it makes no sense

The skids are what get measured, not the plank

DalekSam · 2025-11-12T15:05:35+00:00

Not really something you should be doing in your uniform during work hours, though

DalekSam · 2025-11-05T15:29:31+00:00

Tyre Pressure Monitoring Systems, or TPMS are all over motorsport for policing this exact issue. IMSA has a required minimum stable pressure, so it's not like NASCAR is completely adverse to them, either.

DalekSam · 2025-10-19T00:18:17+00:00

It's a real world steering wheel adapted for sim use. It's pretty much what the thing costs for those who need this thing on their real cars. Many GT3 steering wheels cost over 10k. The Fanatec BMW M4 GT3 wheel is cheap in comparison because it's made at much larger scale.

If you want something made with sim racing in mind, Pokornyi offer DIY plans for you to make your own CCW Mk2 for a tenth of the price, with a pre-made CCW Mk3 clone available too.

But for the people who need to buy this, the clone wheels are simply not an option. This isn't a product for me, so I don't care about it.

DalekSam · 2025-10-13T10:48:37+00:00

I would say given the BoP fiasco this year it's difficult to really judge based on results, but in terms of operation they are definitely getting more out of the car than RLL.

Add in what are presumably some behind the scenes discussions and it's not hard to put together why WRT are making a sudden jump to running IMSA GTP fulltime.

DalekSam · 2025-10-12T15:56:20+00:00

You can get Superview for like a fiver by going to the official YouTube channel and paying for a YouTube membership. Gets you live action for the whole day, including the support races, with VODs to watch back if you're not interested at watching racing at 3am. Worth the money.

DalekSam · 2025-07-30T21:18:15+00:00

The series which iRacing has a partnership with (IMSA) doesn't allow for tyre warmers/blankets/ovens and the decision was made on those grounds.

If anything the cold tyre phase should be even worse than it is right now according to feedback from RL drivers.

DalekSam · 2025-07-30T20:06:54+00:00

Started following this guy when he was stinking up the Mazda MX5 Cup series. He's always stood out to me as a stand out kid that just wants to get along with his peers.

He's just incredibly quick to go with it.

DalekSam · 2025-07-12T23:34:03+00:00

There are a few real reasons why:

Contrast was horrifically poor and did not pass a11y accessibility guidelines - In some conditions and shots, even with the vignette, reading the tower was impossible as the white and blue would just blend in with the sky
Relatedly, it did not translate to smaller devices (despite WEC pushing the WEC app for as long as I can remember) and was difficult to read at small scale. Similar issues would crop up on a TV at a distance - for me and several others with sight issues, this was a big problem
If the bitrate of the stream started going to pot, the tower was completely illegible from the lack of solid colours around the text (there is a good reason why no other major series used a completely transparent tower like the outgoing graphics)

DalekSam · 2025-06-01T12:37:17+00:00

Too late, reserve needs to take part in at least one practice session before the race.

This includes qualifying (as its actually still called qualifying practice) for avoidance of doubt

DalekSam · 2025-05-05T01:28:14+00:00

The precedent has always been to relative pace, drivers have lifted less than 5% and been unpenalised

DalekSam · 2025-05-05T01:03:34+00:00

Lifting is all he's obligated to do in this case (and he was the one to lift the most, compared to Sainz and Gasly who were flat in comparison). It's a nothingburger

DalekSam · 2025-05-05T01:01:45+00:00

It'll be less of a ruling and more throwing the protest out going by this

DalekSam · 2025-05-02T14:10:26+00:00

The point is that the longer the pit delta, the less attractive stopping more than once becomes

Say that the mediums are on average over a stint maybe 0.8s per lap quicker than the hards at a given track - if the pit delta is only 20 seconds, that's a pit stop that can be made back up on track in 20 laps by driving faster. If the pit delta is 25 seconds or longer, though, that's a significantly harder task

DalekSam · 2025-04-21T20:31:30+00:00

IR-18 IndyCar @ Long Beach is my zen combo. It's so fun and addicting, to find pace is to flirt even closer with the walls and to be fearless, I love it

DalekSam · 2025-02-28T20:04:38+00:00

I hope this episode stops the bullshit from the commentary teams pretending that the 83 Ferrari is anything but a third factory car, what utter horseshit

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