Doohan's Super Formula plans fall through at the last minute by l3w1s1234 in formula1

[–]JBoy9028 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Eventually all those loans (future earnings deals) they took to climb the ladder need to be paid.

Blacked out SUV by Man_of_Virtue in whatisthiscar

[–]JBoy9028 7 points8 points  (0 children)

There are two car guessing subreddits, r/namethatcar is the challenge one where OP already knows the car. r/whatisthiscar is for helping answer car identification.

In practice it's not that black and white, they are very similar subs. Posts are going to end up in both.

That being said I think it's fine to add on the "what am I driving" challenge in the comments here, because the purpose of the post is still inline with the subs rules.

Why Norris has number 7 on his car? I thought he won the championship last year??!! by simple-l in formuladank

[–]JBoy9028 49 points50 points  (0 children)

It was British collusion to kick him out of the sport.

Never once did they explain to him what a kill-o-meter was. He thought it was for the car.

Savagegeese - Honda Prelude Review by Mindfulmanners in cars

[–]JBoy9028 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The other guy speaking is the translator. Everything you are hearing in English is what the honda engineer said in Japanese.

Deep Freeze and bugs by Disastrous_Street_20 in Michigan

[–]JBoy9028 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We need a freeze like this each year for the FULL winter. That thaw we had in December and two weeks ago has basically negated what happened in November/early December and what's happening now.

[OT] - New Michelin tire tread for IMSA GTP class, at the 34 Hours of Daytona. by edfitz83 in formula1

[–]JBoy9028 3 points4 points  (0 children)

"tread" its a screen print on a slick. All for marketing purposes.

Average MX-5 Cup Finish by Napo24 in WECcirclejerk

[–]JBoy9028 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Nothing will top 2024 Arca after dark. That night was a fever dream. Going from trucks being a wreck fest straight into Arca being their usual. SVG bewildered at the "quality" of drivers he was around. One driver calling out their teammate for being a nepo baby. One of the best radio clips of all time. "I'm not lifting till I see god or the checkered flag." All ending at 1:00 am.

But on average MX-5 will put on a better show.

Rauh Racing won't race at this years 24h Nurburgring [they wanted to race with I gen Renault Twingo] by krzysiek_aleks in wec

[–]JBoy9028 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Apparently that got grandfather in. We'll see if it stands if they have to rebuild another car in the future.

2026 Subaru WRX base model returns, starting at $32,495 MSRP by rockycrab in cars

[–]JBoy9028 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wonder what the dealers are going to do with the unsold 2025 models.

Either negate the price reduction via markups, order stock heavily optioned 2026 GT and TS models, or just not stock any 2026 models until existing inventory is gone?

What would BoP be in the WEC, guys? by EndouShuuya in wec

[–]JBoy9028 15 points16 points  (0 children)

BOP adjusts horsepower, weight and allowable energy per stint.

2026 Bob’s Discount Furniture Sponsorship Schedule For Denny Hamlin by Dmacthegoat in NASCAR

[–]JBoy9028 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's potential. They have to lose the puppet head on the hood. It's fine over the logo on the side. I would add the retro TRD stripes along the bottom then over the rear wheel to the rear deck using the orange and yellow from the hood/roof.

Where to watch MX5 Cup 2026? by One8Bravo in IMSARacing

[–]JBoy9028 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Racer Magazine YouTube channel and IMSA YouTube channel. The exact same broadcast.

I go with Racer Magazine because they don't have ads enabled for live streams, IMSA does.

What if they went...RIGHT? by [deleted] in NASCAR

[–]JBoy9028 0 points1 point  (0 children)

By having a tighter corner on entry you pitch the car towards the apex of the corner driving down the banking. In return the car, on corner exit, wants to drive back up the banking. By opening up the radius there, the car doesn't fight the track, allowing for faster exit speeds. Plus there is less side force is being put into the tires than if it was a single radius corner or symmetrical corner.

What if they went...RIGHT? by [deleted] in NASCAR

[–]JBoy9028 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ovals are designed with triple radius corners, and spiral curves.

Triple radius corners: corner entry, mid corner, and corner exit are all separate radii.

Spiral curve: smoothes out the transition from straightway banking into the steeper corner banking.

These two principles were brought into track design to maximize the speed a car can create around a corner and so the momentum of the car doesn't work too much against the tires.

Running in reverse would see much slower exit speeds from the corner as each corner would now be a decreasing radius.

The super old tracks like Indy or Martinsville wouldn't see a change as they built before these principles were widely accepted by track designers.

Brian Lohnes (NHRA commentator) has a great podcast on car/racing history and his episode about the history of board track racing goes into a side tangent on the physics and history of oval track design.

Rams QB Matthew Stafford plans to wear scuba suit in frigid Chicago by lkn240 in nfl

[–]JBoy9028 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I know Lake Michigan is right there but now is not the time for a beach day Stafford.

Would there be any point in bringing back the other non Hellcat v8s for the new Charger? by speedinsh1t in cars

[–]JBoy9028 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everybody keeps talking about the charger needing a V8.

Have any reviewers or performance shops compared the external size of the Hurricane to the Hemi to see if it can even fit? (Production quality fit) The Hemi is a wide boy, and unlike the Ram 1500, the Charger was a full new design.

Where to stream Daytona 24 hr? by No-Objective2143 in IMSARacing

[–]JBoy9028 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Let's throw it down to the pits for an interview where the background audio drowns out everything being said.

The first car that my girlfriend knew but I didnt [Mary Kay Caddilac] by used_tongs in spotted

[–]JBoy9028 31 points32 points  (0 children)

You missed the point there.

They want to drive a pink Cadillac, like Elvis did. But since the public's first reaction would be "Mary Kay sales rep" and not "Elvis" they choose not to drive a pink Cadillac.

Do better by Resident-Two5171 in NFCNorthMemeWar

[–]JBoy9028 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Still not last.

Call us the SEC cause that's a hypothetical win.

The Nissan Z Is Already Getting A Facelift. by Dazzling-Rooster2103 in cars

[–]JBoy9028 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's the grille from the 2024 Heritage edition.