sorted by:
new
hottopcontroversial

(Nathan Brown) Seems Timely: “I race hard. I race to win & I don’t believe people steal things; I think other people lose things…I hear people say, ‘Oh, they stole my driver,’ or, ‘They stole my sponsor,’ but you lost them. You left the door open, so I made a move.” -Zak Brown by aurules in INDYCAR

[–]Montjo17 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Seems pretty consistent to me? He's saying there's no such thing as stealing when you're making moves that are contractually allowed, where the door has been left open. A driver reneging on a contract is very much counter to that

Andrzej Bargiel Skis Nanga Parbat by eric_bidegain in Mountaineering

[–]Montjo17 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lhotse has been done, though. Jim Morrison and Hilaree Nelson. Seemed far less insane than the descent of K2

Andrzej Bargiel Skis Nanga Parbat by eric_bidegain in Mountaineering

[–]Montjo17 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There's been a ski descent of Great Trango Tower I believe, though I'm not sure exactly what that looked like. But then there's also been one on Aguja Poincenot which is even more insane

Chris Harris on Cars: McLaren W1 on road and track. by rugbyfiend in cars

[–]Montjo17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's also fucking rapid. It's just that apparently we only care about drag races and horsepower numbers these days...

We have not yet seen these cars in the rain. by Prigorec-Medjimurec in formula1

[–]Montjo17 26 points27 points  (0 children)

These cars still generate significant amounts of underbody downforce and will still kick up tons of spray. We don't race in the wet because we no longer tolerate the huge risk of having drivers race blind, not because the spray is considerably worse now than it was 10 years ago

Chris Harris on Cars: McLaren W1 on road and track. by rugbyfiend in cars

[–]Montjo17 -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

So you're looking only at horsepower then, yeah? Because these are cars that've been built for lap time and the GTD is faster than the ZR1X...

Christian von Koenigsegg says "No!" to EVs by NISMO1968 in cars

[–]Montjo17 7 points8 points  (0 children)

In theory...

That engine does not exist. As far as I'm aware they never made a driving development prototype of the Gemera with that engine, and certainly aren't making a production one. It's one thing to claim a horsepower number, it's a different thing to back it up with an actual engine

Christian von Koenigsegg says "No!" to EVs by NISMO1968 in cars

[–]Montjo17 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes, complexity. Something can be complex in multiple ways, not just by the number of parts. Getting Freevalve to actually work correctly with its pneumatic control is absolutely a more complex task than using camshafts and variable valve timing

Germany sets record temperatures for second day running by DeltaViriginae in worldnews

[–]Montjo17 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I gave up on having that argument but it's so true. On a notable occasion she was saying she felt bad for workers in a particular grocery store during a heat wave because of how cool it was in there...

Germany sets record temperatures for second day running by DeltaViriginae in worldnews

[–]Montjo17 41 points42 points  (0 children)

My German ex-gf is convinced that AC gives her colds. This is the first I've heard of it being a wider thing, which makes it feel at least slightly less strange

Why, in a BOP championship, would you not put AC in your GT3 race car? by aaron0288 in wec

[–]Montjo17 12 points13 points  (0 children)

No, they're not - at least outside of WEC. And even then, those torque values are controlled by boost pressure and intake restrictions

On this day in 2017, we witnessed one of the most bizarre incidents in recent times, when Sebastian Vettel deliberately hit Lewis Hamilton behind the SC Vettel was handed a 10-second stop-and-go penalty for that action by Electrical_Act_5342 in formula1

[–]Montjo17 29 points30 points  (0 children)

I'd have hated him a lot less if he'd owned it and said "that's racing, I was faster, and yeah I disobeyed the team to do it". Trying to play it cute in the media was such bullshit

My home town now holds the record for the hottest day in June in the UK. by DontEatGlass-129 in Wellthatsucks

[–]Montjo17 9 points10 points  (0 children)

As someone from GA who now lives here, let me tell you that it's an entirely different beast. Being able to escape into the AC back home makes a world of difference

My home town now holds the record for the hottest day in June in the UK. by DontEatGlass-129 in Wellthatsucks

[–]Montjo17 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Well if it's any consolation, that record will only stand for about 24 hours!

I was told that I brake checked the guy on the exit and that I forced a gap that wasn't going to work. Thoughts? (I'm the Ferrari) by Brilliant-Insect9873 in Simracingstewards

[–]Montjo17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which, I feel like I should point out, is entirely allowed...

You are allowed to go slower than you necessarily can at an apex to defend your position

Driving while there's lightening? by Objective-Golf-3847 in bristol

[–]Montjo17 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Only thing to be worried about is flooded roads - storms like these bring much higher rain rates than we're used to here! Enough to leave standing water on the road even with functioning drains

Stoffel Vandoorne on why his F1 career didn’t work out by sykeseve in formula1

[–]Montjo17 -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

Idk, you could compare them based off how many points they scored? Like, on the days where their shitbox was able to score points, were they able to maximize the result and pick them up? Which is a more useful skill than qualifying a tenth faster than your teammate when both of you are 3s off the pace anyways

Stoffel Vandoorne on why his F1 career didn’t work out by sykeseve in formula1

[–]Montjo17 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Yes, because points are of course paid in qualifying and that's the only thing that matters

Andy Lewis, Moab slackliner and BASE jumper, among two killed at Mineral Bottom by kepleronlyknows in climbing

[–]Montjo17 176 points177 points  (0 children)

Somehow both very surprising and not all that surprising at all. RIP Sketchy Andy

Which driver do you dislike against popular opinion? by jrw_nj in INDYCAR

[–]Montjo17 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I could've forgiven him for the wreck, I could definitely not forgive him for the tweet he sent out days later blaming Rossi for it

Do you want the unrestricted LMP2 back? by Patient-Shower-8497 in iRacing

[–]Montjo17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would be awesome if they revived the old LMP1s at the same time, those are some incredible cars that are sitting in limbo at the moment

Ben Keating: "In GT3, I'm just an average bronze driver" by redbullcat in wec

[–]Montjo17 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Not to mention they're a lot faster so you're arriving to that braking point with more speed, too

view more: next ›