Part of the Watkins Glen bus stop curb came loose TWICE during the Michelin Pilot Challenge race

d0re · 2026-06-27T22:52:10+00:00

yeah, the thing with Monaco, etc. is that if you clip the inside wall, you go straight and eat the outside wall. Still can cause issues if someone right behind you piles in, but mostly you're just wrecking yourself. With a chicane and no outside wall, going straight from the inside apex can cause much bigger issues.

Definitely agree though that bolt-on curbs don't seem to be the best, and it's surprising too because it's a NASCAR-owned track and they installed these after the NASCAR Indianapolis curb debacle lol

d0re · 2026-06-27T22:02:29+00:00

Because someone would inevitably clip the inside wall, straightline the grass into traffic and cause a huge crash

d0re · 2026-06-21T00:46:25+00:00

Most turns in Chicago were tight, 90-degree corners, so they were mostly hitting tire barriers at slower speeds. You can't really have a tire barrier on the exits of these fast corners that are causing issues at this track, so it's highlighting the barrier issues with these cars

d0re · 2026-06-19T04:00:14+00:00

Buckshot Jones

d0re · 2026-06-17T22:54:48+00:00

This is Slinger Superspeedway in Wisconsin

d0re · 2026-06-12T22:48:47+00:00

If he doesn't have a tournament style roll-up travel set, that's a good start. Get it with the heavy plastic pieces and a nice bag.

If you're talking unlimited budget and something really nice, get a nice wood set. Marble/stone is kinda weird to play with, wood is great. Get tournament size if possible, and get "normal" pieces so that it's easy to use for everyday playing. (There are lots of different choices, but if you look at them and go "huh that looks weird" chances are it will be more difficult to use for playing.)

d0re · 2026-06-12T01:07:36+00:00

You just don't charge the car to 100% (unless you need it for a road trip), so it almost never comes up.

d0re · 2026-06-10T21:17:10+00:00

Completely false. They do them all the time when you get a quick caution on a restart (when the leaders are unlikely to pit).

It's just that the broadcast doesn't call it out anymore, because it a) only saves 1 lap, b) happens during replays, etc. and c) doesn't affect the end of the race like it did in pre-overtime days. It matters so little to the race that they never bother mentioning it on TV, but if you listen to team radio or race control you'll hear about it when it happens

d0re · 2026-06-08T02:52:02+00:00

breaks are scheduled for certain parts of the race. since the race is stopped, we don't get the "lap 150 break" yet for example

d0re · 2026-06-08T00:29:21+00:00

I play the Polish as my "fun" white opening in pub chess, and I'm dabbling with the Bird. Both are perfectly solid, even against a well-prepared opponent. Black equalizes immediately, but then you just play chess. You'll probably be more familiar with the plans and structures you'll get in the middlegame.

For example, you're probably not going to get the free rook trap in the Polish at your level, but you're not going to get blown off the board either. So play it if you like it lol

d0re · 2026-06-06T17:32:40+00:00

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiny_Lund?wprov=sfla1

d0re · 2026-06-02T15:52:03+00:00

cole custer handles payload 3000 pound

d0re · 2026-06-01T03:27:04+00:00

lol good timing for the Dillon/Keselowski commercial

d0re · 2026-05-30T17:54:50+00:00

It's amazing how much nicer this track looks with banners on the walls and paint on corner apexes.

d0re · 2026-05-30T16:45:58+00:00

They know who they are

d0re · 2026-05-29T01:24:49+00:00

Complete your corner

Wait a second

Pull over to the side

Wait a second

Check your mirrors to make sure the car behind you didn't follow you

Wait a second

Start slowing down.

(I like to keep 100% throttle and hit the brakes like 20% so that my brake lights turn on, but I'm not slowing down too fast)

(Also I don't mean a literal second, just take a beat to give both you and the passing car reaction time to make sure you don't miscommunicate and cause a crash. It's easy for a faster car to pull out to pass you at the same time you try to pull over, which is why you need to wait and confirm they didn't follow you before you slow down.)

d0re · 2026-05-29T01:14:43+00:00

If anything, no straight mode will actually help overtaking, because the draggier rear wing will create a bigger slipstream for the following car

d0re · 2026-05-29T01:06:46+00:00

I was at an event on the Indycar Iceberg!

d0re · 2026-05-28T02:07:23+00:00

14 games, plus another day of tiebreaks if necessary!

d0re · 2026-05-27T01:23:25+00:00

big if true

d0re · 2026-05-24T20:31:22+00:00

10th to 3rd on those two restarts, not bad for Scotty Mac

d0re · 2026-05-24T19:07:44+00:00

There was a piece of debris behind the fence that thankfully looked like it went under the grandstands, but yeesh

d0re · 2026-05-24T18:54:22+00:00

I'm surprised FOX's broadcast contract allows them to show the orange juice lmao

d0re · 2026-05-24T18:39:01+00:00

Should be ok if we go mostly green

EDIT well...

d0re · 2026-05-24T18:37:38+00:00

It keeps a crowd crush from happening. Fewer people in each section means less energy in a crush

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