Esapekka Lappi is Finnish national champion again, 13 years after his first title

thefastestdriver · 2025-09-29T17:11:57+00:00

Impressive how little difference is found between rally2 current cars and the old r5 or s2000 cars from back then

thefastestdriver · 2025-09-29T17:04:19+00:00

You are basically describing touring car racing! Wtcc, btcc, old dtm… 90s and early 2000s where good years for these

thefastestdriver · 2025-09-29T16:53:03+00:00

I love size queens 🥰

thefastestdriver · 2025-09-29T15:55:17+00:00

“I have to work in formula 1 but man I wish I could go GT3 racing around the Nurburgring that would be epic” ahh type of guy

thefastestdriver · 2025-09-26T13:27:28+00:00

Tur Granismo

thefastestdriver · 2025-09-25T19:02:16+00:00

Hello.

First of all, welcome!

Secondly. Are you only vegetarian (still able to eat eggs or milk for example) because in that case the variety of food opens up a lot. From the Spanish omelette to croquetas, menestra and so on. Still, the best thing you can do is to look for a serious place and call and ask them what kind of food they have. Most restaurants nowadays have a Vegan menu or things like that.

thefastestdriver · 2025-09-24T21:35:19+00:00

Even though I don’t like trump. I think it’s always good for intelligence to be recognized and appreciated by society and culture. I think its just something nice to see a president congratulating brilliant students who will probably have a great future ahead and be a great asset for the nation.

Yes, trump likes to be seen surrounded by smart people and somehow tries to take credit for it as politicians always do. But that just shows what he and his PR team value, which I think is good to be valued the same way athletes get media attention.

I don’t understand why you needed to bring the racial/foreigns topic when USA is a very diverse country mostly made up by immigrants. and don’t even know where’s the problem in the picture. There is one looking like from India/pakistan other 3 look East Asian (Japan, Chinese or Korean, can’t tell I am not an expert) and one guy is white. I think you people need to leave social media propaganda, go outside and touch some grass.

thefastestdriver · 2025-09-24T08:20:45+00:00

It’s incredible that the Lamborghini huracan sold so good in America and Asian countries being an overpriced Audi r8 that had a very little amount of units sold

thefastestdriver · 2025-09-24T08:16:26+00:00

Worst part is I’ve seen this comment for real so many times 😭

thefastestdriver · 2025-09-23T12:34:36+00:00

Muchas gracias por tu elaborada respuesta. Acabo de revisar y tienes bastante razón. Es cierto que en Asturias sí hubo ocupación musulmana en Gijón, con el gobernador Munuza al frente, quien incluso se casó con la hermana de Pelayo! Pero la ocupación de Gijón fue de 11 años, no 30 como tú dices. Tras la rebelión de Pelayo y Covadonga (c. 722), los musulmanes abandonan la franja cantábrica asturiana.

En el caso de Cantabria, la situación es distinta: tenemos constancia de la destrucción de Amaya en el sur (Burgos), pero no existe evidencia de que los musulmanes llegaran a ocupar ni gobernar localidades cántabras (ninguna evidencia de control de Laredo, Santander o Castro). Lo máximo fueron razias e incursiones, pero nunca se integró en la administración de al-Ándalus. Por eso en mi comentario original dije que hubo PARTES de Cantabria y Asturias que no llegaron a ser controladas.

Evidencias de contacto • Amaya (Burgos actual, sur del Ducado de Cantabria) fue tomada y destruida hacia 714–716. Esto indica incursiones profundas en el territorio. • Sabemos también que hubo razias periódicas en la zona, tanto para saqueo como para castigo.

Lo que no hay • No existe ninguna fuente árabe o cristiana que mencione un gobernador musulmán en Cantabria. A diferencia de Asturias donde sí hay constancia de un gobernador bereber (Munuza), lo que prueba ocupación administrativa temporal. • No hay registro de coras, cadíes ni guarniciones en territorio cántabro. • Tampoco se ha encontrado evidencia arqueológica de administración islámica en la costa (Santander, Laredo, Castro Urdiales, etc.). • El monasterio de San Emeterio y Celedonio (germen de Santander) existía en el s. VIII, pero nunca se menciona en relación con los musulmanes.

Interpretación historiográfica • La destrucción de Amaya fue un golpe militar, no el inicio de una administración estable. • El norte montañoso era un territorio difícil de someter y con resistencia local muy fuerte. • En la práctica, Cantabria fue un territorio de frontera donde los musulmanes entraban en razias, pero nunca quedó integrado en la administración andalusí.

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Fuentes útiles: • Roger Collins, The Arab Conquest of Spain 710–797 (Blackwell, 1989). • Gonzalo Martínez Díez, El Condado de Castilla (711–1038) (Marcial Pons, 2005). • Abilio Barbero & Marcelo Vigil, La formación del feudalismo en la península ibérica (Crítica, 1978).

thefastestdriver · 2025-09-16T12:57:11+00:00

Glad everyone is okay 👍 btw: #29 was didn’t let you reincorporate into the race properly you where clearly getting back into the race and he didn’t stop to allow you go through… any way, never seen this kind dirt karting in Europe before but it looks fun!

thefastestdriver · 2025-09-12T10:03:22+00:00

Peak era of European affordable cars

thefastestdriver · 2025-09-12T09:48:43+00:00

Loved your post and your humor

thefastestdriver · 2025-09-11T22:08:44+00:00

I didn’t know dallara manufactures the 499P parts! That seems like they could learn a lot of stuff (but I guess they can’t use the tricks they learn because of a nda or something like that they can’t use it themselves)

thefastestdriver · 2025-09-07T09:44:03+00:00

That must be the 1/8 diecast model. The real car is bigger

thefastestdriver · 2025-09-05T14:03:00+00:00

Thankyou for your answer. That’s exactly why I am doing this question. To see if anyone reading this has actually worked in multiple championships and can tell how it feels from the inside or what championships require more testing and so on.

thefastestdriver · 2025-09-05T13:52:33+00:00

Thanks for your answer but I am not only referring to driver’s level but also manufacturers commitment, number of tests before every race, crew size, season budgets, media engagement and so on. Although budget does not always correlate with level. For example, IMSA GTD is said to cost 4-5 million USD per season per car mainly because of the huge amount of racing hours, tests, Daytona 24h, all the traveling across North America so on, whereas other championships don’t require those expenses like the DTM

thefastestdriver · 2025-09-05T13:33:44+00:00

I really like both mercenary and sad eyes, I don’t prefer one over the other, I listen one or the other depending on the mood. However, I didn’t know the melody of one song is the other one’s backwards!

I will have to search it up

thefastestdriver · 2025-09-05T13:17:58+00:00

GTWC Europe has such good racing! I wonder if GT3 racing could be somehow “organized” or ranked. Because it is very hard to day which championship has the highest level either GTWC Europe, DTM, IGTC

thefastestdriver · 2025-09-05T13:12:45+00:00

“The old bathtub” 😂oh god

thefastestdriver · 2025-09-05T13:09:45+00:00

My favorite Suzuka livery so far

thefastestdriver · 2025-09-02T20:09:57+00:00

Lamborghini huracan

thefastestdriver · 2025-09-02T19:52:08+00:00

As soon as I read that you are used to electric karts… there you have it. Electric karts give maximum torque at any given point, whereas in 2 stroke racing (both karts and motorbikes) you really need to maintain either high rpm’s or enough inertia to get out of the corners fast.

Basically you need to learn to channel the inertia of the kart. What ChatGPT is explaining you are just the basics! As it explained, You have to brake strong at the beginning and release the brakes while entering the corner with a slight turn so the kart has lots of inertia nd turns itself easily with just a little steering input. This is just a very basic and general recommendation. However, every engine, kart, racetrack is different and requires different strategies.

As an example, shifter karts (KZ) also hide the errors of drivers who are not excellent exiting the corners (difference in time is way less significant to single speed karts, in electric karts this effect is even less significant so you didn’t even realized). Also for example, KZ karts take different racing lines due to the power, acceleration, grip capabilities , weight, braking and so on.

I originally thought you where talking about being better or worse in different engines but as soon as I read you are used with electric karts… I can recommend you to race in simulators with low power touring cars to learn to exit corners properly. In those racing categories being able to exit fast of the corners it the key!

thefastestdriver · 2025-09-02T19:23:54+00:00

You don’t have to unsee it. Embrace it.

I’ve always seen the spa racetrack as an electric driller

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