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wood

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  1. Yep, and upstream someone referred to ground effect as bullshit ... but ground effect was re-introduced to allow for better following and overtaking, and did that very well until it was walked back because some teams couldn't get a grip on it. As a result, overtaking got harder again, and this year it was probably as difficult as ever. Now GE is being further reduced, and there will be no DRS, and a weak PU, but still heavier than necessary, of course. We'll see, I guess.
  2. OBTW, remember the other day when I asked how y'all would like a new V10 series? This is what I was talking about. Anthony Hamilton launching platform in 2026 to “celebrate the unmistakable sound of V10 single-seater racing.” Here's the gist of what I was told.
  3. It may not be unprecedented, but I don't think it's common. I've never seen it happen in about 30 years. And they can keep it secret from us, but not from each other, and that's what really matters.
  4. nsiap ...
  5. It's that time again. 90 days til lights out .... Umberto Maglioli's Ferrari 625 TF Spyder at the 1953 Coppa d'Oro delle Dolomiti. He finished 3rd.
  6. Yeah I'm not hearing good rumblings from anywhere with regard to the new rules. It'll be really interesting to see how this shakes out. Apparently all reporters, even team social media people are barred from attending the first test. If true, that's not at all a good sign.
  7. Guess so. And Dietrich's death is what set all of this craziness in motion. He was the one keeping it all under control.
  8. Marko ... OUT. https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12040/13481077/helmut-marko-red-bull-advisor-to-leave-ahead-of-2026-formula-1-season-after-20-years-with-company
  9. I was thinking about Texas & MAGA a few days ago, wondering if (or how much of) this has it's roots in Waco 1993. Then yesterday - in response to seeing the story about Abbott & Patrick's Hitler Youth plans - I got this text from my buddy who knows several Texas billionaires: "This whole Texas maga cult is Branch Davidians 2.0 with lots of money".
  10. For my Dad, USS Enterprise VF-92 Silver Kings F-4 maintenance hangar Chief for 2 deployments during Vietnam (yep, during the big fire) ... Go Navy!!!!! Beat Army!!! csb: he designed this patch. RIP Woody.
  11. State sanctioned racist/homophobic/misogynist/xenophobic groups in high schools and on college campuses. Cool, cool, cool. Seems vaguely familiar.
  12. nsiap. This guy is right. One way you can tell these fuckers aren't going after actual criminals is because they aren't getting shot in the process. I don't carry, because I'd probably be way too likely to kill a motherfucker, but yeah ... .
  13. As a Navy brat with a career Navy dad (rip Chief), it was always hammered into my head and it has been my experience throughout that a military ID is exceeded in credibility only by a U.S. passport. FML. JFC. Fuck these people so much.
  14. LOL. Never woulda guessed.
  15. After yesterday, I doubt ND wants to play us any more than we want to keep scheduling big early-season games. Look at their schedule next year. 3 actual road games - UNC, Syracuse, and Purdue. Hell, they're pretty much already assured of making next year's playoff ... CBS: 'Notre Dame has 2026 College Football Playoff assurance and the schedule is embarrassingly favorable' https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/college-football-playoff-selection-notre-dame-mou-2026-schedule/ nsiap Here's their 2026 schedule. And unless something changes, I guess everyone's non-con schedules will be jokes within a couple of years too.
  16. She could probably fix me.
  17. Yeah that bullshit should never be legal. This isn't rugby.
  18. Refs fucking stole that game from the Ravens. Fucking bullshit. All this technology and they still can't get it right on something as obvious as that. The turnover earlier looked like Ravens' ball too. Crooked-ass bullshit. It just seems like everything is rigged.
  19. JFC, seriously. Just saw the TD they stole from the Ravens. If that wasn't a TD, then nothing is. Straight up robbery.
  20. I think even with a penalty, it probably wouldn't have affected the end result. As @ChickenSandwich noted above, Lando probably should've backed off & tried again. Far less risk that way. What I hate is the continued inconsistency in this kind of steward call. More often than not, overtaking off the track gets the overtaking driver a penalty, even when forced off more forcefully than Yuki on Lando today. Yuki, of course, deserved the penalty for weaving, etc. He did leave room for Lando to keep his right side wheels on the track though, and normally we see the overtaking driver either give back the spot or get a penalty based simply on overtaking off the track, which we're always told is just not ever allowed, even when you're forced off. Except when it is. But whatever. F1 officiating is incredibly inconsistent. Water is wet. And it likely didn't matter. Good season. On to testing.
  21. Eh, Charles is very quick and is a great qualifier as long as he keeps it on the track. But ... Lewis has long been considered one of the best qualifiers of all time. No exaggeration of results there. It is what it is. Re: Nicole, yeah, I've thought for a long time that their breakup really fucked him up. Love Nicole btw. Mmmm ...
  22. Fuck all those putos. Who are the dipshits on either side of Simmons?
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