The Racing Thread

[Topkick]

NASCAR shit-canned its douchebag President Steve Phelps. Hopefully, they've learned that going woke means going broke. I'm not sure they can bring it back, but reconnecting with its southern roots would be a good start.

 

[Topkick]

NASCAR shit-canned its douchebag President Steve Phelps. Hopefully, they've learned that going woke means going broke. I'm not sure they can bring it back, but reconnecting with its southern roots would be a good start.

Texts revealed he called Richard Childress a dumbass redneck who needs to be taken out back and flogged. Lol. Picking a fight with Childress and then getting canned is what one might refer to as... playing stupid games and winning stupid prizes.

 

[Topkick]

I'm kind of excited to see Cadillac in F1, especially after hearing Colton Herta will be testing the car while preparing to possibly race it in the future. He's a solid, American driver.

 

[AWP]

I'm kind of excited to see Cadillac in F1, especially after hearing Colton Herta will be testing the car while preparing to possibly race it in the future. He's a solid, American driver.

Next year will be a good year to follow F1.

Looking at you, @Ooh-Rah

 

[AWP]

Following all of the engine rumors and stories has been wild. For those who don't know, 2026 is a complete overhaul of the cars. New dimensions, wheels/ tires, aero rules, etc, but with the big topic being new power units. 2026 is mandating a 50/50 power split between a combustion engine and battery.

Because the dumbasses at F1 bought into the carbon footprint nonsense and pledged "net zero" by 2030. Clowns.

Anyway, engine manufacturers have had to design new power units from the ground up. Where it gets interesting is not every team has its own engine shop. You'll see Williams with a Mercedes power unit for example.

Mercedes PU:
Mercedes
Williams
McLaren
Alpine

Ferrari:
Ferrari
Haas
Cadillac

Red Bull and its new partnership with Ford:
Red Bull
Racing Bulls

Honda, moving over from Red Bull:
Aston Martin

Audi:
Audi

Allegedly, Mercedes and Red Bull have found a way to generate 15 more hp through a legal-ish way of manipulation the compression ratio. Ferrari is going with steel cylinder heads and accepting the weight/ center of gravity penalty for using steel over aluminum. The last time sweeping engine changes happened Mercedes came out swinging and won 8 championships in a row.

Teams are going to make major aero changes throughout the season, but power units? Whoever gets that right out of the gate could be a monster.

 

[Ooh-Rah]

Next year will be a good year to follow F1.

Looking at you, @Ooh-Rah

Thanks for tagging me. I think I’m going to come live in this thread for a while, the rest of the Internet has become a place I don’t really recognize anymore.

 

[Devildoc]

Thanks for tagging me. I think I’m going to come live in this thread for a while, the rest of the Internet has become a place I don’t really recognize anymore.

There is gun forum here that covers NC and SC. 75% are topics other than guns. The biggest thread going is about pets. That forum is my safe space.

 

[Marauder06]

There is gun forum here that covers NC and SC. 75% are topics other than guns. The biggest thread going is about pets. That forum is my safe space.

although we have pretty big thread somewhere about pets, too ;)

 

[Devildoc]

although we have pretty big thread somewhere about pets, too ;)

We do. One of the reasons I love this site is the variety. Don't want politics? Fine. Talk (checking thread) racing. Or pets. Or funny memes.

 

[Marauder06]

We do. One of the reasons I love this site is the variety. Don't want politics? Fine. Talk (checking thread) racing. Or pets. Or funny memes.

@Teufel used to have a good meme game. But his memes went the same way that @AWP's smack-talking skills went,

 

[AWP]

@Teufel used to have a good meme game. But his memes went the same way that @AWP's smack-talking skills went,

You're embarrassing yourself.

 

[Blizzard]

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