Those damn woke corners.

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• NegativeLookBehind@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  This one singular meme will make them hate NASCAR

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• Sibbo@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Just wait until they discover this and Trump makes a bill to have the cars go the other way around.

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• brucethemoose@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  NASCAR had a street race, with corners: www.nascarchicago.com

  It’s actually really cool, way better than the ovals TBH.

  Also, many tracks like Daytona have real circuits, and it’s my opinion that nascar should use them.

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  • JackbyDev@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    If they want me to watch they need to add power ups. At least a banana peel would be nice.

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    • saigot@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Check out formula e. It is electric race cars and they can get bonus power by driving in a particular part of the track. They used to let fans vote to give cars a boost too but i think it’s discontinued.

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    • anomnom@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I think nascar already has a virtual banana peel. They also stop the race right before the end, then restart and hope for crashes then.

      When they started redesigning the cars to be safer in the late 90s I’m pretty sure they were doing it because 80%+ of the audience at those races were there to see crashes.

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    • brucethemoose@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Extreme E has boost, and is probably the most fun racing I’ve seen. Cars flip and keep going, and are lucky to make it to the finish line in one piece, lol.

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    • Cocopanda@futurology.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      That’s why they have DRS now. Purple shell that chassis.

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  • jewbacca117@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    How do they keep people from crashing into all those right turns?

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  • Botzo@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Just finished watching the 24hrs of Daytona where they use that infield track layout this week. It’s free on YouTube from IMSA!

    3 classes of cars fighting for places through traffic for 24hrs. It’s absolutely wild, and the commentators are definitely fighting fatigue with sometimes extremely random sidetracks too.

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    • Cocopanda@futurology.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Super stoked to think that a Mustang I drive won the Daytona 24hr for LMGTD class

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    • brucethemoose@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      The traffic is mad!

      Infield is a bit narrow, but the bus stop and turn one are insane. The ease all those drivers do it with makes it look way too easy.

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  • ThiccSemperTyrannis@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    There are 6 road races on the calendar this year. 5 of those have been on there for multiple years. 1 is at an oval/road course. They have been running at road courses for a very long time, just in proportionally small numbers.

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  • deranger@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Don’t forget Watkins Glen:

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    • brucethemoose@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Oh I didn’t realize NASCAR raced there! I’m watching one now, that’s such a fun layout for those cars.

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• cmbabul@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  If only Dale hadn’t died

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  • Cocopanda@futurology.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I still remember the moment I heard the news.

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    • cmbabul@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Dude same, one of the only times my dads ever cried

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  • TheRealKuni@midwest.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    He wouldn’t have died had he worn the “damn collar” as he called it. The HANS device likely would’ve saved his life, as I understand it, but he was too “old school” for driver safety. 🙄

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• shalafi@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  NASCAR’s more woke than many conservatives are comfortable with. They banned the Confederate flag several years back, actively chased down racists leaving nooses lying around the black guy’s area, more I can’t remember (which is frustrating because they’ve done plenty of other sensible things).

  LOL, found this searching “NASCAR woke”:

  www.msn.com/en-us/sports/…/ar-AA1yM19H

  You gotta admit, an EV NASCAR would suck. The whole thing in going to see a race is the pure thunder of the thing. I’ve never been, never been a fan. My ex used to go with her dad. Sounds like a blast setting up camp, like tailgating but much more.

  Anyway, they’re reaching out to a broader audience, not just us redneck honkys (sp?). I don’t think the decline is due to said rednecks boycotting, I think people are simply losing interest.

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• callouscomic@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Cheeto nazi is going to be at the daytona 500 and they won’t shut up about it.

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• Dorkyd68@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  We’re gonna go fast and tuuuurn to tha left sometimes

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• Kompressor@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  500 lefts make a right

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