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Old Sep 15, 2007 | 12:41 PM
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can they even keep anything from that car after a crash like this?! It was travelling down fast(100mph?) the straight and hit the almost stationary DP...
I'd assume they'd do some quick test on the chassis (unless cracks and bends are obvious) and test's on the engine. Be a complete loss/waste to just toss the entire car without checking it to me atleast.

I'm still sad I was hoping to see the SS 8 in this race longer than a lap, hell its the primary reason I'm staying home and away from the GF this afternoon (hehe). Also I didnt know the race was a long endurance race.

Ahh they are talking to Patrick Dempsey right now about driving the #40 Sobe Rx-8. He seems like a cool guy and aprently does alot of racing who knew?
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Old Sep 15, 2007 | 12:43 PM
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holy my wife is going to trip out, when i tell her patrick dempsey is a co driver for the sobe rx8 lol

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Old Sep 15, 2007 | 12:59 PM
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^haha.. well atleast now you know she wont be mad at you when your watching them race lol.. she'll be their beside you drooling ova Mc Dreamy lmfao
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Old Sep 15, 2007 | 01:05 PM
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THAT GUY SHOULD BE SHOT!!!!!!!! IF YOU CANT SEE ASK FOR HELP IDIOT!!!!!!!!

Patrick is one of the drivers, it is oficial, my wife its still freking out over this she has ask me about a 100 times if he will be at sevenstock

I HATE PONTIAC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Old Sep 15, 2007 | 01:49 PM
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i'm a little pissed about the wreck...

hope the team comes back even stronger in '08 (does any one know their plans?)
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Old Sep 15, 2007 | 02:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Clavius
^haha.. well atleast now you know she wont be mad at you when your watching them race lol.. she'll be their beside you drooling ova Mc Dreamy lmfao
lmao, yah every time i see the sobe car next year, ill be saying look hun there is patrick dempsey driving (even though its his co driver that is driving) so she can stop telling me change the channel
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Old Sep 15, 2007 | 02:59 PM
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Yikes I can't see if there are any cars coming. I'll just cross my fingers and wish for the best.
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Old Sep 15, 2007 | 03:13 PM
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damn no coverage on my cable channels untill 2:30 (west coast) any video of the crash?
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Old Sep 15, 2007 | 03:32 PM
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im still mad, that SOB
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Old Sep 15, 2007 | 03:52 PM
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#69 is 4th right now!!!! GO GUYS!!!!
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Old Sep 15, 2007 | 04:05 PM
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yah! we are a lap behind, but go get them 69! get the pontiac!!!
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Old Sep 15, 2007 | 04:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Clavius
I'd assume they'd do some quick test on the chassis (unless cracks and bends are obvious) and test's on the engine. Be a complete loss/waste to just toss the entire car without checking it to me atleast.

I'm still sad I was hoping to see the SS 8 in this race longer than a lap, hell its the primary reason I'm staying home and away from the GF this afternoon (hehe). Also I didnt know the race was a long endurance race.

Ahh they are talking to Patrick Dempsey right now about driving the #40 Sobe Rx-8. He seems like a cool guy and aprently does alot of racing who knew?
i guess that goes for a couple of us here as well, staying home just to watch this race............ only to see what that pontiac did to our SS 8... ...

the Sobe RX-8 is still doing amazing, they're currently 10th with half the race to go. TV coverage should be back on soon.

As for next season, I hope more teams gain interest on running the RX-8 against Porsche. The Hypersport team (no ties with Mazdaspeed) is showing that the car can run in the top spots.
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Old Sep 15, 2007 | 04:22 PM
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speed latino is showing the entire race

The sobe car is doing great for its first race
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Old Sep 15, 2007 | 04:29 PM
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you're lucky RC, guess what, we just had 3 hours of nascrap.
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Old Sep 15, 2007 | 04:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Renesis_8
you're lucky RC, guess what, we just had 3 hours of nascrap.
yah it was good time for me to do Time Attack on F1 CE for the ps3, since the wife is in flordia visiting family for the weekend
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Old Sep 15, 2007 | 04:58 PM
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damn damn damn i just saw a recap of the first few hours when coverge was back on tv. that crash with the 70 car was awefull. that p1 car must be crazy and should be fined. what the hell was he thinking. at lest the 69 is doing great and kudos do the sobe car, got to switch form soda to sobe now.
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Old Sep 15, 2007 | 05:03 PM
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hahaha +1
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Old Sep 15, 2007 | 05:05 PM
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the rules must be checked for next season, the pontiacs have a large avantage over the other cars, the mazda its just not capable of runing with the front runers, the pontiacs are more than 3 seconds a lap faster than the mazda, the porches 2 seconds

I think they should let the mazda run the same tires as the rest of the cars
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Old Sep 15, 2007 | 05:15 PM
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Jon dounang just said in an enterview that they sold one more car to a formula mazda team and they are about to close the deal on 2 more for next season

ZOOM ZOOM!!!!!
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Old Sep 15, 2007 | 05:15 PM
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confirmation of ANOTHER RX-8 by John Doonan for Daytona!!

Thats 4 cars that could run the entire season + pettit, goldin bro (not mazdaspeed), spencer for Daytona, total of 7 RX-8s wow.
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Old Sep 15, 2007 | 05:16 PM
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the rules must be checked for next season, the pontiacs have a large avantage over the other cars, the mazda its just not capable of runing with the front runers, the pontiacs are more than 3 seconds a lap faster than the mazda, the porches 2 seconds

I think they should let the mazda run the same tires as the rest of the cars
that w oudl be cool, but i can see them throwing out the mazda is the lightest car blah blach
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Old Sep 15, 2007 | 05:19 PM
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so what will be at ss now with the crash the 69 i guess and that is it. has anyone seen an interview with the 70 driver?

i didint realiza that the other cars had an advantage with the tires.
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Old Sep 15, 2007 | 05:22 PM
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Speed interviewed Nick Ham, he was okay.

I believe we have narrow front tires.
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Old Sep 15, 2007 | 09:31 PM
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an m6 for next season, I dint know BMW wanted to race that car

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Old Sep 15, 2007 | 09:41 PM
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Yah, why not the new M3. The new M3 is powered by a V8 now, so it'll be good advertising as well..... M6 is ugly as hell too... The announcers were talking about how strong the BMW V8 is in the DPs, this M6 should be fast, and its fielded by a very good team.

I cant wait for next year's race. I forsee it'll be Porsche vs Mazda, with SS leading the pack of 8s, well and the two G6s (GM factory backed), I dont think any new teams will join the G6s boat tho.
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