Random Motorsports Discussion ***MAY Contain Spoilers***

[jimclark]

Bottom post of the previous page:

Has he pee'd yet?

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Ace knows.

[erwin greven]

Has he pee'd yet?

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Ace knows.

Then at least one knows.

Is he a member here?

[acerogers58]

Has he pee'd yet?

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Ace knows.

Then at least one knows.

Is he a member here?

Must be talking about Ace Moneymaker

[jimclark]

[erwin greven]

Has he pee'd yet?

?

Ace knows.

Then at least one knows.

Is he a member here?

Must be talking about Ace Moneymaker

So you got that plug in.

[jimclark]

EverthoBigballieth.....make 'em thtaaahhp........tthhaat would huuurrrt!!!

[acerogers58]

Fatal accident at Langley Speedway last night, Shawn Balluzzo went airborne and crashed head on into an opening at roughly 70mph. He was 64 years old.

This also happened yesterday at Dominion Speedway, A driver was injured in an accident and was being attended to by safety crews when another driver involved in the accident did this...

The driver who jumped on the windshield has reportedly been bragging about it on social media.

[acerogers58]

The World of Outlaws race at Husets Speedway tonight was bizarre, at least two thirds of the field had flat tires at some stage during the final 13 laps of the feature and as a result only two cars finished on the lead lap. Kind of reminded me of the 2008 Brickyard 400.

Coincidentally, the Top 3 were the first 3 to have flat tires, which ended up being an advantage for them as they had more time to regain the track position.

[theracer120]

This is a bit of a surprise. Mark Webber is making a return to racing after several years with Tony Stewart's new short track stock car series.

[Everso Biggyballies]

Wow.... didnt see that one coming. He always seemed set on that was it when he retired.... no thought of V8s or anything. No idea what this SRX racing is. Time to do a bit of googling.

[Everso Biggyballies]

A bit of googling around, and it seems like it is only half a dozen races a year, a dozen cars, and most of the drivers (well half a dozen or so named to date) are recently retired, past 'legends' or long in the tooth (ie Paul Tracy, Helio Castroneves, Bobby Labonte, Willy T Ribbs, Tony Kanaan, plus of course Stewart and now Webber. It is a made for TV thing. In fact the TV is the only thing finalised.

All I could find on the car is a 'something like this' render: Apparently they will ll be identical, a bit of an IROC concept.



Their website is basically nothing atm www.srxracing.com

More info / PR waffle here: https://racingnews.co/2020/07/13/supers ... -evernham/

I dont want to cast a downer on something I know little about, but lets say im not convinced we have a need for it..... and from what I have found out, it hasnt grabbed me by the balls and screamed watch me.
Good luck to them though.

[acerogers58]

I wonder if they’ll be able to find sponsors, that was the downfall of the original IROC after all.

[Mawerick]

This was... interesting to see.

[erwin greven]

BMW Motorsport Director Marquardt to Leave Position

BMW M division CEO Markus Flasch to take interim charge of manufacturer’s racing department…



BMW Motorsport director Jens Marquardt will leave his position at the end of this month to pursue a new role as head of the German manufacturer’s production Pilot Plant.

Marquardt, who has overseen BMW’s motorsport endeavors for almost a decade, will lead the company’s construction of prototype production models while his sporting role will be taken up on an interim basis by the CEO of BMW’s M brand Markus Flasch.

BMW confirmed its decision on Friday, while the change of roles will officially occur on Nov. 1.

Marquardt was announced as BMW’s motorsport director in early 2011. During his time in that position, he presided over the company’s factory racing programs including its entries into Formula E and the GTE category with the M8.

“Jens Marquardt has been responsible for our involvement in motorsport since 2011,” said Frank Weber, Member of the Board of Management of BMW AG, Development.

“During this time, we have achieved great success: the DTM titles in 2012, 2014 and 2016, as well as various overall and class victories at endurance classics like Daytona, Spa and, most recently, the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring.

“I would like to thank Jens Marquardt and his entire team very much for that. Head of the Pilot Plant for prototype construction is a fundamental role in the development process.

“With the agile working method and his motorsport experience, Jens Marquardt will provide new impetus there.”

Marquardt’s new position will see him lead the Pilot Plant team of around 700 staff who can work on up to six production car prototype projects at any time.

At the announcement of his move to a new position within BMW, Marquardt said he will “always have emotional memories” of the past decade as its motorsport director.

“I have experienced all the highs and lows of motorsport with an exceptional team,” he said.

“The overall victory at the Nürburgring 24-hour race [last month] was the icing on the cake at the end of this exciting time.

“‘I am very grateful to BMW Group and the whole motorsport family for all these memories. After 25 years in motorsport, I am very much looking forward to a new challenge.”

Marquardt’s interim successor Flasch became the CEO of BMW’s M high-performance division in 2018 and recently oversaw the launch of the new M4 coupe, which is being developed alongside the 2022 BMW M4 GT3 racer.

A statement from BMW confirmed that its factory programs in Formula E and GT racing will continue, although timelines were not set for the future of these projects.

https://sportscar365.com/industry/bmw-m ... -position/

[acerogers58]

Brad Sweet wins his second straight World of Outlaws championship

[acerogers58]

It would of been nice to see the final race of the season, but uh, you couldn't. The same people who did the dirt surface for this track are the same putting dirt down at Bristol next year, I sure hope they do a better job..