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  • Perez

    Mexican fans will pay to see a Mexican driver in a possibly race winning car.

    Once Perez is gone there will be a huge drop in the popularity of F1 in Mexico. It’s part of why RBR still hasn’t dropped him. The marketing advantage of him in Mexico and Latin America is such a huge sales driver that they don’t want to give that up.

  • Why Americans aren’t buying more EVs
  • Nah, I just enjoy cars and (legal) racing.

    I’m never going to be interested in an EV. They’re boring, soulless creations that don’t interest me as an enthusiast. They’re great commuter vehicles, but that’s where their use ends. ICE is always going to be preferred by car people.

  • Why Americans aren’t buying more EVs
  • I don’t have a place to charge at home, nor a way to run a cord from my apartment to a car, so charging becomes a 20-30 minute ordeal instead of a 3 minute tank of gas on my way to work.

  • Why Americans aren’t buying more EVs
  • I regularly do 400+ mile trips in a day or two ( I’m a photographer ) and need to be able to quickly have range available in non major metro areas.

    Since I live in an apartment overnight charging isn’t an option. So I’d still have to go places to charge, which takes significantly longer than stopping for gas.

    Driving experince is subjective, but instant power with no real hp/torque curves makes driving really boring. There’s no response from the car, it’s just an On/Off toggle. There’s no real fun to driving it.

    Yes the sound is a major part. I’ve got a very nice, valved exhaust system on my new car that adds a ton to how much fun the car is. Hearing the engine, how it responds and how the power is applied is a major part of the fun of driving.

    If all you want is a car to get from point A to point B, an EV is completely fine, but as someone who genuinely enjoys cars and driving, EVs are boring and will 100% get you laughed out of most car shows.

  • Why Americans aren’t buying more EVs
  • At least for me the reasons are

    1. Lack of interest
    2. They're ridiculously Ugly
    3. Range (I’ve driven 1500 miles in the last 3 weeks)
    4. Driving Experience is worse (opinion, but still something I stand by)
    5. Charging
    6. Price

    When I was looking at new cars an EV wasn’t even an option. I wanted a 2 door performance coupe and there isn’t anything even close to that in EVs, let alone on the used market. A 2014 Audi was a better choice in almost every metric beyond gas prices.

  • Meta To Use Public Photos and Posts To Train AI: Here's How US, UK And Europe Users Can Opt Out
  • I have no issue with privacy, my issue is they’re using my creations and content to train the very thing they want to replace me with.

    I don’t care if it’s a big tech company or some small independent developer, I don’t want my work used to create and train Ai models.

  • More parents are taking on debt to pay for Disney vacations as prices soar
    1. Traveling with children to foreign countries is a lot harder than with adults
    2. Entirely honestly some people have little to no desire to leave the US. I don’t think you could pay me to spend a week in east Asia, that’s just not my idea of fun.
    3. Disney is huge. There’s days worth of things to do, multiple parks and experiences directly marketed for kids (be that good or bad). You don’t even have to stay in the Disney ecosystem with places like legoland, universal studios and a bunch of other theme parks.
  • Stay Informed
  • I gave up on doing this after a few weeks of multiple restarts per day. Until Linux can do everything Windows can (Adobe Products, Anti-Cheats, etc) I’m just stuck to windows 100% of the time.

  • Le Mans 24
  • Unfortunately I pay for neither of those, and TBH I’m not going to pay the astronomical prices for one race. Also Max doesn’t work on my home WiFi ever since I installed PiHole.

  • Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team & Lewis Hamilton To Part Ways
    www.mercedesamgf1.com Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team and Lewis Hamilton to part ways - Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team

    Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team and Lewis Hamilton will part ways at the end of the 2024 season. Lewis has activated a release option in the contract so this season will be his last driving for the team

    Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team and Lewis Hamilton to part ways - Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team
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    Mclaren Livery Reveal
    www.mclaren.com McLaren Racing unveils new livery for 2024

    The team’s 2024 livery incorporates the fan-favourite elements of papaya and anthracite with a touch of chrome

    McLaren Racing unveils new livery for 2024
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    iRacing 23S4 Wrapped up!

    For those with iRacing, how did Season 4 go for you? Make any progress towards some goals?

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    Hot Lap Challenge | Round 5

    Welcome to Round 5 of the Hot Lap Challenge

    • Sim: Automobilista 2
    • Track: Bathurst 2020
    • Car: SuperV8
    • Weather: TimeTrial
    • Track: TimeTrial
    • Temperature: TimeTrial
    • Wind: TimeTrial

    If you do not have Automobilista 2, please submit your times with the sim you are using, replicating the track conditions as closely as possible.

    Please use the car’s default setup. You may only adjust fuel levels, tyres, TC, ABS, Brake Bias, and ERS deployment level.

    You have until 01/12/2023 23:59 to submit your best lap. Please only submit times in a top level comment. If you have already submitted a lap and you improve, please edit your top level comment.

    Please include a screenshot of your lap time for verification.

    Notes

    Last time out

    It's been a while since our last challenge, but we're back!

    | Driver | Time | |-----------|----------| | itsmikeyd | 1:30.314 | | SimpleDev | 1:29.866 |

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    Rallycross makes for some amazing pictures

    This weekend I got the chance to shoot my first rallycross event. Despite literal inches of rain, it was some of the most fun I’ve had with a camera.

    Nikon Z6, Z 24-70 2.8 S

    70mm f7.1 1/1000s ISO 1000

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    Trading Paints Credentials Leaked - CHANGE PASSWORDS

    Hadn't seen this posted, but for anyone who uses Trading Paints in conjunction with iRacing you need to go in and change passwords NOW!

    There was a leak of 270,000 accounts with emails/passwords in md5 format (easily reversible to plaintext)

    If you use the service make sure to reset your passwords asap and if you use the password shared on other services you should make sure to change it as well

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    iRacing 1440 minutes (24hours) of Le Mans

    Anyone want to run the 24 hour race at Le Mans in iRacing this weekend?

    Don't currently have an endurance team and just realized the race is coming up quick. Not super fast (like we know from the league), but pretty consistent and know the track/car well.

    I'd prefer the LMP2, but could drive a GTE too. Only requirement is a C class license and the track/car.

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    We're a little sparse on Rig Posts, so here's mine!

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    Rig is a NLR F-GT. It's handled everything I've thrown at it so far, but it's struggling to keep up. The Seat on this rig has been ripped up by my cat, so a sweatshirt and a towel have gone into service covering up the very ripped leather. I plan on replacing the seat soon, so hopefully won't have that problem for more than another year or so.

    Wheelbase is a VRS DFP. It's amazing and I love it. Packs quite a punch and does really try to rip your arms off at full FFB. This is paired with a CubeControls QR (Also known as the aliexpress one) and an Ascher F64-USB.

    Pedals are also the VRS Pedals. Currently I only have 2 installed, but I do have the optional 3rd clutch that isn't mounted right now. The pedal plate flexes a lot more than I'd like, even with the additional strengthening kit from NLR.

    Rig is a dedicated sim PC with a 11900K, RTX 3080 and 32GB of RAM. Triple 32 inch 1440p/144hz monitors round out the setup, mounted to a Rigmetal Monitor Stand.

    I also have a Polsimer F74 that is no longer in use and a NLR GT Rim for if I need a round rim.

    I'm happy to answer any querstions!

    LEMMY iRACING LEAGUE

    Come join us this weekend on Sunday Aug. 6 at 2pm PT/5pm ET/9pm GMT/10pm BST for the inaugural Lemmy iRacing League. We'll be doing 2 15 minute races at Lime Rock Park (Grand Prix) and anyone is welcome to join (Though you will need an iRacing subscription)

    There'll be an extra session 2 hours before the race for anyone who may need help. Please reach out via DM if you need any help with any of it.

    Hope to see you all there!

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    Lemmy iRacing Scheduling Poll and Joining the League
    forms.gle Lemmy iRacing League Availability

    In interest of scheduling I'd be looking at a 3 week league with races on Aug 5, Aug 12 and Aug 19, with a possible extra round on Aug 26 Please select ALL timeslots that you would be available. If you have another timeslot please suggest it in the Lemmy comments

    Lemmy iRacing League Availability

    Hey all,

    Sorry about the google forum, it's set not to collect any info, but we all know how much info that still means google will grab.

    I think that due to the spread of timezones interested we should plan to run the races on the weekend. They'd take ~30-45 minutes (Race length to be decided later) but shouldn't take more than an hour and a half maximum.

    Please select any timeslots that you're available for, we'll choose the one that the most people can make.

    To join the League you'll need to Search for the "Lemmy iRacing League", currently with id 10017. The correct one will link back to https://lemmy.ml/c/simracing as the website link. Request to join and I'll accept any incoming join requests.

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