Re:Nascar Driver Stuns to Qualify for Championship with Game...
by ArnoVW on Monday October 31, 2022 @08:12PM
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A bit like Michael Guerra? I haven't checked, but if his trick didn't get banned...
Re:Nascar Driver Stuns to Qualify for Championship with Game...
by jasonwatkinspdx on Monday October 31, 2022 @08:26PM
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Heh, I'd never seen the full clip of that and the scooter driver's reaction just about had me spit on my keyboard over here.
Re:Nascar Driver Stuns to Qualify for Championship with Game...
by andrewflnr on Tuesday November 01, 2022 @12:03AM
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Same here. Your comment convinced me to click, no regrets. :D
Re:Nascar Driver Stuns to Qualify for Championship with Game...
by bombcar on Tuesday November 01, 2022 @11:12AM
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1. The scooter guy reaction
2. The scooter guy decides "can't beat 'em might as well join him"
3. The poor mobility scooter being passed by all this
Re:Nascar Driver Stuns to Qualify for Championship with Game...
by grvdrm on Monday October 31, 2022 @09:50PM
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Saw this recently. Amazing and frightening!
Re:Nascar Driver Stuns to Qualify for Championship with Game...
by 4gotunameagain on Tuesday November 01, 2022 @03:58AM
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while this is of course very cool, I was always convinced that it also included a motor. The acceleration seems too abrupt for just a Cd advantage, and that was right around the time of the big motor in chassis scandals
Re:Nascar Driver Stuns to Qualify for Championship with Game...
by askvictor on Tuesday November 01, 2022 @05:27AM
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He's riding a fixie (presumably it's a fixie race). On a downhill, your legs are slowing you down; presumably he would have gained some advantage just by taking his feet off the pedals, but this would give a bit more advantage.
Re:Nascar Driver Stuns to Qualify for Championship with Game...
by K0balt on Tuesday November 01, 2022 @06:03AM
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Planking is how the kids here race 70cc Honda cub motorcycles. They shift with their hands and have specially modified seats to support the prone riding position.
Re:Nascar Driver Stuns to Qualify for Championship with Game...
by sndean on Monday October 31, 2022 @08:50PM
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And it's interesting how long some of these GameCube moves/bike positions can leave a mark on a sport. Just three weeks ago Filippo Ganna broke the Boardman's superman position record (from 1996), finally topping the last of the hour record tricks [1].
[1] https://www.velonews.com/news/road/filippo-ganna-smashes-uci...
Re:Nascar Driver Stuns to Qualify for Championship with Game...
by acrump on Monday October 31, 2022 @08:56PM
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Graeme Obree tested in a wind tunnel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJ9H0INZ2_s
Re:Nascar Driver Stuns to Qualify for Championship with Game...
by mastazi on Monday October 31, 2022 @09:13PM
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Interesting video with Obree where his positions are tested in a wind tunnel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJ9H0INZ2_s
Re:Nascar Driver Stuns to Qualify for Championship with Game...
by aeneasmackenzie on Tuesday November 01, 2022 @10:36AM
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1930s: going fast by leaning backward, banned
1990s: going fast by leaning forward, banned
I look forward to 2100 when they will simply ban going faster than a specific speed.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graeme_Obree