Auto Racing Discussion Thread

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Uruguay will host a round of the Extreme E, FIA's electric off-road rally championship

[Federer91 2,728]

Joan Barreda Bort wins today's stage 2 in Dakar. This marks his 28th bike stage win, which puts him 3rd all time. I can't fathom how in all his appearances his best overall result is 5th... Surely the best bike rider without a podium finish, maybe even without a win. Let's hope he won't DNF again and finish this year.

[Federer91 2,728]

These daily Eurosport magazines remind just how much i love Dakar and what a highlight it is every January. It's a shame they can't show live coverage through the day.

[NaBUru38 208]

At the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia, a French racecar had a bomb blast outside an hotel.

 

https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20220104-france-opens-terror-probe-after-paris-dakar-rally-team-hit-by-blast-in-saudi-arabia

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"So with the news that Novak Djokovic has been kicked out of Australia for not being vaccinated, are all the F1 drivers and team personnel vaccinated and if not will they be allowed in to the country for the GP ? If there is one at all."

 

Found it on Facebook. Good question. 

[NaBUru38 208]

Remember that Djokovic wrote incorrect information on his visa application.

[NaBUru38 208]

The 24 Hours of Daytona were claimed by the Meyer Shank Acura, with drivers Tom Blomqvist, Oliver Jarvis, Simon Pagenaud and Hélio Castroneves.

 

The LMP2 winner was DragonSpeed with drivers Devlin DeFrancesco, Eric Lux, Colton Herta and Pato O'Ward.

 

The GTD Pro winner was the Pfaff Porsche with drivers Matt Campbell, Mathieu Jaminet and Felipe Nasr.

[Monzanator 4,487]

There was a good dice between the Porsches in the closing stages. Pfaff only won it on the last lap after #2 Porsche spun in wheel-to-wheel battle.

[Monzanator 4,487]

Jacques Villeneuve wrecking other cars in Daytona 500. Welcome to 2022!

[NaBUru38 208]

Three weeks until the best motorsport weekend of the year.