Quote from leonardo555 :

again lol?

Guess I should stop with the drinking and skinning.

Something for the Kyoto 400

Today I got news related to a new job where I'm going to make 3x more money. Spent the rest of the day folding origami animals and making memos in the office.

Yann keeps talking about Guerrieri this, Guerrieri that, Guerrieri for rookie of the year. I don't even think he'll be on the grid.

Quote from TFalke55 :

So... Dale Coyne gets Honda engines... but the bigger thing, Rubens "Rubinho" Barichello tests for KV Racing?! Interesting...

TK already said he'd try to get Rubens to race in Indy, but he was afraid Silvana wouldn't let her husband do it.

Kyoto 400 Livery

Quote from PMD9409 :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v ... ;feature=player_embedded#!

This is actually quite the watch. Guy spent some time on it for sure.

Is Jimmie Johnson boring or what?

Quote from GreyBull [CHA] :

Pleonasm?

Not at all. If I recall correctly, he was dropped by HVM for 2007 exactly for lacking resources, despite having a fantastic season.

I believe he has left the racing world and now tours as a DJ by the name David Guetta.

From Cornys' Kyoto 400 skin thread. Bold comments made by Cornys.

Quote from mythdat :

Actually, Ferrari already have their own version of the system, so banning it is a disadvantage to them, too. Take off the tinfoil hat.

Ferrari said they would be looking into creating a similar system. No one knows if what they came up with works.

Chupoacabra was being either very comical with those tabs, or pretty weird.

Quote from GreyBull [CHA] :

Yes. Plenty of wealthy pay drivers around, so this shouldn't be an issue. Although I'm not certain if Matos or Meira have any significant backing right now(They certainly would be great additions talent wise, though. Especially Meira).


Now, what's worrying is the lack of engine deal. We probably got several more entries than expected(even an old fox like Robin Miller was betting on an average of 20 cars/race not long ago), can any of the manufacturers produce the few additional blocks needed? What will happen if Conquest(or Sarah Fisher, or Ed Carpenter) finds themselves with no engine at St Pete, simply because no one could provide them one?

Now Sarah Fisher and Ed Carpenter are in the same situation... But we know they'll push hard to get a deal, because the rest of their package is ready to go, and they have no other alternative... It's IndyCar or nothing for them.

What about Conquest? Unlike SFR or Ed, they have no drivers, no sponsors, no announcement made so far, etc. IIRC they were supposed to field an ALMS entry too. Perhaps is this silence on the IndyCar situation a sign that they can't afford a double program, and will switch to sports car full time, à la Newman Haas?

For all I know, Conquest can't afford even one program. They have been on the verge of bankrupcy for six yeats, but they always manage to bring some paydriver (or Nelson Philippe) along for another year.

Engines shouldn't be a problem. I'm sure every company (with the exception of maybe Chevy/Ilmor) will be able to provide for another couple of single car teams. They will have to make extra engines for use during the season, anyway, so the bigger teams might sell their spares for the Conquests of the field.

Quote from Dennis93 :

Probably new and updated :

:eek:

What happened? Did she change you for a richer, better looking racer? Did she see you posting her pics on the forum? Did she turn out to be some sort of alien android programmed to explode earth?

Quote from GreyBull [CHA] :

Yep good point, but now the question is... Will Conquest show up at all? Still no engine/drivers/sponsors deals so far

There are many drivers still unsigned. I'm sure they will find someone willing to pay for a ride. Maybe Ana, Mattos, Howard or Meira.

1. Who will win drivers' championship: Castroneves
2. Who will win Indy: TK
3. Who will win Rookie of the Year?: Pagenaud
4: How many cars will show up at St Pete for round 1?: 28
5. How do you think Sebastien Bourdais will do in 2012 (rate 1-10): 4
6. How do you think Katherine Legge will do in 2012 (rate 1-10):5
7. How do you think Josef Newgarden will do in 2012 (rate 1-10):3
8. How do you think James Hinchcliffe will do in 2012 (rate 1-10):7
9. First driver you think will lose his drive during 2012: Whoever Conquest brings to race 1
10. Will Lotus get a win in 2012? And if you think so, who will get it?: Yes, Tagliani
11. Do you think Castroneves will win at least one race in 2012?: Yes
12. How many cautions at Indy? 11
13: How many DNFs due to contacts for EJ Viso?: 7
14. Most DNFs in a race?: 10, Texas
15. Will Jean Alesi qualify for Indy? If he does, where will he finish? Yes, 11th.

Quote from MadCatX :

@Vain + DieKolkrabe

This is what I find the most worrying about this case. I understand there are some international agreements concerning handing over criminals, but these apply when someone commits a crime in his country and then flees across the borders. I wonder why there aren't any comments on how could have FBI shut down what was AFAIK a Hong Kong company owned by a German citizen. I found a link to this over 70 pages long indictment, I didn't read it through but it struck me how none of the defendants is/was a US citizen nor any of the companies is registered in US. Apparently, when you're the US gov, the Internet belongs to you and is subject to US laws...

The problem in this case is that New Zealand, just like Sweden, are US' little bitches when it comes to internetpiracy. Because some of the charges made concern the conspiracy to commit copyright infringement (which is a crime anywhere in the world, basically), it was very easy for the US to get those clowns arrested.

Conjure One- Endless Dream

Oh, Canada.

Quote from nathan246 :

*sigh* Americans...

Quote from RiseAgainstMe! :

Somalia. No real government = no official extradition agreement. Have fun with your Rolls!

Andorra, with a much more stable government and a quarter of the population speaking portuguese also doesn't have one.

So, apparently, the site owners had 23 cars, including 15 Mercs, a Lambo, a Maserati and a RR Phantom. **** this, I'm starting my own file sharing site and couldn't care less if I get caught after 10 years. Does anyone know of a country without a extradition agreement with the US?

It's always comforting to know that if any american lobbyist feels less than amused about my practices they can get me jailed despite basing my business on the other side of the world.

Also, try running a test here http://pingtest.net/

Satellite connections tend to have very high latencies (measured in miliseconds, anything above 150~200ms is a matter of concern), which can fool the game into thinking you're crashing all over the place and ban you for it.

If that's your problem (and I believe it is), your only way is to find a reliable internet connection or stick to servers that do not feature automatic bans for eratic behaviour.

Quote from Dennis93 :

hmm, actually not You would be surprised how little there actually is in that picture.

That's what she told you, wans't it?

Women don't use 'little' makep.

Quote from GANSAN_BM :

If you're in pits, you exit them by the right side...

The track map you have on the site doesn't seem to agree with the layout for AS13 I have on the computer.