RV Driver: “Wow, this thing is really struggling.”

Wow that link to The Drive’s video is a pretty good self own - “that’s why drivers love it.”

so by that logic, the Nordschleife should be repaved smoothly, with no more concrete and patches, and have all of the harsh elevation changes removed?
while we’re at it, why don’t we straighten out Eau Rouge and Radillion, since they’re really dangerous?

Fundamentally, I think racetracks are meant to simulate the…

With the 12 Hours happening again this weekend, teams have been working on their compromised setups to get their cars to function properly at this unique track. Teams have developed workarounds for the bumpiness of the Sebring surface over the years. Cars need extra ride height to avoid bottoming out, but not so much…

If you can’t engineer the car to take the punishment, don’t race there.

Scrolled back up to see who the author was. Not the least bit surprised...

No.

The 12 Hours isn’t irrelevant. The simple fact that Europeans teams continue to come to it shows its relevance.

Anyone watching the rest of the LMP season knows how much these “carbon tubs” abuse sausage curbs and track limits. They aren’t dainty little things.  To call the racing “bad” is clearly someone who hasn’t…

At this point Bradley is a troll paid by a herb to write really mind-numbingly bad takes. I’ve driven Sebring IRL on a couple occasions. I never got 17 right. That doesn’t mean it needs to be “fixed”.

Bradley, hot take is hoooootttt.

Isn’t the challenge the point? Should nobody race in the rain, either? Adaptability of the drivers is what separates the good or the one-trick ponies from the great. And not just the drivers, but which team can come up with the best compromise package for the conditions without shaking apart and then something very dif…

Oof, awful take man. Several tracks (Or entire leagues for that matter) are better off because they’re difficult. Senna wasn’t adored because he could drive a nice, grippy surface. He was an entertainer because he could find speed when it was raining and awful to drive on.

I see you care so little about it, you wrote this whole article about how much you don’t care about the racing surface.

While im not against a repave, i think the arguement for it to be easier on cars is wrong.

This seems like it would take away the only reason for Sebring to exist. It requires a dedicated telemetry set-up and different driving method, those aren’t negatives, they’re positives. Making it so teams could run the exact same set-up and driving style as the run every other race would make it like every other race.

This is the wrong take.

Absolutely not.

Bradley Bradley Bradley.  More racing is always good.

Maybe I’m being cynical.

“The tracks are low-speed, the races are short, and as a result the cars are kind of inconsequential to the whole thing. They only really need to be accommodating for the racers who have let their midsection expand since retiring, and forgiving to drive for the ones ready for bed at 7:30 pm.”