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Anton Chigurh

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  1. Going to quote myself I guess since it keeps coming up. It’s all in the telemetry. Last year at AD, Alonso only lifted very early in front of Lewis, he didn’t slow (and downshift) then accelerate and upshift then slow again. The multiple instances of slow fast slow is a very important distinction. Backing up the pack by driving generally slowly is also not the same. The stewards explain all of this pretty clearly in the decision document. It was erratic while also deemed potentially dangerous. Max of course should have gotten waaay more than 10 seconds. Penalties are supposed to finally be harsher this year, though.
  2. Maybe Bottas just has some sort of voodoo wheelnut nurse that he brought over from Mercedes.
  3. The problem is that he slowed, then accelerated, and then slowed again (because he messed up and did it too early). If he had only slowed once, even if way early (which would just have been a lift and coast), they wouldn’t have given him anything.
  4. Yeah, he didn’t mention it to the stewards or in his post race IG post, so he knew what he did. He obviously didn’t intend for Russell to crash, but he does like to push the rules to their limits and sometimes things happen when you operate in that area. Also note that the penalties are harsher now than they would have been even just last year.
  5. Exactly my thought. I’d buy the W11 instantly.
  6. FYI, MotoGP has good coverage in the US again. Race is starting in 2 minutes on TruTV or in the MAX app.
  7. Well, at least Red Bull is about to fall apart internally.
  8. I’ve got: RBR Ferrari/Merc (I think this will be close again) Aston McLaren (for now) I think McLaren might be late on their aero package and will improve after that.
  9. I put together a few then/now comparisons, as well. Then photos from late 50s/early 60s, now photos taken by me in 2016-2021 ish range.
  10. Here’s a cool set of slides I found on eBay a while back that I finally got around to processing. These are Kodachrome slides (I believe, don’t have them in front of me now) during the construction of the Glen Canyon Dam, in Page, Arizona, in the late 50s or early 60s (it was built from 1956-1966). I would of course much rather still have Glen Canyon than Lake Powell, but the sheer size of the operation is incredible.
  11. And the premium package includes the moonroof anyway. So really only 2ish options.
  12. It does seem like this is about it. So the Land Cruiser trim of course has the different headlights, plus multi terrain select and swaybar disconnect standard, then you have 20” wheels, a moonroof, and the premium package (includes leather) as options. That seems to be it (not including accessories). The base 1958 is only available in black, silver, or white, and has zero options outside of accessories (roof rack and rock rails are included here). https://www.toyota.com/configurator/build/step/model/year/2024/series/landcruiser/?bap_guid=004901b1-eaf0-4e60-9897-f2f98918c550
  13. I’m still kinda hoping for a 2 door LC as a true FJ replacement (as long as it’s not too small).
  14. So, just a tad higher than the “mid 50s” rumor, but not horrible. I am wondering how many actual options there will be, or if it will be similar to the older models where they have very few non-standard options. So far I think the known ones are leather, tech package, and swaybar disconnects?
  15. Pretty much what blacklab said, though 2010 is when the upgrades happened, so 07-09 vs 2010+. I’d try for the lowest mileage 2010+ in the price range, but as already stated, make sure it’s not rusty. Mine has 148k and none of the Toyota parts have broken. I’ve upgraded the suspension, but no failures or leaks.
  16. Something else I noticed is that the Merc rear suspension this year has a very flat pushrod arm compared to what other pushrod rear cars had last year (Red Bull, McLaren, etc.). That is a very aggressive geometry there. Probably for aero reasons. Hope it works well.
  17. Has pushrod rear too, so Merc (and Williams) will as well.
  18. There’s plenty of bare carbon on the actual car.
  19. No one knows what it means, but it’s provocative. It gets the people going.
  20. Vasseur is a co-founder of ART and ASM, whom Lewis drove for and won championships with in GP2/GP3.
  21. I’m gonna have to warm up my Grazie Ragazzie. Bono: Lewis, è tempo di martello Lewis: Bono, i miei pneumatici sono morti!!! [emoji24] 🤌
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