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It would seem as if me and repiV are taking over the "Heroes" thread, so I thought we could continue the discussion here :)

I'll get the ball rolling: I've always thought of racing cars to be the coolest thing on earth, and started actively following motorsports at the tender age of seven - back in 1996. After moving back to Norway, my family then moved again to America, and I got into NASCAR, which I still find pretty exciting. I "discovered" motorbikes during the summer of 2004, and got into endurance racing (specifically the 24 Hours of Le Mans) the year after that.

Discuss :E
 
I like the way you think. :)

It's not something I was historically into. My cousin (who is like, 30 years older than me, but my cousin nonetheless) came to visit on his motorbike when I was 17. Asked if I could have a ride. We only went for a 10 minute spin round the block, and we fell off twice when he stalled it two times in a row trying to pull out of the same junction, but I was totally hooked from that moment. Four years later I could afford my own bike, and well, everything else came from that. I used to play badminton, but it's kinda boring now. :)

Say, have you ever considered doing trackdays/racing yourself?
 
Motorsports are the ticket. The only other sports I liked were fighting, and things that aren't really sports, like Pool.


I was always into cars but, I don't care that much anymore. I grew out of it at around 30. I still love them, but I'm no longer really into them.


What I really like watching is rally, touring cars, and jet powered boat racing.

What I like about boat racing is because I guess I sort of got bored of cars because .. I guess the waves just make things more interesting.

Too bad the things I like never get televised around here.

I blame it on everyone in America having bad taste in sports.

football! NASCAR!

Yay?
 
I love motorsport and have been to rallies and stock car racing/local dune bike racing.
I watch motorsport of all types on the TV, i'm a big fan of wrc, paris dakar...annoyed they pulled the rug this year!
24 hr le mans is, or was another favorite of mine...a decade and further ago really.

Actually being involved in any racing is far to expensive for my income however.....
Therefore i am going to get into sim racing!
rFactor, RBR, race 07, gtl etc!

Call me sad but i'm currently building a sim cockpit for this purpose, i'm actually using a real toyota celica gt-i interior assimilated into a set up with a logitech G25 (the one with the 6 speed H shifter and clutch!!!) + a projector screen in front of the cockpit.

Ok so it won't quite be this but i'll try to get as close to real racing i can (with the more realistic sims as mentioned above)
 
You know, bikes are a hell of a lot more affordable than cars. If you really want to race, that might be an option for you.

You can get an incredibly capable track bike for far less than you would pay for your average city car. Obviously not for competitive racing, then you're spending a fortune in consumables. But trackdays are fun too.
Track racing, you're looking at something like 10k a season, but I understand supermoto is dirt cheap.
 
Terminator said:
I love motorsport and have been to rallies and stock car racing/local dune bike racing.
I watch motorsport of all types on the TV, i'm a big fan of wrc, paris dakar...annoyed they pulled the rug this year!
24 hr le mans is, or was another favorite of mine...a decade and further ago really.

Actually being involved in any racing is far to expensive for my income however.....
Therefore i am going to get into sim racing!
rFactor, RBR, race 07, gtl etc!

Call me sad but i'm currently building a sim cockpit for this purpose, i'm actually using a real toyota celica gt-i interior assimilated into a set up with a logitech G25 (the one with the 6 speed H shifter and clutch!!!) + a projector screen in front of the cockpit.

Ok so it won't quite be this but i'll try to get as close to real racing i can (with the more realistic sims as mentioned above)
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Yeah. I was talking about doing this a long time ago.

I was going to get an old Pole Position cabinet and install a G25 w/shifter and hook up a PC to it.


Then I thought, It could be a lot cooler looking and more purpose built if I put a real car seat in it and just built my own cabinet.

I already have the seat, computer, games. I used to be a carpenter helper, so I have all the tools to build it.



I just need the steering wheel and I'll have wood.



I'm still talking my brother into getting the force dynamics thing for his arcade which is probably the greatest arcade in the world.

www.peterhirschberg.com


YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS NOW.
http://lunacityarcade.com/photos.htm
 
MOST motorsports bore me. "Look, hes making a left turn!"
"OMG, another left turn!"
"dude, check out that left turn!"

although I have always loved Rally sports, driving 75MPH over jumps and hairpins, not too mention the wrecks.
 
Cavalry said:
MOST motorsports bore me. "Look, hes making a left turn!"
"OMG, another left turn!"
"dude, check out that left turn!"

although I have always loved Rally sports, driving 75MPH over jumps and hairpins, not too mention the wrecks.
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Yeah, see Rally racing adds factors into it. Water, mud, dirt, cliffs, sand, etc. Its badass.
 
repiV said:
You know, bikes are a hell of a lot more affordable than cars. If you really want to race, that might be an option for you.

You can get an incredibly capable track bike for far less than you would pay for your average city car. Obviously not for competitive racing, then you're spending a fortune in consumables. But trackdays are fun too.
Track racing, you're looking at something like 10k a season, but I understand supermoto is dirt cheap.
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I've actually been tempted to get a dirt bike, not use a bike on the road just off road for fun.

something like a 250.

I told a lie about not doing any motorsport actually, i do the odd bit of casual 4x4 (greenlaning really!) land rover series 3 lightweight, range rover v8, suzuki samurai.
All good fun and i want to try it with a motorbike.

Although the last time i rode a bike (a 250cc road bike) i was going 40mph on grass, managed to lock the back wheel trying to use the rear brake in a balanced way, came off and basically had the bike land on my leg, my knee had pain for about 3 years afterwards!!
 
Can someone please explain to me why watching motor sports is interesting.

There you are, sitting by the track. Every hour, a car may pass. Yess.

This is not a rhetorical question, or indeed an optional one.
 
Sulkdodds said:
Can someone please explain to me why watching motor sports is interesting.

There you are, sitting by the track. Every hour, a car may pass. Yess.

This is not a rhetorical question, or indeed an optional one.
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I agree that watching a section of a rally or something isn't particularly worth the bother, unless of course you're a dedicated fan or live locally.
It's great watching it on tv with helicopters following tho!

That's why i prefer watching small track races, at my local beach each year they use bulldozers to make a motorbike track using the sand (with some fairly substantial jumps) it's actually quite a big event and draws loads of people.
 
Terminator said:
I've actually been tempted to get a dirt bike, not use a bike on the road just off road for fun.

something like a 250.

I told a lie about not doing any motorsport actually, i do the odd bit of casual 4x4 (greenlaning really!) land rover series 3 lightweight, range rover v8, suzuki samurai.
All good fun and i want to try it with a motorbike.

Although the last time i rode a bike (a 250cc road bike) i was going 40mph on grass, managed to lock the back wheel trying to use the rear brake in a balanced way, came off and basically had the bike land on my leg, my knee had pain for about 3 years afterwards!!
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Yeah, it hurts when you come off. That's the downside. :)
Racetracks provide a high degree of protection from serious injury because of the runoff areas, and with proper kit you won't suffer any abrasion injuries. But if you tumble awkwardly or get hit by another bike you're going to get really badly hurt. In a less controlled environment, you roll the dice and they decide your fate.

There's no reason you should come to any serious harm riding on dirt or track though, providing you take the appropriate precautions it's a hell of a lot safer than most sports that involve an element of danger. It's riding on the road that's really dangerous.

I'd talk to sinkoman about greenlaning and the like - he's into dirt bikes. For me, it's the next best thing I can get to flying a fighter jet, so I'm more into soaring like an eagle on smooth tarmac. :)
 
I have a couple of injuries from 3 wheelers. Nothing interesting or especially serious though, as it turns out.

My friend's friend had a Katana (i think that was the name), which, was so huge. I was about 10, and I remember it being like twice my height.

I'm so much older than most of you, you guys may have never even seen a 3 wheeler. lOL I think they were outlawed for being too dangerous. We used to tape flashlights to the front and race around the track hitting jumps at night. hence the injuries.
 
I'm into it.

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I love this thread.

I've been a huge fan of bike racing, particularly World Superbikes, for 10 years now, and I've got a substantial collection of memorabilia.:E
 
Ah, fellow gearheads. Makes me feel all fluttery in my belly....I just wish I could get more F1 coverage here in the States. Even tho I do like NASCAR, I get tired of it....
 
Sulkdodds said:
Can someone please explain to me why watching motor sports is interesting.

There you are, sitting by the track. Every hour, a car may pass. Yess.

This is not a rhetorical question, or indeed an optional one.
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Only just reached this post, and I feel an obligation to answer before reading any further.

Watching motorsports is interesting in much the same way people find tennis, football, baseball, american football, snooker, curling, rock climbing, chess etc. interesting: you're watching people at the top of their game (or on their way to the top), pushing themselves to the limit and doing amazing things with their machines/racquets/bats/balls/cues/brooms/equipment etc. that we'd never in a million years be able to do. I have a great appreciation for the things a racing driver can do with a car, therefore I am a fan of racing :thumbs:

I'm also very much into simracing :E
 
Kubica on pole = awesome race tomorow :D
 
The only part of motorsports I enjoy are the crashes. Seeing as how there arnt many, Im mostly :meh: towards the sport.
 
We're talking about Motorsports, not drifting :P It's okay, I kid.

Mark Donohue & Denny Hulme in Can-Am, those are heroes. I was just born to damned late! Also of note is the Group C era.

repiV are you on TBK?
 
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