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mechimike
11/26/09

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Brake rotors _on fire_ at 2:45. Awesome.
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Schm, enjoying his first desert winter. .
11/26/09

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va dan glong herr, va dan glang herr!

Oh, wait, I have no clue what that means. Anyways, I love DTM, and this video does make everything better.
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Psiu! Puxa!: You're right, Mopar or no car!
11/26/09

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3:54, I spy 2 Volvo 242 touring cars. Sweet.
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mechimike
11/26/09

@Psiu! Puxa!: You're right, Mopar or no car!: They appear a couple of times. And are awesome.
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Jono
11/26/09

@mechimike: Oh yes, by '87 they had nearly 400bhp and traction control. The bad news is the factory bought them all back after they raced so as far as I know there are none in private hands these days.
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mechimike
11/26/09

@Jono: Too bad. I'm thinking that would have been an excellent Swedish M3 killer. Especially in Mustard Yellow with the left turn indicator perpetually blinking.
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Turboner
11/25/09

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Long live 5 cylinder Audis!
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kct, stuck in the wilderness
11/25/09

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"long live the Cossie-headed Mercedes"

I have to agree with this. They sound like angry beasts.

Watching these cars going off the turn at full scream is music.
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that ain't the way to have fun, son
11/25/09

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Quite nice.

I miss BTCC on TV. You've gotta love cars which have lights, signals, wipers, doors, etcetera, which are racing.

I always enjoyed the first lap technique of drivers trying to fold or knock the mirrors off competitor's cars. That takes a delicate touch, if you plan on not being penalized.
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duurtlang
11/25/09

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Why aren't cars as good looking today as they were back then? Anyway, nice video, although I would've preferred a bit more screen time for the Alfas 75 and 155 I saw.
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Six Flags Over Tomsk
11/25/09

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On the basis of this post alone, I have decided that the next time you're in SoCal, Mr. Smith, I'll be buying you a beer.
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Sam Smith
11/25/09

@Six Flags Over Tomsk: Don't make idle threats. I like beer, and I'm going to be in town for the LA show...

(Regardless, thanks. Hell of a gesture.)
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olddavid6
11/25/09

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I must be stupid. Auto racing used to be my raison d'etre. CART, IMSA, NHRA hell, I used to go 50 miles to watch a friend race one of those 3/4 Kawasaki-engined "deuce coupes". Now? I religiously arise for F1, but NOTHING else is worth the electricity, let alone the monotony. When I was young (yes, here goes another old fart pontificating), we would go to Indy and actually watch front engined 4cyl. DOHC roadsters race rear engined V8 Lotii, race front engined push-rod V8 Novis, race turbine-engined STP "Specials"etc. etc. What a spectacle! I knew Parnelli had lost because there was no "whoosh" followed by unbelievable mayhem 30 seconds later. I had the privilege of going to Daytona time trials one year and I believe that year there were FIVE competing engine builders using everything the automotive "skunk works" could come up with. (including Smokey driving home a car with the gas tank removed). The "product" being passed off to us now is perfectly personified by Jimmy Johnson- that safe, white- toothed, perfectly coiffed pitchman that ANYONE would be proud to have your daughter bring him home. Even if it was to tell you they were married and she's knocked up! As I proof read this, I guess this whole screed says more about me than about racing, for better or worse. So, I guess it's time to s@#t or cut bait, and my knife is out. Goodbye "debris on the track". See ya,"competition yellow", and no more wondering if the eighth or ninth best racer in a certain series is going to get naked on-line or not. (Shit, my old lady is 42 and she puts ol' whats-her name to shame) This just may be the cutting edge of commercial saturation. But I can sure tell you fellow race fans out there that I really miss it all. I want to see A.J. come back and race both 500's.......and win! I want the Indy 500 to be part of the Formula One points race again. I want to see Roger Penske drive another bizarre engine through a USAC loophole one more time. Is it too late to reclaim our racing heritage? Has Madison Ave. and BBDO and J. Walter completely co-opted our sport? It surely seems so. I am very sad at seeing those words in print. Didn't someone once say only mountain climbing, skydiving and auto racing are true sports because they can take your life. The rest are just games.
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tankman
11/25/09

@olddavid6: Yeah. Used to be like this.
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mechimike
11/26/09

@olddavid6: You need to come to a 24 Hours of LeMons race. It will rekindle your love of racing, and give you hope that, yes, there are still people who get it.
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Alfisted
11/25/09

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No more schnitzengruber for me. 7 is my limit on schnitzengruber.
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mercury_marine
11/25/09

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Super keen and rad. More! More! More! I recommend muting the German Touring Car vid and sync the sound to Mouse on Mars - Kanu instead. Equally Germanic and much more tolerable. Can someone take care of that? Thanks.
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Sam Smith
11/25/09

@mercury_marine: Yeah, the song is a bit much. Just got the translation of the chorus from a friend of mine, though: "Verdammnt lange her" means "damned long ago." Neat.
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rileyracing
11/25/09

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Great video find - I got to drive an older DTM car at Spa (well, from 2000, so sort-of older car...) - was Berndt Schneider's Championship winning car...amazing
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FrankGrimes
11/25/09

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What a cool video. I love how serious those cars look compared to the stock models.
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scroggzilla raids again
11/25/09

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CORRECTION: Old German Touring Cars Racing On The Nurburgring Nordschleife Make Everything Better!
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dry guy
11/25/09

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LOVE the M-B w/the cone in the grill at 1:21. DTM is so much cooler and TV-watchable than NASCAR. Still don't get NASCAR. If NASCAR was like the old 1/8 mile dirt track in my hometown, I'd watch. (Hey, I can tell the cars apart!) Spec series on an oval = boring.
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powermatic
11/25/09

@dry guy: NASCAR is fun to watch two times a year.
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Turboner
11/25/09

@dry guy: Gotta love the grille full o' cone!
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