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Giant Bombcast Alt+F1 Track Walk: Sochi Autodrom

Despite the course being essentially just a slab of asphalt, we have what may be our best race yet!

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Apr. 28 2016

Cast: Drew

Posted by: Drew

In This Episode:

Formula 1

F1 2014

Sochi Autodrom

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Wheel to wheel action

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neeeeoooowwwwwwwnnnnnn

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I hope they find an excuse to do another full length race this season.

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Wow, maybe the boring track helped out :)

Great race guys, Vroooooooom!

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Drew with that instant Hardcore History reference.

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Man, I wish they did this for every track this year. I get why they don't, but still...

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Cant wait for that first F1 Race on Jakku.

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Nice racing there!

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"Brutalist architecture at its most brutal" should clearly instead have been worded "Brutalist architecture at its brutalest".

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Those mountains are the Greater Caucasus, not the Urals. I lived in them for 2 years! (albeit the eastern part in Azerbaijan, not the western part in Russia/Georgia). Can't wait to see the Baku track walk!

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@catsanddogs: Wow! What was that like? It's is rural, or are there big urban centers?

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@dannyodwyer: I taught English in a little mining town at the top of a mountain (elevation was about 1800 meters). There are medium-sized cities, but most are in the lower elevations. Baku is giant and sprawling and chaotic. The F1 race is happening on regular city streets, and I doubt they'll even need to shut them off to normal traffic. Rosberg will be hard pressed to keep up with the taxi drivers.

Incidentally, there are some great pubs that are actually on some of the streets that are going to be part of the track -- I'd be happy to point them out for you, in case the track walk turns into a hash run!

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I actually really like driving this track in the game, nice flow, reminds me a bit of a flatter Istanbul Park.

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Great race!

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Danny!!! There were some scumbag moves on your part in there!! Shocking, sir! And so much corner cutting! Poor Drew. : (

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Holy shit they both finished with their front wing intact - but BOOOOOOooooOOOOO DANNY YOU CORNER CUTTING SCUMBAG

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VR anytime?

What's your favorite sim race game?

Are you playing w/ a wheel? Danny's turning is choppy.

I'd love to see you guys take it more seriously. Even though it's not GB form.

An Asetto Corsa run should be next.

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@hassun: Just came here to post that. Drew is the very best.

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Results:

Danny O'Dwyer: 8th - 4 pts

Drew Scanlon: 9th - 2 pts

Standings after 16 races:

Danny O'Dwyer: 92 pts

Drew Scanlon: 77 pts

@dannyodwyer three DSQs, @drewbert two DSQs

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Danny totally cut that corner where he overtook Drew. DREW WAS ROBBED.

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I'd like to award my fan boost to Drew because of Danny's corner cutting.

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Drew doesn't know about Krang?

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Whoa! What a season!

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@squirrelbait: Yeah Danny straight cut that corner (and others). Actually, he had two warnings for corner cutting and one for causing a collision (and no penalty either). Truly channeling Maldonado.

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You guys drove better than Kyvat did in the actual race.