• jotojusu@lemmy.world
    7·
    4 hours ago

    It is often a cliche but there is the real concept in racing of pushing and conserving. There are points in a race where a driver will drive to preserve their tyres and maybe fuel so that they have tools to attack with at the right time

  • saimen@feddit.org
    7·
    5 hours ago

    Same with fighting movie scenes: Oh shit, I almost got knocked out. Guess I have to be stronger now.

  • SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world
    3·
    5 hours ago

    The last racing movie that I saw was that F1 movie that is actually funded by the Formula 1 corporation and in that movie the protagonist cheats on track creating deliberate yellow and red flags so his team mate can gain positions. Weird how F1 management thought that it was a good idea to make the audience root for the cheating team.

    Also racing movies that focus on the racing are boring as fuck. And I say this as someone who watches LeMan 24 Hours. Like for example the movie Rush that focusses on the characters where the racing was just a backstory was miles better than F1 the Movie.

    • Soup@lemmy.world
      2·
      3 hours ago

      A lot of the heavily commercialized track racing is more strategy than it is skill. Sure it takes skill, not goingnto argue that, but the cheating, loophole-bending, and weird strategy are just way too much.

      It’s the reason I prefer rally, if I had to choose. Not only is it just far better driving, in my opinion, but the strategy comes down more to timing your repairs well then anything devious*. The least fair thing I’ve seen is that when you do your qualifying you get to choose your starting position, so on dirt courses you go last to let others clean the track and on snow you go first so you don’t get stuck in their tracks. Could probably change it so that

      *’ I am 100% certain there are examples of manufacturers doing weird shit with their cars, obviously.

    • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.caEnglish
      1·
      3 hours ago

      The F1 movie was the exact same plot as Stallone’s Driven. F1 kicked Stallone out after seeing the plot so he made an IndyCar movie instead.

      • SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world
        1·
        3 hours ago

        I’m aware of it. It’s just weird that the official F1 movie made by F1 Management celebrates cheaters

  • myyass@lemmy.world
    27·
    23 hours ago

    So reading the comments; most people that race don’t generally want to destroy their car.

    And yes, you can drop gears down and floor it but there’s a high risk of all sorts of damage and your clutch won’t talk to you for days after. That’s why you want to bring your car on a trailer for track days. Also tires are expensive; burning through 2k in a day is rough.

    Constant shifting is done for temperature maintenance often. Not everyone has a million dollar team to perfect everything.

    I think while it’s cheesy, the first race in fast and the furious was slightly accurate when you start pushing the limits of your car and it starts falling apart. Vibrations get intense, sometimes you just back out; I did around 140 on a straight and I was like nah man you take win.

    Lookup Lemons Races; it’s all about keeping your shitbucket from breaking down and not getting cooked(and yourself).

  • vithigar@lemmy.ca
    38·
    1 day ago

    I also enjoy when they quickly pull up alongside then match speed and remain side by side rather than overtake.

  • blackshirt@lemmy.world
    8·
    24 hours ago

    My favourite part is when they show the hero and his car is making fast car noises and he shifts like crazy going fast and drifting and yet the bad guy/cop is still tailgating him with his old beat up truck.