Re: Thunderhill 2014 wrapup video is now live

alienbogey wrote:

•  The complete, inexplicable omission of the I Got Screwed Award (won by the guys who ripped out their entire wiring harness, spent all night fabbing a new one from 10 miles of AutoZone wires and a pallet of connectors, only to find out the actual problem was the distributor)

Oh lord Jesus have mercy on me that is hilarious and sad and is a perfect Lemons moment.

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Re: Thunderhill 2014 wrapup video is now live

Maybe I'll put together my own video of the I Got Screwed guys and their wiring nightmare.

Re: Thunderhill 2014 wrapup video is now live

alienbogey wrote:

• Live reporting format

•  Coaxing Jackie Stewart out of retirement for commentary

Hella Sweet!

Just personal preference, but those were things I did not like.

I was perfectly happy with the old format, but I'm happy with whatever they
choose to do.   It looks like they are having fun with their experiments.

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Re: Thunderhill 2014 wrapup video is now live

alienbogey wrote:

•  Failing to note that the IOE winner's fastest lap was under full course caution (and arguably should have been black flagged for racing under yellow)

•  The complete, inexplicable omission of the I Got Screwed Award (won by the guys who ripped out their entire wiring harness, spent all night fabbing a new one from 10 miles of AutoZone wires and a pallet of connectors, only to find out the actual problem was the distributor)

The roar of laughter as each of these factoids was revealed during the awards ceremony was awesome.

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Best part by far was the faces of Nick, Jay, and Phil carved into the watermelons!!!

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Re: Thunderhill 2014 wrapup video is now live

CowDriver wrote:
alienbogey wrote:

• Live reporting format

•  Coaxing Jackie Stewart out of retirement for commentary

Hella Sweet!

Just personal preference, but those were things I did not like.

I was perfectly happy with the old format, but I'm happy with whatever they
choose to do.   It looks like they are having fun with their experiments.

The general format I could take or leave. I agree that the "Jackie Stewart" bits got old pretty quick, but that had more to do with the terrible voiceovers, which were probably a necessary result of terrible sound quality in a windy paddock. Spank and Jeff were funny as hell. This video could have also used more Judge Phil, IMO.