# \#racing-auto-boat **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/tag/racing-auto-boat/47.md [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) --- ## [Formula One 2026](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-one-2026/1028117)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-one-2026/1028117 "2026-09-23T07:10:32Z")
Flipped the calandar to March, and Hoo Boy! Just a week to go! :partying\_face: I predict the April races will get shit-canned, the way things are going right now… :unamused\_face: --- ## [What could be better than racing through Washington DC at up to 185 miles per hour?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-be-better-than-racing-through-washington-dc-at-up-to-185-miles-per-hour/1032499)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-be-better-than-racing-through-washington-dc-at-up-to-185-miles-per-hour/1032499 "2026-08-24T00:26:58Z")
How about welding all the manhole covers shut to make it safer? DC Grand Prix: 200+ Manholes Welded for High-Speed Race Safety | DMV News More on the race here Start your engines: Here is your crash course on the IndyC… --- ## [Kyle Busch, two-time NASCAR Series Cup winner, dies at 41](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kyle-busch-two-time-nascar-series-cup-winner-dies-at-41/1030294)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2026, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kyle-busch-two-time-nascar-series-cup-winner-dies-at-41/1030294 "2026-05-24T01:48:59Z")
Kyle Busch, NASCAR legend, passed away today of an unspecified illness at the age of 41. Gift article: Even I recognized the name, and I’m not a racing guy. Holy crap. --- ## [Recreational and Competitive Sailing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recreational-and-competitive-sailing/1028342)
**Author:** [@Thumper668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thumper668)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2026, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recreational-and-competitive-sailing/1028342 "2026-03-11T12:21:11Z")
I’m a sailing addict and after some looking, I wasn’t able to find any threads about either recreational sailing or racing. So to kick things off… I’ve been sailing since before I could ride a bike. My best friend’s fa… --- ## [Car ID from TV show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-id-from-tv-show/1026514)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2026, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-id-from-tv-show/1026514 "2026-01-09T23:32:48Z")
In an episode of Leverage, ‘The Real Fake Car Job’ (2012), Timothy Hutton is driving this car: What kind of car is it? --- ## [Formula 1 2025](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-2025/1013581)
**Author:** [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Replies:** 223\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2025, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-2025/1013581 "2025-12-16T08:22:21Z")
May as well start the new thread. Hamilton has already crashed a Ferrari. Who does he think he is, Lance Stroll? Edited to add at least it was a 2023 car. --- ## [Who still watches NASCAR?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-still-watches-nascar/1014438)
**Author:** [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2025, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-still-watches-nascar/1014438 "2025-02-18T15:39:20Z")
So, more to clear the disgusting stench of the NFL out of my mouth than anything, I decided to record the Daytona 500 and watch as much as I could. Here’s what I recall: An extremely crowded and busy pit row. Some pre… --- ## [Formula 1 2024](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-2024/995536)
**Author:** [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Replies:** 322\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2024, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-2024/995536 "2024-12-14T01:38:53Z")
New year, so I guess it’s time for a new thread. Let’s start out with a bummer, shall we? I don’t like her as a presenter because she is bad at the job. But this Maga shit is just nauseating. “…and most recently shar… --- ## [So, anyone watching or participated in 3DBotmaker's Diecast racing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-anyone-watching-or-participated-in-3dbotmakers-diecast-racing/1007592)
**Author:** [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2024, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-anyone-watching-or-participated-in-3dbotmakers-diecast-racing/1007592 "2024-09-22T19:11:54Z")
Remember Hot Wheels tracks? 3DBotmaker sure does. He had a little cottage business making accessories for them (timers, starting gates, etc.). He started making videos of races to promote them, and eventually the videos… --- ## [Cyclists used to power boats in America Cup race](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cyclists-used-to-power-boats-in-america-cup-race/1006678)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2024, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cyclists-used-to-power-boats-in-america-cup-race/1006678 "2024-09-03T12:07:38Z")
World-class bikers are recruited to provide power to these boats. I guess they used to have people use their arms and this is the next logical step. It’s both weird and ingenious. I couldn’t do it bc I’ve never really ri… --- ## [Anyone watching MotoGP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-motogp/1003506)
**Author:** [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2024, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-motogp/1003506 "2024-09-02T16:10:47Z")
I used to watch a ton in the 125/250/500cc era before I moved from the UK to the US - big Mick Doohan fan. I missed most of the Rossi years, but I started watching again in 2021ish and I’ve been catching up on the races … --- ## [Formula 1 2023 thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-2023-thread/980718)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 258\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2024, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-2023-thread/980718 "2024-03-05T07:31:37Z")
The season has begun! The first race in Bahrain is tomorrow, Sunday March 5 at 18:00 local time (UTC +3), 10 am U. S. EST. I haven’t been following the off-season activities much, just watched a few YouTube videos. So I… --- ## [The kayak thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kayak-thread/987161)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2024, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kayak-thread/987161 "2024-02-19T23:59:02Z")
Prompted by this post: I bought my Ocean Kayak Drifter about 20 years or so ago. My Ocean Kayak Drifter, January 2004 (or maybe 2001, like it says in the caption – I’ve forgotten when it was). Mine’s the white one th… --- ## [Coxswain, who are they?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coxswain-who-are-they/996791)
**Author:** [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2024, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coxswain-who-are-they/996791 "2024-02-03T05:43:11Z")
Sitting here in Melbourne, Australia, sipping a beer and watching rowing fours and eights practice on the river. I’m wondering who becomes a coxswain? Someone into rowing but who doesn’t want to row. I understand the rol… --- ## [Should I start watching Formula 1 again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-start-watching-formula-1-again/987722)
**Author:** [@Celtic\_Kitsune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celtic_Kitsune)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2023, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-start-watching-formula-1-again/987722 "2023-08-05T04:59:05Z")
I used to love F1 from early 1990’s until I lost interest in about 2005, should I have another try at it? I mean watching, not driving. I understand costs were spiraling out of control and something needed to be done bu… --- ## [A NASCAR Street Race through Chicago?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-nascar-street-race-through-chicago/968234)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2023, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-nascar-street-race-through-chicago/968234 "2023-07-28T02:17:00Z")
https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2022/07/19/chicago-to-host-first-ever-nascar-cup-series-street-race-in-2023/ I don’t know if this is a good idea or not, but I’m definitely intrigued. And, it won’t affect my neighborho… --- ## [General Thread — the Indy 500, IndyCar Racing (Indianapolis 500)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-thread-the-indy-500-indycar-racing-indianapolis-500/984750)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2023, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-thread-the-indy-500-indycar-racing-indianapolis-500/984750 "2023-05-30T18:29:48Z")
Who else saw the Indy 500 yesterday? What a wild finish! It was a clean race for the most part, no crashes for the first 92 laps (of 200). That’s when the first yellow came out. Through 184 laps there were 2-3 yellows fo… --- ## [The Ocean Race 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ocean-race-2023/983706)
**Author:** [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2023, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ocean-race-2023/983706 "2023-05-09T06:31:18Z")
Anyone following along? Ocean going racing yachts identical in design with hydrofoils and carbon fiber hulls manned with mixed sex crews going full blast 24 hours a day. Inside the cabin it barely looks like a boat, m… --- ## [Indycar or Formula One?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indycar-or-formula-one/980739)
**Author:** [@fordgt100](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fordgt100)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2023, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indycar-or-formula-one/980739 "2023-03-06T17:03:36Z")
I used to follow F1, but the cars got muffled down, they took away the screaming V12 engines, and the cost to run a team skyrocketed due to all the crazy technology. I like em loud and fast, and Indycar just seems so muc… --- ## [Crazy NASCAR move](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-nascar-move/974141)
**Author:** [@Tride](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tride)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2023, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-nascar-move/974141 "2023-01-31T23:37:03Z")
Boy am I not a NASCAR fan (never watched a race) but this came up on Jalopnik Wall ride Warning–Youtube! Chastain puts the side of his car against the wall and goes around the curve 70 MPH (!!!) faster than the rest of … --- ## [Formula 1 2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-2022/961292)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 272\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2023, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-2022/961292 "2023-01-16T01:07:06Z")
Interesting news out of Las Vegas about a potential race. Anyway, here’s a 2022 thread as Bahrain testing begins. --- ## [For F1 fans - A walkthrough of the MP4/4 by those who made it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-f1-fans-a-walkthrough-of-the-mp4-4-by-those-who-made-it/977547)
**Author:** [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2023, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-f1-fans-a-walkthrough-of-the-mp4-4-by-those-who-made-it/977547 "2023-01-05T20:38:15Z")
Anyone with a passing knowledge of F1 will recall the legendary McLaren MP4/4 of 1988. Prost and Senna at the wheel of a piece of cutting edge engineering mastery. 16 races, 15 wins, 15 poles, 10 1-2 finishes. It was a… --- ## ['99 Jeep Cherokee cold-start problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/99-jeep-cherokee-cold-start-problem/976746)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2022, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/99-jeep-cherokee-cold-start-problem/976746 "2022-12-22T01:58:30Z")
Normally on a cold start, my '99 Jeep Cherokee starts right up. No pumping the accelerator pedal, no fussing; just turn the key and it runs. Recently though, it started running rough on start-up. And then it began dyi… --- ## [“Granny shifting, not double-clutching like you should.”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/granny-shifting-not-double-clutching-like-you-should/970174)
**Author:** [@Dodgy\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dodgy_Dude)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2022, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/granny-shifting-not-double-clutching-like-you-should/970174 "2022-08-30T04:29:16Z")
Today I learned what double-clutching is. Double-clutching explained. The site says: The double clutching method is only used when downshifting. So my question: why would someone be downshifting during a drag race? --- ## [NASCAR race sponsor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nascar-race-sponsor/965646)
**Author:** [@stosh1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stosh1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2022, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nascar-race-sponsor/965646 "2022-06-05T01:38:12Z")
When a company sponsors a race, like the pepsi 500. How much money do they really put out? --- ## [Formula 1 Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-thread/914544)
**Author:** [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Replies:** 538\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2022, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-thread/914544 "2022-03-27T00:30:43Z")
The season restarted this weekend with an absolute cracker of a race. Mercedes are so dominant it could have been dull as dishwater but the qualifying penalty for Hamilton and the safety cars during the race livened it u… --- ## [NASCAR is fake! I have proof](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nascar-is-fake-i-have-proof/93747)
**Author:** [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2022, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nascar-is-fake-i-have-proof/93747 "2022-03-12T21:29:04Z")
Please hold all questions and applause until the end of this post. Everyone knows that the moon landings were all faked, each and every one staged at a super secret movie set in downtown Los Angeles. Who faked these “hi… --- ## [Seattle Mazda drivers can't change their radios off of KUOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-mazda-drivers-cant-change-their-radios-off-of-kuow/959162)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2022, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-mazda-drivers-cant-change-their-radios-off-of-kuow/959162 "2022-02-12T06:35:23Z")
Over the past couple of weeks, some people who listen to KUOW in their Mazdas say their car radio is permanently stuck on 94.9 FM. It’s only affecting KUOW, Mazdas from 2016, and we have no idea why… It still isn’t c… --- ## [Racing: any mode of transportation not raced?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racing-any-mode-of-transportation-not-raced/953806)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2021, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racing-any-mode-of-transportation-not-raced/953806 "2021-11-09T21:15:52Z")
Is there any form of transportation that is not raced? OK, spaceships are not raced (and don’t bring up the Space Race, that’s not the kind of racing I’m talking about) and neither are airliners. At least not officially,… --- ## [Music City Grand Prix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-city-grand-prix/948256)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2021, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-city-grand-prix/948256 "2021-08-09T00:53:32Z")
What a Farce! 20 laps in and already about 20 crashes. Red Flagged right now. Let’s just hope they cancel the whole thing. Who thought this was a good idea? Track too narrow, too bumpy, too stupid. This ain’t racing. T… [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/tag/racing-auto-boat/47.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=racing-auto-boat)