There's probably an Earth where Robert Kubica is 4-time F1 champion and fighting Michael Schumacher for the 2018 championship 

"Wheelerguy" (wheelerguy) 07/20/2018 at 07:30 • Filed to: Musings

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In that same universe, Mitsubishi is the defending World Rally Champion manufacturer, but Petter Solberg, driving for Subaru, is the champion driver, driving for one last season .

It’s also a universe where Trans-Am is bigger than NASCAR, where American Le Mans Series is bigger than both of them , but Indycar is far bigger than all of them.

What else is happening in that world, I wonder?

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Wheelerguy 07/20/2018 at 07:36

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Does this universe include Lewis Hamilton falling into obscurity and leaving  F1 after staying with McLaren instead of somehow predicting that Mercedes would dominate the new rules?

pip bip - choose Corrour > Wheelerguy 07/20/2018 at 07:40

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Donald J Trump is a dodgy  real estate salesman

interstate366, now In The Industry > Wheelerguy 07/20/2018 at 07:54

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The V10 NSX was released a month before the LFA, and since Honda/Acura  didn’t make people who wanted one jump through all those little hoops like Lexus did to prevent flipping, they all sold out in less than an hour.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Wheelerguy 07/20/2018 at 08:08

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nissan put the id x nismo on the market

*cries*

beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > Wheelerguy 07/20/2018 at 08:09

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if that’s the case, can we still get the continuation WRC Corollas?

1997, awd, 3sgte, Carolos Sainz, (and a local to me, Neal Bates)
just that but 20 years on would be sweet as 

Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > Wheelerguy 07/20/2018 at 08:21

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Ernhardt Sr never dies, becomes juniors crew chie f and helps him to become a 3 time champion

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > pip bip - choose Corrour 07/20/2018 at 08:37

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That’s this universe tho

Nick Has an Exocet > Wheelerguy 07/20/2018 at 08:46

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Mitsubishi is coming out with an Evo XI with an all new 400hp combined hybrid system. The Brz got a turbo. And David Hasselhoff is the spokesperson for the new BMW Z4 - which didn’t get useless endless teasers.

pip bip - choose Corrour > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 07/20/2018 at 08:51

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i never said he was rich and famous.

Wheelerguy > Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero 07/20/2018 at 09:27

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But not this year, because Jeff Gordon is the defending champion. Also Joey Logano is a backmarker.

Wheelerguy > interstate366, now In The Industry 07/20/2018 at 09:28

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But it's also iterative, like the R35. Which means it'll get passed on by other cars. 

Wheelerguy > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 07/20/2018 at 09:58

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Nope, because McLaren didn’t suck in 2009 to 2012. They ran second, and Honda i s still alive because they won the constructors title i n 2004 (Ferrari won ‘05 though, then Renault won 20 06 and 2010--guess which one is Alonso's). 

Wheelerguy > beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard 07/20/2018 at 09:59

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You can, but Toyota still will be out of the WRC until 2017.

Wheelerguy > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 07/20/2018 at 10:00

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Plis an S16 Silvia and  Z35 400Z.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Wheelerguy 07/20/2018 at 10:02

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and a new sileighty whilst were at it :)

Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > Wheelerguy 07/20/2018 at 10:10

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nothing would make me happier than to see Logano and Keselowski as backmarkers. fuck those guys

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Wheelerguy 07/20/2018 at 10:18

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The Jeep JL is the most hardcore off road vehicle ever to be sold in a dealership. Praised by absolutely everyone for its approach of not being bigger than a CJ,  having massive articulation from a 4 link and coil suspension where no compromise is made for anything else, even street manners, a torquey and efficient 3.5l turbo diesel i6, and miles of gearing. It still retains just enough creature comforts, like sat nav, bluetooth, ac, and ABS. 

Wheelerguy > Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero 07/20/2018 at 10:20

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How about Jimmie Johnson?

interstate366, now In The Industry > Wheelerguy 07/20/2018 at 10:44

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The “sold out in less than an hour” is a reference to the Civic Mugen RR of 2007, which sold out with in 15 minutes of going on sale.

Wheelerguy > interstate366, now In The Industry 07/20/2018 at 11:03

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Huh, TIL.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Wheelerguy 07/20/2018 at 18:25

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So if Alonzo won in 2010 instead of 2006, who was his teammate who won in 06?

Also, big change having McLaren 2nd 2009-2012 considering they were 3rd, 2nd, 2nd , and 3rd over that time frame in our word. McLaren didn’t start to suck until 2013.

Wheelerguy > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 07/21/2018 at 01:09

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Alonso won in 2006, silly. Kubica won in 2010.

Also, big change having McLaren 2nd 2009-2012 considering they were 3rd, 2nd, 2nd, and 3rd over that time frame in our word. McLaren didn’t start to suck until 2013.

That’s the thing, though: they never sucked. They were what Ferrari is here. Lewis Hamilton won Brazil in 2008, but Kubica did a double overtake for fourth at the last corner to be 2008 champion. Jenson was 2009 champion for Honda. Kubica won again for Renault in 2011, Alonso won 2012 and Massa won 2013 for Ferrari. Vettel never becomes champion until 2014 with Ferrari , Rosberg is a Williams driver (on Renault power), and Red Bull is basically where McLaren is here.