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Ryan Erik King @ryanerikking.bsky.social · 17h

It's just an issue of how iRacing Studios is simply plotting all active drivers on a 40-to-100 curve.

That curve would look much different if they had to account anything outside the scope of this season.

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Ryan Erik King @ryanerikking.bsky.social · 3d

After 10 hours, me and @fredsmith.bsky.social are still smiling. Petit Le Mans is always a fun race to cap off the IMSA season. Next up, F1 in Mexico.

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Ryan Erik King @ryanerikking.bsky.social · 4d

In IMSA at least.

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Ryan Erik King @ryanerikking.bsky.social · 4d

I'm glad I had an audience with Bib in his suite at Road Atlanta. He's truly a benevolent leader.

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Ryan Erik King @ryanerikking.bsky.social · 5d

I went to college with Jess, she seemed pretty chill. However, I feel like there's no conceivable way of being a "good" NFL owner.

Ryan Erik King @ryanerikking.bsky.social · 5d

Hold up! Kalle Rovanpera has retired from rallying at age 25. He's a two-time champion and the future of the sport.

He's making the jump to single-seaters in Japan next year. I knew it was a possibility with his sabbatical, but I still can’t believe it.

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Ryan Erik King @ryanerikking.bsky.social · 6d

The wildest thing is that he doesn't use after effects. It's google earth!!!

Ryan Erik King @ryanerikking.bsky.social · 7d

I got dizzy just reading this. I can't believe this is real.

Chap Gebassi @blackstockalypse.bsky.social · 7d

Pratt Miller and Kaulig RAM is a fuckin' fever dream.

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Ryan Erik King @ryanerikking.bsky.social · 7d

In actuality, it's likely territorial.

Tinfoil hat on: By requiring a full-season WEC presence, it's far easier to set BoP in a way to prevent an IMSA-only factory outfit from swooping in and winning WEC's marquee event.

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Ryan Erik King @ryanerikking.bsky.social · 9d

See you in Mexico City then. 👋

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Ryan Erik King @ryanerikking.bsky.social · 13d

PittRace got sold!?!?

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Ryan Erik King @ryanerikking.bsky.social · 13d

91 also used to be equal to winning every race over five straight seasons. That's 4 seasons now with 24 races per year.

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Ryan Erik King @ryanerikking.bsky.social · 15d

With the aroma of second-hand smoke mixed with fresh bread, the vibes in the Munich Airport are quintessentially German this morning.

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Ryan Erik King @ryanerikking.bsky.social · 17d

deus ex penalty

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Ryan Erik King @ryanerikking.bsky.social · 21d

Oh, it's a bit wonky. The official two-week summer break doesn't directly align with the four-week gap between races. This year it was August 11-24.

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Ryan Erik King @ryanerikking.bsky.social · 22d

The levels of humility across that lineup are in contention for the all-time low.

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Ryan Erik King @ryanerikking.bsky.social · 22d

Shortening the field, I get.
Moving the goalposts behind the end zones, discount NFL.

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Ryan Erik King @ryanerikking.bsky.social · 23d

Max Verstappen wins the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, recording his 6th career F1 grand slam.

The Red Bull driver is now tied for 2nd in the all-time list with Lewis Hamilton. He now has a grand slam in five consecutive seasons, breaking a tie with Jim Clark for sole possession of that record. #F1

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Ryan Erik King @ryanerikking.bsky.social · 23d

I know it would be a rough visit to the media pen, but a TV in hospitality has to be better than a marshal's phone.
#F1 | #AzerbaijanGP

Ryan Erik King @ryanerikking.bsky.social · 24d

Spicy move by Kimi Antonelli to get around his teammate George Russell after the restart.
#F1 | #AzerbaijanGP

Ryan Erik King @ryanerikking.bsky.social · 24d

What a way for Oscar Piastri to end his race on the first lap. The F1 points leader jumped the start and stalled on the grid before ultimately crashing out.
#F1 | #AzerbaijanGP

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Ryan Erik King @ryanerikking.bsky.social · 25d

It's truly a character-building experience. I don't know what I'm building towards, but I'm heading somewhere.

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Ryan Erik King @ryanerikking.bsky.social · 25d

I don't have many privileges in life, but this is one of them.

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Ryan Erik King @ryanerikking.bsky.social · 27d

It feels like there are two versions of the GOP. The unhinged version that excites their base on social media, and the curated version that appears on network news in the hearings and scripted remarks. The average person on the street seems obviously to what's happening on social media.

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Ryan Erik King @ryanerikking.bsky.social · 28d

For real! Pairing any piece of Europe with basically all of Asia is so unbalanced.

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