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News from Sao Paulo ahead of tomorrow's Brazilian Grand Prix:

The McLarens of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris qualified in first and second for the sprint race, followed by the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc and the Red Bull of Max Verstappen. They held their positions for most of the race, but Max eventually passed Charles and Oscar was told to let his team mate Lando past just before a virtual safety car (VSC) was called when Nico Hulkenberg had to stop his Haas on the circuit with a few laps to go. Max later received a 5-second penalty for speeding behind under the VSC and was demoted back to fourth. You can see the highlights here (NB. it was posted before Max's penalty was confirmed).

After Max's double penalty last week in Mexico, several drivers have commented that it was about time he was punished for his dangerous driving. He will also get a 5-place grid penalty for tomorrow's race after having to change engine parts.

Oliver Bearman will replace Kevin Magnussen all weekend in the Haas as the latter is ill. Oliver will drive full-time for Haas next year.

Qualifying for the main race was supposed to take place this evening (6pm UK time, 3pm local time), but was postponed until tomorrow morning due to heavy rain. The circuit is known Interlagos which means 'between lakes', so rain is not uncommon there. Apparently, the official name of the circuit has been 'Autódromo José Carlos Pace' since 1985, but I don't remember ever hearing that name until I read it just now.

Yesterday's F1 qualifying for the Mexican Grand Prix has set the grid up for what should be a great race later today. Championship rivals Max Verstappen and Lando Norris both had their team mates eliminated in first qualifying session, so Oscar Piastri will start 17th and local hero Sergio Perez one place behind him in 18th.

The second qualifying session ended slightly early when Yuki Tsunoda's crash brought out a red flag and stopped a few drivers from completing their flying laps.

Max set an early fast lap in the final qualifying session, but it was deleted due to exceeding track limits. In the end, it was in-form Ferrari that claimed the top position with Carlos Sainz claiming his first pole of the year. Max pulled a great lap out of the bag to get second, and Lando will start third. Third is actually a good starting place as the driver should get the slipstreams of the two lead cars down the long starting straight. Also, the pole sitter hasn't won in Mexico since 2016.

If you're not familiar with F1 qualifying, you can watch the highlights here.

According to Google, she was born on September 30, 1982, which makes her 42.

MUGGLY-wuggly, MUGGLY-zeer. Little fat buddy, reappear.

Rosco's last chance at getting Boss back.

According to Google, she was born on September 30, 1982, which makes her 42.

The Mexican Grand Prix definitely turned out to be a race full of incidents. Max Verstappen won the drag to the first corner to take the lead, but there was a crash in the midfield which ended the races of Yuki Tsunoda and Alex Albon. After a few laps behind the safety car, the race restarted, and it didn't take long for Carlos Sainz to retake the lead. Lando Norris then caught Max and last week's battle between the title rivals resumed. The outcome, however, was different this week as Max's aggressive driving earned him two 10-second penalties for separate incidents on the same lap. The fighting also allowed last week's winner, Charles Leclerc, to slip through to second. Fernando Alonso sadly had to retire from the race in which he was celebrating his 400th F1 weekend.

After Max served his penalties he was out of contention for a podium place, but recovered to finish sixth. Lando managed to overtake Charles when the Ferrari driver nearly lost his car coming onto the start/finish straight, but no one could catch Carlos who took his fourth F1 victory and became the first native Spanish speaker to win in Mexico. Lewis Hamilton is taking Carlos' place at Ferrari next year, so the win should help Carlos to secure a drive for 2025. Speaking of Lewis, he and team mate George Russell traded places a couple of times with Lewis coming out on top in fourth and George in fifth. Both Haas cars finished in the top 10, continuing their recent good form for a team with one of the smallest budgets. Lando's McLaren team mate Oscar Piastri finished in eighth, up from 17 on the grid. The same wasn't true for Max's team mate Sergio Perez. The Mexican driver started 18th, got a penalty for starting outside his box, got side pod damage from a racing incident and ended up being the last running driver after going for the fastest lap at the end (it was taken by Charles Leclerc).

You can see the highlights here.

Max still leads the Drivers' Championship, but Lando has cut his lead by 10 points. Max and Sergio's poor finishing positions also mean that Red Bull have slipped to third in the Constructors' Championship behind McLaren and Ferrari.

Next week it's the Brazilian Grand Prix at the Interlagos circuit.

After a short break, F1 was back at the weekend with the US Grand Prix from Austin. Following a run of comparatively poor results for Max Verstappen, he returned to the front by winning the sprint race.

For the main race Max qualified second behind his championship rival Lando Norris. Both got good starts, but by tussling at the first corner they let through Ferrari's Charles Leclerc who started fourth. The safety car came out for the first time in quite a few races after Lewis Hamilton got stuck in the gravel on lap 2 two after he'd made a great start from near the back of the grid, but it didn't change the order at the front. The other Ferrari of Carlos Sainz Jr got past Max at the only pit stops that most teams made. Lando went long on his first stint and quickly caught Max after getting new tires. That set up several laps of close racing, but when he finally got past it was by leaving the track limits. Lando got a 5 second penalty and only finished 4.1 seconds ahead of Max, so ultimately the places were reversed. It was a mildly contentious decision by the stewards as it involved the two title leaders and the rule enforcement seemed to vary slightly through the race.

Despite the title rivals getting most of the TV coverage, it was Ferrari's race with a dominant 1-2 finish for the first time at the US Grand Prix since Michael Schumacher and Felipe Massa did it at Indianapolis in 2006. Liam Lawson scored 2 points in his first race back in F1, and mid-season replacement Franco Colapinto also scored a valuable point for Williams.

Max extended his lead in the Drivers' Championship, but McLaren now lead Red Bull by 40 points in the Constructors' Championship and Ferrari are only 8 points behind.

You can see the race highlights here.

This was the first race in two triple headers to end the 2024 season. Next week the teams will be in Mexico.

Yesterday's F1 qualifying for the Mexican Grand Prix has set the grid up for what should be a great race later today. Championship rivals Max Verstappen and Lando Norris both had their team mates eliminated in first qualifying session, so Oscar Piastri will start 17th and local hero Sergio Perez one place behind him in 18th.

The second qualifying session ended slightly early when Yuki Tsunoda's crash brought out a red flag and stopped a few drivers from completing their flying laps.

Max set an early fast lap in the final qualifying session, but it was deleted due to exceeding track limits. In the end, it was in-form Ferrari that claimed the top position with Carlos Sainz claiming his first pole of the year. Max pulled a great lap out of the bag to get second, and Lando will start third. Third is actually a good starting place as the driver should get the slipstreams of the two lead cars down the long starting straight. Also, the pole sitter hasn't won in Mexico since 2016.

If you're not familiar with F1 qualifying, you can watch the highlights here.

I'm not sure if this is blooper or not.

In 'Sittin' Dukes', Luke says, "Must be a fire over at Bearlake Woods."
The guy in the helicopter then sees the General and reports, "I think I've got them spotted over Miller's Meadow and Bearcreek Woods."

It just seems odd that there would be two places with such similar names on top of each other.

I'm not sure if this is blooper or not.

In 'Sittin' Dukes', Luke says, "Must be a fire over at Bearlake Woods."
The guy in the helicopter then sees the General and reports, "I think I've got them spotted over Miller's Meadow and Bearcreek Woods."

It just seems odd that there would be two places with such similar names on top of each other.

In 'Deputy Dukes' Boss says he's "Real nice-looking, maybe... but not beautiful." After the door closes, Rosco replies "Ain't that the truth. He's a mess of UGLY."

As a side note, the closed captions say "He's a Miss Ugly.", but this doesn't make much sense, and I'm pretty sure of my version after listening to it several times.

I don't know if there'll ever be another Dukes Fest, but Ben Jones and John Schneider still organize Dukes themed events. There was one at Cooter's Place last weekend with Catherine Bach and Jeff Altman as special guests - https://cootersplace.com/hazzard-run/

I don't know if there'll ever be another Dukes Fest, but Ben Jones and John Schneider still organize Dukes themed events. There was one at Cooter's Place last weekend with Catherine Bach and Jeff Altman as special guests - https://cootersplace.com/hazzard-run/

RAFE Logan - Public Enemy Number Two

Boss' 'shine running car was a CHEVROLET CAMARO

Soccer

Dribbling is one way to move the ball around.
Officer Dibble was in 'Top Cat'.

Another quick F1 update - the US-based Haas F1 team has announced Toyota as a "technical partner" and that the two companies would "share expertise and knowledge, as well as resources". However, Toyota will not be supplying engines as Haas already has a contract with Ferrari until 2028. Toyota have not been part of F1 since they withdrew their own team at the end of 2009, and feel that they have been losing opportunities to Japanese rivals Honda. Toyota branding will appear on the Haas cars starting at this weekend's US Grand Prix in Austin.

It seemed like an unconventional first couple of posts, but I let it go as they seemed vaguely plausible and there was no immediate linking to sites selling pills etc. like I see from time to time. The moderation of the first few posts may be a slight inconvenience to new users, but it does a great job of protecting Hazzardites from scams and spam.

RAQUEL Welch

First choice to play Lulu in 'The J.D. Hogg Story'.

RAQUEL Welch

First choice to play Lulu in 'The J.D. Hogg Story'.

One of the YouTube channels I follow is Hoovies Garage. Most of his videos show him buying cheap cars and then showing how much it costs to get them fixed. His latest purchase is a 1959 Plymouth Fury. It was originally baby blue, but a previous owner has painted it red. He quickly acknowledges that it's a year later than the movie Christine, but that doesn't stop numerous references to the movie/book.
In the second video he takes the car to his mechanic, the Car Wizard, to see what needs to be fixed. Wizard is obviously also a fan of the movie as re-enacts a couple of scenes during the visit.
 

One of the YouTube channels I follow is Hoovies Garage. Most of his videos show him buying cheap cars and then showing how much it costs to get them fixed. His latest purchase is a 1959 Plymouth Fury. It was originally baby blue, but a previous owner has painted it red. He quickly acknowledges that it's a year later than the movie Christine, but that doesn't stop numerous references to the movie/book.
In the second video he takes the car to his mechanic, the Car Wizard, to see what needs to be fixed. Wizard is obviously also a fan of the movie as re-enacts a couple of scenes during the visit.
 

Just a quick update - it was confirmed on Thursday that Liam Lawson will replace Daniel Ricciardo at RB for the final six races of the season.

If I'm watching a full episode, I don't always pay full attention. I tend to notice mistakes/bloopers when I'm getting screengrabs. This is partly because I'm paying much closer attention, and partly because I'm looking at a laptop screen next to me rather than a TV screen across the room.

"And with Lulu away, old Boss was as lonely as old Waylon on the night of the Country Music ASSOCIATION AWARDS."

(From near the end of 'The Great Santa Claus Chase')