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This year's Hungarian Grand Prix had, yep, you guessed it... Another McLaren driver win the race. I was hoping for Charles Lecerc to win this time around. Yet, he didn't win and we also get the issue of the one-stop strategy that drivers will use to dominate the race. This is why Monaco has the mandatory two-stop rule. This is also the last F1 race before the summer break begins and before we get to the Dutch Grand Prix on August 31 at 10:00 AM in our time.

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Yeah, I didn't come here to see William Byron win at Iowa. I had wanted Ryan Preece or one of the Roush Boys to win. But anyways, this somewhat decent race was ruined by 12 cautions. This might also be the last NASCAR Cup Series race at Iowa despite the fact that it sold out. Although, I never really looked at it as a permanent addition to the NASCAR schedule itself. Hopefully, Watkins Glen will put me in a better mood as it's always great to see SVG win at a road course.

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Sam Mayer takes a back-to-back victory at Iowa, breaks his one year long winless streak and takes home Ford's first win of 2025! What more can I say? But anyways, I was present for this year's NASCAR Xfinity series race at Iowa despite being absent last year. I was hoping for Zillisch to win and keep his win streak going. But, I'm still glad that Ford got a chance to show up in victory lane yet again. Hopefully, the Cup Series race will be more exciting than the Xfinity Series race at Iowa.

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One thing I did not like about this year's Pennzoil 250 is that for some reason, TSN decided to make it TSN Plus exclusive. But, it was still a good race where Connor Zillisch won and it proves that he's just as good on ovals as he is on road courses. Also, this year's Brickyard 400 had The Cookie Monster appear as a special guest and Bubba Wallace finally get his first win since 2022! So yeah, this year's NASCAR weekend at The Brickyard was certainly one to remember. 

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These two videos had to get lumped together as YouTube had changed it's algorithm. But anyways, the Belgian Grand Prix got ruined by a rain delay and Oscar Piastri managed to win this one after pulling off an insane one-stop strategy. This is why Monaco has the mandatory two stop rule. Laguna Seca was a race that I was expecting Alex Palou to win and it did not disappoint. After I got to meet him at Toronto, I wanted to see him win at Laguna Seca. So yeah, the Laguna Seca race is the better of the two races in my opinion.

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Yep, that's right! I decided to attend this race live and have it as a special 100th video celebration. This year's Honda Indy Toronto had Pato O' Ward winning his 2nd race and there was a lot of action and excitement that went on during the race itself. For a street course race, it's up there with St. Petersburg and Long Beach on being one of the best ones on the schedule. I also got to enjoy the event as much as I could. I'm also going to have a tape-styled event posted here soon.

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I didn't see the first Miata Canada Cup race as I was busy having lunch. But, I caught up on the 2nd race and seeing it for the first time was actually great. Yeah, Miatas are known for having close racing. I also have race number 1 of the USF 2000 Championships before we get to the Miata Canada Cup as a bonus.

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I was lucky enough to catch up on both Radical Cup Canada races even if I had to have lunch and got a surprise visit from Alex Palou himself. This is my first time experiencing the Radical Cup of Canada and in my opinion, it's actually a good series that has close racing. These cars are basically toy LMPs with superbike engines in them. Up next is the 2nd race of the Miata Canada Cup as that was the support series that I was most interested in. 

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This year's Infineon/Sonoma Double had two great races. One has Connor Zillisch defying the odds and beating Shane Van Gisbergen. The other has Shane Van Gisbergen getting his four Cup Series win and becoming the first driver since Jimmie Johnson to win three consecutive races on pole! SVG is an amazing road course racer and I always root for him on road courses. But anyways, I won't be here to watch next-weekend's NASCAR race as I will be attending another race. So, this'll be the last one for now. 

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While Pato O' Ward was able to win the first race, no Chevy was able to win the 2nd race as Alex Palou had yet another unexpected oval victory. This year's Iowa Doubleheader weekend was exciting to look forward to and it was amazing to see Pato O' Ward finally clinch Chevrolet's long-awaited victory of 2025. In the 2nd race, Palou was unstoppable and it was like seeing David Beckham win at Rugby. But anyways, I will be attending next-weekend's race. So, stay tuned for that! 

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Yeah, I'm disappointed that Lewis Hamilton didn't get to win just like how Chase Briscoe got an unexpected win. But, Nico Hulkenburg's podium finish more than made up for it. Nobody expected a backmarker of all drivers to get a podium finish. What's also unexpected is Scott Dixon's win at Mid-Ohio! Yeah, he became the first driver besides Palou and Kirkwood to win a race in the 2025 IndyCar Series season. Here's to hoping that a Chevy driver will take home a win at both Iowa races. 

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Yes, I finally got that doubleheader victory that was expecting last year! Shane Van Gisbergen won both the Xfinity and Cup Series races at the Chicago Street Course and has also done it in a special paint scheme. Well, at least in the Xfinity Series. While ovals can be challenging due to high speed cornering and whatnot, road courses and street courses are in my the most challenging races on the NASCAR schedule. A lot of technical turns, right turns and, some even have elevation changes. So yeah, they can make for challenging races for some drivers. Here's to hoping that SVG will keep his winning streak going at Infineon Raceway aka. Sonoma Raceway.

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For my 1000th video, I decided to to do my first-ever anime review so that I can stay true to the Otaku Bandito name. And, what better way to start than to review the first-ever mainstream anime that was adapted for the west. It is none other than Mach GoGoGo aka. Speed Racer. Speed Racer is a series that is so famous that it needs no introduction. But, it can still be thanked for bringing anime to the west. Neither Sailor Moon nor Dragon Ball Z would exist in the west without Speed Racer. Back then, anime was still referred to as Japanimation and the term anime hadn't been coined yet. Even though anime didn't really start taking off in the mainstream until the 1990's, Speed Racer is still the grandfather of all anime that was adapted in the west. Let me know which anime to review next.

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This year's Austrian Grand Prix was chaotic and intense. While Red Bull didn't win, Lando Norris got an epic win for McLaren while battling his own teammate, Oscar Piastri. So yeah, it was a battle of the McLarens. Next weekend's race is at the Silverstone which is one of the many crown jewels for Formula 1. Will Hamilton finally get his first win of 2025 or will it be another McLaren victory? Tune in to find out!

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Unlike last year's Quaker State 400, this one was an exciting race to watch and Chase Elliott finally got his long-awaited first win of 2025. And, the Xfinity Series race is just as crazy with Nick Sanchez taking home his first win in the Xfinity Series and Big Machine Racing's first win since 2022. So yeah, the weekend at Atlant... I mean, EchoPark Speedway has been great to say the least. I look forward to seeing Shane Van Gisbergen win at Chicago. 

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I exported this video in 1080p in order to save some space in my hard drive. But anyways, the inaugural NASCAR Truck Series race at Lime Rock Park was one for Corey Heim to win. He was able to do just as well on road courses and take home his fifth win so far. Not even unexpected incidents and a late caution could slow Heim down. It's Heim Time at Lime Rock Park! Tune in to see who would win the Cup Series Race at the newly renamed EchoPark Speedway.

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Since I've been spending a lot of time trying to grind for the most expensive cars in Gran Turismo 7, I decided to do one of these challenges. And, the car that I will be using is the Aston Martin Valkyrie. But, there's one catch tho... I have to use it as it is meaning that I have to use it without any modifications whatsoever. So yeah, I can now consider myself a master player of Gran Turismo 7.