baconbits Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 I like that idea. Qualifying would be a mess but 24 or 26 cars on the grid maybe? Great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KartRacerBoy Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Ricciardo on peeing in the race car and Kimi... https://www.planetf1.com/news/when-ricciardo-and-raikkonen-queued-for-the-toilet/ However, I have read of drivers in the Indy 500 admitting they peed in the car back when the races took 3-4 hours. I imagine endure drivers might pee in the car, too. Hate to be the next driver. Whose piss is this? His or mine? I don't mind sitting in mine... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehsnils Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Ricciardo on peeing in the race car and Kimi... https://www.planetf1.com/news/when-ricciardo-and-raikkonen-queued-for-the-toilet/ However, I have read of drivers in the Indy 500 admitting they peed in the car back when the races took 3-4 hours. I imagine endure drivers might pee in the car, too. Hate to be the next driver. Whose piss is this? His or mine? I don't mind sitting in mine... A good reason to have those individually shaped carbon fibre seats with no padding. And some drain holes in the bottom letting it slowly out on the track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KartRacerBoy Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 The aluminum seats at Indy had drain holes. Go to the IMS museum someday and check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehsnils Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 Om nom nom F1: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KartRacerBoy Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 Scrap blue flags? Back in the 80s/90s, there were blue flags but I never saw a driver penalized for not immediately leaping out of the way, especially if they were in a fight of their own. Steiner of Haas says the FIA should consider doing away with it. Let the lapping driver find his way past. I don't think it's a bad idea. It would certainly churn up the races on occasion. https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/haas-boss-thinks-f1-should-scrap-blue-flags/3184340/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baconbits Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 Was getting all excited for Suzuka aaaand it's Russia this week. Womp womp... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KartRacerBoy Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 Schedule blues. But who doesn't love the Suzuka, the track of two championships decided by ramming in 88 and 89? Great race track, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehsnils Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 The blue flags may be good just to indicate to the driver that they are about to be lapped. No point in making a huge fight to avoid getting lapped. Just get rid of the penalties for not moving out of the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KartRacerBoy Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 Russia was a boring race aside from Verstappen in the early laps. And Lewis' pass on Vettel. Sad to see Bottas lose the win to team orders. I hope Hamilton is in a position for payback to Valtteiri in the next five race. Nils, a Swede has the seat alongside Scott Dixon at Ganassi in IndyCar. Is your country going to televise those races now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Capacity Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 I'm sure Lewis will have a chance to pay it back soon. Not like we (us old guys) haven't seen this happen before. 305,600miles 5/2012 ej257 short block, 8/2011 installed VF52 turbo, @20.8psi, 280whp, 300ftlbs. (SOLD). CHECK your oil, these cars use it. Engine Build - Click Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehsnils Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 Russia was a boring race aside from Verstappen in the early laps. And Lewis' pass on Vettel. Sad to see Bottas lose the win to team orders. I hope Hamilton is in a position for payback to Valtteiri in the next five race. Nils, a Swede has the seat alongside Scott Dixon at Ganassi in IndyCar. Is your country going to televise those races now? I did see a bit after the race and it seems like Hamilton at least understand the frustration for Bottas. As for indycar - any name? Not sure if it's going on TV here, if it does it's on one of the expensive channels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KartRacerBoy Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 26-year-old Swede Felix Rosenqvist will join Ganassi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehsnils Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 26-year-old Swede Felix Rosenqvist will join Ganassi. Ah! He's in Formula E today and done pretty OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KartRacerBoy Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 I tried watching a Formula E race but couldn't get into it due to the lack of sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bosco Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 I tried watching a Formula E race but couldn't get into it due to the lack of sound. Slot cars w/o the slot. Stay Stock Stay Happy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehsnils Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baconbits Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 Other than Max's stellar 6-7 opening laps, that race was dreadfully boring. I did read a piece that Hamilton suggested running Sochi in reverse to make it more interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KartRacerBoy Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 I have no idea why people are surprised by teams orders. It's been going on as far back as Mercedes with Juan Manuel Fangio and Stirling Moss (wingman). Mario Andretti won the WDC in 1978 and admitted through the season that his teammate Ronnie Peterson was the number two since Andretti had been the team leader since 76 and had been developing the wing car. Peterson only joined the team in 78. And Schumacher was ordered to help Eddie Irvine win the WDC in 1999 after Michael came back from breaking his leg at the British GP that year. And then of course, Massa was subordinated to Michael throughout his Ferrari years. It still sucks for the driver having to give up the win, however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTEASER Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 I tried watching a Formula E race but couldn't get into it due to the lack of sound.I watched the first 2 races the first year. The sound of the electric motors gave me the worst headache. Haven't watched anything more of Formula E, save for a few highlight reels, since. GTEASER's 2012 Legacy GT - Sold GTEASER's 2009 XTeaser - Sold GTEASER's 1992 Legacy SS - Sold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baconbits Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 We need V8 Supercars here. Don't give me that BS that it's NASCAR because it's not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KartRacerBoy Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 V8 Supercars are fantastic to watch. Sliding around all the time. I must say I almost always prefer to watch Europeon or Australian road racing to US roadracing. The foreign drivers always seem to dance the cars on edge while American drivers stay just away from it. Our drivers don't dance the cars very much like the Australians and Europeons. The best example is our historic racing vs that in the UK. I love watching the Goodwood Revival. Going to a historic race here the racing is nowhere near as good. The drivers don't push. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baconbits Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 V8 Supercars are fantastic to watch. Sliding around all the time. I must say I almost always prefer to watch Europeon or Australian road racing to US roadracing. The foreign drivers always seem to dance the cars on edge while American drivers stay just away from it. Our drivers don't dance the cars very much like the Australians and Europeons. The best example is our historic racing vs that in the UK. I love watching the Goodwood Revival. Going to a historic race here the racing is nowhere near as good. The drivers don't push. Agreed. BTCC and V8 Supercars always seem very on edge (almost every picture shows them on two wheels mid corner) but US drivers always seem to go as fast as possible on 4 wheels but have to save tires and gas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KartRacerBoy Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 The early stages of F1 wings in the 60s. The first use of a wing on a car is disputed (of course) but Porsche used one on their sports car at Germany Avus track in the 50s. I've also seen stories of inverted wings used in the 1920 on a land speed record car. https://racer.com/2018/10/03/in-racer-magazine-flying-too-close-to-the-sun/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KartRacerBoy Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 After Suzuka, it seems all done bar the shouting. Seb, could you make more mistakes? Two years in a row you've thrown the WDC away with stupid mistakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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