baconbits Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 I feel bad for Ricciardo. Dude's a solid driver with a trash ride, aside from Newey's aero magic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehsnils Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KartRacerBoy Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 I feel bad for Ricciardo. Dude's a solid driver with a trash ride, aside from Newey's aero magic. It was such a trash ride that Verstappen finished in 2nd close behind Kimi and ahead of Lewis. Daniel has had almost all of the bad luck with race failures for Red Bull. Certainly not the best package on the grid but better than where he'll be in 2019, I'll bet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baconbits Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 Certainly not the best package on the grid but better than where he'll be in 2019, I'll bet. Also unfortunate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KartRacerBoy Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 Clip of the 1971 Nuremburg 1000 race. Porsche 908s, 917s, 914-6s, 911s. Ferrari 312s and 512s. An Alfa prototype. Even an Alpine! Gorgeous cars. https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/history/sports-cars/watch-1971-n-rburgring-1000kms-footage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FJuan Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DexwVWDTjeI]1974 Niki Lauda F1 @ Historic Monaco 2016 - YouTube[/ame] My wife's balls are delicious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KartRacerBoy Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 Niki just got out of the hospital after his lung transplant two months ago. Go Niki! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KartRacerBoy Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 Thoughts for Robert Wickens, IndyCar driver. It seems his crash at Pocono earlier this year has left him a parapalegic. At least he has his former team owner, quadriplegic Sam Schmidt, also paralyzed while racing IndyCars, to help him through it. https://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/wickens-far-away-from-walking-on-my-own/3202768/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KartRacerBoy Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 In F1 news, drivers want rear view mirrors to be replaced by cameras and screens. Not a bad idea. https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1-drivers-want-cameras-and-screens-to-replace-mirrors/3202696/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehsnils Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 Then they discover that the cameras/screens suffer from two factors: Time lag - something FPS gamers are all too familiar with.Issues with re-focusing from the track to the screen. Especially if the driver is older. There are studies ongoing to have cameras/screens instead of mirrors in trucks so I have already seen the second point being an issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FJuan Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 But it's 2018, the technology is here!! My wife's balls are delicious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KartRacerBoy Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 How is shifting focus from a mirror to the road any different than shifting from a screen to the road? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehsnils Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 The lens in your eye don't have to adapt when looking in a mirror, but when you look at the screen it has to adapt. That's the focus I'm considering, not the mental focus. It's like changing from looking far away to looking at something close up like a map quickly. It takes a while until you have adapted and it gets worse with age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTEASER Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 Same reason why looking down at your phone while driving is so dangerous. 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 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 The new Silverado/Sierra trucks have screens in place of the rearview mirror. It's a mirror when the car is off and turns into a screen using the backup camera when you start the truck. I'm not a fan because you can't adjust the aim at all like you can with a mirror. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tytek Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 My 2018 Armada Platinum has the camera rear view mirror. The focus change from road ahead to screen in the mirror takes time to get used to, but it isn’t an issue for me anymore. Much clearer, wider, and fully unobstructed view. The camera is behind rear hatch glass at the top and is cleaned by the rear wiper blade. It is adjustable up and down, and can be zoomed in and out, thru the onscreen menu and there is no noticeable delay to how it portrays what is behind you. Love it... especially when the back of the truck is full of cargo or people. F1 drivers are young and tech savvy. They should switch to cameras that offer better side and rear view without blind spots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KartRacerBoy Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 Hoping for a Ricciardo win tomorrow! And if the race ends with Lewis 50 pts up on Seb, the WDC is over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KartRacerBoy Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 Hoping for Ricciardo's car to finish a race one of these days! 8 DNFs this year, most for any driver. Boring race but congrats to Max for the win and Lewis for his 5th WDC. Good thing he got those six race wins late to build up a lead becz the last two races Ferrari had Mercedes well handled. Now off to Brazil! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehsnils Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 Ricciardo seems to have about as much bad luck as Alonso. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KartRacerBoy Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 Ricciardo seems to have about as much bad luck as Alonso. Sounds like he's fed up. He offered after the race to let Gasly drive the final two races for Red Bull. Don't know if he's serious. If he is and RB takes him up on it, RB should let him test for Renault end of season. His mech issue wasn't the Renualt unit. It was the hydraulics. https://www.planetf1.com/news/ricciardo-im-done-ill-let-gasly-drive/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehsnils Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 Kimi is at least good knowing his tracks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KartRacerBoy Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 2019 downforce reg change effects: https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/opinion/f1/mph-how-2019-regulations-could-change-f1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTEASER Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 Hells YES!!! Autosport: Robert Kubica in frame for 2019 Williams F1 race drive. https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/139942/kubica-in-frame-for-2019-williams-race-seat 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...
KartRacerBoy Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 Chickens. Eggs. Hatch. Williams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KartRacerBoy Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 Just curious. Am I the only person in this thread that watches old races on youtube when I get bored? I watch IMSA, Champ Car, Trans Am, sometimes old SCCA. Is there a rehab system for race fans. Not including NASCAR fans, of course, since there seems to be no coming back from that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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