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George Zimmer posted:Yeah it won't happen. Yup, because otherwise you'd really have to look at bringing back refuelling and there is no way in hell that that will ever happen
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Wirth1000 posted:I'll keep an eye out for you (when they drag your bloated corpse out of the Java Sea) I'm probably fly with AirAsia as well
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# ? Jan 8, 2015 06:50 |
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the planes dont even fly with airasia
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# ? Jan 8, 2015 07:26 |
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Cojawfee posted:Yeah, if they actually went up to 18k RPM instead of limiting at 15, they might get close to that power. gently caress all of the engines run near 15K, the fuel flow rate keeps things artificially low.
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# ? Jan 8, 2015 08:54 |
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Might see you there PalaNIN. Haven't booked anything yet though. Was good in 12 and 14. In terms of bang for your buck no other grand prix comes close.
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# ? Jan 8, 2015 10:20 |
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Why no early bird discount for China GP? It's later than Malaysia. Oh well, general admission tickets for 67 USD isn't that bad anyway, just wish the track and crowd would be better.
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# ? Jan 8, 2015 12:55 |
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gently caress me that's cheap. The cost is the reason I never go to the races. loving silverstone is stupid expensive.
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# ? Jan 8, 2015 14:37 |
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I'm going to buy a grandstand ticket for formula E. Hope it's worth 100 bucks. (The Miami round)
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# ? Jan 8, 2015 14:42 |
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three-day grandstand tickets at the USGP in indy were like $120, i miss that
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# ? Jan 8, 2015 15:01 |
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keevo posted:All I could hear from him during the start of the race is "concertina effect concertina effect concertina effect". OK, that is true too, I'll admit to a second minor flaw in his otherwise above-reproach commentary. I think they make a big deal about the "penultimate lap" every race as well, but crucially, that's not exclusively his fault. Concertina effect.
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# ? Jan 8, 2015 15:07 |
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Going to be going to my first race this year, Silverstone, hospitality style. Looking forward to it!
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# ? Jan 8, 2015 16:01 |
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Brits are just obsessed with concertinas and penultimates.
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# ? Jan 8, 2015 16:32 |
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my god, the video on youtube of tom pryce's accident is extremely graphic
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# ? Jan 8, 2015 17:41 |
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I've mentioned this blog a few times but this is a nice recap of a fascinating race, check it out. http://second-a-lap.blogspot.com/2015/01/gp-67-round-9-xxxvii-gran-premio-de.html
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# ? Jan 8, 2015 20:49 |
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MattD1zzl3 posted:I'm going to buy a grandstand ticket for formula E. Hope it's worth 100 bucks. (The Miami round) What the gently caress? I'd figure they'd be at least half that for Formula E. What a rip.
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# ? Jan 8, 2015 21:14 |
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https://gfycat.com/ScarceWelltodoIrukandjijellyfishquote:I watched this race again a while ago thinking maybe the pain would be gone, but no it still stung...badly. Because it was so so crazy they didn't bring him in much earlier than they did. He was losing time hand over fist laps before this happened and then around 2 laps before this, you could see the tire carcass and yet the absolute idiots at McLaren told him to stay out....probably because of what some computer said. There has never been a better illustration of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory as the clusterfuck that is McLaren pitwall that year.
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# ? Jan 8, 2015 21:16 |
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And that quote is from??
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# ? Jan 8, 2015 21:19 |
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Wirth1000 posted:So the FIA released the new requirements in order to get a superlicense. I actually quite like it and it should as a nice boost to a bunch of neglected feeder series. I like that you could win 3 consecutive FIA World Championships in an open wheel series where half the grid are ex-F1 drivers and earn 0 points since they completely blanked Formula E.
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# ? Jan 8, 2015 21:43 |
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Let's be honest, the races have been ok and all but the Formula E cars are poo poo
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# ? Jan 8, 2015 22:12 |
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Xisticide posted:I like that you could win 3 consecutive FIA World Championships in an open wheel series where half the grid are ex-F1 drivers and earn 0 points since they completely blanked Formula E. You've beaten the likes of Luca di Grassi and Karun Chandhok please enjoy this 2-for-1 whopper coupon, not to be used in conjunction with any other coupon.
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# ? Jan 8, 2015 22:14 |
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Wirth1000 posted:And that quote is from??
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# ? Jan 8, 2015 22:30 |
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Xisticide posted:I like that you could win 3 consecutive FIA World Championships in an open wheel series where half the grid are ex-F1 drivers and earn 0 points since they completely blanked Formula E.
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# ? Jan 8, 2015 22:35 |
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Formula-e is just fun. Goons hate fun.
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# ? Jan 8, 2015 22:41 |
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Is there some kind of site that explains the differences and relationships between the different feeder series? I see F2, F3 and GP2 and GP3, but I have no idea what any of them really are.
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# ? Jan 8, 2015 23:11 |
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be nice wicka posted:my god, the video on youtube of tom pryce's accident is extremely graphic Are you posting from 2001? How have you only just seen that?
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# ? Jan 8, 2015 23:16 |
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Brainwrong posted:Are you posting from 2001? How have you only just seen that? I haven't ever seen that incident and I'm pretty sure I don't want to.
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# ? Jan 9, 2015 00:17 |
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It involves salsa.
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# ? Jan 9, 2015 00:20 |
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Brainwrong posted:Are you posting from 2001? How have you only just seen that? No need to flip out.
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# ? Jan 9, 2015 00:24 |
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Alain Post posted:No need to flip out. I dunno, watching it tore me apart
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# ? Jan 9, 2015 02:09 |
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Formula E is so slow, though. It's like spec miata street races.
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# ? Jan 9, 2015 02:21 |
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Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:Formula E is so slow, though. It's like spec miata street races. They've intentionally gimped everything for the first season. Once open development is allowed, these cars will be pretty quick.
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# ? Jan 9, 2015 02:53 |
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George Zimmer posted:They've intentionally gimped everything for the first season. Once open development is allowed, these cars will be pretty quick. And will they use 3 cars a race instead of 2? They could get rid of the treaded road tyres i guess. Other than that the only way i can see formula e getting faster with current technology is to reinvent the laws of physics.
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# ? Jan 9, 2015 08:16 |
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Alain Post posted:No need to flip out. Sorry, I didn't mean to cause a split in the thread
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# ? Jan 9, 2015 09:42 |
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Home skillet?
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# ? Jan 9, 2015 09:47 |
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home fry
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# ? Jan 9, 2015 10:02 |
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Funzo posted:Is there some kind of site that explains the differences and relationships between the different feeder series? I see F2, F3 and GP2 and GP3, but I have no idea what any of them really are. GP2 and GP3 are the de facto "minor leagues" of F1 these days. They run almost exclusively on the same weekends as F1. GP2 is (as you might guess) above GP3. Lewis and Nico both reached F1 after winning GP2. Valteri and Danil Kyvat both skipped there from GP3. F2 and F3 are essentially the same thing but run by the FIA whereas GPx is Bernie led. F2 no longer exists due to lack of interest. F3 runs as a european and several national series, the cars are effectively a level below GP3.
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# ? Jan 9, 2015 10:14 |
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Dudley posted:F2 no longer exists due to lack of interest. F3 runs as a european and several national series, the cars are effectively a level below GP3. So FIA basically made the bold decision that a series that no longer exists because nobody cares is better experience for F1 candidates than Formula E? Even if Formula E is slow compared to F1, their specs are absolutely comparable to the Formula 3 cars.
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# ? Jan 9, 2015 11:17 |
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Der Kyhe posted:So FIA basically made the bold decision that a series that no longer exists because nobody cares is better experience for F1 candidates than Formula E? Formula E is so heinously poo poo that the only way the drivers can cope with it is by doing mountains of coke.
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# ? Jan 9, 2015 11:22 |
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Next race in the greatest series ever btw is tomorrow - Argentina, Circuit guide: http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/calendar/2015-buenos-aires/buenos-aires-circuit.aspx Race is at 16:00 local time (19:00 in GMT) Coverage starts on ITV4 at 6pm in the UK.
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Der Kyhe posted:So FIA basically made the bold decision that a series that no longer exists because nobody cares is better experience for F1 candidates than Formula E? They're bringing it back. It's Domenicali's main focus in his new role as the FIA's President of the Single Seater Commission.
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