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Human Grand Prix posted:It was capacity, not rate sorry. I'd actually be in favor of this the 100 kilo limit is stupid, it just turns power tracks into an economy run where in Monaco you can turn the engine up to max and its still impossible to overtake. The fuel flow limit is a better approach to limiting fuel and more applicable to hybrid technology.
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It's biased because I'm fond of very fast circuits.
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Mar 29, 2016 23:16
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It would also eliminate this lift and coast horseshit.
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It would be nice if there was an actual danger of running out of fuel. But I'm sure in this modern era that would be extremely unlikely.
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Mar 29, 2016 23:19
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Serious question: why hasn't someone called Gene Haas "Boss Haas" yet?
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Human Grand Prix posted:It would be nice if there was an actual danger of running out of fuel. But I'm sure in this modern era that would be extremely unlikely. Hell at this point I'd half expect the race engineer to tell them to pull over because there's only the one liter for FIA testing left rather than risk running out of fuel. Nobody is going to risk running under that one liter since you get disqualified from results, I really don't understand why the FIA just say "hand the fuel over to us, we'll test it and seal the gas tank and we have to watch you put anything into that tank".
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Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:Serious question: why hasn't someone called Gene Haas "Boss Haas" yet? Because he is from northeast ohio, not the south? You can tell because of his quiet modesty, only found in this hemisphere in North ohio, Canada and North Dakota. (just ignore the year and change in jail he did recently).
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learnincurve posted:I don't remember anyone saying what a wonderful track it (e:Silverstone) was even back in the 80s, the point of old Silverstone was that you could get ludicrously close to the track in the cheap seats/grass areas with no security fencing, the public transport links are good from anywhere in the country, and if you are driving it's just off the M1 so everyone can avoid god drat Birmingham. Much as I love brands hatch it was always way too far south to be viable. I used to live a 20 minute drive away from Brands. Kicked myself for never getting there in my youth. Now I live a 20 minute drive away from Silverstone and I still haven't whipped up enough enthusiasm to get there for anything other than the occasional half marathon. Mostly because of ticket prices for the F1 but that's no excuse, there's plenty of other racing series I could get my backside to. But traffic.
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Mar 29, 2016 23:31
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I forgot about the 1L testing thing.
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MattD1zzl3 posted:the sexy formula one we all want MattD1zzl3 posted:engines blowing every other race lol no
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Human Grand Prix posted:I forgot about the 1L testing thing. It's incredibly stupid and very blatantly for the FIA's convenience versus actually governing the rules.
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Mar 29, 2016 23:39
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be nice wicka posted:lol no attrition owns
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Mar 29, 2016 23:56
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Alain Post posted:attrition owns fair point, but if i could provide a counter-argument: it actually does not own, and is in fact bad
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Mar 29, 2016 23:58
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Alain Post posted:attrition owns It shakes up the results which is always good. More retirements please. Human Grand Prix fucked around with this message at 00:02 on Mar 30, 2016 |
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Mar 29, 2016 23:59
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be nice wicka posted:fair point, but if i could provide a counter-argument: it actually does not own, and is in fact bad The Manufacturers would agree, and would probably do everything to limit it (unless you are Honda Motor Co.  ).
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enri posted:Now I live a 20 minute drive away from Silverstone and I still haven't whipped up enough enthusiasm to get there for anything other than the occasional half marathon. Allow me to enable you - This weekend it's the first Hankook 24H Silverstone and it's going to be awesome. (and I can't go  )http://www.silverstone.co.uk/events/24hr-at-silverstone/ Daily price £10, three day £25. Compare and contrast with the F1. Free Infield Parking Free Paddock Access to ALL support races and access to the 24 Hour paddock Roving access to all general admission areas Free grid walk Live music Opportunity to take away used Hankook tyres Grandstand access - National Pits Straight and Woodcote A* Marching band to open to grid Children 15 & under can attend the event for free
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learnincurve posted:Allow me to enable you - This weekend it's the first Hankook 24H Silverstone and it's going to be awesome. (and I can't go The best drivers in the world (and Rosberg and Vettel) vs A bunch of guys you've never heard of who drive like your mam
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Night racing at Silverstone though. I don't know about your mam, and I know I've mentioned this before, but mine could legitimately have been a f1 driver. I won't bore you with all the details but she was offered a F1 contract by Bruce McLaren in 1970 but my granddad made her say no. "best driver in the world has never got in a F1 car" and all that.
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Your granddad is the worst granddad.
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Made it as far as Spain in 2006 before I realized Sauber was on the grid that year lol. Edit: Just realized they were the BMW factory team which makes alot more sense now.
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El Hefe posted:Brands Hatch is so good though and F1 is never going back there, such a shame. My favorite track of all time. It truly is glorious.
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MattD1zzl3 posted:. But I don't want to build a wall to keep the Mexican GP off the calendar, even if they pay for it.
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Mar 30, 2016 13:01
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Paddock hill bend is insanely ftw, every time I've been somebody has always had a massive off into it, once when I came out of the pits a 944 went past me straight into the gravel showering me with the stuff got the session red flagged and then they decided to shut up shop for the day. The next time some twat in a Ford Puma rolled it about 10 minutes into the day, few others i forget. I've been lucky as I only ever had a couple of spins at graham hill (too much speed on a cold track on cold tyres) and Clark curve (constantly trying to boot it over a damp patch instead of using the wet line) Only problem is most TDO's run the indy circuit which can get pretty crowded and days for the GP one are double the cost.
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enri posted:I used to live a 20 minute drive away from Brands. Kicked myself for never getting there in my youth. WEC starts in April with ELMS supporting I think. That's an epic weekend for £40 (that was what we paid last year). Loads of grandstands open and free to sit in. You could go and have a mooch around the back of the pits and see the guys fixing up bodywork etc. Traffic was reasonable. The racing was brilliant.
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Mar 30, 2016 13:31
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I think I'll put some effort into following WEC this year. I tried to do Nascar last year, since I actually really enjoy oval sim racing. After watching a few races and seeing comedy cautions and other bizzaro poo poo, I gave up.
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Mar 30, 2016 13:40
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Got my nando spray. Yup that's exactly the generic men's aftershave smell I was expecting, it ain't unisex that's for sure. Would be worth it at £40 but cost £15. Buy it for your dad, he'll like it.
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Mar 30, 2016 13:44
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what's nando spray, does it smell like spicy chicken or something
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It's more like a hint of decomposing corpse covered by eau de l'ectricite and a dash of carbon.
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Riso posted:It's more like a hint of decomposing corpse covered by eau de l'ectricite and a dash of carbon. And a dash of anime pillow
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track day bro! posted:Paddock hill bend is insanely ftw, every time I've been somebody has always had a massive off into it Last time I was at Brands Hatch that somebody was Lewis Hamilton when he was racing Formula Renault. (along with a good quarter of the field by the end of the race)
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Mar 30, 2016 13:55
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Norns posted:I think I'll put some effort into following WEC this year. give NASCAR another shot, they have massively cut back on the silly cautions and stripped a lot of downforce off the cars, it's been really really good this year.
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Mar 30, 2016 13:59
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I don't think I've watched a complete NASCAR race for like three years, please don't lie to me like this./
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i have watched 4.5 of the 5 races this season and i regret none of it. there are long green flag runs with close racing and bananas finishes. it is great.
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Alain Post posted:what's nando spray, does it smell like spicy chicken or something You're getting it mixed up with a Cheeky Nandos, which is something top bantz lad Will Stephens likes to have on the way to winning LMP2 in wec. Helicon One posted:Last time I was at Brands Hatch that somebody was Lewis Hamilton when he was racing Formula Renault. It's pretty scary in the wet or if you aren't confident with it, but once you get it right the feeling of compression going down the hill is brilliant even in a roadcar, I'd love to try it in something like a formula ford.
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be nice wicka posted:i have watched 4.5 of the 5 races this season and i regret none of it. there are long green flag runs with close racing and bananas finishes. it is great.
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be nice wicka posted:give NASCAR another shot, they have massively cut back on the silly cautions and stripped a lot of downforce off the cars, it's been really really good this year. I took tomorrow off to do some house repair stuff I've been putting off. I'll catch up on this seasons races while I poke at that. Got a quick link for my lazy rear end about this years rule changes?
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My favorite thing about the rule changes is that it's suddenly accepted knowledge in the press and the NASCAR staff that the racing has been atrocious for the last 8 years, when just a few years ago they were all completely ignoring, or defending it.
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Helicon One posted:Enjoy it while it lasts since the mandatory yellow flags every 20 minutes are coming soon. caution clock is just for the truck series because the truck series is inherently lol Alain Post posted:My favorite thing about the rule changes is that it's suddenly accepted knowledge in the press and the NASCAR staff that the racing has been atrocious for the last 8 years, when just a few years ago they were all completely ignoring, or defending it. they are holding back on throwing minor debris cautions because they don't want to interrupt the racing. consider how crazy that is.
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The lower series are awful, yeah, mainly due to the awful field quality lately. Haven't caught up on WTCC or DTM lately but the XFinity series might actually be the worst racing series in the world right now.
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be nice wicka posted:they are holding back on throwing minor debris cautions because they don't want to interrupt the racing. consider how crazy that is. You're going to be in trouble if I watch a race and it sucks rear end
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