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Myrddin_Emrys posted:I do alot of running and mountain biking, and for almost 45 I am fit as gently caress (very surprising as at one point in my life I really expected to be dead by now). For someone who can go through double digits of miles a day you might think I would have the legs of a greek god for the power and endurance but I do not. I have skinny Vettie legs, but at least they are tanned. Unless you do a lot of sprinting, you wont build muscle mass.
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1500quidporsche posted:When I looked at it I was basically assuming I could get a kart in some runnable condition for under $3k in vancouver (unlikely since the CIK fixed gear engine rules were heavily changed like a year before then and Vancouver's club to my knowledge doesn't run those engines), have somebody ship it over on a ship and then flying over there with as many tools possible to run an engine I have no experience and kart I haven't seen with against world class pros. Didn't seem like it'd be a ton of fun. It would make a lot of sense if I was buying a shifter kart and I could knock a grand or two off the price and have some fun learning about a kart I'd be keeping long term but my pockets aren't that deep at the moment. Hmm? There's no karting club in Vancouver, AFAIK.
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Jun 4, 2017 07:51
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1500quidporsche posted:I actually disagree. Hamilton always portrays this persona that he has so much more going on than F1 but then gets extremely catty when poo poo like Rosberg retiring after winning one championship or Nando going off to Indy happens. Me thinks the lady doeth protest too much and all he has going on is F1 and "being a celebrity" which is sustained only because he is in F1. Yeah, he often forgets that F1 is what makes him popular. Just being Lewis Hamilton isn't enough.
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Jun 6, 2017 21:06
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marsisol posted:Anyone going to Montreal this year? I was going to but I'm getting married instead. We got engaged in Montreal so now I'll have an excuse to go to every race weekend for our anniversary as long as it stays in June. Maybe next year. We're still talking about moving there.
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Feels Villeneuve posted:Labour voters being anxious about the Tories getting an overall majority despite the exit polls are hilarious given that a month ago people were talking about a 200 seat margin. Pretty sure that this means that Boris will be the next PM.
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Jun 8, 2017 23:05
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wicka posted:I want to know why people who like to watch F1 races would prefer to have fewer F1 races to watch, in a way that sincerely isn't "please reply to wicka so he can argue at you." I don't really get it. I mean obviously there are limits to what the teams and drivers can deal with, and poo poo like 25 race seasons would be ridiculous, but why not find the limit and be at it? We had 21 races last year and it seemed fine, why willingly lower it to 16 or 18? I wouldn't mind one less, if it meant no summer break. I hate that stupid break...other than that, more is better 
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Kilmers Elbow posted:It was an angel. Is that normal the trainers job?...oh..
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Jun 12, 2017 06:46
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wicka posted:Everyone liked Minardi. Certainly not when Stoddard was in charge.
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I think it worked for Alonso at Renault because Flavio was in charge and he made sure that the team culture evolved around Alonso. I don't think Alonso has that ability on his own and I don't think he'll get another WDC unless he lucks into a team that it already 'working'. He couldn't make it work at Mclaren the first time around and failed at Ferrari. Maybe the culture at Mercedes is strong enough (they can make it work despite Hamilton), but I simply don't see Alonso as a person who can help a team progress. Going to Ferrari is going to fail miserably. (again).
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Jun 15, 2017 07:15
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Wirth1000 posted:Weren't they already using standardized refueling rigs after '94 given what happened with the inferno and all? Yes, the refuelling rigs were provided by FOM.
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learnincurve posted:Haas are already Ferrari's development team. K-mag got slotted in there in a hurry because they had been grooming Gutierrez and then realised that he really was poo poo after all. One or both of the Haas drivers are gone, k-mag will be dropped like a rock but Grossjean would end up with a NASCAR drive. Magnussen got a 3 year contract and has been performing better than Grosjean.
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Brainwrong posted:http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p056ntmw It's not unreasonable given Hamilton was pretty much given complete amnesty for the first 2 years. Brundle wouldn't even talk to him on the grid walks, in order not to disturb his focus.
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https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1-alonso-vandoorne-gap-peak-form-mclaren-921689/?s=1 Alonso is still busy marketing himself. I guess that means that no one is really talking to him yet?
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learnincurve posted:Does anyone have a link to a news source saying the telemetry showed that Lewis didn't lift? because the only reference I've seen is somone in this thread saying Lewis didn't lift because the telemetry showed it. On the live show Sky said that he did brake significantly but that wasn't unusual under the saftey car. Wolff said he lifted 'as he did on the previous restart'. From Vettels onboard, it certainly looked like he took off and then suddenly slowed down.
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learnincurve posted:
Errhh, no. That was before his headrest came loose.
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Jun 27, 2017 17:57
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I'm a Vettel fan and think he was behaving like a stupid spoiled brat.
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Jun 28, 2017 03:41
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Oh boy, does he get upset if you accuse him of being biased .
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Jul 5, 2017 01:57
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Jul 6, 2017 18:05
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Dudley posted:I'm guessing he believes the barely left of centre mayor should sack all the tube drivers next time they strike. He should just sack them all. gently caress the RMT & Bob Crow. (I know he's dead, but gently caress'm anyway).
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Yo, iospace, next time, please wait 12 hours or so before putting spoilers in the thread title?
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I never found out why the terrible Scot was subbing for Brundle...what a terrible idea.
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Theophany posted:Are the Sigma/Tamron lenses as good as my old man remembers them to be? They seem suspiciously cheap relative to the Nikkor lenses, but that could well be marketing crap with that VR II stuff. No they're not. However, they're often good enough.
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1500quidporsche posted:The RX7 does as well but it's also beside the god awful 70s style warning panel that looks like a prop from the first star trek film. Mods!!!!!!!
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1500quidporsche posted:If you like that warning panel then I'm very sorry about your skiing accident. I loved everything about that car, except the rust. (Which ultimately killed it).
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1500quidporsche posted:I got very lucky with mine. There's just a tiny touch of rust on the rear wheel well corners. We did have money set aside initially to get the rust fixed, but blew it on a 'Rotary specialist', who spent $2k on trying to sort out a random rough running issue. Was about to give up on it, when I took it to another shop. Told them that I had a $500 dollar budget, anything beyond that it would be scrapped. They went "Oh, I doubt it'll be that much", called me 1 hour later and told me they fixed it. (Faulty O2 sensor) and it would be $75, including an oil change. Anyways. Just be aware that once the rust starts eating it, it goes quick.
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Jul 27, 2017 19:21
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My favourite part of the race was Hamilton declaring himself a great great team player as he, for once, stuck to a deal.
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NtotheTC posted:When were the other times he did this and didn't stick to the deal? Must have missed those. Most notably, Hungary 2007.
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wicka posted:It's funny how we all have to drop our lame team/driver preferences and get behind Kubica. I thought he was talented, but over rated back then and don't have enough data to say how good he would be now. Better than Palmer, for sure, but that's hardly an achievement.
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Never heard of Lowndes, but I also didn't know that Montoya was the ultimate pay driver! https://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/lowndes-941729/
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I'll be in Montreal next month. Apart from the track itself, is there any F1-things worth seeing?
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Alonso is getting paid $40million/year, maybe it was time he just shut up and started driving?. (The whole race, not just when it suits him).
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Wirth1000 posted:What the gently caress do you think the man has been doing? He's dragged that dogshit into places it has no earthly reason to be in. He should just shut up and drive. Parking it today was embarrassing, considering he's paid $9 million per race. If he's that good, how come none of the top 3 wants him?.
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1500quidporsche posted:They're honestly fine, I have to get under it and see where it's leaking from but I suspect I was a dumbass and this was self inflicted. You have a NA FC, right?
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Human Grand Prix posted:I would have paid for archival footage 5 years ago. I thought Bernard liked money... According to Bernie, you don't have any.
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Iospace, stop putting loving spoilers in the topic.
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Just caught up with the race -Apart from the the Mercedes being way ahead, it wasn't a bad race. - Stroll didn't completely fall apart, which was good. One day, those lunges are going to cost him, though (Just ask M. Webber). - Ricciardo was amazing. I don't like him that much, but that was good. - I hope Alonso buggers off the Indycar for a year and then return for one last attempt. I used to be a fan, now he's just a whiny little bitch. 5 second penalties have pretty much been the standard for the last 2 seasons. - Verstappen moved over on Magnussen in the braking zone...that was supposed to be a big no-no? - Crofty is now worse than James Allen.
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Seems like Hamilton has learned from his mistakes: https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/hamilton-to-run-2018-pirelli-test-at-paul-ricard-949348/
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Before cutting the cable tv, I really tried to like Indycar, but it's just boring. The cars are extremely ugly and everything just looks so clumsy, even compared to F2/F3. Don't think I've ever watched a indyrace from start to finish in my 9 years or so in North America.
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OhsH posted:The racing is good, tho It seems random.
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