Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2013 1:42 am Post subject: Get a cuppa ready! Classic F1, Great stuff!
So, I can't sleep and ended up on one of those random youtube video adventures and after two hours of cats, dogs, mud trucks, ducklings, stupid American teenagers trying to "drift" various front wheel drive cars (usually ending with the cars parked in a sign or bush) and one random moose with her calf playing in a garden with a sprinkler, this absolute gem popped up in the recommended videos!
I forgot just how good F1 used to be! I hope you guys enjoy this as much as I have.
Love the 10 minutes of racing after the pitstop at minute 50ish. __________________________________ The ex-Difflock Ambassador to Naples, Sir Nightbar DCJC DFS and 2 bars.
i ache when i go for 20 minutes at hte local cart circuit...
how on earth do these guys feel after a race... damn __________________________________ I live by 2 sayings:
1. The beatings will continue until morale improves
2. Pain is just Weakness leaving the body..
The feeling you get when you first smash your shaft out, is one you will never forget.. especially if you do it in front of 10 guys.
still intreagued by the roumers that they will be reintroducing turbocharging to F1... that will prove most interesting i think __________________________________ I live by 2 sayings:
1. The beatings will continue until morale improves
2. Pain is just Weakness leaving the body..
The feeling you get when you first smash your shaft out, is one you will never forget.. especially if you do it in front of 10 guys.
still intreagued by the roumers that they will be reintroducing turbocharging to F1... that will prove most interesting i think
Not rumour - From 2014 new Formula One engine regulations will be introduced, replacing the current 2.4 litre V8s with more efficient 1.6 litre, turbocharged V6s.
Info here http://www.formula1.com/news/interviews/2011/7/12241.html __________________________________ Bert the Defender 110 XS - because it's Cool (work it out yourself!)
Lolita the Lightweight
???? the V8 90 CSW
Suzuki DL1000 V-Strom - yes that's right, I have a Zook!
I am a bit disappointed with the new engine regs. There were two options on the table for the new engine types, the 1.6 v6 turbo and 1.6 inline 4 turbo. I would have much rather they went for the 4 cyl option as it could potentially have made more engine options available from different manufacturers (I read somewhere that Renault had been testing one of their production 1.6 inline 4 blocks in preparation for the new rules and they were able to get the engine to produce well over 900 BHP reliably!). I think it would have had more relevance to engines we have in our day to day cars.
Unfortunately, because Ferrari wanted a "V" configuration (either v6 or v8 ) so they could use the engine as part of the chassis, that is what we are going to get! If they had went to 4 cyl, the teams would have had to make a few changes to their design practises because apparently, they can't use an inline block as part of the chassis meaning there would have been a spaceframe at the rear for all the suspension gubbins to hang from!
As for the current on track issues with the racing (or lack of) I had a few ideas about that...
The reason there is DRS is because of the way that the aerodynamics over the top of the cars and their wings are affected when they are close to each other which leads the car behind to loose grip. I personally think that they should allow for a percentage of the cars downforce to be generated by ground effect as this isn't affected by other cars and turbulent air (this is a bit overkill http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZkUr5cG6wE but it worked). Not all of the downforce should be created this way because if you hit a kerb, you loose all downforce and are just heading to the scene of a major accident then! I reckon this in itself would help get racing back to the exciting 4 or 5 corner side by side real overtakes as the cars would be able to get into the dirty air of the car in front. Anything has to be better than the dull as dishwater straightline DRS "action" we have now!
Anyway, I have waffled on long enough and the dog is giving me the "get off your bum and take me out to play" look! I would like to hear what you guys think could help F1 get some excitement back.
Cheers, John __________________________________ Carefully picking my way through the mine field that is my mind
Back in the day BMW had well over 1000bhp from their units... and that was a block with over 100000 miles on it that was found out the back of the workshop when BMW entered it to race.. __________________________________ I live by 2 sayings:
1. The beatings will continue until morale improves
2. Pain is just Weakness leaving the body..
The feeling you get when you first smash your shaft out, is one you will never forget.. especially if you do it in front of 10 guys.
Did any of you watch the recent BBC2 series, Motor Racing at the BBC: That petrol Emotion?
Some good F1 coverage in that. __________________________________ Bert the Defender 110 XS - because it's Cool (work it out yourself!)
Lolita the Lightweight
???? the V8 90 CSW
Suzuki DL1000 V-Strom - yes that's right, I have a Zook!
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