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26th July 2017, 20:43
Thread: Pretty Indy Car
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The rear wheel covers were ineffectual for their...
The rear wheel covers were ineffectual for their intended purpose, and made the cars seriously back end heavy in the bargain.
Good Riddance.
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20th July 2017, 03:46
Thread: The halo enters F1 for '18
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Supposedly F1 is the absolute technical pinnacle...
Supposedly F1 is the absolute technical pinnacle of motorsports, and they come up with a kludge (derogatory term - inelegant, inefficient, clumsy, ugly, or looks patched together) like that.
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14th July 2017, 16:14
Thread: The Shield
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The Shield
It only took 1 lap to verify what I expected.
Vettle says the view through the shield is so distorted it made him dizzy, and the air flow pushed his head forward.
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28th June 2017, 18:17
Thread: Should Vettel be banned?
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qft.
qft.
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The officiating in F1 has been a joke since the...
The officiating in F1 has been a joke since the 1980s and the reign of FISA president Jean-Marie Balestre.
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28th May 2017, 22:32
Thread: Launch Pods
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Launch Pods
The 'pods' cars that contact them with their front wheels.
Thank goodness Scott Dixon was not hurt.
If they don't launch a car they break off and become deadly debris, like the one that almost... -
15th April 2017, 14:34
Thread: One reason I no longer watch
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One reason I no longer watch
Inconsistent officiating because of making officiating decisions by committee.
Alonso was right a few years back when he said F1 had ceased being a 'sport'.... -
5th December 2016, 03:51
Thread: Rosberg retires !
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Lauda: "Rosberg gave Mercedes no time for a...
Lauda: "Rosberg gave Mercedes no time for a back-up plan".
Wow! Mercedes didn't have a contingency plan in case their World Champion driver (which ever driver won the championship) decided to... -
13th November 2016, 22:43
Thread: Whiner of the race
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Whiner of the race
Romain Grosjean
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31st October 2016, 18:50
Thread: Mexico 2016
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And so ends another race in the Formula 1...
And so ends another race in the Formula 1 Whiner's - uh, Driver's World Championship.
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3rd October 2016, 18:15
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No. It's racing. Engines, and other car...
No.
It's racing.
Engines, and other car components, are at operated at close to their design limits.
Lewis Hamilton is a juvenile like whiner, and of all the F1 driver's champions, the one I... -
Amazing!
One can only wonder what Rossi's pit boss & Charlie Kimball were thinking!
Poor Helio.
https://youtu.be/m8qw3OBhJSA -
20th August 2016, 19:10
Thread: C. Kimball crash - Pocono
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C. Kimball crash - Pocono
Watch his steering wheel slide across the track:
http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/video/main-gallery/charlie-kimball-crash-at-pocono-68234/
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17th July 2016, 20:34
Thread: Well Said Stefan Johansson
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Well Said Stefan Johansson
Engineering Porn:
“F1 creates these monstrously complex vehicles and then gets way down the road before they realize that what they’ve done is causing huge problems.
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The cars have gotten ridiculous. To many...
The cars have gotten ridiculous.
To many computers, too much electronic control, and so much aero crapola the cars are butt-ugly. -
5th June 2016, 23:45
Thread: Pretty Indy Car
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Pretty Indy Car
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galles_Racing#/media/File:BobbyRahalLagunaSeca1991.jpg
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31st May 2016, 23:56
Thread: 100th Indy 500
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I wonder how much of the winner's purse and...
I wonder how much of the winner's purse and Rookie of the Year winnings Rossi's contract lets him keep.
He sure doesn't get to keep it all.
Andretti and Herta will be splitting the lions share.
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30th May 2016, 04:40
Thread: 100th Indy 500
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How many teams have won the 500 by stopping 4 or...
How many teams have won the 500 by stopping 4 or 5 laps from the end to get a splash of fuel?
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29th May 2016, 21:56
Thread: Monaco 2016
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Red Bull. At the pinnacle level of auto racing...
Red Bull.
At the pinnacle level of auto racing their driver comes in for tires - and the needed tires are stuck in the back of the pit.
LMFAO.
Comparing an unprepared pit crew to a driver who... -
26th May 2016, 20:33
Thread: RIP Jules :-(
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Ya. That's typical these days.
Ya. That's typical these days.
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19th May 2016, 02:37
Thread: What's new?
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In 1995 the pole was won by Scott Brayton at a 4...
In 1995 the pole was won by Scott Brayton at a 4 lap average speed of 231.604 mph.
Just look how far Indy car has come in 21 years. -
7th April 2016, 00:53
Thread: What's new?
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We have Tony George to thank for diminishing the...
We have Tony George to thank for diminishing the excitement and continued growth of Indy Car style open wheel racing.
Thanks again T.G. Your vision was seriously flawed. -
7th April 2016, 00:49
Thread: Speed of cars in the corners
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Do you know what is important to the drivers and...
Do you know what is important to the drivers and teams?
The lap time - not the speed. -
22nd January 2016, 04:20
Thread: Indy has 1st ever presenting Sponsor
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Indy has 1st ever presenting Sponsor
And it only cost D-A Lubricants $5M for 3 years.
That is dirt cheap.
Of course the Indy 500 has lost most of it's luster - thanks to Tony George's 'vision' - so IMS couldn't get any more than that.... -
29th October 2015, 05:35
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A Honda CRF 150F top end rebuild done by a good...
A Honda CRF 150F top end rebuild done by a good shop will run somewhere between ¥ 48278.60 and ¥ 241381.00.
Chinese Grand Prix: More competitive race for Williams. The 2024 Chinese GP would see the Williams Racing Team again come away with another failure to score points but this race would see a more...
2024 Formula 1 Preview &...