Formula E

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Originally Posted by tommy2k8

Is everyone enjoying this season of Formula E?
The time for the March 14 programme start is 8.15pm on ITV4, but what time does the race start?

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Watched a couple of events from last season, prob won't bother with 2015 for two reasons.

1. I object to watching it on u-tube, small, low quality video. If Formula E cant get t.v. time it willl die (I assume some countries have tv coverage?)

2. I couldn't get into watching silent 'car' buzzing around deserted streets. The noise of motorsport is one of the reasons people watch, this is surreal. Plus drivers having to swap cars at half distance is a wee bit of a joke.

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Originally Posted by anfield5

Watched a couple of events from last season, prob won't bother with 2015 for two reasons.

1. I object to watching it on u-tube, small, low quality video. If Formula E cant get t.v. time it willl die (I assume some countries have tv coverage?)

2. I couldn't get into watching silent 'car' buzzing around deserted streets. The noise of motorsport is one of the reasons people watch, this is surreal. Plus drivers having to swap cars at half distance is a wee bit of a joke.

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Referring to point 1, um, with respect, 'if Formula E can't get TV Time', I did mention that it is on ITV4!

2. I think this could happen to F1 eventually

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Originally Posted by tommy2k8

Referring to point 1, um, with respect, 'if Formula E can't get TV Time', I did mention that it is on ITV4!

2. I think this could happen to F1 eventually

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um, with respect ITV 4 is all well and good if yiu live in ITV land. Seeing as how I (and others) are upto 12000miles away from the UK we can't get ITV4!

:stareup: We don't get Itv4 in San Diego, California, USA, and get to enjoy this very exiting series in HD. Sorry your homeland gets totally punked in this regard. No wonder you have nothing good to say about the series. :rolleyes:

@ Tommy2k8; I'm really looking forward to this race dawg, let's chat it up on this thread during the race mate!

They had some trouble finishing the circuit so quilis got curt short, but Sam Bird says the track is "Mega." Let's hope for a good race.

I've missed half the races just because I don't know when they are on (though now I have them programmed into my DVR), but what I have seen has been good fun. I even like the sound of these cars.

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Originally Posted by anfield5

2. I couldn't get into watching silent 'car' buzzing around deserted streets. The noise of motorsport is one of the reasons people watch, this is surreal.

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I fly super badass RC electric planes so I guess I am used to the sound and it doesn't offend me. I actually like the fact you can hear the commentators much better, and understand what they are saying better. When you get older noises tend to all run together, and an F1 telecast sounds like a lot of mush.

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Plus drivers having to swap cars at half distance is a wee bit of a joke.

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Totally agree, but maybe once they start developing the cars and power systems next year we will get closer to going full distance on one battery. That, or they need to find a way to change a battery out quickly and safely, or recharge them quickly and safely.

Personally I think now that the technology is being raced, now we will see some real progress. We should have been doing this in the 70s when it became beyond all doubt that petrol supply was going to be a problem. We would have great electric cars, even long distance electric road cars, if we had started back then.

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Originally Posted by Doc Austin

I fly super badass RC electric planes so I guess I am used to the sound and it doesn't offend me. I actually like the fact you can hear the commentators much better, and understand what they are saying better. When you get older noises tend to all run together, and an F1 telecast sounds like a lot of mush.



Totally agree, but maybe once they start developing the cars and power systems next year we will get closer to going full distance on one battery. That, or they need to find a way to change a battery out quickly and safely, or recharge them quickly and safely.

Personally I think now that the technology is being raced, now we will see some real progress. We should have been doing this in the 70s when it became beyond all doubt that petrol supply was going to be a problem. We would have great electric cars, even long distance electric road cars, if we had started back then.

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Nice post Doc!
I think that the problem with ecars as opposed to other forms of locomotion ithat they need a big breakthrough in battery storage/delivery. It is like a guy I know that bought some propeperty in N.Az and re is fully off grid, with solar and wind, with a backup gasoline compressor and generator. He hardly ever has to use the gas compressor, but only because the battery technology is holding these systems up, more so in cars, obviously

Jev!

I'm taking Vergne, or Bird

great freakin' race!