There've been groundhog issues on Ile Notre Dame since the track was first there. Impossible to get rid of them. And they love to play dodge with the cars. I've cleaned up more than one ex groundhog there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nitrodaze
There've been groundhog issues on Ile Notre Dame since the track was first there. Impossible to get rid of them. And they love to play dodge with the cars. I've cleaned up more than one ex groundhog there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nitrodaze
He would burn up before the sun's luminosity went down, so I think we're safe here. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by airshifter
I think Lando is getting a little too much stick for this .
Sure , he misjudged it , but not by that much , as within the next second he would have expected Oscar to move right to take a line a little closer to the racing line , or he wouldn't have made that first tight left .
Another point I think shouldn't be missed here is that Oscar wasn't tight to the side of the track , so a small amount of blame (very small , I admit) might be apportioned to him for leaving an enticing three quarters of a car width for a desperate team-mate to dive for .
A completely closed door might have avoided the clash completely .
I was well impressed with Lando taking responsibility right away .
That's what I expect from him , but I hope he sees it as as small an error as it was .
When I was a kid , I was responsible for groundhog control on our farm , and , as such , whacked an untold number of them with an old Winchester twenty-two .
I have no sympathy for the little rodents involved as they , in their cushy existence on the island , have been made to feel safe enough to wander the track even with all kinds of crazy speeding loud machines roaring around for the weekend .
I guess they're protected by law , but that only serves to endanger both them and the drivers who hit them at a crazy speed because they aren't afraid at all .
I had to be sure to have a kill certain , as it was really hard to get a second chance at one .
They are not as stupid as they appear to be at the GP .
As for Lando, I wouldn't be so harsh if he was showing improvement. He just seems to choke when the pressure ramps up, and that's not a good thing for a driver. Oscar on the other hand, seems to stay cool regardless. He just shrugs the pressure off and doesn't even defend at all until it's actually needed.
As for groundhogs... yeah they can be a PITA. I remember when my father waged war on them after having his tractor damaged several times when the front end fell into the voids they created. There was a high powered rifle by the front door of the house, and I was instructed that any groundhogs were fair game. From the hill the house was on, they could be bagged out to the edge of the field, about 300 yards away.
That one that Lewis hit was in the shadows too, barely visible even if the cars were moving slower.
Misjudgment is a generous way to look at it. It was a rookie mistake. There was no room there, and it was going to be closed at some point by Piastri to prepare for the next part of the track. I think Piastri positioned his car most defensively, not giving enough room on the outside but also making the inner side deep into the dirty side of the track. All l could see was Norris hoping to scare Piastri to give way as he was going to crash into him if he didn't. He tried something it did not work out. he would learn from it and try some thing else in the future.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bagwan
While he is making all these mistakes, Piastri is quietly steaming ahead in the driver's championship. Oscar recovered from a 22-point deficit after the Australia GP. I think Norris have the speed to recover. But he has to chill and cut out the mistakes.
Oscar and Lando are different characters for sure .Quote:
Originally Posted by airshifter
I see Oscar as another Max , with a more ruthless attitude , so I wouldn't expect him to see my point about about any blame for himself at all .
As for Lando , I see him as more the "gentleman racer" , and expect him to be reminded on this one of whom he is racing , and learn .
At least I hope so .
It sounds like that rifle had a scope .
We had a two twenty two with a scope , but it was too easy .
I preferred to make it a little more sporting and used an old Cooey twenty-two . The trick was to knock the little bugger back down the hole so he was dead and buried in the same moment .
My dad was one of the very first red angus breeders in Canada , so the cattle were at risk as well as the tractors and other equipment .
I see Oscar as a very smart driver, but I wouldn't say ruthless. He left just less than a cars space, and positioned himself to be able to defend had Lando moved to the right. A smart move that in this case forced Lando into an error. But Oscar didn't have to move, and I'm fairly sure Lando actually misjudged and hit Oscar in the back end on his dodge to the left. It just seems to me that Lando, though fast, sometimes lets the pressure get to him when it's wheel to wheeel racing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bagwan
And yeah, the .243 had a scope but calculating drop on a 22 over 300 yards is quite a game, with some rounds dropping almost 10 feet. I don't think they had an open sight 22 with that much adjustment. I have an old Remington 513T that might.... maybe. It might not be as old as the Cooey, since it was built in 1949. And in his case, they had to retrieve them. My brother had a Husky that would get possesive over the kill if left out, and my dad was worried it might get agressive towards the neighbors kids that played in the field at times.
But a 22 round vs the cost of an F1 car... well you guys made it cost effective.