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23rd May 2009, 05:57
Thread: Pretty Well Sums Up My Feelings Also
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Your ignorance shocks me. Learn some of your own...
Your ignorance shocks me. Learn some of your own history.
From Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidency_of_Jimmy_Carter#Iran_hostage_crisis
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23rd May 2009, 05:53
Thread: Le Mans 2009
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You misunderstand - it's not pegging back faster...
You misunderstand - it's not pegging back faster cars, it's trying to equalise two different sets of rules which were meant to be equal all along.
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23rd May 2009, 05:49
Thread: F1: 1946 - 2009
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The issue with the BAR wasn't its fuel system -...
The issue with the BAR wasn't its fuel system - it was the ballast. The rule is that the dry weight has to be 600kg. The BAR was 593kg dry. The team were trying to use fuel as ballast which was...
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22nd May 2009, 10:10
Thread: F1: 1946 - 2009
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Must take issue with a few things here... 05...
Must take issue with a few things here...
05 Honda. Max wanted to pull Honda in line so did a stitch up job involving a scavenger system used by most of the teams on the grid. Clear case of... -
22nd May 2009, 09:36
Thread: Le Mans 2009
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The point is that they run a different fuel. If...
The point is that they run a different fuel. If they ran petrol they would no doubt run into the distance still, but that would be okay because they'd all be to the same rules. It's not about pegging...
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22nd May 2009, 09:20
Thread: F1: 1946 - 2009
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It really seems like it's been like that for the...
It really seems like it's been like that for the last few years, one way or another, it grows very tiresome:
2005: BAR-Honda Imola scandal; Michelin tyres at Indianapolis
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22nd May 2009, 09:13
Thread: Alonso worried over his F1 future
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But what about the '70s, when everyone who wasn't...
But what about the '70s, when everyone who wasn't Ferrari ran a Cosworth DFV? Not really much different...
To be honest I've grown very tired of this whole thing. I don't really give a damn about... -
22nd May 2009, 09:01
Thread: Pretty Well Sums Up My Feelings Also
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:rolleyes: Well, I only read down as far...
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Well, I only read down as far as the Jimmy Carter section of that lie-fest before I started vomiting blood. But, as everyone in the free world (i.e., outside the USA) knows, it was... -
22nd May 2009, 08:34
Thread: Last victory for the H?
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That's really clever - pity they banned it. It...
That's really clever - pity they banned it. It would've been great to see it on all cars and see how it affected the racing.
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20th May 2009, 23:02
Thread: Last victory for the H?
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Wasn't that a mid-90s McLaren?
Wasn't that a mid-90s McLaren?
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20th May 2009, 13:49
Thread: Zero to hero teams?
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Um... How about Mercedes-Benz, 1953, 0 points, to...
Um... How about Mercedes-Benz, 1953, 0 points, to world champions in 1954?
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20th May 2009, 13:17
Thread: Angels & Demons
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I liked it - it's good if you can suspend...
I liked it - it's good if you can suspend disbelief at the silly things, like a university symbologist fighting crime.
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10th May 2009, 00:18
Thread: Last victory for the H?
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I can imagine that they might fit different...
I can imagine that they might fit different gearchange mechanisms to the car for different races - an H-pattern at Monza for shifting down several gears at once, then a sequential at Spa or Monaco...
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8th May 2009, 11:35
Thread: 2010 Rules?????
by LeonBrooke- Replies
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Therein lies the fun. What will the budget-capped...
Therein lies the fun. What will the budget-capped teams do with their money? Given all the freedoms, what's the best thing to spend your limited budget on?
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8th May 2009, 09:02
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My point was that it's not just F1 - it's the...
My point was that it's not just F1 - it's the same in touring cars and sports cars too - the fact that it's harder to overtake now than it once was. So, i think the current F1 rules are less to blame...
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8th May 2009, 09:01
Thread: 2010 Rules?????
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My big question is, what's wrong with the budget...
My big question is, what's wrong with the budget cap? What's stopping McLaren, Ferrari, Williams, BMW Sauber, et al. from racing under the budget cap?
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8th May 2009, 02:10
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I've watched a few old races and generally that's...
I've watched a few old races and generally that's true... not just in F1 but in most series too - touring cars and sports cars. I think these days cars hold the racing line better and grip better -...
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6th May 2009, 11:31
Thread: 2010 Rules?????
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Sounds reasonably ideal to me. Combining the best...
Sounds reasonably ideal to me. Combining the best parts of Group C, modern F1 and classic full-freedom F1 while being realistic with money. :)
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6th May 2009, 01:53
Thread: parallel worlds.
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Here's a topical one: What if Max Mosely and...
Here's a topical one:
What if Max Mosely and Bernie Ecclestone had never entered F1?
Now... I reckon the sport would be much worse off. Before them the teams had no power whatsoever, they were... -
6th May 2009, 01:38
Thread: GP3
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If it were up to me: Above Formula...
If it were up to me:
Above Formula Ford/BMW/Renault there'd be F3, as there is now, but then above that there'd be F2, which would be an open (but tightly controlled and very cheap) category with... -
2nd May 2009, 23:41
Thread: 2010 Rules?????
by LeonBrooke- Replies
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I don't see where all the conspiracy theories are...
I don't see where all the conspiracy theories are coming from. How does this prove that Max is out to get anyone? There's nothing stopping McLaren, Ferrari, etc. from signing up to the budget cap. If...
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28th March 2009, 06:57
Thread: The future of PWRC
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Ah, very interesting, thanks... I've found it...
Ah, very interesting, thanks... I've found it very hard to find info about Group R. I think it's a very exciting group :)
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26th March 2009, 09:53
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What a farce... I still proudly wear my...
What a farce...
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26th March 2009, 09:47
Thread: The future of PWRC
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Are R1 cars as fast as R2, R3 and N3? I thought...
Are R1 cars as fast as R2, R3 and N3? I thought they were in a lower performance category...
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26th March 2009, 09:46
Thread: Point system change announced!
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Poll: I assume you mean Loeb? If you're going to...
I assume you mean Loeb? If you're going to introduce winner-takes-all system for the WRC for 2010 jut cancel all the rounds and give him the title in january and be done with it.
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