[Shotimes] OT: 2005 F1 Season

[Ron Porter]

I dunno, the engines sound like Grand Prix bike engines. Actually, Grand
Prix motorcycle racing is pretty cool...as well as the Umbrella Girls that
come with it!

IMHO, the racers with the biggest cajones are the Grand Prix cycle racers.
Nothing like scraping your knee on the ground in a 100 mph curve!!

Ron Porter

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Whatever.

Rule changes come and go.  No matter what the rule constraints are, there
is a lot of money there to exploit them.  One of the most amazing things
about that technology to me is the way they deal with weight.  As the
designers continue to find ways to lighten components, the weight
continues to be transferred to ballast to meet the regulations.  Lowering
the center of gravity will make the cars handle better.  And overall the
lap times are better than or equal to what they were last year.
-- 
Cheers,
Carl Prochilo
92 Ultra Red Crimson

On Mon, March 7, 2005 4:37 pm, Ron Porter said:
> Disclaimer: I could care less about F1.
>
> Anyway, in a very recent C&D, Csabe Cere had a column about the upcoming
> rules changes for F1. They are moving farther & farther away from being
> the
> premier technology race series. It seems that they are becoming an
> open-wheel NASCAR-type series, with none of the fun (passing, trading
> paint,
> etc) of a real NASCAR race.
>
> There is a reason why American citizens don't flock to F1 and soccer, and
> it's not because we are idiots.
>
> Punchline from a joke: Soccer isn't a sport, it's Riverdance with a ball.
>
> My addition is.... "and so is F1".
>
> Ron Porter
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> On Behalf Of Mike Wojton
> Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 3:49 PM
> To: Shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] OT: 2005 F1 Season
>
> I don't know, I think I'd much rather see racing strategy win a race
> instead of pit strategy.  It's not very exciting to see someone lose
> first place just because they had to pit one more time than everybody
> else.
>
> I didn't watch a singlerace last year.  I got tired of watching the
> Michael parade.  And yes I know he didn't win every single race.  It
> just got boring for me.  To be honest, the only reason I watched
> yesterday's race was because I was sick on the couch and the remote
> was nowhere near.  Maybe the new rules will open it up a little bit.
> But then again, I see Ferrari already found a way to take advantage of
> the new rules.  Schumacher will be the only one with a fresh engine
> next race.  Here we go again.  (insert circus music here)  ; )
>
>
> --
> Mike Wojton
> Dover, PA
>
>    -'95 White MTX
>       '96 Brake Upgrade
>       Eibachs (front)
>
> "Avoid the clap." - Jimmy Dugan
>
>
>
> On Mon, 7 Mar 2005 12:30:23 -0500 (Eastern Standard Time), Carl
> Prochilo <gr8sho@prochilo.myserver.org> wrote:
>> Anyone get a chance to watch the Melbourne race?  There were a lot of
>> changes this year with the intent to spice up the races.  Aero package
>> changes and no tire changes were the biggest.  At first I was either
>> ambivalent or in agreement to the changes, but after watching the race,
>> the aerodynamic changes didn't seem to do anything at all.  The one pass
>> that ended in disaster for Schumi and Heidfeld could just as easily have
>> happened last year (Heidfeld came into the corner too hot).  The no tire
>> change rule takes away from pit strategy so now I've decided I like the
>> old rules better.
>> I can't wait until they remove the auto shifting completely from the
>> cars
>> later this year.
>> The improvements made by the Renault team in the offseason were
>> impressive, and I'm really happy to see Fisi finally win a real race.
>> It
>> goes to show that that a talented driver needs good equipment to win.
>> --
>> Cheers,
>> Carl Prochilo
>> 92 Ultra Red Crimson
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