[Shotimes] OT: 2005 F1 Season

[Carl Prochilo]

Zach, The potential technology limitation has to do with budgets of big
teams versus small teams.  The likes of Williams and McLaren with
virtually unlimited budgets through the help of manufacturers like BMW and
Mercedes respectively completely dwarf the budget of teams like Minardi
and Jordan.  The one engine per 2 races rule or one set of tires per race
or limitations on amount testing are all partly aimed at reducing costs
and trying to bring new teams into the series.
-- 
Cheers,
Carl Prochilo
92 Ultra Red Crimson

On Wed, March 9, 2005 4:01 pm, Zach Leahy said:
> Yeah, and it may not be the case in th US where banging nascar is the
> big craze, but pretty much everywhere else, at least in Europe, F1
> gets the biggest draw of any racing and has the biggest following.  I
> think it is quite nice because while restricted in some
> charachteristics, the race series does allow people to take advantage
> of technologiy.  It seems if I hear right thogh that this may be
> limited in the future.
>
> I am not a fan of nascar because of the high restrictions placed on
> technology.  They have to run a carb for pete's sake.  no advanced
> computer controlled fuel management system... nope, a carb with
> technology from the dawn of engines.
>
> To me the best racing is in Endurance racing.  I love catching the 12
> hours of Sebring or the 24 hours of somewhere.  That's a great test of
> a machine over a test of a driver.  I guess as an engineer that
> thrills me more than a good ol' boys bumping and grinding, or F1 guys
> screaming little motors (they are cool though)..  Where else can you
> see a guy don a pair of gian oven mtts and change the brakes on a car
> during a pistop.  How fun.
>
> I don't really watch a lot of racing.  I'm more of a do-er than a
> watch-er.  I would rather flog my car, than watch someone else flog
> theirs....  Kinda like me and motorcycle shows...  I'll go out and
> dis-assemble and re-assemble mine rather than watch Paul and Paul do
> it.
>
> I think most racing has it's draws.  F1 is just ludicrously fast.
> that's all there is to it.  really really fast.  WRC is about the
> unexpected next turn, powersliding, dirt, rolling a car...  Great fun
> in it's own right.  Endurance, it's a a test of machine.  Nascar,
> about being a good ol' boy with a 350, a carb, and "bumping each
> other".  eh, I'll just go out and work on my car... I'll put it on in
> the background for some noise...
>
> Z
>
>
> On Wed, 9 Mar 2005 13:37:37 -0500 (Eastern Standard Time), Carl
> Prochilo <gr8sho@prochilo.myserver.org> wrote:
>> I don't know about those 2 tracks, but if you look at what's happening
>> in
>> F1, as they continue to globalize they have the same problems.  Rather
>> than give up Imola this year, the FIA added another race to the
>> schedule.
>> And, I suspect that more races will be added to the calendar such as
>> India
>> and Russia soon.
>> --
>> Cheers,
>> Carl Prochilo
>> 92 Ultra Red Crimson
>>
>> On Tue, March 8, 2005 5:37 pm, Dave Kegel said:
>> > That's not really true is it?  The reason they got rid of the older
>> > tracks is because of poor attendance.  It's the new tracks where
>> they're
>> > getting over 100000 seats filled every race.
>> >
>> > Dave
>> >
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>> > What is going to replace those two tracks?  Follow the leader freight
>> > train races that no one attends.
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