[Shotimes] OT: 2005 F1 Season

[Carl Prochilo]

>From what I understand, making the engines last longer is apparently not
as difficult as was forecast.  Probably just a matter of figuring out
balance of detuning.  During the Melbourne race, you could hear the BAR
radio communication talk about giving the driver an option to use two
overrev attempts, I guess if needed to overtake.  I don't think I saw
either driver use it as the car was a dog.
-- 
Cheers,
Carl Prochilo
92 Ultra Red Crimson

On Thu, March 10, 2005 9:05 pm, Ron Porter said:
> It seems that F1 is becoming more of a spec series with the new upcoming
> rules changes. In my mind, this makes them more like NASCAR in that they
> are
> designed to keep a good show, and any talk of cutting costs seems pretty
> empty. In theory, it seems to me that it would be more expensive to build
> an
> engine that has to last two races, rather than one that can be changed
> each
> week, but that's just my guess.
>
> Ron Porter
>
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> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] OT: 2005 F1 Season
>
> 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
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
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>> > Subject: RE: [Shotimes] OT: 2005 F1 Season
>> >
>> > What is going to replace those two tracks?  Follow the leader freight
>> > train races that no one attends.
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