iank
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| posted on 11/3/08 at 01:36 PM |
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What about having a 12 hour race in the series. Each team has 1 (their normal F1) car and their 2 drivers. Each driver has to do 2x 3hr stints. 5x
constructor points and shared points for the drivers to ensure they all make an effort to finish.
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
Anonymous
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worX
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| posted on 11/3/08 at 01:38 PM |
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What's F1?
Steve 
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chunkytfg
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| posted on 11/3/08 at 01:43 PM |
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At the end of the day F1 is a port for prototype machines unsing everything possible to go as fast as possible.
Unfortunately this means that over time the developments made to go faster make less of a difference to old days. Long gone are the days of williams
walking away with it with ease etc because as the cars develop at a slower rate in temrs of speed then last years machines sold to the lesser teams
are less behind the times and the rzcing becomes closer.
With the cars so wide, the tracks so narrow(relatively) and all the drivers aids able to allow the dirvers to ride at 100% 100% of the time mean the
cars will not pass.
That unfortunately is the reality and the only real variable is the stratagy and the pit crew.
What would happen if everyone started using mechanical pit stop machines alloweing everyone to do pitsitops in exactly 5.0 secs? That even then
removes that variable. You could argue though that it is essentially progress.
To start removing drivers aids is a step backwards and makes a mokery of the principles of what F1 is.
At the end of the day if you dont want to see a procession then turn the TV off or watch touring cars.
IMO i'd like to see the cars given a totally open rulle book bar the maximum length and width allowing the manufacturers to be truely inavative
much like the 6 wheeled tyrell.
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LBMEFM
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| posted on 11/3/08 at 05:03 PM |
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I agree with Mike Capon, sod the F1 cars watch Moto GP and World & British Superbikes. Exicting on the telly, brilliant live and if you camp at
one of the above events it's party time for the weekend with live bands and a fantastic atmosphere. Go on give it try and say nuts to tired out
F1 it's had it's day.
Barry.
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omega 24 v6
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| posted on 11/3/08 at 05:40 PM |
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Do it like rallying> Start from the pits at one minute intervals and do a set no of laps. Fastest over the distance wins. Overtyaking will still
take place etc etc. Vary who starts where over the season and anything else goes.
If it looks wrong it probably is wrong.
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Triton
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| posted on 11/3/08 at 06:05 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by LBMEFM
I agree with Mike Capon, sod the F1 cars watch Moto GP and World & British Superbikes. Exicting on the telly, brilliant live and if you camp at
one of the above events it's party time for the weekend with live bands and a fantastic atmosphere. Go on give it try and say nuts to tired out
F1 it's had it's day.
Barry.
I'm with you on this...bikes leave F1 behind hands down.
Watch out for Bradley Smith in the 125's and of course James Toseland doing his nuttyness on the mad Yamaha YZR.....makes F1 look tame....
My Daughter has taken over production of the damn fine Triton race seats and her contact email is emmatrs@live.co.uk.
www.tritonraceseats.com
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907
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| posted on 11/3/08 at 08:45 PM |
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Simple
If you don't like it, don't watch it.
Me and the Mrs will get up and watch it live.
Paul G
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02GF74
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| posted on 12/3/08 at 08:20 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by smart51
quote:
Originally posted by 02GF74
stupid question ..... but why is it so hard to overtake?
You have about the same acceleration of the car in front. You enter a corner right on their tail. You both floor it along the straight but you
can't catch him because he's equally as fast. You both brake as late and as hard as possible. You take the next corner right on his
tail.
Either you have to wait for him to make a mistake or you have to provoke him into making a mistake or perhaps box him into one side of the track and
behind a back marker to trap him.
If everyone drives well, though, it just turns into a parade.
yea, been thinking about this and think you are right.
That is the result of too many people on the planet so there is a bigger number of decent drivers, the increase in people's weatlh so more can
take part in moto sport and computer technology that makes develpoment quicker and cheaper.
Basically a human's driving ability has a limit and having more people to choose from, you find those drivers.
Technology of F1 cars under the rules will also have a limit and again technology will allow many more companies achive that.
So too many dirveres with similar abilities in similar performnace cars inevtibalby leads to the above.
Just wait the the chinese get in on the F1 scene - should be less than 10 years from now.
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