Surrey Dave
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| posted on 2/3/04 at 10:10 PM |
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New GP season...........
Not only is it the monthly meet at Newlands this week but the GP season kicks off again.
Who'll be getting up early to watch little coloured cars go whizzing round without too much racing or overtaking.
The sponsors dont like getting the logos scratched, and the drivers like to cash thier big fat pay cheques, but who cares I'll still be watching
in case it good!!!!
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 2/3/04 at 10:11 PM |
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in case its good?yawn
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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Staple balls
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| posted on 2/3/04 at 10:12 PM |
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i watch the first 5 laps, most likely to be an interesting crash 
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JoelP
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| posted on 2/3/04 at 10:13 PM |
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im looking forward myself! 2.30am on friday i think is the first dose...
time for a new carting thread me thinks!
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Northy
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| posted on 2/3/04 at 10:54 PM |
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I'll be up early to watch the qualifying, then I'm marshalling at Elvington track day on Saturday.
And I'll be up early Sunday to watch the race, then I'm going paint balling!
Should be a fun weekend, but not much time for building cars 
Graham
Website under construction. Help greatfully received as I don't really know what I'm doing! 
"If a man says something in the woods and there are no women there, is he still wrong?"
Built 2L 8 Valve Vx Powered Avon
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madforfishing
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| posted on 2/3/04 at 11:59 PM |
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Have you seen the new Ads for the GP season.
They have made additions to the pitstop rules.
The driver now has to get out, he gets spun around on the spot 10 x by the pit crew and then has to get back in the car and carry on racing after
taking on fuel / tyres / sandwiches / 20 bensons (or whoever is sponsoring) / bunch of flowers and a bag of charcoal (cos garages always sell them.
I think it'll spruce it all up no end.
Then again I do subscribe to the school of thought that thinks the cars should be fitted at least 3 'Wacky Racers' weapons /
countermeasures each. Oil, banana skins, guns and 'Ben Hur' wheel centres.
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 3/3/04 at 08:22 AM |
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could use ballast as in touring/gt,that would even things up a bit
level with bob now
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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Mk-Ninja
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| posted on 3/3/04 at 08:38 AM |
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Theres too many restrictions on F1 it should have simlpe rules where most things are allowed, then there will be all sorts of things tried, and it
would get interesting. Fancy putting grooves in tyres to slow them down, I think they have forgoten its ment to be a race
I'm sure I've got one, just don't know where I've put it
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 3/3/04 at 08:44 AM |
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Perhaps they should borrow something from the lesser formulas (formulae?):
e.g. the air intake restrictor from Formula Ford.
Imagine the rule: you can do what you like to the car (within a size/weight limit) but you can only suck air into your normally-aspirated engine
through a fixed-size hole.
If the cars continue to get too fast, make the air hole smaller!
rgds,
David
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Mk-Ninja
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| posted on 3/3/04 at 10:04 AM |
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I agree for restricted classes but I dont think that F1 should be a restricted class, just my opinion.
I'm sure I've got one, just don't know where I've put it
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mackie
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| posted on 3/3/04 at 11:02 AM |
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I agree, having more varied engineering (ala Le Mans and GT etc) would spruce it up no end. These days if presented with a row of F1 cars without
paint or livery, could you tell which is which?
I like the fixed number of turbo boosts (an extra 50bhp for a moment or so) you get in Formula Palmer, it means people actually overtake, those are
fun cars!
(Admittedly I've only driven the Corporate spec 200bhp ones)
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James
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| posted on 3/3/04 at 11:46 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by theconrodkid
could use ballast as in touring/gt,that would even things up a bit
level with bob now
Depending how you read the above- are you saying that the ballast is level with Bob now???
As regards the GP- I'll be getting up early to watch it- hopefully at the factory with my new work colleagues! Where supposedly a big screen is
going up in the canteen with food being put on!
James
[Edited on 3/3/04 by James]
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 3/3/04 at 12:32 PM |
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so anyone want to stick thier neck out and predict a winner?i predict a red car again
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 3/3/04 at 02:58 PM |
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a certain amount of turbo boosts sounds like a video game - hyperspace or summat
would be interesting tho
i used to get up early to see the F1 and was jumping around in 1996 when damon won at 5am.
I wont get up early to see a kraut win for the gadzillionth time. I can do that several hours later and the the edited snooselights.
anyone but ferrari.please. pretty please. or bring CART back here. That was far more watchable.
atb
steve
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James
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| posted on 3/3/04 at 03:22 PM |
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I know who's doing Mclaren's gearbox gears for them this season- Ferrari don't have a chance!
James
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 3/3/04 at 04:43 PM |
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"and coolturd mashes his gearbox on the first lap"
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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James
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| posted on 3/3/04 at 04:47 PM |
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Have to admit I am bricking it about that possibility! Could be a little embarassing...
James
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 3/3/04 at 04:53 PM |
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just blame it on final inspection,any spare engines laying around unwanted?
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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ned
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| posted on 3/3/04 at 04:55 PM |
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james, you're only on production, not qc surely?
either tht or blame r&d! lol
Ned.
beware, I've got yellow skin
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mackie
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| posted on 3/3/04 at 04:56 PM |
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James? I thought you worked for HP or something?
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 3/3/04 at 05:02 PM |
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sauce, loans co, or computers?
A guy I work with left to go to mcclaren as a programmer at their TAG facility. It was so controlled, regimented and devoid of free thought he came
back to the company i work for.
mcclaren must be a hell hole....
atb
steve
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ned
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| posted on 3/3/04 at 05:02 PM |
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James has 2 jobs....
Over to James...
(who's been waiting for someone to ask him about the fact he's working for an f1 team for ages)
Ned.
ps i pass tag's office everyday on the train, runs right past the other side of the road...
[Edited on 3/3/04 by ned]
beware, I've got yellow skin
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 3/3/04 at 05:11 PM |
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so, james, you got summat to do with F1 then...........
drum roll, curtains open,james enters....
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greggors84
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| posted on 3/3/04 at 05:22 PM |
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What u mean get up, probably wont bother going to sleep, then at least i have an excuse for falling asleep mid race!
Who is it james? is it a team or another company like xtrac?
Also can u get me a job, i need one for my placement year next year. £20,000 starting salary please! 
No but seriously.....
Chris
The Magnificent 7!
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James
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| posted on 3/3/04 at 05:25 PM |
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Cheers Ned- I given loads of hints and no-one's asked!
Little side-line I got going aswell as the HP sauce.
A senior manager there is my girlfriends neighbour/best friends Dad. He kindly took me for a tour of the race car factory a few months ago. Then said
he had some part-time work that needed doing which as you can imagine I jumped at like a shot! I didn't mention I'd practically have done
it for free just to look around some more!
Anyway, I've since spent more time there than here practically. The work itself is pretty dull but you wouldn't believe how cool it is
working in a place where they fire up race cars quite frequently!
I haven't met him yet but there's atleast one more Locoster who works there.
Sorry Jon, even *I* haven't managed to find an abandoned car there!
18'000 RPM would be nice tho!
What I find most amusing is that muppet like me with no mechanical experience is working at a formula 1 team!
Cheers,
James
[Edited on 3/3/04 by James]
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