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F1 - GP (General Purpose)
Chode ^ | 8/5/2009 | Chode

Posted on 08/05/2009 7:57:45 PM PDT by Chode

This will be a general purpose thread for F1 news and pings that really don't require a thread of their own.


TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: f1; f1gp; formula1; formulaone; grandprix
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To: Yo-Yo

Thank you for the pictures!


2,461 posted on 11/04/2017 7:49:47 AM PDT by golux
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To: Chode; al_c; arbitrary.squid; arderkrag; atc23; BBB333; Bad~Rodeo; bajabaja; Betis70; biff; ...

complements of Yo-Yo

Turns out that the giant bird in the video feed from Circuit of the Americas was CGI added by F1.

http://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/15954/did-formula-1-cgi-a-giant-vulture-into-the-u-s-grand-prix-live-feed


2,462 posted on 11/10/2017 3:10:04 PM PST by Chode (You have all of the resources you are going to have. Abandon your illusions and plan accordingly.)
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To: Chode

Everything is BIGGER in Texas.


2,463 posted on 11/10/2017 4:08:16 PM PST by glasseye ("24 hours in a day, 24 beers in a case. Coincidence? I think not." ~ H. L. Mencken)
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To: glasseye

heh heh heh heh... yup


2,464 posted on 11/10/2017 10:13:59 PM PST by Chode (You have all of the resources you are going to have. Abandon your illusions and plan accordingly.)
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To: Chode

LOL......


2,465 posted on 11/11/2017 4:00:16 AM PST by Doogle (( USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand....never store a threat you should have eliminated)))
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To: Doogle

pranked...


2,466 posted on 11/11/2017 10:32:49 AM PST by Chode (You have all of the resources you are going to have. Abandon your illusions and plan accordingly.)
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To: Chode; al_c; arbitrary.squid; arderkrag; atc23; BBB333; Bad~Rodeo; bajabaja; Betis70; biff; ...

just damn...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5119383/Banking-heir-turns-backyard-Formula-One-racetrack.html

Banking heir, 52, turns 275-acre backyard into a real-life 1.15-mile-long Formula One racetrack - and says his favorite racing partner is his 23-year-old girlfriend

Alan Wilzig turned the backyard of his 150-year-old Dutch Colonial-style home in Taghkanic, New York, into a real-life racetrack
The track contains nine turns, 80 feet of elevation changes, grass-covered boundaries and FoamAir fences
Wilzig financed his purchase by selling the Trust Company of New Jersey bank - of which he was CEO, president and chairman - in 2004 for $726million
He completed the racing course in May 2010 at a total cost of around $3million
The entrepreneur has a ‘moto museum’. a three-story steel-and-glass structure where he showcases his $5million collection of cars and bikes


2,467 posted on 11/26/2017 9:50:15 PM PST by Chode (You have all of the resources you are going to have. Abandon your illusions and plan accordingly.)
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To: Chode

I get my 750 Kawasaki be right there @


2,468 posted on 11/26/2017 10:12:05 PM PST by W. (.44 Magnum. No further questions needed.)
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To: Chode

Taghkanic.......that’s you’re neck of the woods Chode...*smiles*...he only spent 3 mill....I’m sure he’s a fan of
Goodwood


2,469 posted on 11/27/2017 7:10:52 AM PST by Doogle (( USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand....never store a threat you should have eliminated)))
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To: Doogle

kinda, ~120mi give or take, due east across the Hudson


2,470 posted on 11/27/2017 7:32:44 AM PST by Chode (You have all of the resources you are going to have. Abandon your illusions and plan accordingly.)
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To: Chode

he’s going to be very popular with a lot of race teams contacting him for sponsorship........


2,471 posted on 11/27/2017 10:23:49 AM PST by Lockbox
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To: Lockbox
Will the ESPN-ization strike F1? Since F1 is moving to ESPN in the USA, how will this impact F1 racing fans in the USA?

Can we start up a web cast with David Hobbs and Steve Matchett for 2018 races?

Pass on to others, this should keep everyone busy in the off season........

2,472 posted on 11/27/2017 10:37:16 AM PST by Lockbox
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To: Chode

SSSSWWWWEEEEEeeeeeetttt!!!


2,473 posted on 11/27/2017 10:46:45 AM PST by mabarker1 (Progress- the opposite of congress)
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To: Lockbox; Chode

I was wondering just how bad espn is going to screw this with the PC BS.


2,474 posted on 11/27/2017 10:51:50 AM PST by mabarker1 (Progress- the opposite of congress)
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To: mabarker1

The plan is take the World Feed, that should handle the video, but what will ESPN with the audio?


2,475 posted on 11/27/2017 10:59:06 AM PST by Lockbox
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To: Lockbox

heh heh heh heh... no doubt


2,476 posted on 11/27/2017 4:25:31 PM PST by Chode (You have all of the resources you are going to have. Abandon your illusions and plan accordingly.)
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To: Lockbox

i really like the Sky feed but they’ll prolly screw that up too


2,477 posted on 11/27/2017 4:28:00 PM PST by Chode (You have all of the resources you are going to have. Abandon your illusions and plan accordingly.)
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To: mabarker1

must be nice


2,478 posted on 11/27/2017 4:28:55 PM PST by Chode (You have all of the resources you are going to have. Abandon your illusions and plan accordingly.)
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To: Yo-Yo

I saw my first F2 race today. The one from Abu Dhabi. It was the 20 lap dash. My question is what can formula one do to make their races as exciting as formula 2? The V-8 engines and sick accelerating speed made for an amazing race. All of the cars were nose to tail, or three wide and there was a last lap pass for the win. No cars were a lap down, except those who had to quit the race. If only F1 could be as good as F2, but it seems like nobody in leadership notices the difference. What gives?


2,479 posted on 11/27/2017 4:58:11 PM PST by Captain Jack Aubrey (There's not a moment to lose.)
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To: Captain Jack Aubrey

I’m no expert, but I believe Formula 2 is a spec series, where everybody uses identical chassis and engines. This is why the racing is so competitive, and comes down to driver skill.

Can you imagine Mercedes and Ferrari agreeing to a single spec chassis and engine, not manufactured by either?


2,480 posted on 11/28/2017 4:43:58 AM PST by Yo-Yo (Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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