Where are the pits? And is it a rule that every F1 circuit must have a hairpin as Turn 1 off the starting line?
Posted on 08/05/2009 7:57:45 PM PDT by Chode
What’s next for Hambone???
“I first became aware of it, Mandrake, during the physical act of love...Yes, a profound sense of fatigue, a feeling of emptiness followed.
Luckily I was able to interpret these feelings correctly. Loss of essence. I can assure you it has not recurred, Mandrake.
Women, er, women sense my power, and they seek the life essence. I do not avoid women, Mandrake...but I do deny them my essence.”
— Gen. Jack D. Ripper
good stuff...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IN-cRLecPxs
Spraying a HyperShift Over BLACK 4.0 (The Blackest Paint on Earth)
Dang!
A Racecar would melt into the Track !
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Awesome
right? wiout the metal-flake, it’d disappear...
I can see the ‘Intimadator’ vanishing
at the Start-Finish Line !
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yup
Formula 1 on a Temporary Road circuit
In VEGAS !?!
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Dang That sounds Like a Great Race !
It will be interesting — a SATURDAY night race (Sunday morning for you, chode).
Where are the pits? And is it a rule that every F1 circuit must have a hairpin as Turn 1 off the starting line?
Was there last week, even have grandstands partially in the Bellagio water fountain. They have constructed bridges of steel just for the event to cross over the track.
yeah, cool but i don’t see why, other than the cool thing
thx...
prolly near start finish line
it does seem odd
any pix?
The article cited above with links has some good photos.
Former IndyCar driver Tony Kanaan was named Arrow McLaren’s Sporting Director in October, but that isn’t actually the best thing to happen to him recently. Over the weekend, during the Velocity Invitational event at Sonoma Raceway, Kanaan had the chance to drive Ayrton Senna’s championship-winning 1991 McLaren MP4/6 Formula 1 car.
Senna wasn’t only Kanaan’s racing hero, but also his friend. Kanaan also credits Senna as the savior of his career. During a 2020 interview with Racer’s Marshall Pruett, Kanaan told a story about the 1993 Formula Vauxhall Lotus race at Hockenheim. He placed on pole position, but his team’s lack of sponsors meant it was going to be his last race. Or at least it would have been, if Ayrton Senna hadn’t personally vouched for the young Brazilian driver to the owner of the team.
“I did some cool stuff in my career, I have to say but this tops off everything I’ve done, for many reasons,” Kanaan told Racer, just moments after climbing out of Senna’s car. “I don’t think I have enough words to describe what this day meant to me.”
The specific car Kanaan drove is one of the cars Senna used to help secure his championship-winning 1991 season, which saw him take the drivers’ title and McLaren, the constructors’ title. It was also the car he used to snag podium finishes in Italy and Japan. As if all that wasn’t enough to make Kanaan emotional, he also had the unique pleasure of driving such a brilliant F1 car.
Powered by a 3.5-liter naturally aspirated V12, the 1991 McLaren’s noise will make even the most internal combustion-averse electric vehicle enthusiasts shiver. It’s a glorious, spine-tingling howl that instantly takes you back to the glory days of F1. I’m not a big “things were better in the old days” kind of guy, but that sentiment certainly rings true for F1 engines. Modern F1 cars may be far more technically advanced than the ‘91 McLaren, but I’d rather watch the slower, more exciting race.
Even without the emotional backstory and Senna’s incredible racing career, just watching this video of Kanaan’s lap and hearing the McLaren’s astonishing motor are enough to thrill. Kanaan’s emotions only make it better.
Brawn’s book, which this should follow, is the best book on F1 i ever read...
Brawn: The Impossible Formula 1 Story | Official Trailer | Hulu
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fD6V9l4gOGE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAEx6W2KdVM
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