a Michael Turner at the Lake...
Posted on 10/11/2012 4:44:12 PM PDT by Chode
Formula 1 Yeongam 2012
| Race Date: | 14 Oct 2012 | ||
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| Circuit Name: | Korea International Circuit | ||
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| First Grand Prix: | 2010 | ||
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| Number of Laps: | 55 | ||
| Circuit Length: | 5.615 km | ||
| Race Distance: | 308.630 km | ||
| Lap Record: | 1:39.605 - S Vettel (2011) |
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a Michael Turner at the Lake...
this one belongs to a guy i know but he had to put carbs on it cause he cause he couldn't afford to replace the injectors... 
Ahhh, we musta been like ships in the night. M.O. was my hangout between 64 and 71, when two of the finest road racing series in America were born. The ARRC turned into the outlandish CanAm run whut ya brung fest and the TransAm which was the acid dipped factory backed bad ass pony cars.
Were you the guy that missed the mud pit jump on the mini bike and ended up face down in three feet of muck chuggin down a Stroh’s?
I refuse to answer any questions about those events in Ohio, some of which I truly cannot remember.
I have lived since 71 in the home of the Chaparral and have sat in them before they were restored and are now on display in the Petroleum Museum.
Thru the years I had forgotten how physically small the CanAm cars actually were until I climbed into a Chaparral. Length, width and height the cars are crazy small.
Funny thing, a Formula Ford today is faster at Mid Ohio that the CanAm was. But gawd they would make a thunder from heaven on a standing start making your insides shake and your feet tingle. With todays brakes and tires as well as HP from a modern 500 cuin big block they would be crazy fast.
yup and as small as they were, the Shadow was even smaller!!! crazy fast is right...
2nd Practice
2012 FORMULA 1 KOREAN GRAND PRIX
Pos No Driver Team Time/Retired Gap Laps
1 1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing-Renault 1:38.832 33
2 2 Mark Webber Red Bull Racing-Renault 1:38.864 0.032 33
3 5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:39.160 0.328 28
4 3 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:39.219 0.387 29
5 7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:39.330 0.498 31
6 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:39.422 0.590 30
7 8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:39.584 0.752 36
8 4 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:39.717 0.885 25
9 12 Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1:39.739 0.907 33
10 9 Kimi Räikkönen Lotus-Renault 1:39.839 1.007 26
11 10 Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1:39.957 1.125 28
12 19 Bruno Senna Williams-Renault 1:40.089 1.257 32
13 11 Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1:40.112 1.280 34
14 14 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1:40.445 1.613 28
15 15 Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1:40.745 1.913 11
16 17 Jean-Eric Vergne STR-Ferrari 1:40.789 1.957 31
17 16 Daniel Ricciardo STR-Ferrari 1:40.997 2.165 32
18 18 Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1:41.200 2.368 33
19 20 Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault 1:41.602 2.770 23
20 24 Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth 1:42.596 3.764 28
21 25 Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth 1:43.066 4.234 21
22 21 Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault 1:43.067 4.235 22
23 23 Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 1:43.869 5.037 36
24 22 Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth 1:44.533 5.701 24
I never drank at car races, I was too serious about watching the cars, LOL.
It did inspire me to go into SCCA racing for 7 years and racing many times at Mid Ohio is an experience I’ll always treasure.
I didn’t either but I did spend plenty of weekends camping in the infield and there was lots of partying. I was just kidding so take a deep breath.
Road racing in west Texas is akin to walking on the moon and does not exist. So with no tracks I leaned towards off road racing Baja style, Road racing with no pavement and a third dimension, verticle added.
I will always treasure the time I had at MO as it was truly the finest road racing series in North America. One of my oldest friends started working for Mclaren in 69 sweeping floors and is still in professional racing today. He has quite the collection of three Indy 500 rings, multiple Cart championships, CanAm championships, ALMS championship and I think an IMSA championship. Quite the collection of trophys, ah dust collectors.
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
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| 1 | 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:38.397 | 1:38.220 | 1:37.242 | 17 |
| 2 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:38.208 | 1:37.767 | 1:37.316 | 13 |
| 3 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:39.180 | 1:38.000 | 1:37.469 | 16 |
| 4 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:39.144 | 1:37.987 | 1:37.534 | 19 |
| 5 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus-Renault | 1:38.887 | 1:38.227 | 1:37.625 | 17 |
| 6 | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:38.937 | 1:38.253 | 1:37.884 | 16 |
| 7 | 10 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | 1:38.863 | 1:38.275 | 1:37.934 | 20 |
| 8 | 12 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | 1:38.981 | 1:38.428 | 1:38.266 | 18 |
| 9 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:38.999 | 1:38.417 | 1:38.361 | 17 |
| 10 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:38.808 | 1:38.436 | 1:38.513 | 18 |
| 11 | 3 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:38.615 | 1:38.441 | 11 | |
| 12 | 15 | Sergio Perez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:38.630 | 1:38.460 | 13 | |
| 13 | 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:38.719 | 1:38.594 | 14 | |
| 14 | 11 | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 1:38.942 | 1:38.643 | 15 | |
| 15 | 18 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Renault | 1:39.024 | 1:38.725 | 16 | |
| 16 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | STR-Ferrari | 1:38.784 | 1:39.084 | 13 | |
| 17 | 17 | Jean-Eric Vergne | STR-Ferrari | 1:38.744 | 1:39.340 | 14 | |
| 18 | 19 | Bruno Senna | Williams-Renault | 1:39.443 | 9 | ||
| 19 | 21 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham-Renault | 1:40.207 | 7 | ||
| 20 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham-Renault | 1:40.333 | 10 | ||
| 21 | 25 | Charles Pic | Marussia-Cosworth | 1:41.317 | 8 | ||
| 22 | 24 | Timo Glock | Marussia-Cosworth | 1:41.371 | 8 | ||
| 23 | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT-Cosworth | 1:42.881 | 7 | ||
| 24 | 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT-Cosworth | No time | 1 | ||
| Q1 107% Time | 1:45.082 |
and it also sounded like they were going to sweep the announcers .... that would be a mistake
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This sounds like a deal to broaden the US audience
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it would be a mistake, and bernie is truly the bane of F1... how he got to the position of power he has is beyond me, unless it was blackmail
The last experiment to replace the broadcast team was a dreadful failure
any idea who will be broadcasting F1 next season?
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yer prolly right on the cut version and i have no idea who they have in mind but shudder tho think who it will be...
After 55 of 55 laps
Position Driver Team
Race completed. Best Lap: M. Webber 1.42.037 on Lap 54
1 Germany S Vettel Red Bull
2 Australia M Webber Red Bull
3 Spain F Alonso Ferrari
4 Brazil F Massa Ferrari
5 Finland K Raikkonen Lotus
6 Germany N Hulkenberg Force India
7 France R Grosjean Lotus
8 France J Vergne Toro Rosso
9 Australia D Ricciardo Toro Rosso
10 Great Britain L Hamilton McLaren
11 Mexico S Perez Sauber
12 Great Britain P Di Resta Force India
13 Germany M Schumacher Mercedes
14 Venezuela P Maldonado Williams
15 Brazil B Senna Williams
16 Russian Federation V Petrov Caterham
17 Finland H Kovalainen Caterham
18 Germany T Glock Marussia
19 France C Pic Marussia
20 India N Karthikeyan HRT
21 Spain P de la Rosa (ret.) HRT
22 Japan K Kobayashi (ret.) Sauber
23 Germany N Rosberg (ret.) Mercedes
24 Great Britain J Button (ret.)
Finally watched the replay.
Big Lew struggling for 10th?
No wonder he’s looking for a better ride....
the problem is, Mercedes ain't it... i could understand if it was the Bull or the Horse but i think he'll be lucky of he does any better than Schuy next year
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