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2 Jul 2012, 19:01
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Amazing how fast the mechanics are.
I've seen a lot of pit stops on TV but they are always zoomed in, during the European GP I was able to see the pit stops live at a close range and it's amazing how fast they are. The Lotus mechanics were fast but the Ferrari mechanics were even faster.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7ELK-3Uy-8&hd=1
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2 Jul 2012, 20:06
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Welcome to Ten-Tenths Mackar. 
It's so quick, it's like sleight of hand.
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Can we just discuss the subject at hand rather than giving it this victim mentality?
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2 Jul 2012, 22:35
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Humans. They can do amazing things... specially when things go wrong.
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3 Jul 2012, 12:29
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Thank you. I've been reading here for a while and finally registered yesterday. I've had a timeout from F1 for 3-4 years but now it's really fun to watch the races again so I'm back to F1. Saw the European GP live and have booked tickets for Austin 
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3 Jul 2012, 21:48
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I hope to get to Austin too. I have an English friend who now lives over there.
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3 Jul 2012, 22:57
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I hope to get to Austin too. I have an English friend who now lives over there. |
So you're going to meet Jeremy !
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3 Jul 2012, 23:09
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That would be great. I hope so.
Tickets still need to be organised though before I can say anything 'for sure'.
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4 Jul 2012, 00:58
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That would be great. I hope so.
Tickets still need to be organised though before I can say anything 'for sure'. |
Me too ! That would be fantastic...
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I think we have quite a good race track...
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7 Jul 2012, 15:53
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Originally Posted by Mackar
I've seen a lot of pit stops on TV but they are always zoomed in, during the European GP I was able to see the pit stops live at a close range and it's amazing how fast they are. The Lotus mechanics were fast but the Ferrari mechanics were even faster.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7ELK-3Uy-8&hd=1 |
Not to take anything away from the F1 mechanics but I've always found the pistops in CART/IndyCar pretty amazing considering they only have one mechanic per tyre.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVJ-gXhscwc
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7 Jul 2012, 16:15
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Amazing fast and professionally done as F1 ? Or just 'amazing' because is different, I for one always thought it's very amateurish considering it called itself a top category.
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7 Jul 2012, 16:52
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Amazing fast and professionally done as F1 ? Or just 'amazing' because is different, I for one always thought it's very amateurish considering it called itself a top category.
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I don't think there's anything amateurish in getting a car refueled and re-shod in 8.5 seconds. IndyCar has a different way of doing things from F1 and I like and appreciate that difference.
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7 Jul 2012, 18:31
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Sure ! We agree to disagree 
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7 Jul 2012, 18:37
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I hope to get to Austin too. I have an English friend who now lives over there. |
I was going to stay with relatives in Houston, but I'm not paying the ridiculous amounts of travel insurance they want for someone who is currently "a high risk because you are disabled."  
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It is what it is.
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7 Jul 2012, 21:28
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I was going to stay with relatives in Houston, but I'm not paying the ridiculous amounts of travel insurance they want for someone who is currently "a high risk because you are disabled." |
You better stay home safe and sound...
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