Who the feck came up with the idea for racing cars on an oval track.
It's like watching real life Scalextric. (Which I know is also real life, but I liked the phrase)
Only in the ewe essay.
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Who the feck came up with the idea for racing cars on an oval track.
It's like watching real life Scalextric. (Which I know is also real life, but I liked the phrase)
Only in the ewe essay.
Been around for a while, but I'm just waiting for that American chick to win. She's gorgeous! Danica Patrick.
What channel is it on in the UK? I haven't bought my tv-guide yet :(
Skysports 3
i'd expect it to be on Eurosport or Sky Sports
She's a bit like a female David Coulthard, mate.
That pic of her wasn't particularly a decent one ;)
http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/...img_danica.jpg
Are you suggesting I picked a pic that made you look like a David Coulthard fancier. :ohmy:
Would I do summat like that. :naughty:
:shifty:
Man this is one exciting race? Anyone else watching this?
I want Danica Patrick to win!
It's like F1, without the driving.
That's how a woman can do it.
who cares which driver wins? there's no skill involved :dry:
I wonder how she fixes her lipstick with no rear view mirror.Quote:
Originally Posted by JPaul
The only bit i actually remembered about the indy car was when nigel mansell spewed in his helmet and still won the race. Did`nt he win the indycar championship in his first season. :ph34r:
F1>indycar
When the beeb get it back :dry:
meh she deserves to win this.
she's gone from 1st place, to having her engine stalled, going down to 16, to having her nose cone damaged and replaced, back to first place again.
she's doing so well - i can't turn away!!! :w00t: :w00t:
are you being sarcastic?Quote:
Originally Posted by Samurai
my god! you aren't are you?Quote:
Originally Posted by Samurai
shut up gepper - if you're not interested in this, fuck off
she's finished 4th after a yellow flag was produced for a crash that happened :(
who cares?
none of it is down to her. it's down to the mechanics. i see how it could be good for publicity though :unsure:
i'd like to see how she performs on a real track :smilie4:
I'd like to see how well you would perform. Even with the best mechanics of the bunch.Quote:
Originally Posted by GepperRankins
did you even watch the race?
have you seen everything that she's done in this race?
her car spun 360 degrees, and she still kept it going. was involved in a major accident and still kept going. refused to enter the pits for fuel and knew that if she didn't control her fuel consumption she wouldn't finish the race.
you don't know what you're talking about.
all down to the mechanics eh? i guess that's the answer to everything isn't it. don't pronounce winners of races, instead reward the car manufacturers. how fucking retarded :dry:
Let's face it chaps, oval racing is a wee hair silly.
They even put smaller wheels / tyres on the LHS to make it easier to go round the corners.
The cars pull to the left FFS.
Michael schumacher doing well this season now his car on par with most of the others. :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Samurai
gotta quote this before you change it...Quote:
Originally Posted by Samurai
big deal. she was in two accidents. there's not much anybody could've done about that. what were the causes? i'd guess either driver fatigue or pit crew not doing their job properly
maybe these things were all down to a gamble. experience can be very handy in these situations, but it's not talent. an F1, rally, touring car, go kart, pretty much any other competetive driver has to judge their speed into turns, turns with no camber :P . really think about overtaking. go through the gear box several times a race, differently through every section. stick to the racing line. all the while relying on a pit crew to tell them the best tactics to go through the next lap.
what does an indy car driver going round an oval do? drive round in circles as fast as the car will go all the time. slipstream then overtake when your car is a mile an hour faster for some reason. maybe avoid an accident every so often, which doesn't really involve skill; just hope the bit of smoke you go through doesn't contain wreckage.
answer to everything? wtf, i guess you come to expect me saying that as i say it so often. i think pretty much all motor sports have a manufacturers league too :wacko:
man you really are an idiot you know that.
stick to your wwf - realism at it's best young kiddie ;)
It's WWE now, do you even watch it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Samurai
as long as i get paid. i imagine it gets pretty boring after 20 laps when the rush of going so fast wares offQuote:
Originally Posted by Virtualbody1234
so to summerise you know nothing about indy racing and decided to post in this thread to provoke a reaction from those who enjoy it, right?
think you need to go back home
to be honest, i would have had no problem if you said the teams spend millions of dollars and work with some of the best mechanics and designers trying to make the most aerodynamic cars. working out how to get a few extra bhp out of the engine. cutting wieght, working out the best angle for the wings...
but no, you tried to say the driver is an important attribute which they just aren't.
maybe a driver knows the perfect timing to change gears but i reckon anyone could with a dozen starts. and the gambles of when to take over is largely down to them. the only skill they excel in is endurance. if that's a skill :unsure:
The driver is very important in real turny type racing, no where near as much in oval racing.
i refer you back to my previous post...
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so to summerise you know nothing about indy racing and decided to post in this thread to provoke a reaction from those who enjoy it, right?
seriously. my opinion is that the drivers don't contribute much to the race.Quote:
Originally Posted by Samurai
believe me i admire the teams, but the sport is boring and the drivers don't need to do much
It's true that the car performance is a huge factor. The driver still makes a difference although at that level of talent they are all close to each other.
What doesn't make any sense is you saying that "there's no skill involved". That's just bullshit and you know it. As I said before... Let's see how well you would do if we put you behind the wheel. Last or more like crashed.
Aside from the fact they're going at 200+ mph and more likely all congregated in one spot in cars that weigh next to nothing, yea i guess it doesn't require skill at all :rolleyes:
all in one spot with a relative speed of around 5 mph :rolleyes:
Feck's sake, obviously if you put a weaker driver in a strong car and a strong driver in a weak car -- the weak driver in the strong car would win.
Saying that a non-Indy car driver wouldn't win adds nothing to the point of view which says that driver skill is paramount. It really isn't. Driving around a track where corners aren't regulation makes the driver skill more important.
There really can be no discussion on the matter - that's how it is.
There is still skill involved. No matter how you look at it.
Obviously the "there's no skill involved" comment is just wrong.
That's how it is.
No one said there is no skil involved. There is skill involved in me using a keyboard. The pertinence of skill lies in the relevance of the driver. As it is the drivers skill is superceeded by that of the technical know-how of the team behind him.Quote:
Originally Posted by Virtualbody1234
Your comment is irrelevant.