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  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,711
    4 tix purchased for Section 12 in Montreal, June!
    Horrah!
  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,711
    The fun begins in Australia!
  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,107
    yeah watched practice last night
    and will watch the qualifying tonight


    the new cars are sick

    Start of the season!!!!!!!!!


    :D
  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,107
    Rygar wrote:
    4 tix purchased for Section 12 in Montreal, June!
    Horrah!

    dude

    I am in section 11
  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,711
    Get_Right wrote:
    dude

    I am in section 11
    How close to the track are you?
    This is my first live race so I expect to come out of there with a good sense of 'where to buy' for next year!
  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,107
    Rygar wrote:
    How close to the track are you?
    This is my first live race so I expect to come out of there with a good sense of 'where to buy' for next year!

    very close, ten rows up

    rumor has it that is the best turn, with views of the pits, pit exit, start/finish, and the first turn after the start!


    This is my first live race also, but the guys Im going with have been going for the last five years or so, they said that corner is the best.

    We should try to say hello over that weekend!
  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,711
    Get_Right wrote:
    very close, ten rows up

    rumor has it that is the best turn, with views of the pits, pit exit, start/finish, and the first turn after the start!


    This is my first live race also, but the guys Im going with have been going for the last five years or so, they said that corner is the best.

    We should try to say hello over that weekend!
    I'm 15 rows up. Same turn, should be good.
    I'm up for a greet, hope you like Canadian beer ;).
  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,107
    Rygar wrote:
    I'm 15 rows up. Same turn, should be good.
    I'm up for a greet, hope you like Canadian beer ;).

    last time I checked I did.

    definitely, I dont think I am going to make it up in time for Fri practice,
    but Sat we should def say hello.
  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,711
    Get_Right wrote:
    last time I checked I did.

    definitely, I dont think I am going to make it up in time for Fri practice,
    but Sat we should def say hello.
    Sounds good.
    I'll be there Thursday night till Sunday.
  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,711
    Spain on Sunday!
    Go Kimi Go!
  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,107
    very psyched for the return of the races

    and reasonable time zones!!!!

    Live races!

    I dont have any particular alliances (sort of a honda fan), but it would be nice to see a competitive race with a couple of lead changes.

    I am loving the BMW challenges this year.
  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,711
    Get_Right wrote:
    very psyched for the return of the races

    and reasonable time zones!!!!

    Live races!

    I dont have any particular alliances (sort of a honda fan), but it would be nice to see a competitive race with a couple of lead changes.

    I am loving the BMW challenges this year.
    Yeah it's good to see the BMW's and Williams near the front this season.
    The 8 am Eastern times are also much better than 3 am, although I just caught the replays anyway.
    I'm a big Ferrari fan, and the only team I don't like is McLaren (Hamilton is ok by me though) and I'm not an Alonso fan.
  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,107
    Rygar wrote:
    Yeah it's good to see the BMW's and Williams near the front this season.
    The 8 am Eastern times are also much better than 3 am, although I just caught the replays anyway.
    I'm a big Ferrari fan, and the only team I don't like is McLaren (Hamilton is ok by me though) and I'm not an Alonso fan.


    I love getting up early on Sunday morning to watch the live races, its the only quiet time in my house with two kids. Plus I prefer to see em live if at all possible.

    Gotta love the Ferrari's those machines are just incredible.
    Being a ferrari fan I cant imagine why you dont like McLaren or Alonzo ;)

    I just want to see good competitive racing-my one complaint about f1 is that there is not enough passing.
  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    Get_Right wrote:
    I just want to see good competitive racing-my one complaint about f1 is that there is not enough passing.

    me too....i don't watch anymore.....the races are just parades.....qualifying is the most exciting part of the weekend....
  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,711
    cutback wrote:
    me too....i don't watch anymore.....the races are just parades.....qualifying is the most exciting part of the weekend....
    A little better this season in terms of competition - Williams' Kubica has come third 2 races in a row (grabbed pole last race), the BMW's are looking better than ever, and you've got the usual Ferrari/McLaren front runners.
    Everyone is expecting Renault to step up again, but so far nope.
  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,711
    Yet another messy race, but another 1-2 finish for Ferrari.
    Koveleinin's crash was a little on the scary side..
  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,107
    I enjoyed the race, CRAZY crowd.

    I was hoping Alonzo would make a run, but it never really happened.

    That crash was very scary, its amazing that he wasnt more seriously hurt.

    Perhaps they will rethink that nasty chicane after all the crashes and saftey car stints.
  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,711
    Get_Right wrote:
    I enjoyed the race, CRAZY crowd.

    I was hoping Alonzo would make a run, but it never really happened.

    That crash was very scary, its amazing that he wasnt more seriously hurt.

    Perhaps they will rethink that nasty chicane after all the crashes and saftey car stints.
    I thought he was dead after watching that crash....even more so when they showed the car and you could see the ground through the cockpit...wow!

    I don't think the chicane was the problem, either. The drivers (some of them) this year are having a good bit of trouble without the assists.

    And let me get this straight, Coulthard is nervous about what Sato is going to do? David Coulthard is talking smack about OTHER drivers being unpredictable or dangerous???? Double wow!
  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,107
    Rygar wrote:
    I thought he was dead after watching that crash....even more so when they showed the car and you could see the ground through the cockpit...wow!

    I don't think the chicane was the problem, either. The drivers (some of them) this year are having a good bit of trouble without the assists.

    And let me get this straight, Coulthard is nervous about what Sato is going to do? David Coulthard is talking smack about OTHER drivers being unpredictable or dangerous???? Double wow!

    True enough, but there were a lot of clipped front wings in those turns.

    Exactly right about Coulthard-he was all over the place.
  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,711
    Get_Right wrote:
    True enough, but there were a lot of clipped front wings in those turns.

    Exactly right about Coulthard-he was all over the place.
    Coulthard causes a lot of bumps or accidents, it's funny that he thinks he's so good, and annoying as hell that they spend so much time on him just because he's English.
    You want to focus on a GBR driver, Hamilton is a front runner, why not spend time on him instead! Stupid broadcasts!

    Then they cut off the interviews cause they ran out of time, but my local station overrides shows with golf....sigh....
  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,107
    Rygar wrote:
    Coulthard causes a lot of bumps or accidents, it's funny that he thinks he's so good, and annoying as hell that they spend so much time on him just because he's English.
    You want to focus on a GBR driver, Hamilton is a front runner, why not spend time on him instead! Stupid broadcasts!

    Then they cut off the interviews cause they ran out of time, but my local station overrides shows with golf....sigh....

    Yeah, I noticed they cut away when the gaps between leaders is more than 2 secs. A little more in car footage of the drivers that are putting up fast laps would be nice. Then show us what mistakes the slower drivers are making and why the ferraris just seem to fly past all the others. I think they have been taking steroids!!!!!

    You know they are trying to add some drama to races that can be boring once Kimi or Masa breaks out to a five second lead!!
  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,711
    Get_Right wrote:
    Yeah, I noticed they cut away when the gaps between leaders is more than 2 secs. A little more in car footage of the drivers that are putting up fast laps would be nice. Then show us what mistakes the slower drivers are making and why the ferraris just seem to fly past all the others. I think they have been taking steroids!!!!!

    You know they are trying to add some drama to races that can be boring once Kimi or Masa breaks out to a five second lead!!
    I guess it is good that we get to see Coulthard run into people or miss gears on turns letting someone else run into him...
    I did like the rear view camera on one of the cars - there's something about looking behind you at 150 mph that is pretty neat ;)
  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,711
    Super Aguri are finished!
  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    Rygar wrote:
    Super Aguri are finished!


    i'm shocked!! ;)
  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,711
    cutback wrote:
    i'm shocked!! ;)
    Didn't need a crystal ball for that one, eh!
  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,107
    Too bad, Im a fan of Sato and the honda racing teams
    My son is named Takuma-my wife is Japanese and its a fairly common name

    Oh well one less team on the grids might make for better racing.

    Rygar, getting close to the montreal race!!!!!
  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,711
    Get_Right wrote:
    Too bad, Im a fan of Sato and the honda racing teams
    My son is named Takuma-my wife is Japanese and its a fairly common name

    Oh well one less team on the grids might make for better racing.

    Rygar, getting close to the montreal race!!!!!
    30 days!
    Make sure your camera is going a mile a minute on the first turn on lap one, we don't to miss the pack going from 20 cars to 12 ;)
  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,107
    Rygar wrote:
    30 days!
    Make sure your camera is going a mile a minute on the first turn on lap one, we don't to miss the pack going from 20 cars to 12 ;)

    Yeah debating whether or not to bring a good camera or the point and shoot.
    Probably go with the simple one since I dont want to lug around any gear.

    Cant wait. Praying to the gods for fine weather.
  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,711
    Get_Right wrote:
    Yeah debating whether or not to bring a good camera or the point and shoot.
    Probably go with the simple one since I dont want to lug around any gear.

    Cant wait. Praying to the gods for fine weather.
    I just bought a middle quality Fujifilm with 12x optical zoom. One of my party members is all about photography though so I'm not too worried if I can't get too many decent shots, and someone'll have a video camera too.

    And yes, sun and heat will be sooooooo great!
  • samick
    samick Posts: 373
    This is cruelty.........those poor internal combustion engines being held at high RPM levels for an extended period of time................





    Sorry

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