Quote from BlueFlame :

What do you think the M3 GTR picture is? That's the one I'm struggling with the most.

My best guess would be Vallelunga, but I don't really have the evidence to support that yet.

Yep, I'm pretty sure the 500 pic is from Magione, the tight left hander before the hairpin right onto the back straight (T3, possibly). Added an attachment from the TP.

When the car list was initially posted (without the Lotus 49) it started with "Everything I post is in the first build". So all of the tracks featured with the shots of the cars should be included in the early access/beta. I don't know if anyone's checked, but there's Monza, Imola, Silverstone and Magione there, I believe. Could be others; some of the shots are a bit difficult for me to tell.

Congratulations, Niall

The second LFS-er to win the Festival, after Dennis Lind (dennis93), who won it in 2010.

Hi all,

Some shots I took last night at a local fireworks show. It's the first time I've shot fireworks, so although I'd read up a little on the theory I wasn't sure what to expect. Little sprinklings of rain didn't help the cause either. Anyway, I'm moderately happy with how a few of them turned out.

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Quote from Racer X NZ :

Long grass a problem ?, tidy up your tracks edges with the new Pirelli tyre combo.

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"When Boullier told you he'd pay you 20 million dollars this year, was his nose this long?"

Quote from BlueFlame :

Race drivers are designed to push the limit of the track. If you want them to stop using asphalt then turn it into grass or gravel and stop whining. If you give them the asphalt to run off onto, they're gonna do it. That's like putting candy in a childs hand, turning your back and expect it to be there when you look at them again.

The rules are black and white. If they were enforced correctly there wouldn't be a problem. If a driver weaves repeatedly to try and hold his position he should be penalised. If a driver causes accidents with dangerous driving he should be penalised. If he goes beyond track limits to gain an advantage he should be penalised (unless there are mitigating circumstances, as there were in the Webber/Kobayashi overtake in Singapore 2012). To say that unless there is a physical reason not to leave the track (e.g. making the run-off areas very slippery) is sheer stupidity - there shouldn't have to be a physical danger associated with an activity to stop drivers cheating.

Quote from N I K I :

nah, white line means nothing. When you're racing you just go for what's the quickest thru corner. Not how to be on white line. I personally loved for example Austria 2003 or Hockenheimring T1s where they just bluntly go wide off the corner to carry the speed.

Yeah, that's great! How about just cutting through all the chicanes too? I mean, you could save like 10 secs at Suzuka just by cutting through the last chicane!

Quote from N I K I :

Anything asphalted or curbed is track for me. Shall it not be used then consider making the whole thing a little bit less safe since one thing is when it's real danger and another when it's a rule.

Another good idea! Let's make all the kerbs and run-off areas dangerous because the "best" drivers in the world can't follow rules.

Quote from N I K I :

Besides, it's a matter of taste and opinion.

No, it's a matter of rules. See above.

Quote from N I K I :

amp: Charly is also a secret LFS'er, ergo 2 wheels on curb (curb is part of the racetrack) for president.

The white line defines the track limit.

Quote from FIA :

20.2 Drivers must use the track at all times. For the avoidance of doubt the white lines defining the track edges are considered to be part of the track but the kerbs are not.
A driver will be judged to have left the track if no part of the car remains in contact with the track.
Should a car leave the track the driver may rejoin, however, this may only be done when it is safe to do so and without gaining any advantage.
A driver may not deliberately leave the track without justifiable reason.

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Quote from N I K I :

Brundle: once again!! stop moaning, groaning every faking 60seconds how someone drove country miles and gained airplane speed off the race track!

Brundle, like most people who've been watching racing for decades, rightly feels that people leaving the track with 4 tyres to gain advantage should be considered cheating. The fact that it happens on such a regular basis and is given the OK by the officials is mindblowing.

Last edited by amp88, Sat, 26 Oct 2013 15:48. Reason : added quote for track limits

Quote from N I K I :

Martin Brundle, stop whining about track limits!

I think it deserves to be discussed at least once during every broadcast on every race weekend until the FIA take a real position on it. It's been a brewing issue for a long time now, but finally it's getting some much-needed attention. There should be an automated system that detects when cars leave the track so that repeated offenders can be punished.

The FIA's current position (which has been teased and will be played in full during Sky's pre-race build-up tomorrow in an interview with Charlie Whiting) is that leaving the track is legal because they think that drivers actually lose time (due to the astroturf, for example). That this is the FIA's official position is completely ludicrous. Charlie Whiting is either totally naive (in thinking that drivers would repeatedly leave the track if it actually cost them time) or he's a liar (in that he knows they gain time but he doesn't want to admit because then they'd have to spend time and money fixing the problem).

I have strong feelings about track limits (not just in F1, but in every series), so I'm glad they're finally getting some attention. I think it's really disturbing that a situation like the video from Webber's Red Bull in Canada (where the broken treadmarks from the wheelspinning car was assumed by some to be a sign of traction control) get a lot of attention and conspiracy theory nonsense but the blatant disregard for track limits tends to sail past, either because "everyone does it" or because "it doesn't really matter".

Quote from speed1230 :

But what I don't get is how the car crossed into the middle of the road, pointing towards the barriers in the first place. I mean, I don't ever see a car enter the motorway like that...

It looks like the on-ramp is quite a tight turn (just look at the off-ramp at the start of the video), so if the car joining lost control (driving too quickly, not paying attention, clipped a kerb etc) it wouldn't take much to join the motorway at near enough right angles to the direction of traffic.

Quote from BlueFlame :

And tell me. How can you give more rear grip at 200mph mechanically?

Use a modern version of the 'fan' system from the Brabham BT46B. That way not only would they generate more downforce, but they'd be able to remove moisture from the track, allowing them to race in the rain, even on ovals!

Note, the above is not a serious post...

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A short clip from a rally event. Working on editing together the full video just now.

Too Close for Comfort

Quote from BlueFlame :

Where is this footage?

Not seen it before. Although if that's the case then the trashes my shit up like Pink in a hotel room.

It was broadcast on the world feed at the time. I have it from the Eurosport footage, but any other broadcaster covering the qualifying would have access to the same footage. It's currently also available on YouTube here (warning: fatal accident footage). The accident starts with the usual wide shot then zooms in after the contact. You can clearly see this was captured by the normal trackside camera.

Quote from BlueFlame :

where as Ratzenberger some 12 years on was barely even caught on camera seemingly by accident. It was some shitty cctv camera that by luck, captured SOME of the tragedy.

The entire Ratzenberger accident (i.e. from the car leaving the track to the track workers arriving at the car) was captured and shown during the broadcast from the normal trackside camera at the Tosa hairpin. When it actually happened live only the 'end' of the accident was shown (i.e. after the car had hit the wall and before it came to rest), but the full accident was replayed seconds afterwards. The full extrication was shown live from a helicopter overhead.

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https://vimeo.com/73623560

anyone??? thanks

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Just Googled some of the lyrics.

I really meant my post above as a serious point. I wasn't trying to make a joke.

Quote from Becky Rose :

I am simply supplying proof against the point that women can't race by highlighting that out of the races held amongst members of this very forum - it's a woman who's won the most trophies.

I don't mean to be indelicate, but isn't your physiology that of a man? If so, then your argument is disingenuous...

Quote from jjones :

i reckon plato dropped back in last race so that Jordon would win, fair play to plato, good sportsman ship.

If you honestly believe that you know nothing about racing drivers in general or Plato in particular. The notion that he wouldn't do everything within his power to win the championship for himself and his sponsors is totally laughable.

I was at a local sprint meeting a couple of weekends ago and took some videos to test out a new microphone I got for my camera. I was also trying out another couple of new things and I'm still learning the basics of video editing. So, don't expect professional quality videos...

That said, any feedback or constructive criticism you can provide would be great, thanks.

Here's a compilation video from a few different runs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30XEkr8vyVk

...and the full run from the fastest car there on the day:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzQBpn-Ji04

Terrible news. I always enjoyed his helmet cam / onboard videos and he seemed like a really great guy. He was also having a dream season this year, it's a tragedy that things ended like this.

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