I have a mate from the good ol' karting days who races in this series, so after reading your post I caught up with him on MSN to see what had happened. Sounds like quite a nasty accident!
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I don't think there is anything against people sharing an account on the same computer, hence the different player profiles.
It's when people in two different households are sharing an account that it breaches the EULA.
It's when people in two different households are sharing an account that it breaches the EULA.
It's the same in karting the hotter the weather the lower the pressures you run. My way of understanding it the more pressure in the tyre means it can slide along the road and generate more friction as a result. I always thought it worked the other way round until I was told otherwise...
Quickest way to drive in the wet if your vehicle is an understeering pig!
You'll see many people in lots of different types of vehicles locking the wheel quickly to try generate some bite in the front tyres. That's how I drive the rental karts at work in the tighter corners and I hold the lap record! The Renault had lots of traction, hence their rocket starts and brilliant acceleration. Hence why he had to drive it the way he did, anyone see him doing that in a McLaren or the latest Renault?
Yea, that's brilliant!
I can vouch for Wall-E as well, saw it when it came out in the UK last Friday and really enjoyed it
Massa has been racing for years, those sort of decisions take no thinking whatsoever. You defend the inside line and then if Hamilton does attempt to take you on the outside you hang him out to dry, exactly like what he did to Massa two corners later. You leave any sort of door open your going to get hung out to dry no matter what as Massa found out.
No problem for me, I'm out all weekend. Thought I'd ask just encase all it needed was a kick start
Hope you manage to get it sorted though 
Bah! I've got to work all weekend!
Is it just me or is the system down this morning? No auto-restarts etc.
Is it just me or is the system down this morning? No auto-restarts etc.
Are you comparing like for like there? By my reckoning karting is still the cheapest form of wheel to wheel motorsport you're going to get. Running at the front in the top series of karting costs a lot of money but then running in the top series of car/single seaters costs even more. A lot of people here seem to be comparing top line national karting series to club racing a car... Not to mention when you have contact in a kart, 9 times out of 10 it costs very little to sort, not so when you colide in a car/single seater.
Me and my Dad are working away on a kit car to sprint/hill climb hopefully next year. The car is nearly finished but before we've even started has cost way more than a season of club racing my rotax did. Not like we've gone mad either, it's mostly second hand parts and a lot of DIY!
Karting is the best bang for the buck if you want to race wheel to wheel with people, nothing like it. People aren't scared of racing hard as the chances of totaling your seasons budget in one accident is very unlikely.
Am I converting this right? £290+ for that :jawdrop: Could buy a really good helmet for that.
It's not even an Arai which is what Hamilton wears...
As karting starts are rolling it simply means false start so you just get back in order and do another rolling lap. Theres only really two people who can jump the start so 9 times out of 10 in my exprience the race doesn't even get under way, i.e lights stay red.
Attached is where I'd start off but all depends on the power of your kart. If your renting then chances are you wont really have to slow down a huge amount.
Just be creative and think about the lines you are taking. See what feels good and always remember about the corner after, if you're going to compromise yourself in the next corner etc. See what kerbs you can get away with using.
Just be creative and think about the lines you are taking. See what feels good and always remember about the corner after, if you're going to compromise yourself in the next corner etc. See what kerbs you can get away with using.
I find it hard to believe people can't see some arrogance in Hamilton. What about when he was interviewed on ITV after he rear ended Kimi in the pits? When he said, "I don't know what happened" and took no responsibility for the incident. Also the fact he said, "Sorry to Kimi if I ruined his race..." No ifs about it really... Then calling the back markers, "The monkeys at the back." He'd be one of them monkeys if Ron had his way, had Kimi stayed at McLaren.
I don't hate the guy and respect his talent, nearly on the cover of every single karting magazine I owned back in the day!
I wouldn't class his race in Turkey GP2 great, sure the come back was impressive but he only managed to get 2nd because he drove across oncoming traffic (http://youtube.com/watch?v=xjotF2Bwbmg)... He forced other drivers to slow significantly and avoid him while he tried to spin his car around. Again one of his `panic` moments we are seeing when things don't go his way. Had he waited till the pack past like he should have then chances are he wouldn't have made the podium.
I don't hate the guy and respect his talent, nearly on the cover of every single karting magazine I owned back in the day!
I wouldn't class his race in Turkey GP2 great, sure the come back was impressive but he only managed to get 2nd because he drove across oncoming traffic (http://youtube.com/watch?v=xjotF2Bwbmg)... He forced other drivers to slow significantly and avoid him while he tried to spin his car around. Again one of his `panic` moments we are seeing when things don't go his way. Had he waited till the pack past like he should have then chances are he wouldn't have made the podium.
Alonso was the other one who left the inters on and he fell back dramatically as well when the rain tipped it down. In the first stint Kimi came back at Hamilton and was within striking distance.
How do you know where Kimi would have been given half a chance on a set of inters with some tread left?
Very good race for Hamilton, pitty Raikkonen didn't have the chance to fight him after the gamble at the first stop.
Sam93 - One race means nothing at the end of the day. Rubens, Coulthard and many other drivers have had the odd stunning performance in their careers yet never pulled a season together to win the championship. Hamilton can be quick when it's going his way, but when it all starts getting tough the pressure gets to him and very big mistakes happen as we've seen.
Happy to see Rubens on the podium again! Massa, oh dear what a boy. I seem to recall the last wet race he did the exact same thing and maybe even the one before... Way way too aggressive and by the sounds of his interview at the end of the race he wasn't placing blame on the car or setup...
Sam93 - One race means nothing at the end of the day. Rubens, Coulthard and many other drivers have had the odd stunning performance in their careers yet never pulled a season together to win the championship. Hamilton can be quick when it's going his way, but when it all starts getting tough the pressure gets to him and very big mistakes happen as we've seen.
Happy to see Rubens on the podium again! Massa, oh dear what a boy. I seem to recall the last wet race he did the exact same thing and maybe even the one before... Way way too aggressive and by the sounds of his interview at the end of the race he wasn't placing blame on the car or setup...
Supported him since I started watching F1, shame to see him go but it's probably about time.
Where will we get our humour from now? Modern drivers are too well trained when talking to the press...
Where will we get our humour from now? Modern drivers are too well trained when talking to the press...
I'm not a fan of it's looks either but for the money I paid for it I ain't complaining. Cost of running it is next to nothing as the parts are so cheap and readily available, the engine is super reliable and fairly nippy for a 1.25. Comfortable to drive and handles pretty good along the twisty back roads to where I live.
When your 19, on a budget, need a car cause you live in the middle of no where you can't really be picky. Especially with the cost of insurance and fuel these days.
My beast 1.25 Zetec Fiesta, no bad condition for a 99!
1.25 Zetec Fiesta, no bad condition for a 99!Good to hear you enjoyed yourself!
If you felt your kart was understeering a fair bit try turning the steering wheel sharper into the corners, just to force the front tyres to bite. This technique works better on tighter corners. Obviously remember to start straightening up as soon as the kart is getting to the apex and let it drift out to carry good speed round the corner. The amount of people I've given that bit of advice at work who end up spinning out cause they just keep the wheel locked far too long.
The kart bouncing will be you getting the rear inside wheel off the ground (which is what you want) and the outside wheel losing grip/regaining grip. Just watch it isn't costing you time, on our circuit in a couple of corners 80% of the public just go bouncing really wide in the corners cause they try to go way to quick into them.
Just a bit of advice for you if you decide to go back. Don't fall into the trend of many people who come to the place I work regularly. They never experiment, do the same old and wander why their times are way off ours.
If you felt your kart was understeering a fair bit try turning the steering wheel sharper into the corners, just to force the front tyres to bite. This technique works better on tighter corners. Obviously remember to start straightening up as soon as the kart is getting to the apex and let it drift out to carry good speed round the corner. The amount of people I've given that bit of advice at work who end up spinning out cause they just keep the wheel locked far too long.
The kart bouncing will be you getting the rear inside wheel off the ground (which is what you want) and the outside wheel losing grip/regaining grip. Just watch it isn't costing you time, on our circuit in a couple of corners 80% of the public just go bouncing really wide in the corners cause they try to go way to quick into them.
Just a bit of advice for you if you decide to go back. Don't fall into the trend of many people who come to the place I work regularly. They never experiment, do the same old and wander why their times are way off ours.
Is that not Niels Heusinkveld ?
MacBook or not...
Starting Uni in September to do Graphic Design and looking for a laptop. After a couple years at college using iMacs I've come quite fond of OSX and its nifty little features. I also like the idea of being able to have windows and osx running alongside so I still have the best of both worlds.
As MacBooks aren't cheap I'd be looking to go for the bod standard one at £699 (get about £50 off through the education store).
How is windows when run under boot camp? Can you still play light games without much problem? Obviously not expecting to be playing the latest and greatest DX10 games on it.
Anyone got any opinions or advice?
Cheers
Keiran
As MacBooks aren't cheap I'd be looking to go for the bod standard one at £699 (get about £50 off through the education store).
How is windows when run under boot camp? Can you still play light games without much problem? Obviously not expecting to be playing the latest and greatest DX10 games on it.
Anyone got any opinions or advice?
Cheers
Keiran
http://www.karting1.co.uk/braking-karting.htm - That sort of driving you get away with in a powerful 2 stroke but try it in a 4 stroke rental kart that weighs 200+kgs it just doesn't work.
Throwing the kart into the corner will not really keep your revs up, all your going to do is cause the engine to bog down and thus the revs will drop. If your nice and smooth the engine doesn't have to work so hard thus naturally the revs don't drop drop as much.
Most hire karts will be using the Honda GX--- engines which just don't have the power to be thrown about, especially when the kart weighs 200+kgs.
I work in an indoor kart track where our `best` karts are 270cc sodi karts. In any of our karts (few different chassis etc) the quickest laps are always done by being smooth and keeping the engine revs up. At the moment after only 30laps on our current track I'm a tenth off the lap record, set by someone who has done 100s of laps. He is a regular and noticed how I setup the kart into the corners, asked me some Qs and now after a few visits is used to the way I drive our circuit and on my pace.
My advice to any drivers looking for a quick time is to keep braking to a minimum as the karts aren't going that fast so the front tyres usually scrub off enough speed to make the apex. Keep the kart controlled, no point sliding a puny little 4 stroke that weighs the best part of 200+kgs as it will not accelerate quick enough. Keep your steering to minimum, the straighter the kart the less work the engine has to do.
From my experience of marshaling the biggest time killer is people stomping the brakes. They may gain a very small margin in hairpins by going in quicker and still hitting the apex, but by the time the engine winds up again they've lost so much time.
My advice to any drivers looking for a quick time is to keep braking to a minimum as the karts aren't going that fast so the front tyres usually scrub off enough speed to make the apex. Keep the kart controlled, no point sliding a puny little 4 stroke that weighs the best part of 200+kgs as it will not accelerate quick enough. Keep your steering to minimum, the straighter the kart the less work the engine has to do.
From my experience of marshaling the biggest time killer is people stomping the brakes. They may gain a very small margin in hairpins by going in quicker and still hitting the apex, but by the time the engine winds up again they've lost so much time.
The only way he got past Vettel in the first place was carrying way too much speed for the line he was going to have to take to make the corner. Hence why the oversteer happened. Had he actually attempted to take the corner Vettel would have had him because he actually understood the concept of slowing down to make the corner, where as Hamilton just thought he'd be able to carry the same speed he did in quali...
I actually admired Hamilton in his karting days, talking to people who went down south to do some rounds and saying how good he was. Unfortunately at this moment in time his head is getting way too big for no reason at all, not like the results are flooding in. He maybe good over a lap on his own, but when the pressure is on he doesn't half know how to stuff it up.
He is making more n00b mistakes than that Yuji Ide guy who if I remember rightly got his super-license revoked.
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