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Post by olderguysrule on Jul 23, 2022 13:20:39 GMT -8
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Post by olderguysrule on Jul 25, 2022 11:23:43 GMT -8
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Post by struns on Aug 23, 2022 15:17:15 GMT -8
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Post by olderguysrule on Sept 9, 2022 4:01:40 GMT -8
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Post by olderguysrule on Sept 12, 2022 10:33:49 GMT -8
the story of Monza, 1961
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Post by olderguysrule on Sept 15, 2022 2:44:20 GMT -8
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Post by olderguysrule on Sept 22, 2022 9:21:10 GMT -8
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Post by olderguysrule on Sept 22, 2022 9:40:07 GMT -8
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Post by Pistola on Sept 26, 2022 20:46:30 GMT -8
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Post by olderguysrule on Oct 14, 2022 7:05:20 GMT -8
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Post by wilmywood8455 on Oct 27, 2022 3:38:20 GMT -8
The night Schumacher tried to make friends with Villeneuve, 25 years onTwenty-five years ago today, Jacques Villeneuve clinched the 1997 F1 world championship at Jerez after one of the most dramatic and controversial finales the sport has ever seen.That day, Michael Schumacher ended up in the gravel after a clumsy blocking move on Villeneuve backfired, leaving the Canadian free and clear to secure the title. Three years after his clash with Damon Hill in Adelaide, Schumacher was again under fire from all sides. What is less well known is what happened later that evening, and how Michael attempted to smooth the waters with the new world champion. The 1997 season had been all about Villeneuve and Schumacher. Having lost out to Williams teammate Hill the previous year, Villeneuve had completely destroyed his new partner, Heinz-Harald Frentzen. www.motorsport.com/f1/news/the-night-schumacher-tried-to-make-friends-with-villeneuve/10390430/?fbclid=IwAR1ThhNQQXmw5IBkbebw7OOaIhbiguunqVjX0MFqbw09z6QXZU1tPuiq3ZE
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Post by wilmywood8455 on Oct 27, 2022 4:06:21 GMT -8
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Post by wilmywood8455 on Nov 6, 2022 4:09:35 GMT -8
That Time Subaru Built a Flat 12-Cylinder Engine for F1 RacingSubaru's boxer-12 disaster KO'd its F1 dreams flat—and so it turned to rally.Subaru's racing efforts are renowned by enthusiasts far and wide, as the underdog Japanese brand scored legions of fans—and championships—during the 1990s and 2000s as one of the dominant players in World Rally Championship (WRC) competition. (Its wide lineup in the Gran Turismo PlayStation game series didn't hurt, either.) In short order, four-wheel drifting glory became a key part of its identity, fostering tons of press and boosting global sales of the company's all-wheel-drive turbo sedans and wagons. Far less ink has been spilled about the automaker's less successful bid to shine in the context of a different motorsports institution. In fact, well before rally ever entered the picture, Subaru was determined to highlight its engineering prowess and turn the heads of enthusiasts who had largely written off the quirky brand—by cracking the ranks of Formula 1. To get started, all it needed was an engine. Unfortunately, that powerplant turned out to be the Subaru flat-12, the largest and ultimately least-successful design in the company's history. www.motortrend.com/news/subaru-f1-racing-flat-12-engine-history/?sm_id=paid%3Asm_id%3Afb%3Amtoo%3A22%3AOOtraffic%3Aarticle%3Am18-65us%3Amt&fbclid=IwAR3znKDXWZmOfi1zU6_32KvTFxjm3GRt4A5IKjyXLrLM_lv6P0It11-xRt8
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Post by struns on Nov 6, 2022 15:06:28 GMT -8
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Post by wilmywood8455 on Nov 17, 2022 5:33:21 GMT -8
Honda RA302
The Honda RA302 was built by Honda Racing and entered in the 1968 French Grand Prix by Honda France, on the orders of Soichiro Honda, who wanted to develop an air-cooled 3 liter Formula One engine. Honda wished to prove that they could build a Formula One car from the ground up, as it was well known that the team's existing RA301 chassis was built by Lola. 1968 French Grand Prix The arrival of one of the two RA302 cars at the circuit was a surprise to most. John Surtees was vocal about the car not being ready to race, and unsafe in it's present form, but Honda France was starting a major sales campaign, and racing a 100% Honda car was seen as good publicity. A popular French F2 driver, Jo Schlesser, was given the drive. Schlesser had driven in the German Grand Prix twice in F2 cars, but this was his first ride in an actual Formula One car. At 40, Schlesser would be retiring soon, and this drive was a reward for long and faithful service. Practice showed that the car still needed a great deal of work, with Schlesser 17th fastest of 18 drivers, more than eight seconds behind polesitter Jochen Rindt. Observers felt that the car had plenty of power, but was easily the slowest in the corners, with Schlesser seen exerting much effort to try to make the car handle. Raceday started with a light drizzle before the start, with most cars on intermediate tires. Just after the start the drizzle became a serious downpour, with conditions becoming treacherous. Schlesser's crash on lap 3 of the French GP On lap 3, Schlesser was going through the fast downhill righthander known as Six Freres, or six brothers. The back end swung out, then swung back with the car headed directly for a bank. The left front wheel hit first, getting knocked back into the chassis and puncturing the fuel tank as the car was climbing the bank and overturning. Burning fuel went everywhere, including the spectator area (causing some injuries) and flowing across the track. Poor Schlesser was trapped in the wreckage (which itself was mostly magnesium, causing it to burn even hotter) and could not be extricated until the race ended. The other RA302 was used for tests in Japan, to try to understand the accident. A modified version was run briefly at Monza but Surtees soon hopped out and refused to continue. The car was consigned to a museum forever. Honda withdrew from F1 at the end of the season, not returning until 2006. f1.fandom.com/wiki/Honda_RA302
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Post by jmjgt on Nov 17, 2022 8:30:00 GMT -8
^ The story I got from Doug Nye's book was the car was prepared by mechanics not familiar with race machinery and the electrics hadn't been properly waterproofed. Schlesser's accident was caused by the engine cutting as the rain became heavier.
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Post by olderguysrule on Nov 19, 2022 13:02:30 GMT -8
Abu Dhabi, 2021 last 5 laps. It's called racing. :-)
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Post by Pistola on Dec 20, 2022 8:36:29 GMT -8
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Post by wilmywood8455 on Dec 23, 2022 5:31:20 GMT -8
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Post by Pistola on Dec 25, 2022 22:14:24 GMT -8
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