Cars and other kinds of motoring gibberish

phlargo wrote:I always liked those MX-6s. I tried to find one a while back. They're pretty hard to come by these days in really nice shape.

It is a rather old design.... ;)

bmwracer wrote:
Just because Ferrari isn't leading the pack??

Hmph. :headscratch:

ha ha no. for me the constant changing of rules every year and the bickering between teams when someone comes up with an innovation is frustrating. it's supposed to be the pinnacle of motor sport yet this year's cars look like kit cars you take to a hill climb!

kenjilina wrote: ha ha no. for me the constant changing of rules every year and the bickering between teams when someone comes up with an innovation is frustrating. it's supposed to be the pinnacle of motor sport yet this year's cars look like kit cars you take to a hill climb!

LOL. :hehe:

Does that mean Subaru will join F1? :beaten:

What about prototype racing? Audi's been the dominant force in LeMans for a decade now, but others are making inroads... And I like the fact that several different classes (GTP, LMP, GT1, GT2) are all racing together. :victory:

bmwracer wrote:
LOL. :hehe:

Does that mean Subaru will join F1? :beaten:

What about prototype racing? Audi's been the dominant force in LeMans for a decade now, but others are making inroads... And I like the fact that several different classes (GTP, LMP, GT1, GT2) are all racing together. :victory:

for now i'm concentrating on two wheels i.e. moto gp and wsb.
another thing that angered me about f1 was max moseley's ridiculous idea of standard engines built by cosworth. how the hell is that going to work? and a budget cap of 30m pounds. some driver's wages alone are more than that. him and bernie are so out of touch.... :shakehead:

Took her for a quick spin earlier on the freeway. Handling is definitely improved. I did some clover interchanges repeatedly at 2x posted speed without any issues. I could probably do 2.5x if I had better tires and a clear lane and I wasn't sick.
Also went on the 210 which has notoriously bad expansion joints and it was much smoother than OEM.
They haven't settled much because I haven't driven much at all being stuck at home. Rear is settling a bit and it's visibly lower now, but it should even out in about 500 miles or so.
ill snap photos when it's all settled in and the squeaking stops.

Button in Bahrain1 Jenson Button Brawn 1:31:48.182
2 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 7.187
3 Jarno Trulli Toyota 9.170
4 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 22.096
5 Rubens Barrichello Brawn 37.779
6 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 42.057
7 Timo Glock Toyota 42.880
8 Fernando Alonso Renault 57.775
9 Nico Rosberg Williams 58.198
10 Nelson Piquet Renault 1:05.149
11 Mark Webber Red Bull 1:07.141
12 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 1:17.824
13 Sebastien Bourdais Toro Rosso 1:18.805
14 Felipe Massa Ferrari at 1 lap
15 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India at 1 lap
16 Adrian Sutil Force India at 1 lap
17 Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso at 1 lap
18 Robert Kubica BMW at 1 lap
19 Nick Heidfeld BMW at 1 lap
20 Kazuki Nakajima Williams out
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^ Ferrari finally is in the points. :beaten:

Both BMWs out after one lap... Eecch. :puppydog:

Button and Brawn in Barcelona1 Jenson Button Brawn 1:37:19.202
2 Rubens Barrichello Brawn 13.056
3 Mark Webber Red Bull 13.924
4 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 18.941
5 Fernando Alonso Renault 46.166
6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 50.827
7 Nick Heidfeld BMW 52.312
8 Nico Rosberg Williams 1:05.211
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gaijinmark wrote:Button and Brawn in Barcelona1 Jenson Button Brawn 1:37:19.202
2 Rubens Barrichello Brawn 13.056
3 Mark Webber Red Bull 13.924
4 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 18.941
5 Fernando Alonso Renault 46.166
6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 50.827
7 Nick Heidfeld BMW 52.312
8 Nico Rosberg Williams 1:05.211
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WOW.

Brawn is practically running away from the pack... And Ferrari has become an also-ran... Incredible. :shocked:

bmwracer wrote:
Brawn is practically running away from the pack... And Ferrari has become an also-ran... Incredible. :shocked:

I thought about stating it as "Button and Brawn in Barcelona (this is beginning to be boring)"[/list:u]

gaijinmark wrote: I thought about stating it as "Button and Brawn in Barcelona (this is beginning to be boring)"[/list:u]

LOL. :hehe:

How about "Button and Brawn Boffo in Barcelona?" :rofl:

just got my plate renewal bill.. YIKES! :shocked: :beaten:

krim wrote:just got my plate renewal bill.. YIKES! :shocked: :beaten:

I got mine in April, it was only $4 higher than last year. But my cars 5 years old and it's not "exotic" like yours. [/list:u]

Mine went up 50%... And my car's 15 years old. :puppydog:

different car, but mine went up 14x's :beaten:

^ 14 times??????? :shocked:

That's insane. :sweat:

actually i just did the math and it's 15.6x. the acura is 15 years old though, so that had a lot to do with it.

^ Still, it's outrageous. :sweat:

krim wrote:just got my plate renewal bill.. YIKES! :shocked: :beaten:

what's a plate renewal bill? over here we pay road tax every year. is this similar?

bmwracer wrote:
WOW.

Brawn is practically running away from the pack... And Ferrari has become an also-ran... Incredible. :shocked:

i guess with ferrari and mclaren fighting for the championship last year some of their resources were elsewhere when it came to developing this year's car. a situation that brawn are capitalising on and good luck to them.