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Post by charleselan on Jul 14, 2020 11:57:50 GMT
I noticed that also and certainly with the strict Covid rules that all the drivers and team members need to follow it looked a bit strange and uneasy. I understood from the commentator there was a limited number of fans allowed and social distancing was required but you could argue how smart this is.
I read they want to allow fans in Sochi also. But of course the Russians have all under control and never had any real problems with Covid-19.....  It surprised me too, until I remembered that stupidity is a birthright guaranteed by our Constitution. I noticed only about one in eight wearing a mask. If the virus smelled like death and clumsily approached like a zombie, more on the right would be alarmed. I see that the Great Satsuma has now taken to wearing a mask in public, too late............ The other idiot in the Uk has also been seen wearing one (three months too late), he then takes the thing off to utter some more indecipherable drivel, scrunches the thing up and puts it in his pocket. Now he instructs that masks will be mandatory in shops etc from 24th July, and now the morons are complaining that it infringes their personal rights. That crowd I saw at Road America were not social distancing either, but all is well in the world  . |
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Post by charleselan on Jul 14, 2020 18:00:57 GMT
René,
I was appalled to read that the Russians were going to allow spectators at the Sochi F1 race. Jeez that is truly unbelievable seeing the state of infections happening in that country at present. However I do not see the F1 Circus refusing Vlad at this point in time.
It isn't the same for Hungary though with all the Uk based teams being strictly confined for the duration.
However I do have to say that i am impressed with how the F1 Circus is going about things, a great pity some nations are not taking a lead from such clear and simple routines and procedures.
JC
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Post by René on Jul 14, 2020 18:33:24 GMT
Yes, even if it it sometimes seems exaggerated with distancing and masks it is at least clear... and safe. F1 has done a very professional job here. But they have to of course, the circus has to move to generate some money for all it's employees. The F1 drivers, top engineers and management can take care of themselves but there are a lot of people employed in the circus and lower formulae with normal salaries who were out of a job when the racing stopped. The same for the football competitions.
The Russians are *****
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Post by charleselan on Jul 15, 2020 11:59:32 GMT
Yes, even if it it sometimes seems exaggerated with distancing and masks it is at least clear... and safe. F1 has done a very professional job here. But they have to of course, the circus has to move to generate some money for all it's employees. The F1 drivers, top engineers and management can take care of themselves but there are a lot of people employed in the circus and lower formulae with normal salaries who were out of a job when the racing stopped. The same for the football competitions. The Russians are ***** They are René, but not all just the ones that command power. On another front I heard my first commercial aircraft fly overhead last evening, couldn't see it due to cloud cover. For the past three + months I have not heard or seen one above us here. They normally fly directly overhead when coming from the south of France or the east (Paris), but not a one in those months. |
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Post by chrisb on Jul 15, 2020 15:45:20 GMT
one of the benefits of this wretched virus is the reduction in pollution, of course when China etc get back to producing their goods so will the pollution return,
talking about the Indycar race, it hasn't come on utub yet, I do miss not being able to watch it live and may have to invest in satellite later on this year,
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Post by Carl on Jul 15, 2020 17:40:17 GMT
one of the benefits of this wretched virus is the reduction in pollution, of course when China etc get back to producing their goods so will the pollution return, talking about the Indycar race, it hasn't come on utub yet, I do miss not being able to watch it live and may have to invest in satellite later on this year, Next weekend is the fast Iowa Speedway 7/8ths mile oval, a daunting challenge for those with little experience on ovals. |
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Post by René on Jul 19, 2020 16:58:04 GMT
I missed race 1 of the Iowa double header so watched a short recap this morning and then watched the complete race 2 while cleaning my fish tank!  Some exciting racing and I'm happy 'my man' Newgarden won the second race and is back in championship contention even if Dixon looks very strong this year. My countryman Rinus Veekay is having a tougher first races then he anticipated I guess and that was a serious crash in race 1! But I'm sure he'll get there. |
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Post by chrisb on Jul 19, 2020 21:13:53 GMT
utub for some reason showed both the races in full, have no idea of the nationality of the commentators I think far-eastern but not Japanese, so who was what and what was happening was a bit difficult to follow - but it was good, and there are a crop of drivers who are impressive, my man Jack Harvey is getting there and hope to see him on the to pstep soon
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Post by Carl on Jul 20, 2020 3:43:59 GMT
Indycar should have spaced the two Iowa races a week apart like Formula One does. 500 laps over two days at 18 seconds per lap had me royally dizzy.
Both races were exciting with the ultimate winners decided by great strategy and execution. After a problem kept him out of qualifying, Simon Pagenaud was forced to start last in Race 1 and came through beautifully to win. So far, Team Ganassi has 4 wins to 2 for Team Penske, while Andretti Autosport has been bedeviled by basic mechanical issues. Its star driver, Ryan Hunter-Reay, somehow crashed while exiting the pits in both races, the second time bending his suspension! Bad karma? Too much Iowa ethanol?
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Post by charleselan on Jul 20, 2020 15:21:14 GMT
I caught up with the highlights of both races on YT last evening.
What a drive by Simon Pagenaud in race one, from back of the grid too race win, stunning drive.
Thanks Carl for refreshing my memory regarding Hunter-Reay's brain fade in both races. Truly unbelievable that he made the same error exiting the pits in both races, in exactly the same place; could there have been something that caused this anomaly?
Young Herta's accident was very scary indeed and could have had far worse consequences.
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Post by Carl on Jul 20, 2020 16:32:42 GMT
I caught up with the highlights of both races on YT last evening. What a drive by Simon Pagenaud in race one, from back of the grid too race win, stunning drive. Thanks Carl for refreshing my memory regarding Hunter-Reay's brain fade in both races. Truly unbelievable that he made the same error exiting the pits in both races, in exactly the same place; could there have been something that caused this anomaly? Young Herta's accident was very scary indeed and could have had far worse consequences. John Charles,
I wondered the same about an underlying cause for Ryan Hunter-Reay's uncharacteristic double blunder, an overabundance of power sent to the right wheel by the differential would have suddenly turned him, but so could an overabundance of ambition. He blamed himself when interviewed and team owner Michael Andretti looked very disgusted when it happened, but they should rule out anything mechanical.
Colton Herta's accident was too similar to those of Dan Wheldon and Robert Wickens and it's amazing that all the variables of physics determining his ascent left him unhurt.
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Post by charleselan on Aug 15, 2020 15:58:01 GMT
The Indy 500 qualifying this evening, should be fun.
Saw Alonso's big accident yesterday, quite scary how his damaged car shot down the pit entry and ended up quite close to the end pit. I should that Teflonso got woken up a bit by that, s they all find out eventually Speedways tend to bite.
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Post by Carl on Aug 15, 2020 16:30:36 GMT
The Indy 500 qualifying this evening, should be fun. Saw Alonso's big accident yesterday, quite scary how his damaged car shot down the pit entry and ended up quite close to the end pit. I should that Teflonso got woken up a bit by that, s they all find out eventually Speedways tend to bite. The narrow concrete section appears to be a culvert shaped for drainage...and for upsetting balance at 220 mph. Because any preventive barrier would also do the same if traversed, a word to the wise must suffice.
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Post by charleselan on Aug 15, 2020 16:46:41 GMT
Apologies to all for the complete gibberish in my final paragraph in the previous post, all thanks to this blessed small Apple Keyboard which is doing my head at present. Maybe I should try typing slower but I try to keep up with my brain at times . I did mean to type that Teflonso like many in previous years has found out that Speedways have a habit of biting hard, but there you go........ |
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Post by Carl on Aug 15, 2020 18:53:35 GMT
Apologies to all for the complete gibberish in my final paragraph in the previous post, all thanks to this blessed small Apple Keyboard which is doing my head at present. Maybe I should try typing slower but I try to keep up with my brain at times . I did mean to type that Teflonso like many in previous years has found out that Speedways have a habit of biting hard, but there you go........ I understood your perceptive comment entirely. I avoid text messaging on tiny keyboards, like smartphones more regression than advancement. "Smart" phones are primarily internet platforms and video game devices, with text and telephone far behind. Conversation with my brother less than 200 miles is often garbled, which never happened with land lines.
My response should have made more clear my doubts that Alonso understands any words to the wise. As it happens, his claim to have been bumped off line by a Holstein dairy cow was roundly denounced by the Indiana Dairy Producers. The spectacle presented to drivers as they exit Turn 4 has a special magic and tempts many to overreach, including another dumbbell with great natural talent, Nelson Piquet.
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