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Post by Carl on Mar 6, 2021 18:31:10 GMT
Astounding Prize!
A cash prize of €10,000 is offered to the first member who, within 5 minutes,
correctly identifies the driver pictured below without reading his name
along the chassis frame! The time is 00:15 on March 6
Probably time expires now, but that looks distinctly like Barney Oldfield to me Carl  . Wouldn't have had a clue if it hadn't been for the captions included in the picture, but great photo and I am becoming more and more interested in those cars from that period, amazing machines. John, You are absolutely correct and a suitable prize will be considered and possibly dispatched in good time.  The vintage  is apparently a J. Walter Christie design, although it may not have the normal Christie front wheel drive. Barney Oldfield was a pioneering driver with great talent and credited in an article in MotorSport with developing the balancing technique of counter-steering on dirt horse tracks in the early days before dedicated speedways.
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Post by Carl on Oct 18, 2021 22:12:45 GMT
While fastforwarding through commercial messages on television, I glimpsed this hymn of praise to Lewis Hamilton and, roughly in equal measure, CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. Because "strike" is part of the sponsor's name, footage of Hamilton striking Nico Rosberg into the boondocks on the first lap at Austin would have been more appropriate (and timely) than another checkered flag. Miracles happen to living saints
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Post by mikael on Oct 19, 2021 6:24:52 GMT
Anyway, I like that a sponsor helps to promote the sport; on the surface, at least, even more than they promote their own business (cyber- and computer-security in this case). Of course, it's still a long way from the lengthy motor sport films from the 50's, 60's, and 70's, produced by companies/sponsors like Shell, Castrol, Gulf, etc.
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Post by Carl on Oct 19, 2021 19:26:38 GMT
Mikael, I agree entirely. Commercials are propaganda and this one has layers of meaning, some on the surface and others less penetrable, which complicate but also add interest. Motorsport is easier to laud than cybersecurity when the internet has as many holes as any other net. Crowdstrike clearly wants to align itself with success by association and it's likely a decision was reached at an early planning session to present Hamilton with reverence while the audience is encouraged to overlook the sanctimonious embellishment of the man behind the curtain, presenting plenty of distortion to go around. My cousin was for years in charge of the computer system at a major University of California campus and agrees that the internet's awesomely innovative creators may have been too trusting of human nature and left safeguards as an afterthought, hence the constant breaches and updates similar to closing the barn door after the horses are gone. Webs and nets are both delicate and security related products challenging to celebrate.  Cheers, Carl |
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is apparently a J. Walter Christie design, although it may not have the normal Christie front wheel drive. Barney Oldfield was a pioneering driver with great talent and credited in an article in MotorSport with developing the balancing technique of counter-steering on dirt horse tracks in the early days before dedicated speedways.
