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Post by mikael on Jun 17, 2018 10:08:52 GMT
Carl,
my criticism (of Win 10) was from the very narrow viewpoint of the typical engineer's usage. But in other areas, such as the internet-interface, there has certainly been tremendous progress. Thus my criticism is, admittedly, one-sided and probably unfair. ------ As to Can-Am, I never had the possibility to see it (also not on TV), only to watch photos. With the Internet and You-Tube it has finally become possible to see how it was. But Scandinavian racing magazines, like the Swedish "Illustrerad (Illustrated) Motor Sport" (IMS), reported also on the American racing scene and I was always fascinated by these extremely powerful looking cars, and their interesting details, like intake-trumpets of odd lengths (like we have discussed earlier here). (My father always bought IMS and when he for some reason stopped doing so, I continued, buying it for my newspaper-delivery-money.)
(P.S. Couldn't find an IMS front-page with a Can-Am photo ... Maybe there are none ... The figure caption in the yellow box, upper right corner, says: "Jim Clark ready for the start in Indianapolis. What his efforts there led to, you can read on page 12. The car "Lotus powered by Ford" came home second in the event.")
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Post by Carl on Jun 17, 2018 15:58:28 GMT
Not to worry, Carl, just a bit of fun with the novelty (for me) of Windows 10, there are more pressing matters in life.  Lucio and Mikael,
I don't like Bill Gates, who may be the geek Frankenstein 
I didn't mean to defend Windows, through which Gates manifests a control obsession. I accept it as a necessary means to an end and a perverse manifestation of the powerful crowding out the excellent, colossal egos in Silicon Valley affecting the entire world. Mark Zuckerberg, in requisite tee-shirt, prances on stage pretending he's Steven Jobs, whose pretense was even higher.
"Make this your homepage." "Cortana is your personal assistant." Because my person needs assistance? Why do so many websites want to be the center of our lives?
Orwell and Huxley knew. 
Cheers, Carl
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Post by Deleted on Jun 17, 2018 16:13:18 GMT
At first I thought Cortana was a geisha! I could do with a geisha here... Don't tell my wife!  |
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Post by Carl on Jun 17, 2018 16:22:44 GMT
Carl,
my criticism (of Win 10) was from the very narrow viewpoint of the typical engineer's usage. But in other areas, such as the internet-interface, there has certainly been tremendous progress. Thus my criticism is, admittedly, one-sided and probably unfair. ------ As to Can-Am, I never had the possibility to see it (also not on TV), only to watch photos. With the Internet and You-Tube it has finally become possible to see how it was. But Scandinavian racing magazines, like the Swedish "Illustrerad (Illustrated) Motor Sport" (IMS), reported also on the American racing scene and I was always fascinated by these extremely powerful looking cars, and their interesting details, like intake-trumpets of odd lengths (like we have discussed earlier here). (My father always bought IMS and when he for some reason stopped doing so, I continued, buying it for my newspaper-delivery-money.)
(P.S. Couldn't find an IMS front-page with a Can-Am photo ... Maybe there are none ... The figure caption in the yellow box, upper right corner, says: "Jim Clark ready for the start in Indianapolis. What his efforts there led to, you can read on page 12. The car "Lotus powered by Ford" came home second in the event.")
Mikael,
Every entrant had their picture taken at the exact same place each year according to Indianapolis tradition. This was 1963, the year winner Parnelli Jones' oil leak was overlooked in the waning laps, ensuring victory for a proper roadster. One of the many cool aspects of this photo are the standard roadster Firestone tyres on the otherwise sleek Lotus. A frightening one is the inadequate wall between pit lane and the front straight, where cars flashed by that year at 175 mph!
Cheers, Carl
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Post by Carl on Jun 17, 2018 16:27:24 GMT
At first I thought Cortana was a geisha! I could do with a geisha here... Don't tell my wife! A geisha or grid girl, either one! Great minds think alike...  |
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Post by René on Aug 7, 2018 13:17:24 GMT
Here's one for Carl!   |
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Post by charleselan on Aug 7, 2018 13:55:49 GMT
Whose a clever boy then; or maybe the heat has finally got to me but am I seeing different banners for different threads  ., |
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Post by robmarsh on Aug 7, 2018 14:57:51 GMT
Whose a clever boy then; or maybe the heat has finally got to me but am I seeing different banners for different threads ., I think you are right Charles. René has pulled a Ferrari on us with a bit of technical wizardry that increases the power of this site without explanation.  |
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Post by Carl on Aug 7, 2018 16:22:44 GMT
Here's one for Carl! Great photograph, Rene. Thanks! I think those rustic garages are either behind the start/finish straight at Mosport or somewhere else in the great white north... eh?
Cheers, Carl
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Post by René on Aug 8, 2018 10:23:29 GMT
Great photograph, Rene. Thanks! I think those rustic garages are either behind the start/finish straight at Mosport or somewhere else in the great white north... eh?
Cheers, Carl
You're welcome Carl.  The caption didn't say where it was taken but here's another nice one.
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Post by René on Aug 8, 2018 10:27:56 GMT
Whose a clever boy then; or maybe the heat has finally got to me but am I seeing different banners for different threads ., Must be the heat! But you're right of course. I was playing around a bit with some plug-ins that add extra functionality and features. Just testing if it doesn't make the site slower, I hate that. Better simple and fast than a lot of stuff going on and slow. But always fun to have a look at the possibilities. |
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Post by Carl on Oct 2, 2018 20:52:27 GMT
Wonderful photographs from days gone by. The United States Road Racing Championship was the precursor of the Can-Am Series, where the concept of a massive American V-8 in sophisticated European chassis was elevated to fantastic heights beyond what anyone had imagined. These are all from 1964
With an interesting front wing on his Lotus 19-Ford, Dan Gurney exits Turn 7
After passing slower traffic, Jim Clark is wide of the first apex as he focuses on the second in his Lotus 30 Attachment Deleted
Turn 7 during the GT event, taken from the west. Peter Arundell's Lotus Cortina leading Pete Cordts potent Falcon
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Post by charleselan on Oct 3, 2018 10:52:28 GMT
Wonderful photographs from days gone by. The United States Road Racing Championship was the precursor of the Can-Am Series, where the concept of a massive American V-8 in sophisticated European chassis was elevated to fantastic heights beyond what anyone had imagined. These are all from 1964
With an interesting front wing on his Lotus 19-Ford, Dan Gurney exits Turn 7
After passing slower traffic, Jim Clark is wide of the first apex as he focuses on the second in his Lotus 30
Turn 7 during the GT event, taken from the west. Peter Arundell's Lotus Cortina leading Pete Cordts potent Falcon
Great and very nostalgics photos Carl. The great mans Pacesetter Homes Lotus 19 made a great impact upon me as a young teenager when I first saw a photo of it in the once great magazine "Sportscar Graphic". I have recounted the tale many a time so will not repeat the story again as I do not wish to be predictable, or heaven forbid anecdotal like a well known motor sport scribe. For me those early/mid sixties sports racers were he absolute business and Dan's Lotus 19 and Jim's Chaparral's were right at the very top. The "wing" on the nose of the Pacesetter Lotus 19 is completely new to me as I have not seen it like that in any other pictures; it must surely be one of the very first of its type. One also cannot but be in awe of Jim Clark's Lotus 30, a pretty bad car by Lotus standards but such a lovely looking race car which defies the theory "that if it looks right, it is right". |
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Post by charleselan on Oct 3, 2018 13:42:04 GMT
Carl, Following up from my earlier comment above I attach a truly brilliant B&W photo of the two Chaparral's and a Lola T70 about to set off for a race. There was no caption available from the photo so i have had to add my thoughts and presumptions. Nearest the camera is Jim Hall in the Chaparral 2C which was rather ill starred as it did not work as intended; it featured an aluminium monocoque chassis breaking with Chaparral policy of using glass fibre on its earlier "2" models. Alongside is Hap Sharp in an earlier and much more successful 2B model; both cars featuring the "Flipper" rear spoiler. The Lola T70 could either be Dan Gurney, or more probably Bob Bondurant; I pick the latter as i am certain the photo shows the drivers helmet to have a white central band. Looking at the scenery I would suggest Nassau for the "Speed Week", would you agree? John Charles  |
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Post by Carl on Oct 3, 2018 16:41:35 GMT
John Charles, Yes, I agree. At first I thought it could also be Bridgehampton on Long Island, now entirely housing subdivisions, but its gentle wind-driven sand dunes were more elevated. Well done with eagle eye to spot Bob Bondurant! A very talented driver, always the bridesmaid and never the bride, still making appearances at his high performance driving school in Phoenix although perhaps only at the blackboard. Cheers, Carl
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