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Chaz
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greater Boss Angeles area
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Topic Author's Reply - May 29, 2011 - 01:48am PT
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If you only watch one F1 race this year, you want to watch this week's race; Monaco.
It's everything that is good about Formula 1. It's historic, tight, chaotic, and damned expensive to be anywhere near.
The folks who plan ahead tie their boats up to the track, and watch the race from the fantail:
Race starts Sunday morning at 5:00 ( Yosemite Valley Time ).
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D.Eubanks
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May 29, 2011 - 08:50am PT
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Thanks for the Monaco photos Chaz...sweet.
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The Glowering Sailor
climber
Mt. Humphreys
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Feb 27, 2014 - 08:12pm PT
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Can-Am was pretty amazing.
I often wonder what F1 would be like today--with today's technology--if the rules were more like Can-Am...that is, fairly unlimited.
So while F1 may be the pinnacle of motorsports right now, it's a far cry from what it could be.
It'll be interesting to watch this year. I just hope Bernie drops the stupid double points idea.
Second best current racing is endurance sports car racing, but not that Grand Am prototype crap.
LMP1!
I'm keen to see what Porsche will do this year.
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ron gomez
Trad climber
fallbrook,ca
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Feb 27, 2014 - 08:37pm PT
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Looking forward to the new changes in F-1, lower noses look cool, new engines size should be interesting and Ferrari is looking good in early tests. Can't wait for the upcoming season.
Peace
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this just in
climber
north fork
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Mar 14, 2014 - 11:31am PT
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Well they have definitely changed things up this year. I really don't like the new sound of the cars. Four seconds slower than last year in P1, but the top speed is higher. Reliability will be a major talking point for the first few races and this first race should be a guessing game. Mercedes do look good, but Hamilton didn't get a lap in P1, then topped P2. I do like seeing Vettel struggle with his car and it will test his true driving skills. Advantage to Mercedes, good to see Button and McLaren putting up competitive times.Alonso looks good and I think has the best chance to win the championship, because he is said to be the best driver skill wise and I think this year with all the torque and lack of downforce he will prove that true. Then again who can say Vettel and Newey won't figure it out and win again.
I'm excited and really don't know what is going to happen.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Mar 14, 2014 - 12:04pm PT
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Mark my words - in three years they'll be down to go-kart engines and
Goodyear tires. But at least this year will be interesting.
Why F1 isn't NASCAR..........
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The Glowering Sailor
climber
Mt. Humphreys
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Mar 14, 2014 - 12:51pm PT
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It is going to be interesting indeed.
The Williams cars in Martini livery look gorgeous, and with their pre-season pace, I'm hoping to see a resurgence for the team. Icing on that cake would be to see Massa step up and start winning again, especially at the expense of Ferrari, and even more so at the expense of Raikkonen.
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Magic Ed
Trad climber
Nuevo Leon, Mexico
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Mar 14, 2014 - 04:10pm PT
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Spring, 1968, I'm one miserable son-of-a-bitch hitchhiking back to Boulder from Spring break in Mexico, freezing my ass off in a light jacket with badly sunburned eyes, seventeen rides just to get through New Mexico, when I duck into a gas station in Raton and see the headlines in the paper that Jim Clarke was killed in a crash. The King was dead and my life would never be the same.
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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Mar 14, 2014 - 05:04pm PT
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It's gonna be an interesting season.
The Ferrari drivers are not overwhelmed by their car at present.
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The Glowering Sailor
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Mt. Humphreys
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Mar 14, 2014 - 05:38pm PT
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I know Kimi's caterer...(of all things!)
He seems to think he's quite a twaht.
After his season at Lotus....I'd have to agree.
That's my sense as well. I've never liked him. I was irked by his championship.
I will admit though that the "leave me alone I know what I'm doing" transmission was kind of endearing.
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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Mar 14, 2014 - 05:43pm PT
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To prove my ignorance concerning this important subject, I have to admit: I don't know Kimi's caterer...
By the way: What do he eat, Kimi's caterer?
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pud
climber
Sportbikeville & Yucca brevifolia
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Mar 14, 2014 - 08:03pm PT
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Too many wheels.
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Winemaker
Sport climber
Yakima, WA
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Mar 14, 2014 - 09:15pm PT
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Geez Chaz, those aren't even pictures of this years cars!!!
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The Alpine
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Mar 14, 2014 - 11:26pm PT
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2 weeks until the St Pete GP here. RIP local driver Dan Wheldon.
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 14, 2014 - 11:46pm PT
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Winemaker writes:
"Geez Chaz, those aren't even pictures of this years cars!!! "
That's because this year's cars all stink. Check Fonemental's excellent post to see what I mean.
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landcruiserbob
Trad climber
PUAKO, BIG ISLAND Kohala Coast
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Mar 15, 2014 - 02:14am PT
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Missing Ayrton Senna... What a driver
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