The Official 2012 F1 Thread. Spoilers possible! - Page 52

g®eg · 05-30-2012, 01:08 PM

Bernie doubtful over NY city GP

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they must be late w/ their payment to Bernie's personal account...

wxwax · 05-30-2012, 01:53 PM

Other than his rotating stock of child brides, the thing keeping Bernie alive is his love for being in the newspapers.

wxwax · 05-30-2012, 02:01 PM

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Sauber.....

in half

very cool

Neat, thank you. I'm glad they discussed now close the driver's ass is to the road, it's the first thing I noticed. Logical, but it had never occurred to me. Hitting bumps and going off road must wreck their backs. I was surprised that the steering column is made of carbon fiber. I hadn't thought of carbon fiber as having great torsional strength.

JNRobert · 05-30-2012, 02:47 PM

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Sauber.....

That led me to this series which is fascinating. Particularly the rapid prototyping (iirc video 2). Science fiction stuff

Nice surprise about 2/3rds of the way into video 3

bobobob · 05-30-2012, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by g®eg

Bernie doubtful over NY city GP

LINK

they must be late w/ their payment to Bernie's personal account...

The malignant midget is worth $5 billion.
How much more does he need?
The next mugger wil will probably finish him off anyway.

Flys Lo · 05-31-2012, 04:16 AM

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...I hadn't thought of carbon fiber as having great torsional strength.

I don't keep close tabs on each team, and I don't think anyone does it anymore but driveshafts have been made out of carbon before... its very adaptable

doyle · 05-31-2012, 07:11 AM

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I was surprised that the steering column is made of carbon fiber. I hadn't thought of carbon fiber as having great torsional strength.

How they can tailor it to the specific forces all depends on the way it is woven and layered. As for driveshafts, titanium is most widely, if not exclusively used, but then the driver isn't putting out several hundred foot pounds of torque into the steering column.

doyle · 06-01-2012, 07:18 AM

Seems Anonymous has hacked the Canadian GP ticket site and released personal information on ticket buyers as a wierd way of supporting the student protesters. Not sure if anyone would really care that Claude Smith bought 2 grandstand tickets or how that information would put pressure on the Canadian gov't.

g®eg · 06-01-2012, 07:34 AM

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Seems Anonymous has hacked the Canadian GP ticket site and released personal information on ticket buyers as a wierd way of supporting the student protesters. Not sure if anyone would really care that Claude Smith bought 2 grandstand tickets or how that information would put pressure on the Canadian gov't.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montre...d.html?cmp=rss

those fuckers ruin my trip to Montreal & you'll see me on the news

<- me

Ragin Rabbi · 06-01-2012, 10:31 AM

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http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montre...d.html?cmp=rss

those fuckers ruin my trip to Montreal & you'll see me on the news

<- me

Dude, this is just childish on Anonymous' part. Completely un-related to the actual protest. You would think they would WANT folks there to see first hand their "point".

Freaks.

The protest has made me change my motorcycle trip plans, not going into Canada. Not 'cause I am afraid, but I don't know the area and don't want to wind up in the middle of something unpleasant due to my ignorance.

g®eg · 06-01-2012, 10:33 AM

fascinating article on F1 fuel tanks....
the tech is so very cool...

SCARBS F1

g®eg · 06-01-2012, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Ragin Rabbi

Dude, this is just childish on Anonymous' part. Completely un-related to the actual protest. You would think they would WANT folks there to see first hand their "point".

Freaks.

The protest has made me change my motorcycle trip plans, not going into Canada. Not 'cause I am afraid, but I don't know the area and don't want to wind up in the middle of something unpleasant due to my ignorance.

I hear ya....
shame you're not going. The area around Montreal isn't much from a bike riding point of view, but towards Quebec City & out on Gaspe it gets pretty nice.

wxwax · 06-01-2012, 10:36 AM

Every time I start to write a post on Quebec, it gets too political. So I guess mum's the word!

wxwax · 06-01-2012, 10:39 AM

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fascinating article on F1 fuel tanks....
the tech is so very cool...

SCARBS F1

Thanks. The change in fire safety has happened in my lifetime, and it's been miraculous. I'm continually amazed when hard wrecks produce little or no fire.

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It’s fair to say the biggest leap in F1 safety has probably been the advent of the flexible fuel cell. Flexible bags to house the fuel have been part of the regulations for decades, There’s been no major fuel tank fire at an F1 race since Berger Imola crash in 1989 and no fire related deaths since Ricardo Palletti in Canada in 1982, or in testing with Elio De Angelis in 1986.

g®eg · 06-01-2012, 10:57 AM

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Thanks. The change in fire safety has happened in my lifetime, and it's been miraculous. I'm continually amazed when hard wrecks produce little or no fire.

nothing more frightening than fire

05-30-2012, 01:08 PM	#766
g®eg Canadian living in exile Joined: Jul 2004 Location: 41.655984,-71.302657 Oddometer: 4,972	Bernie doubtful over NY city GP LINK they must be late w/ their payment to Bernie's personal account... __________________ Greg Europe 2012 Europe 2011 England 2010 Gaspe PQ 2008 Nova Scotia 2007 *Try to see the world beyond your front door.*

05-30-2012, 01:53 PM	#767
wxwax Excited Member Joined: Jul 2001 Location: Atlanta, GA Oddometer: 63,728	Other than his rotating stock of child brides, the thing keeping Bernie alive is his love for being in the newspapers. __________________ Sid. It has been said that man is a rational animal. All my life I have been searching for evidence which could support this. -- Bertrand Russell To make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe. -- Carl Sagan

06-01-2012, 07:18 AM	#773
doyle RallyRaidReview-ing Joined: Jan 2004 Location: Off Piste Oddometer: 21,524	Seems Anonymous has hacked the Canadian GP ticket site and released personal information on ticket buyers as a wierd way of supporting the student protesters. Not sure if anyone would really care that Claude Smith bought 2 grandstand tickets or how that information would put pressure on the Canadian gov't. __________________ *Got Smugmug? Use code HWkDUhHwGv5Tc for a discount.* RallyRaidReview - @RallyRaidReview

06-01-2012, 10:33 AM	#776
g®eg Canadian living in exile Joined: Jul 2004 Location: 41.655984,-71.302657 Oddometer: 4,972	fascinating article on F1 fuel tanks.... the tech is so very cool... SCARBS F1 __________________ Greg Europe 2012 Europe 2011 England 2010 Gaspe PQ 2008 Nova Scotia 2007 *Try to see the world beyond your front door.*

06-01-2012, 10:36 AM	#778
wxwax Excited Member Joined: Jul 2001 Location: Atlanta, GA Oddometer: 63,728	Every time I start to write a post on Quebec, it gets too political. So I guess mum's the word! __________________ Sid. It has been said that man is a rational animal. All my life I have been searching for evidence which could support this. -- Bertrand Russell To make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe. -- Carl Sagan

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