The Official 2013 F1 Thread. Spoilers possible! - Page 18

wxwax · 03-07-2013, 10:49 AM

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F1 countdown on NBC sports tonight
sneak preview

season coverage listing

Thanks, missed that.

wxwax · 03-07-2013, 10:53 AM

For US viewers the coverage will probably feel almost identical to previous years, with the exception of Diffey for Varsha. The two sidekicks are the same and the TV production comes almost entirely from F1.

I wonder if they'll muzzle Matchett just a wee bit? Also, it always seemed to me he was more deferential to Diffey than to Varsha, when Diffey subbed-in.

g®eg · 03-07-2013, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by wxwax

For US viewers the coverage will probably feel almost identical to previous years, with the exception of Diffey for Varsha. The two sidekicks are the same and the TV production comes almost entirely from F1.

I wonder if they'll muzzle Matchett just a wee bit? Also, it always seemed to me he was more deferential to Diffey than to Varsha, when Diffey subbed-in.

I hope Matchett doesn't get too carried away.... there were times when he just gets a little too full of himself. to me he comes across much better when he tones it down a notch. we have drunken Hobbs for the spastic one

jersey jim · 03-07-2013, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by wxwax

Thanks, missed that.

Yes, thanks.

New F1 stuff to watch, yay!

PeteN95 · 03-07-2013, 02:09 PM

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Grip in the turns is more important than top speed

So true, the Chaparral 2J was over 20mph down to the other CanAm cars on the straights, but still several seconds faster around the track!

g®eg · 03-07-2013, 03:06 PM

wxwax · 03-07-2013, 03:55 PM

wxwax · 03-07-2013, 03:55 PM

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So true, the Chaparral 2J was over 20mph down to the other CanAm cars on the straights, but still several seconds faster around the track!

Jeez, I've never seen that car before. What an oddball!

Ragin Rabbi · 03-07-2013, 07:00 PM

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Jeez, I've never seen that car before. What an oddball!

Chappral is a synonym for "daffy", but they worked!

I had all their slot cars as a kid. Wish I still had them!

No Polak in F1, booooo... But I still have a Finn! They are close enough!!!

Fajita Dave · 03-07-2013, 07:50 PM

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Jeez, I've never seen that car before. What an oddball!

I wasn't around to see any racing from that era but I loved the engineering on that car when I first found out about it at a pretty young age. Having ducted fans suck the car to the race track was only a tiny part of the engineering marvel that thing was.

From wiki:
"It was integrated with the suspension system so the bottom of the skirt would maintain a distance of one inch from the ground regardless of G forces or anomalies in the road surface, thereby providing a zone within which the JLO fans could create a partial vacuum which would provide a downforce on the order of 1.25-1.50 G of the car fully loaded (fuel, oil, coolant). This downforce, materially greater than the weight of the car, had one journalist remark—literally quite accurate—that the 2J, which weighed less than ton, with its JLO motors running and generating their downforce of 1+ G could have been unveiled to the public on the ceiling."

g®eg · 03-08-2013, 08:08 AM

Sir Frank Williams’ wife ‘Ginny’ died late on Thursday, the British formula one team announced on Friday.

Clem Kevin · 03-08-2013, 08:15 AM

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Sir Frank Williams’ wife ‘Ginny’ died late on Thursday, the British formula one team announced on Friday.

I'm not one for much sentimentality, but bummer.

Codewheeney · 03-08-2013, 08:19 AM

The F1 Preview show on NBCSHD was ok, but not great. It was a little light on details, they covered each topic a little too briefly IMHO. They also didn't mention the new tires or the Coanda exhausts. I give it a C, but still worth watching if you recorded it. Oh, and it was delayed by some basketball or something .......

g®eg · 03-08-2013, 08:36 AM

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The F1 Preview show on NBCSHD was ok, but not great. It was a little light on details, they covered each topic a little too briefly IMHO. They also didn't mention the new tires or the Coanda exhausts. I give it a C, but still worth watching if you recorded it. Oh, and it was delayed by some basketball or something .......

I DVR'd so I can skip commercials...
C for a first effort is better than a D

PeteN95 · 03-08-2013, 12:03 PM

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Jeez, I've never seen that car before. What an oddball!

I loved Denny Hulme's comment when he first saw it:

"When I saw that thing squat down, I knew we were in deep shit"

RIP Ginny!

03-07-2013, 10:53 AM	#257
wxwax Excited Member Joined: Jul 2001 Location: Atlanta, GA Oddometer: 64,026	For US viewers the coverage will probably feel almost identical to previous years, with the exception of Diffey for Varsha. The two sidekicks are the same and the TV production comes almost entirely from F1. I wonder if they'll muzzle Matchett just a wee bit? Also, it always seemed to me he was more deferential to Diffey than to Varsha, when Diffey subbed-in. __________________ 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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03-07-2013, 03:55 PM	#262
wxwax Excited Member Joined: Jul 2001 Location: Atlanta, GA Oddometer: 64,026	__________________ 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

03-08-2013, 08:08 AM	#266
g®eg ^OP Canadian living in exile Joined: Jul 2004 Location: 41.655984,-71.302657 Oddometer: 5,068	Sir Frank Williams’ wife ‘Ginny’ died late on Thursday, the British formula one team announced on Friday. __________________ Greg Europe 2012 Europe 2011 England 2010 Gaspe PQ 2008 Nova Scotia 2007 *Try to see the world beyond your front door.*

03-08-2013, 08:19 AM	#268
Codewheeney Hoopy Frood Joined: May 2003 Location: Morgan Hill, CA Oddometer: 2,334	The F1 Preview show on NBCSHD was ok, but not great. It was a little light on details, they covered each topic a little too briefly IMHO. They also didn't mention the new tires or the Coanda exhausts. I give it a C, but still worth watching if you recorded it. Oh, and it was delayed by some basketball or something ....... __________________ Jim Morgan Hill, CA - 2013 R1200GS (Cam head), 2004 R1150GS. Plays in traffic.

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