| Post 1 | New | Posted May 25th, 2003 |
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| paul Flaming Squirrel
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| Post 2 | New | Posted May 25th, 2003. Updated May 25th, 2003 (bad english) |
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| Fordy Grrrrr 
| Iv only watched it once and that was wen montoya won it! ------------------  |
| Post 3 | New | Posted May 25th, 2003 |
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| paul Flaming Squirrel
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| Post 4 | New | Posted May 25th, 2003. Updated May 25th, 2003 | ||
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| Cerbera Ben 'Cerbera' Millard 
| I don't like this style of racing. The German oval race at that insane tri-oval where Zinardi ended up needing both his legs amputated beneath the knee had some really frustrating racing going on. The fact that you are racing permanently in the disturbed air of the car in front (which has been vortexed up from the venturis) means that to overtake you've got to get close on the exit of a turn. But with such high speeds, there's no downforce to be had to get the corner speed. What's worse, is that because the cars are so finely optimised for racing at a basically static speed, they simply can't overtake. All the turns are to the left so you can't take an imaginitive line to get by, or to defend. I mean even F1 makes for more interesting passing - saw Barrichelo trying to get by Raikkinnen (sp? on both) around the A1 ring was a better act of driving than the German race. There was one guy who was clearly the fastest, and who made a single, gradual line change down each straight (as is legal) from outside to inside to prevent himself getting overtaken by the guy drafting him round. Now this guy gets a 5 second penalty because of this LEGITIMATE racing...but the dumb as fuck US officials that get flown out there mess up the timing, the guy stalls and in effect gets a 30 second penalty. Now he drives like stink off a stick for 100 laps and gets onto the tail of the guy that was following. Now this guy is jinking real suddenly to the inside off each turn, and drifts high when the guy now in second tries to pass. But no penalty for him as theres only 15 laps to go and it wouldn't be as an add-on to a pit stop. Indy racing league has poorly enforced rules which are anti-competitive. The oval style of racing also prevents good drivers making places because it's so easy to defend when all the corners are the same. Say no to ovals! ------------------
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| Post 5 | New | Posted May 25th, 2003 |
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| Alfadog beats eating it 
| This kind of racing provides yet another reason for this board to include the "thumbs-down" smilie. ------------------  |
| Post 6 | New | Posted May 25th, 2003. Updated May 25th, 2003 | ||
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| Cerbera Ben 'Cerbera' Millard
| ...and the FIA GT starting in 10 minutes on eurosport is reason for a thumbs-up smilie. :Y EDIT- Now imagine this guy with hair like mine: :Y :)) ------------------
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| Post 7 | New | Posted May 25th, 2003 |
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| Fordy Grrrrr
| As long as its interesting il watch it, most types of racing have there advantage. Oval racing has lots of crashes, touring cars and GT have wheel to wheel racing, formula one has its tactics and overtaking but aslong os it has some form of excitement il watch it! ------------------ |
| Post 8 | New | Posted May 25th, 2003 |
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| paul Flaming Squirrel
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| Post 9 | New | Posted May 27th, 2003 |
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| teknics the definition of old skool
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