Quote from Shotglass :

=> use electric engines which if you factor in the power plants should sit somewhere at around 50%

Yes, of course; there's even diesel engines that have efficiencies of about 50%.

Quote from Shotglass :

afaik the efficiency of a muscle is ~25% so from an engineering standpoint theyre crap

And the efficiency of let's say an average petrol powered combustion engine is around 20% ( I think ).

Got a question for you: so with biomechanics, are you saying that instead of machines, use living organisms to get our work done? Just clearing it up.

I think my PC would be fine if the graphics quality was increased.

I can't say I know you, but nonetheless good luck, and hope to see you back someday.

Is it a Suzuki?

Quote from BrandonAGr :

Can you cite an actual news article that states that?

Almost every commercial game doesn't have damage, or realistic damage because of it. I don't have the links but there have been articles where developers have said that they don't have permission to portray realistic damage.

Drifting tanks! What's next?

Good find.

Awesome read!

In-car is the only way to race!

A modifed VW Bug, maybe?

Or a hotrod of some sort?

Well, I have had my Formula Force GP for a long time now, and recently, the pedals seem to be going bad, i.e., the brake keeps spiking when I go full throttle etc. So, I need suggestions about what to do. Is there anyway to fix this? It seems like the brakes spike only when I press the throttle a little bit too much to the right (might it be that sideplay is throwing the readings off?). It's really annoying to be driving down the straight while losing speed intermittently because of the brake spikes. Thanks in advance for any help.

Also, if I was to buy a new wheel to replace this one, what would you guys recommend? I cannot spend money on a G25, that's for sure.

Quote from evilgeek :

3 guys all yelling "oh! oh! uh? woah! oh!" while the 4th yells "come on, push it!" is not commentary, but that's what it degraded to every time 2 or more cars approached a corner together.

i do enjoy the humour, when they actually are funny. but it would be nice if at least one of them could keep their cool and provide useful information, like which cars we are looking at while the rest go into fits.

I think this last race the live timing from which commentators get most of their information was down, so that's probably why they sometimes were confused about which car is which.

Quote from DeadWolfBones :

Speed's F1 crew is the best motorsports broadcasting team around, by a long shot. Technical knowledge + humor ftw!

Let's talk about how Heidfeld is finally looking like he's got some drive. Nice to see that after all this time.

The way he's driving right now, BMW shouldn't even think about hiring some other driver. He's fast and consistent at the moment. It's hard to say what brought on this sudden spurt of pace though.

Just keep practicing! Don't worry about lap times, they will come naturally in due time.

Awwww, this is so cute. :grouphug:

Quote from duke_toaster :

I think he will win races. Probably in Europe and best bet is Silverstone

Did anyone notice about Ferrari bringing back the suicide adverts?

At this rate, I think it's very hard to say that Hamilton will NOT win a race this season. I think he most definitely will if he is this consistent and fast throughout the season.

All the blue flag says is that you must let the faster car coming up behind you pass. It does not say that jump out of the way immediately, slow down, or sacrifice your own lap. Simply put, just let the guy behind pass without too much hassle.

I don't appreciate the people who start yelling at someone just because they didn't jump off the track for the person coming up behind. Usually though I see blue flags handled quite nicely on public servers.

Of course, this is a splendid idea.

Quote from ATC Quicksilver :

"Joint leader of the championship, not bad for a rookie"

Couldn't have put it better myself, Massa drove a bulletproof race but Hamilton destroyed his team mate and has made F1 History. BMW need to sign up Nick Heidfeld for another 2 seasons pronto, why they are even thinking about not signing him for 2008 is a mystery to me.

Too true. It seems like all the concerns over McLaren signing Hamilton so early were quite unfounded.

Overall, the race was quite an entertaining one. Heidfeld seems to have upped his pace immensely; pretty impressive I must say. It's starting to look like this season will be a very close fight for the championship.

Looking at the lap times in quali, it seems that Alonso and Raikkonen might be heavier in the fuel department than Hamilton and Massa. Just a guess though.

Go Kimi!! (now that he actually has a fresh engine that can be pushed to the limit)

A simple edit made because I was in need of a wallpaper. Critique is welcome.

Also, if you keep doing laps, you'll automatically figure out the correct and optimum line for you and the way you drive. Sometimes instead of trying to emulate someone else's (who may be faster) lines, it's probably better to figure it out on your own by just doing laps. This is just the way I see it.

Results

Friday Practice 1:
http://www.formula1.com/race/result/772/28.html

Friday Practice 2:
http://www.formula1.com/race/result/772/29.html

Saturday Practice:
http://www.formula1.com/race/result/772/23.html

Quali:
http://www.formula1.com/race/result/772/24.html

Race:
http://www.formula1.com/race/result/772/8.html

I didn't see a discussion thread for the GP yet, so I made one. I will update this post with race results when they are available.

Discuss away!

Last edited by OneCrazyDiamond, Sun 15 Apr 2007, 13:28.

Quote from glyphon :

a newspaper was asked, and here is what their response was...

http://www.mpnnow.com/news/view_story.php?articleId=7366


so, if this paper did in fact get an answer from Lexus corporate, then the plural is "Lexus". and Lexus would probably know

Case closed it seems.

Looking at how addicted I am to F1, might as well join.