a) 230hp and over 370 torques (about the same torque as the M5). No need to change gear, with peak torque at 1,750rpm there's no need to dip below 5th. Tick.
b) M-Sport package gives oodles of grip and no understeer. Only jiggly on things like muddy tracks. Tick.
c) Took 4 of us plus luggage for 3 weeks. Tick.
No one though would describe a 330d as a GT car, so there must be something else to it. Looks - is there a certain shape? X-Factor maybe? Does it have to be "exclusive" or have obvious luxury?
b) M-Sport package gives oodles of grip and no understeer. Only jiggly on things like muddy tracks. Tick.
c) Took 4 of us plus luggage for 3 weeks. Tick.
No one though would describe a 330d as a GT car, so there must be something else to it. Looks - is there a certain shape? X-Factor maybe? Does it have to be "exclusive" or have obvious luxury?
Need a better definition of GT than that. By that definition my lil 330D would be a GT as four of us went IOM-London-Brussels-Amsterdam-Nurburgring-Paris-Geneva-Alps-Pisa-Rome-Rimini-IOM in it this summer. It literally wafted us 4,000 miles round Europe in 17 days.
The Collyer brothers, creators of Championship Manager and then Football Manager (in all its guises) have also received honours.
Very nice for them. I wonder though how a Brit who has won his sport's World Championship 14 times (double Schumi's total) is not yet a Knight?
Very nice for them. I wonder though how a Brit who has won his sport's World Championship 14 times (double Schumi's total) is not yet a Knight?
One problem with the current system is that now further developments (S3, S4 etc) are content based, if we keep paying 12 quid per stage then someone new to LFS would have to pay £48 for S4, maybe £60 for S5 if we get that far. It would become even more niche, whereas people might be happier spending the same amount of money over a longer time with a time based licence instead of content based.
All of the above, plus overheating tyres could reduce speed onto the straight, hence reducing max speed.
If none of them were interested in fame and being on TV then they could race on Wednesday mornings and have the weekends off.
I'm not a TBO driver at all, but in other cars I find the longer Aston track setups are a very good starting place to get something at Kyoto GP - either way.
Focus and Bild in Germany are reporting that Mercedes and Schumi have reached agreement 3.5m for one year. It'll probably also cost a few million to release him from his Ferrari contract, if true.
It does already, what with the results countback when on equal points (including when on zero points)
I think top ten with 26 cars is the maximum. It should mean something to get a point scoring finish, unlike NASCAR or IRL.
Yes it is, but you can't read. I'll write the sentence again and try to make it easier for you to understand..
Bike points (25-20-16) is exactly the same ratio as the current system.
Is that better, or would you also need the dictionary definitions of "current" and "proposed"?
That's hardly any different. 1.0 - 0.75 - 0.56
Bike points (25-20-16) is exactly the same ratio as the current system.
Problem is that if you make the ratio wider then 6 wins out of 7 races makes the gap even wider. There might also be an better chance of closing a gap, but a runaway leader would only need to be consistent and conservative to maintain a gap.
Other options depend on what you want. The medals system would at least encourage drivers to try to win. If you want to guarantee a close finish then there's NASCAR's chase system (artificial). Take that one step further and have the first 17 races scoring points to form the grid for the 18th race and the winner of the last race is champion.
As long as the best driver / car package wins then the result is just, whatever system is used.
Unless the self destruct function was broken too.
Hydrogen cell powered cars will start to become mainstream, but petrol or diesel / electric hybrids will be the norm as they will have phenomenal power output from relatively small turbocharged engines.
Continued development in run flat technology will see the end of the pneumatic tyre.
Home networks will routinely include TV, Stereos, Fridges, Central Heating (or AC), lights, cars etc
Monday will become "Work From Home" day for office workers due to technology and savings on office running costs.
SKY TV will be Pay On Demand rather than subscription, so you pay 20p to watch Ross Kemp On Gangs for example but don't have a monthly fixed fee.
Computing power will increase via more cores - maybe 50 in ten years.
Graphics will be a diminishing return in games as they can't continue to improve at current rates. Other senses will be exploited - for example, consoles and PCs will have "smell cards" so you will smell the battlefield when playing Call Of Duty 12.
Bill Kenwrights "24/7" search for new investment will continue at Everton.
(In 20 years, stimulating the other 4-19 senses - depending on how you classify a sense - will be done via direct connection to your nervous system. The brain / tech interface will also allow input so when they make the game of the film "Firefox" you will have to learn to think in Russian to fire the weapons and G-Force will be simulated via electronic interface. You might even be able to get Vietnam flashbacks beamed into your head)
Continued development in run flat technology will see the end of the pneumatic tyre.
Home networks will routinely include TV, Stereos, Fridges, Central Heating (or AC), lights, cars etc
Monday will become "Work From Home" day for office workers due to technology and savings on office running costs.
SKY TV will be Pay On Demand rather than subscription, so you pay 20p to watch Ross Kemp On Gangs for example but don't have a monthly fixed fee.
Computing power will increase via more cores - maybe 50 in ten years.
Graphics will be a diminishing return in games as they can't continue to improve at current rates. Other senses will be exploited - for example, consoles and PCs will have "smell cards" so you will smell the battlefield when playing Call Of Duty 12.
Bill Kenwrights "24/7" search for new investment will continue at Everton.
(In 20 years, stimulating the other 4-19 senses - depending on how you classify a sense - will be done via direct connection to your nervous system. The brain / tech interface will also allow input so when they make the game of the film "Firefox" you will have to learn to think in Russian to fire the weapons and G-Force will be simulated via electronic interface. You might even be able to get Vietnam flashbacks beamed into your head)
I like eating meat and I have absolutely no problem with it being slaughtered so I can eat it.
You're right, but that's not the point. Who's is going to change the stupidity of these people? It hasn't happened so far in all my years of LFS.
It's a bit like being annoyed with your parents because you're too short. Worry about what you can change, not what you can't - unless you want to pay for a server and admin it yourself 24/7.
Willi Weber is quoted as saying discussions took place at the last GP between Schumi and the Daimler boss.
Lots of people talk to lots of other people, of course, but it's not just a wild rumour - people have discussed it.
Lots of people talk to lots of other people, of course, but it's not just a wild rumour - people have discussed it.
You can't expect league racing behaviour on a pickup server. CTRA tried, but it was too much effort. Just take it as it is, don't expect the world and it won't be annoyed when things happen. It's not important, just a way to waste some time.
Pace notes - like it 
Having said that, after 3 or laps you don't learn the lap as such, but you begin to remember the bits where you crash and instinct takes over. Not knowing the track as a whole is great though - you really have to concentrate on the road ahead and have the car under control as you don't know what's coming up.
Having said that, after 3 or laps you don't learn the lap as such, but you begin to remember the bits where you crash and instinct takes over. Not knowing the track as a whole is great though - you really have to concentrate on the road ahead and have the car under control as you don't know what's coming up.
37:52.5 now. Anybody else driving this with the 65s?
39:28.6 in Lotus 33 (65 car)
5 resets though. If it were real life I'd be communicating to you via Derek Acorah right now.
EDIT: 38:46.2 with 1 reset - and not a "oh I've fallen off a cliff reset", more a case of bending the steering arm too much it wasn't fun to drive.
5 resets though. If it were real life I'd be communicating to you via Derek Acorah right now.
EDIT: 38:46.2 with 1 reset - and not a "oh I've fallen off a cliff reset", more a case of bending the steering arm too much it wasn't fun to drive.
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I kept the chrome 
Got 6 cylinders right now, looking to add another 4 for my next Beemer.
Got 6 cylinders right now, looking to add another 4 for my next Beemer.
Stranger Than Fiction! Forgot about that.
I loved Elf. Not really hit the heights since then.
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