If a demo racer or another unknown posted this in general discussion, everyone would be jumping all over them.

This should really be in the skins forum.

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If a demo racer or another unknown posted this in general discussion, everyone would be jumping all over them.

This should really be in the skins forum.

your probably right,

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Came in about the time they tried to limit ground effect from what I remember.

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Isn't that one of the reasons they switched from titanium plates to the wood-type ones?

It was an emergency measure brought in after the deaths of Roland Ratzenberger and Ayrton Senna, and a near fatal accident in testing for [and this is the trivia I might get wrong] Jonny Herbert (possibly). Or was it a Jordan? Dammit! Failing memory. He didn't die anyway, and it was at Silverstones Bridge corner.

EDIT: Here's some trivia, the first driver to be disqualified for a wooden plank offence was F1's biggest plank! LOL, yup, Michael "what are rules" Chewbacca. Now for the bits I might get wrong.... Second round after introduction of the rule, Belgium?

wasnt it barichello in practice at imola?

yeah it was barrichello, near enough swallowed his tongue.

He may also have had an accident. I seem to recall getting the distinct impression that F1 driving was not a good career choice that year. Barely a month went by without a major incident.

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It was an emergency measure brought in after the deaths of Roland Ratzenberger and Ayrton Senna, and a near fatal accident in testing for [and this is the trivia I might get wrong] Jonny Herbert (possibly). Or was it a Jordan? Dammit! Failing memory. He didn't die anyway, and it was at Silverstones Bridge corner.

EDIT: Here's some trivia, the first driver to be disqualified for a wooden plank offence was F1's biggest plank! LOL, yup, Michael "what are rules" Chewbacca. Now for the bits I might get wrong.... Second round after introduction of the rule, Belgium?

It was Pedro Lamy in a Lotus I believe, and he ended up in the spectator tunnel in the Bridge banking.

As for Schumi's plank DQ, the damage was caused by a spin over the kerbs. However, Benetton was not in good favour with the FIA that year, and the DQ was more to use Benetton as a scapegoat to show that the FIA will enforce the new plank rules (which were under scrutiny and attack at the time). There was no evidence at the time to suggest that the car was routinely run too low, nor that Mr Schumacher himself could hold any blame in that DQ, other than the fact that he spun. I don't mind people disliking Schumi, but please get the facts right before turning events he had no say in against him.

Wasnt the schumacher incedent because of one chunk that was missing, rather then looking at the wear of the plank? Im sure it was something like that.

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Wasnt the schumacher incedent because of one chunk that was missing, rather then looking at the wear of the plank? Im sure it was something like that.

Exactly, because he span on a saw-toothed kerb.

There are three camps:
A) Schumacher is a god
B) I dont like him, but he's good
C) Realists

No, there are other camps:

D) I refuse to see anything good he's ever done
E) I refuse to differentiate between the team he is in cheating and him cheating
F) People jealous of his achievments
G) English (speaking?) people hating him because he's German in some stupid war/nazi/1966 Football agenda

Quite simply Becky, if you don't like him, then fine, I don't care. But when trying to make a point against him, don't fudge all the facts in your head to suit what you're saying - there is no link between Schumi (and his tenuous exploits over the years) and the plank DQ at Spa '94. To suggest otherwise shows an uncharacteristic ignorance of F1, Schumi and racing.