Looking at it more closely, this season is honestly pretty dull. The only real change from last year is that the points gap between drivers is tighter, but the core issue remains: we’re missing the overtaking, the adrenaline, all of it. It feels like the sport is losing its soul too—there are way too many rookies and far too much electronic interference. If Villeneuve leaves NASCAR next year, I’m pretty much done with this whole non-American NASCAR scene!
Elizabeth Hughes said:Well, damn... you’re really acting like you're some kind of Villeneuve... 🙂
You won't believe this, but I actually went to take my Calculus II exam in a Barov jersey (which I won in a giveaway on www.barf1fans.com)... and Carl Foster8 totally screwed me over because he's the professor who wrote the test! 😁 Seriously, I have zero luck. Out of about 20 different types of problems, I knew 17 of them perfectly, but those 3 specific ones I missed? Absolutely brutal.
Tomorrow, August 27, 2003, at 9:00 AM, I’ve got my final exam for Calculus II sitting right in front of me. I’m asking all my friends—and even my "enemies" on this board—to keep their fingers crossed for me until noon tomorrow. Maybe throw a prayer my way tonight while you're at it!
Thanks in advance — wearyraven41
(Mods, I won't give you any grief if you decide to scrub this post once it's past noon tomorrow)
Charles Martin78 said:I guess this might be the first time I won't feel bad about seeing fires break out on Maui...
Honestly, if things are burning that badly, he’s probably already there. Wherever he goes, everything just catches fire... Maybe he was even hitting the Rockies, the Sierras, or the Cascades too!! Is he just traveling all over America trying to burn it down?! 😠 🙂
What a complete piece of work, just like Bernie! I can't stand that guy one bit. He really thinks he’s going to call the shots at Gilles Villeneuve's track?! Absolute trash... 😠
So, picture this: during qualifying on Saturday, these cars roll out with a specific fuel load and a set configuration, clocking in a lap time of, say, 1:15.00.
Then Sunday rolls around for the race. Logic dictates that those opening laps should actually be faster than the qualifying times. They’re running that same optimized setup from yesterday, and with every single lap, the car gets lighter because they're burning through fuel...
But that's not what happens. Instead, they start out dragging, sometimes two full seconds off the pace, and it takes them ten laps just to even approach those qualifying numbers.
Why is that?
P.S. I'd rather look like an idiot now than fly blind later.
Taylor Hayes said:I remember you wearing that Honda shirt. There were plenty of Ferrari fans there, but we had our fair share of silver supporters too, and even a few BMW fans mixed in! wearyraven41, we aren't any cheaters. We all earned that prize fair and square, which made winning it feel even better.
Look, I'm just messing with you guys about being scammers... I'm not even playing the giveaway because I already bought my ticket back in March.
And honestly, I know exactly who the lucky winner is... that British American Racing Honda shirt? Someone won that through the online sweepstakes.
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wearyraven41, glad I actually picked a topic people care about! Nothing new to report from my end. Well, this silence can only mean one thing: when everyone stays quiet, they’re just pretending to agree!
Honestly, these drivers aren't exactly superstars... especially the young guns who didn't spend much time grinding in the junior formulas before jumping straight into Formula 1...
David Coulthard thinks Formula 1 cars have been dumbed down by advances in engineering.
"There’s no stopping technological progress," noted Coulthard. He spent years behind the wheel in 158 races before moving into the commentary booth for NBC.
"We're stuck with what we've got. The issue is that Formula 1 is a high-tech playground. Manufacturers dive in to flex their engineering muscles, which begs the question: how much can you actually simplify these cars without losing the essence?
"What really gets to me is seeing a kid like Nico Rosberg—a talented guy who might reach his father's level one day, even though he's only 17 and has just one year of circuit racing under his belt—hop into a Formula 1 car and match the top pace almost immediately.
"To me, that proves one thing: these cars have become way too easy to drive."