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F1 History / Re: Best looking F1 cars
« Last post by cosworth151 on May 11, 2024, 07:56:40 PM »I'm so old I can remember when snakes had legs.
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F1 History / Re: Gilles and Didlier
« Last post by cosworth151 on May 11, 2024, 07:47:45 PM »Back in the 60's and earlier, there was no pit lane. The pits were at the side of the track with no barriers of any kind between the pit crews and the full speed race cars.
Here's the pits at Sebring in 1961. I don't think those hay bails would have stopped an out of control race car.
Here's the pits at Sebring in 1961. I don't think those hay bails would have stopped an out of control race car.
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F1 History / Re: Gilles and Didlier
« Last post by Dare on May 10, 2024, 09:32:58 PM »Yeah there used be no speed limit in the pits
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General F1 Discussion / Re: Miami F1 GP boss hits back at fake news about sky high food prices
« Last post by Dare on May 10, 2024, 09:31:34 PM »Food and drink at ball games. Someone has to pay for their ridiculous salaries
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General F1 Discussion / Re: Miami F1 GP boss hits back at fake news about sky high food prices
« Last post by lkjohnson1950 on May 10, 2024, 07:06:03 PM »Or popcorn and a Coke at the movies. 
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F1 History / Re: Gilles and Didlier
« Last post by cosworth151 on May 10, 2024, 04:18:31 PM »There's a saying in aviation that applies just as well to racing - the regulations are written in blood. The only time they change is after someone gets killed.
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General F1 Discussion / Re: Miami F1 GP boss hits back at fake news about sky high food prices
« Last post by Willy on May 10, 2024, 03:56:06 PM »Any situation where people are basically captive and must purchase food from vendors that are available to them are always going to pay excessive food costs. Anyone who has bought a beer and a hot dog at any major sports event will understand that.
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General F1 Discussion / Re: Trump at the Miami GP
« Last post by Dare on May 09, 2024, 08:25:37 PM »Most people you can take or leave but with trump it seems
you love or despise him.
you love or despise him.
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F1 History / Re: Gilles and Didlier
« Last post by Dare on May 09, 2024, 08:20:30 PM »If anyone would like to see the film it's on YouTube
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F1 History / Re: Gilles and Didlier
« Last post by lkjohnson1950 on May 09, 2024, 08:02:32 PM »Unfortunately, many families went through this "back in the day". The death of Clark was an eye opener. A number of drivers said things like if it can happen to Jimmy, it can happen to anyone. A columnist at the time wrote a fine piece stating Clark wasn't killed by a flat tire, or a suspension failure, he was killed by a tree. A tree that had no business being there. But safety took a long time to improve. First came guardrails, but drivers were killed by the very guardrails meant to protect them. Today, cars are so safe, tracks are so safe, we don't have to deal with the issue of driver deaths very often. It saddens me to think if Clark had the same accident today, he would hit a soft, impact absorbing barrier and pop out waving to the crowd.