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fu manchu
Occasionally has a life
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 10:27 pm Posts: 130
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dogbert10
Doesn't have much of a life
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:23 pm Posts: 638 Location: 3959 miles from the centre of the Earth - give or take a bit
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Don't know if it's because it's a Monday, but I didn't find that very funny at all.
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Mon Nov 15, 2010 2:47 pm |
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fu manchu
Occasionally has a life
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 10:27 pm Posts: 130
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Well its not "have a heart attack whilst watching the Goodies" funny but it gave me a chuckle.
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Mon Nov 15, 2010 3:04 pm |
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veato
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 7:17 am Posts: 5550 Location: Nottingham
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I didn't find it funny but the opening paragraph made me chuckle....
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Mon Nov 15, 2010 4:11 pm |
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Amnesia10
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Maybe this is a way of getting newer, younger and cheaper drivers into F1?
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AlunD
Site Admin
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 6:12 am Posts: 7011 Location: Wiltshire
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Fri Nov 26, 2010 2:15 pm |
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ProfessorF
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:56 pm Posts: 12030
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So, Webber didn't do too badly over the last few races. Nothing to be ashamed of at all. Even more impressive is the fact he did the last 4 races with a broken shoulder. http://jalopnik.com/5707277/mark-webber-drove-final-f1-races-with-broken-shoulder 
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AlunD
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Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 6:12 am Posts: 7011 Location: Wiltshire
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Tue Dec 07, 2010 6:21 am |
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veato
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 7:17 am Posts: 5550 Location: Nottingham
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PAH! I once went to work with a stubbed toe.
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Tue Dec 07, 2010 12:47 pm |
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Spreadie
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 6:06 pm Posts: 6355 Location: IoW
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Yeah! All he does is sit down for a living! He's hardly an athlete of your calibre. 
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Tue Dec 07, 2010 1:28 pm |
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belchingmatt
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri May 15, 2009 3:16 am Posts: 6146 Location: Middle Earth
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Just been browsing through the BBC formula1 site and noticed that they are already counting down to the next GP, 93 days to go. Also just seen that from 2013 engines will change. Down from a 2.4l V8 producing 750bhp @ 18000rpm to 1.6l 4 cylinder turbo producing 600bhp @ 10000rpm, with another 150bhp being provided by KERS. 
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Tue Dec 07, 2010 7:44 pm |
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Spreadie
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 6:06 pm Posts: 6355 Location: IoW
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F1 cars running on a four pot? WTF? But then, a 1.6 four pot turning out 600 BHP! 
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Tue Dec 07, 2010 10:54 pm |
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Fogmeister
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Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:35 pm Posts: 6580 Location: Getting there
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It's to promote smaller but more powerful (and therefore more efficient) engines to the public. i.e. if an F1 car can go that fast with a 1.6 then maybe I don't need my 3+ litre turbo Audi R8 (or whatever).
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Tue Dec 07, 2010 11:06 pm |
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veato
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In terms of BHP per litre I dont know many cars more efficient than producing 750bhp+ with 2.4l (fair enough they turn at 18k rpm!)
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Wed Dec 08, 2010 6:42 am |
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Fogmeister
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But surely a 1.6l engine spinning at the same rpm producing 600bhp is going to be a lot more efficient than a 2.4l engine producing 750bhp? I don't know the ins and outs of it all but all other factors being equal I would say the smaller engine is more efficient?
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