According to the SpaceX commentators during the live stream, the drogue chutes use explosive charges to deploy; they even referred to them as “mortars”. And apparently, one of the first things they do when they reach the capsule is to have a specialist climb aboard and inspect the charges to insure there were no…
Seems to me, ignoring the “forced drama”, the issue here is making a tire that “goes off” without actually failing. I thought they did this for a while. It’s not terribly complicated to achieve; start with a carcass that’s durable and won’t fail as easily as those used last weekend, but make them essentially out of…
OK... Here’s my question... But first, let mt start by saying, I absolutely LOVE the F1, it has *always* been my favorite car. And even though it’s now too old for Leo DeCaprio to date, the looks still hold up all these years later. Gordon Murray is *THE* man and the T.50 is THE car. It has eye watering specs that…
Why do you guys have to make it political? I come here to get away from that stuff!
When I saw it, it had a front bumper, so that made it look a lot better. I have some photos around here somewhere on my hard drive, I’m just too lazy to go looking for them.
I absolutely agree with you... Mostly. There was a time when cars had *too much* sidewall, and they wallowed all over the place. I’m talking 70-75% sidewalls. Then cars began showing up with 60-55 and so on. Personally I think 50 is the ideal number if your car is performance oriented. Otherwise a 55-60 is good for…
Yah, it’s pretty damn slick, and it looks even better in person.
Most definitely!
You da man Bradley Brownell!
Senna was most definitely a rather unfortunate exception.
You makes some valid points. Still, Vettel has proven that past performance is no guarantee of future results. And as you’ve said, among other things, Perez brings the money were as Vettel will most certainly cost money... And lots of it too...
“He needs every opportunity possible to prove to the team that he should stay on next year...”
Agreed. Ferrari has had a toxic culture going all the way back to Enzo himself. He would frequently pit internal organizations against each other, and while that may have worked in the old days, it’s counterproductive in today’s world.
Ferrari’s lack luster performance, at least in recent seasons, can’t be blamed entirely on the car. They’ve suffered more than their share of self inflicted wounds. Repeatedly snatching defeat from the jaws of victory with frequent bad strategy calls, Vettel’s growing penchant for pirouettes, off-roading, and other…
Toe-may-toe, toe-mah-toe.
WOW!
I was going to say; he most definitely looks like he knows what he’s doing. I was thinking, Poland? He’s must have some experience as a rally driver.