Formula 1 Auto Racing

Started by drachal, 12/16/2021 11:42AM
Posted 12/16/2021 11:42AM Opening Post
I'm just curious if there are any Formula 1 fan here? I accidentally stumbled on it one Sunday morning earlier this year and have kept up with it ever since. The season is over and will not start up until March.

Darian R.
Posted 12/16/2021 01:12PM #1
Originally Posted by Darian Rachal
I'm just curious if there are any Formula 1 fan here? I accidentally stumbled on it one Sunday morning earlier this year and have kept up with it ever since. The season is over and will not start up until March.

I am a Formula 1 fan...... That said my favorite is Rally Racing. 


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sa-HNaiy4c

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Monroe GA
Posted 12/16/2021 02:17PM #2
Originally Posted by Greg Shaffer


I am a Formula 1 fan...... That said my favorite is Rally Racing. 


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sa-HNaiy4c
Greg, I'll have to admit, that looks like a lot of fun.cheerful

Darian R.
Posted 12/18/2021 03:59AM #3
Formula 1 is so advanced the cars really don't slide around much. They learn the limits of the corners. Any speed beyond that and the cars mostly just leap off the track. I liked the old manual transmissions more than the autos. Bring them back!
Posted 12/21/2021 04:45AM #4
Originally Posted by Mel Maki
Formula 1 is so advanced the cars really don't slide around much. They learn the limits of the corners. Any speed beyond that and the cars mostly just leap off the track. I liked the old manual transmissions more than the autos. Bring them back!
Mel, it's my understanding that the F1 cars are designed to have incredible downforce to increase traction. The faster they go the more downforce.

It amazes me that they can make a pit stop in less than 2.5 seconds. I wonder how much those tires cost?

Darian R.
Posted 12/26/2021 08:42AM #5
Originally Posted by Greg Shaffer


I am a Formula 1 fan...... That said my favorite is Rally Racing. 


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sa-HNaiy4c
Those guys are INSANE!  

The crowds are even crazier.  I saw one guy seemed to just miss a spectator and the spectator didn't even jump out of the way.

They sure get close to those drivers and they do it in the mud, where you can lose control easily?

I wouldn't get with 100 feet of the cars.   If one of them wrecks and comes your way, Its a 1500 pound missile!!  
Posted 12/26/2021 11:46AM | Edited 12/26/2021 11:47AM #6
Originally Posted by Richard Davis

Those guys are INSANE!  

The crowds are even crazier.  I saw one guy seemed to just miss a spectator and the spectator didn't even jump out of the way.

They sure get close to those drivers and they do it in the mud, where you can lose control easily?

I wouldn't get with 100 feet of the cars.   If one of them wrecks and comes your way, Its a 1500 pound missile!!  

Yep.....edge of the seat kinda racing lol. I love it......mud, rain, one lane roads, pavement, cow pastures (when they miss a turn lol), balls to the wall lol

20" MidnighTelescopes f/5
8" f/16 Muffoletto Achro
Meade 6" AR6 f/8.0 Achro
Celestron C11
Parallax PI250 10" F/5 Newt
Vixen FL102S,NA140SS,R200SS
80mm Stellarvue Nighthawk with WO APOupgrade lens, 90mm f/16.67 Parallax Achro
LXD75/LX200, Mini-tower, GP-DX, CG5 ASGT, LXD650, GM-8, G11, GM-100, GM-150EX, GM-200 and a Gemini G40
4" portable AP convertable 44" or 70" pier
Stellarvue M7 Alt-Az, TSL7 Pier/Tripod
12.5" f/5 MidnighTelescopes DOB Swayze optics
Monroe GA
Posted 12/29/2021 12:43AM #7
The cars were different from each other and the driver did it all.  I stood next to a 60's Ferrari. My best car experience. Whirring, spinning, unbelievable exhaust.