Ferrari Mailing List: Re: US F1 GP

[Rick Lindsay (rolindsay]

Yep, the street cars use a jumper across the harness
connector.  With that much crud happening on the wheel
I wonder how they interface it.  USB?  If it were an
MG there would be a great huge harness, wraped in blue
tape containing partly melted un-tined wires, sticking
out and restricting rotational movement!
--- Charles Perry <charles [at] carolina-sound.com> wrote:

> Checking in on Michael's office, I really like the
> gray knob in the
> bottom middle with the Scuderia shield on it.
> Considering the lack of
> other labeling, I can only assume that that control
> adjusts the
> "Ferrariness" of the car.
> 
> It appears Michael and the team have it adjusted to
> only about 70%
> Ferrariness, which probably explains why the car is
> so reliable. I am
> sure the street cars are fixed at 100% Ferrariness,
> and are therefore
> time consuming and expensive to fix.
> 
> :-)
> 
> -- charles
> 
>  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rick Lindsay [mailto:rolindsay [at] yahoo.com] 
> Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2007 10:22 PM
> To: Charles Perry
> Cc: The FerrariList
> Subject: [Ferrari] US F1 GP
> 
> Hello Friends,
>    A few months ago I wrote a little piece about
> working a Grand Prix
> weekend as a pit/grid marshal.  I received a number
> of very nice replies
> saying that they enjoyed learning what the circus
> looks like from the
> inside.
>    Here is another crack at that same idea but this
> time as a random
> series of pictures from last year. 
> I'll point out a couple I like then turn you loose
> to view them all.
> 
>    Here's a good starting place; Michael's office:
> http://www.aubard.us/F1/18.jpg
> 
>    My daughter and her husband in casual mode before
> going to work.
> They're marshals too, as is Rui Gigante, but they're
> not working this
> year's event:
> http://www.aubard.us/F1/22.jpg
> 
>    Same two at work: http://www.aubard.us/F1/3.jpg
> 
>    That's me working pit-out:
> http://www.aubard.us/F1/4.jpg and again, this time
> on the radio to Race
> Control:
> http://www.aubard.us/F1/6.jpg
> 
>    The photographer and fellow marshal, responsible
> for these pictures,
> Dr. Brian Manning:
> http://www.aubard.us/F1/2.jpg 
> 
>    And our hero, Steve:
> http://www.aubard.us/F1/57.jpg
> 
>    Enough of the silliness.  Here's the link (to
> make it easier for you)
> to the directory containing the pictures.  Enjoy.
> http://www.aubard.us/F1
> 
>    This year I am working pit-in and operating
> communications from that
> station.  We have a hard land-line there just to
> insure redundancy with
> the radios.  Our goal, and the reason for
> communications, is to
> guarantee safety and rules-compliance between pit-in
> and the scrutineer
> station in garage 1.  The FIA have their speed radar
> there also but
> that's not our concern.
>    I leave for Indy in about 4 days.  Can't wait!!!
> 
> Regards,
> 
> rick
>
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