Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Sebring Questions

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I remember the in-car video of Nicolas Minassian doing laps at Texas, it  was 
like a video game I couldn't stop laughing.
 
 
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In a message dated 4/3/2009 7:17:13 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, Red5hilser  
writes:

Speaking  of pulling G's, der Frau and I flew to Texas Speedway several years 
ago to  watch the CART Indy Car races there. During practice, the drivers 
were  'greying out' in the corners due to pulling excessive G's.

So . . . an  hour before the race, most of the drivers, headed by Michael 
Andretti said  that it was 'too dangerous', and wouldn't drive. 

So the promoters  cancelled the race and refunded the price of the tickets. 
That was the good  news. The bad news was that were were out RT air fare, 
rental car, hotel, and  meals. Well over $1,000 dollars. 

Almost as bad as he trip to Indy for  the Bridgestone only USGP. The only 
difference between the two races was at  Texas, the fistfights were in the 
pits, 
and at the USGP, we had several break  out on our grandstand. Talk about fun!

I love the smell of tear gas in  the morning and fans being hauled away in 
handcuffs! <g> Who else was  there for that fiasco?

Yer 'been there, seen that' pal, Battling'  Bubba


-----Original Message-----
From: JAshburne
Subject: Re:  [Ferrari] Sebring Questions


  Maybe drivers will have to wear G Suits like fighter pilots wear.
  
  
 In a message dated 4/2/2009 11:40:31 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
 _l02turner [at] comcast.net_ (mailto:l02turner [at] comcast.net)  writes:
 
 Have  been watching my tape of the recent subject race and have a couple of  
 questions
 for the brain rust, make that brain trust.  One of the  commentators 
 mentioned the P1 leaders were pulling 4 G's thru some corners  and around 
 1.5G on braking (!!) - pretty incredible,  He also said  the braking, 
 especially, was very hard on the legs and back - painful in  fact - every 
 lap, over and over.
 
 Ya think we're close to creating  cars that are too demanding physically for 
 the drivers?  M Shumacher  was very fit when driving F1 as was most other 
 drivers at that level - I  suspect that was for self protection as much as 
 for improving their  driving ability.
 
 Or perhaps the cars already exist that are so good at  pulling high G's when 
 cornering or braking that they had to be redesigned  to allow the drivers 
 some hint of the ability to be in control?  IOW,  are the designs of the 
cars 
 being restrained by the drivers  physiology?
 
 Next, where were the Porsche RS Spyders?  Taking a  break?  ;-)
 
 Thanks gang -
 ;-)
 
 LarryT
 Porsche  Posters!! And
 Oil Analysis at youroil.net.  
 
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