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| HughB Member Since: 27 Oct 2020 Location: London Posts: 11   
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Having watched the "race", I retract my earlier comment - because of the surface, it was totally pointless. It was the F1 equivalent of driving in thick fog. Hopefully, they'll come up with a better format for the next location.
And invest in a meaningful environmental project at each location to compensate for the damage they do. |
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4th Apr 2021 6:59pm |
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| mwestcrew Member Since: 09 Dec 2019 Location: South Warwickshire Posts: 278 
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I watched the ITV coverage. The production is awful with background music for the heats, hardly any actual driving footage, no explanation of the rules, no tech info on the cars, no biogs of the drivers. Out of an hour of programme there was about 12 minutes of racing.
No explanation as to why multiple WRC champion Sebastien Loeb was almost a minute behind. No analysis. And Lewis Hamilton tub-thumping again. Terrible Terrible Terrible 2011 130 Utility Body 2005 110 Van |
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5th Apr 2021 3:08pm |
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| Zed Member Since: 07 Oct 2017 Location: In the woods Posts: 3348 
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That's ITV for you. Was it a highlights show? The Beeb had a decent technical breakdown of rules and the cars. Everything from chassis construction and Williams made batteries down to tyres and even size of the brakes. 355mm BTW. WARNING.
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5th Apr 2021 4:45pm |
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| Dave T Member Since: 07 Jun 2013 Location: Glasgow Posts: 490 
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Eurosport also explained the rules, but was more like strictly, if you are more popular you get a better start spot......it’s also racing, whilst maybe say you need same number of men and women overall, but you have to have one of each....is that not more demeaning? 2015 RRS Autobiography SDV6
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5th Apr 2021 4:56pm |
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| Zed Member Since: 07 Oct 2017 Location: In the woods Posts: 3348
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I don't see how equal billing could be demeaning but that question would be better answered by a woman. Personally I didn't notice as the women were all very competitive and from a British point of view it was great to see Munnings do so well. Not just in the race but bringing the car home on 3 wheels showed real skill. She was still carrying some serious speed. Also Chadwick made the switch from track look easy. Perhaps more so than Button, although I haven't seen their respective times.
Obviously it's early days but I think the series shows promise. The dust clouds on certain tracks will always be an issue. Perhaps wider gates could be a solution? As the weekend progresses and ruts get deeper a wider line with better visibility may provide an overtaking opportunity. WARNING. This post may contain sarcasm. |
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5th Apr 2021 5:43pm |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018 
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Some good questions asked in this piece:
https://www.topgear.com/car-news/electric/...ns-answers |
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8th Apr 2021 6:57am |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018
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Another chance to give it a go this weekend.
"The inaugural season of the innovative new Extreme E championship will take place this weekend – although not as organisers had originally planned.  Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge The series for electric off-road SUVs was designed to promote sustainability by staging races in remote locations that had been impacted by climate change. After events in Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Greenland and Sardinia, the season was supposed to conclude in Ushuaia, the world’s most southernmost city, in Argentina. But due to the ongoing pandemic, it will instead conclude in Dorset on the south coast of England. But while an event on the muddy tank-testing tracks of Bovington Camp near Poole might not seem that extreme, the unique nature of the event (grandly titled the Jurassic X Prix after the nearby Jurassic Coast) does create some interesting challenges for both teams and drivers. While Extreme E events aren't open to spectators, this weekend’s action will be shown on ITV, Sky and the BBC’s digital channels." https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/motorsp...-challenge Click image to enlarge |
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17th Dec 2021 2:49pm |
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| dorsetsmith Member Since: 30 Oct 2011 Location: South West Posts: 4554 |
Might not seem that extreme
 the tank have been out and about last weeks I'm shore the site will then good run for there money |
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17th Dec 2021 3:29pm |
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| Mdm Member Since: 11 Sep 2013 Location: Sunny Lancashire Posts: 1635
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An interesting thread for a new series and event well i was one of the few to attend the event as a marshal this week.
I've got to say we were well treated (marshals) and it was good to see how they set up and run the event. the course was soft, wet and rough plus plenty of air time as im sure the videos show. just a few pics to give a flour of the event i do have a few more feel free to ask any questions about the set up. Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge |
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