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  1. Ferraripilot

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    #2 pingi3, Jan 29, 2012
    I'm turning 40 soon so your saying I have a chance at driving a F1 car.

    Well one can always dream ;)
     
  3. vinuneuro

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    #3 vinuneuro, Jan 29, 2012
    Which other pro drivers have set times at this track.
     
  4. Ferraripilot

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    #4 Ferraripilot, Jan 29, 2012

    Well, not everyone applies to that rule I guess. Anyway, this karting track is home or has been run at by countless professionals and F1 guys. It's as common a track to karting as Valencia is to F1.

    Here's a lap: [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3JaqwYpZfQ[/ame]
     
  5. Ferraripilot

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    #5 Ferraripilot, Jan 29, 2012
    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0txFVrWstM&feature=related[/ame]


    And good one of Michael last summer taking out Vettel who still won't drive a 'grown-up' car with a 6 speed shifter (grown-up shifter is about .500-.750 difference in these). P1. MS P5. Vettel
     
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    #6 NWaterfall, Jan 29, 2012
    Wow!! That's actually quite an accomplishment!!



    And for those who follow karting, that is somewhat of a statement by Vortex against the mighty prowess that is TecSav
     
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    #9 texasmr2, Jan 29, 2012
    MS is STILL the man!!!
     
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    Anthony Kart?? :confused:
     
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    :)
     
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    Mario.
     
  13. NWaterfall

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    #13 NWaterfall, Jan 30, 2012
    This is the track mentioned. Camera is onboard 'Tonio Liuzzi with Schumi just in front of him.

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jR6WvS8WbHU[/ame]

    I'm sure he was running without weights and/or different tires than race spec, but still not too shabby of a lap!
     
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    #14 SPEEDCORE, Jan 30, 2012
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    Cool vid. The future of F1? :eek:
     
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    #15 Aircon, Jan 30, 2012
    As always, this works on my android phone but not my iPad. Stupid apple!

    Why are you sure about weights/tyres?
     
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    #16 tifosi12, Jan 30, 2012
    I drove my first F1 at age 40.
     
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    #17 NWaterfall, Jan 30, 2012
    I'm not sure as in positive, but I highly highly suspect it. I've been around karting for quite a while and know a few of the drivers that race the same type of kart he practices with. I was also involved at the race Cig1 posted. While his racecraft is some of, if not, the best I've seen, Schumi's outright speed isn't quite there.

    Also, at Kerpen (his track in Germany) he likes to run a different tire that is not legal for the racing class his kart would compete in. That tire is a bit quicker than the official KZ2 tires.

    If you are just there to turn laps for practice, you aren't testing for a specific racing class so why purposely slow yourself down...?
     
  18. Ferraripilot

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    #18 Ferraripilot, Jan 31, 2012
    Thought this was interesting. MB has a 'engine' challenge where journalists and former F1 mechanics come in to the engine factory and put things together and are timed.

    Nico did it in 3:15 and Schu did it in 3:00 dead. All other former F1 mechanics and journalists were well over 4:30.

    http://scarbsf1.wordpress.com/
     
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    #19 texasmr2, Jan 31, 2012
    Anyone else notice how much smoother MS was and how badly Liuzzi was abusing his tires but still could not pass?
     

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