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Hypothetical Racing Series: Formula Distracted

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  1. FarmerDave

    FarmerDave F1 World Champ Consultant

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    Purely a hypothetical, bench racing fodder for fun. A friend pointed out that this sounds like something from top gear, but I had the idea while driving to work this morning, probably not the first one to have this idea.

    -Nurburgring Nordschliefe

    -Any 2013 mass production, true manual transmission, showroom spec.

    -Rolling start with 24 oz coffee, 145 degrees F, in a flimsy Styrofoam cup and a production touchscreen-only smart phone velcroed to the dash.

    -driver must complete drinking the coffee and send 2 text messages, which mimic a message sent to the driver at random intervals during the lap, must be repeated with 90% accuracy.
     
    FarmerDave, Jan 16, 2013
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  2. rob lay

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    16 year old girls would win!
     
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  3. GuyIncognito

    GuyIncognito Nine Time F1 World Champ Silver Subscribed

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    we have it.

    it's called the 405.
     
    GuyIncognito, Jan 16, 2013
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  4. bobzdar

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    It'd basically be a test of how good your car's voice recognition system is. A crappy one and you lose, a good one and you will hardly lose any lap time (and may be a better indicator of real world performance of the cars than any purely track test).
     
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  5. kverges

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    Or die trying
     
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  6. WCH

    WCH F1 Veteran Owner Rossa Subscribed

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    "24 oz coffee"


    Um ... could a Grande Latte be homologated?
     
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  7. Turbopanzer

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    Only if an Espresso gets a weight advantage clause added to the rules.
     
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  8. tervuren

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    I find I can listen to my in helmet radio communications with no penalty to my lap time, but if I'm thinking about answering/talking, or open my mouth to talk, lap time drops dramatically. Its really bad if you get the response "I couldn't understand that".
     
    tervuren, Jan 18, 2013
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  9. Whisky

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    How on earth does anyone drive on the 5, the dime and the 405 on a motorcycle and not die?
     
    Whisky, Jan 21, 2013
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  10. Whisky

    Whisky Three Time F1 World Champ Silver Subscribed

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    Fixed it for ya...
     
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  11. GuyIncognito

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    beats me. you just named 3 of the main reasons I don't have a bike out here.
     
    GuyIncognito, Jan 21, 2013
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  12. NeuroBeaker

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    So... you mean it wasn't just a healthy manly aversion to those stylish leather trousers the 2-wheel crowd's stylists recommend? :D

    All the best,
    Andrew.
     
    NeuroBeaker, Jan 21, 2013
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  13. GuyIncognito

    GuyIncognito Nine Time F1 World Champ Silver Subscribed

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    no, I still have those :eek:
     
    GuyIncognito, Jan 21, 2013
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  14. bigodino

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    And to spice it up a little, introduce oncoming traffic. ;)
     
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