COTA 2021 Pre-Race Thread

I'm not gonna throw out all my hacks, but SHOULD you find yourself "in the Paddock Building, the open balconies on the north end of both two and three are normally pretty chill..Southbys was serving Andretti Wine there one year and I had a nice chat about that.

Avoid any goons with an ear bud and cord, that's Paddock Club security....
COTA Security will be grey polos with radios, and a lot of them are old Club Racer guys that have worked their way to paid positions, I have great chats with them, but most know me on sight. So that works against me in the $10K ticket areas!!!!

 

How about a wig and moustache? If you have to, wear a dress!

 

The poster 2.0

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Regardless of whatever came afterwards, her first qualifying at Indy was really breathtaking. After that she never seemed quite as racy. Although her giving a good talking to Milka at Mid-Ohio is also memorable.

 

Ha! Milka Duno, whom the late Robin Miller referred to as "Milk and Donuts."

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At least Danny understands the theme when it comes to fashion
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It was the dumb media stuff. They were trying to build a 'brand' and too many folks were in her ear.

MVP quality stuff, as per usual!

 

Leclerc: Travel exemption mix-up led to New York detour for US GP

 

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The "One Day To Go" official poster.

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And the big news one day before the US GP is that people are making fools of themselves in silly hats and costumes, and painting their helmets out of boredom.

 

If the race was in California or NY, the snowflakes would be shouting it is "cultural appropriation!".

 

https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/f1-drivers-welcome-plan-to-delete-lap-times-set-under-double-yellow-flags/6697216/

F1 drivers welcome plan to delete lap times set under double yellow flags
By: Adam Cooper
Oct 21, 2021, 3:11 PM
Formula 1 drivers have welcomed the FIA’s plan to delete any lap times achieved by cars that pass through a double waved yellow zone in practice and in qualifying.
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As previously reported the idea of deleting times emerged in Turkey after Fernando Alonso controversially escaped sanction following a post-qualifying investigation of a yellow flag offence.

After informal discussions between teams and race director Michael Masi on the morning of the race in Istanbul, the subject was debated further in a sporting advisory group meeting last week, when all teams agreed that it would be a good solution.

Masi has now formally confirmed that the system, similar to that for track limits offences, will be used from this weekend’s US GP.

His race director’s notes for the Austin weekend read: “Any driver passing through a double waved yellow marshalling sector must reduce speed significantly and be prepared to change direction or stop.

“In order for the stewards to be satisfied that any such driver has complied with these requirements it must be clear that he has not attempted to set a meaningful lap time. For practical purposes any driver in a double yellow sector will have that lap time deleted."

A section reading “this means the driver should abandon the lap (this does not necessarily mean he has to pit as the track could well be clear the following lap)” has been removed.

Drivers agree that the new initiative is a positive one.

 

So much better than that awful children's helmet he had.