OMG.... good pick-up. Fixed yours AND mine. Yep... he rolled that one, I believe. LOL PS. Interesting post, thanks.
that's how I cracked my oil cooler on the QV during the GG run I am getting a new cooler, had the spoiler fixed, all the springs have been done and I'm getting the bottom of the car painted again .... then onto ebay
In all fairness, not only is there no run off while driving at an average of 250kph plus, they race every weekend, not like most other Motorsports. Can you imagine the extra cost in supplying and transporting wet weather tyres. And how good are the yanks, they seem to be able to schedule their racing where it doesn't rain. I think from memory there has only been one delayed race this year and one postponed race so why bother with the expense of wet weather tyres.
It's something of a cheap shot and a bit of yank bashing. There are 2 elements that feature highly in NASCAR and Indy, tradition and entertainment. NASCAR began on dirt ovals, Indianapolis was originally surfaced with bricks - you can't race on either if its raining. Prize money for the drivers was a function of how many punters paid to watch, another reason to avoid wet races. European F1 began with "round the town" races, organised by dilitante gentlemen who had no concern with the paying public. The drivers were paid very little and few were able to drive professionally, unless they had a wealthy patron. Motor racing in the US, along with car ownership in general, was much more of an "everyman" pursuit and a lot of drivers made much better money than they could in Europe. Today, NASCAR and Indy adhere to tradition and put on a show. Most F1 races are better on TV than at the circuit (Monaco and Monza the only exceptions I can think of) whereas the American events are the reverse. Shall we discuss Mr Ecclestone's commitment to the history and traditions of F1? Seen any sell out crowds at a Korean GP lately? Take away the freeby & corporate tickets and half the modern GP's would be empty, raining or otherwise.
