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Oct. 21, 2011 5:10 p.m. cwh SuperDork

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/nationworld/sns-viral-video-formula-one-pov,0,391...
Oct. 21, 2011 5:39 p.m. vwcorvette HalfDork

Pretty cool viewpoint. Good example to others about looking ahead into the corners. Should show this to my DE students.
Oct. 21, 2011 6:25 p.m. doc_speeder Reader

That's pretty awesome. I'd like to see more race footage like this maybe.
Oct. 21, 2011 8:44 p.m. cwh SuperDork

I was impressed by how fast the shifts were. How do they do that?
Oct. 21, 2011 10:18 p.m. TRoglodyte HalfDork

cwh wrote:

I was impressed by how fast the shifts were. How do they do that?

Electric solenoids? Downshift is preselected for optimum launch from apex at throttle application. Sir Jackie had to row his own at Monaco, Fangio was the master IMHO.
Oct. 21, 2011 11:34 p.m. hotrodlarry Reader

I like the end....

Coming in Hot!!
Oct. 21, 2011 11:51 p.m. mad_machine SuperDork

a lot smoother ride than I would have expected
Oct. 22, 2011 1:34 a.m. novaderrik Dork

the red Bull guys should have used that same camera perspective on the video they made at the Austin F1 track a few weeks ago..
Oct. 22, 2011 10:39 a.m. cwh SuperDork

Those engines run stupid high rpms. How do they control valves at those speeds?
Oct. 22, 2011 11:20 a.m. mistanfo SuperDork

I believe the valves are pneumatically actuated.
Oct. 22, 2011 7:48 p.m. Twin_Cam SuperDork

TRoglodyte wrote:

cwh wrote:

I was impressed by how fast the shifts were. How do they do that?

Electric solenoids? Downshift is preselected for optimum launch from apex at throttle application. Sir Jackie had to row his own at Monaco, Fangio was the master IMHO.

Did Sir Jackie have to deal with 6G of braking force and being able to go from a dead stop to 200 mph in under 15 seconds? Didn't think so The guys are still insanely good drivers, even if they don't have a third pedal. Plus there's no room for one up there!

Formula 1 cars are silly, let's just go with that. And that was a sweet video. And soundtrack.
Oct. 24, 2011 10:17 a.m. scardeal HalfDork

I know what my virtual laps are of that course, and the F1 car makes it seem like an autocross by comparison. Very fast.
Oct. 24, 2011 10:25 a.m. 4cylndrfury SuperDork

F1 sounds make my wobbly bits happy