Anyone here been to the Canadian GP before? If so, do you know if you can rent two-way headsets and scanners there? I know you can get the Kangaroo TV but since we've got a huge screen right near us at the track I'm not really interested in that.

Here's the kind of headset I'm looking for:


Also, if anyone has a set they're not using that week, I'd be glad to rent them from you.

Thanks!
Mike

 

Here's the schedule for the rest of the weekend, lifted from SpeedTV:

Saturday, May 10, 2008
7:00 a.m. EST Turkish Grand Prix Qualifying (L)

Sunday, May 11, 2008
6:00 a.m. EST GP2 Championship Series – Turkey
7:30 a.m. EST Turkish Grand Prix (L)
1:00 p.m. EST Inside Grand Prix
1:30 p.m. EST Turkish Grand Prix (re-air)

Wednesday, May 14, 2008
12:00 p.m. EST Inside Grand Prix (re-air)
12:30 p.m. EST Turkish Grand Prix (re-air)

 

Did anybody see the recent "Top Gear" episode on BBC America where Richard drove a Renault F1 car for two laps around Silverstone? I was quite an interesting piece.

 

I would love to see Alonso on Top Gear, as long as they put a gag in Jeremy on that occasion.

 

I did see that Top Gear. (He didn't lap the Silverstone GP circuit, though, just some smaller loop.) It was amazing how difficult it was for him to just get the car moving from a stop. We also got a nice cockpit-level view that we never get from TV. They really can't see much around them, but at the speeds they travel they've got to be looking way, way down the track.

It was very instructive in showing that regardless of driver aids, it takes a lot more than a monkey to jump in and control one of these beasts.

 

Well, sure enough, there's a red horsey in the front row but he's at least flanked by 2 McLaren's with his brother in arms in 4th. Should make for a very interesting start. Still why is Fred 10th in points....

 

The way Kim passed Alonso there, I started to wonder where SF is hiding their nitrous bottle...

 

He's not anymore. He moved up to 8th.

Varsha and Co. are wondering about Ferrari's increase in horsepower after the FIA gave them permission to fix an engine oiling problem in the name of reliability.

 

No, they aren't........

They said some of the other teams were wondering about it because it seems like Ferrari had more HP, but what they also said was they thought it was down to AERO, not HP.......

Pretty good race, at least for Massa!

The Hamster did well to finish as high as he did given 3 stops compared the the Red Horses 2....

All in all, this year is really much better than the last two in terms of competetiveness.

Most are saying Monaco suits the current Ferrari very well - fair warning!

 

I know what it is. Check out this picture I found on the Ferrari F1 page:
Oh, and yes, their car is AWD now. See? Told ya they was cheatin'.

 

Great race by McLaren and Hamilton in Turkey. Their strategy was brilliant, though apparently they hoped for better given Ron Dennis' comment to Peter Windsor on the grid that the car was good enough for pole and Hamilton over-drove in Q3.

Here's a thought: Since the odd-numbered spots on the grid are generally on the clean line, and the even-numbered spots are on the dirty line, why not give the even-numbered qualifiers the option to trade places with the next-slowest qualifier? P2 trades with P3, P4 trades with P5, etc. That way you would be rewarded for qualifying 2nd rather than "penalized" when the 3rd-place starter has better traction off the line than you do.

 

I am vacationing in Italy right now. While strolling in Venice last night, we discovered not just one, but TWO Ferrari merchandise shops! I figured I could get the results for the race, and it was wonderful for them to be announced on the same "level" as how soccer scores would be told. I sure wish the U.S. would really get behind F1, instead of NASCAR. The second store actually had a 2002 Ferrari inside the store, and other than the do-not-touch signs, it was as close as I've even gotten to one, even at Elkhart Lake's vintage races. It was mounted nearly at eye-level, and you could admire everything including the fine exhaust tips, which are (on the 2002 model, anyway) beautifully machined ovals, befitting such a curvatious car!

We will try to drive the Monaco circuit later in the week, if it is not already barricaded, anyway. I've read that it is possible earlier in the week before a race, and I have street-by-street directions...

 

Wouldn't it be fun to go into a Ferrari shop and ask for McLaren stuff?

Got your track shoes?

 

"Hey, you dudes have any of that bada55 stuff in silver and red? That's your colors, right? I really dig that Vodafone stuff..."

 

Hmmm. I'm going back to Venice later today (it's about 2 AM here now). I'm just goofy enough to try it!

Oh, for a hidden camera...

 

I just watched the race again and I loved the fight between Glock and Kovalainen ('round lap 33 I think) -- Heiki eventually made the pass but Timo is a really scrappy driver and definitely made him work for it. If you have it recorded, it's worth another look....IMO.

 

Well that could be one more cell phone video to look forward to on YouTube!

 

Ooo--don't spoil it for me. I have to wait until the 22nd before I can watch it!

 

Then this is the LAST thread you should be looking in!

 

We were in Monaco last week, and ran the course. If you ever get a chance, DO IT! It was a blast! I think the metal barriers are up all the time since we saw no evidence of wrench marks on the bolts. The ads, archways, and tire barriers are up for the race this weekend, of course. We saw Ferraris, Aston Martins, exotic Mercedes sports cars we don't get here, Alfas, Audis, and even a Fiat 500! MINIs too, of course--lots of 'em. We ran it in an Alfa 159.

What surprised both of us was how small and tight the course is. I'd always heard that Monaco has few passing opportunities, and they're right! Looks very difficult, and pole position is everything.

Also, at the Milan airport there was a Ferrari shop, selling the usual Ferrari-branded stuff. Also had some helmets--tried to get Hubby to let me buy the carbon fiber model for local autocrosses. Hey, what else are you going to spend 500 Euros on, right?

 

GAWD I am so jealous ! ! !

Closest I will ever come is the video games I play..........

Glad you had fun!

 

Closest I ever got to do, was walking and driving around the Long Beach circuit in the old days of the USGP West.

 

Sirius Satellite Radio to broadcast Formula 1 races.

 

A good read:
http://formula-one.speedtv.com/artic...-starting//P2/
Managed to find it amongst the NASCAR and Pinks BS on the still sucking Speed website.

 

Never say never! (You're young now, right?)