Archive for the ‘More Sports’ Category

More F1

Friday, May 30th, 2008

The video of which jkruse mentions:

Entertaining stuff. Most people have no idea how complicated these cars really are.

By the year 2013 all cars racing in the FIA are mandated to be hybrid powered by both rechargeable and fuel sources. Formula One cars will be moving that direction next year with the introduction of a Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) that will capture energy normally dissipated as heat during braking. This energy will be stored in the car, electrically or mechanically, for use as additional power at the drivers discretion.



Posted by Smithers at 11:37 am in More Sports | Permalink | 9 Comments »

F1 Monaco

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

Last weekends course. Technical to say the least.



Posted by Smithers at 2:16 pm in More Sports | Permalink | 4 Comments »

Hekki Kovalainen at F1 Barcelona

Saturday, May 3rd, 2008

Rim explodes and sends him into the wall at high speed. He ended up with nothing more than a mild concussion.

Watch him take his hands off the steering wheel just before impact. Saved him from two broken wrists and a blown season.



Posted by Smithers at 10:04 am in More Sports | Permalink | 1 Comment »

Next Entries »