Comments on: KERS strikes back http://sundayafternoonclub.blogs.topgear.com/2008/07/31/kers-strikes-back/ The greatest writers on the world of cars from the BBC's Top Gear Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:24:34 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Pablo623 http://sundayafternoonclub.blogs.topgear.com/2008/07/31/kers-strikes-back/#comment-11158 Pablo623 Sun, 15 Mar 2009 12:33:19 +0000 http://bbctopgear.wordpress.com/?p=334#comment-11158 TAKE THE VIDEO OFF UNTIL YOU / THEY GET PERMISION TO USE IT. :[ TAKE THE VIDEO OFF UNTIL YOU / THEY GET PERMISION TO USE IT. :[

]]> By: YayaLoveF1 http://sundayafternoonclub.blogs.topgear.com/2008/07/31/kers-strikes-back/#comment-7680 YayaLoveF1 Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:23:00 +0000 http://bbctopgear.wordpress.com/?p=334#comment-7680 F1 isn't supposed to be the fastest motorsport ! Try Dragsters for that. KERS + Slicks + Less Aero = more overtaking during GP (ok cars looks ugly but let's wait to see hw ingeneers react) Eco : F1 has the most advanced technologies. So i guess it's normal that F1 try using eco-fuel to improve it. Because that's what F1 is : a giant lab. POST 28 & 29 : you're so right !!!! F1 isn’t supposed to be the fastest motorsport ! Try Dragsters for that.

KERS + Slicks + Less Aero = more overtaking during GP (ok cars looks ugly but let’s wait to see hw ingeneers react)

Eco : F1 has the most advanced technologies. So i guess it’s normal that F1 try using eco-fuel to improve it. Because that’s what F1 is : a giant lab.

POST 28 & 29 : you’re so right !!!!

]]> By: Pegasus http://sundayafternoonclub.blogs.topgear.com/2008/07/31/kers-strikes-back/#comment-7495 Pegasus Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:48:25 +0000 http://bbctopgear.wordpress.com/?p=334#comment-7495 F1 is no longer F1 without all those winglets? FIA to eco-concious? Slicks are just going to bring cornering speed right back up? Enough with all the complaining! Because I'm sure that every alternate weekend, you are still going to camp in front of a TV and watch the race. And I bet yo'll still enjoy every millisecond of it! F1 is no longer F1 without all those winglets? FIA to eco-concious? Slicks are just going to bring cornering speed right back up?

Enough with all the complaining! Because I’m sure that every alternate weekend, you are still going to camp in front of a TV and watch the race. And I bet yo’ll still enjoy every millisecond of it!

]]> By: boring http://sundayafternoonclub.blogs.topgear.com/2008/07/31/kers-strikes-back/#comment-5445 boring Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:15:30 +0000 http://bbctopgear.wordpress.com/?p=334#comment-5445 Remember why slicks were replaced with grooved tires? It was because cornering G's were approaching fighter-jet levels. Back then it a good decision because lower corner speeds meant lower speeds that cars would spear off to a barrier. Which of course meant less risk of getting killed. Too bad for FIA that they didn't know the teams could engineer around the problem with aerodynamics. Which lead to where we are now... Therefore I think restricting aero is a brilliant move. It makes the cars less reliant of aerodynamic grip and therefore making the actual racing more like, actual racing. Remember why slicks were replaced with grooved tires? It was because cornering G’s were approaching fighter-jet levels. Back then it a good decision because lower corner speeds meant lower speeds that cars would spear off to a barrier. Which of course meant less risk of getting killed.

Too bad for FIA that they didn’t know the teams could engineer around the problem with aerodynamics. Which lead to where we are now…

Therefore I think restricting aero is a brilliant move. It makes the cars less reliant of aerodynamic grip and therefore making the actual racing more like, actual racing.

]]> By: edy http://sundayafternoonclub.blogs.topgear.com/2008/07/31/kers-strikes-back/#comment-5057 edy Sun, 19 Oct 2008 18:02:44 +0000 http://bbctopgear.wordpress.com/?p=334#comment-5057 limit the amount of fuel per race, no pitstops except for repairs, and basic aerodinamics. all eco measures directly relatable to real road cars, including kers , diesel , lpg & what have you....! you will see ingenuity at work & plenty interesting new developments. remember side skirts, extractor fans, mobile air foils, just to mention a few aero beautes, or the 6 weeled brabham, remember the wooden chassis protos, etc.. etc.. basically what i'm saying is when they find somethin new give em some time to develop it & use it & then when its had most of the juice squeezed out of it chek it but leave the door open for new ideas, there are plenty around. there will always be bernies around to make money out of it, you cant stop them, be real. good luck to motor sport & have FUN BECAUSE THAT BRINGS THE SPECTATORS WITHOUT WHO THERE IS NO SPORT limit the amount of fuel per race, no pitstops except for repairs, and basic aerodinamics. all eco measures directly relatable to real road cars, including kers , diesel , lpg & what have you….! you will see ingenuity at work & plenty interesting new developments.
remember side skirts, extractor fans, mobile air foils, just to mention a few aero beautes, or the 6 weeled brabham, remember the wooden chassis protos, etc.. etc..
basically what i’m saying is when they find somethin new give em some time to develop it & use it & then when its had most of the juice squeezed out of it chek it but leave the door open for new ideas, there are plenty around.
there will always be bernies around to make money out of it, you cant stop them, be real.
good luck to motor sport & have FUN BECAUSE THAT BRINGS THE SPECTATORS WITHOUT WHO THERE IS NO SPORT

]]> By: 914 2.0 http://sundayafternoonclub.blogs.topgear.com/2008/07/31/kers-strikes-back/#comment-4150 914 2.0 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:24:05 +0000 http://bbctopgear.wordpress.com/?p=334#comment-4150 You're right, Dave; ecomentalists don't get racing. But plenty of regular, non-preachy, intelligent, environmentally conscious people do, and many of us don't have, or want, a G-Wiz. We want Elises and F430s and 911s and R8s, but we have accepted that those just aren't appropriate anymore. We also love F1's competition, noise, spectacle, and tire smoke, but times really are changing. And where better to develop new technologies than F1? Diesel, hybrid, electric, and others are coming; I don't think they can (or should) be stopped. Facts are facts, and unless you want the ecomentalists running the show, why don't we beat them to the punch? Let McLaren and Honda and Ferrari take care of the R&D so that, 5 or 10 years from now, we don't have to drive Priuses. I shall be excited when Ferrari and BMW, and F1 deserters like Porsche, can produce a car I want to drive that still lets me put two fingers up to the G-Wiz driver. You’re right, Dave; ecomentalists don’t get racing.
But plenty of regular, non-preachy, intelligent, environmentally conscious people do, and many of us don’t have, or want, a G-Wiz. We want Elises and F430s and 911s and R8s, but we have accepted that those just aren’t appropriate anymore.
We also love F1’s competition, noise, spectacle, and tire smoke, but times really are changing. And where better to develop new technologies than F1? Diesel, hybrid, electric, and others are coming; I don’t think they can (or should) be stopped. Facts are facts, and unless you want the ecomentalists running the show, why don’t we beat them to the punch? Let McLaren and Honda and Ferrari take care of the R&D so that, 5 or 10 years from now, we don’t have to drive Priuses. I shall be excited when Ferrari and BMW, and F1 deserters like Porsche, can produce a car I want to drive that still lets me put two fingers up to the G-Wiz driver.

]]> By: Dave http://sundayafternoonclub.blogs.topgear.com/2008/07/31/kers-strikes-back/#comment-4075 Dave Sat, 11 Oct 2008 13:58:36 +0000 http://bbctopgear.wordpress.com/?p=334#comment-4075 KERs is a neat idea in racing form I just wish is wasn't portrayed as some environmental thing. Eco mentalists will never get racing because they look at cars as simple modes of transportation (Point A to Point B) thats why they drive sou less crap i.e. Gee Whizz's and Toyota Prius'. Leave F1 to the environmentalists and I swear it will turn int a competitive jogging contest. KERs is a neat idea in racing form I just wish is wasn’t portrayed as some environmental thing. Eco mentalists will never get racing because they look at cars as simple modes of transportation (Point A to Point B) thats why they drive sou less crap i.e. Gee Whizz’s and Toyota Prius’. Leave F1 to the environmentalists and I swear it will turn int a competitive jogging contest.

]]> By: mustang j http://sundayafternoonclub.blogs.topgear.com/2008/07/31/kers-strikes-back/#comment-2987 mustang j Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:22:56 +0000 http://bbctopgear.wordpress.com/?p=334#comment-2987 can anyone give a way to get imfo. on 2 different dirt buggies the rage --and drakerat . both were featured on a recent show . thanks john jod2ADRIENNES.COM can anyone give a way to get imfo. on 2 different dirt buggies the rage –and drakerat . both were featured on a recent show . thanks john jod2ADRIENNES.COM

]]> By: CGJ1986 http://sundayafternoonclub.blogs.topgear.com/2008/07/31/kers-strikes-back/#comment-1207 CGJ1986 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 14:21:56 +0000 http://bbctopgear.wordpress.com/?p=334#comment-1207 First of all 'Voice of Reason', these cars only produce 800hp. But you're right, about the safety side. Safety has improved so much in F1. For confirmation of this, look no further than Robert Kubica's accident in Canada last year. 10 years ago, he'd be dead no questions asked. Now he only misses one race through mild concussion. Anyway, as long as they get the bugs sorted I think the KERS system's a great idea. However, it's been nicked from A1GP, which is rubbish (does anyone watch it?) First of all ‘Voice of Reason’, these cars only produce 800hp. But you’re right, about the safety side. Safety has improved so much in F1. For confirmation of this, look no further than Robert Kubica’s accident in Canada last year. 10 years ago, he’d be dead no questions asked. Now he only misses one race through mild concussion. Anyway, as long as they get the bugs sorted I think the KERS system’s a great idea. However, it’s been nicked from A1GP, which is rubbish (does anyone watch it?)

]]> By: Scuderia http://sundayafternoonclub.blogs.topgear.com/2008/07/31/kers-strikes-back/#comment-1091 Scuderia Sat, 02 Aug 2008 17:47:29 +0000 http://bbctopgear.wordpress.com/?p=334#comment-1091 Just another way tree huggers are using F1! Just another way tree huggers are using F1!

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