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| Close Finishes? What does F1 know! | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Oct 21 2007, 06:49 PM (327 Views) | |
| The STIG | Oct 21 2007, 06:49 PM Post #1 |
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The Current standings of the WTCC... are : Prilaux - 81 Muller - 81 Farfus - 71 In theory, all 3 are in with a shot at the title (since Farfus only needs to score 10 points with neither of the other two finishing over the Macau weekend to win on win countback). However, it really depends on which BMW crosses the line first to seal the championship's destination. Sets things up a treat. Oh yeah, and on the subject of close finishes, there's 6 points and 3 rallies between Gronholm, Loeb and the world championship. F1 season may be over, but there's lots of exciting motorsport to come! |
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| flood1 | Oct 21 2007, 07:01 PM Post #2 |
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I see you've found a way to promote the series that you love without bashing F1.
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| Paul_Murtagh | Oct 21 2007, 07:05 PM Post #3 |
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I really hope Priaulx can do it. To win it 3 years in a row would be an amazing achievement, not forgetting his ETCC win in 2004 as well |
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| The STIG | Oct 21 2007, 07:52 PM Post #4 |
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one slight correction Flood, I do not love any one particular series. I love most motorsports which either turn right a bit or doesn't have a computer doing all the work. Technology is a fine thing, but it is possible to overdo it! Now. Anyone for a spot of Autotesting? |
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| safc_fan89 | Oct 21 2007, 09:10 PM Post #5 |
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Stig, 10 points covering the top 3 isn't as close as one point covering the top 3 Anyway, a close title battle isn't essential. If races remain interesting with a runaway leader, then I'm not fussed. But in touring cars you can't get a big lead because you are so ridiculously punished by all the success ballast. If you want it to be close, change the car regs, don't just add weight whenever anyone wins.
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| The STIG | Oct 21 2007, 09:19 PM Post #6 |
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How about 0 points covering the top 2?! Yes you have success balast, which is only a mild annoyance to a really good driver who knows a few tricks, but you also get really close racing with no need to change the tracks to suit |
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| safc_fan89 | Oct 21 2007, 09:21 PM Post #7 |
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You can't not have close racing with touring cars. It is completely different to F1. F1 has never been so close that the whole field can lap within a second or so of each other. |
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| The STIG | Oct 21 2007, 09:49 PM Post #8 |
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F1 however has in the past been able to run close enough to allow overtaking. Prehaps not a second a lap close... but close enough! Anyway, the fact remains that with all the title hopefulls running 60kgs success ballast, Macau will be rather interesting to say the least! Especially with the thread of Farfus winning it from 3rd. |
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| flood1 | Oct 22 2007, 12:02 AM Post #9 |
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Generally speaking, I think success ballast is bulls**t. I could win the 100 metres in the olympics if everyone had enough ballast. |
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| Norbert | Oct 22 2007, 12:06 AM Post #10 |
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Exactly, another reason I don't watch tintops. They may have close racing, but essentially, it's fraud! |
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| The STIG | Oct 22 2007, 12:16 AM Post #11 |
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I don't think the ballast is nessasary really. If someone's better than everyone else let them get on with it. However it is there, and it is producing a close finish to the title. |
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Anyway, a close title battle isn't essential. If races remain interesting with a runaway leader, then I'm not fussed. But in touring cars you can't get a big lead because you are so ridiculously punished by all the success ballast. If you want it to be close, change the car regs, don't just add weight whenever anyone wins.



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