Formula One alternatives

codename_47 · PostPosted: Tue Feb 09, 2016 1:14 am

BTCC for consistent entertainment, heroes and villains, great read tracks and side by side racing

Formula E for a new approach to motorsport, great racing marketed in a new way. Is it the future? Dunno but it's a lot of fun and seems to be a championship on the up whatever you think about green racing. Best looking open wheel cars too, which helps for me.

Indycar may be a shadow of its 90s self but cart was so awesome that even it's current cart light shadow is pretty cool. If you can get over the terrible, terrible look of the cars and the default low power high grip racing and the politics, and half the tv production being crap (but the other half being pretty cool) and some shitty paydrviers and the occasional gut wrenching tragedy, it's worth a watch.

Woodski · PostPosted: Tue Feb 16, 2016 4:55 pm

codename_47 wrote:

BTCC for consistent entertainment, heroes and villains, great read tracks and side by side racing

Formula E for a new approach to motorsport, great racing marketed in a new way. Is it the future? Dunno but it's a lot of fun and seems to be a championship on the up whatever you think about green racing. Best looking open wheel cars too, which helps for me.

Indycar may be a shadow of its 90s self but cart was so awesome that even it's current cart light shadow is pretty cool. If you can get over the terrible, terrible look of the cars and the default low power high grip racing and the politics, and half the tv production being crap (but the other half being pretty cool) and some shitty paydrviers and the occasional gut wrenching tragedy, it's worth a watch.

I didn't know 700hp was "low power."

electrodevo · PostPosted: Wed Feb 17, 2016 12:48 am

Woodski wrote:

I didn't know 700hp was "low power."

It is compared to the roughly 900hp CART cars were capable of in the late 90s.

Beezle · PostPosted: Wed Feb 17, 2016 12:57 am

codename_47 wrote:

terrible look of the cars Eye of the beholder

default low power high grip racing Well, on the small ovals (which there are 2 of) youre right. And I even give you Texas to make it 3 races, but racing flat out in Indy at the super speedways is nothing to really complain about. Also there is nothing wring on road and street corses imho.
the politics True
half the tv production being crap (but the other half being pretty cool) You mean the commercials?
some shitty paydrviers I love the shitty pay drivers! They are always good for entertainment and slapstick!
Remember the guy parked on the foot of someone elses pit crew member some years ago after he ran him over and got pushed back to receive a good smack onto the helmet by the guy? That was pure gold!
the occasional gut wrenching tragedyWell...
it's worth a watch.Its exactely that!

codename_47 · PostPosted: Wed Feb 17, 2016 1:37 am

electrodevo wrote:

Woodski wrote:

I didn't know 700hp was "low power."

It is compared to the roughly 900hp CART cars were capable of in the late 90s.

It's a ratio thing to the huge barn door wings they run. They'd need double the hp to replicate the power/grip ratio of cart, something they seem unwilling to do

LucasWheldon · PostPosted: Wed Feb 17, 2016 2:46 pm

just put 3,5 bar (or more) on the turbos and see what happens

cars wouldn't stand 500 miles, but the cars will be proper open wheelers

Beezle · PostPosted: Thu Feb 18, 2016 3:48 am

LucasWheldon wrote:

just put 3,5 bar (or more) on the turbos and see what happens

cars wouldn't stand 500 miles, but the cars will be proper open wheelers

Engine failurez

LucasWheldon · PostPosted: Thu Feb 18, 2016 2:36 pm

that's something F1 could use more, unreliability

Coldtyre · PostPosted: Thu Feb 18, 2016 2:50 pm

LucasWheldon wrote:

that's something F1 could use more, unreliability

Public votes for which engine blows up, based on highest trending Twitter post

Same for steering column, brakes and wishbones (including the turn at which it shall happen).

LucasWheldon · PostPosted: Thu Feb 18, 2016 2:54 pm

Alonso would find that great if it happens to him everytime he gets to the lead

Omega · PostPosted: Thu Feb 18, 2016 11:27 pm

coldtyre wrote:

LucasWheldon wrote:

that's something F1 could use more, unreliability

Public votes for which engine blows up, based on highest trending Twitter post

Same for steering column, brakes and wishbones (including the turn at which it shall happen).

Steering column failures are still a bit delicat, even after 22 years

Tobias · PostPosted: Fri Feb 19, 2016 8:15 am

Yes. What I thought too. Although the Williams version was it broke due to the impact.
All those theories.... Even snipers...

Coldtyre · PostPosted: Fri Feb 19, 2016 9:32 am

Omega wrote:

Steering column failures are still a bit delicat, even after 22 years

Are they? I'm pretty sure they build them stronger nowadays

gkmotorsport · PostPosted: Fri Feb 19, 2016 11:19 am

Tbh the 'show' could be improved just by writing the GP2 or GP3 car failure scenarios into the standard ECU.

'Electrical problem' ftw

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