F1 Fanatic

He was definitely one of the greatest American motorsport icons. Even though he was 89 years old and has had numerous heart problems over the years, I was still shocked to hear the news. As he so often said, ” […]

@pamphlet I think the appeal (to me anyways) of those insanely long tracks are that people actually raced them flat out in the first place. Back then it took real courage to drive those tracks in jokes they […]

@f1yankee Lol, I was just saying it was a different circuit then than it is today. Apart from the Corkscrew, it’s not terribly spectacular as Prisoner Monkeys is keen to point out :)

The tracks of old such as […]

@f1yankee Up until ’87, Laguna Seca didn’t have the Andretti Hairpin (Turn 1) followed by the two right handers and the slow left. Correct me if I’m wrong, but I think it went from turn 1 straight up the hill […]

I’ve got a few models around, nothing special though. I’ve built a 1/25 Dodge Viper, ’70 Boss 429 ‘Stang, and an SR-71 Blackbird, don’t know the scale(about 15 inches long) but it was fairly easy. I’ve got […]

If it was more than just “visiting”, I can’t blame him. If Ferrari let him go and he can’t get a drive with a decent team, I wouldn’t blame him for trying IndyCar. If he does, he may not dominate but I […]

Whoops, forgot my picks…

Ron Dennis and Colin Chapman for sure. And I may not care for Flavio, but to come from the clothing industry knowing almost nothing about Formula 1 and win four drivers and 2 […]

@slr To be a good manager, you have to keep egos in check and make sure everyone is on the same page, even if there is some discontent. I’d say he’s had his hands full dealing with the rivalry between Seb and […]

I almost stopped watching the Chinese GP in disgust when I saw Schumi pull off the track. The Mercs were on such good form that I thought for sure he would at least get a podium finish. I’m not a huge fan of […]

@hare Hey, if you got the money go for it, I know I would! Since you’re willing to spend the money, you shouldn’t have a problem with a realistic feel. I was just speaking in terms of budget, lol. I would […]

Lol, I have Logitech Driving Force wheel and pedals with the wheel 3 inches away from the monitor and a broke desk chair.

@hare I believe the Fanatec series is supposed to be on par if not better than […]

Reminds me of that joke on Juan Pablo Montoya about how many times they could say ”one” during an interview.

@hare Whoops, it took a little more than a couple of days :) The Driving Force wheel hasn’t given me any problems. rFactor and RBR have a few issues with button mapping where everytime you start the game you […]

The great ones obviously. Spa, Monza, Silverstone would be great, but probably Monaco because not only is it a historic race, but more so because of the part of the world it’s in, all of the famous people that […]

@magnificent-geoffrey I don’t know what to say. Your understanding of the human anatomical structure is beyond words :D

@ajokay That McLaren is pretty good. I still have trouble drawing cars that well.

@neneko That is awesome! I wish I was that artistic in adding color accents!

I almost forgot this thread existed, here’s a Senna pic I meant to upload awhile […]

LMAO, @f1andy83 your attention to detail is asstounding! I believe the reflective properties of those silver pants are catching the color from the orange wall behind her, but I can see how you would think that, […]