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Post by Joel_W on Feb 21, 2020 14:51:24 GMT -8
Ben,
Agreed my friend.
Adrian,
As for the Ferrari, it's driving me crazy. Is that the real deal or a model that you built? Those tires do look to be in your skill class.
Paul,
I read a few articles on the pull steering wheel, and Merc said that the FIA approved it 100% but never said for just one year. Honestly, they should have banned it as the season is basically over before it starts in less then 3 weeks time. Beside, it's Max's year to win his 1st championship.
Joel
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Post by Joel_W on Feb 21, 2020 14:55:24 GMT -8
Adrian, It's only 8 teams. Williams has last years nose. Joel |
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Post by afx on Feb 22, 2020 4:22:07 GMT -8
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Post by Joel_W on Feb 22, 2020 5:38:08 GMT -8
JC,
Been following the goings on from a few sources/types of media, and as usual it's almost impossible to get a true overall sense of where each car is compared to other teams within their bracket: Front/Mid/back of the pack, as each tests different things and has a different program objective. With that being said, Mercedes seems to be the leader of the pack with Red Bull right behind. Ferrari doesn't seem to have pushed to their limit as yet, so who really knows where they are in respect to Merc & Red Bull. Williams seems to have gotten closer to the rest of the back of the pack and might even be somewhat competitive to stay out of the basement race after race.
Joel
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Post by pnance26 on Feb 22, 2020 6:28:43 GMT -8
Williams has decided against any "fundamental concept changes" with its new FW43 Formula 1 car, despite the difficulties it faced last season.The Grove-based outfit is hopeful that its new 2020 car, which was revealed on Monday morning, will help it bounce back from a difficult 2019 campaign where it finished last in the constructors’ championship. But although the FW42 picked up just a single point across 21 races, the outfit says that it has decided not to create a completely different car this season so that it can instead focus more on the areas of the car where there are big performance steps to be found. Doug McKiernan, Williams’ design director, said: “We have paid significant attention to understanding the problem areas of the FW42 and we have carefully chosen parts of the car to develop, those that would give us the most performance for the resources we have. “The main concept behind the FW43 is that it is a continuous development of the FW42, with no fundamental concept changes to the layout. The most important indicator that we are on the right path will be the level of correlation we have between the tool kit we use to design the car and what the track data is telling us. “There has been a healthy development rate in the wind tunnel, and we have found reasonable improvements in the cooling efficiency. The team has addressed the mechanical issues that affected it in 2019, these include the brakes and the overall weight of the car. We have made some good progress across these areas and will continue to focus on them during the season.” Adam Carter, who was made chief engineer following the arrivals of David Worner from Red Bull and Jonathan Carter from Renault, was clear that allowing the team to focus on areas where big gains can be made was the right approach. “The decision to retain some of the core architecture of the FW42 means there has been less resource invested in developing new concepts, which in turn has rewarded the design team with greater bandwidth to optimise their work, evident in both packaging and component detail,” he explained. “By preserving some key parameters, it has allowed for an uninterrupted development programme within aerodynamics in order to maximise the efficiency of the resources. “As we head towards the pre-season tests and then onto the race season, the most important measure will be the progress relative to our peers, along with our intention of continuing our recent record of reliability.” And Williams guarantees another season of finishing last... but I can understand when so many changes will be moot. But how far has that team sunk from a Canon sponsorship to "ABK Beer"... I am not a fan of Claire Williams and think she sucks at being the "team principal". She is so far out of her depth... Nigel Mansell must weep every time he sees Williams scored 19th and 20th in a race... which is every week! |
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Post by pnance26 on Feb 22, 2020 6:30:31 GMT -8
Are you guys really gonna force me to admit that I have built more NASCARs than F1? And I guess I need to upload some images. Or stop me if I already have...
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Post by afx on Feb 22, 2020 7:36:57 GMT -8
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Post by Joel_W on Feb 22, 2020 9:25:07 GMT -8
JC,
Fantastic chart, I've already copied it.
And yes, Claire is so far over her head it's not even funny. The only reason she has the job of running the team is because her father is Frank Williams, pure and simple.
To think that the team has the use of a customer Mercedes engine and couldn't get out of it's own way, was a complete joke the last several seasons. Every single team developed basically a new car within limits except Williams, with it's lets fix last year's car, so maybe it would have been almost end of the pack competitive last year, but I doubt it will be much better this year. I'm still betting that they own the back of the grid. Already at testing they've even managed to have engine issues.
I really feel sorry for Russell whose not doing his career any favors driving for Williams, and he certainly has the talent to be more then competitive.
Joel
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Post by Joel_W on Feb 22, 2020 9:29:50 GMT -8
pnance26 So you're also coming out of the closet.  One thing that has crossed my mind is that we now have an expert on Nascar, kits, AM, and limited run everything Nascar related. This certainly could blossom into something we'd all enjoy and a good many of us would work into our modeling schedules. Joel |
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Post by pnance26 on Feb 22, 2020 18:03:40 GMT -8
pnance26 So you're also coming out of the closet. One thing that has crossed my mind is that we now have an expert on Nascar, kits, AM, and limited run everything Nascar related. This certainly could blossom into something we'd all enjoy and a good many of us would work into our modeling schedules. Joel Not sure I understand the "expert on NASCAR, AM, kits, and limited run..." remark... |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2020 18:15:46 GMT -8
pnance26 So you're also coming out of the closet. One thing that has crossed my mind is that we now have an expert on Nascar, kits, AM, and limited run everything Nascar related. This certainly could blossom into something we'd all enjoy and a good many of us would work into our modeling schedules. Joel Not sure I understand the "expert on NASCAR, AM, kits, and limited run..." remark... |
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Post by Joel_W on Feb 23, 2020 8:20:37 GMT -8
Hey guys,
the list expert in my eyes is Adrian2934. What I've seen so far is contest quality, trophy class for sure. And you've got members already thinking and even buying Nascar kits.
AM besides being right before PM each day, stands for: After Market.
Joel
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2020 8:51:19 GMT -8
Hey guys, the list expert in my eyes is Adrian2934. What I've seen so far is contest quality, trophy class for sure. And you've got members already thinking and even buying Nascar kits. AM besides being right before PM each day, stands for: After Market. Joel
I am just so happy to see some of you guys dipping into the Nascar kits - it's awesome! As for the AM aspect, I just think that working with these relatively new Resin Nascar bodies adds an incredible element to the finished product - they are just so much better than the Revell plastic bodies. |
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Post by Joel_W on Feb 24, 2020 7:23:38 GMT -8
Adrian,
I'm the exact opposite of you these days. I add some much needed details, but the overall display quality is what I'm after these days. Honestly, I wouldn't even know where to start. But I'm ready to start to look for a resin shell and donor kit, then the few details I want to add for a build later this year. But the important thing is that I'm going to be working Nascar back into my yearly build schedule.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2020 9:53:13 GMT -8
Adrian, I'm the exact opposite of you these days. I add some much needed details, but the overall display quality is what I'm after these days. Honestly, I wouldn't even know where to start. But I'm ready to start to look for a resin shell and donor kit, then the few details I want to add for a build later this year. But the important thing is that I'm going to be working Nascar back into my yearly build schedule. Joel 
I actually rarely know exactly what details I am going to do on any given build - I have a rough idea but then as the cockpit comes together I find areas where I want to try and add more detail to create as realistic a reproduction as I can - also I study as many photos of modern stock car interiors as I can, because they have certainly changed a lot through the years. |
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