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  1. it's all good arguing about this on a internet forum but know one here can give you a straight answer (or at least the one you're looking for) so email venom an see what they say. good luck to you sir
  2. so there will be two ozzy number two drivers at redbull racing? one after the other?
  3. found this and this for those that are interested.
  4. did you see this clicky clicky
  5. me to, i thought it was a battery fire/ explosion (having seen them explode it the past) i didn't know that they have air power valves, does anybody know if they are air powered open and closed or if they use a cam to open the valves and then the air to close the valves?
  6. there's a good interview with daniel ricciardo here. i like the guy he seams level headed, which is amazing considering he's ozzy.
  7. and here i was thinking he bought a orange range rover. ^like this
  8. you could always try the 'crocodile dundee' method of 'detection'.
  9. James Allison has revealed that different engine mapping, a cracked exhaust and a long pit stop were the cause of Nick Heidfeld's Hungarian fire. (pf1) Heidfeld was forced to retire from the Hungarian GP when his Renault R31 caught fire after his pit stop. The German parked on the side of the track at the pit lane exit and quickly jumped out. Marshals arrived at the burning car with fire extinguishers, however, one appeared to be injured when the left side of the car exploded, showering the track with debris. "As with most accidents, several incidents combined to cause the fire that Nick suffered in Hungary," explained Renault's technical director. "First of all, we ran a slightly different engine mapping strategy in qualifying, which produced hotter than normal exhausts. We believe that this elevated temperature and caused a preliminary crack in the exhaust pipe. "We presume that the crack then propagated during the laps to the pit stop - this was not evident to us as we believe that the failure occurred upstream of the place where we have a temperature sensor. We believe that Nick then came in with a partially failed exhaust. "This pit stop took longer than normal, the engine was left at high rpm for 6.3 sec, waiting for the tyre change to be completed. "Under these conditions, a lot of excess fuel always ends up in the exhausts and their temperature rises at around 100°C/sec. This temperature rise was enough to finish off the partially failed pipe and to start a moderate fire under the bodywork." As for the explosion, Allison said that "this was caused by the air bottle which supplies the air valves in the engine. It has overheated in the fire and failed." The team has already spoken with the FIA about their findings with Allison saying they are doing everything to ensure there won't be a repeat of the incident. "The incident was highly undesirable, as it has caused us to write off a chassis. "We will take steps prior to the next race to reduce the likelihood of a further fire and to ensure that the air bottle cannot overheat. "We are in touch with the FIA both to provide them with a full report of the incident and also to explain to them the actions we are taking to prevent a re-occurrence."
  10. 24 days till belgium wtf?
  11. what have you done to that?
  12. how about building amphibious cars to cross the murray? the 33 owners out there might have a slight advantage though.
  13. read this and good luck to you and your son.
  14. you don't want 'screw you ju-liar and the rest of your puppets' written on the side of your car?
  15. this one did it for me.
  16. that's so cool!
  17. i got some better advice, find another car there is to many of these car on the market to even think of buying one with problems is just crazy remember it's a buyers market. goodluck with your car hunting.
  18. prelude ftw!
  19. cool it keeps dying, bad interwebz
  20. on what channel?
  21. i see, is it this place
  22. one say no change in there f1 broadcast.
  23. stupid question what's the difference between the mdtc track days and another track day like the rensw vs saunsw track day at the start of the year?
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