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New 1/4 Mile Record Set Under Honda K-series Power

The Honda k-series is proving a force to behold, as the Prayoonto Racing Supertech Integra posts a blazing 8.65 @175 mph pass with Jonathan Reynolds at the wheel at Maryland International Raceway. This is the fastest time yet set using the new generation K-series engine from Honda. Look forward to this weekend, as the third annual Airwerks Borg Warner $10,000 Outlaw Shootout goes down at Englishtown Raceway Park, Oct 9th and 10, as part of the 12th annual Sport Compact Fall Nationals. Smart money may be on B-series power, but will Reynolds be the first to turn up the wick and capture the $10k prize from the tried and true B-monsters? It’s going to be an interesting weekend…It is a never ending battle around here to come up with fresh, interesting material that hasn’t been beaten to death by all the other Auto related blogs out there. Recently, I did some digging on youtube and other spots to find some interesting, and yet barely viewed videos relating to my favorite racing team, Scuderia Ferrari.
First up is the record setting Nürburgring Nordschleife lap in the 599xx, with Rafaele De Simone piloting. No music, just the sound of the Enzo-derived v12 being flogged on the longest, hardest track in the world.
This is one of my favorites of the lot, a short video on the beginning to end process of a 612 Scaglietti engine build up. This had a few more views than some of these other videos, so I apologize in advance if it is old news.

Ferrari Debuts F60 Formula Car

2009 Ferrari F60 Formula 1 car

For 60 years, Scuderia Ferrari has never missed a season of F1 racing. To commemorate this 60 year anniversary, Ferrari has christened the newest Formula 1 entry the “F60″. Ferrariworld.com has an excellent preview of the car, and some video of it traversing the Mugello Track.
Some notable changes have been made compared with the outgoing F2008. Immediately visible in the image below is the much narrower rear wing. Also notice the front splitter is a single airfoil that is much wider than before and the nose that appears to have been lengthened at least 6 inches compared to the previous car. The new wing can also be adjusted by the driver in small increments, a development that has been a long time coming.

Front view of Ferrari F60 Formula 1 Car

Additionally, you can see that the shape of the engine air inlet has changed somewhat from the previous edition,  and the side mirrors have been moved further to the side of the car.  Not readily apparent is the Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) that was jointly developed by Ferrari and Magneti Marelli. One of the biggest new features comes with tire choice, as you can see, this car is wearing Bridgestone racing slicks that no longer have thick longitudinal grooves. These new developments are mostly a result of the changes in FIA regulations governing Formula 1, and are intended to enable much more passing than ever before. Now all Ferrari needs is people to pass

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Has Formula 1 Lost Its Attractiveness?

The editor of Modern Tire Dealer magazine Bob Ulrich says that no one cares about Bridgestone’s leaving Formula 1 championship.
“So, Bridgestone stops supplying Formula 1 with its tires after 2010 season. In its announcement the company noted that it needs to “redirect resources” (i.e. millions of dollars) as it had achieved its goals in F1 – improved the recognizability of the brand and developed innovative technologies. Akron Beacon Journal wrote a small article on the issue and nothing appeared there besides that article. No shouting from F1 teams, no hot discussions at fan forums.
Even International Automobile Association FIA, Formula 1 managing body, buried the press-release in the depths of its website and the text was extremely unemotional: “Formula 1 championship will use the services of a new supplier beginning with 2011, since the Bridgestone company has announced that it will not extend its contract after the termination of its validity term.”

I had an opportunity to meet Christine Crakovyak from Bridgestone at the SEMA exhibition and find out more about the situation.
“The company must constantly assess the importance and necessity of all of its investments, as they should be implemented only at the appropriate time and for the appropriate purposes” – was the answer. The participation of Bridgestone in F1 led to the considerable improvement of the brand recognizability (especially in Europe), new contracts in the Original Equipment sector (with Aston Martin, for example), and modernization of the tires’ design and manufacturing process.
“It was an excellent cooperation, -  she continued. – But now it is time to move to the next level”.
Who can replace  Definitely, Michelin won’t participate. Goodyear once left the championship, and its current financial position will hardly allow them to return. Pirelli? Korean Kumho announced in 2004 that it would develop tires for F1 within three years. I’m not sure. Avon Tyres may replace Bridgestone as it supplies Formula 2…

what is nascar used the f1 points system

What if we replaced the entire Sprint Cup points system - and the Chase too - with the Formula 1 points system? This is what we would discover: the current points system is designed to punish drivers for bad finishes. It is not designed to reward drivers for good finishes. That is the fundamental problem with the Sprint Cup’s current setup. It rewards not doing bad.
The F1 system is based on rewarding good finishes. It only counts the top eight and forgets about the rest. This is the current 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 system that was designed in 2003. I know that NASCAR fields 43 cars per race, so only scoring the top eight seems extreme, but it's an interesting example to use here. This is what the standings would look like if NASCAR used the F1 standard:

A lot of good things happen here. Wins are a big deal. On the flip side, crashing out of a race would be less devastating, because a crash would be the same as a ninth-place finish. Crashing out would not hurt a driver any more than finishing outside the top eight would hurt the 34 other teams outside of the top eight. Also, cars that were many laps down would not be tempted to get back on the track and race “for points.” They would clear the field and leave the track to the contenders, which would improve the racing.
In the table above, we find that Mark Martin would still be in the thick of the title race without needing any Chase reset. Kyle Busch would be up there as well. And we'd see current Chase drivers like Greg Biffle and Brian Vickers outside the top 12.
This is my point. If Martin and Stewart are basically tied here, based on their top eight finishes, but the current system has them more than 400 points apart (not Chase adjusted), then doesn't that just show that the current system is more interested in punishing bad finishes rather than rewarding good ones?
Do we really want our champion to be the guy who was "least bad on his bad days" or the guy who was "the absolute best on his good days"?
No Chase format change or awarding of bonus points for wins is going to fix that. As long as the current system of awarding positions 1-43 points stays the same, people will still complain, perhaps correctly, that the champion isn't a true reflection of the best car. I'm not saying we should use the F1 system, I'm just saying we should use it as a comparison to what we have, and then ask ourselves, “What makes more sense?”

Watches for (wealthy) F1 fans

The very expensive Tag Heuer Formula 1 watch

High-end watchmaker Tag Heuer showed off its redesigned F1-themed watch at the Basel World watch show recently. The Tag Heuer Formula 1 comes with an orange, red, silver, or black dial in its chronograph version. The standard watch version has a black, red, or white dial. Luminescent numbers let you see the time during night driving, and it's water-resistant to 200 meters for, well, if you go plunging into the ocean during a fast drive along the Cote D'Azur. If you're not into F1 racing, Tag Heuer assures that the watch is also good for mountain biking, surfing, skiing, or the opera. Although it's a beautiful watch, we would prefer an actual performance computer for timing our 0 to 60mph acceleration.