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Look for something on YouTube involving Honda F1's land speed record attempt. They removed the rear wing and substituted a single, central, vertical fin, for stability. I believe they hold the record for fastest combustion-powered, open-wheeled car.
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Great result.
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I think it's generally accepted that the F2004 Ferrari was the peak, speed wise, of F1. It utterly dominated the fastest year of F1 that we're ever likely to see.
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I can. It's good.
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His head is so odd that it actually looks photoshopped. That's not a caption, btw. "The tannoy at FP plays, 'Greased Lightning' to inspire the players."
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That means little though, VFTT. There were Saints fans who didn't want US to exist, in the summer, and wanted some tinpot AFC Southampton to rise from the ashes.
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Bloody hell, how short is that game? I'm glad it was a Christmas present else I'd be feeling utterly ripped off.
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It probably won't happen.
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Wow, this really didn't go the way that I expected... Oh wait. It went exactly the way I expected.
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Nah, most people don't want you to go out of business or even suffer too much. Similar levels of anxiety that we felt will be just fine.
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Yep, DNA stamps, chips to locate us by and, possibly, behaviour modulating devices are the way forward. I'm sure we've done this debate before, with the usual mantra of "You're ok unless you've got something to hide" being trotted out by one camp, over and over. Well, I'm sorry, but I disagree vehemently. Until we can trust the government not to screw up the security of the data then it's a bloody dangerous and stupid idea. And even then, if the data was 100% secure, I'd still feel it was an infringement of my personal liberty. I'm a person and not something to be catalogued.
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Anyone serve with the Navy during the Falklands..?
Ponty replied to Thedelldays's topic in The Lounge
As Gervais said, "The Falklands was the war equivalent of holding a midget at arms length so that his punches land short while you're steadily kicking him in the b*llocks." Great analogy of a range war. -
When I took my CBT, due to the lack of geared bikes at the centre I did the morning on an automatic 125cc scooter. It was terrifying having no tank between your legs when doing those slow, twisty manoeuvres. Fortunately I got a clapped out CG125 bike for the afternoon's road runs as some girly kept falling off it in the morning and went home crying. It's much more controllable with a clutch, and you feel much more secure with something to grip your legs to.
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I think the "signature" car rolling away move was fine in that context. I wouldn't have fancied that much either.
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Xbox 360 is the way to go. Well under £200 will get you set up with games and everything plus there are still more titles being released on the Xbox than the PS3 and the back catalogue is far larger. Unless you're going to gather the family together every time you fire it up, ignore the Wii.
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Matricide?
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Discluding the future British WDC of James Hunt.
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I was only reading about it the other day. The driver of the safety car messed up badly and it totally skewed the results. What was your answer?
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First safety car.
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I know an answer but I must be missing something about your "clue"....
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I was right though, it was DC's first podium too.