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Lack of passing - that depends on the actual circuit and/or weather. This year had a lot of passing, except COTA. Also, passes in Indy or NASCAR are often meaningless, as drivers go at different pace. Those in F1 may be infrequent, but really mean something. It was worst around 10 years ago - almost no passes, as aerodynamics were the only thing that mattered back then. Today the tire wear and strategy can create quite a few passing situations. Not in all races, to be fair.
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I've read articles on how to "fix" F1 - now that they have new owners (Liberty Media, based here in CO, BTW), it's possible they could tweak the rules to achieve that result. One I find intriguing is a spending cap, per season. I don't know the numbers, but I wouldn't be surprised that MB and Ferrari spend 2x or 3x what other teams spend, annually.
And yes, I grew up reading about F1 races in Road & Track in articles written by Rob Walker. Each team was truly independent, then, and represented the pinnacle of motorsport.
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Liberty Media is hoping to open the specs, so others could join (e.g. Cosworth, maybe others), but this us still being negotiated for 2020, or 21 planned spec switch. My understanding is Ferrari is the biggest opponent of the opening, which is funny considering they haven’t won for over 10 years. I do worry a little about LM, as not all their ideas are good. Some would surely dilute the Formula too much.
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And Kimi Raikkonen won yesterday, which is even cooler, my favorite current driver.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2021 Sahara 4xe
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
jmonroe
'18 Legacy Limited with 3.6R (Mrs. j's)
I was thrilled to see Kimi finally get another win yesterday, but not sure how much fun it will be to watch next year with both of my favorite drivers moving to much lesser rides (Kimi to Sauber and DannyRic to Renault).
I will say for most of the time I have watched F1, rarely have there been more than 3 teams with a legitimate shot to win. Maybe 2009 with McLaren, Ferrari, Brawn (now Mercedes), and Red Bull, or the 2003 overlap of McLaren, Ferrari, Williams, and Renault (plus a lucky Jordan at Brazil!). Even back in the late '80s and early '90s, it never stayed too wide open for very long. If more than 3 teams had a shot, someone was up-and-coming and someone else was fading, and it would soon be back to 3.
What ticks me off, is post-race gets sometimes cut off erratically, because of time slot limitations, very annoying. They’d never do that with any domestic sport coverage, going a bit overtime. Also commercial breaks come totally unannounced and in wrong times, also because of the footage being broadcast raw. I think ESPN took it completely unprepared, no staff, no work, it landed on their lap and they have no clue how to deal with it. Reminds me very much first years of ABC/ESPN coverage of FIFA World Cup. It was total disaster. They even cut off coverage if 2002 final match just after the final whistle, skipping the trophy presentation. Never seen anything like it. They learned later, now it’s Fox learning, but they are doing better job from the start. They will learn with F1, unless Liberty Media buys the rights back and turns them over to better people.
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i liked gene haas comment re they are in formula 1.5 as they are not competitive with the top tier
at honda dealer over weekend looking for my son, and they had Type R civic locked on floor with 10000 ADM sticker--
I asked one of the sales people milling around if that price was firm. He said, “make an offer and let’s see if we can put you in it.”
Was on hold for 20 minutes while they told me about 15 times how much they knew my time was valuable and they would get to me as soon as possible. I think that is more annoying than just playing music. :@
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That's not what he meant and you know it. :@
jmonroe
'18 Legacy Limited with 3.6R (Mrs. j's)
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formula_One
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formula_Three
F3 uses naturally aspirated 2.0L engines, using a stock block as a starting point.
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So I deposited a couple of hundred bucks into his Wells Fargo checking account and texted the receipt to him. He called me and was so relieved that I had sent him some money - he was down to his last $20,00.
I remember when I was in college at NYU, it was my grandpa who gave me money - my dad never believed in giving his sons money. I had to promise my grandpa I would not tell my dad he was “shtooping” (German for putting money into the pot) me money.
Thank God for grandparents!
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So, that is how the phrase originated!
Suydam....what is the replacement word for "coed" (I haven't heard coed used for a long time now that you mention it). Are you supposed to say "different gendered person"?
Mike, I am sure your grandson will appreciate the extra $$$s. Next year a Mustang GT maybe...since you aren't allowed to buy yourself a car.
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
He only knew one way......scrimp every last penny. He wanted his kids to be the same. We paid for our own college education. My Mother would throw us a $10 or $20 every once in a while. My Godfather was the one who would slip me a $50 to tide me over.
OVerall, in college, I bartended. BEcame certified to teach driver’s education (which was a lucrative gig for a college student).
Been on my own ever since.
But my oldest grandson has his scholarships to pay for college, but I prefer that he not work his freshman year so he can concentrate on his studies and baseball. So sending him money every month or so is my pleasure so long as his grades are good.
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These political campaign ads are driving me nuts! Thank goodness we have only 2 more weeks of this junk. The negativism is overwhelming and uncalled for. I have not seen one positive campaign ad in several weeks.
This is all due to extremely close races for Governor and US Senator here in Florida. I am sure you guys are also sick of this. So concentrating on cars, Formula racing and “shtooping” grandkids lighten up this time of year.
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/ˈkōˌed/Submit
INFORMAL
nounDATED•NORTH AMERICAN
1.
a female student at a co-educational institution.
adjective
1.
(of an institution or system) co-educational.
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Gimme a break from the political correctness of the last several years.
This is the last place we need the PC police.
A coed is a female student.
Of course, maybe the trendy coed.com needs to change its name to be politically correct?
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But, now I am happy I wasn't given those things....I wouldn't have turned out the same...it is very different when you have to make it on your own. I would never want to give that up.
Teaching driving is a good gig for a student. I drove taxis.....I was their youngest driver ever at 18. I was pretty ambitious - the taxi owner kept asking me to quit teacher's college and start driving a taxi for him.
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Mrs. Cleaver is now Ms. Cleaver.
Weird how you find opportunities if you look. When I was bartending in one of the local watering holes (small university and small university town, without a lot of bars), you got to know the regulars. You had the town folk that went to their bars. You had the students that went to their bars (different from the town folk), and they you had the staff and professors from the university with their own bars. I bartended at the latter.
Got to know one professor pretty well. At the time, he was probably in his early mid-30s. I was around 20. I wasn't supposed to be bartending, but the establishment owner didn't care. I was work any shift, any day, even holidays, that he asked. So, as the owner told me..."if someone asks what you do for me, tell them you clean the bar". No one ever asked and I made good tips.
Anyway, back to the Prof. He was the head of the Technical Education Depts (Computer Ed, Vocational Ed, Driver's Ed) . I was in Computer Science, which was in the School of Business. He was urging me to get a double major by taking a few more courses in his dept to get a teaching degree, also. I really wasn't interested. To lure me into the School of Education, he said if I at least took a course for Driver's Ed certification, he'd allow me to use the Dept's Driver's Ed car (remember it to this day...a 1980 Dodge Aspen with a 225 slant six, with an extra brake pedal on the passenger's side) to teach Driver's Ed and I could keep ½ the fee the University was paid to help others get their driver's license. IIRC, it cost $75 for the required road hours one needed to pass the driver's exam. I kept $37.
I was teaching Prof's kids, their wives (especially those who came here from from another country to do research), etc. Where I really made money was from tips. I would help them study for the written part, which I used flash cards I made for that particular purpose (and worked great....they still used them after I graduated). I drilled them over and over how to pass the driving part of the test. I was using the University's Driver's Ed car and their gas. So, I had no out of pocket to teach them to drive, no matter how long it took. I even went to the test with them.
I was tipped $25, $50, wasn't unusual to get $100 for helping them pass. That's where I made the real money. I had 2-3 students/week passing their test. This was 30 years ago, so that was good money for me.
Between that, bartending, and school, I didn't have much time for anything else. But, I didn't go hungry and had money for beer and books.
Summers I would work at a Pepsi Cola bottling plant to pay tuition. I loaded trucks, and helped drivers deliver (which, if I worked hard enough, they'd give me a piece of their commission on their routes).
Not saying I was somehow the exception to the norm. Lots of my friends did similar things to scrape by. I was just lucky to land some pretty good jobs that paid much more than entry level minimum wage positions. And, I always had more than one job back then. That said, I also hustled to do those jobs.
I'm beginning to think that it has something to do with my dues payment. I always wait until I get my Social Security deposited to my checking account on the fourth Wednesday of the month and that's when the auto pay feature sends my monthly dues to Edmunds. Did Edmunds change their payment date or grace period or what? :@
jmonroe
'18 Legacy Limited with 3.6R (Mrs. j's)
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