OT (more or less): For those who might be interested...

....I did my first event in my own Formula Ford this past weekend.

It was... ...fantastic.

<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_faLq9Ey5no>

;-)

--
Alan Baker
Vancouver, British Columbia
"If you raise the ceiling four feet, move the fireplace from that wall
to that wall, you'll still only get the full stereophonic effect if you
sit in the bottom of that cupboard."

On 5/28/2013 8:30 PM, Alan Baker wrote:
> ...I did my first event in my own Formula Ford this past weekend.
>
> It was... ...fantastic.
>
> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_faLq9Ey5no>
>
> ;-)
>

Yes, it appears to have been a fantastically *boring* video clip. I
never understood some weenies amateurish fascination with racing.
Cars are *boring*, and so self-indulgent. "But you need to feel the
speed to understand!" they cry...

Personally, I prefer to see the effect a great live audio mix has on a
concert crowd, especially when kicking in the sub-lows with a
subharmonic synth driven signal feeding 25,000 watts of power through
18" - 21" subwoofers. *That's* 'fantastic'... ... none of this "look
at me" self indulgence of wannabe race car drivers.

--
MFB

"Alan Baker" > wrote in message
...
> ...I did my first event in my own Formula Ford this past weekend.
>
> It was... ...fantastic.
>
> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_faLq9Ey5no>
>
> ;-)

Wouldn't be my cup of tea, but I thought the video conveyed the feeling of
driving in a race like that really well, simultaneously monotonous and
scary..

In article >,
Flint > wrote:

> On 5/28/2013 8:30 PM, Alan Baker wrote:
> > ...I did my first event in my own Formula Ford this past weekend.
> >
> > It was... ...fantastic.
> >
> > <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_faLq9Ey5no>
> >
> > ;-)
> >
>
> Yes, it appears to have been a fantastically *boring* video clip. I
> never understood some weenies amateurish fascination with racing.
> Cars are *boring*, and so self-indulgent. "But you need to feel the
> speed to understand!" they cry...
>
> Personally, I prefer to see the effect a great live audio mix has on a
> concert crowd, especially when kicking in the sub-lows with a
> subharmonic synth driven signal feeding 25,000 watts of power through
> 18" - 21" subwoofers. *That's* 'fantastic'... ... none of this "look
> at me" self indulgence of wannabe race car drivers.

Different strokes...

Racing is a very intense activity. And it's something YOU do, not
something that is done to you.

--
Alan Baker
Vancouver, British Columbia
"If you raise the ceiling four feet, move the fireplace from that wall
to that wall, you'll still only get the full stereophonic effect if you
sit in the bottom of that cupboard."

In article >, "Dutch" >
wrote:

> "Alan Baker" > wrote in message
> ...
> > ...I did my first event in my own Formula Ford this past weekend.
> >
> > It was... ...fantastic.
> >
> > <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_faLq9Ey5no>
> >
> > ;-)
>
> Wouldn't be my cup of tea, but I thought the video conveyed the feeling of
> driving in a race like that really well, simultaneously monotonous and
> scary..
>
>

It doesn't feel either, really.

Yes: there are moments when you exceed the limit (you can see a couple
of times when too much rear brake bias made the car start to slew around
under braking) and there is some fear there... ...I guess.

But it's really more a mental challenge: to focus, to find your braking
point, turn-in point; to adjust as conditions change.

But I've liked speed all my life, so I may be biased.

:-)

--
Alan Baker
Vancouver, British Columbia
"If you raise the ceiling four feet, move the fireplace from that wall
to that wall, you'll still only get the full stereophonic effect if you
sit in the bottom of that cupboard."

"Alan Baker" > wrote in message...
> ...I did my first event in my own Formula Ford this past weekend.
> It was... ...fantastic.

I'm very glad to hear you say that my friend.

Meanwhile, in case anyone wishes to view this,
it is just 3 laps (4:30) of a local race at Pacific Raceways,
recorded by someone Alan and I both know.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=650577924956535

Alan's is here
> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_faLq9Ey5no>

On May 29, 2:30*am, Alan Baker > wrote:
> ...I did my first event in my own Formula Ford this past weekend.

Well done. Even more impressively you managed to post to one group
where this actually might have been on topic.

This stuff should go on youtube or facebook - those are appropriate
forums for celebrating ourselves.

In article
>,
Bobster > wrote:

> On May 29, 2:30*am, Alan Baker > wrote:
> > ...I did my first event in my own Formula Ford this past weekend.
>
> Well done. Even more impressively you managed to post to one group
> where this actually might have been on topic.
>
> This stuff should go on youtube or facebook - those are appropriate
> forums for celebrating ourselves.

Amazingly--and I'm sure this will come as a shock to you, you are not
the final arbiter of these things.

Perhaps if you had the self control necessary to simply not read a post
tagged "OT"...

....or is it that you're simply not able to figure out what "OT" might
mean?

--
Alan Baker
Vancouver, British Columbia
"If you raise the ceiling four feet, move the fireplace from that wall
to that wall, you'll still only get the full stereophonic effect if you
sit in the bottom of that cupboard."

Alan Baker > wrote:
> ...I did my first event in my own Formula Ford this past weekend.
>
> It was... ...fantastic.
>
> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_faLq9Ey5no>
>
> ;-)

I've always wanted to have a go at something like this, I've done some
karting and that was phenomenal even though I probably didn't breach 30mph.


Good work that man!


--
Stephen Thomas Cole - Sent from my iPhone so please forgive any spelling
mistakes or botched snipping.

On May 29, 8:44*am, Alan Baker > wrote:
> In article
> >,
>
> *Bobster > wrote:
> > On May 29, 2:30*am, Alan Baker > wrote:
> > > ...I did my first event in my own Formula Ford this past weekend.
>
> > Well done. Even more impressively you managed to post to one group
> > where this actually might have been on topic.
>
> > This stuff should go on youtube or facebook - those are appropriate
> > forums for celebrating ourselves.
>
> Amazingly--and I'm sure this will come as a shock to you, you are not
> the final arbiter of these things.
It comes as no shock to me at all. I'm just having my say. As a
general rule I think that anything that gets posted to a public forum
is fair game for comment, and those who want no discussion of whatever
it is they've posted should go elsewhere.
>
> Perhaps if you had the self control necessary
I think it's your self control that is at issue here. Nobody put a gun
to your head and made you post your home movies to multiple groups.