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One lap of Reno-Fernley Raceway (N95 video)

Lap of Reno-Fernley Raceway (Nokia N95) from rnair on Vimeo

I finally got around to editing and uploading some of the video* I recorded during my last trackday. This was the first time I was using the Nokia N95 and I had high expectations from the high-rez camera. As you can see over here the video quality is dramatically better than my past recordings from the N73. I have been planning on getting a ChaseCam PDR setup for a while but now that I can get such excellent video from the phone I think I will stick to my homebrew cellphone setup.… Read the rest

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Spinning out at 95 mph

Reno-Fernley course map

I was at the NCRC trackday at Reno-Fernley Raceway last weekend when I got some first hand experience of what happens in a high speed spin. I was coming down the front straight at well over 100 mph and slowed slightly to take the esses that make up turn 1. Now on the track map they may look like fairly severe turns but in actual fact you just lift a little bit to settle the car at the end of the straight before flooring it though S bends. On this particular lap I came in a little hotter than on my previous runs and just after i made it though turn 1 (but before 1A) the back end came around and I flew off the track at 95 mph.… Read the rest

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Media from the Green Hell

The following is a post I wrote for the YRB blog. My readers get the bonus YouTube footage directly embedded on the page 🙂


A few weeks ago when the research community was looking at CHI, Formula 1 racing fans were looking at Germany to watch a very different event. Nick Heidfeld was driving a F1 car around the famed Nürburgring-Nordschleife circuit in Germany. “The Green Hell” as it is popularly known is one of the toughest race tracks on the planet and last hosted an F1 race back in 1976 when Niki Lauda’ near fatal crash put an end to F1 at the track.… Read the rest

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Sweet!!!

That was Lewis Hamiltons response when he was asked for his thought on becoming the first driver in F1 history to finish on the podium in his first three races.

Hamilton is the real deal and is very much like Valentino Rossi in MotoGP – a racer who is blindingly fast and still enjoys his racing. Compare that to Alonso and Kimi who look as if their dog died even after they win, its pretty obvious that Hamilton is going to the next F1 superstar. I just hope that Rossi switches over to F1 someday – Hamilton Vs Rossi would be the ultimate entertainment.… Read the rest

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The greatest advertisement EVER!!!!

Shell has just released ‘The Circuit’, a new advertisement to celebrate 60 years of its partnership with Ferrari. It features several historic Ferrari F1 cars driving through the streets of cities like New York, Monaco, Rio de Janerio. The ad took over a month to film and at a reported $2 million it is the most expensive commercial ever made.

Just sit back and enjoy hearing some of the most glorious sounding engines ever made.


<--Click on the icon to watch with a friend. Higher rez original here (16 MB mov)

[tags]F1, Ferrari, video, advertisement, Shell, grand prix[/tags]… Read the rest