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by **David L. Coo** » Thu, 14 Jun 2001 05:05:59

Did anyone else notice how fast the safety car was going during the caution
at Montreal Sunday? Looking just at the F1 cars it would appear as though
they were crawling, but when the safety car would go by the camera I could
really appreciate how fast they were going - VVVRRRROOOOOM...

That Mercedes was moving! What speed's do they carry during a caution?

David Cook

by **ymenar** » Thu, 14 Jun 2001 05:53:10

> That Mercedes was moving! What speed's do they carry during a caution?

It doesn't always carry the same speed.

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by **Dave Pawlikowsk** » Thu, 14 Jun 2001 05:58:43

In between events the safety sedan and wagon were going full tilt. They were
sliding through Turn 6, smoke and all. And they sounded great. Maybe CLK's?

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by **Stefan Zscharnac** » Thu, 14 Jun 2001 06:28:58

It was a 500 hp V12...
Thats all I know.
SZ

by **Sideshow Bo** » Thu, 14 Jun 2001 08:34:45

: It was a 500 hp V12...
: Thats all I know.
: SZ
:

It should be on the MB site... you can buy that same car. I think it's a
limited edition MB with an AMG kit but it's available from MB.

I don't have time to look for it now but I remember seeing it last year on
the site.

Dale.

by **Sideshow Bo** » Thu, 14 Jun 2001 11:23:17

: I don't have time to look for it now but I remember seeing it last year on
: the site.
:

It's the CLK 55 AMG. The MB site is as slow as the CLK isn't right now so I
can't get a direct URL.

Dale.

by **Tim Vanhe** » Fri, 15 Jun 2001 21:01:37

There was a different pace car driver this weekend. Normaly it's Bernd
Maylander driving. but I can't remember who drove it in Montreal but it's
also a german who drives (or drove?) DTM.

by **Werner Hube** » Sat, 16 Jun 2001 08:38:58

It was Marcel Faessler, a 25 year old swiss who is driving a mercedes in DTM (german
touring car masters). He'd won his first DTM race about three weeks ago. He was driving
the safety car already at monaco an will drive it again at Nuerburgring, because Bernd
Maylaender is still hurt.

Werner

Tim Vanhee schrieb:

> There was a different pace car driver this weekend. Normaly it's Bernd
> Maylander driving. but I can't remember who drove it in Montreal but it's
> also a german who drives (or drove?) DTM.

> > Did anyone else notice how fast the safety car was going during the
> caution
> > at Montreal Sunday? Looking just at the F1 cars it would appear as though
> > they were crawling, but when the safety car would go by the camera I could
> > really appreciate how fast they were going - VVVRRRROOOOOM...

> > That Mercedes was moving! What speed's do they carry during a caution?

> > David Cook

by **na300** » Sat, 16 Jun 2001 11:25:01

On Tue, 12 Jun 2001 16:05:59 -0400, "David L. Cook"

>Did anyone else notice how fast the safety car was going during the caution
>at Montreal Sunday? Looking just at the F1 cars it would appear as though
>they were crawling, but when the safety car would go by the camera I could
>really appreciate how fast they were going - VVVRRRROOOOOM...

>That Mercedes was moving! What speed's do they carry during a caution?

It makes you wonder why CART used an Acura RSX in Japan. Hmm
4-cylinder front engine FWD car pacing the field? I'm not sure I
understand the idea behind that.

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by **Jan Verschuere** » Sat, 16 Jun 2001 18:56:14

A pace car paces the field... whether or not it can go quickly enough for
the drivers or the spectators liking is irrelevant.

Besides, Montegi is an oval, so one doesn't need a exhuberantly quick sedan
to serve as a pacecar as the pace speed CART uses (which I failed to find a
fixed number for... is it at the steward's discretion?) is well within the
performance envelope of the Acura there. It's just got to lead them 'round,
not beat them to the 1st corner. ;-)

Jan.
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by **Don** » Sun, 17 Jun 2001 20:26:34

I read somewhere it's supposed to average at least 80mph when it's leading
the f1 cars. We were sitting at the hairpin and when it came around the
tires were squealing like mad, which was pretty cool.

by **Woodie** » Mon, 18 Jun 2001 00:10:47

>There was a different pace car driver this weekend. Normaly it's Bernd
>Maylander driving. but I can't remember who drove it in Montreal but it's
>also a german who drives (or drove?) DTM.

Wow, I remember oggling this guy's girlfriend during the Porsche Cup practice
at Indianapolis last year. We spent the whole session watching for him to pull
into the pits because that ment she would stroll across pit lane and lean into
the car (pointing her ***at us). :-)

Don McCorkle

by **na300** » Mon, 18 Jun 2001 05:40:25

On Fri, 15 Jun 2001 09:56:14 GMT, "Jan Verschueren"

>na300z wrote...
>> It makes you wonder why CART used an Acura RSX in
>> Japan. Hmm 4-cylinder front engine FWD car pacing
>> the field? I'm not sure I understand the idea behind
>> that.

>A pace car paces the field... whether or not it can go quickly enough for
>the drivers or the spectators liking is irrelevant.

>Besides, Montegi is an oval, so one doesn't need a exhuberantly quick sedan
>to serve as a pacecar as the pace speed CART uses (which I failed to find a
>fixed number for... is it at the steward's discretion?) is well within the
>performance envelope of the Acura there. It's just got to lead them 'round,
>not beat them to the 1st corner. ;-)

Actually CART and F1 have very stringent rules for pace cars. The
Acura used in Japan had to be done up in order to pass these rules.

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by **Jan Verschuere** » Mon, 18 Jun 2001 06:07:33

If you knew that, why pose the question in that way? -The question whether
or not it makes sense to use a certain car is in itself senseless: if the
organising body doesn't specify a make or model and it can be made to made
to comply to it's rules, the title sponsor can select any car they wish to
showcase.

Surely the only reason to supply a certain series with a pace car is
advertising? -Ya think the FIA actually payed for that AMG because they
thought it was the best car for the job? ;-)

Jan.
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