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by **Daniel Muelle** » Wed, 02 May 2001 04:29:13

> Aha, i've got it! What they should do is build a giant figure-8, so then
> half the corners would be clockwise, and half counter-clockwise, and one
> track would go under the other in a tunnel for the cross-over. That would
> be a really cool track and no one would get dizzy... :)

very nice thought, but:
if you get hurt on you left side first and then on your right side, do
you feel ok again then? G-Stress is cumulative.

Daniel

by **Colin Harri** » Wed, 02 May 2001 04:39:55

Make the crossover a bridge, and you've got my Scalextric set!

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by **Jan Verschuere** » Wed, 02 May 2001 07:30:14

Nah, I knew Simon was joking and Simon knew I was joking, it's just Jens
who's a bit quick to jump to conclusions (and on the track). <vwg>

Jan.
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"Pay attention when I'm talking to you boy!" -Foghorn Leghorn.

Jens H. Kruuse wrote...

> > ( one corner clockwise was a joke of course )

> Yes, Simon, the rest of us got that. :-) Now racing outside
> a monstrous 'V' would perhaps solve the problem? It's just
> Jan who is a bit slow on the uptake (and on the track). ;-)

> /Jens

by **Mark Seer** » Wed, 02 May 2001 08:16:06

Hehe. You've started shaving at last then baby face :-)

MS

by **Jan Verschuere** » Wed, 02 May 2001 08:43:39

Ok, wiseguy... check your mail for a more recent picture.

Jan./just thought I looked less misogynic in that late boyhood shot.
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"Pay attention when I'm talking to you boy!" -Foghorn Leghorn.

by **David Montan** » Wed, 02 May 2001 15:46:13

Yeah I know you're joking... but they still run figure 8 races with
stockcars. You can catch it on Motor Madness on TNN sometimes. The figure
8 is on the inside of a 1/2 mile track, so the cars don't get going that
fast, and the leader usually waits for the rest of the pack to pull through
before crossing the 8. It still looks pretty ridiculous.
David

> Aha, i've got it! What they should do is build a giant figure-8, so then
> half the corners would be clockwise, and half counter-clockwise, and one
> track would go under the other in a tunnel for the cross-over. That would
> be a really cool track and no one would get dizzy... :)

> ( )
> X
> ( )

> Voila!

> ( one corner clockwise was a joke of course )

> > They're all clockwise if you drive the other way 'round....

> > Jan./strokes beard, realising he forgot to shave... ;-)
> > =---

> > Simon Brown wrote...
> > > Maybe in the future when they're building an oval track
> > > they could make one of the four corners clockwise ;)

by **Jens H. Kruus** » Thu, 03 May 2001 01:21:30

Is that a subscription service? "Daily pic of Jan in your mailbox". :-)

/Jens, jumping to conclusions, again.

> Ok, wiseguy... check your mail for a more recent picture.

> Jan./just thought I looked less misogynic in that late boyhood shot.
> =---
> "Pay attention when I'm talking to you boy!" -Foghorn Leghorn.

> Mark Seery wrote...

>> Hehe. You've started shaving at last then baby face :-)

>> MS

by **George Lewi** » Sat, 05 May 2001 06:50:35

Why put in a tunnel? you could just make it a figure-8 and call it the
XRL series... kinda like football :)

On Mon, 30 Apr 2001 13:11:58 GMT, "Simon Brown"

>Aha, i've got it! What they should do is build a giant figure-8, so then
>half the corners would be clockwise, and half counter-clockwise, and one
>track would go under the other in a tunnel for the cross-over. That would
>be a really cool track and no one would get dizzy... :)

>( )
> X
>( )

>Voila!

>( one corner clockwise was a joke of course )

>> They're all clockwise if you drive the other way 'round....

>> Jan./strokes beard, realising he forgot to shave... ;-)
>> =---

>> Simon Brown wrote...
>> > Maybe in the future when they're building an oval track
>> > they could make one of the four corners clockwise ;)

by **Tim Vannam** » Sat, 12 May 2001 03:58:07

A figure 8 race would be awesome to watch, but I doubt you'd ever
get a sane person to do it, much less someone to underwrite the event!

An interesting idea that will probably only be seen in computer games.
(ala Jeff Gordon's racing game of a few years back)

Tim.

by **Cliff Roma** » Sat, 12 May 2001 04:44:57

Some of those games can be fun

That Jeff Gordon game was actually fun, even if it only took about 1 hour to
get through the whole thing

Arcade style driving games are a nice stress reliever sometimes

> A figure 8 race would be awesome to watch, but I doubt you'd ever
> get a sane person to do it, much less someone to underwrite the event!

> An interesting idea that will probably only be seen in computer games.
> (ala Jeff Gordon's racing game of a few years back)

> Tim.

> >Why put in a tunnel? you could just make it a figure-8 and call it the
> >XRL series... kinda like football :)

by **Andy Carabi** » Sat, 12 May 2001 17:45:12

>A figure 8 race would be awesome to watch, but I doubt you'd ever
>get a sane person to do it, much less someone to underwrite the event!

I've seen a figure-8 race of sorts at a local race track. Was more
along the lines of a demolition derby though. Called "train races",
they consisted of 3 cars welded together, with the driver in the front
car having steering and gas and the driver in the rear car having
steering and brakes, and the car in the middle was just empty.

Quite interesting to watch, especially the crack-ups :-)

--
Andy Carabino
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by **Andre Warrin** » Sat, 12 May 2001 22:06:22

>>A figure 8 race would be awesome to watch, but I doubt you'd ever
>>get a sane person to do it, much less someone to underwrite the event!

>I've seen a figure-8 race of sorts at a local race track. Was more
>along the lines of a demolition derby though. Called "train races",
>they consisted of 3 cars welded together, with the driver in the front
>car having steering and gas and the driver in the rear car having
>steering and brakes, and the car in the middle was just empty.

>Quite interesting to watch, especially the crack-ups :-)

I don't get it - both front and rear drivers could steer?

Andre

by **Olav K. Malm** » Sat, 12 May 2001 22:51:21

> >>A figure 8 race would be awesome to watch, but I doubt you'd ever
> >>get a sane person to do it, much less someone to underwrite the event!

> >I've seen a figure-8 race of sorts at a local race track. Was more
> >along the lines of a demolition derby though. Called "train races",
> >they consisted of 3 cars welded together, with the driver in the front
> >car having steering and gas and the driver in the rear car having
> >steering and brakes, and the car in the middle was just empty.

> >Quite interesting to watch, especially the crack-ups :-)

> I don't get it - both front and rear drivers could steer?

Andre, take a beer now! :)

The front driver steers the vehicle in front, and the read driver
steers the vehicle in the back. Makes for some interesting conering
techniques i guess...

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by **Tim Vannam** » Sat, 12 May 2001 23:32:04

You are absolutely correct! Midtown Madness was a fun
stress reliever, too bad none of the pedestrians could be
hit. :) A ***-head bouncing around the windshield...

I'be been playing too much Half-Life. <vbg>

Tim.

by **Tim Vannam** » Sat, 12 May 2001 23:34:10

That sounds awesome! I'd love to watch something like that.
Weld 3 Pinto's together and watch the fireball erupt! lol

Tim.

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