yillow
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McLaren also suffered rear wing problems on Kimi Raikkonen's car, insofar as it fell off a bit more than it was strictly supposed to.
Suprisingly, the McLaren garage didn't seem too worried about the same thing happening on DC's car, and while at the time it may have seemed foolhardy to leave him out on the track, it actually makes quite a lot of sense when you look at the facts.
Fact 1: The car is supposed to be designed around David this year, to give him his best shot at the WDC.
Fact 2: David's head is shaped like a cube.
Fact 3: Kimi's head is altogether more normal (although he seems to have picked up a penchant for bad haircuts from his ex-teammate at Sauber).
Fact 4: McLaren's top design guy is a specialist aerodynamicist.
What can we deduce from this information? It's simple, really. When designing the car, Adrian Newey took David's head-shape into account, overcoming the problems caused by it's basic squareness, making it as advantageous to the entire package as possible. The result? Car works ok when David drives it.
However, when Kimi with his normal shaped head gets into the driver's seat, problems arise. The progression is reasonably simple: Kimi's head doesn't block airflow, strain on the rear wing is increased substantially, wing falls off. Apparently McLaren are well aware of the problem and are currently working on a solution - unfortunately it may take a bit longer to implement than originally thought, as Toyota don't seem all that keen on hiring David. So for the immediate future at least, McLaren remain troubled.
Their new motorhome however, is really cool.
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Check this out. Hilarious (the bit about McLaren and DC's head).
http://www.atlasf1.com/bb/showthread.php?s=2850afeab851ee93258482f32d0fa549&threadid=41025
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...if the "N" word place (*) didn't exist, where would be the best resort in Hokkaido?
* Niseko.
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I have a PS2 and there's some sweet sports games on it - great for a laugh with the buddies every now and again.
I think the video game = geeky = sad has long gone.
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GALA is a pretty decent part and they are open into May I think.
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Is that the name of just a town danz or a resort?
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Ocean, Kijimadaira - never been there, only looked?
My affection for the place has more than a bit to do with sentimental reasons.....the first resort I was taken to in Japan, met my girlfriend there, got friends who live in between Kiji and Nozawa. So my view of the place is probably a little subjective.
You can pretty much see the whole resort from the bottom and when you have come home from Nozawa surely seen it. Always seems to not have much snow looking at it, but has had decent stuff when I've been there.
Some decent slopes yeah, but the bottom parts are not too difficult. Go under the ropes and some good off-course stuff too. (Don't tell the patrol).
On a history note, if I am correct this was one of the first resorts to open up to boarders and has a fond place in many boarding dudes heart.
Oops, must go. Boss returned from lunch! More later.
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snowboarder and skier.
nothing against either - love both, different experiences
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I think that a few of the resorts around Shiga Kogen should get more recognition - in particular, Kijimadaira and Kita Shiga Ryuo. Good places.
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That Mai Kuroki girl is well cute, and got a good voice too.
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You do sound rather bitter, Ocean11 - what happened to Christmas cheer. Anything wrong?
I say we can all live together in peace and harmony! Aah, isn't that nice!
By the way, I am a boarder.
New F1 thread - hilarious Barcelona commentary
in General off-topic discussions
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Well, a bit amusing anyway. This forum by the way highly recommended to you F1 fans out there. If you're still awake!
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http://www.atlasf1.com/bb/showthread.php?s=2850afeab851ee93258482f32d0fa549&threadid=41025
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McLaren also suffered rear wing problems on Kimi Raikkonen's car, insofar as it fell off a bit more than it was strictly supposed to.
Suprisingly, the McLaren garage didn't seem too worried about the same thing happening on DC's car, and while at the time it may have seemed foolhardy to leave him out on the track, it actually makes quite a lot of sense when you look at the facts.
Fact 1: The car is supposed to be designed around David this year, to give him his best shot at the WDC.
Fact 2: David's head is shaped like a cube.
Fact 3: Kimi's head is altogether more normal (although he seems to have picked up a penchant for bad haircuts from his ex-teammate at Sauber).
Fact 4: McLaren's top design guy is a specialist aerodynamicist.
What can we deduce from this information? It's simple, really. When designing the car, Adrian Newey took David's head-shape into account, overcoming the problems caused by it's basic squareness, making it as advantageous to the entire package as possible. The result? Car works ok when David drives it.
However, when Kimi with his normal shaped head gets into the driver's seat, problems arise. The progression is reasonably simple: Kimi's head doesn't block airflow, strain on the rear wing is increased substantially, wing falls off. Apparently McLaren are well aware of the problem and are currently working on a solution - unfortunately it may take a bit longer to implement than originally thought, as Toyota don't seem all that keen on hiring David. So for the immediate future at least, McLaren remain troubled.
Their new motorhome however, is really cool.