ETCC Premiere @ Barcelona - Results, etc.

[JMeissner]

Originally posted by codename_47
Man, trying to watch these races on Eurosport is so frustrating.....they seem to be biased towards the Alphas (although I think this has more to do with the fact that red looks more dynamic on screen than the white of BMW or the silver of volvos, rather than any political motivation! ). They seemed to miss just about every pass, a car went rolling through a gravel trap and they didn't seem to notice, nor show a replay......they seem to think their "picture in picture" idea, with the computer generated signs and "mirrors" is so clever that it's worth ruining a couple of corners per lap with it.......urrghh...

You do have a point!

[JMeissner]

Originally posted by kmchow
Whta could this mean? That the engine is overheating and/or not enough cold air is reaching the engine? That affects the hp output right?

The team was confused, they didn't know why the engine reacted to the heat that way. No problem figuring out what ART Engineering have to do until Magny-Cours...

[kmchow]

Originally posted by JMeissner
The team was confused, they didn't know why the engine reacted to the heat that way. No problem figuring out what ART Engineering have to do until Magny-Cours...

I wonder if some extended dyno time using the entire engine/car setup would prove helpful in solving that mystery? Alternatively, unless the other Works cars were not properly setup while the Volvo was already at it's peak? Or perhaps Volvo engines just aren't as powerful as the full works teams?

[kmchow]

Originally posted by codename_47
...they seem to be biased towards the Alphas (although I think this has more to do with the fact that red looks more dynamic on screen than the white of BMW or the silver of volvos,

Personally, I think the white base colour and blue/yellow striped colours of the '97 S40s are the best looking. They are much more catchy than the blue/silver colour scheme that Volvo seems to have settled on recently? Anyone else agree?

[Matthopps]

Originally posted by kmchow
Personally, I think the white base colour and blue/yellow striped colours of the '97 S40s are the best looking. They are much more catchy than the blue/silver colour scheme that Volvo seems to have settled on recently? Anyone else agree?

No, silver and gold will always look better (and faster) on a car than white - therefore, the volvos and maclarens look better than when they were predominantly white.

[Portello]

It's good for Alfa Romeo to have Tarquini back. I was disappointed by Larini's performance. The Autodelta-156's seemed to be fixed at the start of Race 2, a situation they couldn't recover anymore. It will be very hard for the Reds to defend the title in 2003.

[touringlegend]

They didn't show the SEAT's much either! Martin Haven did talk about them but the director always cut away as they were coming into frame.

I agree about the fake large screens - very tacky!