Pit Speed Limters are go!

[Crash Test]

Well they have finally gotten the go ahead.

What do you guys think?

Also, the pit speed for Canberra will be 40km/h. Blimey! They might be caught breaking the speed limit pushing their cars down pitlane! I think it is a good thing at such a mickey mouse circuit, but it will put the emphasis on pit strategy- if you miss an opportunity and are forced to pit at such a slow spead, it will only exagerate any gaps... Your thoughts?

[marcus]

40 KPH !!!!!!..wow that is slow isnt it.

I think they should make the last turn as they enter pitlane at canberra 40 kph ..that is going to claim some one big time if it isnt changed..Craig bairds crash there last year was a warning but yet nothing has been done.

anyway this will make things interesting ..cant wait for it.

when are the speed limiters being put on ????

and out of curiosity ..having speed limiters..how much of a cost would that be for a team ???

$2000 ??? $5000 ??? $10,000...dont know but it would be interesting to find out.

[Crash Test]

Yeah, that might be a big problem, I hope that the people slowing down even earlier doesn't cause a problem...

Apparently they are going to be in use at Canberra. Also, they shouldn't cost too much- 99% of people have the motec "brains" fitted to their car, and that already has the program to control pit speed fitted- it should only be a matter on enabling it which wouldn't cost toomuch $$. The only team that doesn't have motec is HRT....their pi version should be easily adapted.

[RaceTime]

(Puts cunics hat on)
And the only reason they have introduced a 40 km limit is so they can justify addinig 45 seconds to a cars time for any 'alternate' time penalty in lieue of a stop/go penalty!

[Crash Test]

Oh corker! I love that!

But seriously, whats a cunic hat look like?

[RaceTime]

Ahhh shaddup - just cos I can't spell cynic at this time of the morning ;(

[Crash Test]

I know I know...and plus isn't it mighty cold in Victoria? And doesn't the sun rise at 10:30am? Ok, I've had the make myself feel good session now

Actually, taking in a bit from the other thread, I hope it does snow, what are the rules with regards to a compulsory snow chain change?? I think all of the falcon teams will fit old style spoilers to their cars to use them to clear the road

[RaceTime]

Originally posted by Crash Test
I know I know...and plus isn't it mighty cold in Victoria? And doesn't the sun rise at 10:30am? Ok, I've had the make myself feel good session now

Actually it is 19.4 degrees here at present, high level cloud only - http://www.racetime.com.au/weather/wx.htm will show you the weather at my office at any time

And snow tyres - no such thing in circuit racing - they woud just have to use wets - from memory, any type of studded tyres are banned under the NCR's on circuits in Australia.

[Crash Test]

So Canberra is considered a "circuit" now? Well I'm in favour of them running studded tyres (no matter what the conditions are) and tear the place up

[elephino]

I'd say it is 40km/h to keep the number of revs low enough to make it harder to use as traction control, and it's only in first gear for similar reasons.

[Crash Test]

Hmmm, I don't know what all the fuss about traction control is about....if the current F1 cars didn't have a problem, I'm sure it wouldnt be an issue here.

All the cars are actually fitted with traction control (I hear gasps coming from the audience!) but the fact is that it can only be 'turned on' by the Motec people, and if by some massive means of $$ a team activated the traction control, it would take 10 seconds for the technical commissioner to plug he lap top into the car to discover it..

If they are doing their TC through some other means, then they could have been doing it since 1993...