Indy weather - its going to be a hot one...

Sodemo · 11 Jun 2007, 23:48 (Ref:1934504)

Seems like a bit of a roaster at the moment...

35-37+ degrees right now...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/5day.shtml?world=0269

Flaming_Wuzzle · 12 Jun 2007, 00:06 (Ref:1934508)

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Originally Posted by The Monster

Seems like a bit of a roaster at the moment...

35-37+ degrees right now...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/5day.shtml?world=0269

It shouldn't be that hot. Most likely in the 30s, but not 35-37 like you're saying.

Weather.com - US Grand Prix

cmifsud · 12 Jun 2007, 03:51 (Ref:1934619)

35 degrees C isn't THAT hot. Thats a normal Summer day.

Chaos81 · 12 Jun 2007, 05:00 (Ref:1934654)

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Originally Posted by cmifsud

35 degrees C isn't THAT hot. Thats a normal Summer day.

Depends on where you live. 35 degrees C here is hot.

**touringlegend** · 12 Jun 2007, 09:19 (Ref:1934822)

Humidity is the killer. Certainly in this country it's been 25 or so for the past few days, but the humidity is high 70 %'s. I note in Indianapolis it's about 51%.

Sodemo · 12 Jun 2007, 09:48 (Ref:1934849)

LOL, well I begin to burn up at about 24 degrees, so for me 30+ degrees is unbearable.

sizzle · 12 Jun 2007, 13:46 (Ref:1935054)

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Originally Posted by The Monster

LOL, well I begin to burn up at about 24 degrees, so for me 30+ degrees is unbearable.

Reminds me of a couple of kids who came out with the Hayling Island school and stayed at our place, they thought it was hot in the airconditioned airport terminal. Just couldn't wait to get them outside.

Sunny Darwin 30 deg one day and the next and the next and the next.

Dutton · 13 Jun 2007, 01:15 (Ref:1935598)

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Originally Posted by touringlegend

Humidity is the killer. Certainly in this country it's been 25 or so for the past few days, but the humidity is high 70 %'s. I note in Indianapolis it's about 51%.

You are absolutely right about the impact of humidity.

Here (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) it is very dry. In comparison with the UK, cold feels nowhere near as cold and hot nowhere near as hot.

-5c here is no problem at all, and neither is +25c. In the UK the former would be pretty chilly, and the latter getting uncomfortable.

**touringlegend** · 13 Jun 2007, 07:30 (Ref:1935693)

So humid here it's now raining.

Does make it fresher as I agree, 25 degrees was uncomfortable here.

FPV GTHO · 13 Jun 2007, 08:38 (Ref:1935722)

Anybody else concerned if it is a scorcher, the soft/medium tyres might choose to be a bad decision? I always believed the banking led to fairly high degradation, making the inclusion of the soft tyre somewhat interesting.

Dutton · 13 Jun 2007, 08:51 (Ref:1935729)

Oh, man...

What about kittens? Pretty cute, huh?

Sodemo · 13 Jun 2007, 12:56 (Ref:1935912)

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Originally Posted by Dutton

Oh, man...

What about kittens? Pretty cute, huh?

Yeah, I love kittens, me.

Sodemo · 13 Jun 2007, 15:55 (Ref:1936035)

The BBC forcast now says 40C for Indy on Sunday.

Sev · 13 Jun 2007, 16:17 (Ref:1936046)

They should hold a race in Death Valley.

It'd be interesting; who'd die first - the cars or the drivers?

Last one to fall wins the race.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/5day.shtml?world=0424

Leighton Irwin · 13 Jun 2007, 16:25 (Ref:1936054)

A bit off topic but when I crewed for Bruce Jensen in Atlantics we never had the air conditioner on in the motor home no matter how hot it was. BJ also owned a tropical plant business and spent umpteen hours in hot and humid greenhouses.
On really hot days near the end of the race he would be picking up places as the other drivers wilted.

GolddustMini · 13 Jun 2007, 22:19 (Ref:1936401)

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Originally Posted by Sev

They should hold a race in Death Valley.

It'd be interesting; who'd die first

probably the first lizard to attempt to cross the track.....

i agree though, make f1 cars perform in extremes, as well as this we could send them to a race track in sweden in mid winter with some studded tyres, i spannered up there this year on the rally and i think it dipped to -32 one morning, i couldnt open my toolbox as some water had melted in the latch and then refrozen!

SteveA · 13 Jun 2007, 23:37 (Ref:1936436)

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Originally Posted by Dutton

You are absolutely right about the impact of humidity.

Here (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) it is very dry. In comparison with the UK, cold feels nowhere near as cold and hot nowhere near as hot.

-5c here is no problem at all, and neither is +25c. In the UK the former would be pretty chilly, and the latter getting uncomfortable.

I think its more to do with acclimatizing to the conditions. The human body is pretty adaptable, but it doesn't take kindly to sudden changes!

In the UK its not unusual to have a 28C day followed by a 12C day. You'll find us sweating like pigs one day and shivering the next!

JeremySmith · 14 Jun 2007, 00:05 (Ref:1936447)

Here during the summer we just wilt..today was 93F in Austin Texas..

Dutton · 14 Jun 2007, 01:45 (Ref:1936487)

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Originally Posted by SteveA

I think its more to do with acclimatizing to the conditions. The human body is pretty adaptable, but it doesn't take kindly to sudden changes!

In the UK its not unusual to have a 28C day followed by a 12C day. You'll find us sweating like pigs one day and shivering the next!

In Calgary the temperatures can vary a lot. The most extreme I have experienced here so far is -43c one day and +15c the next.

I assure you it is everything to do with humidity.

When people from this area go to the UK, and I have spoken to them, and my parents have spoken to others, they come back shocked at how cold +2c can feel (here such a temperature is absolutely nothing to worry about).

JeremySmith · 14 Jun 2007, 02:07 (Ref:1936496)

You are right Dutton Humidity is the key, is is very humid here right now..

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