Heads up - Steve McQueen: Le Mans and the Man
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Halmyre said:
TCEvo said:
Turns out it's HD on my TV.
Also just downloaded (free) Football Manager 2020. That's the evening sorted.
Football Manager 2020 - new game play! - painting the house, digging the garden, visiting the jobcentre, cramping the wife's style...Also just downloaded (free) Football Manager 2020. That's the evening sorted.
thegreenhell said:
And is followed by Hunt vs Lauda documentary, to complete an evening of motorsport nostalgia.
I can never decide whether I admire Lauda for his toughness in coming back so quickly or just think he's nuts. Perhaps the trauma had a big effect on his decision making? In the final race they mentioned 24 seconds for Hunt's wheel change. Anyone know anything about 1970s wheel changes in F1? My understanding is that it wasn't really a routine event in a race but clearly was done as quickly as possible and was important on this event.
How many people for each wheel? What equipment? Was 24 seconds typical?
Randy Winkman said:
In the final race they mentioned 24 seconds for Hunt's wheel change. Anyone know anything about 1970s wheel changes in F1? My understanding is that it wasn't really a routine event in a race but clearly was done as quickly as possible and was important on this event.
How many people for each wheel? What equipment? Was 24 seconds typical?
You obviously missed the part of the commentary where it was mentioned he had two flat tyres and made jacking the car up fairly difficult hence the 24 seconds it took to change the tyres. How many people for each wheel? What equipment? Was 24 seconds typical?
Watchman said:
RichB said:
I watched this and a couple of things struck me: I didn't realise McQueen was such a prima donna and his son did not come over well.
The accident with the Swedish acress and the way the dealt with the personal assistant guy left a sour taste.Randy Winkman said:
I can never decide whether I admire Lauda for his toughness in coming back so quickly or just think he's nuts. Perhaps the trauma had a big effect on his decision making?
In the final race they mentioned 24 seconds for Hunt's wheel change. Anyone know anything about 1970s wheel changes in F1? My understanding is that it wasn't really a routine event in a race but clearly was done as quickly as possible and was important on this event.
How many people for each wheel? What equipment? Was 24 seconds typical?
Changing wheels/tyres had fallen out of favour in F1 from about 1958 to 1982. It was only the advent of turbo-charging (i.e. massive horse power) and super soft tyres that the notion of changing wheels as part of race strategy became a "thing".In the final race they mentioned 24 seconds for Hunt's wheel change. Anyone know anything about 1970s wheel changes in F1? My understanding is that it wasn't really a routine event in a race but clearly was done as quickly as possible and was important on this event.
How many people for each wheel? What equipment? Was 24 seconds typical?
Old style wheel changes (pre mid 1950s going right back to the first GP in 1906) were there because the races were longer (300 miles and longer) and the tyres were ste and could not last the distance).
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