Scalextric for adults?

[johnboy1975]

Talk radio covering this now

Apologies for the Guardian link (am I doing this right?)

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/apr/1...

Won't someone think of the roadworks?!!

[Trophy Husband]

johnboy1975 said:

Talk radio covering this now

Apologies for the Guardian link (am I doing this right?)

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/apr/1...

Won't someone think of the roadworks?!!

I always thought F1 should do this but just so that people could experience a lap at lap speed but in a groove like Scalextric. The groove could easily be covered for the race.

[bristolracer]

Trophy Husband said:

The groove could easily be covered for the race.

Unlikely, the suction generated under an F1 car will pull up a full sized manhole cover

[saaby93]

'At a cost of €1m per kilometre'

[alangla]

bristolracer said:

Trophy Husband said:

The groove could easily be covered for the race.

Unlikely, the suction generated under an F1 car will pull up a full sized manhole cover

Stupid question - how do they keep the manholes shut at places like Monaco? Welded? Was there not an issue with a missing manhole cover during an F1 race a few years ago?

[Plymo]

saaby93 said:

'At a cost of €1m per kilometre'

Cheaper than the £10m per mile for "smart" motorways!

[Electro1980]

saaby93 said:

'At a cost of €1m per kilometre'

New roads cost about £10m per mile, motorways about £40m per mile. £1.5m per mile for doing the work specifically to retrofit new tech to an existing road when no other works are planned seems reasonable. The cost will probably drop if other work is planned, such as re-surfacing, at the same time.

[S13_Alan]

alangla said:

Stupid question - how do they keep the manholes shut at places like Monaco? Welded? Was there not an issue with a missing manhole cover during an F1 race a few years ago?

They weld them shut.

[T6 vanman]

Plymo said:

saaby93 said:

'At a cost of €1m per kilometre'

Cheaper than the £10m per mile for "smart" motorways!

And you can bet the government will be taking their cut from the bill landing on the doorstep for the electricity drawn during your journey, Self funding

[bristolracer]

alangla said:

Stupid question - how do they keep the manholes shut at places like Monaco? Welded? Was there not an issue with a missing manhole cover during an F1 race a few years ago?

Welded shut
According to this article here

https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/124515/monaco-gp...

Mr Button had an incident with a lose cover in 2016, bearing in mind the damage a one kilo spring did to Felipe Massa, you wouldnt want to contemplate what a drain cover would do!

[KR158]

bristolracer said:

alangla said:

Stupid question - how do they keep the manholes shut at places like Monaco? Welded? Was there not an issue with a missing manhole cover during an F1 race a few years ago?

Welded shut
According to this article here

https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/124515/monaco-gp...

Mr Button had an incident with a lose cover in 2016, bearing in mind the damage a one kilo spring did to Felipe Massa, you wouldnt want to contemplate what a drain cover would do!

It's happened quite a few times, bit scary!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05emotIYNQo

https://wtf1.com/post/7-times-drain-covers-caused-...