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BAHRAIN GP, crashing hot mess

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It's time for the Bahrain Grand Prix. Round 4 kicks off the second race of this triple header.

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florence4ever: Ava coming into this GP with a big lead is just what she needs

> greenbanana: hopefully that podium streak continues

madmax: Max has been fast all of practice. Please Max string it together 🙏

bbisbroke: Ferrari please step up your game! Lewis needs his 8th 🏆

> team44: As much as I love LH, Ava is having a much stronger season right now.

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Porsche F1: Ava or Duds

Admin: Welcome, Ava, to your first challenge for the Porsche YouTube channel. We've got a set of quotes and you have to tell if you said that or we made it up. Ready?

"I feel I'm about to be real exposed right here. I don't where to went to find some of these, but sure. Let's do this."

"Someone get this guys eyes checked. He's driving like he's seeing colors for the first time."

"Oh that's definitely me. It was like in my F3 days or something. Don't remember the guy I said it to."

Admin: Correct.

"This isn't driving on rain, this is ice!"

"That doesn't sound like me. I would never come about the rain. It's rain too much in Belgium for me to hate it."

Admin: That is correct. It's not you.

"If I see another damn backmarker on this lap, I'm going to crash into them."

"Hah. That definitely sounds like something I would say, but I don't think I said that one."

Admin: Correct.

"My biggest fear in the world is garlic getting in my nails when I cook."

"... That's not me, is it? There's no way I said something as stupid as that."

Admin: That actually is you.

"What? When did I say that?... I mean, yeah, I definitely do think that's annoying cause when you cut or grate garlic it has their weird texture that stick to everything and digs between your... Damn, I think I did say that. How the hell did you guys find that?"

SATURDAY'S are beginning to look like hell for Ava. She has the pace, the raw pace, to put this car on pole every time. But every time something goes wrong. In Australia it was the setup, in China it was the whole car. Somehow she managed to bag pole in Japan, but here in Bahrain her chances of pole were looking bleak.

MAX VERSTAPPEN was on fire the entire weekend. Bahrain always favored the Red Bull cars and Max was a driver who could drag a tractor to the podium. Though surprisingly, he had not gotten a single on this year. So Bahrain was redemption for the Dutch. He set the fastest laps in all three sessions, bagging pole by more than two tenths of a second. His old rival, Charles Leclerc, was right behind him. Charles had beaten Max on this track before. And he was looking to do it again.

WHERE WERE THE PORSCHES? Well, Vettel had managed to slide up into P4 after Russel slid wide in Turn 3. Florence was down in P6 however. No biggie. It could've been worse. What's the worst that could happen on race day?

Quite a mixup for Qualifying. What does Sunday have in store?

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madmax: MAD MAX ON POLE!!

> undiagnosed: DU DU DU

chuckleclerc: Max vs Charles is back!

> vettel_forever: Hopefulky Seb can make it an exciting three way battle!

> delulu: Max and Lando was fun, but this was what everyone wants 💪

heavyoncopium: Ava Florence to come from P6 to the dub 🥇

ava_fan_12: Ava Florence's race pace is insane. P6 today, P1 tomorrow. Let's goooo!! 🚀

> f1fanatic24: This is her year!! P6 today, P1 on Sunday 💪🔥

BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX STARTING GRID

MAX VERSTAPPEN

CHARLES LECLERC

LANDO NORRIS

SEBASTIAN VETTEL

GEORGE RUSSELL

AVA FLORENCE

LIAM LAWSON

LEWIS HAMILTON

OSCAR PIASTRI

CARLOS SAINZ

FERNANDO ALONSO

ALEXANDER ALBON

ANDREA KIMI ANTONELLI

PIERRE GASLY

ESTEBAN OCON

NICO HULKENBERG

OLLIE BEARMAN

LANCE STROLL

YUKI TSUNODA

JACK DOOHAN

GABRIEL BORTOLETO

ISACK HADJAR

FLORENCE HAS THE LEAD of the championship. With 2 wins and a podium in every race so far, she's been consistently at the top. But the world of F1 never seems to make it easy for Ava and she knows it. P6 would be a fine condition for any top tier driver like Ava. But this was just the beginning of her test.

"Welcome to Bahrain International Circuit where we kick off Round 4 to this already eventful championship. Let's have a look. We've got 57 laps ahead of us here under night lights. 5.41 is the track length. And the lap record set by Pedro de la Rosa in 2005. On the grid, we've got Max Verstappen starting on pole. He's won twice in a row in Bahrain. 2023 and 2024. He's looking to make it three times."

"Yup, tracks like these certainly favor the Red Bull as they've got both cars in the top ten. So Liam Lawson has a great opportunity to score some big points today."

"That great number of points we'll see as we've got five lights on... AND IT'S LIGHTS OUT AND AWAY WE GO! Immediately, a quick start by Florence. She catches Russell napping on the start. Behind, Norris trying to make a move on Leclerc as they head down into turn and OH RUSSEL LOCKS UP HIS BRAKES AND THERE'S IMMEDIATELY CONTACT WITH SEBASTIAN VETTEL! LECLERC IS ALSO CAUGHT UP IN THE MIX AND IT LOOKS THEY'RE OUT OF THE RACE!"

"So that's Russel, Leclerc, and Vettel all effectively out of the race. They've all hit the barriers as Max sails on ahead. And where's Ava?"

"She's down in 17th, Martin. It appears she might have also been caught up in that accident... and yes, she has. Her front wing has been damaged. So she's going to need to pit. That is not the start she would've wanted. The championship leader, effectively dead last as the Racing Bull passes her. Up ahead, it's still Max Verstappen leading the race. Now with Norris behind him. So the both of them got cleanly away from the damage. And Norris benefits hugely from because he's up to P2 and his championship rival is down in last. Nothing could be better for Norris here."

FLORENCE I've got damage! Front wing.

HENRY Understood. Bring it into the pits as soon as you can.

FLORENCE This absolutely bloody idiot.

LAP 2:

"Here is Ava Florence coming into pits. She going to change her front wing. At least the good news for her is, instead having to overtake 21 drivers to win, she only needs 18 as Vettel, Leclerc, and Russell are out of the race."

LAP 5:

"Here comes the first of her victims. Yuki Tsunoda just having no pace here in Bahrain. Coming into Turn 3, Florence had the DRS and that was really no competition."

LAP 9:

"Verstappen comes into the pits. He's going to be coming for a set of new soft tires. Norris is now leading the Grand Prix. But I have a feeling he won't have that lead for very long."

"I think so too. Let's have a look at where Ava is. She's gotten past some of these drivers that are coming into the pits. But now here she is side-by-side with Gabriel Bortoleto. These two have given us some amazing battles before."

"Through Turn 10, Bortoleto remains ahead, but Ava has the DRS, she has the slipstream. She's going to try around the outside in Turn 11. Full throttle up into 12 and now it's Ava with the inside line. She'll get the move to stick on Bortoleto."

"Just superb racing from both drivers. Bortoleto was keen on not giving up that place, but Florence was just hounding through the entire sector to get it. And just about gets her through. Tremendous stuff between the Audi and Porsche."

LAP 13:

"From one rookie to another, Ava Florence lunges into Turn 1 on Antonelli and moves up ahead into P11. So, that's already 8 places she's covered. Florence is just on fire."

"Antonelli didn't stand much of a chance therd, did he? Just kind sat there as she took the inside line. Goes to show how powerful that DRS is on that Porsche."

"Indeed, Martin, and as now — once again — Ava going for the overtake. She dives into the inside for Turn 8, around the hairpin, brilliant overtaking and she gets past Alex Albon. That's two positions in one lap."

LAP 18:

"Ava Florence comes in her for her pit stop. So does Lando Norris. Both of these drivers on the longer end of the soft compound tires. We see it'll be the hard compounds for Norris and for Ava... that'll be the softs again. So she will be going for the medium tires on her final stint."

"Definitely an interesting choice considering Norris lasted about the same amount of time on these tires. Now we'll see whose strategy works out better. McLaren or Porsche."

LAP 20:

"We're onboard with Ava Florence chasing down Oscar Piastri as they exit Turn 4. Ava gets the speed out of the corner. She's right on Piastri's tail. Could this be another overtake for Florence? No, not yet. She backs up on the hairpin. But now, as they cross the DRS detection zone, Florence will have the DRS. Sharp turn and down the straight they go. Florence with the DRS, she's in slipstream, she pulls out and it's another overtake for Florence! She's up in P9."

"Yeah, once again, brilliant move. I think she just very good awareness of the track. She knows where the DRS zones are, so shes braking to behind Piastri so she gets the DRS and not him. Very smart overtaking by her."

LAP 24:

"So far, things have gone quite well for the Porsche after their catastrophic start. Vettel is out of the race, but Florence is up into the points. She's staring down the back of Fernando Alonso as they come down the main straight to begin Lap 24. Florence has the DRS... Just a little too far back though. Doesn't get an opportunity into Turn 1."

"She's going to be really close to him into Turns 3 and 4. Florence again has the DRS. She's closing in the gap even more. Tucks her car on the outside of the hairpin-"

"Ooo, so close they are together. Alonso and Florence, side-by-side, who is going to get the push. Alonso trying to squeeze her out, but Florence just gets ahead! She moves up into P8! Brilliant!"

"That's a very tough overtake to make. Around the outside into Turn 4, never leave the throttle once after the exit and narrowly avoid a crash. That's just beautiful racing from two talented drivers."

"That was Fernando Alonso and Ava Florence. Ironic, isn't it? We've Florence take some Fernando's iconic celebrations. I wonder if she'll do another one if she gets to the podium this race."

"Well, the chances are looking strong for her. Blinding pace. Let's see where she goes from here."

LAP 29:

"Alright, our second set of pitstops are beginning as Hamilton comes into the pits for a fresh set of hard tires. Hamilton, not really finding a good grove in those soft tires in his first stint, but did in his second. So hopefully it'll be prime time for him to gain some valuable points in Bahrain."

"Ferrari need him to perform badly, too, with Leclerc out of the race and he's going to come just behind Florence. So, let's see what she's doing."

"Well, Martin, Florence is still out on her second stint. She did drag her tires longer than everybody else and we've her extend the life of grip throughout the race before. Right now, she wants to overtake Liam Lawon in that Red Bull."

LAP 31:

"My goodness she's fast Martin. Two laps ago, the gap was 2.3 seconds. She's cut it down to just about a second. She's going got get DRS on this main straight and all of a sudden, she's right there. Liam Lawson is definitely going to see her in mirrors."

"She is super fast on these tires. Lawson has already done his second pitstop for hard tires, but Florence is still finding a stronger pace than him. It reminds a bit of Kimi Raikkonen in his hay days. How he would just find tremendous pace anywhere on the track? If that's just the beginning of Ava's development, then she's got a wonderful career ahead of her."

"Indeed so, Martin. Only 19 years old, a rookie no less, and atop the championship charts. Last time we saw this was with Lewis Hamilton, but uh, Lewis couldn't quite get the championship that year. Maybe Ava will be the first."

LAP 32:

"Back onto the main straight to start a new lap. Florence with DRS, she's in prime position for the overtake - DIVES INTO THE INSIDE... MAKES IT STICK! And it's goodbye to the Redbull and hello to the podium for Porsche!"

LAP 42:

"Everything has gone quite swimmingly for Ava here. She managed to extend that gap to Lawson quite a bit. And now she's coming into the pits..."

"Norris and Vertsappen are just a little too far off for her to catch up with these older tires. So she's gonna have a crack at it with these these fresher mediums."

LAP 47:

"Is that who I think it is, Martin? It's Ava Florence behind Lando Norris. She's cut down that gap significantly. So that pit for the medium compounds definitely helped as she's found tremendous pace here in Bahrain and with 7 laps to go, she's looking to take P2 for herself against her championship rival."

"So, her streak of podiums is going to continue, isn't it. This is going to be four podiums in a row for her compared to Lando's one. I think that's where majority of the lead came from. Just her consistency."

LAP 49:

"Down the main straight, the start of Lap 49. Florence less than a second behind Norris. Gets the DRS. Norris is going to have a hard time defending on these older tires. And Florence just cuts down that gap even more! Down into Turns 2 and 3 they go. Another DRS zone. Florence is looking to make the move stick on the hairpin as she's done before. TRIES THE INSIDE - LANDO COVERS - OUT THE OUTSIDE SHE GOES. NOT ENOUGH. Lando holds on."

...

"Third DRS zone in Bahrain. Ava once again lunges to the outside, is going to try to convert this to the inside, but Lando just has that extra inch of space to cut her off into Turn 13."

LAP 50:

"The laps are counting down for the Belgian driver. I'm sure both drivers are feeling the pressure at this point. One driver who isn't: Max Verstappen. Lead the race since pole till now. He's five seconds ahead of both drivers. He's going to very comfortable-

"Sorry to cut you off Crofty, but Florence tries to overtake down the inside of the hairpin again, but locks her brakes, goes too far ahead and doesn't make the turn in time. So, still behind Lando."

"Very interesting stuff to see here and that's going to help Lando as the gap between them as extended slightly."

LAP 53:

"This is all she has. The final lap of the Bahrain Grand Prix. Lando. Ava. Separated by three tenths of a second. Hard on the brakes into Turn 1. Into Turns 2 and 3 they go. Martin, can she do it?"

"That's the million dollar question, isn't it? Second DRS zone, Ava's pouncing on Lando. No attempt at the overtake in Turn 4, but I think she's looking for another DRS zone. Minor left hand turn and then the fast right-to-left sections in sector 2. Crossing the DRS detection zone into Turn 9, and the tricky Turn 10-"

"Lando's skirts a bit on the exit. You saw him try to readjust his steering and that's just what Ava likes to see as she's pouncing on the DRS. Side by side they go. We've seen song and dance before, Martin, AVA HAS THE INSIDE LINE IN TURN 12 BUT LANDO IS GOING NO WHERE. THEY SO CLOSE. AVA JUST AN INCH BEHIND HIM. SHE TUCKS IN HIS SLIPSTREAM FOR THE FINAL STRAIGHT - TURN 14 - AVA LUNGES TO THE INSIDE. ENOUGH SPACE FOR HER TO TRY. SIDE BY SIDE THEY ARE DOWN ON THE FINAL STRAIGHT. THE CHECKERED FLAG AS FALLEN. VERSTAPPEN AS ALREADY CROSSED. BUT IT'S ABOUT AVA AND LANDO AND NO! IT'S NOT ENOUGH FOR THE PORSCHE! SHE CROSSES THE LINE JUST A HUNDRETH OF A SECOND BEHIND LANDO."

"What a nail-biter? Down until the checkered flag she stayed on the side of Lando. You really didn't know if she was going to get ahead until the flag fell. Tremendous."

"I'm sure for Lando, but Ava will not be too happy about that. Podium still, but not the exact position she wanted."

FLORENCE F***. I'm sorry.

HENRY That's still P3, Ava. Tremendous work.

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delulu: Alright admin, we see you 😭

moistbananas: Someone could tell me the admin as a crush on Ava and I'd believe them.

> gp2engine: lmao it's clear as day they're in love 🥰

meep: Does the admin reply?

> porschef1: only for Ava

> delulu: 😭😭

florence4ever: That should've been P2 but we'll take it it.

> chuckleclerc: Could've been so much more if George "He turned into me" Russell didn't fumble Turn 1.

BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX RESULTS

1. MAX VERSTAPPEN (+25) 2. LANDO NORRIS (+18) 3. AVA FLORENCE (+15) 4. LIAM LAWSON (+12) 5. LEWIS HAMILTON (+10) 6. OSCAR PIASTRI (+8) 7. CARLOS SAINZ (+6) 8. FERNANDO ALONSO (+4) 9. ALEXANDER ALBON (+2) 10. ANDREA KIMI ANTONELLI (+1)

11. PIERRE GASLY 12. ESTEBAN OCON 13. NICO HULKENBERG 14. LANCE STROLL 15. JACK DOOHAN 16. OLLIE BEARMAN 17. GABRIEL BORTOLETO 18. YUKI TSUNODA 19. ISACK HADJAR

20. CHARLES LECELRC (DNF) 21. SEBASTIAN VETTEL (DNF) 22. GEORGE RUSSELL (DNF)

BAHRAIN POST RACE INTERVIEW

Interviewer: Max, third year running you've been the winner at Bahrain, but this is your first win and podium of the season. Can you tell us about that?

Max: Yeah, I mean, the first couple of races, I didn't the car that much pace to even qualify for the podium. Obviously a bit frustrating for the team, but then we were able to do something good today and I'm sure it'll be a massive boost for everyone.

Interviewer: Lando, congrats on your second place finish, but you were very close to loosing it. What happened there?

Lando: Don't really know too much to be honest. I thought I had a comfortable lead until I started seeing Ava in my mirrors. So, it was just a tough battle. She was very quick out there, but we managed to hold out until the end.

Interviewer: Ava, you had a rollercoaster of a race, first with the accident at the beginning of the race and then to almost taking P2 on the final corner. Can you tell us more?

Ava: You know I'm really glad you're here because at least I can look at something pretty while I'm sulking. Yeah, it was a tough race. Seb was taken about my this walking torpedo and then I had damage so I was basically last on the grid. We made some changes to our strategy to big thanks to the team for that. And then yeah just frustrating at the end. So close to a P2 finish but Lando just held it out. I should be happy with the results, but I'm not. But whatever. We'll see what we can do next round.

f1_leaks:

Footage from the cooldown room in Bahrain. Max and Ava discussing George Russell's incident:

Max: Dat incident met George was echt bizar. [That incident with George was crazy.]

Ava: Ik weet het. Hij kwam als een raket aan. [I know. He came crashing like a missile.]

Max: Heeft u schade? [Did you have damage?]

Ava: Ja. Hij spinde en chipte mijn voorvleugel. Ik verloor al mijn positie in bocht 1. Gekke gek. [Yes. He spun and chipped my front wing. I lost all my position on Turn 1. Crazy madman.]

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disguised_cope: Nothing see to here. Just two half-Belgian drivers dissing on Russell.

> delulu: Ava 🤝 Max: Hating on Russell

burntmellows: George has fumbling other people's races so many times it's not funny.

George Russel to receive a 5 page grid penalty in next race's qualifying for causing a collision in Turn 1 of Bahrain.

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bottas: KARMA!

florence4ever: KARMA!

delulu: KARMA!

vettel_forever: KARMA!

chuckleclerc: KARMA!

toasted_waffles: KARMA!

avaflorence

Bahrain: Hi. That's the best introduction I have.

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florence4ever: No MAMA you already have the black and white aesthetic, don't fall into depression now!

> delulu: it's happening. She's turning into a Ferrari driver. 😭

> kachow: Ava to Ferrari confirmed?

lando: That was scary for a few laps.

> avaflorence: I'm coming for you in Jeddah 🔪 🔪

fernando_alonso_official: You did well chica 👍

> elplan: Help why is typing like a grandpa 💀

> avaflorence: Thank you, El Padre. Does this mean you'll let me win in Spain?

> fernando_alonso_official: No.

WORLD DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP

WORLD CONSTRUCTORS CHAMPIONSHIP

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yesloulou · 2 years ago

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Just as I was feeling more optimistic that Racer article punched me in the face. Helmut basically gave Daniel an ultimatum into racing for this shitty AT this season instead of next which was his preference, and then the complimentary press release had “Wednesday” on it so it made it look like all of Horner’s quotes were just PR bullshit…Anyways, Helmut remains the worst.

Or are they

(re: Horner's quotes being PR bullshit)

We all knew if daniel performed well, he might get Checo's seat. It's Horner and Marko's discretion as to whether or not Daniel detours to AT first. According the Chris Medland article:

Before tire test:

After tire test:

To me this is a very strong upward trajectory. It's true Daniel will now need to once again prove himself in a tractor with weak brakes. But everybody is aware of AT04's limits. In fact it's currently THE slowest car on the grid as in...dead last. 10th in constructors. Daniel's main goal is basically to outperform Yuki and if he can't? I probably wouldn't want to see him back in that RB seat either bc it would've pretty much been a guaranteed heartbreak. I'd like to believe his mclaren years had prepared him to handle cars like this. and if today tells us anything: Daniel knows how to race and his form won't just go away bc of a couple of races (years) in a slow car.

Now. Regarding Daniel's pace. It's important to remember that he tested without tire blankets (to warm tires up for optimal performance w/o deg/wear). Here's a lil comparison between driver's fastest lap times in last weekend's Quali (with the help of tire blankets) vs their pace in tire test: (src1, src2)

Tire Test Quali Ratio RIC 1:27.415 ? ? HUL 1:30.276 1:28.896 98.471% MAG 1:31.247 1:32.378 101.239% ALB 1:32.453 1:27.530 94.675% (kevin's car stopped 3 minutes before end of Q1, hence the longer quali time)

Now, I'm no statistics major, and this is gonna be a math model with very limited samples, but on average HUL, MAG and ALB had been able to achieve 98.128% of their tire test time in quali, which translates Daniel's 1:27.415 test time to a 1:25.779 quali time, a lap time that would've put him on pole last Saturday, in line with news outlets have suggested. Bear in mind this was taking Kevin's stats into account whose car actually stopped on track mid Q1. If not, this calculation would've put Daniel's projected quali time in the 1'24 range. Even tho this is a calculation based on limited info, I'd say the results are very promising and Daniel's pace is obviously competitive, just as many sources suggested.

In conclusion!! Daniel will do great. I personally have no doubt 🤍

#asks #*#daniel ricciardo #ss23

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pit-2-podium · 10 months ago

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Miami Qualifying Highlights

Zhou getting a penalty before leaving the pit lane (second driver of the day to do so)

Lewis had something positive to say about his car (first time for everything)

Max's clutch is making ominous noises (reported to be fine)

Daniel 'flirting and kissing' that one wall

"What the fuck was that Alpine doing" - max

"mate, what was that mate. did you see that tsunoda ruined me!" - logan

Highlight of oscar's burger eating competetion days

the Williams, just they know what they do . i mean its far but the know what they do" - charles (what he is referencing, i have no idea)

kmag is on for a personal best, sargent is on for a personal best, and albon is on for can you guess it? a personal best"

Riccardo out in Q1 and swearing immediately after

"Ah wtf man" - Kmag after whatever that mess with zhou was

zhou, leclerc and sainz all being investigated for ignoring race orders (after the quali)

Logan sounded So hopeful about making into round two then so depressed after he finds out he wasn't

praise be lord for charles unreal tire management

Alex Albon - the driver who had a moment

"russell quicker on the squiggly bits"

Alpine just fucking around a playing with their tires

What is up with Alonso? where are you? 15? are you ok?

Max being 5cm's away from the wall

"all of our protagonists" (ruth you are so cool...)

"verstappen express"

one of the presenters narrating how lewis holds his steering wheel, he sounded in love

"I had no grip man" - Lewis (lewis vs his tractor part 7)

ominous warning to Lando about his tires

"Tell Lewis to hurry up" - Russell

max continuing his perfect grand prix pole position record

also the first time he got pole in Miami

"He's rewriting records for fun"

#a warning now: i will not be shutting up about how cool ruth is for the rest of the season #f1 #formula 1 #ferrari #miami gp 2024 #alex albon #logan sargent #kmg #lewis hamilton #daniel ricciardo #lando norris #charles lecrelc

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perocuandobebo · 4 months ago

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I actually did it, with many thoughts...

Pre-show:

Extended justification of the Stroll red flag in qualifying and talking up Lando starting on pole again. They mentioned Max's 2016 drive and that it's a good place to pass, but definitely framed it as an opportunity for Lando to pick up major points.

Since Lando won the sprint and Max got a penalty the championship gap has narrowed (they didn't mention Lando bottling another start and winning on team orders).

I was fascinated by the WDC segments framing it as Max vs Lando, followed by them showing the full standings with Charles closer to Lando than Lando is to Max. Between that and no one talking about Charles as a contender post-Monaco I'm starting to think the Brits actually hate Charles but know shitting on him would go poorly.

"You can't let your ambition out-weigh your talent" because "this might just be your one chance" from a promo thing with Eddie Redmayne. Which again with the benefit of hindsight is just dunking on Lando.

Very little WCC discussion even though that's a much closer competition (and also impacts how teams will look in the new 2026 regs since it affects wind tunnel time).

Interesting interview with Carlos: he still doesn't understand Mercedes/Red Bull not signing him and if Ferrari is fighting for championships next year he thinks he deserves some credit. Also was very clear he's committed to Williams for the next two years but will then be exploring his options, which I assume means he thinks Lewis will retire and he can take that seat back.

Naomi finally pointed out that all the red/yellow flags in quali meant drivers probably didn't qualify where they should have and we'd see a lot of people finishing very different than where they started.

"We don't really have any concerns" - Will Joseph. Whoops.

The teams' staff all look exhausted. Doing an early qualifying and then same-day racing at the end of a triple header on a sprint weekend... I'd be amazed if everyone was operating at 100%. Definite safety issue.

Race time!

At the start of the (first) formation lap they finally got around to talking about how bad Lando is at starts. Also said the VCARB drivers have nothing to lose which I found odd since Liam doesn't have a 2025 seat and everyone expects them to drop Yuki when Honda moves to Aston in 2026.

Crofty immediately called the aborted start after Lance went off and beached himself. He and Karun both thought it took a weirdly long time for race control to make that call (I agree).

ESPN goes to commercial (even on replays) so I missed a lot of the aborted start discussion. I came back as they pointed out Checo got 5 seconds for his grid box infringement in Mexico and running a red light is worse so should be at least 10 seconds.

They started talking about how much closer the championship would be if you took away the first 5 races when Max was so dominant. THAT'S NOT HOW IT WORKS.

Thank god we're finally starting.

Lap 1: They are shocked there are no crashes.

Lap 2: "it was just so easy" for Max to pass Lewis because Lewis has no confidence in the car. At this point Max was P17 to P10.

Lap 3-4: commercial break.

Lap 5: got back just in time for Max to pass Pierre. Start replay, they said it was brilliant for both Max and George but also said Lando was about to catch George and maybe retake the lead.

Lap 7: Crofty starts praying for Oscar to hold up Max.

Lap 9: Crofty resumes prayers rather than discussing the penalty Bearman just got.

Lap 10: Max goes flying by Oscar. Karun does call it impressive.

Lap 11: they call out the McLaren pit wall for not warning Oscar that Max keeps passing people at T1. And then Karun says Marko must be on the phone to VCARB to have Liam let Max by.

Also Lap 11: "that was a very compliant move" as Max gets by Liam allegedly with no defense attempt. MAX JUST HAD AN EASY PASS ON OSCAR ONE LAP AGO. Liam not defending like Charles doesn't mean he's under RB orders, it means he's a rookie in a tractor in the wet with one of the all-time greats behind him.

Lap 14: Max is in P6 and they are discussing how he has newer tires since he didn't make Q3 and that is giving him better grip. No mention of everyone else who didn't make Q2 or Q3 and has the same advantage but are stuck in the back.

Lap 16: Lando complains about being too slow on the straights to overtake. Karun says he's surprised DRS hasn't been enabled yet.

Lap 17: Heavier rain incoming, Crofty points out a red flag is likely.

Laps 18-20: Commercial again.

Lap 22: This Charles/Max battle is just as impressive the second time around. I get why Ferrari pitted Charles out of the Yuki not-DRS train but he was driving well enough to podium if they'd made different calls.

Lap 23-24: ANOTHER COMMERCIAL WHAT THE FUCK. Bring back my Lestappen on-track flirting.

Lap 25: Back just in time to see Charles pit. Lando wants to box to overtake.

Lap 26: Lando wants to box because it's raining.

Lap 27: Will tells Lando he can't box to overtake because of traffic. Nico beaches.

Lap 28: VSC called, pit stops, George says it's red flag conditions and the VSC ends.

Lap 29. George and Lando both pit as the VSC is ending and come out behind Esteban, Max, and Pierre. Checo, Yuki, and Liam are flying on the wets, everyone on the inters is saying it's undrivable. (Including probably the people on new inters.)

Lap 30: Lando passes George just before the safety car is called. They finally mention how well Esteban is driving up in P1.

Lap 31: Discussion of how race control doesn't want a red flag due to the time needed for the restart procedure, followed by footage of Franco's pit stop for new inters. Accidental foreshadowing.

Lap 32: Crofty decides to add Charles to the list of drivers under investigation for the aborted start infringement. Ted says it's not full-wet conditions so everyone should be getting back on inters and Bernie agrees just in time to cut to Franco crashing on his new inters. VERY lucky he was no where near the pack because anyone close behind him wouldn't have had time to react with how wet the track was. Anyway we finally get a red flag.

Red flag: Crofty says "I think McLaren made a strategy error" with pitting Norris when they did due to the VSC ending and red flag probability. Karun agrees. Ted says it was a matter of keeping the car on the road, which I assume is alluding to Lando complaining about the tires. Bernie complains about drivers asking for a red flag rather than switching to wets and says McLaren was actually correct to pit Lando for new inters when they did? I'm not following her logic but I'm also not a former McLaren employee.

Still red flag: Bernie says Mercedes tire pressure infringement should be a DQ based on last year's plank issue.

Still still red flag: Karun accuses George of stealing Lewis's scooter. Poor George is getting investigated for bad start procedure, tire pressure shenanigans, AND theft.

Lap 33 (behind SC): Carlos's "hellooo?" radio about his tires was even funnier the second time. Ferrari radio never disappoints. Also Ollie and Zhou both went off before the SC even came in.

Lap 34: Lando goes off on the restart and George goes ahead.

Lap 35: Karun is surprised they only did one lap behind the SC. Me too!

Lap 36 & 38: Ollie goes off twice. Track conditions appear to still be shit.

Lap 39: Will tells Lando he needs to manage his tires and pass on track. Safety car deployed due to Carlos shunting.

Lap 40: Holy shit, I missed this the first time: Carlos took his steering wheel out, so the marshals thought they were good to start recovering the car, and then he PUT THE WHEEL BACK IN AND DROVE OFF. The marshals were literally touching the car when he started moving. And he was only able to drive himself to the run-off area anyway?? Huge risk for no reason. Wow.

Lap 43: SC in, Max immediately passes Esteban and Lando goes off (again) and rejoins in P7.

Lap 45: Karun says Lando went off because George was too slow in front of him so Lando locked up. Oscar is told to swap positions.

Lap 48: Karun is massively impressed with the Alpines' pace. No mention of Max setting a new fastest lap. Lando goes wide but it's Oscar behind, who clearly isn't going to bother passing him as he'll just have to switch back.

Lap 49: Karun notices Max's last lap was 1.7 seconds faster than Lando.

Lap 55: "Lawson is much less compliant with Perez than he was with Max Verstappen" and "He practically waved Max through" NO HE DIDN'T FUCK YOU KARUN.

Lap 57: Max is 9 seconds up. Ted is proud of Fernando for catching back up to Zhou.

Lap 60: Max is 10 seconds up. Karun calls this a masterclass. Rare good take. Crofty says that's why it's frustrating he's belligerent and won't change his driving. Bad take.

Lap 62: Will tells Lando to hurry up. Lando says he can't. Crofty wants to know why they don't let Oscar pass Lando since Oscar has a 10 second penalty and needs to pull a gap. Bernie says the radio was actually a coded reminder to Lando that he's under investigation and needs to pull his own gap.

Lap 64: Crofty says Max just broke Michael's record for consecutive days leading the WDC.

Lap 65: Karun admits Max hasn't had the fastest car since April or May.

Lap 66: Crofty admits Max is probably winning his 4th WDC. He sounds bummed.

Lap 68-69: Karun: "this is the infuriating thing about those moments of road rage" because Max has more talent than most F1 drivers so it's frustrating when he's aggressive. Crofty eventually redirects to announce him winning by 19.4 seconds.

So overall they started the broadcast pitching it as Lando's day to have a WDC-defining drive and gain 26 points on Max. They came around to admiring Max's driving but found many opportunities to complain about him, and talked more about mistakes from the McLaren pit wall than Lando's errors. I am very glad this is not my usual broadcast.

Also this was an incredibly unsafe race and it's mind-boggling that the stewards basically waved off the aborted start infringement and Carlos almost running over some marshals. I have no idea if it's bias or stupidity or both, but it feels like we're heading towards someone getting seriously hurt.

I watch races on F1TV because fuck Sky, but I also now lowkey want to rewatch on the ESPN Sky feed and listen to them have to praise Max and/or make themselves sound stupid by continuing to claim Lando is a contender. My hockey team doesn’t play today, I have plenty of time to be petty. 😘

#f1 #brazil gp 2024 #anti sky sports #anti lando norris #max verstappen

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eobdtooluk-blog · 2 years ago

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GODIAG GT108 Super OBDI-OBDII Conversion Adapter Use Tutorial

Godiag GT108 Super OBDI-OBDII Universal Conversion Adapter is specially designed for cars, SUVs, trucks, tractors, mining vehicles, generators, boats, motorcycles, and individual ECU control units, etc. It can convert the OBDI diagnostic interface into standard OBDII diagnostic interface through DIY wiring interface, and connect to OBDII diagnostic programming equipment to read data streams, diagnose fault codes, program, activate and code... for the car maintenance personnel conveniently.

Godiag GT108 Converter features:

1.DIY wiring, it can be converted to OBDII according to the car diagnostic interface.

Because the definitions of diagnostic interfaces in different regions are inconsistent, the popular conversion cables and adapters in the market cannot use different definitions of diagnostic interfaces. GODIAG GT108 Super OBDI-OBDII Adapter can be used by maintenance engineers to connect according to their own needs.

2.The device has reverse connection protection.

If the power supply is connected wrong, the device will not burn out, and it will not cause harm to the OBDII diagnostic programming device.

3.Independent GND4, GND5

It is more suitable for judging the problem of poor grounding of some control units.

4.Analog IGN switch.

Press the IGN switch, the corresponding port outputs ING VCC

5.Power indicator, GND4, GND5 switching indicator, IGN switching indicator.

6.DIY the way to lock the wire.

Equipped with different diagnostic interface cables, ECU cables, and locking screwdrivers.

7.Truck & Car Diagnostic Interface Connection Jumper Kit

Different configurations of wiring kits are different, please purchase according to maintenance needs.

Godiag GT108 VS other brands:

Godiag GT108 Connection Diagram:

Some vehicles’ definition:

Audi VW Skoda Seat/ BMW/ Ford/ Mazda PIN

Mercedes- Benz 38 PIN

Godiag GT108+ diagnostic tool (i.e. Autel MK808)+ Car Connection:

Gogidag GT108+ Delphi DS150+ Truck Connection:

Gogidag GT108+ Godiag GT106 + Truck Connection:

Gogidag GT108+ OBDSTAR MS70+ Motorcycle Connection:

Gogidag GT108+ Delphi DS150+ Mine Vehicles, Tractors, Boats and Generators Connection:

Gogidag GT108+ ECU Connection:

How to use Godiag GT108 Conversion Adapter?

1.Find the definition of the diagnostic interface

Find the maintenance manual of your own vehicle, or search online.), or see the definition diagram of the corresponding diagnostic interface of the GT108 manual.

2.According to the interface definition, find out the connection line needed by your car, and connect to the GT108 adapter according to the definition. (Use a screwdriver to lock the terminal.)

3.Connect the connected diagnostic cable to the vehicle OBD1 diagnostic interface according to the definition.

Connect GND 4 or GND5 first, and then connect BAT+.

If the power cable is connected correctly, the POW light of the GT108 host will light up.

If the vehicle diagnostic interface does not have power, please connect the car battery to the DC power connector of GT108 with the battery cable.

If the vehicle needs the ignition signal, connect the O-IGN line, and press the IGN switch, the corresponding IGN light will light up, and the O-IGN line will output the ignition power signal.

4.Connect the communication line CAN or K-line to the diagnostic interface.

Note: If it is the truck diagnostic software added by the car diagnostic equipment, you need to buy a GT106 24V to 12V adapter.

5.Connect the diagnostic device to start diagnosing the vehicle.

NOTE:

If you cannot find the definition for your own vehicle diagnostic interface, you can first find out the power supply of the diagnostic interface. First use the black battery clip on the battery connection cable to connect the negative pole of the battery, and then use the BAT+ line to connect to the diagnostic interface to find the power supply. You can also use a multimeter to find the diagnostic interface power supply. The definition of the diagnostic interface can also be judged by the GT101 PIRT Electric Circuit Tester device.

Godiag GT108 OBDI-OBDII Conversion Adapter has A, B, C three configurations. A & B configurations are at the same price, and the C configuration is more expensive as it supports the vehicles covering A & B.

A Configuration is for Cars, SUVs, Pickup Trucks, and Motorcycles

(Item No. SO669-C, Price: €48)

B Configuration is for Trucks, Tractors, Mining Vehicles, Generators, and Boats

(Item No. SO669-B, Price: €48)

C Configuration includes both A and B configuration.

(Item No. SO669, Price: €57)

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tlhinganhom · 4 years ago

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A bunch of my relatives live in Outagamie County, WI. By way of one of their Facebook posts I have discovered their local police scanner group and it is everything I hoped it would be.

#Meanwhile in Wisconsin #Outagamie County #Police Scanner #Turkeys Gone Wild?#Tractor vs Pole #Well that's not good #Having Relations

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my-opinions · 2 years ago

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Max vs Charles: A Long unnecessary essay, it is entertaining though

Right now, the only thing that could stop Max is a shitty car, which is likely not going to happen. The only people who are capable of such, is Lewis (who is driving a tractor) and Charles (whose team is Ferrari). For the sake of the argument, and not trying to bore you, I’ll look at just Charles.

For the next couple of years, possibly until the regulation change in 2026, I think Max will be winning,or at bare minimum fighting, for the title every year. Unless some junior comes up the ranks ridiculously fast and is amazing (Oscar Piastri has got an almost flawless junior career, Kimi Antonelli looks to be the next big thing, we have yet to see Lando in a competitive car) there is simply no one I see beating Max.

But back onto Charles vs Max. I think at the core of it, Max is generational while Charles is just really good. Because there will be times where Charles is better and makes less mistakes and will be quicker. (In my personal opinion, Charles is the best qualifier on the grid, not just this year but the man managed to get two poles in the absolute disaster of a car last year, I think this is an area where Charles is better, tbh if he keeps this up he’ll probably go down as one of the greatest qualifiers in history)

But it is also unfair of me to say straight away that Max is better than Charles simply based on the limited racing we’ve seen with them. The only half fare (as in similar cars, because Cota, Hungary, etc. was barely a ‘fight�� and you know it) racing we’ve see between them was Austria and Saudi. There was the 2019 season but that was still only Charles’ second year in formula 1 while Max reached his 100 race mark that year (something Charles only did this year), so I feel it would be doing a disservice to him. So maybe this whole pinning them as these rivals who have hated each other since karting needs to wait until we’ve seen a season long battle between the two where they’re fighting it out every race.

But I feel like that is the problem. The media love a good story. If this whole rivalry thing between them does “work out” and they become the next Schumacher and Hakkinen or Prost and Senna, then God will it be a good story. Charles already has (overly romanticized) lore surrounding him with Jules and his father and his whole il predestinato thing he has going. The red prince, all that jazz. And Max is so good, he’s already hated. The anti-hero if you will (swifties you get me) I saw on another post that Charles and Max are living embodiment of their teams and I couldn’t agree more. Max exists as a fuck you towards the world, a nepotism baby who is better than their father. Someone who doesn’t care how he’s perceived as long as he’s winning. On the other hand, you have Charles, whose blood runs Ferrari red. Maybe cares too much but has that passion that so few have after they’ve been torn down so many times. The fact that they were born barley two weeks apart then competed at karting. It’s a rivalry that’s written in the stars (can you tell I just want a proper Charles/Max championship fight)

Back to the original idea of Max vs Charles (sorry I got distracted), I think it will be VERY difficult for anyone to beat Max and Redbull in their current form, BUT I feel Charles will definitely make it difficult to him. He’s the only one who is near Max (sans Lewis) and will be a pain is his ass. IF (very big IF) Ferrari get their act together, it will become a serious problem for both Redbull and Max. Even if Max is the better driver (and he is, a lot of the time), Ferrari and Charles will be there to wreck absolute havoc and I cannot wait.

Max may be the best but I would never discount Charles.

#Lewis though is still amazing and i love him #it was just a lot of effort to combine all three of them #let’s be clear: Lewis must still win his eighth #also I’ve realised I’ve got way to much Max prop on my blog considering he’s not even in my top 5 #can you see I love Charles though #sorry this is so long I just love it when other people write essays about formula 1 #in an informal way cuz it just makes it so much better #like yes I want to hear your opinion sharlissexc69 tell me more #f1 #formula 1 #charles leclerc #max verstappen #brazilian gp 2022 #lewis hamilton #ferrari #red bull racing #scuderia ferrari

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no idea how old the idiom is but one of the stock reasons given in the history of the race to the south pole for the success of Amundsen's dogsled approach vs. Scott's use of early tractors and horses is that you can semi-sustainably feed dogs to other dogs but you cannot feed horses or tractors to one another to any useful effect

"Dog eat dog" is such a weird phrase. Cannibalism is not a characteristic trait of dogs! I mean, biting each other sure, but biting is not eating. Quick Google suggests cannibalism is not uncommon in wolves, mostly in lean winters. But a dog is not a wolf. Also it seems like it's mostly wolves that died of other causes, they're not killing each other to eat

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F1 Re-watch 2022: Round 6 - Spain

To quote Manuel from Fawlty Towers: I know nothing

The only thing I remember from this race is the gifs of Seb and Lewis sharing an umbrella during the national anthem.

So yeah, this could be... fun???

I did not know Lewis and Schumi were the joint most successful winners in Spain. That is a fun fact (Just goat things)

Also Charles is on pole, so I fear I know how this race is ending.

Seb in 16th 😭 (To repeat a previous point, the AMR22 was beautiful, but boy she was a tractor)

Livery watch: Alpine preeeeeeeeetty (blue and pink livery my utter beloved)

Lewis starting on the mediums??????

Fernando taking his sweet, sweet time getting to the grid

[Start/Lap 1]: Another clear turn 1, I’m genuinely shocked

oop didn’t last long Lewis and Kev went into each other

Seb up into 13th though!!!

[Lap 5]: Damn Ocon got past Dan like he was slicing through butter

[Lap 6]: and again on Mick

ahhhhhh Seb on Fernando violence

THAT’S MY BOY!!!

(Insert quote about how Seb and Fernando have always raced each other)

Ugh Fernando got back past it was fun while it lasted

[Lap 7]: Oop Sainz in the gravel

[Lap 9]: Verstappen in the gravel????

Not the gust of wind excuse. *2015 Testing flashbacks*

[Lap 10]: Comms are already talking about team orders. 😬

oof Dan dropping down the top 10 like a stone 😶

[Lap 12]: Russell’s car is overheating???

[Lap 13]: And Verstappen’s DRS isn’t working.

F1 cars don’t like heat too much do they?

[Lap 14]: Given how the second half of the season went I simply do not trust the face that Leclerc is leading by 14 seconds. I will not be lulled into a false sense of security by Ferrari I know better. I just about survived Seb’s years there 😭

Unrelated: where is my midfield spice???

Livery watch: Alfa Romeo preeeeetty

[Lap 15]: SEB IN P5 STOP THE RACE

(shhh I know he hasn’t stopped yet)

“DRS = Doesn’t Really Stay” Brundle I will give you that one right bc that was funny

This race is playing into Ferrari’s hands and I still don’t trust it

aeuvheugh we’re not in 2002 Crofty

(which reminds me I need to watch some old Schumi races when I have the time)

[Lap 20]: “So Perez is on a one stop” “Blimey!” fguehguehsg

Tell me George is British without telling me he’s British

Stop interrupting Ted, let him speak!!!

[Lap 22]: Yay Seb finally pits... and drops from 8th to 17th 😭

[Lap 24]: Russell on Verstappen violence, some spice at last

Who would win? A multiple F1 race winner or one (1) rear wing flap?

Livery watch: Glossy silver Merc preeeetty

[Lap 26]: uerhaguiehgueh Perez straight up asking for Verstappen to be moved out the way. I would have spat out my tea had I been taking a drink.

“Why won’t you let me by?” Honestly, valid question.

(I’m still laughing)

[Lap 27]: Ah. There it is. The sight and sound of Ferrari betrayal. Number 16 Ferrari goes poof.

Rule 1 of watching F1: Never, ever trust Ferrari

Ted is surprised. I am not.

Ouch, that on-board of the car dying is brutal though.

ANYWAY Seb up into P13 let’s get it

aaaand Lewis got past him 😔 (It’s fine it’s Lewis I’ll allow it)

[Lap 31]: Oop Perez’s turn to get past a car like cutting through butter

(something something the W13 was not a sexy car)

VAL’S IN THIRD?????

I mean it didn’t last very long but DAMN

[Lap 33]: SEB INTO THE TOP 10!!!! STOP THE RACE

I take it it’s bc others pitted, but anyway STOP THE RACE

I feel like this race sums up the 2022 Season. Ferrari start strong, then they fuck up. Red Bull pick up the pieces.

[Lap 39]: BOTTAS IS IN 4TH???? FOURTH?????

I mean damn Val go off but FOURTH?!

Seb gets passed by Lando for 9th

Ferrari engineers looking at their remaining engines like:

PASTOR MALDONADO?!?!

[Lap 43]: aaaaand we’re back with Seb vs Fernando

nvm Seb pitted

Livery watch: metallic green AM preeeetty

continued Seb footage... feels good feels organic

[Lap 47]: Bono sighting!!!

...RBR team orders.

If I speak 😶

(They are 1.7 seconds apart my dudes)

What do you mean this race was six years after 2016???

Christ has it been that long??? The season aged me more than I’d care to admit

[Lap 50]: Bottas is still in P4. Porridge power.

[Lap 57]: Mick: Can I get points??? F1: NO

It’s fine he scores points with Seb in Silverstone 🥺😭

[Lap 58]: Three car fight for 4th? 👀

oh nvm that lasted two corners

Crofty shut up about Seb and Mick crashing in Miami I don’t want to hear about it

[Lap 60]: Oh that was a nice pass from Lewis on Sainz

I would like an emotional support Bono, he sounded so proud 😭

[Lap 64]: Seb in P11. 15 secs behind P10. 😭

DNF risk on the Mercs???? wat

OH cooling issues. shit.

cut to Displeased Toto™️.

[Lap 66/Finish]: A water leak??? a water leak?????

Anyway Verstappen won quelle surprise

Are the Mercs gonna finish though???

They lived!! That was very wild though.

Hmm. It was fine I guess?? Much more interesting than Miami, but the bar was very low. I missed my spicy midfield drama. Russell v Verstappen was fun to watch, and seeing Lewis come through the field as Lewis does was cool. Overall 6 front wings out of 10. Monaco next!

#F1 Liveblog #Spain edition #F1 2022 re watch #F1 Re watch

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18 Cool Cars from the Martin Auto Museum

The Martin Auto Museum in Phoenix, Arizona, is the car-museum equivalent of your favorite hole-in-the-wall restaurant. Located in a nondescript industrial building in the shadow of Interstate 17, the museum’s eclectic collection is a treat for car buffs of all stripes.

Most of the cars on display are models we’ve seen before, but the diversity of the collection had us grinning from ear to ear, and the $10 suggested donation for admission is a bargain. Approximately 67 of Mel Martin’s hundred-plus cars are on display, and most of them are in operable condition. Here are some of our favorites.

1992 Lister Corvette One of the first cars you’ll see as you enter the museum is this ultra-rare Lister Corvette. No one seems to be quite sure how many C4s were modified by Lister Cars in England—estimates range from two to five—and even Mel Martin himself didn’t realize how rare this car was when he bought it for his son to use as a daily driver. Along with the unique body panels, the car features an LT1 V-8 stroked to 383 cubic inches and supercharged for 500 horsepower.

1965 Shelby AC Cobra Sure, you’ve seen 427 Cobras before—but how about one with six original miles on the odometer? Nope, that’s not a typo. Six. If you use the national average of 12,000 miles per year, the fifty-three-year-old Cobra has done just 0.0000095% of the average.

1967 Corvette Cutaway Mel wanted to add a factory-produced Corvette cutaway to his collection, but the asking prices were high, so he had one made for him. A 1967 Corvette convertible serves as the basis, and we were assured that no rare or valuable Corvettes were harmed in the making of this cutaway.

1910 Maxwell Though scarcely remembered today, there was a time when Maxwell rivaled Ford and GM as one of America’s major automaker. Its life was short; founded in 1904, Maxwell was taken over by Chrysler in the early 20s and eliminated in 1925. Radio comedian Jack Benny’s miserly radio character drove an ever-ailing Maxwell, memorably voiced by Mel Blanc, which extended the car’s notoriety into the 1950s.

2004 Cadillac CTS-V Development Mule This is a production mule used to develop both the ’04 CTS-V race car and the ’09 CTS-V, and it was raced in several SCCA events by John Heinriciy. While contemporary CTS-Vs had a 400-hp small-block V-8, this one had a 600 hp supercharged version that would form the blueprint for the 640-hp 2nd-gen CTS-V. Most mules are sent straight to the crusher, but this car was spared, sent to the GM Heritage Fleet and from there to the auction block—and that’s where Mel Martin picked it up. The bad news: It can never be registered.

1978 Chevrolet Corvette Pace Car Chevrolet built just over 6,500 replicas to celebrate the Corvette pacing the Indianapolis 500 in 1978, and this has to be one of the most rare—an honest-to-goodness barn find from Detroit, Michigan, with just 15 miles on the odometer. Where are the OFFICIAL PACE CAR stickers, you may ask? They’re in a plastic bin inside the trunk—the same place they’ve been since the car left the dealership forty years ago.

1915 Model Ts With 15 million built, it’s no surprise to see a Model T in a museum, but Martin’s three examples show us the true breadth of the most historically significant of cars. Along with a 1915 convertible, modified with an electric starter (which explains the luggage rack on the running board; the battery was in the trunk), the collection includes a heavily-modified speedster and a depot hack, forerunner of today’s SUV.

1915 Model T Speedster Here’s another look at the Model T speedster. Your author has driven a stock Model T at 15 mph and it scared the daylights out of him. Anyone who races one is certifiable. This one’s been raced.

1990 NASCAR Ford Thunderbird When Jeff Gordon started racing full-time in the Busch Grand National series, he did it in this very Thunderbird. He was named Rookie of the Year in 1991 and took this car to the pole position 11 times in 1992, a NASCAR record.

Atlas Diagnostic Engine Analyzer The Martin has an impressive collection of old diagnostic equipment. This working Atlas AMA-800 is one of several such machines on display. Note the Sun distributor tester at bottom left.

1917 Douglas This 101-year-old dump truck was the first vehicle ever owned by museum founder Mel Martin, a gift from his uncle after it was retired from the uncle’s onyx mine in Mayer, Arizona, where Martin grew up. The truck is powered by a 60-horse Buda engine and features solid rubber tires which appear to be original, though after a century of use, they are starting to look a little ratty.

1933 Buick Series 90 Limousine This Buick limo was originally owned by Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands. It features custom coachwork and a black-satin interior. Power comes from Buick’s legendary OHV straight eight.

1975 Chevrolet Monte Carlo As emissions regulations dialed back the potential for hot-rodding new cars, dealer-customized body work became A Thing, and this ’75 Monte Carlo is a perfect example. Originally customized by a dealer in Florida, it features customized fenders with a Rolls Royce grille and taillights. With just 1,900 miles on the clock and a near-perfect interior, this car is a time machine. Mel Martin once drove the car home for the night, and his wife threatened to divorce him if he ever showed up in something so ugly.

2007 Jeep Wrangler Not all of the cars at the Martin Auto Museum are old. This 2007 Jeep Wrangler was built by BRP Auto Designs as a SEMA show car. This one might be a bit too much of a mis-fit, however; it’s currently up for sale.

1963 Chevrolet Bel Air 409 Mel Martin started out as a Chevrolet collector, and there are some primo Bow Ties in his collection. Check out this super-clean 1963 Chevrolet Bel Air 409, unadorned red with dog-dish hubcaps. She’s real fine, this 409.

1955 Chevrolets More Chevy goodness: A 28,000 mile original Del Ray sits next to a heavily modified Nomad. The Museum also has a nice collection of 1950s auto-related memorabilia, including a diner set, a couple of jukeboxs, and the “OK Used Cars” neon sign on the wall above the Nomad.

2000 Pontiac Bonneville What better car to run at Bonneville than a Bonneville? Mike Cook built this street-legal 2000 Bonnie, modifying the supercharged 3.8 liter V-6 to produce over 600 horsepower. The Spirit of Bonneville made a record-setting run, averaging 202.5 mph on its last mile with an exit speed over 204 mph.

International-Harvester Farmall tractors Did we mention that the collection at the Martin Auto Museum is eclectic? In one of the corners, tucked behind a Crosley coupe and a heavily-modified Canadian-market Mercury (!) F-100 pickup, you’ll find a pair of 1950s-era International Harvester Farmall tractors.

Carousel Sure, you expect to see cars at a car museum—but what about a carousel? The story goes that Mel Martin got kicked off a carousel at the age of 12, and swore to the operator that someday he’d own his own. This (relatively) small merry-go-round dates from 1973.

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BOURNE – A tractor trailer reportedly struck a utility pole in Bourne shortly before noon. The crash happened on MacArthur Boulevard (Route 28) at Barlows Landing Road. Power was knocked out to about 450 Eversource customers. A large quantity of diesel fuel spilled from the truck and was being contained. The driver was not injured.

#Cape Cod Daily News

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Cloverworks Farm

Based in Albany, Vermont and only 15 minutes from Sterling College, I couldn’t pass up an opportunity to visit with Katie Sullivan and talk sheep. Katie was kind enough to let me interrogate her the day after she broke her foot while working on constructing their new barn. Major props to Katie for suffering me as she literally could not get away!

The registered Border Leicesters of Cloverworks farm enjoy fresh pasture

Cloverworks consists of Katie, her husband Matt, and their flocks of Bluefaced Leicester and Border Leicester sheep, who decided to join us up north this past July. They moved their operation from Williston with the intent of growing their flock from 10 ewes to about 65 or 70 in a sustainable and economically sound manner. It’s also kind of hard to farm in the middle of a city. When one of their sheep died, she asked around: “what do you do with dead stock?” and an old-timer responded that he just puts the sheep in a barrel, covers it with sawdust, and waits for spring. Katie laughed and said, “so that’s something we couldn’t exactly do in Williston.” Can you imagine the smell?

One benefit of small ruminants is that they can thrive with minimal physical infrastructure. It’s a lot more easy to get started with sheep than with dairy cows.

In terms of growth, though, they are about halfway there, currently stewarding 35 ewes. While Matt works to maintain their tractor and the technological side of things, Katie does most of the hands-on work in the field with the sheep. From their sheep come delicious meat, beautiful fiber, and pelts that are so stunning I bought not one, but two.

But really, how could I resist? The luxuriousness of the wool is out of this world.

In terms of processing fiber, they shear the sheep together. Katie skirts the fleece by hand, and takes it to Mad River Woolery to be spun. She then dyes the yarn by hand, although she has found that natural colors command a following as well. When I asked if she participated in Farmer’s Markets, she said they had in the past, but, “if you show up the first day of July, people are like, oh, fantastic, I’ve never seen you here before! And then they buy buy buy. And the next week you show up and they’re like, “getting started knitting that hat!” and the next week, they’re like, ‘still knitting it!’” That’s what’s different about the mind of the consumer vs. the mind of the producer. Vegetables, of course, have a highly consumable nature. High quality fibers, perhaps not so much.

Hand-dyed yarn.

As for meat, their lambs will either be sold to Walden Meats, who will process them before sending the meat to Boston. Boston folk will pay Boston prices, and they could make as much as they would for selling retail. If that doesn’t work out, the lamb would be sold for retail or wholesale value. In terms of marketing lamb, Katie and a lot of the farmers I talked to noted that lamb can be perceived as a luxury meat, one more exotic than the broiler chickens that regularly grace the tables of Americans. So while the marketing of lamb “doesn’t necessarily lend itself to the creative ways that people have found to sell other stuff”, those that do buy it are often willing to pay a premium (myself included). Lamb is about 80% of the sheep revenue, but people naturally respond to the beauty of the wool, so her marketing efforts are really focused on directing the response to lamb and making it a little more positive.

And then the pelts. Even though it’s a terminal product, people really like the pelts. Like I said, I ended up taking home two of Katie’s stunning pelts. My boyfriend and I sleep on them every night. They feel like home - they’re so soft, warm, and beautiful. There have even been studies showing that sleeping on wool can lead to a more beneficial night’s sleep!

This crappy iPhone photo doesn’t capture the natural beauty of these pelts.

When I asked Katie “why sheep?” She responded that they provide so many products and so many different revenue streams. She wants to use everything that sheep can generate and be really engaged in the practice. That includes genetics - she’s working with really strong genetics and cares a lot about maintaining those two breeds, especially improving the Bluefaced Leicesters. They’re also more affordable than large ruminants, which require feed that the rocky soil of a lot of Vermont hill farms aren’t yet equipped to provide. With Matt’s technical skills and her knowledge of grazing, they are able to lengthen the dollar they make on sheep products by producing their own hay. The focus here is not on ever-increasing growth, but on reaching a sustainable lifestyle point.

I think we’d all be content to graze under these cerulean skies and transitioning hills.

When I asked about her experience farming as a woman, she agreed that Vermont is really progressive in a lot of ways, but in the rest of our vast country, sheep raising “is a very traditional and conservative practice, [and] women are taken a lot less seriously. First of all, out West, they talk about thousands of ewes. They point at the East and laugh.” This phenomenon can henceforth be known as the Hierarchy of Seriousness, as coined by Katie Sullivan. Being out West is way more serious. Specifically, the men out there consider themselves the real sheep breeders, and we have less serious specialty breeds grazing the hills of the East. Katie joked that the lowest on the totem pole would be a woman that hugs her five rare fiber sheep every day and has named them all. There’s clearly a grain of truth there. She shared a little about her experiences going to pick up sheep in Ohio and not wanting to present herself as a liberal Vermonter. She said they took Matt’s truck, and left the Bernie stickers behind. Having travelled through the Midwest myself and being blown away by the images presented to me via billboard and some crazy bumper stickers, I knew what she meant.

Check out the sheep in the background. She looks like she’s plotting world domination.

Katie emphasized, “the only way to win at their game is to make a profit loving what you do, to drill home that you have control over your market and market prices, and to essentially beat them at their own game.” She then talked about the declining industry out west and the centralization of the meat-packing market in Montana - you really can’t control the prices of your livestock. It’s a system that can run parallel to the conventional fluid milk market, in more ways then one. It’s easy to see the generational cycle and gaps therein, and especially in Vermont, to see farmers aging out of the business. There is hope, though: according to Katie, “we will see the ascension of women in this business. We’ll see women raising sheep and treating it seriously.”

I daydream about running my fingers through this wool regularly.

Katie made sure I didn’t leave without understanding the role that community has played in their lives since they moved to the area. The neighbors have struck the sweetest kind of down-home Vermont deal with them, keeping Cloverworks sheep fed while also keeping their fields clear. It’s a win-win. They’re also been a big help with understanding the history of the property itself, which is lacking nutrients from being continually hayed with no fertilizer added back. Their land is currently way more depleted than they’d like. One way to do bring back rich, active soil is to raise turkeys and chickens, to follow after the sheep and spread out the nutrients they drop. And there’s one more revenue stream for you: grass fed poultry garners a much better price at the market than conventional birds. And if you’re raised birds this way, or bought from those who do, you’ll know it’s hard to go back.

Plus, having sheep and chickens on Vermont’s working landscape just kind of feels right.

So there you have it. Rotational grazing, diversification, cultivating and improving the genetics of livestock, and women as the vanguard of the agricultural revolution: these are a few of the ideas that make modern farming such a holistic and rewarding practice. It might not sound radical to those of us living this kind of life, but compared to more “serious” (read: industrial, focused on growth at all costs, and yield-based) farming that currently rules America and dictates what kind of food we’re eating, it’s a breath of fresh air. Based on our interview and resulting correspondences, the businesswoman running Cloverworks farm would tend to agree.

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Discovering Perth County!

We have a confession to make. At first we thought Perth, ON and Perth County, ON were one and the same. We quickly realized we were mistaken and that the two are no where close to one another (Eastern vs. Southwestern Ontario). We have yet to visit Perth but were very fortunate have visited Perth County. This lovely rural-area is home to several small towns a few of which even include Mennonite communities.

If you want to read about Perth then read our guest post by the very talented writer Marisa Baratta.

During our visit to Perth County we recorded a video for our Let’s Discover ON YouTube Channel:

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Our first stop was in Listowel, to check out their world-famous yarn bombing. Turns out the people of Listowel are knitting fanatics! Poles, trees, tractors, fences…nothing is safe from these hardcore knitting fiends!

Shannon Darcey from the North Perth Chamber of Commerce then explained to us that this is not vandalism in any way. It’s a community initiative to promote a fun activity and give tourists in the town something neat to check out. It works, all over we were seeing people pull off the side of the road so they can grab pics of the various yarn bombed objects in town.

One reason why the yarn-bombing is so popular is because the largest yarn making factory in Canada is right in town. Spinrite Yarn sells their yarn all over the world and they also have a massive tent sale in their parking lot. We met knitters and crochet-ers who have driven from 7 hours away to be at this tent sale. That’s where we met Glenda. Glenda had enlisted the help of her teenage daughter to haul all of the yarn she just bought back to their truck.

See all that yarn in the picture above? That was from her 2nd haul of yarn for the day. Needless to say, the Spinrite Tent Sale is a big deal in the knitting community.

All that excitement meant we needed a cool drink, so off to Shakespeare Brewing Co we went. This is a really small craft brewery that has a unique approach to making beer. It’s the first time we’ve come across a craft beer made entirely from Ontario ingredients – all of it.

Ayden Gautreau was explaining to us that the malt comes from Guelph, the hops from 10 minutes down the road. For seasonal brews, he’ll use something that is grown locally. For example, using blueberries grown at the farm next door for his Bumbling Bear Blueberry Wheat. It’s refreshing by the way.

Getting There

Perth County, located in Southwestern Ontario, is approximately a 2 to 2.5 hour drive from Toronto.

Where to Stay

There are several B & Bs in the County and some are even on working farms.

If you’re really adventurous and an experienced camper then a new back-country campsite is just what you are looking for at Wildwood Conservation Area. There are also several other types of campsites to choose from.

The Festival Inn is another option if you’re looking for a budget hotel.

Where to Eat

There is an incredible selection and wide variety on the menu at Veky’s in Listowel.

Grab a meal and dessert at Anna Mae’s in Millbank. This family owned restaurants was even featured on The Food Network’s show You Gotta Eat Here. Ask to sit at the buggy booth if its available and don’t leave without trying a slice of pie.

Must Do or Try

Snapping selfies with all the yarn-bombed items in Listowel.

Search for rare finds at the various antique shops in Shakespeare.

Pick up a pint or two of the latest brew from the Shakespeare Brewing Company.

Grabbing a farm-to-table lunch or dinner from Lynn River Farm in Stratford.

We were so impressed and humbled by the generous and kind-hearted people we met in Perth County. There is a great sense of pride and loyalty to family, neighbours and community. It’s a slow-paced and simple life in Perth County so if you’re looking for a change of pace from the hustle & bustle of big-city life then plan a visit to remind yourself of everything that truly important in life.

Our Visit to Perth County was sponsored by Perth County Tourism however all opinions, recommendations & reviews are our own.

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allineednow · 7 years ago

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<p>Survival 101: How to Locate cover in a shooting</p>

According to numerous media reports stemming from the Las Vegas mass shooting, concert-goers were obstructed from tripping and had little or no pay to protect them in the full-auto machine gun fire raining down on them.

Some sought cover based on media reports. Yet porta-potties are thin fiberglass structures that don't stop bullets at all.

Give that ISIS has now claimed responsibility for this mass shooting, according to Reuters, it is apparent that America has been turned into a war zone by radical Islamic terrorists. Every American, however innocent, might find themselves the target of a massacre. Because of that sobering fact, everybody needs to understand the true definition of "cover" from full-auto machine gun fire.

I have put together a guide here that can help you seek cover if you happen to find yourself to help share this information. This information can help save lives share it. I'm dividing the list into three types of cover: Moderate Excellent and Poor. This listing applies to rifle rounds, not pistol rounds. Rifle rounds have more energy and penetration, as explained below.

Immediately seek cover, RUN for it, then as soon as you're situated behind cover, duck and cover your head, if gunfire is heard by you.

Excellent Cover

Concrete pillars Concrete road dividers Stone walls Large tree trunks Dirt or sand embankments (sand stops bullets very efficiency) Craters from the ground (lay low from the crater, out of the view of the gunfire) Heavy duty commercial trucks, tractors, dump trucks or construction equipment (get behind engine blocks or wheel hubs)

Moderate Cover

Vehicle wheel assemblies or engine blocks Bleachers (get under them) Stage flooring (get under it) Other lifeless bodies (get under them) Solid wood doors (but only if they are solid, not hollow) Thick metal such as structural steel beams (but they can still be penetrated with many rifle rounds) Bulletproof glass (usually won't cease high-powered rifle rounds, but will stop pistol rounds) Solid wood utility poles (they are only wide enough to protect vitals)

Poor Cover

Vehicle roofs (they are very thin alloy) Vehicle doors Tables Fences Desks Residential or office doors Residential or office walls Porta-Potties Concert speakers

Beware of "richochet" rounds on concrete or pavement

From an elevated position machine gun rounds were coming from the Las Vegas massacre. If you are standing on pavement or concrete, then realize that many rounds can "bounce" off the sidewalk and fatally strike you after the ricochet.

If you are on pavement or concrete, then see where the rifle rounds will not ricochet if you can make it into sand or dirt. Dirt and sand immediately absorb rifle rounds fired from above.

It is physics: Rifle rounds lose kinetic energy to further they fly

Additionally, it is important to comprehend the rifle rounds depart gun barrels with their maximum kinetic energy, but they lose energy as soon as they fly, and they are bleeding off kinetic energy as they travel through the atmosphere (due to friction with the atmosphere).

2900 feet per second, A rifle round that leaves the barrel of a gun at, let us say, may slow to under 1,000 feet per second before reaching a target. The kinetic energy drops radically since force equals times velocity squared, since the speed slows. What this signifies is that a rifle round loses its speed, its kinetic energy is actually reduced to one-fourth of its energy.

In practical terms, this means the more space you can put between yourself and the shooter, the less kinetic energy they could hit you with. But if you have access to "excellent" cover (such as a large concrete pillar), then you would be wise to seek cover behind the pillar as opposed to running in the open to create distance. A concrete pillar will provide outstanding cover, and you can duck behind it in relative safety (vs. running around in the open).

If you hear rifle fire, RUN for cover!

Stay safe, everyone. If you hear shooting, run for cover. Among the more astonishing realities of the Vegas shooting is that almost nobody realized they were under full-auto rifle fire for the first 60 seconds or so. Those are.

Gun fire is frequently confused by people with firecrackers. Firecrackers go off with no cadence, randomly bursts. Full-auto rifle fire has a cadence. It does not resemble fireworks. Watch online videos of the shooting and be sure you get knowledgeable about cadence and the sound of machine gun fire. Immediately seek should you hear that going off nearby.

Stay low. Move quickly. Duck and cover. Also bear in mind that if rounds are going off near you, fragments of concrete, timber, glass and pavement can seriously harm your face and eyes. Cover your eyes and head with your arms and hands. You are able to survive losing an arm, but you can't survive losing your head.

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