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Originally Posted by philipMac
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Originally Posted by BigApe
I ran and connected all the cabling in the new musuem that they built. I have "test driven" some of the cars that they have there. Including Nigel Mansell, Damon Hill and Aryton Senna's championship winning cars.
Until you have sat in a F1 car, you can not appreciate how little space there is in them. There's not enough room to lift a cheek to f*rt.  And if you get an itch that needs scratching... forget it. |
I am sorry, I know this is OT. But. You drove one of Senna's Williams cars? I mean, that's reasonabley impressive in fairness. I would imagine they dont just allow everyone jump in and take it out for a spin.
I have heard that they are extremely difficult to drive, ie they stall easily, and basically every gear up till fourth the back end will completly spin out if you are a little heavy footed.
I am a bit staggered by this. Definately one for the Grandkids there. Nice one. (You did give the steering column a good shake before you went out, right?  )
Oh yeah, and yes, F1 cars are micro. I saw one up close in Budapest. Tiny altogether. |
No no no. I didn't
drive the car. I "drove it". Big difference there.
What I mean is I was working one weekend in the old museum where they had all the championship winning cars all in a line. So I sat in each one of them and "drove it".
I have also had in my very own hands the world championship trophy that Nigel Mansell won in 1992. (OK it
could have been a replica.).