Or in my case, I don't have to travel far to miss more than a glimpse!Giblet wrote:You EU folk have it good. You dom't have to travel far or wide for a glimpse at some F1 hardware somewhere, not to mention all the races.
Though the sound wasn't half bad 
Indeed. I live about 10-15 minutes drive from Silverstone. If the wind is blowing the right way, I can here the cars on track - that's a slightly odd feeling and evidence of how bloody loud an F1 car is!Giblet wrote:You EU folk have it good. You dom't have to travel far or wide for a glimpse at some F1 hardware somewhere, not to mention all the races.
I remember standing at the back of the Minardi garage and the car being started. I thought it had started - very noisy and clattery. I realised that was just the starter system when the engine itself fired up! Whilst it was obviously ferociously loud (3L V10 <10ft away and no ear defenders on) what was memorable was that one could feel the engine. There is so much energy that your entire body vibrates in sympathy. Quite amazing.Muulka wrote: Anyway, the closest that I've got to an F1 car was seeing the Red Bull show car being fired up in Belfast. Most people talk about the sound, but what I remember is seeing the shoots of pure blue flame coming from the uncovered exhausts (they had the engine cover off).
Gave me a headache...
ahh the rally stage.. walk into the woods clean and come out the other side about an inch thick of dust covering your entire body! that was the only problem last year my little bro had a nice white Mclaren shirt bought for him for his birthday (the day of the event) got it signed by Lewis and then it came out the other side of the woods and it was brown.. can't wash it or the autograph will be gone.. he was pretty pleased with his birthday wishes from his favourite driver though.. I think he will remember his 13th birthdaygridwalker wrote:Yeah, Goodwood is an awesome event : the last time I went, I got to hear some amusing stories about Scott Speed whilst sharing a beer and a smoke with his dad in the woods up near the rally loop
Muulka wrote:Just one problem with that- if it was an F1 06, it would have had a V8. And at promotional events they turn the revs way down.
SOrry if I burst your bubble. I just hate wrong information. we pedants will rule the world one day!
Anyway, the closest that I've got to an F1 car was seeing the Red Bull show car being fired up in Belfast. Most people talk about the sound, but what I remember is seeing the shoots of pure blue flame coming from the uncovered exhausts (they had the engine cover off).
Gave me a headache...
(typical Northern Irishman, eh?)
you are correct sir. Now you have given me a new goal at least make a race by the end of 2012 so I don't have to admit the best sounding F1 lump I heard at full tilt is a 1.6t 
Probably the most surprising thing to me at the event was how they let you expearience the disparity in weight of a BMW road car wheel, and tyre, and it's F1 counterpart. I could easily lift the F1 tyre and wheel up with two fingers.My sister didn't believe me when I told her that it wasn't the engine lol. (TBH I thought it was for fuel, but this was before I had ever seen a race lol)Just_a_fan wrote:I remember standing at the back of the Minardi garage and the car being started. I thought it had started - very noisy and clattery. I realised that was just the starter system when the engine itself fired up! Whilst it was obviously ferociously loud (3L V10 <10ft away and no ear defenders on) what was memorable was that one could feel the engine. There is so much energy that your entire body vibrates in sympathy. Quite amazing.Muulka wrote: Anyway, the closest that I've got to an F1 car was seeing the Red Bull show car being fired up in Belfast. Most people talk about the sound, but what I remember is seeing the shoots of pure blue flame coming from the uncovered exhausts (they had the engine cover off).
Gave me a headache...
