Formula E - First race this weekend - Subaru Enthusiasts Car Club of the Sierras

Nick Koan · 2014-09-12, 01:11 PM

Anyone going to watch? It'll be on Fox Sport 1 at 12:30am PDT for a Beijing street circuit around the 2008 Olympic Park.

I think it looks pretty interesting, and there are some big names that might make for decent racing.

http://www.fiaformulae.com/

sperry · 2014-09-12, 01:47 PM

The driver lineup is like a list of F1 never-beens, plus Sato.

Nick Koan · 2014-09-12, 02:26 PM

I probably shoudl have said "interesting" racing instead of "decent" then

sperry · 2014-09-12, 07:14 PM

Well, I just set my dvr. It might actually be some good racing with all the cars identical (they're effectively spec cars this season, aren't they?)... like a spec miata race with F1 drivers in open wheel cars on a street course.

sperry · 2014-09-13, 11:33 AM

24 slow, boring laps, and one crazy ass finish. There might be hope for the series, but they need to figure out how to double the power of these cars. Instead of power saving mode for the race with a car change halfway through, they need to do like 4 battery swap pit stops or something and give them full power for the whole race.

Nick Koan · 2014-09-13, 02:51 PM

The 'fan boost' is a little dumb (top three vote getters get an extra 5 seconds of power upgrade -- about 40hp). And yeah, the racing was boring except for the last lap.

For anyone that wants to skip the first 24 laps. Final corner, battle for first. Nicolas Prost vs. Nick Heidfeld.

YouTube

(Heidfeld is okay, btw).

MattR · 2014-09-13, 03:33 PM

What a shit-show...I can't stand Alain Prost, and little Prost isn't much better. Yeah the cars are a bit slow to watch, hoping they can improve on some of the oddity of these cars

A1337STI · 2014-09-24, 03:06 PM

seems like a lame move by the outside driver.

2014-09-12, 01:11 PM	#1
Nick Koan JDM Cowboy Real Name: Nick Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Somewhere Posts: 8,642 Car: 2015 Mazda 3	Formula E - First race this weekend Anyone going to watch? It'll be on Fox Sport 1 at 12:30am PDT for a Beijing street circuit around the 2008 Olympic Park. I think it looks pretty interesting, and there are some big names that might make for decent racing. http://www.fiaformulae.com/ __________________ While a standard engine is powered by a belt connected to the crankshaft, a turbo engine runs on its own exhaust steam, making it more energy efficient. -- CNN

2014-09-12, 01:47 PM	#2
sperry The Doink Real Name: Scott Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 20,335 Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata Class: PDX/TT-6 The way out is through	The driver lineup is like a list of F1 never-beens, plus Sato. __________________ Is you is, or is you ain't, my con-stit-u-ints?

2014-09-12, 02:26 PM	#3
Nick Koan JDM Cowboy Real Name: Nick Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Somewhere Posts: 8,642 Car: 2015 Mazda 3	I probably shoudl have said "interesting" racing instead of "decent" then __________________ While a standard engine is powered by a belt connected to the crankshaft, a turbo engine runs on its own exhaust steam, making it more energy efficient. -- CNN

2014-09-12, 07:14 PM	#4
sperry The Doink Real Name: Scott Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 20,335 Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata Class: PDX/TT-6 The way out is through	Well, I just set my dvr. It might actually be some good racing with all the cars identical (they're effectively spec cars this season, aren't they?)... like a spec miata race with F1 drivers in open wheel cars on a street course. __________________ Is you is, or is you ain't, my con-stit-u-ints?

2014-09-13, 11:33 AM	#5
sperry The Doink Real Name: Scott Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 20,335 Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata Class: PDX/TT-6 The way out is through	24 slow, boring laps, and one crazy ass finish. There might be hope for the series, but they need to figure out how to double the power of these cars. Instead of power saving mode for the race with a car change halfway through, they need to do like 4 battery swap pit stops or something and give them full power for the whole race. __________________ Is you is, or is you ain't, my con-stit-u-ints?

2014-09-13, 03:33 PM	#7
MattR El Matador Real Name: Matt Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 10,660 Car: 2012 Toyota Tacoma Class: ?	What a shit-show...I can't stand Alain Prost, and little Prost isn't much better. Yeah the cars are a bit slow to watch, hoping they can improve on some of the oddity of these cars __________________ "Dallas..We have a problem.”

2014-09-24, 03:06 PM	#8
A1337STI EJ205 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 1,840 Car: Impreza and an Impreza Class: AS / CRS PerfStock "pedal on the right"	seems like a lame move by the outside driver. __________________ Fighting uphill battles, one bullet at a time!

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