2005 Grand Prix of Japan...Best ever? - Subaru Enthusiasts Car Club of the Sierras

MattR · 2005-10-08, 11:07 PM

That could go to the top of my list of best grand prix races ever...wow. It has been an incredible season, and this race all but caps it off. One to go at China!

Nick Koan · 2005-10-08, 11:28 PM

Quite. Go Kimi.

tysonK · 2005-10-08, 11:30 PM

Mike comments?

We tired calling you.

MikeK · 2005-10-09, 09:21 AM

How can watching rednecks drive in a circle compare to that!!?!

MattR · 2005-10-09, 09:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeK

How can watching rednecks drive in a circle compare to that!!?!

It cain't!

Kevin M · 2005-10-09, 03:56 PM

3 F1 passes = 200 NASCAR passes, you know.

MattR · 2005-10-09, 04:02 PM

David Hobbs speaks the troof!

ivanko · 2005-10-09, 08:08 PM

Those helmet shots of Raikkonen, in his black Mercedes and the scene of him closing in fast on Fisichella sort of reminded me of Darth Vader chasing down Luke in the Death Star trench!

Seemed to me during the press conference that Fisichella almost appeared somewhat dejected, as if his ass was handed to him big time, by arguably the best driver in F1 today.

MPREZIV · 2005-10-09, 09:45 PM

I for one was heart broken when Mikka Hakkinen decided to retire, but am truly impressed with Kimi's performance! First year I could see serious potential there! Good job Kimi!!!

Kevin M · 2005-10-10, 01:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ivanko

Those helmet shots of Raikkonen, in his black Mercedes and the scene of him closing in fast on Fisichella sort of reminded me of Darth Vader chasing down Luke in the Death Star trench!

Seemed to me during the press conference that Fisichella almost appeared somewhat dejected, as if his ass was handed to him big time, by arguably the best driver in F1 today.

Haha nice connection there. But Fernando Alonso might have something to say about the second part...

tysonK · 2005-10-10, 06:49 AM

Alonso owns you. He passed the hell out of people also.

Pat R. · 2005-10-10, 08:26 AM

Takuma wins the "I don't belong here" award.

Nick Koan · 2005-10-10, 08:32 AM

Hey, some sort of misplaced nationalism has me rooting for Sato every race.

Well, not necessiarly rooting for him to win, just rooting for him to finish in one piece.

sperry · 2005-10-10, 09:46 AM

I like Sato... he just shouldn't be an F1 driver.

I think Sato should spearhead the Subaru sports car effort. How about an Impreza STi GTS ALMS program?

As far as "the best driver in F1", I think it's Kimi. He'd be way out in front of the drivers championship if Mclaren didn't have such an issue with reliability. This guy came from dead last on the grid to win! Who else has done that in the modern F1 era?

Now, Alonso's drive at Imola holding of MS was absolutely brilliant, and he backed it up last weekend by passing Michael with the positions reversed, so I will certainly agree that Alonso is better than the outgoing champion, but I think Kimi is the current king of F1, and he'll take the title next season.

I figure, it took a year after Paragon got built for Mclaren to finally get their car to be faster than the Ferraris (the new Michelen tires didn't urt either) and my guess it that by next season they'll have the reliability worked out. All that's left is figuring out a way to let Kimi run right behind another car in the draft w/o losing all his front end grip. Once they get that, Kimi will destroy the field no matter where he starts!

bemanii · 2005-10-10, 10:05 AM

The 2nd Alonso pass on MS was brilliant. The first was just straight line speed and guts, but the 2nd was all skills to force MS to miss the chiccane.

sperry · 2005-10-10, 10:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bemanii

The 2nd Alonso pass on MS was brilliant. The first was just straight line speed and guts, but the 2nd was all skills to force MS to miss the chiccane.

Yeah, it takes a lot to intimidate that guy and get him to over-cook the chicane... after that, MS knew he was beaten and just let Alonso by on the following straight... only a Button-style block could have stopped that pass.

Speaking of Button... I'm surprised he didn't get penalized for just about sending Alonso into the grass by blocking.

What a tool... when you're passed, you're passed, if the guy following you has that much of a run, crashing into him isn't the answer, the answer is to make sure he doesn't get that much of a run to begin with!

bemani · 2005-10-10, 11:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sperry

Speaking of Button... I'm surprised he didn't get penalized for just about sending Alonso into the grass by blocking.

What a tool... when you're passed, you're passed, if the guy following you has that much of a run, crashing into him isn't the answer, the answer is to make sure he doesn't get that much of a run to begin with!

I thought that was Webber?

sperry · 2005-10-10, 12:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bemani

I thought that was Webber?

Oops... yeah. Webber's the dirty Australian.

I'm easily confused by the names that match "\w{2}(.){2}\w{2}" regex.

Nick Koan · 2005-10-10, 12:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sperry

I'm easily confused by the names that match "\w{2}(.){2}\w{2}" regex.

You just brought the nerd content of this thread from 1/10 to 10/10 with that statement.

but I would have written it "..(.){2}.."

sperry · 2005-10-10, 12:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nKoan

You just brought the nerd content of this thread from 1/10 to 10/10 with that statement.

but I would have written it "..(.){2}.."

I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have mistaken "2~AAi9" for "Button".

Hell, as it is, my regex would match Bu%%on or something. It really should have been "\w{2}(\w){2}\w{2}" to make sure it limited only to word characters.

Or even better yet: "[A-Z][a-z]([a-z]){2}[a-z]{2}" to make sure platform specific word characters aren't allowed if the regex should be used on a wierd system.

11/10... nerd-overload!

Nick Koan · 2005-10-10, 12:31 PM

\w matches digits, so "\w{2}(\w){2}\w{2}" could match wt77ag

/okay, this stops now

Nick Koan · 2005-10-10, 12:34 PM

Oh, and I can't wait till Kimi is done with McLaren. Nothing against the team, I just don't like myself rooting for any Mercedes affiliated motorsports

AtomicLabMonkey · 2005-10-10, 12:44 PM

You're both fired.

MikeK · 2005-10-10, 12:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AtomicLabMonkey

You're both fired.

... from a great height

sperry · 2005-10-10, 12:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nKoan

\w matches digits, so "\w{2}(\w){2}\w{2}" could match wt77ag

/okay, this stops now

Like I said, some platforms consider numbers word characters, but on most systems \w is the same as [A-Za-z_], or all letters, uppercase and lowercase, plus the underscore.

And, we should probably be fired... like this:

2005-10-08, 11:07 PM	#1
MattR El Matador Real Name: Matt Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 10,660 Car: 2012 Toyota Tacoma Class: ?	2005 Grand Prix of Japan...Best ever? That could go to the top of my list of best grand prix races ever...wow. It has been an incredible season, and this race all but caps it off. One to go at China! __________________ "Dallas..We have a problem.”

2005-10-08, 11:28 PM	#2
Nick Koan JDM Cowboy Real Name: Nick Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Somewhere Posts: 8,642 Car: 2015 Mazda 3	Quite. Go Kimi. __________________ 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

2005-10-08, 11:30 PM	#3
tysonK warehouse SECCS Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: SoCal... Posts: 6,253 Car: 04 Evo 99 Cadillac Class: street de le mod	Mike comments? We tired calling you. __________________ Anjali? Anjali?

2005-10-09, 03:56 PM	#6
Kevin M EJ22T Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Reno Posts: 9,445 Car: '93/'01 GF6, mostly red Class: 19 FP	3 F1 passes = 200 NASCAR passes, you know. __________________ FWD is the new AWD

2005-10-09, 04:02 PM	#7
MattR El Matador Real Name: Matt Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 10,660 Car: 2012 Toyota Tacoma Class: ?	David Hobbs speaks the troof! __________________ "Dallas..We have a problem.”

2005-10-09, 09:21 AM	#4
MikeK Captain Turbo Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Reno Posts: 3,318 Car: 05 STi	How can watching rednecks drive in a circle compare to that!!?!

2005-10-09, 08:08 PM	#8
ivanko EJ18 Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 61 Car: 1991 GMC Syclone Class: SM2 Lift & Shift Specialist	Those helmet shots of Raikkonen, in his black Mercedes and the scene of him closing in fast on Fisichella sort of reminded me of Darth Vader chasing down Luke in the Death Star trench! Seemed to me during the press conference that Fisichella almost appeared somewhat dejected, as if his ass was handed to him big time, by arguably the best driver in F1 today. __________________ "You can't make a race car out of a pig, but you can make a pretty damn fast pig!" www.highperformancetrucks.com "Lift & Shift Specialist" www.barbellcompany.com

2005-10-09, 09:45 PM	#9
MPREZIV Token Real Name: Le Stig Afrique? Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: sitting next to a big yellow box Posts: 3,589 Car: 2001 Impreza 2.5 RS Class: 05 TDSP No, I won't work on your car. F your car*	I for one was heart broken when Mikka Hakkinen decided to retire, but am truly impressed with Kimi's performance! First year I could see serious potential there! Good job Kimi!!! __________________ "...these condoms have a topical anesthetic to reduce sensitivity, so you can last longer. What a paradox. You can't feel a thing, but you can f*ck for HOURS..."

2005-10-10, 06:49 AM	#11
tysonK warehouse SECCS Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: SoCal... Posts: 6,253 Car: 04 Evo 99 Cadillac Class: street de le mod	Alonso owns you. He passed the hell out of people also. __________________ Anjali? Anjali?

2005-10-10, 08:26 AM	#12
Pat R. EJ251 Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Southeast Hades Posts: 593 Car: Red Class: Stockish ¿Quién es tu padre?	Takuma wins the "I don't belong here" award. __________________ Movin' to Montana soon, gonna be a dental floss tycoon.

2005-10-10, 08:32 AM	#13
Nick Koan JDM Cowboy Real Name: Nick Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Somewhere Posts: 8,642 Car: 2015 Mazda 3	Hey, some sort of misplaced nationalism has me rooting for Sato every race. Well, not necessiarly rooting for him to win, just rooting for him to finish in one piece. __________________ 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

2005-10-10, 09:46 AM	#14
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	I like Sato... he just shouldn't be an F1 driver. I think Sato should spearhead the Subaru sports car effort. How about an Impreza STi GTS ALMS program? As far as "the best driver in F1", I think it's Kimi. He'd be way out in front of the drivers championship if Mclaren didn't have such an issue with reliability. This guy came from dead last on the grid to win! Who else has done that in the modern F1 era? Now, Alonso's drive at Imola holding of MS was absolutely brilliant, and he backed it up last weekend by passing Michael with the positions reversed, so I will certainly agree that Alonso is better than the outgoing champion, but I think Kimi is the current king of F1, and he'll take the title next season. I figure, it took a year after Paragon got built for Mclaren to finally get their car to be faster than the Ferraris (the new Michelen tires didn't urt either) and my guess it that by next season they'll have the reliability worked out. All that's left is figuring out a way to let Kimi run right behind another car in the draft w/o losing all his front end grip. Once they get that, Kimi will destroy the field no matter where he starts! __________________ Is you is, or is you ain't, my con-stit-u-ints?

2005-10-10, 10:05 AM	#15
bemanii EJ18 Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Folsom, CA Posts: 29	The 2nd Alonso pass on MS was brilliant. The first was just straight line speed and guts, but the 2nd was all skills to force MS to miss the chiccane.

2005-10-10, 12:31 PM	#21
Nick Koan JDM Cowboy Real Name: Nick Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Somewhere Posts: 8,642 Car: 2015 Mazda 3	\w matches digits, so "\w{2}(\w){2}\w{2}" could match wt77ag /okay, this stops now __________________ 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

2005-10-10, 12:34 PM	#22
Nick Koan JDM Cowboy Real Name: Nick Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Somewhere Posts: 8,642 Car: 2015 Mazda 3	Oh, and I can't wait till Kimi is done with McLaren. Nothing against the team, I just don't like myself rooting for any Mercedes affiliated motorsports __________________ 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

2005-10-10, 12:44 PM	#23
AtomicLabMonkey Nightwalker Real Name: Austin Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Oshkosh, WI Posts: 4,063 Car: '13 WRX YGBSM	You're both fired. __________________ "None of you seem to understand. I'm not locked in here with you.. you're locked in here with me."

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
2005 WRC Corsica, Finland, Japan	Gorio	Motorsports Chat	0	2006-08-31 09:52 AM
2005 Reno SCCA Autocross Schedule..	MattR	Motorsports Chat	14	2005-08-01 05:41 PM
EA's NASCAR 2005: Chase for the Cup	sperry	Off Topic Chat	7	2004-10-26 01:07 PM
2005 Subaru Outback - Pics and Info	ArthurS	General Subaru Discussion & Club Chat	19	2004-02-17 07:16 PM
2005 Ford Mustang -	ArthurS	Off Topic Chat	12	2003-10-22 12:32 PM