Formula 1 records you may not have known about...

This week I was reading about F1 news and came across a very interesting article: Formula 1 records you may not have known about - From here - The information was really cool but the format they use for the article made me furious, and is a format that is catching up in some websites. They make an article but every item of the information is an independent page, wanting to gain the must clicks with little effort. I felt disgusted by it.

So, I´m rewriting it here in a more comfortable format, hope you like it.

There is plenty of impressive records to beat in the world of Formula 1. The biggest of them are very well known to most fans, but what about the lesser ones that aren’t as flashy or even wanted? Here are some of the lesser known Formula 1 records you may not have been aware of.

Must Races before a win: Mark Webber.

Australian pilot Mark Webber made his debut in 2002, but it wasn’t until 2007 when he got picked up by Red Bull Racing that his career showed any kind of promise. His first win was at the 2009 German Grand Prix, after a record 130 races.

Worst starting grid position to result in a win: John Watson.

After a less than ideal qualification, John Watson started 22nd at the 1983 Grand Prix West. This gave him the opportunity to set the record for the worst start to result in a win. Interestingly, Niki Lauda started and finished right after him.

Must wins at the  same Grand Prix: Michael Schumacher.

From 1994 to 2006, Michael Schumacher has gotten the most wins at the French GP – 8 of them. He also holds the second and third spot with the San Marino GP and the Canadian GP, 7 wins each.

Must Grand Prix races leading  all laps: Ayrton Senna.

Killed at the 1994 San Marion GP, Ayrton Senna may be gone but not forgotten. He still holds the record for most Grand Prix races leading all laps with 19. This means that for almost half of his 41 career wins, he never had to pass a car.

Shortest Formula 1 career: Marco Apicella.

This record is best measured in meters. Apicella raced 800 meters on his first and only Grand Prix before crashing his car. He then returned to Japanese F3000 racing, setting the record for the shortest Formula 1 career.

Oldest driver to start a race: Louis Chiron.

 Louis Chiron set a record for the oldest F1 driver to start a race at the 1955 Monaco Grand Prix. He was 55 at the time and this was his last race. He finished a respectable 6th in a race where only 9 out of 20 cars finished.

Youngest driver to start a race: Jaime Alguersuari.

At the 2009 Hungarian Grand Prix, Jaime Alguersuari set the record for the youngest driver to start a race, at 19 years and 125 days old. His career may have been short lived and less than successful, but how many teenage Formula 1 drivers do you know?

Must Grand Slams: Jim Clark.

A Grand Slam in Formula 1 is when a driver gets the pole, leads every lap and sets the fastest lap record. English pilot Jim Clark is ahead of the pack with 8 of these – more than legends like Ayrton Senna (4), Sebastian Vettel (4) and Micheal Schumacher (5)

Must traces without a win: Andrea de Cesaris

Italian driver Andrea de Cesaris holds a record that not many would want. In his 208 races over 15 years, he never finished higher than third. 149 of those weren’t even finished, which can hardly be blamed on the cars with the multitude of teams de Cesaris has raced for.

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6 Hours of Fuji #6hFuji

This weekend marks the WEC Japan Race:  6 Hours in Fuji Speedway. We´ve been waiting for this one for months, why? because we like Fuji better than Suzuka.

There´s -in my opinion- something sacred in this soil and mystical in the weather, combined with the japanese culture and their protocolar oriented ways also the long racing history that makes Fuji better, a beautiful and haunitng monster compared only to the mount itself.

Visit: Mt Fuji via JapanGuide

FIA WEC this year have proven to be more interesting and engaging than the F1. Will this race be another amazing victory to Porsche and the amazing teams using their vehicles? Porsche is currently 36 points ahead of Audi thanks to wins at Le Mans, Nürburgring and Circuit of The Americas but, with a maximum of 44 points per race available and a total of 132 points over the final three races, the championship is far from over. Toyota is 119 points behind Porsche and while it is still mathematically in the running, the reigning world champions will be concentrating on securing their first win of the season at home in Fuji.

Will the other teams wake up long enough to catch up? AND the most important question of all -according to my wife- Will McDreamy (Patrick Dempsey) participate?

Yes honey. I will...

In the 919 Hybrid department. Our archiknown and favourite: Mark Webber, Brendon Hartley and Timo Bernhard, took their first win for Porsche in Germany and then followed it up with another victory at Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas. Thanks to a hard-fought second place finish at COTA, Audi’s Benoît Tréluyer, André Lotterer and Marcel Fässler still lead the World Drivers’ Championship, with Webber, Hartley and Bernhard trailing by just 10 points.

sources:
fiawec.com
diariomotor.com
highlandstoday.com
lilianagielow.sourceforge.net

September already? This year is slipping through our fingers...

For as long as i can remember, the things that we take for granted have always fascinated me, why are those the names of the days of the week? Are they the same in every culture-language? Why the year is arranged the way it is and so on.

Starting this month, as it is where the names sort of fall in disorder, we wanted to offer you a crash course on history and language. Hope you enjoy it.

Have you noticed -for example- that we are on the ninth month of the year but its called the Seventh?

September comes from the Latin root septem-, meaning “seven,” because in the original Roman republican calendar September was the seventh month of the year rather than the ninth. The Roman calendar was only ten months long and included the following months—Martius, Aprilis, Maius, Junius, Quintilis, Sextilis, September, October, November, and December. The last six months were assigned names according to their ordinal numbers—Quintilis is the fifth month, Sextilis is the sixth month, and so on.

It was not until 45 BC when Julius Caesar introduced the Julian calendar (named after Caesar, himself) that the year grew to include two more months, January and February. Quintilis and Sextilis were later renamed to July and August in honor of Julius Caesar and Augustus Caesar, man, this guys were really in love with themselves.

How could you not? i mean, look at me...

As it turns out it does not apply only to september. October, the tenth month of the year in the modern day Gregorian calendar and its predecessor, the Julian calendar. The month kept its original name from the Roman calendar in which octo means “eight” in Latin marking it the eighth month of the year. Novem meaning “nine” and “Decem” meaning ten making them the ninth and tenth month respectively.

but despite repeated attempts to change them, the names for September, October, November, and December stuck.Not only stuck, but spread to other languages, as well.

The strangeness of calling the ninth month “Seventh Month” did not seem to bother Old English speakers. September came into Old English from Old French, replacing the Old English forms, Hāligmōnað and Hærfestmōnað, which mean “harvest month” In Modern English. Anglo Saxons named originally October: Winterfylleth - winter full moon. In Old English November was:Blotmanad - Blood month and for december in Old English they called it: Geol-monaþ - month before yule (christmast in pre-christian era).

Anyways, returning to September, I hope this year we forget the Green Day references. Its not funny anymore.

A.R.

Dealing with PCD while Installing your Bling Rim into your Machine.

The key for dealing with PCD is knowing your machine size, then installing your bling rim into your machine

Photo by @wheelfixitbroward

The customization of your ride is a serious process that simplified explained, consist in transforming a car in your presentation card on the streets. Since that's the first thing anyone will see wherever you are getting in, it's as important as your own look; so you need to work on it's presence as study it as you do with yourself everyday on the mirror. If we understand that a car paint is important because is the everyday clothing, then obviously, the wheels are the everyday shoes and your car clothes and shoes cant be dressed and undressed like yourself, is important that you really choose the right paint color and the perfect wheels.

We won't be talking about the paint, but about that moment when you see the perfect rim to dress your car. You know you want that wheel because you love it at the moment you see it, it's just feels right for your representation card because it transmit your personality while inside your ride and even when hanging out with your bros. Now that you have chosen the bling is time to install it and you better know what your car's axis PCD is.

Perfect locking rim doesn't match your car's axis?

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Dealing with PCD while installing your bling rim into your machine; PCD is an anachronism of Pitch Circle Diameter and it means, basically, number of lugs and diameter (the diameter of a circle is any straight line segment that passes through the center of the circle and whose endpoints lie on the circle). For example, a PCD of 4x100 minds 4 lugs and 100mm diameter. So what if your perfect locking rim doesn't match your car's axis PCD? Then you have a very little chance that using an specific bolt it will be matched, or you have to buy Billet Wheel Adapters. This precious piece will do the job, whatever the mismatch is the lug count or diameter. It's usual that referring to Billet Wheel Adapters you will see PCD 1 and PCD 2; don't confuse this, the PCD 1 is your car's axis and the PCD 2 is your gorgeous rim.

The Curse of Little Bastard: James Dean’s Porsche 550 Spyder

James Dean (1931-1955) was an American film actor who became a cultural icon with films like “Rebel Without a Cause”, “East of Eden” or “Giant”. His early death in a dramatic car accident helped to ensure his legend and was the beginning of another famous urban legend.

In 1955 Dean began racing with a Porsche 356 Speedster and came in second in the Palm Springs Road Races, third in Bakersfield and fourth in the Santa Monica Road Races. While he was filming “Rebel Without a Cause”, he traded his Speedster for a Porsche 550 Spyder - one of the only 90 which were made- After filming “Giant” Dean was free to compete.

Dean’s Spyder was customized by Georges Barris, the man who would go on to design the Batmobile. The car was called “Little Bastard” by his stunt driving coach Bill Hickman in “Giant” and this nickname was painted on it.

Dean asked the actor Alec Guinness to take a look at the Spyder and Guinness said the car looked “sinister” to him. “If you get in that Porsche, you will be dead next week,” he warned his colleague.

On September 30, the Porsche 550 Spyder was prepared  for a sports car race at Salinas, California. Dean wanted to trailer the Spyder behind his station wagon. But at the last minute decided he needed more time to familiarize himself with the Porsche, and drove the Spyder himself.

Dean was driving on what was then US Route 466 when a Ford, coming from the opposite direction crossed into Dean’s lane without seeing him. The Porsche and the Ford hit almost head on. James Dean was placed in an ambulance, breathing heavily. He was taken to the Paso Robles War Memorial Hospital and pronounced dead on arrival.

 After Dean’s accident, many fans refused to believe their idol was dead. An urban legend emerged, stating Dean was alive, but terribly disfigured. Also, there were soon more than just a few stories circulating concerning the jinxed car, the haunted Porsche, in other words: the Little Bastard.

The car was taken to a garage, where the engine slipped out and fell onto a mechanic, shattering both of his legs.

The engine was then bought by a doctor who put it in his car and died in a car crash. Another driver in that same race was killed in his car, which had Dean’s driveshaft fitted into it. When the shell of Dean’s Porsche was later repaired and put on display, the showroom burned down.

Exhibited again in Sacramento, it fell of the stand on to a visitor, breaking his hip. Finally the car mysteriously broke into 11 pieces sitting on steel supports.