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Aero Wars: The uphill battle NASCAR has gotten itself into
by Matt Holden on July 25th, 2015
The year is 1968. The racing series: Formula 1. Colin Chapman bolts a small front wing and a rear spoiler onto Graham Hill's Lotus 49. The result is tremendous. All Formula 1 teams follow suit in affixing their cars with some kind of aerofoil-shaped device on their cars. Dubbed "guillotine" wings because….well never mind, let's just end that with the fact that they were banned at one point in 1969 and returned after the FIA was able to drum up some rules on how they could be attached to the cars. What does the 1968 Formula 1 season have anything to do with NASCAR? That's like asking what did the Wright Flyer do for Boeing's 747! The moment Chapman bolted a wing onto Hill's car, it started a revolution. Many [...]
IndyCar Reality Check: The Milwaukee Mile
by Jared DePouw on July 17th, 2015
Built in 1903 and located on the Wisconsin State Fairgrounds, The Milwaukee Mile is the oldest motor speedway in the United States and is home to the second shortest track on the Verizon IndyCar Series schedule. At 1.015mi in length and only 9.25° of banking in the corners, Milwaukee is one of the most difficult ovals on the Verizon IndyCar Series schedule. While making nothing but left turns is easy, building setups for Milwaukee is challenging due to both the track layout and weather conditions. "This place is like a skid pad." – Ben Bretzman, Team Penske race engineer Ben Bretzman, race engineer for Simon Pagenaud's #22 Team Penske car, described Milwaukee as being "…really tough, this place is like a skid pad. Here we have a lot of tire [...]
No Love Lost
by Cam Stark on February 17th, 2015
The ninth week of the iRacing Star Mazda championship took the sim racers to Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin where one of America's most famous tracks — Road America — awaited with its 14 turns in four miles (aka 6.515 kilometres). With Road America's variation of long straights and quick sweeping corners it was essential to find a perfectly balanced car. The safer option would be piling on the downforce to get towed along in draft – although this isn't always certain to happen. On the flip side of this, other drivers may opt for a lower downforce setup, creating higher straight line speed in an attempt to shake-off the chasing pack. Only time would tell if either of these options were chosen, and if so which one was the way to [...]
Smidl Cleans-Up at Okayama
by Cam Stark on November 4th, 2014
Okayama International Circuit played host to the opening week of the 2014 S4 iRacing Star Mazda Championship, with over 1000 iRacers taking the green flag! Every online race this week – bar two -had a couple of splits or more, indicating it was going to be a closely-fought battle for the advantage in the championship on the opening week of the season. The Friday 19:45 GMT race had the highest SOF (strength of field) of the week, one amounting to 3188 . The grid was incredibly competitive, with even a couple of Pro and Pro/WC drivers turning-out for the race in the forms of Riku Alatalo and Joonas Nukarinen. But Michal Smidl (Central-Eastern Europe) took the pole, with Mike McKinney (Illinois) beginning in second and Jerome Haag (France) rounding-out the [...]
The Kitchen Sink: Homestead – Not a Typical 1.5 Miler
by Ray Kingsbury on September 4th, 2014
Previous: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 Homestead is one of those tracks that is so similar to yet so different from other tracks on the schedule. At 1.5 miles, Homestead is the same length as far too many high banked speedways; however, the differences between Homestead and other 1.5 mile circuits are easily seen as a driver. A typical 1.5 mile setup for the Dallara DW12 IndyCar will not work here: You will find a lack of rear grip and, at the same time, a lack of front end grip. It may be a good idea to load-up a base 1.5 mile set for starters; the chassis, gear ratios, and dampers should be a good starting point. The biggest thing you are going to want to change is [...]
The Kitchen Sink: Finding a Little Bit of Speed at Motegi
by Raymond Kingsbury on August 19th, 2014
Previous: 1 | 2 | 3 Twin Ring Motegi's Oval course is one of the trickiest on iRacing. At first glance one would think that it is a very easy course. The racing surface is very wide and the pavement very smooth; however there is something about the Japanese asphalt that makes this track very difficult and lacking a lot of grip. With the superspeedway aero package being on the Dallara DW12 for Motegi, most drivers are having to lift on the fixed set through Turn One and Two and brake into Three and Four. There are some things that a driver can do to his or her car to significantly improve the handling here and find some time. For one, you are going to want a lot of downforce [...]
Road Warriors at Mid-Ohio
by Andrew Pinkerton on August 19th, 2014
The iRacing Road Warrior Series traveled to the challenging Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio for Round 10. This battle saw the Road Warriors take on the course in the Dallara DW-12 for a 50 lap sprint to the checkers. The high downforce car was on edge the whole way around Mid-Ohio's off camber sweepers, and crooked crests. The weekend kicked off at 1:00 GMT Saturday with one large split totaling 37 cars. This made for an interesting race, as there were many different skill sets in the same race. Between aggressive, fast-paced drivers and slower yet more calculated drivers this race was anyone's to call. The message to heed in this race? Discretion is the better part of valor. Rob Kodey was victorious after leading only six laps [...]
NASCAR iRacing Series Open Garage: Indianapolis Motor Speedway
by Don Scott on July 22nd, 2014
This just in: Indianapolis Motor Speedway is a 2.5 mile oval. Long straights and four sharp turns provide the qualities of the high speed speedways with the challenge of setting-up the car for braking and corner rotation which will be key here as corner exit is going to play heavily on the cars' acceleration going into the straights. Beginning with the stock setup you will find the rear of the car is tight on entry and loose beyond control from middle off. Most of this can be attributed to the weight distribution. In this case they have set the weight all the way back. What this does to the car is pull the center of gravity back like a ball on a pendulum. When the weight is shifted in the [...]
NASCAR iRacing Series Open Garage: Kentucky Speedway
by Don Scott on June 27th, 2014
Kentucky Speedway, for some, is one of the most difficult of the 1.5 mile speedways. You would think with its steep banks and wide front straight it would be one of everybody's favorites; however the bumpy surface and limited preferred driving grooves can be deceiving. There are points where the rough surface, combined with windy conditions and track temperature, can cause the car to just cut loose for no apparent reason . . . or just bog down, reducing critical momentum. Many have commented that the base setup is loose to the point of being nearly uncontrollable. Newer drivers have found themselves spinning through the front stretch. Further inspection of the base setup shows an overly aggressive camber setting in the left front and a conservative right front camber also [...]
The Kitchen Sink: Dallara DW12 – Indianapolis Motor Speedway
by Raymond Kingsbury on May 21st, 2014
This week I had the unique pleasure and opportunity of sitting down with iRacing.com's Eric Hudec. First, let me just say, Eric is one of the most accommodating people I have ever interviewed. He took time out of his work day to sit down with me for an hour and a half and describe every nuance between the "old" Dallara IR03/05 and the Dallara DW12. So, let me take this opportunity to say thank you Eric. For your time and for the amazing work you do for this community. Without Eric, this piece simply wouldn't have been possible. Many of the things I thought I understood were misconceived notions. Some things were right, but certainly some things were wrong. First of all, let me just say that the setups included [...]
The Kitchen Sink: Getting Started with AutoClub
by Ray Kingsbury on April 25th, 2014
Auto Club Speedway, the latest oval to be added to the simulation, offered iRacing.com IndyCar Series a breath of fresh air last season as it ushered-in some of the highest strengths of field we had ever seen. A lot of teams prepared before the season started so they could be competitive at the track. I know my team had a setup together before the clocks turned for the new season to start. However, the weather conditions sent us back to the drawing board. Depending which corner the wind most affects — and keeping in mind the asymmetry of Auto Club — one must determine the proper route to go with their setup. Turns One and Two are more representative of what we would find at an intermediate speedway, Homestead maybe. [...]
The Kitchen Sink: Setting Up Iowa
by Ray Kingsbury on April 7th, 2014
Previously: Article 1, Article 2 Iowa is one of the most unique tracks on the IndyCar circuit. It is essentially a replica of Richmond with higher banks and in general is a bit longer. As the fastest short track out there, Iowa provides some crazy sim-racing. For the past couple seasons the track was flat-out all the way around, unless you cooked the right front tire. With this weather and the fact that it is during the day, the car gets a massive push in Turns Three and Four. If you have a solid Richmond base set, that is a great starting point, just adjust your cambers and gears. For the purpose of this article however, we will start with the Iowa Fixed set with 5 rear ARB arm and [...]
The Kitchen Sink: Setting Up Michigan
March 27th, 2014
Michigan is one of my favorite tracks on the Indy Car schedule, second only to Iowa Speedway. Both tracks require different driving styles, and both tracks are next on the IndyCar schedule. So, expect another article next week. I decided to skip Kentucky because the eight page document that I wrote introducing you to Homestead, should've been enough to give you a set for Kentucky. Actually, it is exactly what I used at Kentucky with minimal adjustments. Michigan is different from both of these tracks, but if you had a set that you really liked from Kentucky and Homestead, I would say throw it on and try it at Michigan with some tweaks. The base suspension settings are close enough that it could work. For starters though, let's use the [...]
The Kitchen Sink: IndyCar Setup Introduction
by Ray Kingsbury on March 15th, 2014
Last night while running some go karts at On Track Karting with a friend who was back on spring break and my brother, I had a bit of a revelation. Even on these rental karts, which had no setup components or anything, there were things you as a driver could change to make it handle better. My friend did not really understand much of this at all, he doesn't sim race, but he also isn't a complete idiot when it comes to racing. We did two races back to back for a start. In the first one I went out without changing anything, but as I came into the pits to prepare for race two I had them move the seat forward. Why? To fix the balance of the car. [...]
A Team of One
by Eric Isenbeck on February 17th, 2014
With the 2014 NASCAR iRacing Series set to get underway later this week, iRacingNews is introducing the first in a regular series of articles by Eric Isenbeck designed to help those many iRacers who are not part of multi-driver teams develop set-ups for the Gen 6 Chevy SSs and Ford Fusions they'll be racing in the series. While iRacingNews makes no guarantees that you'll morph from mortal to alien by following the the ideas, concepts and opinions in the articles, we do hope A Team of One will help illuminate some of the art and science behind the black art of chassis set-up – Ed Set-up building is often considered one of the hardest feats to master in motorsports. There are about 50 different variables in iRacing that can be [...]
Brandt Wins Spa as IndyCar Title Chase Tightens
by Dave Judson on September 27th, 2013
The iRacing.com IZOD IndyCar Road Series made a visit to one auto racing's most historic tracks – Belgium's Circuit de Spa Francorchamps — for Week Eight in the series one and only appearance on European soil this season. 102 drivers put-in laps during the week with 10 different drivers taking victory on the 4.35 mile course. iRacers take to this 19 turn course and pass through one of auto racing's most famous sections named "Eau Rouge." The track's layout has changed a lot in its 90+ years of existence, but Eau Rouge has remained a constant. This downhill-uphill left-right combination dares drivers to take it flat-out, but be just slightly off your line and the circuit will bite you. Drivers can choose to take it easy, but those who don't [...]
Ottinger Survives Schoenburg's Charge, Wins Charlotte
by Jason Lofing on May 30th, 2012
Nick Ottinger scored his second win of the 2012 NASCAR iRacing.com World Championship Series at Charlotte Motor Speedway, holding hard-charging polesitter Brian Schoenburg at bay on a late restart before the latter's motor expired with four laps remaining. After starting eighth, Ottinger ran at or near the front throughout the online race and took advantage of misfortunes that befell Ray Alfalla and Steve Sheehan to move into contention as the laps wound-down. After grabbing the lead from Byron Daley with 29 laps remaining, Ottinger took the checkered flag ahead of Alfalla, Kevin King, Patrick Baldwin and Daley, hoisting himself into the middle of the championship picture in the bargain. The last quarter of the 200 lap, 300 mile race was packed with action. The final scheduled pit stop on Lap [...]
And She Don't Scrape No More
by Katier Scott on November 9th, 2011
iRacing's Eric Hudec recently provided the Lotus 79 community with a superb example of community co-operation in working through a series of comparatively simple, but much requested, changes to this challenging Class B car. Led by Classic Lotus Grand Prix Series/community leader, Frank Herfjord, the Lotus 79 community used a forum thread started by Hudec to discuss changes they felt were fairly simple to implement but important to improving the realism and enjoyment of the car. Within a week of the discussion, Hudec had worked through the requests and created a patch which he successfully implemented on Monday night, allowing the community time to get used to the revisions before Week 2 commenced. The revisions included changes to the Lotus 79′s fuel economy, the increments for fueling the car, increased [...]
A Weekend to Forget
by Darryn Lobb on July 25th, 2011
This past weekend saw the S.A. Shelby Can-Am championship head to the fastest track in South Africa, the East London Grand Prix circuit. After securing a hard-fought win at the last round at Zwartkops, debuting for new sponsor Hollard Insurance, reigning champion Darryn Lobb was aiming for nothing less than the top step of the podium. After struggling for pace at the previous round, the Kyalami based resident, elected to run the car of Sean Grieve who was unable to make the event. It was a car with which Lobb had previously won both events at Zwartkops in 2010. New body work, and a slightly modified design, meant that the Hollard-backed car was not only going to be fast, but also eye-catching. In summary though, East London proved that it's [...]
IndyCar Aero Primer
by Henrik Müller on November 20th, 2010
Most of new (as well as many experienced) IndyCar drivers feel a bit overwhelmed when they look at the aerodynamic setup options the Dallara IndyCar offers them. However, this subject is not as daunting as you might think. Since most sim racers lack a bachelor's degree in physics but do know how to race the car, iRacing has developed the aero calculator just for you. You can find this extremely useful tool in the garage on the "tires /aero" screen (see screenshot below). So what does the aero calculator do? This tool calculates the amount of drag your current aero settings generate in relation to the amount of downforce they produce. For example: A high rear wing wicker setting combined with a low rear wing angle can generate the same [...]


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Eminem will release his highly-anticipated new album MMLP2 on November 5, 2013. Right around the same time, fellow rapper Busta Rhymes will debut his follow-up record to 1988′s classic Extinction Level Event: The Final World Front. The album (entitled Extinction Level Event 2) will feature a "six-minute rap battle" with Slim Shady. According to Rhymes, the track "Calm Down" includes" lot[s] of real incredibly golden moments." Hip-hop fans have a lot to look forward to come November!
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The 2014 American Music Awards was broadcasted LIVE from the Nokia Theater L.A. on November 23rd, 2014. The AMAs feature over 16 performances from today's hottest artists and presents fan-voted awards in the categories of Pop/Rock, Alternative Rock, Country, Rap/Hip-Hop, Soul/R&B, Adult Contemporary, Contemporary Inspirational, Latin, EDM, New Artist of the Year, and Artist of the Year.
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It seems that a potential big group of future gamers will be unable to enjoy the glorious glasses-free three-dimensional gaming experience offered by the Nintendo 3DS, the handheld that was announced back in February and managed to steal the show at E3.
Reggie Fils-Aime, who is the president of Nintendo of America, told Kotaku that "We will recommend that very young children not look at 3D images. That's because, in young children, the muscles for the eyes are not fully formed." It seems the warning is not jut linked to the new Nintendo 3DS but also to other devices, with Fils-Aime saying, "This is the same messaging that the industry is putting out with 3D movies, so it is a standard protocol. We have the same type of messaging for the Virtual Boy, as an example."
The Nintendo 3DS is unique because it will allow gamers to play on the go without using any special glasses. If the device delivers on the promises made by its creators, and initial reports suggest that the 3DS works very well, then Nintendo might have just hit on the concept that will revive the sales in the handheld market and allow it to gain more players than the PlayStation Portable from Sony and the iPhone from Apple.
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Logitech K760 Wireless Solar Keyboard for iOS Devices
It's no secret that you can move some serious product if it plays complement to an Apple product. And Logitech is clearly aware of this, as is the rest of the world. Today, the company unveiled their Wireless Solar Keyboard K760 for the Mac, iPad and iPhone.
In short order the K760 is effectively the same keyboard as the previous iteration, the K750, yet this version boasts Bluetooth allowing you to connect it to any compatible device, though as already mentioned Logitech would have you believe it only works with iOS devices. That said, it can be paired with up to 3 devices simultaneously and to switch to each respective device you'll simply just need to hit a button.
To further the Mac experience Logitech has outfitted the K760 with the always familiar Mac keyboard layout, which includes brightness control keys, an eject button, and a few other Apple worthy controls. They've also built the keyboard's keys to be more analgous to the experience you'd find on a Macbook Pro or Macbook Air. Now, in terms of battery life, you should get about 3 months on a single charge via the sun's rays, though since their is a solar panel embedded in this input device it will probably be forever since it can also power up via lamps and other low powered light sources.
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As i mentioned in another post, I've spent most of the weekend in hospital and hooked up to an ECG machine. So i thought i'd let you know that i'm fine and what happened.
A bit about me first, I just turned 28 on Friday, I'm normally healthy and fit. I do have asthma. Smoke occasionally. Don't drink alcohol. I suffer from depression, anxiety and migraines for which i'm on medication.
So Saturday morning. 6am. Got ready to go out on my normal cycle, get home in time to sit and watch the football i thought. Got dressed, checked the bike over, then found a slightly weird thing when i hooked up my heart rate monitor. It was abnormally high. My resting heart rate is around 52-58, But i was away up at 93bpm. So i thought, ok, something strange. I reset it, but still away up. Thinking nothing of it being that high, I set out for my 60 odd miles knowing that I'm going to hit well above that level of bpm at times in my route.
Around 15 miles in, the steep stuff happens. THE LECHT. Climbing that, my heart rate rockets anyway. Highest I'd ever seen was 204 and that was in the middle of winter climbing another hill. So back to the cycling. I was watching my heart rate because of it being higher than normal before I started out. Was getting to a steeper section, was quite breathless and feeling a bit dizzy, thought I was going to fall off the bike. I took a look at my monitor.....BOOM my BPM was sitting at 221. What the hell was going on? I thought I'd better jump off and have a sit down. Found a passing place and had a seat. Sitting there for 25 minutes. My rate had only dropped to 194. Something was seriously wrong.
What to do? I was in the middle of no where. I had mobile phone signal. Should I call an ambulance out? I thought it was not a wise idea to try and cycle home. Just when I was getting to the stage of calling 999, a G-Doc's medic car appeared on the rise of the hill......FATE?? I managed to flag it down. Explained the situation and he phoned straight away for an ambulance because he thought it was quite serious.
Now the medical bit. Which i don't know all the facts. I got an injection of Betaloc from the medic and was told to keep my heart monitor on as it saved me getting undressed and fitted with another one as it would be a while before the ambulance arrived and I was frozen. It had snowed overnight up the Lecht and the temperature was only 3 degrees. So the injection brought my rate down to 166. Still WAY above what my normal resting heart rate is, even after massive amount of exercise. It normally settles down quite quickly.
Ambulance arrived around 20 minutes later. Switched to thier monitors. I was more concerned about my bike. What was I going to do with it? Thankfully the medic took the wheels off and popped it in his back seat and took it home for me. Which was fantastic of him.
Sitting in the back of the ambulance. My rate hadn't gone below 137. What was going on? Blues and Twos all the way (45 miles) to the hospital. Straight into A&E, put on an ECG, had a drip attached and my heart rate started to drop. So most of Saturday I spend lying wondering what the hell was going wrong with my body?
Off I travelled in my chauffeur driven wheelchair to have an MRI scan to see that my heart was working as it should, everything was fine......Doctors were puzzled. I was going to be kept on a monitor over night and see how I was the next day. Time to get some kip. Restless night, but in the morning my heart rate was sitting at a steady 61. Doctors were even more puzzled. The took blood a few times over the course of the weekend and nothing was showing up.
They have put it down to a panic attack. I'm going to be seeing my doctor ever second day for two weeks to get everything checked out. But nothing serious they say. No need for any medication to be taken. It was just a "one off" and "these things happen". I've heard that about a dozen times over the last days.
Not sure i'm happy with their stance on it being a panic attack as it was at an elevated level before i set out and why was i having a panic attack on one of my favourite routes that i've cycled hundreds of times and even with it being a "killer" on the legs, I still enjoy it. So I'll wait to see my own doctor and see whats said.
All in all. A shock to the system and quite a scare. But I'm fine, no lasting damage done and everything should be fine. I've been advised over the next two weeks while going back and forth to the doctor to take it easy and no strenuous exercise. So the cleats are hung up for a bit and my main source of exercise shall be reaching for the TV remote and watching some of my riders winning stages in the Giro and ToC.
Peace out and take it easy
I guess that pales my weekend into significance being stuck in work for 10 hours each day when I should have been on my bike.
Still I was able to stream the Giro so I was happy on that score.
Gkam Sounds like it was fate that the medical car came by and sorted you out.
Take it easy for the next few weeks and as you say get the remote in hand as you have a great excuse to watch the Giro.
posted by Marauder [284 posts]
14th May 2012 - 15:12
The important thing is you are "alright" ka you live to tell the tail and have no permanent damage.
posted by nickobec [261 posts]
14th May 2012 - 16:02
Good to hear you're ok, definitely sounds like it could have been worse.
Wonder if it might be an idea to wear your HRM day-to-day for a couple of weeks to keep an eye on it? Or at least take your pulse every morning in consistent circumstances to build a baseline? Might give you a little more peace of mind before getting on the bike again.
In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice, but in practice...
posted by notfastenough [3723 posts]
14th May 2012 - 16:12
Thats not a bad should notfastenough. I think i'll just do that and wear my HRM daily to keep an eye on anything strange. But since Sunday morning its been back to normal.
I'm seeing my own doctor tomorrow.
I know this is going to sound really fecked up, but i'm kind of hoping they find something. Not anything serious, but just something to explain it, as a panic attack just doesn't cut it with me. I've had them before though my anxiety and it was nothing like that
Then again, I do not have initials after my name or a Dr as a title. So i'll leave it to them
posted by Gkam84 [9369 posts]
14th May 2012 - 16:17
Really glad your ok gkam, defo not a coincidence that the medic was on the Lecht. Rest up mate. Here's hoping the gp finds something concrete.
posted by giff77 [1187 posts]
14th May 2012 - 19:27
I thought you'd been a bit quiet… I'm really glad you met that medic, though obviously not as glad as you
posted by Tony Farrelly [4201 posts]
14th May 2012 - 19:51
Agree, doesn't seem like a panic attack - usually you'd cop all the emotional stuff as well (helplessness, crying, etc) - so unless it was a 'silent' panic attack it seems really odd. And that's one long panic attack!
Hope you get some answers and glad you are well after what must have been a scary day.
posted by alotronic [418 posts]
15th May 2012 - 10:13
Glad you're ok. Does sound very odd though. If it happened to me I'm not sure I'd buy their explanation either. Definitely needs some research. Best of luck in sorting it out.
posted by Alan Tullett [1581 posts]
15th May 2012 - 11:03
Ok, I may have an answer, waiting for the blood results back. I forgot to tell the hospital I had a Cortisone injection on Friday afternoon.
So anyway. The doctor thinks that could have caused something to go haywire in conjunction with my beta-blockers for my migraines. That sounds more logical.
I get a Cortisone injection every year around my birthday. This year it was on my birthday 11th May. It seems to combat my hay fever. So i continue you with, even though it not recommended anymore. Its the only thing i've found since i was 7 years old that works.
At least i might have an explanation now
posted by Gkam84 [9369 posts]
18th May 2012 - 3:52
Blimey, you not sleeping or something?! Glad it looks like you have a reason - that's the problem when all this stuff starts working against each other.
In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice, but in practice...
posted by notfastenough [3723 posts]
18th May 2012 - 8:38
I'm not a great sleeper, Normally just get a couple of hours here and there.
Just back from the doctors.
It seems the combination of the injection, my pills and the exercise the day after the injection conspired against me.
I've got the all clear now though, so if this heavy rain would go away and i can get out and about.
posted by Gkam84 [9369 posts]
18th May 2012 - 15:00
Don't do it - the wind today was winding me right up!
In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice, but in practice...
posted by notfastenough [3723 posts]
18th May 2012 - 17:55
Geez GKam, you know i've been there, but you gave me a real fright. Just thinking about climbing the lecht puts my heart rate above my maximum allowed. Glad you are ok, how is you phsycological state, as to getting back on the bike, that is what got to me.
posted by thefatcyclist [584 posts]
18th May 2012 - 19:46
Yeah it gave me a fright aswell. My mind state is fine now that i know it was a one off because of the combination of medication, so i'm fine about going out and up the Lecht again, just not this weekend as i'm treating myself to a lazy one, feet up watching the Giro/Scottish cup final and then the champions league tonight
posted by Gkam84 [9369 posts]
19th May 2012 - 13:07
You say you smoke and you have asthma?
Could I suggest that you *immediately* stop smoking to eliminate that possible cause.
Throw in the fact that cycling is a cardiovascular exercise, god knows why you would want to smoke a cigarette.
posted by londonplayer [671 posts]
23rd May 2012 - 2:20
I do smoke "occasionally" like a cigar here and there at celebrations or an odd cigarette if i'm on a night out.
I used to be a 20 a day guy until a few years ago and i was still putting in the same miles at the same rate i do now. I'm being honest when i say, I see no difference in my health and fitness levels from being a none smoker up until i was 19, then smoking 19-24 and now from 24-28. The smoking never effected my health or fitness.
My asthma has never been a huge factor either. It used to play up when i was young and into my early teens, that was mainly through the summer when my hayfever was that bad it stopped me from going out side for weeks. I started getting cortisone injections when i was around 15 for my hayfever and since then my asthma only bothers me in very cold conditions, like riding in -12 though the winter.
You can list me all the health benefits of not smoking.....blah blah blah, I was dead against it, I started, then quit, but still enjoy having one now and again. Since New Year, I've smoked 9 cigarettes and 3 cigars
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German sportswear giant adidas may have lost the Team Sky gig, but they still supply the kit for the Great Britain team and today have unveiled the 2013 version of the kit, described as "the most innovative ever launched," which has a strong influence from the one-off number Stella McCartney designed for last year's Olympic and Paralympic Games in London.
The outgoing kit was based on a union flag design with bright blues and reds and minimal use of white. While McCartney's singular take on the union flag for London 2012 has gone – it's back to the familiar colours here, rather than two separate shades of blue – the red and blue, like in the kit ridden to gold medal success last summer, are deeper shades compared to the standard kit it replaces.
The kit could well provoke controversy among flag purists, however… that larger white space above, not below, the arm of the St Patrick's Cross [the red 'X' on the union flag] at the bottom of the jersey means that the flag is upside-down, or back-to-front, depending which way you look at it.
Vexed vexillologists we suppose could always buy a jersey, stick it on and model it in front of a mirror, restoring the flag to its rightful design and, hopefully, a smile to their faces.
It's worth appreciating though that this isn't a flag designed to be flown from a mast or flagpole - it's a cycling jersey, and a fair bit of artistic licence is therefore permissible.
Available to buy from February – it will be formally launched at the London Cycle Show later this month – the kit represents the fruit of months of collaboration between British Cycling and adidas, and given the reference to its testing on the UCI Pro Tour [actually the WorldTour nowadays – ed] has clearly also had input from Team Sky, which was supplied by adidas in its first three years in the peloton.
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The new look team kit is the most innovative ever launched, with the new design combining the aerodynamics of time trial skin suits with the comfort of elite stage race jerseys.
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posted by a.jumper [814 posts]
7th January 2013 - 16:04
Like it - this is what the Olympic kit should have looked like instead of that mostly Scottish thing that got used.
In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice, but in practice...
posted by notfastenough [3689 posts]
7th January 2013 - 16:10
Oh come on... you can't say having the Union flag upside down is artistic license... that's marketing speak for 'we cocked up but it's too expensive to fix'
Anyone looking to buy this is going to be a proud GB cyclist and therefore proud of the flag and not want it upside down.
I'm amazed British Cycling are okay with this!
posted by philly [29 posts]
7th January 2013 - 16:23
Adidas go nowhere near this kit... They just pay BC an annual fee for their logo on the kit. It's made by MOA Sport/Nalini in Italy!
posted by Spanielsson [7 posts]
7th January 2013 - 16:39
Looks like he's going to be used as the tail wing of a BA plane. But I'm not complaining.
I dispised the McCartney effort. This is much more like it.....it has red (yes Stella, it is a colour too!)
posted by Colin Peyresourde [1531 posts]
7th January 2013 - 18:22
Looks ok.
I like the one where it just said GREAT BRITAIN accross the chest.
No nonsense there.
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posted by Raleigh [1734 posts]
7th January 2013 - 18:24
posted by chrisb87 [71 posts]
7th January 2013 - 18:32
I'm with philly on this. The flag is upside down, for God's sake..!! It's ridiculous.
posted by RAds [11 posts]
7th January 2013 - 18:35
Don't you need a point of reference to determine if the flag is upside down? If the imaginary flagpole is on the left of the Jersey (the right as I look at it) then I believe the flag is the right way up.
I like it.
posted by adscrim [131 posts]
7th January 2013 - 18:40
Luckily, the Flag Institute, with input from the All Party Parliamentary Flags & Heraldry Committee, has published a helpful booklet on the union flag.
Unhelpfully, while it deals with all you need to know about how to fly the flag from a pole - and there's much more to it than you might assume - and how it should appear as say a patch to a military uniform, there's nothing about how it should appear on clothing such as it is on the GB kit here.
It does appear that by convention, any depiction of the union flag when it's not an actual flag flying is such that there's a virtual flagpole to the left as you look at it; by that standard (sorry) the flag on the GB kit is upside down/back to front.
Some have mentioned on Twitter and elsewhere that flying the union flag upside down is confined to ships in distress - it isn't, since they fly ensigns (ie with the union flag in the top left canton).
If you can't get an ensign the right way up, you shouldn't be out on the water
posted by Simon_MacMichael [9302 posts]
7th January 2013 - 19:08
Oh come on... you can't say having the Union flag upside down is artistic license... that's marketing speak for 'we cocked up but it's too expensive to fix'
Anyone looking to buy this is going to be a proud GB cyclist and therefore proud of the flag and not want it upside down.
I'm amazed British Cycling are okay with this!
Absolutely, artistic licence would have the two white bands the same size. Bloody Nazis, finally get their hands on our flag, no wonder it's upside down
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posted by wheelsucker [55 posts]
7th January 2013 - 19:38
I think that at the end of the day everyone knows that it represents the UK, which is what it is meant to do...
If that ride is important to you, you'll find a way to get it in!
posted by road slapper [95 posts]
7th January 2013 - 20:42
Looks good there. Unfortunately the mirror tells me it wouldn't look good here.
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7th January 2013 - 20:50
posted by andyp [1368 posts]
7th January 2013 - 20:58
Genuinely never noticed there is an upside to the union jack!
Though I think it looks cool. As far as rules for "right way up" or not is a bit of a rigid outlook. That the white bands are not equal might be a nod to the different stylized versions of the flag - say like silverstone logo.
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posted by koko56 [334 posts]
8th January 2013 - 0:07
I think the 'crayon' effect is a bit naff. Would look much stronger in solid colours. Like it apart from that though.
posted by hockinsk [4 posts]
8th January 2013 - 1:42
Quibbles about the botched flag aside, I like it- the previous was hideous and garish, this is relatively restrained- and the dark blue shorts/lower part of the skin suit is to be welcomed. Far classier than the previous kit
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8th January 2013 - 9:43
posted by ubercurmudgeon [168 posts]
8th January 2013 - 9:58
Is the flag the right way up on the back of the jersey? Then when you're behind the rider (which they all will be) it's OK. The front view is obviously the back of the flag, in this case, and correct.
posted by Canis Cibo [65 posts]
8th January 2013 - 10:18
Yep I thought it looked 80's as well but worn it looks a lot better. Like it...SOO badly needed a refresh! why on earth it took soo long...
posted by NeilXDavis [118 posts]
8th January 2013 - 11:03
You dont need a flag pole to tell wether the Union Flag is upside down the thin and thick white banding on the diagonals tells you. ie if going round the flag clockwise the banding will be thin,thick,thin,thick etc.
posted by FATBEGGARONABIKE [710 posts]
8th January 2013 - 12:23
'there's nothing about how it should appear on clothing such as it is on the GB kit here'
Back to the Daily Mail, folks. Plenty more to moan about.
posted by andyp [1368 posts]
8th January 2013 - 12:53
Looks fine to me:
Why assume the pole is on the left?
Edit: there is a pole in the pic, but it's not showing on this post - must be too wide an image??
posted by ColT [262 posts]
8th January 2013 - 14:36
Well I think it looks great. I was very against the Olympic kit pre games but came to like it though did wonder why there was no red but still.
I have followed cycle racing for 30 years and IMHO this is the best looking Team GB cycle kit that has ever been produced. Excellent.
And I'm sorry but if you get that wound up by whether the "flag" (it's not a flag it's a jersey based on the design of the Union flag) then your life is either so perfect that this is the only thing that has ever come in to your life to spoil your perfect world or you have real issues. IMHO.
posted by bikeandy61 [471 posts]
8th January 2013 - 20:03
Oh come on... you can't say having the Union flag upside down is artistic license... that's marketing speak for 'we cocked up but it's too expensive to fix'
Anyone looking to buy this is going to be a proud GB cyclist and therefore proud of the flag and not want it upside down.
I'm amazed British Cycling are okay with this!
That assumes British Cycling know there is a right and wrong way for the flag. I very much doubt they do.
posted by davebinks [136 posts]
9th January 2013 - 20:56
posted by davebinks [136 posts]
9th January 2013 - 21:16
Because the convention of flying flags is pole on the left It's a convention to avoid insult to a country's nationality
If I was only half as good as I am in my own mind.
posted by JulesW [34 posts]
10th January 2013 - 1:36
But flying a flag upside down is the international sign for distress which may apply for most bike rides
If I was only half as good as I am in my own mind.
posted by JulesW [34 posts]
10th January 2013 - 1:37
For me although it looks the wrong way I think that it is ok , because it looks as if the jersey is designed to be viewed as if it's moving forward.
Its the same with patches on Military uniforms, they put the flags back to front to show that they do not retreat. The american Flag looks really weird.
posted by blukas49 [5 posts]
10th January 2013 - 8:47
Missing the point here. Soon it will be picked up by the media. FREE advertising for Adidas. Kit will then sell in it's thousands as kid request one to replace their outdated Man. U. kit.
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In this Video: Get a taste of the eclectic talent taking the Lyrical Sanctuary stage on any given night, including spring 2012 featured performer, Melissa Czarnik ('05 BA History) who is now recording her third album, "Non Merci," while on an artist's residency in France. (View full size on YouTube)
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