Lewis Hamilton to Ferrari
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GCH said:
PhilAsia said:
Add to that, Max did nothing wrong...!
Other than overtaking under the safety car.... fully acknowledged by the stewards too and normally an automatic penalty. Another rule ignored, and that was their opportunity to correct the monumental f**kup by masi. They chose to double down.
A stain on the sport that I hope is never repeated, but also never forgotten.
GCH said:
PhilAsia said:
Add to that, Max did nothing wrong...!
Other than overtaking under the safety car.... fully acknowledged by the stewards too and normally an automatic penalty. Another rule ignored, and that was their opportunity to correct the monumental f**kup by masi. They chose to double down.
Edited by PhilAsia on Tuesday 5th March 17:24
520TORQUES said:
Sandpit Steve said:
Yes it was a mechanical failure that caused that accident, you could see the debris behind the car before it hit the wall.
Oh to be a fly on the wall at the insurance underwriter for sportsmen. Lewis has been seen skydiving recently, and there do seem to be other dangerous activities undertaken by drivers - yet it wasn’t so long ago that Pascal Wherlein missed two or three F1 races following an injury at the Race of Champions event.
Skydiving is extremely safe, my old man was doing that until his late 70's.Oh to be a fly on the wall at the insurance underwriter for sportsmen. Lewis has been seen skydiving recently, and there do seem to be other dangerous activities undertaken by drivers - yet it wasn’t so long ago that Pascal Wherlein missed two or three F1 races following an injury at the Race of Champions event.
people must do thousands of jumps when they do it as a hobby. To even be allowed to take a camera or gopro with you you have to have done something like 250 jumps.
RB Will said:
This. My wife bought me a tandem jump last year. Was a little nervous going into it but the company has a 100% safety record doing thousands of jumps a year. They explain all the safety features to you as you are getting ready. All the kit, harness, buckles etc is rated for at least about 5 times the load they should ever experience and you have multiples of them in case of failure, you have spare chutes, auto deployment in case the instructor passes out etc.
people must do thousands of jumps when they do it as a hobby. To even be allowed to take a camera or gopro with you you have to have done something like 250 jumps.
My old man holds some world records for formation skydiving. It's a very addictive sport for some. No idea how many jumps he has done, but it's in the thousands.people must do thousands of jumps when they do it as a hobby. To even be allowed to take a camera or gopro with you you have to have done something like 250 jumps.
520TORQUES said:
RB Will said:
This. My wife bought me a tandem jump last year. Was a little nervous going into it but the company has a 100% safety record doing thousands of jumps a year. They explain all the safety features to you as you are getting ready. All the kit, harness, buckles etc is rated for at least about 5 times the load they should ever experience and you have multiples of them in case of failure, you have spare chutes, auto deployment in case the instructor passes out etc.
people must do thousands of jumps when they do it as a hobby. To even be allowed to take a camera or gopro with you you have to have done something like 250 jumps.
My old man holds some world records for formation skydiving. It's a very addictive sport for some. No idea how many jumps he has done, but it's in the thousands.people must do thousands of jumps when they do it as a hobby. To even be allowed to take a camera or gopro with you you have to have done something like 250 jumps.
I looked into a jump over here in Pheeels, but at 40,000php (550 quid) for me and my wife I couldn't justify it.
It is about the same price over here doing a tandem skydive. I preferred the skydive to bungee. Get the flight, fun of jumping/ freefall then get to play about once the chute is out and take in the views.
Bungee was definitely more of an adrenaline rush where you appreciate the speed of a short freefall near the ground. Was just over a bit too quickly and hurt my ankles.
Having a go at wing walking is next on my list
Bungee was definitely more of an adrenaline rush where you appreciate the speed of a short freefall near the ground. Was just over a bit too quickly and hurt my ankles.
Having a go at wing walking is next on my list
Did that in the Eden Valley a few years ago (winch launch from a field, surrounded by hills). The sound of the air rushing over the wings in a banked turn is really unnerving when you're not used to it.
In a useless attempt to keep on topic, I didn't take the opportunity to finish myself whilst up there.
In a useless attempt to keep on topic, I didn't take the opportunity to finish myself whilst up there.
Forester1965 said:
Did that in the Eden Valley a few years ago (winch launch from a field, surrounded by hills). The sound of the air rushing over the wings in a banked turn is really unnerving when you're not used to it.
In a useless attempt to keep on topic, I didn't take the opportunity to finish myself whilst up there.
Wrong thread for that! In a useless attempt to keep on topic, I didn't take the opportunity to finish myself whilst up there.
Jasandjules said:
I've done a few jumps, started on the round chutes then onto the squares. The real fun is pulling the slider and seeing how fast you can turn before you puke !!
Best one is interlocking legs with another person with the canopies fully open and then pulling apart so the canopies are 180 degrees opposite each other to create a byplane, which you then ride down at stupid speeds. You really need to know what you are doing for that nonsense. 
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