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by mik
Thu May 30, 2024 10:29 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Trump guilty
Replies: 7
Views: 82

Re: Trump guilty

Zonda_ wrote: Thu May 30, 2024 10:10 pm Wonder how he'll twist this!
Just heard his response - he’s such a disgusting human.
by mik
Thu May 30, 2024 9:46 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Bucket list items.
Replies: 26
Views: 474

Re: Bucket list items.

drcarlos wrote: Thu May 30, 2024 9:38 pm As promised.in another thread here's the recording I made.of my set
"This video contains content from SME, who has blocked it in your country on copyright grounds" :?
by mik
Thu May 30, 2024 7:40 pm
Forum: Cars
Topic: Jaguar
Replies: 7
Views: 118

Re: Jaguar

:?
by mik
Thu May 30, 2024 4:22 pm
Forum: Cars
Topic: Do automatic ICE cars need tachometers/rev-counters?
Replies: 8
Views: 112

Re: Do automatic ICE cars need tachometers/rev-counters?

If I am driving an auto with paddles I find I generally let the car do it's thing > there isn't much tactile enjoyment from flicking a paddle. caveat1: unless I am towing, and the car's decisions are generally inappropriate caveat2: unless Pete revsRus lets me look after his 600LT again - that's the...
by mik
Thu May 30, 2024 4:18 pm
Forum: Cars
Topic: Do automatic ICE cars need tachometers/rev-counters?
Replies: 8
Views: 112

Re: Do automatic ICE cars need tachometers/rev-counters?

GG. wrote: Thu May 30, 2024 4:01 pm Also useful for knowing exactly when you are at 3800 revs at 3/4 throttle to make the engine do its "waaaaaah" noise. Obviously I'm not referring to the RR there...
Yes, we realised you meant the Smart :geek:
by mik
Thu May 30, 2024 3:32 pm
Forum: Cars
Topic: Do automatic ICE cars need tachometers/rev-counters?
Replies: 8
Views: 112

Do automatic ICE cars need tachometers/rev-counters?

Prompted by the discussion on the new 992.2 and the switch from physicals dials to LCD (with only some of the view options including a rev-counter). (Note: I am using "auto" as a generic terms for non-manuel. Please don't get all excited about PDK vs torque converters etc etc). Obviously t...
by mik
Thu May 30, 2024 1:35 pm
Forum: Cars
Topic: Today’s want
Replies: 2561
Views: 463854

Re: Today’s want

Received an email from rocketeer, maybe I should make it as spam so that I don't receive any more temptation. This is cool af. https://www.rocketeercars.com/build-options/restomod https://www.evo.co.uk/mazda/mx-5/20122/rocketeer-mazda-mx-5-v6-review-big-engine-and-big-character-for-mazdas-small The...
by mik
Thu May 30, 2024 12:31 pm
Forum: Gaming + Tech
Topic: For the FTAO of Sim racing folk
Replies: 28
Views: 1573

Re: For the FTAO of Sim racing folk

Mito Man wrote: Thu May 30, 2024 12:04 pmErm why?
Fur teh watches and teh likes presumably. As a full-time youtube kontent kreator.....
by mik
Thu May 30, 2024 12:02 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Should I be getting paid for appearing on a TV documentary?
Replies: 48
Views: 2096

Re: Should I be getting paid for appearing on a TV documentary?

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Hey, remember when that Gav food bloke off the tellybox used to post on the forum?
by mik
Thu May 30, 2024 12:00 pm
Forum: Gaming + Tech
Topic: For the FTAO of Sim racing folk
Replies: 28
Views: 1573

Re: For the FTAO of Sim racing folk

I see Rory (full time youtube sim racing "creator") is attempting a 200 lap race of the combined Nurburgring GP & Nordschleife track on GT7.

So that's around 30hrs non-stop. :? (without any driver changes etc obvs)

by mik
Thu May 30, 2024 8:07 am
Forum: Gaming + Tech
Topic: Flightradar24 fans
Replies: 451
Views: 92721

Re: Flightradar24 fans

engine ingestion fatality - Schipol.

Not much info available at this point, but RIP.
by mik
Thu May 30, 2024 7:43 am
Forum: Cars
Topic: New 911
Replies: 33
Views: 492

Re: New 911

edit: I am not hugely convinced by more conventional hybrids or PHEV's that alternate between power sources. The idea of driving 10 miles on purely electric, and the car brain then kicking in the ICE from cold in order to accelerate down a motorway slip-road makes me wince. I'm not sure why... Whil...
by mik
Wed May 29, 2024 2:51 pm
Forum: Cars
Topic: New 911
Replies: 33
Views: 492

Re: New 911

Jobbo wrote: Wed May 29, 2024 12:22 pm Oh dear - I hope this was just a glitch in translation because I really don't think the battery is actually a flywheel:

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Battery is reasonably heavy, so maybe in addition to holding electrical energy, it also spins at several thousand rpm..... :geek:
by mik
Wed May 29, 2024 10:18 am
Forum: Cars
Topic: New 911
Replies: 33
Views: 492

Re: New 911

Judged on those merits it seems to make sense other that the removal of the rear seats which is clearly just to be able to say it is only 50kg more than the old one, rather than nearly 100kg. I skim watched the vid and missed this. So all 911's will be 2+0 as standard now with 2+2 as an option? End...
by mik
Wed May 29, 2024 9:52 am
Forum: Cars
Topic: New 911
Replies: 33
Views: 492

Re: New 911

Judged on those merits it seems to make sense other that the removal of the rear seats which is clearly just to be able to say it is only 50kg more than the old one, rather than nearly 100kg. I skim watched the vid and missed this. So all 911's will be 2+0 as standard now with 2+2 as an option? End...
by mik
Wed May 29, 2024 9:25 am
Forum: Cars
Topic: New 911
Replies: 33
Views: 492

Re: New 911

so it sounds like a pointless box-ticking exercise. Agree, but it's a direction they are being forced in. It's not a hybrid like other hybrids, but it allows them to tick the box with minimal weight gain - focussing on enhancing the driving experience. Quick google for regulations around % of EV sa...
by mik
Wed May 29, 2024 9:05 am
Forum: Cars
Topic: New 911
Replies: 33
Views: 492

Re: New 911

Why has it gone "hybrid" when all the motor seems to do is provide more power? Regs & quotas. On one hand it's disappointing that it can't run in full electric mode, but on the other hand they have ticked the hybrid box and focussed on how they leverage the system to improve the drivi...
by mik
Wed May 29, 2024 7:41 am
Forum: Cars
Topic: New 911
Replies: 33
Views: 492

Re: New 911

- it’s apparently a hybrid but the way they described it, it seems no more of a hybrid than my Audi - the electric turbocharger is familiar and I don’t think it can do more than coast on electricity alone . Watson said as much in a vid I watched over breakfast (his was the first one that popped up ...
by mik
Wed May 29, 2024 12:28 am
Forum: General
Topic: The Watches Thread
Replies: 1777
Views: 680638

Re: The Watches Thread

Is this some kind of pyramid of tragic? Or accurate?