OT: Racing Terms
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OT: Racing Terms
The F1 season has kicked off again, and admittedly I'm hoping for Williams-BMW and Montoya.
Anyway, I'm hearing turns on road courses being described with such terminology as "130R". At Suzuka, the 130R happens to be the wickedly fast sweeper, perhaps the most demanding in all of F1. Anyone know what the 130 means?
To avoid the risk of having this thread deleted, I might also ask if anyone has tracked their car?
Anyway, I'm hearing turns on road courses being described with such terminology as "130R". At Suzuka, the 130R happens to be the wickedly fast sweeper, perhaps the most demanding in all of F1. Anyone know what the 130 means?
To avoid the risk of having this thread deleted, I might also ask if anyone has tracked their car?
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130R
My guess is that 130R is the measurement of the radius of this turn in metres (i.e R=130m).
Taking 130R flat out looks to be fun, though not as good as Eau Rouge (the best!).
Taking 130R flat out looks to be fun, though not as good as Eau Rouge (the best!).
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Re: 130R, take two
Originally posted by Mike T.
also, 130 degrees is an awfully tight corner to be taken flat out
also, 130 degrees is an awfully tight corner to be taken flat out
That's true.....you don't want to mess arround with 130 degrees turn.
If you think 130R is confusing, you should hear Rally Co-driver's terms of turns. They got a whole bunch of codes for every single type of turns.
Uhh....btw.....I don't know what 130R means......sorry
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My best guess would be that the 130 is the ideal speed to take the turn and the R would be the direction, which is right.
I have no backing for this, just giving my first impressions.
Moved.
I have no backing for this, just giving my first impressions.
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Grrrr....
130R is a left high speed turn at Suzuka, trust me, I know this!!
130R has a reputation for sorting out the men from the boys: the boys lift off the throttle when going through it in top gear, the men don't. An F1 car is doing a lot more than 130 MPH or km/h on 130R.
130R has a reputation for sorting out the men from the boys: the boys lift off the throttle when going through it in top gear, the men don't. An F1 car is doing a lot more than 130 MPH or km/h on 130R.
