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Post by bigdawgs on Nov 19, 2023 0:43:04 GMT -5
Can someone explain to me why the F1 race in Vegas is taking place after midnight in the eastern time zone? No, I don't want to hear so that the European fan base can have breakfast on the strip. F1 has grown by leaps and bounds here in the states and to have the race on at that time seem brain dead. Good night.
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Post by geauxtigerfan on Nov 19, 2023 14:12:02 GMT -5
Who is going to watch it? - not I.
I am not a fan of watching autos go around tracks on TV. Watching live might be different though - never seen one live.
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Post by USCGamecocks on Nov 19, 2023 19:25:28 GMT -5
Can someone explain to me why the F1 race in Vegas is taking place after midnight in the eastern time zone? No, I don't want to hear so that the European fan base can have breakfast on the strip. F1 has grown by leaps and bounds here in the states and to have the race on at that time seem brain dead. Good night. Yeah…saw the race live so fortunately that helped out some with the starting time. I was a bit skeptical with the rough start but ending up being a great event.
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Post by USCGamecocks on Nov 19, 2023 21:34:28 GMT -5
Who is going to watch it? - not I. I am not a fan of watching autos go around tracks on TV. Watching live might be different though - never seen one live. This was my first F1 race live and it was incredible.
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Post by geauxtigerfan on Nov 20, 2023 11:23:03 GMT -5
There was a F1 race in Houston a number of years ago - the course was around the downtown area.
In 2014:
90 LAPS | A 1.7-mile, 10-turn street circuit that incorporates Houston landmarks NRG Stadium, the Astrodome and NRG Arena. Scott Dixon and Will Power took the wins in the inaugural doubleheader race.
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Post by MtnTiger on Nov 20, 2023 11:27:18 GMT -5
Can someone explain to me why the F1 race in Vegas is taking place after midnight in the eastern time zone? No, I don't want to hear so that the European fan base can have breakfast on the strip. F1 has grown by leaps and bounds here in the states and to have the race on at that time seem brain dead. Good night. West Coast bias.
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Post by MtnTiger on Nov 20, 2023 11:30:35 GMT -5
Can someone explain to me why the F1 race in Vegas is taking place after midnight in the eastern time zone? No, I don't want to hear so that the European fan base can have breakfast on the strip. F1 has grown by leaps and bounds here in the states and to have the race on at that time seem brain dead. Good night. West Coast bias. Also, F1 officials admitted that they had never been to Vegas in November and didn’t realize that overnight temperatures drop into the 40’s on a regular basis. F1 cars don’t perform well at lower temperatures. Brakes and tires need heat to perform at their maximum efficiency.
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Post by bigdawgs on Nov 20, 2023 11:46:32 GMT -5
There was a F1 race in Houston a number of years ago - the course was around the downtown area. In 2014: 90 LAPS | A 1.7-mile, 10-turn street circuit that incorporates Houston landmarks NRG Stadium, the Astrodome and NRG Arena. Scott Dixon and Will Power took the wins in the inaugural doubleheader race. That was an Indy Car race. Cars look similar but are very different.
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Post by bigdawgs on Nov 20, 2023 11:48:22 GMT -5
Who is going to watch it? - not I. I am not a fan of watching autos go around tracks on TV. Watching live might be different though - never seen one live. This was my first F1 race live and it was incredible. Been fortunate to have been to 5 here in the States...3 times when they raced at Indy and twice at COTA. You are right, it is fantastic.
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Post by USCGamecocks on Nov 20, 2023 12:59:43 GMT -5
Also, F1 officials admitted that they had never been to Vegas in November and didn’t realize that overnight temperatures drop into the 40’s on a regular basis. F1 cars don’t perform well at lower temperatures. Brakes and tires need heat to perform at their maximum efficiency. Hah. You could see that right away when Verstappen got his penalty.
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Post by Bradimous1 on Nov 20, 2023 19:15:10 GMT -5
I’m curious as to the reason it was so late too. I get if they wanted it to be dark, but that could have been 2 hours earlier. And yes, I came home last Friday from Vegas and it got COLD at night.
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