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- 30 May 2024, 21:39
- Forum: The 18-Metre Debut Memorial Forum
- Topic: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
- Replies: 252
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Re: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
April 24th The threat of imminent death may have vanished north of Khartoum, but the Sahara sure didn't. While the path never strayed far from the Nile, there was a very clear boundary between the alluvial plain and the barren desert, and the highway north fell clearly on the latter side. The sun s...
- 27 May 2024, 18:34
- Forum: The 18-Metre Debut Memorial Forum
- Topic: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
- Replies: 252
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Re: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
April 23rd Finally, not just the end of the beginning, but confirmation of such. No issues with the Land Rover despite the searing heat and sand, no hassle from belligerent rebel forces. Only solid tarmac on the road north, and a few blessed days of easy driving ahead. The roads would be well-marke...
- 23 May 2024, 21:51
- Forum: The 18-Metre Debut Memorial Forum
- Topic: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
- Replies: 252
- Views: 10373
Re: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
April 22nd Tom and Yulia had started to forget how nice it was not to get shot at. When morning arose on the rest stop in Rihaid El-Nuba, they knew perfectly well that the day's drive could only take them in one direction: towards Khartoum, unsurprisingly one of the most violent zones in the confli...
- 20 May 2024, 06:22
- Forum: The 18-Metre Debut Memorial Forum
- Topic: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
- Replies: 252
- Views: 10373
Re: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
April 21st Again?!?!?!? It was bad enough getting shot at once the day before. It was much worse hearing the sad news that two competitors - the early leader in the beat-up Mercedes and the likeable Burundian chap - had been killed attempting to sneak through northern Nigeria. Waking up to their La...
- 16 May 2024, 21:23
- Forum: The 18-Metre Debut Memorial Forum
- Topic: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
- Replies: 252
- Views: 10373
Re: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
April 20th Into the unknown it was. The UN folks in Abyei were very welcoming, as were the locals who were at the very least living away from active conflict. However, the reality on the ground north of the condominium was hazy and fast-moving, meaning there was little indication of what could happ...
- 12 May 2024, 23:09
- Forum: The 18-Metre Debut Memorial Forum
- Topic: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
- Replies: 252
- Views: 10373
Re: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
April 19th https://unmiss.unmissions.org/sites/default/files/field/image/flocking_to_the_market.jpg South Sudan was always going to be difficult for many reasons. It's a pretty sparse country, most of which is small villages. It's young and just came out of a civil war, so saying its tourism infras...
- 06 May 2024, 22:54
- Forum: The 18-Metre Debut Memorial Forum
- Topic: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
- Replies: 252
- Views: 10373
Re: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
April18th The new day brought new hopes. Juba had come through with some clothing and food, as well as some much-needed human encouragement. However, it also brought some mounting frustrations. Continuing to examine hotel options further north, it became evident that the teams who had opted for a r...
- 02 May 2024, 19:24
- Forum: The 18-Metre Debut Memorial Forum
- Topic: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
- Replies: 252
- Views: 10373
Re: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
April 17th "How on earth did we get passed by the godforsaken Brexit Bus?!?!?" Tom cried. "For the bathplug's sake!" Yulia concurred. The cursing in three languages continued for a few minutes until a message from the organisers answered their irate questions: by cheating, that'...
- 28 Apr 2024, 23:44
- Forum: The 18-Metre Debut Memorial Forum
- Topic: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
- Replies: 252
- Views: 10373
Re: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
April 16th What a difference a good bed makes! The tension of the previous days had come dangerously close to reaching a head, with few large cities and even fewer hotels that had more than a bed and a shower. Neither Yulia nor Tom had expected comfort for much of the African continent, but they di...
- 23 Apr 2024, 23:45
- Forum: The 18-Metre Debut Memorial Forum
- Topic: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
- Replies: 252
- Views: 10373
Re: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
April 15th A most welcome sunrise broke over the bed and breakfast in the back woods of western Tanzania, finally a welcome sight. Good news - of a sort - followed suit, with the assaulted participants all released from hospital, and those kidnapped uncomfortably close to the border being released ...
- 21 Apr 2024, 13:00
- Forum: The 18-Metre Debut Memorial Forum
- Topic: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
- Replies: 252
- Views: 10373
Re: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
April 14th Horrifying news. Several competitors, already mired in the backroads of the Congos, had been attacked overnight, requiring medical attention. The danger of the area had no doubt been a factor in the decision to move east early on, but the very real manifestation of that danger took an im...
- 18 Apr 2024, 22:41
- Forum: The 18-Metre Debut Memorial Forum
- Topic: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
- Replies: 252
- Views: 10373
Re: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
April 13th Day six's early morning brought with it a creeping sense of dread. Almost a whole week in, and the teams weren't yet halfway up the length of the African continent. Not only that, but the boredom of the early roads - briefly transformed into the anxiety of the unknowns of dirt roads - wa...
- 17 Apr 2024, 10:36
- Forum: The 18-Metre Debut Memorial Forum
- Topic: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
- Replies: 252
- Views: 10373
Re: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
April 12th Sleep was not easy. The hotel had advertised plentiful airport shuttles, but it had not occurred to this narrative's heroes that this meant the airport was within earshot. Thankfully enough collective shut-eye was found, and a surprisingly bountiful breakfast was just the first boost of ...
- 15 Apr 2024, 21:36
- Forum: The 18-Metre Debut Memorial Forum
- Topic: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
- Replies: 252
- Views: 10373
Re: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
April 11th "Did we pay for the cleaning fee?" asked Yulia. The northwestern "style" of AirBnBs had irretrievably damaged the pair's perception of the brand, and the reassurance that no, this place really just is that cheap, was enough to make their day before it had even begun. ...
- 13 Apr 2024, 21:12
- Forum: The 18-Metre Debut Memorial Forum
- Topic: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
- Replies: 252
- Views: 10373
Re: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
April 10th Another day, another punishing drive ahead. The evening in the morally ambiguous game lodge had had its perks, including a fantastically refreshing bath AND shower as well as dishes whose exact provenance Tom and Yulia had to quickly erase from their memories to preserve some semblance o...
- 10 Apr 2024, 23:31
- Forum: The 18-Metre Debut Memorial Forum
- Topic: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
- Replies: 252
- Views: 10373
Re: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
April 9th Finally! The rain had fully cleared up! As Yulia (always the earlier riser) pulled the blinds open to sunshine, things bade well for the day ahead, with the wide open road to Botswana beckoning. The lodge (1060 rand) was a quaint offering, with all the amenities one could expect lost in t...
- 08 Apr 2024, 23:22
- Forum: The 18-Metre Debut Memorial Forum
- Topic: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
- Replies: 252
- Views: 10373
Re: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
April 8th The starting line was upon them. Yulia's carefree attitude had been a breath of fresh air compared to the more broey competitive nature of the De Bock brothers on previous attempts, and the development of one leg taking place over two days with driving theoretically possible at any point ...
- 06 Apr 2024, 18:15
- Forum: The 18-Metre Debut Memorial Forum
- Topic: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
- Replies: 252
- Views: 10373
Re: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
January 15th Thomas De Bock thought he'd evolved past the need for stupidly-long navigational challenges. He'd gone nine years without succumbing to the temptation of one, after the misery and confusion of the previous two, across Eurasia and then the Americas. He'd sold the Volkswagen Golf he and ...
- 01 Apr 2024, 22:04
- Forum: The 18-Metre Debut Memorial Forum
- Topic: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
- Replies: 252
- Views: 10373
Re: Google Navigation Challenge III: from Cape to Cape
Hell yeah, sign me up!
- 03 Dec 2023, 20:21
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: Andrea Moda Documentary
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1970
Re: Andrea Moda Documentary
I've been waiting to catch this one since it got announced! The price of it means I'm waiting to make it a Christmas treat, but all I've heard tells me it's a fantastic watch. Can't wait.
- 02 Dec 2023, 12:52
- Forum: The Andrea Sassetti Memorial Forum
- Topic: Alt-1959: Enter Monaco!
- Replies: 121
- Views: 81771
Re: Alt-1959: Enter Monaco!
May 10th 1959, Monaco Grand Prix After some early chaos on the starting grid where the race was started with some drivers out of position, Brabham grabbed the lead from Stirling Moss into Casino Square, with Moss, Ramos, Gregory and Graham Hill following close behind. Ramos' challenge quickly peter...
- 26 Nov 2023, 15:43
- Forum: The Andrea Sassetti Memorial Forum
- Topic: Alt-1959: Enter Monaco!
- Replies: 121
- Views: 81771
Re: Alt-1959: Enter Monaco!
Race performance:
Gurney: 44
Gerini: 27
Ramos: 24
Collins: 20
González: 13
Bonnier: 12
Stacey: 10
Simon: 8
P. Hill: 6
Moss: 3
G. Hill: -5
Davison: -5
Surtees: -6
McLaren: -10
Salvadori: -11
Gregory: -14
Russell: -15
Trintignant: -18
Brabham: -24
Tavano: -60
Gurney: 44
Gerini: 27
Ramos: 24
Collins: 20
González: 13
Bonnier: 12
Stacey: 10
Simon: 8
P. Hill: 6
Moss: 3
G. Hill: -5
Davison: -5
Surtees: -6
McLaren: -10
Salvadori: -11
Gregory: -14
Russell: -15
Trintignant: -18
Brabham: -24
Tavano: -60
- 13 Nov 2023, 22:58
- Forum: The Andrea Sassetti Memorial Forum
- Topic: Alt-1959: Enter Monaco!
- Replies: 121
- Views: 81771
Re: Alt-1959: Enter Monaco!
Qualifying results 1. Stirling Moss (B.C.M.A.) - 1:39.82 2. Jack Brabham (B.C.M.A.) - 1:40.32 (+0.50) 3. Masten Gregory (Lotus-O.S.C.A.) - 1:41.81 (+1.99) 4. Graham Hill (O.S.C.A.) - 1:42.15 (+2.33) 5. Hernando da Silva Ramos (O.S.C.A.) - 1:42.25 (+2.43) 6. Peter Collins (Cooper-Climax) - 1:42.31 (...
- 08 Nov 2023, 09:36
- Forum: The Andrea Sassetti Memorial Forum
- Topic: Alt-1959: Enter Monaco!
- Replies: 121
- Views: 81771
Re: Alt-1959: Enter Monaco!
Qualifying performance! Salvadori: 90-112 McLaren: 94-116 Collins: 90-110 von Trips: 88-111 Slotemaker: 91-110 Ramos: 92-108 González: 89-113 G. Hill: 84-117 Sanesi: 88-109 Russell: 89-114 Wagner: 79-111 Brabham: 89-114 Surtees: 85-109 Moss: 95-112 Lewis-Evans: 90-109 Gurney: 93-104 Stacey: 81-110 R...
- 05 Nov 2023, 19:21
- Forum: The Andrea Sassetti Memorial Forum
- Topic: Alt-1959: Enter Monaco!
- Replies: 121
- Views: 81771
Re: Alt-1959: Enter Monaco!
May 9th 1959, Monaco Grand Prix qualifying The European season begins in earnest! The majority of teams will likely want to forget their escapades in Australia, with the reduced cost guaranteed by organisers little comfort after such a mechanical bloodbath. O.S.C.A. enter the season proper with a n...
- 24 Sep 2023, 23:10
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: Japanese GP ROTR 2023
- Replies: 28
- Views: 16174
Re: Japanese GP ROTR 2023
Logan Sargeant - Remember the few weeks where he was looking pretty good for a rookie and was steadily improving? What happened to him? Sergio Pérez - That was quite possibly the shitest single drive I've seen in a very long time. Any time he was on screen, he was either crashing into someone, holdi...
- 24 Sep 2023, 23:06
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: Japanese GP IIDOTR 2023
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4535
Re: Japanese GP IIDOTR 2023
Piastri stood out for getting that first podium secured and showing good pace throughout, but in most other races there would be more impressive drives. Ultimately everyone did, at best, as well as expected.
Now, ROTR on the other hand...
Now, ROTR on the other hand...
- 26 Aug 2023, 10:00
- Forum: The Andrea Sassetti Memorial Forum
- Topic: Alt-1959: Enter Monaco!
- Replies: 121
- Views: 81771
Re: Alt-1959: Enter Monaco!
Let's start with a couple of RNGs and driver intros. 1-90: accepts the offer to continue his Lotus adventures 91-100: goes back to his sportscar commitments 20 Olivier Gendebien - 35 - BEL Formula 1 13 entries 7 starts 2 points 1 fastest lap Best championship finish of 22nd (1958) Non-championship 5...
- 28 Jul 2023, 17:22
- Forum: The Andrea Sassetti Memorial Forum
- Topic: Alt-1959: Enter Monaco!
- Replies: 121
- Views: 81771
Re: Alt-1959: Australian Grand Prix up!
XIX Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco - entry list 1. Roy Salvadori (Vandervell Products Ltd.) - Vanwall VW58 chassis 1, Vanwall VE2 engine 5 2. Bruce McLaren (Cooper Car Company) - Cooper T45 chassis 1, Climax FPF V engine 1 3. Peter Collins (Cooper Car Company) - Cooper T45 chassis 2, Climax FPF V ...
- 14 Jul 2023, 21:52
- Forum: The Andrea Sassetti Memorial Forum
- Topic: Alt-1959: Enter Monaco!
- Replies: 121
- Views: 81771
Re: Alt-1959: Australian Grand Prix up!
Post-race report Injuries None Damages Simon's chassis (Type 57 chassis 1) - £10 506 Lanyon's chassis (F156A chassis 12) - £3 671 Tavano's chassis (Type 57 chassis 3) - £19 481 Prize money (distance) José Froilán González - £2 000 Wolfgang von Trips - £1 982 Olivier Gendebien - £1 667 Alan Stacey -...
- 09 Jul 2023, 20:44
- Forum: The Andrea Sassetti Memorial Forum
- Topic: Alt-1959: Enter Monaco!
- Replies: 121
- Views: 81771
Re: Alt-1959: Australia quali up!
March 2nd 1959, Australian Grand Prix Ramos got the best start from pole, but this turned out to be at the expense of his clutch. He stopped after turn 1, causing Simon to take evasive action and spin out. In the chaos, Roy Salvadori in the Vanwall took the early advantage and maintained it over th...
- 09 Jul 2023, 11:12
- Forum: The Andrea Sassetti Memorial Forum
- Topic: Alt-1959: Enter Monaco!
- Replies: 121
- Views: 81771
Re: Alt-1959: Australia quali up!
Race performance:
Gendebien: 25
Gregory: 21
Lanyon: 20
Kavanagh: 18
von Trips: 13
González: 7
Salvadori: 5
Davison: 4
Lewis-Evans: 0
Stacey: -5
Trintignant: -13
Ramos: -14
Simon: -18
Tavano: -18
Gendebien: 25
Gregory: 21
Lanyon: 20
Kavanagh: 18
von Trips: 13
González: 7
Salvadori: 5
Davison: 4
Lewis-Evans: 0
Stacey: -5
Trintignant: -13
Ramos: -14
Simon: -18
Tavano: -18
- 08 Jul 2023, 20:33
- Forum: The Andrea Sassetti Memorial Forum
- Topic: Alt-1959: Enter Monaco!
- Replies: 121
- Views: 81771
Re: Alt-1959: Enter the Australian Grand Prix!
Qualifying results 1. Hernando da Silva Ramos (O.S.C.A.) - 2:44.86 2. André Simon (Voeckler-O.S.C.A.) - 2:45.15 (+0.29) 3. José Froilán González (O.S.C.A.) - 2:47.09 (+2.23) 4. Alan Stacey (B.C.M.A.) - 2:48.21 (+3.35) 5. Roy Salvadori (Vanwall) - 2:49.34 (+4.48) 6. Fernand Tavano (Voeckler-O.S.C.A....
- 08 Jul 2023, 19:25
- Forum: The Andrea Sassetti Memorial Forum
- Topic: Alt-1959: Enter Monaco!
- Replies: 121
- Views: 81771
Re: Alt-1959: Enter the Australian Grand Prix!
Qualifying performance:
Trintignant: 93-120
Davison: 83-116
Salvadori: 77-112
Simon: 86-111
Tavano: 90-110
Stacey: 90-110
Lanyon: 89-110
Ramos: 92-110
Gendebien: 96-108
Kavanagh: 92-107
von Trips: 84-108
Gregory: 89-104
González: 90-104
Lewis-Evans: 86-101
Trintignant: 93-120
Davison: 83-116
Salvadori: 77-112
Simon: 86-111
Tavano: 90-110
Stacey: 90-110
Lanyon: 89-110
Ramos: 92-110
Gendebien: 96-108
Kavanagh: 92-107
von Trips: 84-108
Gregory: 89-104
González: 90-104
Lewis-Evans: 86-101
- 08 Jul 2023, 18:07
- Forum: The Andrea Sassetti Memorial Forum
- Topic: Alt-1959: Enter Monaco!
- Replies: 121
- Views: 81771
Re: Alt-1959: Enter the Australian Grand Prix!
March 1st 1959, Australian Grand Prix qualifying Back for another season! After a dry run at the New Zealand Grand Prix across the Tasman Sea, the Formula One fraternity has gathered at another new circuit to many drivers for the Australian Grand Prix, the third one to be considered part of the Wor...
- 26 Jun 2023, 21:11
- Forum: The Andrea Sassetti Memorial Forum
- Topic: AltF1 Turbo Era - 1982 - Ooh, Seven Is A Place On Earth
- Replies: 126
- Views: 455867
Re: AltF1 Turbo Era - 1982 - Ooh, Seven Is A Place On Earth
Penthouse drops sponsorship from Tyrrell Racing Following the recent announcement of this publication's replacement as title sponsors of the Tyrrell Formula One team by Systime, there was a period of uncertainty regarding the future of the relationship between the two entities. We can now announce ...
- 25 Jun 2023, 21:35
- Forum: The Andrea Sassetti Memorial Forum
- Topic: Alt-F1 Garagiste Era: 1966 - The Return to Power
- Replies: 86
- Views: 345779
Re: Alt-F1 Garagiste Era: 1966 - The Return to Power
Team: Scuderia Centro Sud
Entering? No
Entering? No
- 06 Jun 2023, 17:48
- Forum: The Andrea Sassetti Memorial Forum
- Topic: Alt-F1 Garagiste Era: 1966 - The Return to Power
- Replies: 86
- Views: 345779
Re: Alt-F1 Garagiste Era: 1966 - The Return to Power
Team: Scuderia Centro Sud
Tyres Bid 1: Goodyear x2 (£20k)
Tyres Bid 2: Firestone x1, Dunlop x1 (£25k)
Tyres Bid 1: Goodyear x2 (£20k)
Tyres Bid 2: Firestone x1, Dunlop x1 (£25k)
- 23 May 2023, 11:52
- Forum: The Andrea Sassetti Memorial Forum
- Topic: Alt-F1 Garagiste Era: 1966 - The Return to Power
- Replies: 86
- Views: 345779
Re: Alt-F1 Garagiste Era: 1966 - The Return to Power
Team: Scuderia Centro Sud Sponsor 1: n/a Car 1 (full-time) Driver 1a: Giancarlo Baghetti (0, only if Volpi is signed, disregard otherwise) Driver 1b: Jochen Rindt (15k) Driver 1c: Stuart Lewis-Evans (15k) Driver 1d: Wolfgang von Trips (0) Car 2 (full(ish)-time) Driver 2a: Jo Bonnier (-80k) Driver 2b...
- 16 May 2023, 17:55
- Forum: The Andrea Sassetti Memorial Forum
- Topic: Alt-F1 Garagiste Era: 1966 - The Return to Power
- Replies: 86
- Views: 345779
Re: Alt-F1 Garagiste Era: 1966 - The Return to Power
I swear to god Alt-59 will happen some day.
Anyways,
User: tommykl
Team 1: Honda
Team 2: Rob Walker
Team 3: Scuderia Centro Sud
Anyways,
User: tommykl
Team 1: Honda
Team 2: Rob Walker
Team 3: Scuderia Centro Sud