LoginShuff's General Chat Thread ... #73 - Talk about anything and everything...
25th June 2015 - 03:50 AM
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alpharx7
Post #9245
2016 Audi RS 3: Forget Hot Hatches, This Is Hyper Hatch - XCAR Presenting your new daily driving weapon. It’s faster to 62 mph than a Porsche 911, a Lotus Evora, and the entry-level Jaguar F-Type. It costs less than any of those three and can fit plenty of your stuff. What’s more, it’s almost as quick and powerful as the original Audi R8 V8. This isn’t the Golf R or any other hot hatch. Perhaps it’s more accurate to describe the new Audi RS3 as the world’s first hyper hatch. The specs speak for themselves: 0-62 mph in 4.3 seconds and a top speed of 174 mph. Power comes from Audi’s awesome turbocharged 2.5-liter five banger with 362 hp and 343 lb-ft.Just to compare, that first R8 V8 produced 415 hp. Our friends at XCAR just took the new RS 3 Sportback for a spin and, well, it pretty much makes all other hot hatches feel slow. |
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wolfman101
Post #9246
Almost as quick (yes, in a straight line - we don't know about track yet) but almost as powerful as an R8 4.2? it's 80 HP down by my count... |
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alpharx7
Post #9248
QUOTE Avengers’ TV Show Star Patrick Macnee Dies at 93
Patrick Macnee, famous for his role on “The Avengers” British TV series, died Thursday of natural causes at his home in Rancho Mirage, Calif. He was 93. Macnee, who played John Steed in the spy-fi show, died with his family at his bedside. “Wherever he went, he left behind a trove of memories,” a statement on the actor’s website read. “Patrick Macnee was a popular figure in the television industry. He was at home wherever in the world he found himself. He had a knack for making friends, and keeping them.” “The Avengers” initially focused on Dr. David Keel (Ian Hendry) and his assistant (Macnee), but Macnee’s famously bowler hat wearing, umbrella-wielding intelligence officer (he never used a gun) became the protagonist when Hendry exited the series. Macnee played the part alongside a succession of strong, female partners, including Honor Blackman, Diana Rigg and Joanna Lumley. The show ran from 1961 and 1969 and was reprised in the 1970s. The series was unsuccessfully adapted for the bigscreen in 1998 in a film that starred Ralph Fiennes as John Steed and Uma Thurman as his female partner and Sean Connery as the villain they faced. The original “Avengers” TV series is still broadcast all over the world. Macnee also made guest appearances on “Columbo,” “Battlestar Galactica,” “The Love Boat” and “Frasier.” On the film side, he appeared in Laurence Olivier’s “Hamlet,” the 1951 version of “A Christmas Carol,” “This Is Spinal Tap,” and the 1985 James Bond film “A View to a Kill.” Macnee is survived by a son and a daughter as well as a grandson. Donations may be made to the Actors Fund. |
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r.i.p to another fine actor
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alpharx7
Post #9251
QUOTE (wolfman101 @ Jun 26 2015, 11:43 AM)  Almost as quick (yes, in a straight line - we don't know about track yet) but almost as powerful as an R8 4.2? it's 80 HP down by my count... It's all marketing speak, trying to appeal to an audience that may already be familiar with Audi vehicles and enticing them to 'upgrade' from a vehicle that's a long way into its projected lifespan. |
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Doc
Post #9256
Rossi lead for most of the way closely followered by MM.. he took the lead with about 8 laps to go. |
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Doc
Post #9257
just watched the replay from many different angles.. |
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alpharx7
Post #9258
thanks for the blow by blow tale Doc. i knew the race was on but haven't been able to get onto the tele - my brothers doing his usual hogging of the television set, watching Babylon 5 seasons, it's same old same old with him - he's hogged the television watching the show now for the last 4 weeks just about every night, except for when the Witcher 3 and Batman were released. |
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Dai.
Post #9260
That has been the attitude and mentality of Marquez lately, i personally believe they should impose penalties on him if he keeps this "Im going to win or take a few out" racing style he's adapted this year.Last year was impressive with how he had been racing but this year is becoming a joke with the dangerous racing and constant binning because people are doing better!. |
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Doc
Post #9262
as it happend. Rossi's opinion QUOTE My idea is that I was completely in front in the last chicane. I braked hard, stayed in the centre and was already into the first [apex] on the right when he come on to me. But I just see his tyre, so he touched me just behind the elbow. That means [the contact] was at the maximum the middle of my bike. I braked and I was on line to make the chicane Marquez opinion QUOTE I did a mistake when three laps remained and he opened a gap, but on the last lap I recovered it and during all the race I had studied perfectly the last chicane, to put the bike in the correct place, to not give the space to him,ť Marquez said. But okay, I didn't expect that he will cut [the corner]! In the end, what I feel is that we won the race but now for it doesn't matter. if it was the "correct" place to put your bike you wouldnt of touched him.. Race Direction Opinion: QUOTE We've obviously reviewed the incident from all the camera angles we have. The decision is racing incident. No advantage was gained, Webb told Crash.net. The basis of that decision is primarily the helicopter shot that shows at every stage Valentino was ahead. So Valentino had the right to the line. So Valentino was ahead. He was not passed. As they reached the apex of the right-hand turn Marc touched Valentino, which made [Valentino] go wide. So that's a racing incident. It's unavoidable. The two balancing things are that it was a hard pass with contact and you are not allowed to push another rider off the line. But the end result was that they entered and exited that series of corners in the same position. No advantage gained. End of story. which is how MM rides.. pushing other riders off their line to make his way through.. Marquez : "I was on the inside!" ... SO WHAT? That's the stupidest defense I've ever heard |
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Doc
Post #9265
He had no where else to go. As you see in the front shot MM was totally out of shape and he ran off almost onto the Astro turf. How was Rossi meant to get through there. |
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Doc
Post #9270
Never thought MM was a moaner. most times when he pulled shit like this he won. Now he's struggling this year sitting 5th in the WC he's getting desperate to win and come off second best so now he complains. |
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alpharx7
Post #9272
i know you've seen enough superbike coverage to trust in your opinion Doc. i could see that Maquez was at best level with Rossi going into the corner where they touched. he was also out of shape, sliding the bike in his desperation to try and make the move on Rossi. end of the day (thankfully) it didn't deny the better rider the win. |
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Doc
Post #9274
QUOTE (alpharx7 @ Jun 28 2015, 04:59 PM) i know you've seen enough superbike coverage to trust in your opinion Doc. i could see that Maquez was at best level with Rossi going into the corner where they touched. he was also out of shape, sliding the bike in his desperation to try and make the move on Rossi. end of the day (thankfully) it didn't deny the better rider the win. they both rode brilliantly.. Rossi was so quick the entire race as was MM.. he couldnt shake him off.. MM only passed him once but couldnt pull away.. their lap times were so close to each other.. |
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