austin pit walkabout

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Nice pics 'n commentary Tim. The teams just began practice this morning and I still can't believe this is happening here in Austin. BBC reports turn 1 is very challenging to find a line because the apex is impossible to see until the last moment. They used the word "historic". 8)

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Thank you for posting the pics Tim!

I'm curious, what does the steering wheel feel like? Is is truly featherweight with all that carbon?

Enjoy the weekend!
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Thanks for the report and the pics.

Enjoy the race tomorrow.

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Great pictures ..I say : Thank you ! :D

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Great pics indeed. Thanks
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Excellent pics. Thanks for sharing. Enjoy the race.

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The circuit certainly looks very interesting to drive. Nice challenge. Very low grip tho. Congratulations to Austin on a lovely circuit and I hope any forum members attending the race have a great time.
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Post by CBartholomew4677 »

The pit walk pictures are great, thanks for sharing with us. I'm quite jealous, and wish I could go to the race. Next year :D .

Having watched the practices and qualifying for the USGP, I have to say that I am suitably impressed by the track. After having lived through the grim years of that dud of a track that was Indy, I am very pleased to see the track designers made effort to instill some character and complexity to the design and lay-out. I do really like that run up hill to the first turn, and the subsequent down hill run through the esses. I'm looking forward to the race.

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Hey, thanks for the great pics!
Question though - I see the tyres seem to be marked as Pirelli Cinturato. Do Pirelli not market the P Zero in the US? Or is it the same tyre, just by another name.

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IIRC the slicks are marked P Zero but the wets ( and inters) are marked as Cinturatos, it's done to keep us modellers on our toes I tell you.
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