Watches:
1. Just added weight.
2. If I (have) time to look at it when I'm in the car I'm going too slow.
Regarding the string earlier about electrical problems. It's my understanding
that if the wires to the coil are backward then the spark is generated from
the body of the plug (which is the ground completing the circuit) to the
electrode; thus, a tremendous amount of ohm resistance.
Second, 90% of electrical problems on our cars is the result of faulty ground.
More time spent 'pre-flight' checking and testing each and every electrical
circuit is just that much more insurance of not having a problem on the track.
A few years ago I had an intermittent electrical problem. The ignition would
quit, then come back, quit and come back, etc. Traced everything electrical on
the car; changed distributors, ignition wires, EVERYTHING and couldn't make it
go away. Turned out being a shorted plate in a near new sealed 12v battery.
Now I change the battery annually and keep the old one for a spare.
Carl Lotus 61 FF
----- Original Message -----
From: William McLeod
To: Wm. Severin Thompson
Cc: 'vintage list'
Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2007 11:30 AM
Subject: Re: [Vintage-race] drivers wearing watches
On that note, I watched Lewis Hamilton reclaim an equally large well-
sponsored watch from an attendant just after coming second at the F1
Monaco race this morning. He needed to be seen wearing it for his
podium appearance, but did not wear it during the race. Could your
observed situation be the same?
Regards, Bill
On May 27, 2007, at 9:53 AM, Wm. Severin Thompson wrote:
> Was just watching the Indy 500 driver intros. Michael Andretti, and
> others,
> wear a large chronograph watch. I've seen a number of other drivers
> in other
> forms of racing do the same.
>
>
>
> I always take my watch off before going out for a session. My
> thinking is a
> don't want a large lump of metal strapped on my wrist. Sure, my
> fire suit is
> designed to keep heat and flame away from skin. But, should I find
> myself
> near a heat source during a racing incident, I don't want something
> that
> will retain heat next to me like that.
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