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Motorsport should be banned!
Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 10:53 pm
by gkaytaz
Says a clown writing for the Herald... Here's the complete story:
http://www.theherald.co.uk/sport/thebac ... 83.0.0.php
Methinks if we set out to save the planet we should pack that idiot along with a number of other candidates into a space shuttle and send them to the moon. At least they won't feel the pollution there and can happily spend their valuable time trying to talk the Martians into using tofu instead of meat...
Re: Motorsport should be banned!
Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 1:37 am
by jacfan
gkaytaz wrote:Says a clown writing for the Herald... Here's the complete story:
http://www.theherald.co.uk/sport/thebac ... 83.0.0.php
Methinks if we set out to save the planet we should pack that idiot along with a number of other candidates into a space shuttle and send them to the moon. At least they won't feel the pollution there and can happily spend their valuable time trying to talk the Martians into using tofu instead of meat...
That is funny.
Yep save the planet by banning motorsport. What about tennis... all that sweating. Chess? Think of the energy used to create those chess pieces. Personally I think.... no I don't think I will bother going there.
Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 1:37 am
by jacfan
Hey read the stupid article and add your comment... I did!!!!
Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 8:41 pm
by gkaytaz
FIA slams 'ban motorsport' article
''The faster the car, the faster it destroys the Earth''
06/06/07 10:24
F1's governing body has struck back at a journalist who thinks Formula One should be banned.
British newspaper The Herald's James Porteous said this week that motorsport is 'dangerous' because of its contribution to global warming.
"A couple of degrees more will trigger catastrophe," he wrote, also dismissing the FIA's new push for more environmentally-friendly rules in the future as "general waffle" and "greenwash".
Porteous wrote: "The faster the car, the faster it destroys the Earth - simple. Winning races and saving the planet are not compatible."
The FIA's Communications Manager Mark Culter reacted by saying he was "appalled and dismayed at the naivety" of the writer.
"Did he call any F1 teams or speak to anyone from the FIA before arriving at his uneducated conclusions?" he said rhetorically.
"F1 has always been at the cutting edge of technology and will continue to be with energy-efficient systems such as regenerative braking and biofuels. In this way, F1 will act as a catalyst to speed up the development and use of eco-technology on our roads."
Source GMM
CAPSIS International
Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 11:11 pm
by <T-K>
That gave me a bit of a laugh.....
wouldnt surprise me if he is just a guy who attempted a racing career but was shut out for lack of talent....now he wants to get back at the racing world
Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 11:18 pm
by jacfan
Yes!!!
Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 10:31 am
by Julian Mayo
Wonder what the journo uses for personal transport ?
Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 1:33 pm
by jacfan
Julian Mayo wrote:Wonder what the journo uses for personal transport ?
Probably his Donkey.... filter won't let me use the other word.
Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 3:18 pm
by gkaytaz
jacfan wrote:Julian Mayo wrote:Wonder what the journo uses for personal transport ?
Probably his Donkey.... filter won't let me use the other word.
Pity... Would have been quite appropriate...
Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 5:10 pm
by rah
AFAIK F1 is carbon neutral. Not sure to what extent though.
Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 5:30 pm
by gkaytaz
rah wrote:AFAIK F1 is carbon neutral. Not sure to what extent though.
Not sure if that is true. After all F1 cars burn fossil fuel, very close to what we use in our cars.
Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 5:34 pm
by gkaytaz
Perhaps you are referring to the American Open-Wheel Racing. They use alcohol-based fuels.
Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 1:51 pm
by rah
Nah dude. Carbon neutral means they offset their emmisions with another projetc.
This is where I heard it.
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/56953
NA motor sport still emit CO2, however I beleive it is more efficient and emits less than fossil fuel based fuels.
Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 4:17 pm
by Julian Mayo
rah wrote:Nah dude. Carbon neutral means they offset their emmisions with another projetc.
This is where I heard it.
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/56953
NA motor sport still emit CO2, however I beleive it is more efficient and emits less than fossil fuel based fuels.
Yup, and a renewable resource
Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 4:48 pm
by gkaytaz
rah wrote:Nah dude. Carbon neutral means they offset their emmisions with another projetc.
This is where I heard it.
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/56953
NA motor sport still emit CO2, however I beleive it is more efficient and emits less than fossil fuel based fuels.
Scolel Te is a carbon sequestration project. FIA administration supports it. But as you said that does not mean the cars do not generate greenhouse gases. What the FIA does is some sort of a balancing act, or confession if you like
I do not regard that as being carbon-neutral unless the cars and fuels are modified to generate less GHGs. The carbon emission from a NA open-wheel car is far less than that of its F1 counterpart. Then again I refuse to think of F1 as a major contributor to the GHG emissions. Next to some major industries and regular road vehicles the amount is insignificant.