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re: AAA auto service is trash
Posted by fightin tigers on 1/16/26 at 9:54 pm to LSUFanHouston
Do you need to help the tow truck driver?
Just head home.
Just head home.
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re: Attention People that block merging traffic
Posted by fightin tigers on 1/16/26 at 8:27 pm to Sasquatch Smash
quote:
Sounds like you’re advocating for the early merge and not the zipper merge.
How the hell are you passing people if you merged early?
No, you are matching the pace of the traffic in the lane you are merging into. If you are matching the pace you aren't passing anyone.
re: US not currently considering using Venezuelan oil in exchange to fill strategic reserve
Posted by fightin tigers on 1/16/26 at 8:09 pm to Cuz413
quote:
I would bet only a handful of refineries are set up to adequately process 100% straight Venezuelan crude with no fouling issues long term
And how many of those stayed current on keeping their capacity.
The American market is rejecting VZ crude right now. Clear to say someone overestimated the market.
re: Attention People that block merging traffic
Posted by fightin tigers on 1/16/26 at 7:48 pm to DustyDinkleman
quote:
Which is how the zipper was designed.
You know cake mixes were originally designed where the only addition was water. No egg, no oil, just water.
The designers forgot to factor in the human element and designed for something that doesn't exist.
Your cute little gif shows 2 seconds of cars behaving as an engineer designed them. It does not show the car coming up behind the white van that will try to go all the way and get in front of the white van.
re: Attention People that block merging traffic
Posted by fightin tigers on 1/16/26 at 7:44 pm to ClemsonKitten
quote:
I am a black male
No. No you aren't.
re: Businesses saying they don’t have pennies so they just keep your change
Posted by fightin tigers on 1/16/26 at 5:39 pm to GreenRockTiger
quote:
card companies have been charging a fee for years - why is it a big deal now?
I guess because there was a big online discussion where his business was brought into it.
The service charge has been there for years.
re: US not currently considering using Venezuelan oil in exchange to fill strategic reserve
Posted by fightin tigers on 1/16/26 at 4:41 pm to ragincajun03
quote:
Venezuelan crude into storage tanks at the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port from where it can be shipped to refineries
Well this is certainly a plan :lol:
re: 2026 Formula 1 (F1) Season Thread
Posted by fightin tigers on 1/16/26 at 4:05 pm to Pitt Road
Serial downvoters have been proven to just be taking any kind of power they can hold onto. Usually their kids and old lady hate them. Have read that they have low-T as well but that is likely just from being emasculated so often.
re: Attention People that block merging traffic
Posted by fightin tigers on 1/16/26 at 3:26 pm to ClemsonKitten
quote:
Which still means I am blocking a whole open lane traffic now causing two jammed lines instead of one.
Nope. Because you should have lane left in front of you. Unless you wait until the last minute to merge because you can't put your phone down.
That's what the dotted lines on the road tell you to do.
re: Attention People that block merging traffic
Posted by fightin tigers on 1/16/26 at 3:25 pm to ClemsonKitten
quote:
It improves the flow of traffic.
Only for you.
Found a scumbag that causes traffic due to entitlement. Imagine the OP is a middle aged white women.
re: Attention People that block merging traffic
Posted by fightin tigers on 1/16/26 at 3:23 pm to ClemsonKitten
quote:
You want me to just abruptly stop in the middle of traffic and wait for a gap
Pace the cars next to you. If one doesnt let you in the next will
re: Attention People that block merging traffic
Posted by fightin tigers on 1/16/26 at 3:18 pm to ClemsonKitten
quote:
People block zipper merging here
Post your dashcam and we will be the judge
re: Attention People that block merging traffic
Posted by fightin tigers on 1/16/26 at 3:13 pm to ClemsonKitten
Learn how to zipper merge.
Zipper merge means pace traffic, not drive 70mph to the front of traffic slam your brakes then nose in bitching that people don't know how to merge.
If you pass more than 2 cars you are not pacing traffic and zipper merging correctly.
Zipper merge means pace traffic, not drive 70mph to the front of traffic slam your brakes then nose in bitching that people don't know how to merge.
If you pass more than 2 cars you are not pacing traffic and zipper merging correctly.
re: Businesses saying they don’t have pennies so they just keep your change
Posted by fightin tigers on 1/16/26 at 2:16 pm to Shexter
A friend's business had the 4% charge for people paying with cards. Someone went online and bitched about it, most people told the person it was just reality these days.
Friend said he didn't want the convo happening again so he printed up menus with a 4% increase and offers a cash discount now.
Friend said he didn't want the convo happening again so he printed up menus with a 4% increase and offers a cash discount now.
re: Businesses saying they don’t have pennies so they just keep your change
Posted by fightin tigers on 1/16/26 at 2:08 pm to weagle1999
quote:
Did the US destroy the 114 billion pennies in circulation?
No. But the method of getting the pennies was done away with.
Sounds like you could start a very profitable business offering pennies to local businesses so they can continue having them as currency. I'm sure they would pay for a penny than it is worth.....
re: 2026 Formula 1 (F1) Season Thread
Posted by fightin tigers on 1/16/26 at 1:32 pm to Lsut81
quote:
Do we get RPM for this season? Dude when completely silent last year
He isn't really my cup of tea so I haven't followed closely. I have read a few spots where he basically grifted a bunch of people into paying for Paetreon or something similar and hasn't put out any content.
He is saying he gets demonitized and harassed by F1 as an excuse.
re: 2026 Formula 1 (F1) Season Thread
Posted by fightin tigers on 1/16/26 at 1:07 pm to Red Foreman
Shift+F1 podcast does a yearly primer that will teach you everything you need to know. They have not put it out this year but when they do I will add it to the OP
re: 2026 Formula 1 (F1) Season Thread
Posted by fightin tigers on 1/16/26 at 12:36 pm to fightin tigers
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re: 2026 Formula 1 (F1) Season Thread
Posted by fightin tigers on 1/16/26 at 12:36 pm to fightin tigers
The 2026 F1 launch schedule
January 15: Red Bull & Racing Bulls (Detroit)
Red Bull
Racing Bulls
January 19: Haas (online)
January 20: Audi (Berlin)
January 20: Honda engine (Tokyo)
January 22: Mercedes (online)
January 23: Ferrari
January 23: Alpine (Barcelona)
February 3: Williams (online)
February 8: Cadillac (Super Bowl advert)
February 9: McLaren (Bahrain)
February 9: Aston Martin
quote:
Formula 1 introduced new livery rules for 2026, mandating that at least 55% of a car's surface area (viewed from the side and top) must be painted or stickered, preventing excessive bare carbon fiber to improve visual distinction
January 15: Red Bull & Racing Bulls (Detroit)
Red Bull
Racing Bulls
January 19: Haas (online)
January 20: Audi (Berlin)
January 20: Honda engine (Tokyo)
January 22: Mercedes (online)
January 23: Ferrari
January 23: Alpine (Barcelona)
February 3: Williams (online)
February 8: Cadillac (Super Bowl advert)
February 9: McLaren (Bahrain)
February 9: Aston Martin
2026 Formula 1 (F1) Season Thread
Posted by fightin tigers on 1/16/26 at 12:35 pm
Non-comprehensive 2026 introduction.
Biggest changes....
1. Cadillac is added to the grid bringing the team count to 11; will use Ferrari engines for now.
2. Audi takes over Sauber and will be a new engineer manufacturer, Renault/Alpine engines are no longer. Honda moving to Aston, Ford and Audi new to the scene.
3. Broadcast rights, in the US, will move from ESPN to AppleTV this year. For year one Apple will just use the F1TV feed/crew. They are supposed to expand to their own team in the coming years. "F1® TV Premium will continue to be available in the U.S., included with an Apple TV subscription only" (testing broadcast is unclear and may only be through the F1TV app).
4. New regulations; gone is the ground effect era that produced bouncing cars and by the end terrible racing. Gone is MGU-H and now more electrical power that will be all about energy harvesting and deployment.
5. 4 World Champions on the grid (Hamilton, Verstappen, Alonso, Norris).
6 Two Spain races this year with a new race in Madrid. Monaco not on Indy weekend.
The 2026 Formula 1 grid will feature 11 teams, including established names like Red Bull, Ferrari, Mercedes, McLaren, Aston Martin, Alpine, Haas, Williams, and Racing Bulls, plus new entrants Audi (taking over Sauber) and Cadillac.
• Oracle Red Bull Racing: Max Verstappen & Isack Hadjar
• Scuderia Ferrari: Lewis Hamilton & Charles Leclerc
• Mercedes-AMG F1 Team: George Russell & Andrea Kimi Antonelli
• McLaren F1 Team: Lando Norris & Oscar Piastri
• Aston Martin F1 Team: Fernando Alonso & Lance Stroll
• Alpine F1 Team: Pierre Gasly & Franco Colapinto
• Williams F1 Team: Carlos Sainz & Alexander Albon
• Visa Cash App Racing Bulls: Liam Lawson & Arvid Lindblad (rookie)
• Haas F1 Team: Esteban Ocon & Oliver Bearman
• Audi F1 Team: Nico Hülkenberg & Gabriel Bortoleto
• Cadillac F1 Team: Sergio Perez & Valtteri Bottas
Teams/Drivers
Due to the new team the qualifying format keeps the three-stage knockout but increases eliminations due to the 22-car grid: 6 cars are dropped in Q1 and six more in Q2. This will leave the traditional top-ten shootout for pole
Session lengths stay 18, 15, and 12 minutes for Q1, Q2, and Q3, respectively.
The 2026 F1 regulations bring 'major' changes:
Smaller and lighter cars with active aerodynamics to replacing DRS. The thought is this will allow for closer racing. The active aero will have activation areas similar to DRS but will be available to all cars on all laps (assumption is they will disable the function similar to DRS rules).
The cars are slightly smaller and lighter:
Key Size Differences (2025 vs 2026)
• Wheelbase: Shorter by 7.87 in (133.86 in vs 141.73 in).
• Overall Width: Narrower by 3.94 in (74.80 in vs 78.74 in).
• Minimum Weight: Lighter by 70.55 lb (1693.07 lb vs 1763.70 lb).
• Tires: Front tires are 0.98 in narrower and rear tires are 1.18 in narrower, with 18-inch rims remaining.
Key Size Differences (2025 vs 2026)
• Wheelbase: Shorter by 200mm (3400mm vs 3600mm).
• Overall Width: Narrower by 100mm (1900mm vs 2000mm).
• Minimum Weight: Lighter by 32kg (768kg vs 800kg).
• Tires: Front tires narrower by 25mm, rear by 30mm, with 18-inch rims remaining.
2025 vs 2026 regulation (Driver61 Youtube)
A 50/50 hybrid power split with more electric power and 100% sustainable fuel. These cars will act more like hybrids as we know them on the road. Using the engine for battery charging as much as propulsion. The thought is that energy management will be crucial to the drivers.
Key changes include active wings (front and rear) for drag/downforce, enhanced MGU-K, removal of the MGU-H. In theory these engines are taking a step back in efficiency by removing the waste heat recovery of the MGU-H(eat) system. Off season rumors have swirled around one or more of the teams finding an advantage to increase engine compression; potentially through expanding metallurgy once the engine is heated.
Engine suppliers for team
Engine trick explained (Youtube B Sport)
Youtube Link
The fuel is now 100% renewable and is potentially showing additional challenges for some teams. For preseason testing F1 is allowing the teams to use non-approved fuels. Some speculation is that fuel suppliers aren't prepared and some speculation is because of cost (saw one estimate of $200/litre or $700/gallon). Each engine manufacturer pairs with their own fuel supplier.
Key Preseason Schedule
Season Schedule
Finally the 2026 TD F1 Championship provided by TouchedTheAxeIn82
Last years result
Biggest changes....
1. Cadillac is added to the grid bringing the team count to 11; will use Ferrari engines for now.
2. Audi takes over Sauber and will be a new engineer manufacturer, Renault/Alpine engines are no longer. Honda moving to Aston, Ford and Audi new to the scene.
3. Broadcast rights, in the US, will move from ESPN to AppleTV this year. For year one Apple will just use the F1TV feed/crew. They are supposed to expand to their own team in the coming years. "F1® TV Premium will continue to be available in the U.S., included with an Apple TV subscription only" (testing broadcast is unclear and may only be through the F1TV app).
4. New regulations; gone is the ground effect era that produced bouncing cars and by the end terrible racing. Gone is MGU-H and now more electrical power that will be all about energy harvesting and deployment.
5. 4 World Champions on the grid (Hamilton, Verstappen, Alonso, Norris).
6 Two Spain races this year with a new race in Madrid. Monaco not on Indy weekend.
The 2026 Formula 1 grid will feature 11 teams, including established names like Red Bull, Ferrari, Mercedes, McLaren, Aston Martin, Alpine, Haas, Williams, and Racing Bulls, plus new entrants Audi (taking over Sauber) and Cadillac.
• Oracle Red Bull Racing: Max Verstappen & Isack Hadjar
• Scuderia Ferrari: Lewis Hamilton & Charles Leclerc
• Mercedes-AMG F1 Team: George Russell & Andrea Kimi Antonelli
• McLaren F1 Team: Lando Norris & Oscar Piastri
• Aston Martin F1 Team: Fernando Alonso & Lance Stroll
• Alpine F1 Team: Pierre Gasly & Franco Colapinto
• Williams F1 Team: Carlos Sainz & Alexander Albon
• Visa Cash App Racing Bulls: Liam Lawson & Arvid Lindblad (rookie)
• Haas F1 Team: Esteban Ocon & Oliver Bearman
• Audi F1 Team: Nico Hülkenberg & Gabriel Bortoleto
• Cadillac F1 Team: Sergio Perez & Valtteri Bottas
Teams/Drivers
Due to the new team the qualifying format keeps the three-stage knockout but increases eliminations due to the 22-car grid: 6 cars are dropped in Q1 and six more in Q2. This will leave the traditional top-ten shootout for pole
Session lengths stay 18, 15, and 12 minutes for Q1, Q2, and Q3, respectively.
The 2026 F1 regulations bring 'major' changes:
Smaller and lighter cars with active aerodynamics to replacing DRS. The thought is this will allow for closer racing. The active aero will have activation areas similar to DRS but will be available to all cars on all laps (assumption is they will disable the function similar to DRS rules).
The cars are slightly smaller and lighter:
Key Size Differences (2025 vs 2026)
• Wheelbase: Shorter by 7.87 in (133.86 in vs 141.73 in).
• Overall Width: Narrower by 3.94 in (74.80 in vs 78.74 in).
• Minimum Weight: Lighter by 70.55 lb (1693.07 lb vs 1763.70 lb).
• Tires: Front tires are 0.98 in narrower and rear tires are 1.18 in narrower, with 18-inch rims remaining.
Key Size Differences (2025 vs 2026)
• Wheelbase: Shorter by 200mm (3400mm vs 3600mm).
• Overall Width: Narrower by 100mm (1900mm vs 2000mm).
• Minimum Weight: Lighter by 32kg (768kg vs 800kg).
• Tires: Front tires narrower by 25mm, rear by 30mm, with 18-inch rims remaining.
2025 vs 2026 regulation (Driver61 Youtube)
A 50/50 hybrid power split with more electric power and 100% sustainable fuel. These cars will act more like hybrids as we know them on the road. Using the engine for battery charging as much as propulsion. The thought is that energy management will be crucial to the drivers.
Key changes include active wings (front and rear) for drag/downforce, enhanced MGU-K, removal of the MGU-H. In theory these engines are taking a step back in efficiency by removing the waste heat recovery of the MGU-H(eat) system. Off season rumors have swirled around one or more of the teams finding an advantage to increase engine compression; potentially through expanding metallurgy once the engine is heated.
Engine suppliers for team
Engine trick explained (Youtube B Sport)
Youtube Link
The fuel is now 100% renewable and is potentially showing additional challenges for some teams. For preseason testing F1 is allowing the teams to use non-approved fuels. Some speculation is that fuel suppliers aren't prepared and some speculation is because of cost (saw one estimate of $200/litre or $700/gallon). Each engine manufacturer pairs with their own fuel supplier.
Key Preseason Schedule
Season Schedule
Finally the 2026 TD F1 Championship provided by TouchedTheAxeIn82
Last years result
re: I guess F1 dissolved as a sport (or How the 2026 F1 Season Thread Began)?
Posted by fightin tigers on 1/16/26 at 12:03 pm to Lsut81
quote:
Just saw that Hamilton's race engineer is moving into a new role... Dunno if that helps or hurts him.
As long as it isn't senior strategist
Those two really had some friction last year.
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