Qatar Lights Test

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(BigAl @ Nov 12 2007, 10:06 PM) [snapback]100524[/snapback]<div class='quotemain'>
well, if the riders say its a winner, then i guess its all go for 2008!

should provide a nice start to the season. wonder if the astronauts in the MIR satelleite would have been able to watch?





fixed....

They tell us not to leave our electrical equipment on standby for the enviroment then they go and start night racing

Well saw the videos over at motogp.com looks like good visibility.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(phleg @ Nov 12 2007, 06:13 PM) [snapback]100525[/snapback]<div class='quotemain'>
That'll take some doing.

It was destroyed (on purpose) 9 or so years ago.


racing at night at a circuit in a country that has nothing to do with the sport with no spectators - sounds great - oh yeah. so it's being copied from nascar i.e. a kind of racing whether in daylight or at night is still the same boring procession. i say no races in countries that have nothing to do with sport

aka archie bunker

best part of a night race......can't see Wests ugly ....... mug.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(xx CURVE xx @ Nov 13 2007, 03:59 PM) [snapback]100589[/snapback]<div class='quotemain'>
best part of a night race......can't see Wests ugly ....... mug.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Noodlerizer @ Nov 13 2007, 02:02 AM) [snapback]100533[/snapback]<div class='quotemain'>
Well saw the videos over at motogp.com looks like good visibility.


That would be no surprice really. (Downhill) Skiing in artificail light is quite common and give excellent visibility and perfect contrast. Of course the snow is white but even on dark surface I would guess the conditions would be close to perfect for racing. More constant conditions with lower temperatures and less wind makes the night a good time to race on a track with artificial light.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Babelfish @ Nov 13 2007, 11:55 PM) [snapback]100643[/snapback]<div class='quotemain'>
That would be no surprice really. (Downhill) Skiing in artificail light is quite common and give excellent visibility and perfect contrast. Of course the snow is white but even on dark surface I would guess the conditions would be close to perfect for racing. More constant conditions with lower temperatures and less wind makes the night a good time to race on a track with artificial light.


i get the lower temps and maybe more consistent conditions, but why is it less windy at night? is it surely that the wind just changes direction? because the track is near the sea...

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(xx CURVE xx @ Nov 12 2007, 02:14 PM) [snapback]100436[/snapback]<div class='quotemain'>
I think they'll keep us in the DARK about the test.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/63918 everything is gonna take place at night.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(BigAl @ Nov 14 2007, 12:28 PM) [snapback]100680[/snapback]<div class='quotemain'>
i get the lower temps and maybe more consistent conditions, but why is it less windy at night? is it surely that the wind just changes direction? because the track is near the sea...




Temperature changes and heat create wind.

Can't be 100% sure but most places around the world the local wether conditions are regulated by the sun. The wind picks up at day and slow down at nightfall. Any larger low pressure would change that of course but the norm I would guess is less windy at night.

If it's near the sea it's even more likly to work that way.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Babelfish @ Nov 14 2007, 10:23 AM) [snapback]100721[/snapback]<div class='quotemain'>
Temperature changes and heat create wind.

Can't be 100% sure but most places around the world the local wether conditions are regulated by the sun. The wind picks up at day and slow down at nightfall. Any larger low pressure would change that of course but the norm I would guess is less windy at night.

If it's near the sea it's even more likly to work that way.



what is all this crap - wind, sea, nighttime temparatures, down-hill skiing- next will be a f...ing baking contest - why does anybody race in qatar at all - and then at night - cancel the venue and add a race in another country - Uk, germany, usa or anywhere where bike racing is a national sport