Grand Prix Rejects

dr-baker wrote:Wow. The state sector is in a mess. I went to public school, and ended up learning French from the age of 7 all the way through to uni level. Along the way, I also did 3 years of German (ended up with a GCSE in both French and German) and Latin for a few years (but no GCSE there). Age 13 was interesting when I was doing English (obviously), French first year of German and final year of Latin... Would probably have started French earlier if I hadn't needed full-time Speech and Language Therapy for two years. In a special department of a main-stream school.

tommykl wrote:Over here, there is no such thing as GCSEs or A-Levels. For the third and fifth years of Secondary school, you pick three or four subjects that you would like to study more (ie you get more periods of said subjects every week), and then all you have to do is pass your exams in December and June, and that's it.

For example, being in my fifth year of Secondary, I picked the option of 35 periods a week (the maximum available), with 8 periods of Math, 7 periods of Sciences (2 of each subject, with the seventh rotating weekly between Physics and Chemistry), 4 periods each of Dutch, German and French, and the remaining 8 periods consisting of the standard classes that every student has (2 periods each of Gym, Geography, History and Religion).

roblomas52 wrote:Bump
Instead of law(I had the wrong grades) I am doing I.T at collage and a photography refresher course

Nuppiz wrote:

roblomas52 wrote:Bump
Instead of law(I had the wrong grades) I am doing I.T at collage and a photography refresher course

...what has that got to do with anything in this topic? The above few posts were already wide off the mark, so bumping the thread with more off topic makes no sense.

Warren Hughes wrote:Also, you can't bump a thread that's stickied! When I saw there was a new post I assumed it was about the Voeckler superlicense controversy.

DanielPT wrote:The CAS confirms the reception of the respondents answer.

As stated by the appellant, it is the duty of the CAS President to appoint independent arbitrators. Whence the decision to appoint Mr Roblomas52 as the sole arbitrator of the Panel.

The CAS informs that given the urgency requested by the appellant, the CAS reserves for itself the power of shortening the deadlines present both in the General Provisions and in the Procedure of Appeal Provisions.

Consequently, both parties have now one day to challenge the arbitrator. In case of a successful challenge, either the parties agree on the name of the new arbitrator or the President will be automatically assigned the position.

Meanwhile, the President informs that the appointed arbitrator, Mr Roblomas52, shall immediately begin review all the presented evidence and decide as soon as possible if an hearing is needed in order to acquire further evidence or more arguments. If no hearing is required, it is of the arbitrator duty to then present his decision and the reasons that led to it. The President will then render the award accordingly. If in case of absolute need, Mr Roblomas52 may take council with either the President or Mr Salamander unless one of the involved parties presents an objection.

DanielPT wrote:The Panel declares the hearing for the McKane case open.

For the first interview, it summons Mr McKane to the stage.

DanielPT wrote:Mr McKane, in the appellant's case, you mentioned that you bent the steering arm and stuck a throttle, yet in the video evidence it shows that you tried to steer the car, which is proven by the wheels changing their direction at least twice. Meanwhile the car kept its speed instead of increasing it while rejoining the track. What is your version?

Mr McKane wrote: The start at Monza is always one of the trickiest in the world; it's the the cars going from V-Max to first gear in a tight right left chicane with a narrowing braking zone. Judging from the replay everyone from the back of the grid forward was playing for keeps when they should have been trying to survive. We saw this in 2 cases, the first being the melle which included Pippa Mann.

The other started when a Arrowtech (Phillippe Nicolas) being the instigator of the second melle, which included myself, Kazama and Fleet. Nicolas, who started P11, failed to slow down at the braking zone and moved into the middle lane so that he could use Kazama as his brakes. Tomo was then along for the ride, and ran into me, which vaulted me into Fleet who found himself by the inside barrier. The sideswipe with Fleet was what gave the damage to the steering arm. Now, I was in the grass at this point, and aiming for what I know is the escape road that cuts the second part of the chicane. Which, just for the race, was covered with a astroturf. That astroturf was as slippery as ice, leacing me with little control and the illusion of a stuck throttle. The throttle was never stuck, the damage that was sustained during the crashes before Tomo ran into me with no where to go was the steering arm, and rear subframe/suspension after Kazama hit me.

In Short. This was all started by Phillippe Nicolas. He moved into the middle lane when there was plenty of room on the inside. He didn't brake and ran into Tomo Kazama. And that caused the series of unfortunate events for Kazama, Fleet and Myself. In a premier racing series, such a dangerous action should never be welcomed or promoted. Especially considering he went on to win the Italian Grand Prix after causing the demise of three cars with one wreckless action. If I have a one race ban because of damaged car and the track getting changed at the last minute, then Nicolas should should have a penalty ten times worse for intent to harm and doing it without remorse.

DanielPT wrote:Mr McKane, you mentioned astroturf which is slippery as ice. The car mantained a straight trajectory after it was seen the aforementioned change of directions. Would the astroturf spin you out of control given sudden change of directions?

Mr McKane wrote: On the astroturf, the car's inertia proved high enough after the collision with Kazama that it provided me with little chance to change the trajectory of where I was going to go on the other side of the chicane.

DanielPT wrote:So you reckon, Mr McKane that it was the astroturf the biggest responsible for the direction that your car took?

Mr McKane wrote: Alongside the steering damage inhibiting my ability to change my direction of travel as I was approaching the astroturf, yes.

DanielPT wrote:The Panel is still wondering, though, why the wheels turned several times since you, Mr McKane, entered the grass and left the astroturf. What is your explanation?

Mr McKane wrote:Without actually applying steering lock, one cannot know if there is damage to the steering unless it is of such a high magnitude. After Kazama hit me and I sideswiped Fleet, there only place for me to go was into the grass.

Simon Edgeworth wrote:Hello, my name is Simon Edgeworth and I am the chief race engineer for the Kamaha F1 team and I will be representing them in this hearing.

Simon Edgeworth wrote:It is difficult to say as the car was quite damaged when McKane came back on the track and got t-boned. We believe that the onboard computer that opened the throttle was playing up giving the illusion of a stuck throttle even if McKane seemed to think that it was not. The astroturf also meant the tyres span and were not giving any grip.