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I thought viewing figures were already plummeting due to the decrese in free to view coverage

Spot on, if there is a wall all the way around on either side of the track then any attempt to go outside the track would be rewarded with a crash. However, remind me how often people overtake in Monaco? Track limits only apply on some corners because exceeding the limits there gives you an advantage. Competitors will natually do anything they can to get an advantage over their rivals. In other corners exceeding the track limits doesn't gain you any advantage so you get natually penalised for it. You cannot compare that to an Oval as clearly going more inside the oval will gain you an advantage. They therefore must say 'Don't go over this line'. A very good point here, many pundets mention a kick of oversteer that Vettel got when rejoing the track which caused him to go wider. Was that caused by applying power? We'll never know for sure. Overall, I feel the main thing is Vettel once again made a mistake when he was under pressure and it's that which cost him the race. The penalty is the correct application of the current rules within the sport. Should they be changed is another debate entirely and we shouldn't be looking at that from just this incident alone. You need to look at all other simular situations.

You mainly have track limit issues at places where there's large amounts of tarmac run off. Miss some corners and you just take the fastest route back to the track and don't loose position possibly even extending the gap to your rival as you took a shortest route. Many locations where this is an issue they now have a bollard or a line where they say. 'Go off at that corner and you must go round the bollard to get back to the track.' That natually then prevents the driver from gaining any advantages from missing part of the track out. If there was a gravel trap there you would have been slowed down natually and lost position. If there was a wall there you'd have a big accident and be out of the race. If they could put grass and gravel traps back in on the edges of the tracks there would be less of an issue with Track Limits. Sadly most of the tracks also host Motorbike races and those don't take kindly to suddenly finding grass or gravel when the riders make mistakes. That's why we get lots of run off so when there's a problem cars and bikes have plenty of space to come to a controlled stand. The problem is one of track design and they've had to implement rules to solve those problems. You get far less instences of it at the older tracks. If you had to apply penalties at every case of track infringment the Stewards would be seriously busy and you'd get even less racing then you do now. The opposite is what happened in Indy Car when they went to the US F1 Cicuit. It was a free for all with car's taking their own lines round corners.

The field in question is used for all major GCR events for car parking. It's not a one time thing for the Model Show. In my experence of parking there after heavy rain for a Winter Gala it's got a surprisingly hard base. I've not seen anyone getting stuck. My personal recommendation is to park in thr high areas around the edge. The parking steward normally advises the best location.

He certainly is if the radio message he gave following the race is anything to go by. Not worreid at all by the fact he was only then being told of Vettel's penilty and that he could have got 2nd. He was more worried about saying that it was a shame and that the team had worked really hard.

Clearly didn't want Vettel to be even more upset by dropping him to third! Got to protect that No1 status!

More then likely he would because I doubt any driver would be happy getting a penalty. Lewis is just as prone to being upset when things don't go his way. Although, would Vettel have gotten a penalty if there wasn't a wall there? Then Lewis would have kept his foot in as there wouldn't have been a risk of crashing. Then it would depend on how much Vettle contined to squeeze and they would have ran side by side down the next straight. It's a natual reaction of any racer to attept to stay ahead in that situation. That there was a wall there and he made his opponent take avoiding action by his actions is the cause of the penalty. Is the penalty wrong or not is irrelevant, it has been given due to the circumstances and the evidence at hand.

I find it more interesting that Hamilton has said he would have done the same thing if the roles were reversed. I expect very few Drivers in front would have done differently in the same situation. All would want to get back on the track and not loose their position. It's all split second decision stuff.

Had a very enjoyable time at Burton today. Some very fine layouts on display and I've come away with plenty of ideas for a future adventure into Narrow Gauge.

Well that is one option for anyone shooting footage at exhibitions. Ditch the raw video clip sound and put in a suitable backing soundtrack. In anycase if the person filiming in the OP's post was using a phone then they're not a serious YouTuber. Whilst I admit phone cameras are very very good nowerdays they will still fail to come close to a proper video camera. You get far steadier shots from a proper camera then you will with a phone, not only due to image stabisation but also the weight of the camera helps. It seems that many of the serious YouTubers actually use Digital SLR's to shoot their footage then a dedicated video camera.

I have a YouTube channel but I don't make any money from it and have no desire to. YouTube isn't the easy money making platform it used to be. Some of the restrictions they impose on content creators to gat said mony are quite silly. I've filmed at shows in the past and uploaded the results to my channel and still do at times. However talking in the background is part of a show and I have never (and would never) attempt to get others to be quiet. If someone is persistently talking loudly I move to another position. For me, YouTube is a nice place to share my video I've shot on a day out.

Why not? Whilst I've seen neither in the flesh the images of both that I've seen are simply stunning. To my mind, both are exceptional examples of railway modelling and both extremely inspirational in their own ways.

School alarms tend to be very sensitve. I've heard many stories from Caretakers when they've had to rush in during the middle of the night to investigate an alarm activation only to find it's the latest addition to a classroom display wafting in a breeze. The majority of the lighting also now runs from the same alarm sensors and as a result those are in every room, be it a classroom, hall or office. In my experence all schools also have CCTV, either just covering the exterior of the building or interior too though that tends to be secondary schools only.

https://www.gcrailway.co.uk/modelevent/ Link to the main event site above. The Boston Club will be there with Tytton Hall Yard.

Just been the top headline on the local BBC Look North program including an Interview with their chairman in the clubs clubroom.

https://www.mdmrc.org/stamford-show-2019.html My eyes were welling up looking at the photos on the Market Deeping club's website. I really cannot think how I'd feel if I were in the postion that the exhibitors at Stamford currently are. My thoughts are with those affected and the Market Deeping club. With my own layout currently attending a show this weekend I decided to bring my stock home with me tonight for peice of mind after hearing about this awful event.

Deeping Lane is all set up and ready for tomorrow morning.

On some DCC systems it is possible to run a DC only locomotive but you do have to be very careful what motor is equipped. I've seen an old Lima 47 fry it's motor when it was placed on DCC! Allowing a DCC equipped locomotive to run on DC is just a setting on the decoder. Why Hornby has taken the decision to set this setting to 'DCC Only' is in many way's silly in my opinion. The DC setting is there to allow for backward compatibility and I feel that's very important. Admittedly it takes but a few seconds to change the setting yourself but for that you need to have a DCC system and know how to use said system and how to change the setting. For those who choose to stick with their DC setup that isn't possible so they will end up with a non-functional loco at source. Sticking with DC is perfectly acceptable I hasten to add.

Haven't been to the Derby show since it moved into the Roundhouse. Train tickets are booked for the Saturday and I'm really looking forward to it.

I too found the race somewhat boring. Although I do think that has something to do with the highlights. I'd used to enjoy watching the gaps change as Drivers push to catch each other. That's sadly lost somewhat in the highlights as they jump suddenly. Doesn't help that I spent most of Sat and Sun afternoon watching Rally Argentina where time is key!

Seemed it was a weekend of heartbreak for drivers who were destined to win their respective races. Leclerc in F1 and Elfyn Evans in the WRC, the latter with a last stage puncture that plummeted him from 1st to 3rd. Is it sad that I started laughing when Seb had his spin?

Ah, but they had a simular TV at Warley which included the Mk1's.

I think if the diesels in question were the only ones of their class in running condition then the decision would have been different.

Dapol had a TV at Ally Pally showing updates on forthcoming items. Nothing about the Mk1s appeared on it. I did spot something right at the bottom of their display cabinate that looked Mk1 ish but I never managed to get close enough to look properly.

https://www.gptoday.net/en/news/f1/246012/technical-analysis-why-ferrari-could-not-solve-the-problem-in-melbourne https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/47527705 Some interesting therory in these two links that could explain Ferrari's issues.