In 35 years of following/competing in all types of competitive auto events, I've never heard a gas combustion motor called a lump, until Steve Matchett. I thorughly enjoy his take on the F 1 scene btw.
Kenneth Waller -----Original Message----- From: John Francis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Rumors About Pentax's Future On Fri, May 27, 2005 at 08:18:59AM -0400, Kenneth Waller wrote: > I've noticed the British commentator for the F 1 races, > that broadcast on Speed, uses the term lump when he's > referring to the engine in an F 1 car. That would be Steve Matchett, long-time Formula One engineer (mostly for the Benetton/Renault team). By the way he uses the term I assume that it's common pit-lane parlance among team engineers - presumably because the engine is generally supplied by a different company (or, at least, a different branch of the company), so it's not something the team can play around with much; it's just this big lump of stuff that needs to be bolted on to the car. ________________________________________ PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.com
