Saturday, May 27, 2006

Check this out!!!!



Functions of the buttons:
From top:

+1 and +10 (green, far left and far right)
Used in conjunction with the MSG OK button (marked with a cross, right) to flick through car function menus, allowing the driver to override certain functions in the case of malfunction. The MSG OK button changes the respective menu of each of the two buttons.

PLS (yellow, with P, left)
Activates the pit-lane speed limiter when entering the pits.

PTT (red, left)
Pit radio button. Used to call the pit crew via radio communication.

DRINKS (grey, left)
Provides drinking fluid to the driver. Operates an electric pump to bring the liquid from a reservoir in the cockpit through a tube to the driver’s mouth.

TC OFF (blue, left)
Switches off the traction control. Mainly used during the formation lap to allow the driver to spin the rear wheels and generate heat in the tyres. Also used when exiting the driver’s pit position, allowing wheelspin, which deposits rubber on the tarmac, providing more grip during pit stops.

A and B (black/purple, black, left)
Used to change the traction control setting ,for hi revs and low revs. The various positions enable the driver to find the correct level of traction control interevention. The optimum level changes due to numerous variables, including the level of grip provided by the tarmac, the track temperature, the amount of rubber deposited on the track etc.

Lower left switch (with positions 2 through 8)
This presets the lowest gear for each corner, allowing the driver to change down through the gearbox quickly, without fear of selecting too low a gear.

C, D and E (black/red, black/white, black/blue, along base of wheel)
These switches adjust the car’s differential setting. These depend on various factors related to the overall set up of the car, the fuel load variation, low gear revs and high gears revs.

F (black/green, bottom right)
This button - a very important one - operates and changes the engine braking settings. As the race progresses and the car’s brakes become gradually less efficient, it is useful to be able to increase the amount of engine braking action.

G (black/yellow, right)
This button sets the rev limit for the engine - the highest revs it can reach in each gear before changing up. A higher setting allows the driver to extract more performance; a lower setting puts less stress on the engine.

H (black/orange, right)
This switch changes specific traction control and differential settings in accordance with the tyres being used - grooved, intermediate or wet - to account for the different levels of grip provided by each type.

R (red, right)
Allows the driver to select neutral and reverse gear.

OT (yellow, right)
The overtaking button. This temporarily increases the engine’s maximum rev limit when extra power is needed for a short period. When the button is released the rev limit returns to its default setting.

Woah... .too much!!!

Friday, May 26, 2006

Filler..

Not getting anything to post yet.. so this is just a filler.. Dont expect anything interesting(actually anything at all) in this post :P

Even cooking has become routine.. havent tried out any new thing.. just puliyogre, rice/rasam/sambhar, pulav and cheese macaroni(maggi equivalent :P). Apart from that, nothing much interesting. Listening to songs, watching few comedy shows.. movie once in a while.. time just flies by :)






I close my eyes
Only for a moment and the moment's gone
All my dreams
Pass before my eyes, a curiosity
Dust in the wind
All we are is dust in the wind
Same old song
Just a drop of water in an endless sea
All we do
Crumbles to the ground, though we refuse to see
Dust in the wind
All we are is dust in the wind
Now, Don't hang on
Nothing lasts forever but the earth and sky
It slips away
And all your money won't another minute buy
Dust in the wind
All we are is dust in the wind
Dust in the wind

-Dust in the wind, Kerry Livgren, Scorpions

Friday, May 19, 2006

Pulavvvv!!!! :D


Vegetables cut...



Rice cooked...



Vegetables being cooked...



Ah.. Finally, the Pulav...



Hungry kya :D :D

Monday, May 15, 2006

Few more pics..







Samsung ZX10 - UMTS phone...

Insomnia???

Yesterday, I slept a bit too much.. for 6 hours straight, you know i never do that kinda thing.. its really a rare thing for me. Even surprising I slept off in the evening for 3 hours!! Okay here are more facts.. the previous day, was working from 8AM to 3AM(Yes, not a typo, both times are AM). Slept from 3AM to 9AM and then in the evening slept from 6PM to 9PM and then slept at 3AM again.. got up at 7AM(I told u 6 hours straight does not happen much). Looks like I suffer from Insomnia :P

Monday, May 08, 2006

Few Pics..


Metal humans.. :P



Metal bike with metal tires!! and the board reads FLAT TIRE :O


A Granite chair!!



Bird sitting on a tree :)



The same bird, now flying away!!!! :P

Sunday, May 07, 2006

In a faaar faaar away place....

Posting after a looooooooooong time!! somehow didnt feel like posting anything at all... even tho, I should say, had sooo many things to post about.. annyways, hopefully, will be regular here after.

For now will post some pics..



My new work place :)



My new(temp) car .. Chevrolet Impala :D



Another pic of it :)

Hmmmm.. Its gloomy here the whole day.. the whole week was sunny! and darn, when the weekend comes, it has to rain!! Anyways.. am kept very busy by the work here.. but still a loooong time to go, lets see, how it goes..