Guess the Pole 2023 - Round 1 Bahrain [+Results]

[Star]

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The deadline for entries is before the start of Friday First Free Practice (Friday 11:30 GMT/11:30 BST)

Just noticed this, you can't have 11:30 GMT and 11:30 BST.

As it goes, BST doesn't start until the end of March, so you only need BST once we get to the Australian GP. and onwards, if that helps

But I found out today while I was sorting out the Bahrain timetable for the preview (yes I am doing one hope to have it posted tomorrow) that at the moment UTC and GMT are the same time. ie ±0

Here I am thinking that BST standands for Brittish Standard Time. Is the S really Summer?

It sure is, BST is British Summer Time, or as many of us call it, British Stupid Time

[Everso Biggyballies]

The deadline for entries is before the start of Friday First Free Practice (Friday 11:30 GMT/11:30 BST)

Just noticed this, you can't have 11:30 GMT and 11:30 BST.

As it goes, BST doesn't start until the end of March, so you only need BST once we get to the Australian GP. and onwards, if that helps

But I found out today while I was sorting out the Bahrain timetable for the preview (yes I am doing one hope to have it posted tomorrow) that at the moment UTC and GMT are the same time. ie ±0

Here I am thinking that BST standands for Brittish Standard Time. Is the S really Summer?

It sure is, BST is British Summer Time, or as many of us call it, British Stupid Time

Indeed....The period when the clocks are 1 hour ahead is called British Summer Time (BST). There's more daylight in the evenings and less in the mornings (sometimes called Daylight Saving Time). When the clocks go back, the UK is on Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

In the UK the clocks go forward 1 hour at 1am on the last Sunday in March, and back 1 hour at 2am on the last Sunday in October.

It takes an Aussie to tell you Poms how to tell the time.

Spain does it the same weekend this year. I know because I usually have to remind my Mother.

To make it confusing for all, this year in Melbourne the clocks change (go back an hour) at 3:00 am on the Sunday of the AGP weekend.
ie Practice and qualy will be held during Daylight Saving Time (or Aus. Eastern Daylight Saving Time as it is officially called).....
but the race is not. Its held in Australian Eastern Daylight Time. No Saving.

[XcraigX]

The US also has Daylight Savings Time and it happens on a totally different weekend of course (March 12 to Nov 5). The government is currently considering a repeal because it is an outdated concept in this modern age (and with global markets). It was originally done to help the farmers maximize the time they needed to work the fields and get crops/animals to market and to minimize the number of candles the regular people use at night.
Since we are no longer measuring our energy consumption in number of candles, I say it's time to fix the clock and move on to more difficult problems to solve.

[Star]

The deadline for entries is before the start of Friday First Free Practice (Friday 11:30 GMT/11:30 BST)

Just noticed this, you can't have 11:30 GMT and 11:30 BST.

As it goes, BST doesn't start until the end of March, so you only need BST once we get to the Australian GP. and onwards, if that helps

But I found out today while I was sorting out the Bahrain timetable for the preview (yes I am doing one hope to have it posted tomorrow) that at the moment UTC and GMT are the same time. ie ±0

Here I am thinking that BST standands for Brittish Standard Time. Is the S really Summer?

It sure is, BST is British Summer Time, or as many of us call it, British Stupid Time

Indeed....The period when the clocks are 1 hour ahead is called British Summer Time (BST). There's more daylight in the evenings and less in the mornings (sometimes called Daylight Saving Time). When the clocks go back, the UK is on Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

In the UK the clocks go forward 1 hour at 1am on the last Sunday in March, and back 1 hour at 2am on the last Sunday in October.

It takes an Aussie to tell you Poms how to tell the time.

Spain does it the same weekend this year. I know because I usually have to remind my Mother.

To make it confusing for all, this year in Melbourne the clocks change (go back an hour) at 3:00 am on the Sunday of the AGP weekend.
ie Practice and qualy will be held during Daylight Saving Time (or Aus. Eastern Daylight Saving Time as it is officially called).....
but the race is not. Its held in Australian Eastern Daylight Time. No Saving.

I didn't have time to post all that this morning, but thanks for explaining it to @XcraigX.

The US also has Daylight Savings Time and it happens on a totally different weekend of course (March 12 to Nov 5). The government is currently considering a repeal because it is an outdated concept in this modern age (and with global markets). It was originally done to help the farmers maximize the time they needed to work the fields and get crops/animals to market and to minimize the number of candles the regular people use at night.
Since we are no longer measuring our energy consumption in number of candles, I say it's time to fix the clock and move on to more difficult problems to solve.

They did talk about leaving the clocks alone, they've also talked about putting the hour on, leaving it on and then putting them forward another hour in the summer, that is lunacy!! I would much rather them just leave well alone and let us be in GMT all year round. Whatever they do, as I say, the next race will be over before we move to BST, you only have to go by that from the Australian race

[Ruslan]

1:28.558

[Michael Ferner]

1'29.734"

[Picci]

Are we really saying that the cars will be more than a second faster than last year??

[Michael Ferner]

No, we don't. We're just trying to trick our competitors into false complacency, while changing our entries at the last mo...

[Star]

1:28.558

Welcome to the game my friend and good luck

[Star]

Are we really saying that the cars will be more than a second faster than last year??

What we're mostly saying is, it the first race of a new season and none of us have a damn clue. It's the blind leading the blind at this point I reckon

[megallos]

1:29.588

[Vassago]

1:29.507

[Mawerick]

1:29.921

[MonteCristo]

It's the blind leading the blind at this point I reckon

Speak for yourself.

I'm just deaf, dumb and stupid .

[Star]

It's the blind leading the blind at this point I reckon

Speak for yourself.

I'm just deaf, dumb and stupid .

Pardon?

We'll see who is smart (also known as lucky) after qualifying

[Everso Biggyballies]

It's the blind leading the blind at this point I reckon

Speak for yourself.

I'm just deaf, dumb and stupid .

He plays by sense of smell.....
That deaf, dumb and blind kid
Sure plays a mean GTP.