Anybody watch the ePrix on Sunday?

[loneryder]

36 laps, no pit stops or tire changes and no charging. At the end of the race they all had less than 1% battery left.
I couldn't watch it very long. It sounded like those slot car racing centers of long ago multiplied times 1000. The shrill shrieking of accerlation and braking started to sound like fingernails on a chalkboard to me. Their Hankook tires had tread on them like a high performance summer tire.

 

[Snagglefoot]

Oh well, Formula 1 does does not allow refuelling either.

 

[02SE]

I watched. I found it about as exciting as watching paint dry. The whirring just does not stir the soul. At least not mine.

 

[dvblanch]

Showing that stuff on Wildcard weekend is not going to get many viewers

 

[dippschtick]

36 laps, no pit stops or tire changes and no charging. At the end of the race they all had less than 1% battery left.
I couldn't watch it very long. It sounded like those slot car racing centers of long ago multiplied times 1000. The shrill shrieking of accerlation and braking started to sound like fingernails on a chalkboard to me. Their Hankook tires had tread on them like a high performance summer tire.

Same here. Slot car racing.
If this is the future of racing, I'm out.

 

[bdcardinal]

I tried to get into Formula E when it started. The theory behind it is neat, but the whole thing is too gimmicky for me.

 

[IndyIan]

I tried to get into Formula E when it started. The theory behind it is neat, but the whole thing is too gimmicky for me.

I tried too, but it is a bit abstract trying to manage the energy usage, although F1 is pretty similar in that aspect with fuel and tire management. I should watch indycar too, but I seem to only have the interest to follow F1, even though I know there are better racing series. I do watch some motoGP as you can see how hard the rider is working and bike moving around under them.
Dodge is on to something with make an electric car noise sound sort of cool somehow?
E dirt bikes are probably more fun technically to ride, as power management is now simple, so you can focus on other things. But also managing two stroke power is entertainment in itself even though its slower than an EV equivalent.

 

[Carmudgeon]

Don't worry, the Daytona 24hr takes place in a couple weeks, followed shortly by Bathurst 12h.

In the interim, the Dakar Classic is cooler than a lot of modern racing series can claim to be, including the main event.

https://competitors.dakar.com/en/dakar-classic/eligible-vehicles