Hi,
by reacting on this post we can all give the reasons why it would be a good idea to race, and also give the reasons why it would be a bad idea not to race.
Maaike
Eagle Racing should participate for the following reasons:
- Racing sport is always dangerous, with or without the risk of an engine damage. So the team might as well participate anyways.
- Jose Jalapanto argues in his email that the engine blows are not related to the temperature. Therefore that is no reason not to participate in the race on that day.
- Since the engine failures happen randomly at several races, the team can only hope it will not happen today when Sir Ralph Winfield is there. Besides hoping they have no impact on whether or not the engine will fail, so they might as well participate.
- They would make a terribly bad impression on Sir Ralph Winfield when they pull out of the race on exactly that day. The contract will not be signed that day if they do not participate.
Why we should race: -there hasn’t been an engine failure during the test laps, so why assume that it will happen in the race -there have been 15 good tests/laps, which is more than 7 bad ones. -Sir Ralph wants to see us ‘perform’. Standing on the side line will not help us with that.
Why it is bad not to race: -reputation loss -lose knowledge, we don’t know what will happen if we race. The knowledge that will follow from this can help us to improve technologies in the future.
Hi! These are my reasons why racing is a good idea, and why not racing could have negative consequences: - Its part of the game, in racing it is normal that every once in a while problems can occur. The cars are of such technical level that there are many possible problems, engine blowouts are simply one of them. - By not racing ER could harm the teamspirit and it could also harm its reputation; others might think that as soon as they run into problems ER gives up and retracts themselves from the competition, there is the risk of reputational damage. - THe correlation between temperature and engine failure is not superstrong, it might be possible that there is another factor causing the problems. So by not racing ER limits itself from finding out what the actual problem is and they retract themselves from the race based on an assumption not based on a certainty. - Is the Chief engineer getting soft? If he is he might be avoiding risks unnecessary, which is not good for ER.
- Eagle racing fiinshed 15 races out of 22, and in 12 races it postioned well. - The engine engineer presented a chart showing that there is no correlation between temperatures and engine failures. - If Eagle Racing performs a great race (and it is probable if it finishes the race), Goodbridge will sponsor it. - In case of not racing, Goodbridge probably will not sponsor ER.
Eagle Racing should participate for the following reasons:
ReplyDelete- Racing sport is always dangerous, with or without the risk of an engine damage. So the team might as well participate anyways.
- Jose Jalapanto argues in his email that the engine blows are not related to the temperature. Therefore that is no reason not to participate in the race on that day.
- Since the engine failures happen randomly at several races, the team can only hope it will not happen today when Sir Ralph Winfield is there. Besides hoping they have no impact on whether or not the engine will fail, so they might as well participate.
- They would make a terribly bad impression on Sir Ralph Winfield when they pull out of the race on exactly that day. The contract will not be signed that day if they do not participate.
Cheers,
Adriane
Why we should race:
ReplyDelete-there hasn’t been an engine failure during the test laps, so why assume that it will happen in the race
-there have been 15 good tests/laps, which is more than 7 bad ones.
-Sir Ralph wants to see us ‘perform’. Standing on the side line will not help us with that.
Why it is bad not to race:
-reputation loss
-lose knowledge, we don’t know what will happen if we race. The knowledge that will follow from this can help us to improve technologies in the future.
Tim
I would like to present all my arguments about racing and why it is bad not to race:
ReplyDelete-Chief Engineer is getting old and soft, so we cannot rely anymore on his judgement.
-No conclusive correlation between gasket failures and temperatures (see graph)
-Any publicity is good publicity (even if the engine blows).
-We promised that we will give sir Ralph a great race.
-No race means no contract.
Hi!
ReplyDeleteThese are my reasons why racing is a good idea, and why not racing could have negative consequences:
- Its part of the game, in racing it is normal that every once in a while problems can occur. The cars are of such technical level that there are many possible problems, engine blowouts are simply one of them.
- By not racing ER could harm the teamspirit and it could also harm its reputation; others might think that as soon as they run into problems ER gives up and retracts themselves from the competition, there is the risk of reputational damage.
- THe correlation between temperature and engine failure is not superstrong, it might be possible that there is another factor causing the problems. So by not racing ER limits itself from finding out what the actual problem is and they retract themselves from the race based on an assumption not based on a certainty.
- Is the Chief engineer getting soft? If he is he might be avoiding risks unnecessary, which is not good for ER.
Maaike
These are my arguments supporting racing:
ReplyDelete- Eagle racing fiinshed 15 races out of 22, and in 12 races it postioned well.
- The engine engineer presented a chart showing that there is no correlation between temperatures and engine failures.
- If Eagle Racing performs a great race (and it is probable if it finishes the race), Goodbridge will sponsor it.
- In case of not racing, Goodbridge probably will not sponsor ER.
Francesco
And also, if Eagle Racing does not race, the likelihood that they cannot find another sponsor increases significantly.
ReplyDeleteAdriane