Caterham F1 Team & Dell @ Moscow City Racing 2013
Imagine that you can sponsor some exciting sporting event. World Cup Championships, for example, or synchronized swimming competitions. It would be cool, right? And we, by the way, also have something to brag about: Dell officially supports the Caterham Formula 1 team. Well, and who since childhood has not dreamed of participating in races or at least sitting behind the wheel of a real car? Moreover, the speed is not unusual for us - everyone knows how nimble Dell servers are :)
So, this summer, to support our almost native team could be right in Moscow at the Moscow City Racing event. For those who have not heard of him, we will tell in two words: everyone for a few days could watch the real races, as well as demonstration and training performances, get an autograph from their favorite teams, look at the real racing cars and just have fun time with friends and family. This year, Moscow City Racing took place from July 19 to July 21 in the very center of the city, and, admittedly, it was an exciting spectacle. The mere appearance of steep fireballs against the background of the Kremlin evoked enthusiastic bewilderment, and one can only guess what the uninitiated people thought.
Surely you ask why we began to tell you about the event, which took place in July. Yes, we are not RIA-Novosti, but, believe me, emotions have not been erased so far - there is still a smell of burning rubber in the nose from heated tires to the limit. For starters, we suggest watching three videos from the scene.
')
But let's focus on the Caterham team. A year ago, we already wrote that the technological equipment of the team is entirely made by Dell. Since then, some changes have occurred - rather evolutionary rather than revolutionary, but they are also worth writing about.
We will not bore a complete list of old equipment; we will only write a list of new equipment:
• Intel Cluster Ready HPC
• Dell PowerVault MD3200 Storage Arrays
• Dell EqualLogic PS6000S Storage Array
• Dell PowerEdge R210 Servers with Intel Xeon X5570 Processors
• Dell PowerEdge M610 Blade Servers with Intel Xeon X5570 Series Processors
• Dell PowerEdge M1000e Modular Blade Chassis
• Dell Latitude E6500 and Dell Latitude E4300 laptops with Intel Core 2 Duo processors
• Dell Precision M6600 and Dell Precision M4600 Mobile Workstations with Intel Core i7-920XM Quad Core Extreme Edition
• Dell PowerConnect 6xxx / 7xxx / 8xxx Series Switches
• Dell Force10 switches for iSCSI interface
• Dell PowerVault TL2000 Backup Device
• Dell Latitude ST Tablets
• Dell Alienware Area-51 Desktop Systems
Part of the equipment, we note, could be seen and felt at the stand of the Caterham F1 Team. A Dell XPS 12 ultrabook was also found there . We already wrote about it, as well as about its “big brother” XPS 13, here and there . But the famous half-height server rack could not be seen, but this can be understood: after all, the server rack is the holy of holies, and access by outsiders is prohibited there. But even from all that we saw, it became clear how strongly the work of the F1 team on the track depends on modern computer equipment. Modern technologies accompany the car in preparation for the race, and on the track.
As you may have guessed, we not only supported “our” team on the track, but also visited the paddock. There you could see the car without wheels and decorative linings, see the motor and the pilot's place close.
It’s a pity that they didn’t allow me to touch anything with my hands! However, it was also interesting to consider a car - look at how the control panel looks like a racing car.
What is it? Is it possible to call this the usual wheel?
And you would have heard the roar of the engine close! The noise that accompanies the car on the track - baby talk compared to how it sounds indoors. Ears lays instantly.
However, the track was no less interesting. And even in spite of the fact that it was raining heavily, the audience gathered quite decently. The cars cut circles on the highway laid out on the streets of Moscow, crazy splashes flew out from under the wheels, the pilots made just crazy turns - I must admit, the heart ekacho from time to time.
The races were both in a large circle and in small so-called “bagels”. Who has ever seen such a sight, knows that there is a thick mist of smoke from burning rubber in the air, and it seems that some kind of tire is about to flare up.
Of course, nothing of the kind happened, although there were some unpleasant incidents as well: the car of the Russian Marussia team died out right on the track. It was very disappointing for him! However, he returned to the system rather quickly. Less lucky pilot Ferrari, who at high speed crashed into the fence, he almost got a wheel on the head. Fortunately, everything worked out, the wheel flew past, and the pilot moved on to the spare car. But the fans got the wreckage of the car - it is, as they say, dismantled for "quotes". The lucky ones even boasted afterwards on social networks with their findings.
In short, the holiday was a success. Despite the rain, the obvious shoals with the organization - all this is nonsense, compared with the powerful influx of adrenaline in the blood and a fascinating spectacle of rushing past the steep cars. We sincerely recommend that next year not to miss Moscow City Racing, you will not regret! For our part, we promise to take care of the Caterham team even better than before.
And a few more photos to complete the picture:
PS
If you missed our post about the Dell Solutions Forum 2013, we remind you that it will be held on October 17, 2013, on Thursday, from 09:00 to 19:00, at the Radisson SAS Slavyanskaya hotel. Registration for the event is here .
So, this summer, to support our almost native team could be right in Moscow at the Moscow City Racing event. For those who have not heard of him, we will tell in two words: everyone for a few days could watch the real races, as well as demonstration and training performances, get an autograph from their favorite teams, look at the real racing cars and just have fun time with friends and family. This year, Moscow City Racing took place from July 19 to July 21 in the very center of the city, and, admittedly, it was an exciting spectacle. The mere appearance of steep fireballs against the background of the Kremlin evoked enthusiastic bewilderment, and one can only guess what the uninitiated people thought.
Surely you ask why we began to tell you about the event, which took place in July. Yes, we are not RIA-Novosti, but, believe me, emotions have not been erased so far - there is still a smell of burning rubber in the nose from heated tires to the limit. For starters, we suggest watching three videos from the scene.
')
But let's focus on the Caterham team. A year ago, we already wrote that the technological equipment of the team is entirely made by Dell. Since then, some changes have occurred - rather evolutionary rather than revolutionary, but they are also worth writing about.
We will not bore a complete list of old equipment; we will only write a list of new equipment:
• Intel Cluster Ready HPC
• Dell PowerVault MD3200 Storage Arrays
• Dell EqualLogic PS6000S Storage Array
• Dell PowerEdge R210 Servers with Intel Xeon X5570 Processors
• Dell PowerEdge M610 Blade Servers with Intel Xeon X5570 Series Processors
• Dell PowerEdge M1000e Modular Blade Chassis
• Dell Latitude E6500 and Dell Latitude E4300 laptops with Intel Core 2 Duo processors
• Dell Precision M6600 and Dell Precision M4600 Mobile Workstations with Intel Core i7-920XM Quad Core Extreme Edition
• Dell PowerConnect 6xxx / 7xxx / 8xxx Series Switches
• Dell Force10 switches for iSCSI interface
• Dell PowerVault TL2000 Backup Device
• Dell Latitude ST Tablets
• Dell Alienware Area-51 Desktop Systems
Part of the equipment, we note, could be seen and felt at the stand of the Caterham F1 Team. A Dell XPS 12 ultrabook was also found there . We already wrote about it, as well as about its “big brother” XPS 13, here and there . But the famous half-height server rack could not be seen, but this can be understood: after all, the server rack is the holy of holies, and access by outsiders is prohibited there. But even from all that we saw, it became clear how strongly the work of the F1 team on the track depends on modern computer equipment. Modern technologies accompany the car in preparation for the race, and on the track.
As you may have guessed, we not only supported “our” team on the track, but also visited the paddock. There you could see the car without wheels and decorative linings, see the motor and the pilot's place close.
It’s a pity that they didn’t allow me to touch anything with my hands! However, it was also interesting to consider a car - look at how the control panel looks like a racing car.
What is it? Is it possible to call this the usual wheel?
And you would have heard the roar of the engine close! The noise that accompanies the car on the track - baby talk compared to how it sounds indoors. Ears lays instantly.
However, the track was no less interesting. And even in spite of the fact that it was raining heavily, the audience gathered quite decently. The cars cut circles on the highway laid out on the streets of Moscow, crazy splashes flew out from under the wheels, the pilots made just crazy turns - I must admit, the heart ekacho from time to time.
The races were both in a large circle and in small so-called “bagels”. Who has ever seen such a sight, knows that there is a thick mist of smoke from burning rubber in the air, and it seems that some kind of tire is about to flare up.
Of course, nothing of the kind happened, although there were some unpleasant incidents as well: the car of the Russian Marussia team died out right on the track. It was very disappointing for him! However, he returned to the system rather quickly. Less lucky pilot Ferrari, who at high speed crashed into the fence, he almost got a wheel on the head. Fortunately, everything worked out, the wheel flew past, and the pilot moved on to the spare car. But the fans got the wreckage of the car - it is, as they say, dismantled for "quotes". The lucky ones even boasted afterwards on social networks with their findings.
In short, the holiday was a success. Despite the rain, the obvious shoals with the organization - all this is nonsense, compared with the powerful influx of adrenaline in the blood and a fascinating spectacle of rushing past the steep cars. We sincerely recommend that next year not to miss Moscow City Racing, you will not regret! For our part, we promise to take care of the Caterham team even better than before.
And a few more photos to complete the picture:
PS
If you missed our post about the Dell Solutions Forum 2013, we remind you that it will be held on October 17, 2013, on Thursday, from 09:00 to 19:00, at the Radisson SAS Slavyanskaya hotel. Registration for the event is here .
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/195866/
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