F1 AIE Chapter 7

F1 AIE Chapter 7

>Oh yeah.
>This is perfect.
>Monza was always one of your favorite tracks, and now with a recreation right outside P0nyville, you can have a go whenever the hell you feel like it.
>As you pass the front stretch for the umpteenth time, you decide that its time to call it a day.
>You've lost count by now, but you think you've done more laps than a standard Grand Prix.
>Pushing the radio button on the wheel, you relay your next move to Celestia back at the garage.
"Hey I'm pulling in this time by."
>"Gotcha Anon."
>Going around Curva Parabolica for the final time today, you slow down and turn in to pit lane hitting the pit limiter button, restricting your car to 34 mph.
>Approaching the garage stall, you slow down further, turn right, then left, situating your car to be backed into the stall.
>And you wait.
>.......
>Oh right, oops.
>TS: "Why did he do that? What is he waiting for?"
>AJ: "Dunno."
>PP: "YOU MISSED IT SILLY!"
>This does look pretty dumb without your crew team to push you back into the garage.
"Haha, this thing cant go backwards by itself guys. My pit crew is supposed to push it back in."
>All 6: "OOOOOOOhhh"
"Care to lend a han- um... Hoof?"
>They all take places beside the car and begin to push.
>You notice Fluttershy and Rarity are dangerously close to the front tires.
"Watch out for the wheels guys"
>They notice and take more care in protecting their hind legs.
>You turn the wheel to the right to get it straight and bam, mission accomplished.
>With your car backed in, you get out and just hug Celestia as tight as you can. Throwing her off guard.

"THANK YOU, THANK YOU. This is all just awesome."
>CE: "Y..you're welcome Anon." She giggles lightly. "I think we should be thanking you though. I believe that was one of the most exciting things we've ever witnessed."
>Everyone nods in agreement.
>PP: "Yeah! You were all like NNEEEEEEEOOOOWWWWWWW! And I was all like WOAH!"
"Oh you should see it when there is more than one car out there."
>CE: "Indeed, Which is exactly why I had these made."
>Wut
>Suddenly the six garage stalls to your left open up.
>You all walk over and are rightfully surprised at what you see.
>Inside each stall is a brand new spec F1 machine.
>Each one wearing paint jobs resembling the color schemes of the Mane 6
>Dash is drooling, wingboner a go. The rest are giving confused looks.
>Wait, fuck.
>This is not good.
>These things are NOT easy to drive AT ALL. If you don't know what your doing you could seriously get hurt.
>Does Celestia really expect that these p0nies can pilot them?
>Fluttershy is still getting used to the noise for fuck sake.
>On a more obvious note, how the shit did she get the materials for all this?
>Carbon Fiber exists here? They have this kind of tech?
>Eh, just chalk it up to magic and worry about it later.
"Um.. Celestia, I dont thin-"
>CE: "Congratulations everyp0ny, you all are the newest drivers in-
"CELESTIA."
>CE: "Oh! Yes Anon?"
"Bad idea"
>CE: "What? Why is that?"
"Putting an individual in these cars with no prior experience is a recipe for disaster."
>PP: "Really? You make it look so easy out there though."

"Yes, it looks easy. but holy fuck balls it isn't. Trust me."
>RD: "Aw come on Anon, quit being such a killjoy. How hard could it possibly be?"
"Well Dash, Lets find out. Get in your car. Twilight, Fire it up."
>Rainbow eagerly walks over and gets herself situated in the seat. Hooves on the custom made wheel designed for p0nies.
>RD: "Well Twilight what are you waiting for? Start it u- WAHH!"
>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyjauPeXav8 (Not exactly what happens in this story, just use this for noise reference)
>Dash's cyan F1 car comes alive.
>Sitting at idle, her eyes are wide as they can be as all her senses are attacked from this new feeling.
"Alright Dash, the throttle is at your right rear hoof. Thats what gives the engine power and allows you to move forward. The other pedal is the brakes, use that one to slow down. Now give the throttle a small push."
>Not knowing how sensitive the throttle is, she presses it nearly halfway to the floor.
>The sudden rev is enough to startle her and she quickly releases the throttle.
>Thus causing a thunderous backfire that could be heard for miles.
>RA: "Oh my! I felt that!
"I said small push!"
>RD: "SORRY! I know!"
>Alright, lets mess with her a bit shall we?
"Now, see if you can get it to go."
>She nods. and more carefully this time, eases on the throttle.
>All she does is fill the air with engine noise.
>RD: "Wha.. Why am I not going anywhere?"
"You're still in neutral"
>RD: "Oh, what do I do?"
"You see those paddles behind the wheel there?"
>RD: "Yeah."
"The bottom ones are your clutch, you have two but you only need to worry about one right now. Pull that paddle back and hold it."

>She does so as you point to the right clutch paddle.
"Now the paddles above the clutch are your gear shifters. You have seven gears, right is shift up, left is shift down."
>RD: "Right up, left down, seven gears, got it."
"Shift up into first"
>Dash pulls the shifter and a metallic click rocks the car.
>RD: "Woah!"
>You have no idea how she did that with hooves.
"Ok, you're in gear, and for the love of fuck keep holding that clutch. Everyone! help me push this thing over there (You point over to pit lane itself) so if Dash does get this thing to go shes not heading towards that wall."
>Because she is still in the garage, her car is pointing towards the pit wall.
>You all push Dash's car so its lined up with the road.
>You're now finally getting to the point of showing how hard this is.
"Alright, listen. First, Slowly let go of your clutch paddle until you hear the revs going down, then pull it back."
>As she does this you hear the engine decrease in pitch slightly, then the revs go back up.
>RD: "Like that?"
"Yes like that. That is your bite point, where the gears start to engage. That is where you want to ease on the throttle so you can go. Also, when you shift, you don't need to pull the clutch in each time, its all sequential."
>RD: "Ok. I think I got it."
"You sure?
>RD: "Yeah."
"Alright, go for it."
>RD: "Ok, Here goes nothin!"
>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGUZJVY-sHo&t=5m27s
>Who didn't see that coming?

>RD: "What gives? Why does it keep doing that?"
"You're stalling it out, thats all. 'Slowly' let go of the clutch, don't just dump it. And give it a little more power."
>RD: "Ok."
>She gives it one more go.
>and with that shes... off!
>She actually did it!
>Oh fuck... she did it.
>Welp, lets hope this ends well...
(Rainbows perspective)
>Oh Celestia what the fuck.
>Hey, I did it! I'm moving!
>I'm actually going!
>Haha! This is so cool!
>Ok remember, right shift up, left shift down.
>And going by what I've heard Anon do, I have to shift when the "revs" as he called them, get high enough.
>Yeah, This is easy!
>I got this.
>Ok, lets see what this thing can do, push the throttle and-
>WO-!
>WOOOOOOOOAAAAHHH SHIT
>WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!
>OH FUCK.
>TURN
>AHHHH!

>(Back to you)
>Alright, going a bit slow. Shes gonna need to speed up if she wants any grip.
>Turning left and right slightly, guess shes getting a feel for it.
>Ah, found the throttle, there she goes. Shes shifting a bit earlier than needed but hey, beginners.
>Whoa, RD Slow down! Turn coming up!
>Uh oh. Fuck.
>You all then hear screeching tires as she looses control of her car.
>You cringe, just waiting to hear the crunch of carbon fiber on whatever she hits.
>But that never comes. Thank fuck.
>She just spun herself out.
>Everyone gives a simultaneous sigh of relief.
"Twilight, can you get her back here?"
>TS: "Sure thing."
>CRACK
>And shes back, right where she started.
>Shes sitting there, hooves with a death grip on the wheel, breathing heavily.
"You alright Dash?"
>RD: "W- wwuh wu wu wuh"
"DASH!"
>RD: "AHH! Y-yeah! yeah im- im fine."
>She is shaking badly, the sudden rush of adrenaline showing its effects.

"Come on, lets get you out of there. AJ can you go get some water for her?"
>AJ: "Can do Anon, I'll be right back."
>Flutters, Rarity, and yourself help Dash climb out of her car and walk her over to the garage to sit her down.
"Dash, relax, breathe."
>"That. was. awesome." she says in between breaths, laying her head back against the wall.
"Was it really? You can fly at supersonic speeds. I thought you would be used to this kind of thing."
>RD: "Its not the same AT ALL. When I'm flying, I don't notice the G forces because I'm accelerating my own body forward, nothing is pushing me from behind. But in THAT thing. Dude, That made me feel acceleration like I have never felt it before."
>Applejack comes back with the water and passes it to Rainbow.
>RD: "Thanks Applejack."
>AJ: "You're welcome sugarcube. You gave us all a mighty scare just then."
>RD: "Yeah I know, My bad."
"Not as easy as you once thought huh?"
>RD: "Yeah, no. Not easy at all. I couldn't think fast enough when the turn came up."
>Ha. You said the exact same thing to your father when you were little, just starting out in motor sports.
>What he said to you that day will be forever etched into your memory.
"Dash, let me tell you something my father told me.
'Racing is all instinct. Thinking will get you killed.'"
>RD: *Spit take*