Grand Prix Rejects

eurobrun wrote:If Dave Blaney wins I will run around celebrating

+1 My friends and I have started a "Call it! Call it!" Chant. Best top 5 EVER!

Went to get a snack under yellow, come back to a raging jet fuel fire. I have watched all forms of racing all my life, never seen anything like that....

In the two prior races this weekend, 62 of the 79 entries were involved in accidents. Lap 1 more of the same....

Indycar proved what happens when you race on an oval in the wet....

Two words: Sex Appeal. Danica does racy spreads in some adult magizines. Other drivers such as Sarah Fisher, Kat Legge, and Pippa Mann, arent considered (for whatever reason) sexy. And they let they're racing do the talking. Danica does TV ads (not that thats a bad thing, shes made a TON of money do...

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Agostini did take part in F1 races, even if they never had World Championship status, so a F1 driver he was.

Yup, just like no one can say Desire Wilson isn't an F1 winner.

Its beyond ridiculous the cover she gets in the states. Over here, the only coverage of USF1 were rumors that Danica was a "lock" for a seat. Said rumors often reffered to the team as "an attempt to bring Danica to F1" (no I'm not kidding). Scott Speed got zero coverage over here...

Pole in the minor league race, starting dead last in the one that counts, after having to buy a spot in the field no less. I think if she wins today, every TV in the America will explode. Shes getting more coverage than Obama right now (which may or may not be a bad thing). As for questionable spon...

Pole in the minor league race, starting dead last in the one that counts, after having to buy a spot in the field no less. I think if she wins today, every TV in the America will explode. Shes getting more coverage than Obama right now (which may or may not be a bad thing). As for questionable spon...

Pole in the minor league race, starting dead last in the one that counts, after having to buy a spot in the field no less. I think if she wins today, every TV in the America will explode. Shes getting more coverage than Obama right now (which may or may not be a bad thing). As for questionable spons...

If I hit lotto, ill put one in an S2000.....

Thesere incredible! Where were they when I was growing up?

Just checked and the 1997 Renault had 750hp and the 1997 Hart had 630hp... So I recon the "guestimated" the 830hp....! Apparently Cosworth can still supply 2005-spec engines with 900 bhp. OK, Really stupid question here, but can anyone order one? I mean if I hit Powerball, can I get one a...

Its being reported that Mercedes are offering MSC another 2 years after this one. Im sure that will rile many members here but I for one think its a great news. Its offering something I wouldnt necessarily expect from the tuetonic titans and that is a bit of romance, a bit of a story, a bit of a Ha...

Very true, there is no fear and no consequence. I can remember being in an F3 car at Spa in the the game Race Driver: GRiD and taking Eau Rouge flat and telling my g/f, "I really doubt I'd could do this in real life". That being said, in a car similar to you own, on a track you know, these...

Toyota @ the 2005 USGP, giving Jarno literally no fuel so he could snap pole. One of the solutions proposed was if the chicane was run, that their would be 5 or 6 high speed parade laps to acclimate the drivers to the circuit. Toyota vetoed this as cars had to quali on their fuel loads to start the ...

Pizzonia is memorable for complaining that Jaggggg never gave him equal equipment, and for Jagggg never denying it.... And this. Never, ever, forget this. Ah yes, one of the greatest "non-F1, F1" vids ever. The poor reporter "oh no way, no way! We're off!" And he committed the u...

I'm afraid I can't apport much to these extremely interesting experiences you're talking about, but something similar has happened to me a few times in a different but similar environment (and a much more safer one!): concretely playing racing games. Sometimes, when you're doing long distance races...

richardsf1.com/2010/06/30/top-10-serious... Not sure if anyone has posted this, but it puts the noses in perspective a bit. Problem i I love all 10 of thoses designs. That ferrai at the bottom with its x-wings? love it! To me thats what F1 is all about. It doesn't have to look good, hell it doesn't...

Well at least they knew people weren't going to identify them seriously and were a bit proactive about it, I'll give them that.

richardsf1.com/2010/06/30/top-10-serious... Not sure if anyone has posted this, but it puts the noses in perspective a bit. Problem is I love all 10 of thoses designs. That ferrari at the bottom with its x-wings? love it! To me thats what F1 is all about. It doesn't have to look good, hell it doesn'...

Wallio, I found that informative and interesting, thank you. I hope you come to post here more often with recollections and stories like that. Thanks doc, hope i didn't hijack the thread too much. I hope to stick around. I do have a tendency to ramble, but just tell me to shut it, and I will and wo...

Can't believe no one said Bernie Ecclestone? As an F1 driver he was pretty damn forgettable. Montany is unforgetable as the FIA made Super Best Friends ru him in France before punting him. Pizzonia is memorable for complaining that Jaggggg never gave him equal equipment, and for Jagggg never denying...

Great to here you are enjoying the book & welcome to the forum by the way. Even though I read the book some years ago now (an old housemate 'borrowed' my copy & I haven't seen it since) I remember thinking some of the stories contain within it, if they are true, then they are just staggerin...

This is a bit 'out of whack' these days Numbers only changed when the champion wasnt number 1 or so. This system changed in the 1996 season. Williams were 5-6 for many years, same as Tyrrell 3-4, Brabham 7-8, Arrows 9-10, Lotus 11-12, Ferrari 21-28, Benetton 19-20, Minardi 23-24 etc. I guess McLare...

Does Stefan count as a reject team? Sending your may or may not exist cars to a race you're not invited to has to count for something right? Seriously though, my favorite reject team is Parnell. The ultimate "what if?" Mario driving for one of America's best teams/constructors. If they onl...

There was a great book on this exact subject (which also examined Palletti's crash & in particular supposed nightmare he or his mother experienced just prior to his crash) which I i read ages ago. Apologies I can't for the life of me remember what it was called, all I remember it had a picture ...