Formula 1 baby

[rambler]

Stan Fox perhaps for the Indy 500 wreck in 1995? I guess he did recieve bad head injouries, but his legs were not hurt.

This link is interesting in the morbid racing way, mentions several bad wrecks and one driver's thoughts as his brakes failed and headed for the wall, and pics of Stan Fox in 95 at Indy 500 the bottom of the page?

Indy car, 1996

--->Paul

 

[Short Game]

I don't think I was remembering Danny Ongais, 1981, as I didn't have TV (or electricity) in those years. It's picture #86 in the slide show here: Photos: Indy 500 - Indianapolis Motor Speedway celebrates 100th Anniversary | Denver Post Photos, Video

I might be remembering Stan Fox's wreck in 1995. It's photo #101.

 

[ToadHill]

I followed F1 racing for years, and in the 1970's I worded as a pit marshal when they were held at Watkins Glen. No pit speed limit back then and the sound of the 12 cylinder Matra screaming down pit lane at 12,000 RPM still rings in my ear.

Worked in the pit next to Arturo Missario the only independent team in racing at the time. I still remember this little Italian with the BIG White Stetson hat.

 

[jimmyj]

Worked in the pit next to Arturo Missario the only independent team in racing at the time. I still remember this little Italian with the BIG White Stetson hat.

Hahaha. I love the Italian sense of style. You should see some of the pics of Flavio! Ha ha ha. Oh well, his wife is beautiful.....

 

[randy41]

i just finished watching the movie Senna. excellent movie with some great race footage.

 

[Short Game]

i just finished watching the movie Senna. excellent movie with some great race footage.

I've heard it's good. Where did you see it; theater, TV, rental?

 

[Cpjlube]

I was always a NASCAR fan. Ten years ago I got a chance to see the F1 race in Indy. In a suite. It was the BP suite so I had a chance to get close to Ralph Schumacher. Funny story, his " handlers" came in beforehand and told us that he spoke softly and he would not answer any questions. Having been in several VIP NASCAR suites I thought it was strange. Those guys always gave the fans a few Q&A minutes. Long story short, he did speak very softly and was in and out in a couple minutes. The impressive part to me was the standing start with those engines turning at huge RPMs. That was when I wished I had bought the 10 dollar earplugs. Haha

Chuck

 

[Short Game]

Ralf crashed hard at Indy in 2004.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFok-lJLhe8]Ralf Schumacher Crash live - YouTube[/ame]

Here he passed Rubens in a unique way, right at the start in Australia. Look at the launch he gets when his back tires are hooked up on top of Rubens' back tires.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0k2tZqUr_k]Ralf Schumacher crash in Melbourne with Rubens Barichello 2002 - YouTube[/ame]

 

[randy41]

I've heard it's good. Where did you see it; theater, TV, rental?

watched it on TV rented from netflix.

 

[Short Game]

F1 practice tonight at 11:00 PM PDT.

 

[jimmyj]

I regularly read a site called "Planet f1." I also am on the forum there and in their fantasy league (although my picks stunk 1st race LOL).

Any other favorite sites you have?

 

[Short Game]

I waste way too much time online already. Same with TV. I have to control myself and get out and move around. I will sit here more if the weather is crappy.

Shumacher was looking pretty racy in practice. I wonder if that secret ducting is the difference.

 

[jimmyj]

I waste way too much time online already. Same with TV. I have to control myself and get out and move around. I will sit here more if the weather is crappy.

Shumacher was looking pretty racy in practice. I wonder if that secret ducting is the difference.

Ditto on part 1.

Don't know about the ducting, but it seems Mercedes has trouble in the race and is better during practice. I'd love to see MS get on the podium and I sure hope he does well. It would be great! The Germans seem to have a good development stream for drivers. I wish we did in Canada. We used to but it died when the cigarette advertising was banned.

Lots of talk about how the Red Bull engine sounds completely different than the others. They are speculating that they have a cylinder firing management system that is different than the rest and shuts down some of the firing sequence. Mercedes does this but apparently RB has invented a new way of doing it. All speculation though.

 

[Short Game]

I hope that Kimi has gotten that snake-bit thing out of the way. I would rather watch him race than listen to him be interviewed. He's a funny one.

Qualifications tonight, baby!

 

[jimmyj]

7 minutes to race time....

 

[jimmyj]

Fantastic race. Very unpredictable. I must add though that this is the WORST I have ever done in my fantasy f1 pool.

 

[Short Game]

My tape came up six laps short because of the red flag. So I taped the afternoon replay. In the replay they cut to commercial with ten laps to go, and when they came back, Vettel was way back and there was mention of some rear tire issue. I know no more than that. Ferrari and Fernando, my love to hate guys, pulled the upset. We had a sunny day here and I got a good day in outdoors. Raining again now.

So, Shanghai in three weeks?

 

[jimmyj]

Vettel cut down his rear tire passing a back marker. He blamed the other driver but I say it was his fault.

See you in 3 weeks!

 

[jimmyj]

A really neat Senna tribute done by Top Gear. Worth the watch.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oLSYSJO5Ik&feature=related]Top Gear on Ayrton Senna (Full Segment) - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Short Game]

F1 Shanghai, tonight at 11:00 PDT.