| slingshot | 10-16-2003 11:00 PM |
Tommi Makinen to drive NASCAR???
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No Joke.
I heard on Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain, that Tommi is looking into a possible NASCAR sponsorship.
I might have to start watching it if he really does do it.
Does that mean I gotta chew Skoal and drink watery beer?
I heard on Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain, that Tommi is looking into a possible NASCAR sponsorship.
I might have to start watching it if he really does do it.
Does that mean I gotta chew Skoal and drink watery beer?
| nKoan | 10-17-2003 04:59 AM |
Wierd.
Perhaps we will see Tommi and Colin battle it out once more.
Perhaps we will see Tommi and Colin battle it out once more.
| gr8-wrx | 10-17-2003 08:46 AM |
He'll really have to change his driving strategy to have to turn only one way now and all...
| PPower | 10-17-2003 08:49 AM |
McCrash would be more fun to see in there. Nothing like mixing up a wirey Scot and some rednecks. Can't understand either of them, so it's a perfect fit.
| C-daleRidr | 10-17-2003 03:03 PM |
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by PPower [/i]
[B]McCrash would be more fun to see in there. Nothing like mixing up a wirey Scot and some rednecks. Can't understand either of them, so it's a perfect fit. [/B][/QUOTE]
Seen "The Rundown"? There's a scotsman in that movie that was hilarious. Reminded me a lot of McCrae. I think I found it a lot funnier because of that. And the scotsman would be more fun in CRASHCAR racing. I wonder how long it would take him to get into a nice fistfight with another driver? We scots have a fiery temper.
[B]McCrash would be more fun to see in there. Nothing like mixing up a wirey Scot and some rednecks. Can't understand either of them, so it's a perfect fit. [/B][/QUOTE]
Seen "The Rundown"? There's a scotsman in that movie that was hilarious. Reminded me a lot of McCrae. I think I found it a lot funnier because of that. And the scotsman would be more fun in CRASHCAR racing. I wonder how long it would take him to get into a nice fistfight with another driver? We scots have a fiery temper.
| Opie | 10-17-2003 03:05 PM |
What's more interesting is that on one of the Nascar shows earlier this week they mentioned that one of the current single car teams had made an agreement with a group in England to feild a second car next year with a British driver....
trying to find a link to the news now...
trying to find a link to the news now...
| HomerJay | 10-17-2003 08:09 PM |
I would love to see Tommi take the seat for the Toyota Nascar Team and win. :banana:
| Rapid_Roo | 10-17-2003 08:32 PM |
if either of them go, don't forget to send them pace note to all the tracks:
[I]Left...Left...left...left....[/I]
except when they go to Watkins Glen and Sonoma:
[I]Follow dat greasy black strip down middul of the track....ya otta be just fine... anythun else and you're on yer own. ya hear.[/I]
:lol: :lol: j/k of course
I would love to see the rally boys show them good ole boys a thing or two. I'm rootin' for Colin when he dukes it out with Tony Stewart.:lol:
[I]Left...Left...left...left....[/I]
except when they go to Watkins Glen and Sonoma:
[I]Follow dat greasy black strip down middul of the track....ya otta be just fine... anythun else and you're on yer own. ya hear.[/I]
:lol: :lol: j/k of course
I would love to see the rally boys show them good ole boys a thing or two. I'm rootin' for Colin when he dukes it out with Tony Stewart.:lol:
| sybir | 10-17-2003 09:18 PM |
That's what I was going to say....
[I]Left 5 into Left 5......Left 5 into Left 5[/I]
It always cracks me up to hear Nascar announcers describe ovals as turns 1,2,3,4, and sometimes even 5
Like it's a spectacular difference on any of them
lol
that would be a classic matchup though, the crazy Scot and the flying Finn......
[I]Left 5 into Left 5......Left 5 into Left 5[/I]
It always cracks me up to hear Nascar announcers describe ovals as turns 1,2,3,4, and sometimes even 5
Like it's a spectacular difference on any of them
lol
that would be a classic matchup though, the crazy Scot and the flying Finn......
| DrBiggly | 10-17-2003 11:14 PM |
Wow. Now this makes for interesting news! Could any of us have thought this possible a year ago? Hardly! Truth is stranger than fiction. I'm really curious to see how it all turns out. :)
| XT6Wagon | 10-18-2003 01:35 AM |
Um, yes Oval tracks have more than 2 corners. The Tri-ovals can have 5 w/o a problem.
Just as on a roadcourse what looks like a long 180 turn can actualy be 2 corners connected by a ultra short straight. It LOOKS like one, but should be driven like its two different corners.
And frankly I'd be amazed if he wasn't a backmarker for atleast a year.
Just as on a roadcourse what looks like a long 180 turn can actualy be 2 corners connected by a ultra short straight. It LOOKS like one, but should be driven like its two different corners.
And frankly I'd be amazed if he wasn't a backmarker for atleast a year.
| Mark Avery | 10-18-2003 04:05 AM |
Yeah, NASCAR is weird. Someone used to the straightforward technology used in the WRC is going to spend a long time learning the backward ways of the good ol' boys. And, just like in WRC, local knowledge counts for a lot - Tommi and Colin have never seen ANY of these tracks before.
| ChrisW | 10-18-2003 10:26 AM |
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by gr8-wrx [/i]
[B]He'll really have to change his driving strategy to have to turn only one way now and all... [/B][/QUOTE]
:lol:
he will need a recorded voice that says
"handbrake into 3 left onto straight, handbrake into 3 left into, handbrake into 3 left onto straight, handbrake into 3 left into"
repeated for the duration of the race...
[B]He'll really have to change his driving strategy to have to turn only one way now and all... [/B][/QUOTE]
:lol:
he will need a recorded voice that says
"handbrake into 3 left onto straight, handbrake into 3 left into, handbrake into 3 left onto straight, handbrake into 3 left into"
repeated for the duration of the race...
| Rattler | 10-18-2003 10:58 AM |
There were some "spy" photos that leaked out of Colin in S. Carolina doing testing with one of the Winston, er, Nextel Cup teams.
Here he is on his way to one of the cars:
[IMG]http://www.swrt.com/cpimages/434508.jpg[/IMG]
Here he is on his way to one of the cars:
[IMG]http://www.swrt.com/cpimages/434508.jpg[/IMG]
| X1_SRT | 10-18-2003 04:55 PM |
hmmm, looks surprisingly like Petters wedding.... ;)
-PJ
-PJ
| Penguinking | 10-20-2003 01:15 AM |
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by sybir [/i]
[B]That's what I was going to say....
[I]Left 5 into Left 5......Left 5 into Left 5[/I]
It always cracks me up to hear Nascar announcers describe ovals as turns 1,2,3,4, and sometimes even 5
Like it's a spectacular difference on any of them
lol
that would be a classic matchup though, the crazy Scot and the flying Finn...... [/B][/QUOTE]
more like "left 4 into left 4..." since those cars have only 4 gears :p
[B]That's what I was going to say....
[I]Left 5 into Left 5......Left 5 into Left 5[/I]
It always cracks me up to hear Nascar announcers describe ovals as turns 1,2,3,4, and sometimes even 5
Like it's a spectacular difference on any of them
lol
that would be a classic matchup though, the crazy Scot and the flying Finn...... [/B][/QUOTE]
more like "left 4 into left 4..." since those cars have only 4 gears :p
| BlackAndBlue | 10-20-2003 03:14 AM |
great so now all my friends who watch nascar are goin to tell me how much better nascar is than wrc now that we got drivers changing...
cant wait...
and I think anyone who brought a flag other than a US one to a nascar event would be killed
cant wait...
and I think anyone who brought a flag other than a US one to a nascar event would be killed
| X1_SRT | 10-20-2003 09:53 AM |
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Penguinking [/i]
[B]more like "left 4 into left 4..." since those cars have only 4 gears :p [/B][/QUOTE]
if i am correct, the numbers refer to corner sharpness/angle and not gear selection.
anyone back me on that??
-PJ
[B]more like "left 4 into left 4..." since those cars have only 4 gears :p [/B][/QUOTE]
if i am correct, the numbers refer to corner sharpness/angle and not gear selection.
anyone back me on that??
-PJ
| Idjiit | 10-20-2003 09:57 AM |
It depends on the driver. McRae likes his pace notes read as the proper gear.
| X1_SRT | 10-20-2003 09:59 AM |
oo i c. well i guess it would differ here in the us with no recce, and the premade notes.
-PJ
-PJ
| KC | 10-20-2003 10:35 AM |
Well every driver in NASCAR does have a co-driver.. but he just sits up on the trailer instead of in the car. Still radios many moves back to the driver, especially letting him know he's clear in the pass to pull back in line.
I wouldn't be surprised if it's with Toyotas new NASCAR entry next year with the Camry.
--KC
I wouldn't be surprised if it's with Toyotas new NASCAR entry next year with the Camry.
--KC
| bemani | 10-20-2003 02:29 PM |
Haha ... what an insult to NASCAR! This is the circuit real race car drivers end up going to when they retire. Just for kicks :lol:
| Rattler | 10-20-2003 02:41 PM |
[QUOTE]I wouldn't be surprised if it's with Toyotas new NASCAR entry next year with the Camry.[/QUOTE]
I know the Tundras are hitting the truck series next year. Aren't the Camrys a couple more years out yet?
Toyota had an ad in the back of Autoweek a couple months ago looking for people to work at their NASCAR facility in the Carolinas.
I knwo from being a Toyota fan, not NASCAR fan!! :cool:
I know the Tundras are hitting the truck series next year. Aren't the Camrys a couple more years out yet?
Toyota had an ad in the back of Autoweek a couple months ago looking for people to work at their NASCAR facility in the Carolinas.
I knwo from being a Toyota fan, not NASCAR fan!! :cool:
| elgorey | 10-20-2003 06:52 PM |
The Toyota Nascar racecar Celica (not camry) is already competing in the Goody's dash series
[IMG]http://www.toyotacelicaonline.com/celica1/fastest/nascar.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://www.toyotacelicaonline.com/celica1/fastest/nascar.jpg[/IMG]
| nKoan | 10-20-2003 06:58 PM |
Yeah, but the Camry will be the NASCAR car for Toyota when they do the full series. 2008 I believe.
| X1_SRT | 10-21-2003 09:34 AM |
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by elgorey [/i]
[B]The Toyota Nascar racecar Celica (not camry) is already competing in the Goody's dash series
[IMG]http://www.toyotacelicaonline.com/celica1/fastest/nascar.jpg[/IMG] [/B][/QUOTE]
wow... that sure looks like a celica to me...
-PJ
p.s. i just realized monday pm my cable company is letting me see Speed, so i looked ahead through the sched. to see whats coming up... nothing but like 18 hours of nascar!!!!! ugggg. but then i saw an ad for wrc from catalunya sat. at 9. do they ever replay events from the week b4??
[B]The Toyota Nascar racecar Celica (not camry) is already competing in the Goody's dash series
[IMG]http://www.toyotacelicaonline.com/celica1/fastest/nascar.jpg[/IMG] [/B][/QUOTE]
wow... that sure looks like a celica to me...
-PJ
p.s. i just realized monday pm my cable company is letting me see Speed, so i looked ahead through the sched. to see whats coming up... nothing but like 18 hours of nascar!!!!! ugggg. but then i saw an ad for wrc from catalunya sat. at 9. do they ever replay events from the week b4??
| jcroy66 | 10-21-2003 12:56 PM |
Speed coverage of WRC
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I too missed the 2-hour Corsica segment on Sunday. But it looks like Speed is scheduled to have a 1-hour recap this Thursday at 10 pm and again on Friday at 5 pm.
Go to [url]http://www.speedtv.com/schedule[/url] and use the "Search by Program" function. Set "Use Calendar Date" to "No" to view all dates, not just today. Set Category to "Auto Racing" and enter "FIA WORLD RALLY" for the keyword. That should allow you to easily view the upcoming rallye schedule on Speed.
Go to [url]http://www.speedtv.com/schedule[/url] and use the "Search by Program" function. Set "Use Calendar Date" to "No" to view all dates, not just today. Set Category to "Auto Racing" and enter "FIA WORLD RALLY" for the keyword. That should allow you to easily view the upcoming rallye schedule on Speed.
| jmott | 10-21-2003 01:43 PM |
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by sybir [/i]
[B]That's what I was going to say....
[I]Left 5 into Left 5......Left 5 into Left 5[/I]
It always cracks me up to hear Nascar announcers describe ovals as turns 1,2,3,4, and sometimes even 5
Like it's a spectacular difference on any of them
lol
that would be a classic matchup though, the crazy Scot and the flying Finn...... [/B][/QUOTE]
at 220mph with a solid rear axle it IS a spectacular difference
[B]That's what I was going to say....
[I]Left 5 into Left 5......Left 5 into Left 5[/I]
It always cracks me up to hear Nascar announcers describe ovals as turns 1,2,3,4, and sometimes even 5
Like it's a spectacular difference on any of them
lol
that would be a classic matchup though, the crazy Scot and the flying Finn...... [/B][/QUOTE]
at 220mph with a solid rear axle it IS a spectacular difference
| X1_SRT | 10-21-2003 02:32 PM |
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by jmott [/i]
[B]at 220mph with a solid rear axle it IS a spectacular difference [/B][/QUOTE]
mmm, maybe 198mph, rarely do i see a taurus going 220...
F1 maybe
also how funny would it be to see Brittish and Finnish flags flying in the crowds... oo wait all the fins and brits are into rallying!!
-PJ
[B]at 220mph with a solid rear axle it IS a spectacular difference [/B][/QUOTE]
mmm, maybe 198mph, rarely do i see a taurus going 220...
F1 maybe
also how funny would it be to see Brittish and Finnish flags flying in the crowds... oo wait all the fins and brits are into rallying!!
-PJ
| jamz | 10-21-2003 02:54 PM |
I would love to see Makinen do NASCAR. International support for it would be interesting.
| X1_SRT | 10-21-2003 03:19 PM |
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by jamz [/i]
[B]I would love to see Makinen do NASCAR. International support for it would be interesting. [/B][/QUOTE]
i think the finns would dis-own him.
-PJ
[B]I would love to see Makinen do NASCAR. International support for it would be interesting. [/B][/QUOTE]
i think the finns would dis-own him.
-PJ
| Rattler | 10-21-2003 04:24 PM |
The "Good 'Ol Boys would probably treat him just like they have Christian Fittipaldi.
| jamz | 10-21-2003 07:58 PM |
I think everybody gets a sort of "initiation" when they first get into the winston (nextel, whatever) cup series.
It would be a sad commentary though, if they permanently made a non-southern white guy not welcome. We'll have to see. I'm pretty optomistic about human nature. :)
[SIZE=1]even NASCAR drivers[/SIZE] :p
It would be a sad commentary though, if they permanently made a non-southern white guy not welcome. We'll have to see. I'm pretty optomistic about human nature. :)
[SIZE=1]even NASCAR drivers[/SIZE] :p
| Opie | 10-22-2003 09:38 AM |
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Rattler [/i]
[B]The "Good 'Ol Boys would probably treat him just like they have Christian Fittipaldi. [/B][/QUOTE]
They've given Christian Fittipaldi every opportunity to suceed, he hasn't shown to much promise. Should have started him in the Busch Series to get acquainted with the tracks and cars...has nothing to do with the Good Ole Boys.
[B]The "Good 'Ol Boys would probably treat him just like they have Christian Fittipaldi. [/B][/QUOTE]
They've given Christian Fittipaldi every opportunity to suceed, he hasn't shown to much promise. Should have started him in the Busch Series to get acquainted with the tracks and cars...has nothing to do with the Good Ole Boys.
| Rattler | 10-22-2003 09:45 AM |
My buddy who is an avid NASCAR nut said the same thing about starting Colin out in Busch when that rumor was floating around.
Didn't one of them thar' Good Ol' Boys put Christian into the wall last year? I thought my bud said something about it being his "Welcome to the big league where we have to have fenders!". :eek: :lol:
Didn't one of them thar' Good Ol' Boys put Christian into the wall last year? I thought my bud said something about it being his "Welcome to the big league where we have to have fenders!". :eek: :lol:
| Arnie | 10-22-2003 07:24 PM |
I was actually watching some NASCAR show the other week and one of the commentators actually got a ride with tommi on one of the WRC stages. The commentator was totally impressed. He said it was the most exciting motorsports experience he has ever had. And this coming from an ex-nascara driver too, i beleive. the in car camera showed the commentator watching tommi's feet a lot. he showed mucho respect to tommi. these nascar guys aren't ignorant, despite the drawl! he was giddy like a little kid. it was a very cool crossover moment. kinda like montoya in the nascar car a few months back.
| wrx2.0 555 | 10-22-2003 08:27 PM |
One category, two types of people:
Guy standing on outside of turn, wearing poncho, waiting on rally car to slide by and sling mud all over him.
Guy standing in front of perfectly good seat, for 3 hours, watching cars go in a circle, splashing beer all over everyone around him as he celebrates the fact that the cars just passed by him, again.
Guy standing on outside of turn, wearing poncho, waiting on rally car to slide by and sling mud all over him.
Guy standing in front of perfectly good seat, for 3 hours, watching cars go in a circle, splashing beer all over everyone around him as he celebrates the fact that the cars just passed by him, again.
| catass | 10-22-2003 10:19 PM |
Re: Speed coverage of WRC
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[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by jcroy66 [/i]
[B]I too missed the 2-hour Corsica segment on Sunday. But it looks like Speed is scheduled to have a 1-hour recap this Thursday at 10 pm and again on Friday at 5 pm.
Go to [url]http://www.speedtv.com/schedule[/url] and use the "Search by Program" function. Set "Use Calendar Date" to "No" to view all dates, not just today. Set Category to "Auto Racing" and enter "FIA WORLD RALLY" for the keyword. That should allow you to easily view the upcoming rallye schedule on Speed. [/B][/QUOTE]
i just use the keyword rally so it grabs all the pro-rally stuff when that comes on too. oh and sometimes it grabs like old rallies from 20 years ago - they are funny!
[B]I too missed the 2-hour Corsica segment on Sunday. But it looks like Speed is scheduled to have a 1-hour recap this Thursday at 10 pm and again on Friday at 5 pm.
Go to [url]http://www.speedtv.com/schedule[/url] and use the "Search by Program" function. Set "Use Calendar Date" to "No" to view all dates, not just today. Set Category to "Auto Racing" and enter "FIA WORLD RALLY" for the keyword. That should allow you to easily view the upcoming rallye schedule on Speed. [/B][/QUOTE]
i just use the keyword rally so it grabs all the pro-rally stuff when that comes on too. oh and sometimes it grabs like old rallies from 20 years ago - they are funny!
| catass | 10-22-2003 10:22 PM |
Re: Re: Speed coverage of WRC
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[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by catass [/i]
[B]i just use the keyword rally so it grabs all the pro-rally stuff when that comes on too. oh and sometimes it grabs like old rallies from 20 years ago - they are funny! [/B][/QUOTE]
oops, i totally misread that. i thought you were talking about tivo... not speedtv.com :lol:
tivo has a feature to record wishlists based on category and keyword
[B]i just use the keyword rally so it grabs all the pro-rally stuff when that comes on too. oh and sometimes it grabs like old rallies from 20 years ago - they are funny! [/B][/QUOTE]
oops, i totally misread that. i thought you were talking about tivo... not speedtv.com :lol:
tivo has a feature to record wishlists based on category and keyword
| driver8 | 10-22-2003 11:03 PM |
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Rattler [/i]
[B]My buddy who is an avid NASCAR nut said the same thing about starting Colin out in Busch when that rumor was floating around.
Didn't one of them thar' Good Ol' Boys put Christian into the wall last year? I thought my bud said something about it being his "Welcome to the big league where we have to have fenders!". :eek: :lol: [/B][/QUOTE]
they ALL get put into the wall at one time or another, especially rookies. as said earlier, Fittipaldi really should have started in ARCA or Busch or something - Winston/Nextel cup is not a good place to learn.
[B]My buddy who is an avid NASCAR nut said the same thing about starting Colin out in Busch when that rumor was floating around.
Didn't one of them thar' Good Ol' Boys put Christian into the wall last year? I thought my bud said something about it being his "Welcome to the big league where we have to have fenders!". :eek: :lol: [/B][/QUOTE]
they ALL get put into the wall at one time or another, especially rookies. as said earlier, Fittipaldi really should have started in ARCA or Busch or something - Winston/Nextel cup is not a good place to learn.
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