soubriquet 0 Posted July 22, 2008 Author Share Posted July 22, 2008 Tazio Nuvolari Born 1892. European Motorcycle champion 1925. Beat the Master Race at the Nurburgring in front of Hitler, driving an obsolete Alfa P3 Joined Auto Union. Beat the creme de la creme driving a 550bhp car with trailing arm and rear swing axles. 5" wide tyres on wet cobbles, with tracks lined with kerbs, trees and phone poles. Died 1953 from TB plus strokes. I don't hold Schumacher in the same regard. Link to post Share on other sites
2pints-mate 0 Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Those cars are wild. How fast did they go? Link to post Share on other sites
soubriquet 0 Posted July 22, 2008 Author Share Posted July 22, 2008 Wikipedia: "Bernd Rosemeyer [Auto Union] was killed during a world speed record attempt on the Autobahn between Frankfurt and Darmstadt, on January 28th 1938. Competing for the record on the same day against Rudolf Caracciola, the Mercedes driver went first and set a new record of 432 km/h (268 mph) in the early hours of the day. Rosemeyer went out next in his Auto Union Streamliner despite report that the wind was picking up. After two preliminary runs he was on his third and final attempt at 11:47am when the car was probably caught by a gust of wind or an unforeseen aerodynamic effect and skidded to the left and then to the right and off the road. Rosemeyer was thrown out of the car that was somersaulting through the air, and died at the roadside." 432 km/h (268 mph). Fast enough, methinks, for 5" tyres and no brakes. Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 World motorsport boss Max Mosley has won a legal action against a Sunday newspaper over claims an orgy he took part in had Nazi overtones. The High Court ruled the News of the World did breach Mr Mosley's privacy, awarding him £60,000 in damages. Mr Justice Eady said he could expect privacy for consensual "sexual activities (albeit unconventional)". Link to post Share on other sites
soubriquet 0 Posted July 26, 2008 Author Share Posted July 26, 2008 The Fascist turd failed to get exemplary damages (which he claimed). Shagging prostitutes is OK, but compromises his leadership of an international sporting authority. Beneath this shite is a sport struggling to get out from under Max and Bernie. Good luck Link to post Share on other sites
frannyo 2 Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 Hamilton on a run and a McLaren 1-2 for tomorrows race. Link to post Share on other sites
fukdane 2 Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 Whats up with Kimi? I reckon Hamilton is going to storm it now. Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 Kimi losing his cool. Surely not. Surely he is losing 'cooly'. Link to post Share on other sites
HoTRoD 2 Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 Quote: I reckon Hamilton is going to storm it now. Not much storming going on yesterday. Keeps it interesting. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Senna will make a comeback: Full story here It is an oft-repeated mantra that Ayrton Senna once said: “If you think I’m good, just wait until you see my nephew.†The wider world is beginning to do just that. Link to post Share on other sites
2pints-mate 0 Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 Is he as good as Nelson Piquet (2)? Lets just hope there isn't a Damon Hill (2)!! Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 Damon Hill 2, twice as boring. Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 Damon was a good lad. It was good when he beat Schumi. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 must admit having total lack of interest this season. Hamilton drives like a schoolboy. Should've been disqualified. That's so much I dislike him. Link to post Share on other sites
journey_man 0 Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Yesterday was a boring race, except for the last 4 laps. Wohoo! Link to post Share on other sites
journey_man 0 Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 It amuses the hell out of me how much people rate the drivers on their personalties. Damon Hill and Schumacher were the top two drivers of the day (based on results) yet Damon was treated as if he regularly came last. Surely their job is to drive bloody fast in a consistent way and to hell what the public thinks of them? It shows how twisted the media and our view of sports people has become when we expect people who are at the top of their game to be personable as well. Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Take out the personalities and there ain't much left! Link to post Share on other sites
nzlegend 1 Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Hamilton/McLaren got screwed by Bernie and the Stewards. The Ferrari bias is so plainly obvious its not funny. Niki lauda is one legend calling a spade a spade The Austrian legend said that Hamilton's penalty made him start to believe suggestions that the authorities favoured Ferrari. "In the past, there have always been rumours and stories - and I've always been completely against them because they've never been proven - that Ferrari, because of its past and history, was always against McLaren with the stewards and the FIA, who if there was a decision, were in favour of Ferrari," said Lauda. "I've always said this is bulls**t, that this is a sport and you have to be neutral, but the decision yesterday makes me believe that everyone is watching Ferrari in a positive way and McLaren in a very negative way. "What developed yesterday is the biggest mess the sport has ever done." Link to post Share on other sites
fukdane 2 Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 I missed the last part, got bored. Trust me to miss that only exciting part. F1 seems to become a bigger joke each year with one thing and another. Pretty much lost me now. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 "What developed yesterday is the biggest mess the sport has ever done." Blimey, must have been ridiculous! Link to post Share on other sites
journey_man 0 Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 That 25 second penalty is the craziest thing I've ever seen in motorsport. I've seen some crazy incompetent stewards decisions at club level racing but such a blatantly wrong decision at F1 level has totally astounded me. It was a simple case of advantage by failing to take the chicane, as happens regularly in Monaco, if you give the advantage back, then no issue. The stewards argument that Hamilton still retained some advantage in spite of giving the place back is nuts - in the video (I managed to find one that is still up) you can clearly see that Hamilton's cars is going slower as they cross the start finish line. Going slower down the start finish straight is hardly an advantage. It was simply that Kimi's car was now nearly impossible to drive that made it "easy" for Hamilton to repass. Methinks the stewards were told how to decide if they could possibly pull it off. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 The telemetry data showed Hamilton was 6kph slower going over the line. So? Link to post Share on other sites
soubriquet 0 Posted September 11, 2008 Author Share Posted September 11, 2008 So? He gets a 25 second penalty for being a) slower, and behind the car in front. Big advantage. This it shite. A billion dollar "sport" ruled by amateurs and fascist sadists. I used to love F1, but now I'm totally alienated by the greed and arrogance. Link to post Share on other sites
journey_man 0 Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 Forgetting for the moment that any penalty is a joke, what I really don't get is why the penalty was 25 seconds. Normally when you gain a place through a mistake you are penalised one place. But 25 seconds must be roughly equivalent to a drive through penalty - which is normally reserved for more serious offences like knocking someone else off the track thru your mistake. It must be galling for the officials to have to hand out such corrupt rulings. Link to post Share on other sites
frannyo 2 Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 Caught the F1 race - well done Vettel! Link to post Share on other sites
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