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    who cares?

    none of it is down to her. it's down to the mechanics. i see how it could be good for publicity though


    i'd like to see how she performs on a real track

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    Quote Originally Posted by GepperRankins
    who cares which driver wins? there's no skill involved
    I'd like to see how well you would perform. Even with the best mechanics of the bunch.

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    did you even watch the race?
    have you seen everything that she's done in this race?

    her car spun 360 degrees, and she still kept it going. was involved in a major accident and still kept going. refused to enter the pits for fuel and knew that if she didn't control her fuel consumption she wouldn't finish the race.

    you don't know what you're talking about.

    all down to the mechanics eh? i guess that's the answer to everything isn't it. don't pronounce winners of races, instead reward the car manufacturers. how fucking retarded
    Last edited by Samurai; 05-29-2005 at 08:23 PM.

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    Let's face it chaps, oval racing is a wee hair silly.

    They even put smaller wheels / tyres on the LHS to make it easier to go round the corners.

    The cars pull to the left FFS.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Samurai
    did you even watch the race?
    have you seen everything that she's done in this race?

    her car spun 360 degrees, and she still kept it going. was involved in a major accident and still kept going. refused to enter the pits for fuel and knew that if she didn't control her fuel consumption she wouldn't finish the race.

    you don't know what you're talking about.

    all down to the mechanics eh? i guess that's the answer to everything isn't it. don't pronounce winners of races, instead reward the car manufacturers. how fucking retarded
    Michael schumacher doing well this season now his car on par with most of the others.
    Last edited by enoughfakefiles; 05-29-2005 at 08:29 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Samurai
    did you even watch the race?
    have you seen everything that she's done in this race?

    her car spun 360 degrees, and she still kept it going. was involved in a major accident and still kept going. refused to enter the pits for fuel and knew that if she didn't control her fuel consumption she wouldn't finish the race.

    you don't know what you're talking about.

    all down to the mechanics eh? i guess that's the answer to everything isn't it. don't pronounce winners of races, instead reward the car manufacturers. how fucking retarded
    gotta quote this before you change it...

    big deal. she was in two accidents. there's not much anybody could've done about that. what were the causes? i'd guess either driver fatigue or pit crew not doing their job properly

    maybe these things were all down to a gamble. experience can be very handy in these situations, but it's not talent. an F1, rally, touring car, go kart, pretty much any other competetive driver has to judge their speed into turns, turns with no camber . really think about overtaking. go through the gear box several times a race, differently through every section. stick to the racing line. all the while relying on a pit crew to tell them the best tactics to go through the next lap.

    what does an indy car driver going round an oval do? drive round in circles as fast as the car will go all the time. slipstream then overtake when your car is a mile an hour faster for some reason. maybe avoid an accident every so often, which doesn't really involve skill; just hope the bit of smoke you go through doesn't contain wreckage.


    answer to everything? wtf, i guess you come to expect me saying that as i say it so often. i think pretty much all motor sports have a manufacturers league too
    Last edited by GepperRankins; 05-29-2005 at 08:45 PM.

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    man you really are an idiot you know that.

    stick to your wwf - realism at it's best young kiddie

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    Quote Originally Posted by Samurai
    man you really are an idiot you know that.

    stick to your wwf - realism at it's best young kiddie
    It's WWE now, do you even watch it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Virtualbody1234
    Quote Originally Posted by GepperRankins
    who cares which driver wins? there's no skill involved
    I'd like to see how well you would perform. Even with the best mechanics of the bunch.
    as long as i get paid. i imagine it gets pretty boring after 20 laps when the rush of going so fast wares off

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    so to summerise you know nothing about indy racing and decided to post in this thread to provoke a reaction from those who enjoy it, right?

    think you need to go back home

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