BMW confirms Villeneuve

[scooter13]

- Anyone else think Kimi was the better driver over Alonso this year?

I didn't follow F1 this year, but I read an article online (I believe at TSN's site) that a publication had a vote from it's readers and chose Kimi as "Driver of the Year" over Alonso.

I plan on watching it next year. It was nice to see someone other then Schumacher win the title. Though I respect him for his skill in driving and know-how to set-up a car.

BTW, add me to the list of former Mika Hakkinen fans. Boy did I love watching those two seasons he won the title.

 

[muggle]

I'd like to hear the story.

I sent you a PM with the story. I don't believe F1 fans want to hear my story about our Trans Am debut. I promise this is my last disruption of the F1 thread.

 

[Miss Shelf]

I wanna hear the story!! I want a story!! I want a story! *stamps foot* Post it in a new thread NOW!!

 

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deleted....tried posting a photo but didn't work.

 

[muggle]

I finally learned how to post a photo. This is a photo of Marybeth when she was a pace car driver for cART.

 

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This is a photo of marybeth and our car when we raced in the Trans Am Series.

 

[Doug Johnson]

"Slow down and enjoy life. It's not only the scenery you miss by going too fast - -
You also miss the sense of where you are going and why. "

Interesting signature for a race fan.

 

[ions]

"Slow down and enjoy life. It's not only the scenery you miss by going too fast - -
You also miss the sense of where you are going and why. "

Interesting signature for a race fan.

That's advice for travelling from point A to B. Racers go in 'circles' so infact get to see the same scenery many times. Kidding aside it's surprising how much detail a racer can tell you about a track. When you need a very precise marker for a braking point while travelling around 300km/h details become your friend. Nothing to do with anything. Just an anecdote I felt like sharing.

 

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That's advice for travelling from point A to B. Racers go in 'circles' so infact get to see the same scenery many times. Kidding aside it's surprising how much detail a racer can tell you about a track. When you need a very precise marker for a braking point while travelling around 300km/h details become your friend. Nothing to do with anything. Just an anecdote I felt like sharing.

It takes a lot of knowledge about a track to run well on it. At Road America, a track that Marybeth had nor raced on previously, Paul Gentilozzi again helped us out and spent a couple hours going "over" the track in detail with marybeth prior to the race and it helped her tremendously.

 

[ions]

In my short karting experience I learned where every line and dip was in the track to the point I felt I could do it blinded and just by the feel in my ass. Racing success is based on immense knowledge of tiny details.

 

[Doug Johnson]

In my short karting experience I learned where every line and dip was in the track to the point I felt I could do it blinded

Interesting. To anyone watching my short karting experience it would look like I was driving blinded.