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05-15-2009, 02:35 PM | #26 |
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05-15-2009, 02:38 PM | #27 |
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It would need a lot more refinement and some ass kissing, but if I were in the proper position I would send something like this...
Dear Ferrari, Toyota, and RedBull, We would love to have you join the LeMans / American LeMans series. For many a season Audi has been the cream of the crop in our P1 class. While both Audi and the fans enjoy watching their fantastic creations dominate in astounding fashion we believe it to be in the best interest of the sport to provide competition. Your participation in our series would create an overwhelming jump in interest and popularity. We also believe that participation from new, major teams may entice other occasional manufacturers such as Peugeot, Bentley, and Aston Martin to field cars for a full season. With teams already fielding cars from ten different manufacturers (Porsche, Ferrari, BMW, Chevrolet, Panoz, Dodge, Acura, Audi, Mazda, and Ford) the addition of your teams and brands could very well catapult our racing series to the most diverse and competitive racing series in the world. Blah, blah, blah, ass kiss here, promise some rule revisions there.... Sincerely, IMSA/ALMS |
05-15-2009, 02:50 PM | #28 | |
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05-15-2009, 03:04 PM | #29 |
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05-15-2009, 03:05 PM | #30 | |
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05-15-2009, 03:57 PM | #31 |
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The problem is ALMS is not a series any of them would enter. Having less than a full F1 field over 4 categories and only having races in the US won't interest them at all. There just isn't another series like F1 (that races on 4 wheels/road circuits) which is as worldly or as well known as F1 is. Its not going to be simple to replicate this at all.
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05-17-2009, 12:17 PM | #32 | |
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IMO, they should've just left everything alone circa 2004. From 2005 onwards, technical and sporting regulations changed too often. |
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05-17-2009, 02:11 PM | #33 |
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Cornering speeds were too high in 04/05, they had to change something. The bigger problem has been when the rule changes have occurred, not that they occurred at all.
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05-18-2009, 08:29 AM | #34 | |
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I think it wasn't about the speeds of the cars in general, but the speed of a car driven by Mr Schumacher. He was too awesome and some people didn't like that. |
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05-18-2009, 09:03 AM | #35 |
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They were "all of a sudden too high" because drivers were breaking their backs when hitting walls. They knew the cars were only going to get faster, and had to reduce the speed somehow. The cars were putting out 1000 HP out of the 3 litre engine, and were hitting 5g's all over the place. Giving them more grip would just make them faster and put the drivers in more danger, the exact opposite of what they wanted.
Schumacher had nothing to do with the rule change either, I don't know what you're getting at with that. The only rule change which has come around because of him was points going to P8. |
05-24-2009, 08:36 PM | #36 |
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damn...F1 needs to settle down (f*** you max). its hard to watch the races just thinking about all the politics that go on beyond the track.
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05-24-2009, 09:44 PM | #37 |
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I was watching monaco today when peter was on the grid doing his interviews and he ran into max on the grid and I was just praying for someone to punch his lights out.
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05-24-2009, 10:09 PM | #38 |
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Actually, that was one of the few times I've ever felt sorry for herr Max. You could tell he was a bit choked up after the condolences.
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05-25-2009, 09:41 AM | #39 |
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I put the tv on mute because I didn't want to listen to his voice... so I don't even know what was discussed... but I assume it was his untimely loss based on your post, which i do feel bad for...
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