Grand Prix Rejects

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Jeroen Krautmeir wrote:I actually really want to see the Cleveland Airport circuit on the calendar. Alright, there's only one massive grandstand along the long straight going into the start/finish, but it's a great circuit...

Speaking of bland course layouts.

Forget street circuits. Indy or Watkins Glen.

I really enjoyed the latest podcast. Hope to hear another one soon.

I meant if the demandants knew that the money it's going to be invested in the race wasn't going to be used for social purposes. The money is supposed to come from a fund ( http://www.texasahead.org/tax_programs/event_fund/metf.html ) set aside for just such events. The fund contributed 31.2 millio...

...and with social cuts to be used to pay the fees... Social services are being cut in Texas, but not to accommodate the GP. The plantiffs in the lawsuit certainly would like to make it appear that way. Even if they stop the race, the 25 million won't go towards things like say, teachers salaries. ...

Did the green color inspire 7UP sponsorship whose cans and bottles were also green?

...and with social cuts to be used to pay the fees... Social services are being cut in Texas, but not to accommodate the GP. The plantiffs in the lawsuit certainly would like to make it appear that way. Even if they stop the race, the 25 million won't go towards things like say, teachers salaries. ...

I heard the word "furphy" used during the podcast and I wondered what it was. I looked around and found this: Furphy
Posted for the benefit of others who don't speak Australian.

Looking forward to it.

Jeroen Krautmeir wrote:

uh_clem wrote:Max Mosley and Ronnie Peterson in the process of signing a contract for Ronnie to drive for March.

Spot on.

Woo Hoo!

Max Mosley and Ronnie Peterson in the process of signing a contract for Ronnie to drive for March.

After qualifying, the drivers draw car numbers to see which car they will actually race.

How about a knock-out race to go with the knock-out qualifying? Run 1/3 of the race, then eliminate the last seven finishers then run the next 1/3 and eliminate the next seven, etc.

(This is meant to be a joke.)

I did a little searching and found this on another bulletin board: "Truly Scrumptious is a fictional character in the 1968 film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang."
Could this be the answer?

Shizuka wrote:He might be refering to his Jordan antics. Maybe.

Could you tell me what those antics were?

Here is a trivia question that I don't know the answer to. During the Speed TV F1 broadcasts here in America, Steve Matchett often refers to Jarno Trulli as "the scrumptious one". Does anyone have any idea what he is talking about?

the Masked Lapwing wrote:That's about right Phoenix. I can name some states and capitals (like Phoenix, Arizona...hehe) and that's about it.

FYI: Austin is the capital of Texas.

Even though I live in Texas, I would rather see the USGP return to Indy. F1 has no future in Tejas in my opinion.

How about "front nose"?
American commentators are fond of that one.

Vettel and Kubica. For being a couple of boneheads.