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- 22 Jul 2015, 10:46
- Forum: The Jean-Denis Deletraz Memorial Forum
- Topic: Adelaide Motorsport Festival
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1795
Re: Adelaide Motorsport Festival
Update: The F1 cars to be present are the following- 1994 Simtek 1989 Leyton House 1985 Lotus 1987 Ferrari 1987 Lotus 1985 Lola 1994 Ferrari I believe these will all be on track competing in timed sprints. Several other classes include classic V8 Supercars and Group A Touring Cars. There is also a c...
- 22 May 2015, 13:14
- Forum: The Jean-Denis Deletraz Memorial Forum
- Topic: Adelaide Motorsport Festival
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1795
Adelaide Motorsport Festival
I know there are a few Aussies here, and I want you all to take a deep breath...
The 1994 Simtek is going to be at the Adelaide Motorsport Festival in October.
See the link https://www.facebook.com/adelaidemotors ... al?fref=ts.
The 1994 Simtek is going to be at the Adelaide Motorsport Festival in October.
See the link https://www.facebook.com/adelaidemotors ... al?fref=ts.
- 15 Mar 2015, 08:27
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: 2015 Australian GP ROTR Thread
- Replies: 105
- Views: 11926
Re: 2015 Australian GP ROTR Thread
Ferrari for not helping Manor get their engines started.
Monisha Kaltenborn for ruining Sauber.
Honda.
Monisha Kaltenborn for ruining Sauber.
Honda.
- 15 Mar 2015, 08:24
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: The TV Coverage Thread
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1019
The TV Coverage Thread
OK guys, I'm led to believe there are a few Aussies on here, so feel free to join me in a good old fashioned vent. It really gets on my nerves the amount of time Ten devotes to promoting itself during a GP weekend. I understand there is a lot of time to fill, but there are support races and plenty o...
- 05 Feb 2015, 10:45
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: The 2015 pre-season testing thread
- Replies: 95
- Views: 8401
Re: The 2015 pre-season testing thread
To me that picture sums up much of what's wrong with these modern days F1 drivers. I'm certainly not singling out Hamilton but in the olden days the driver would've set off back to the pits at a brisk walk not simply stand there waiting for some lackey on a moped to collect him. Idle c**ts. I think...
- 09 Jan 2015, 02:26
- Forum: The Eric van de Poele Memorial Forum
- Topic: Formula 1 drivers dicking about
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3957
Re: Formula 1 drivers dicking about
Read once about Innes Ireland and another British driver (who's name I forget) were in a bar in Germany. Innes got himself drunk and started ranting "Get that Hitler bloke out here, we'll sort him out!" The bartender explained that despite the fact most Germans were not fans of Adolf (give...
- 23 Dec 2014, 07:19
- Forum: The Eric van de Poele Memorial Forum
- Topic: Ladies and gentlemen, I'M REJECTFUL...
- Replies: 132
- Views: 32367
Re: Ladies and gentlemen, I'M REJECTFUL...
To the tune of Poker Face by Lady Gaga And dedicated to the drivers that missed the Russian and US GPs this year as a result of their teams financial issues. I wanna race em like they do in Texas please, but it turns out racing's hard without a team, (I hate it) The Russian GP was no fun without a c...
- 22 Dec 2014, 06:32
- Forum: The Jean-Denis Deletraz Memorial Forum
- Topic: Favourite Reject Livery?
- Replies: 79
- Views: 61025
Re: Best Reject livery
http://f1.imgci.com/PICTURES/CMS/5500/5577.jpg I hesitate to call this car/team a reject, as it nearly won a race and was driven by the reigning world champion, but since Arrows have already been mentioned in this thread I'll pop it in. It's right up there with my favourite liveries of all time.
- 15 Dec 2014, 01:47
- Forum: The Eric van de Poele Memorial Forum
- Topic: The Ali Dia Football/Soccer Thread
- Replies: 3253
- Views: 692243
Re: The Ali Dia Football/Soccer Thread
I'm guessing not many outside of Australia would have heard of Western Sydney Wanderers, but they played Cruz Azul in the club world cup a couple of days ago, the winner getting a dream encounter against Real Madrid. Never have I seen such a farce of a match. First of all it was played on a pitch th...
- 13 Dec 2014, 11:28
- Forum: The Eric van de Poele Memorial Forum
- Topic: Contracted F1 drivers who never got to race
- Replies: 49
- Views: 18612
Re: Contracted F1 drivers who never got to race
Such a shame about Loeb. Would have loved to see him in F1, in my opinion he is in the top 10 drivers of all time F1 or not. Didn't current V8 Supercar driver James Courtney have a contract with Jaguar until Red Bull bought them out? I must admit I'm not sure it was a race contract though, as Klien ...
- 13 Dec 2014, 11:16
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: Ronspeak
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1880
Re: Ronspeak
My favourite piece of Ronspeak was on the departure of Nigel Mansell. The journos were quizzing him on his announcement of the split where he said something like "we leave on good terms and maybe one day etc etc..." the usual thing. One journalist asked about the chances of Nigel rejoining...
- 26 Nov 2014, 06:40
- Forum: The Eric van de Poele Memorial Forum
- Topic: Your race Carreer (real life)
- Replies: 151
- Views: 43191
Re: Your race Carreer (real life)
Started out in club level rally events in a MkII Escort back in 2007, I remember I had just lost my job and had only around $30 to my name but I had already bought the car so did it anyway. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=157194984331559&set=a.157194954331562.44793.100001231769048&ty...
- 26 Nov 2014, 06:20
- Forum: The Eric van de Poele Memorial Forum
- Topic: How close are you to F1?
- Replies: 109
- Views: 24945
Re: How close are you to F1?
I live in Adelaide and went to plenty of the GPs as a kid. Most likely no-one will believe me but I picked up a girl in a bar who turned out to be Mika Hakkinen's cousin. When she started talking about how her cousin was injured in the 95 GP here it got my attention big time! Was she fit? I imagine...
- 24 Nov 2014, 07:33
- Forum: The Jean-Denis Deletraz Memorial Forum
- Topic: Letters from Pacific, Simtek and others from '94/95
- Replies: 65
- Views: 20239
Re: Letters from Pacific, Simtek and others from '94/95
Just as an aside, did you ever join the supporters club that Pacific wanted to set up? Unfortunately I didn't, I joined the Jordan club instead. Btw, I wrote them again in 1995 and they had the club up. Too bad I didn't take that unique occasion http://i49.tinypic.com/35co8j6.jpg http://i46.tinypic...
- 24 Nov 2014, 06:51
- Forum: The Eric van de Poele Memorial Forum
- Topic: How close are you to F1?
- Replies: 109
- Views: 24945
Re: How close are you to F1?
I live in Adelaide and went to plenty of the GPs as a kid.
Most likely no-one will believe me but I picked up a girl in a bar who turned out to be Mika Hakkinen's cousin. When she started talking about how her cousin was injured in the 95 GP here it got my attention big time!
Most likely no-one will believe me but I picked up a girl in a bar who turned out to be Mika Hakkinen's cousin. When she started talking about how her cousin was injured in the 95 GP here it got my attention big time!
- 24 Nov 2014, 06:38
- Forum: The Eric van de Poele Memorial Forum
- Topic: The Totally Ripper/Bonza V8 Supercar Thread.
- Replies: 1698
- Views: 284975
Re: The Totally Ripper/Bonza V8 Supercar Thread.
I can hear the cheers from Australia over here in England: m I don't know, I think Dahlgren like Premat before him is better than he's been able to show. I think getting more overseas drivers into the sport will attract more interest from other parts of the world, and may get some more manufacturer...
- 24 Nov 2014, 06:18
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: Your opinion on 2014
- Replies: 53
- Views: 7982
Re: Your opinion on 2014
Overall I enjoyed the season. I don't buy into the Mercedes domination = boredom argument at all as the drivers were allowed to race. Like Senna and Prost before them it was an exciting and interesting fight for the title. The resurgence of Williams was great to see and provided a year long feel goo...
- 16 Nov 2014, 04:52
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: You can **** right off. Yes, YOU.
- Replies: 43
- Views: 5421
Re: You can **** right off. Yes, YOU.
Bernie has a history of saying weird things to divert attention from something else, (remember the Hitler comments?) I'm sure this is nothing more than that. I think he wants to give the press something else to discuss than the financial mess F1 is in.
- 11 Nov 2014, 03:57
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: Customer cars
- Replies: 36
- Views: 4354
Re: Customer cars
Sensible, but the shitheads at the FIA need to stop changing the technical regulations each season or year old customer cars can't happen. Agreed, one of the flaws in the plan. If they decide to do what they did in 2009 and totally rewrite the regulations then old cars won't work. The only hope for...
- 11 Nov 2014, 02:19
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: Customer cars
- Replies: 36
- Views: 4354
Customer cars
Ok all, interested in your opinions on this. It looks like the above is eventually happening, and I'm not convinced it is necessarily a bad thing if applied properly. F1 being F1 anything being applied properly is highly unlikely but for argument's sake. A customer car arrangement could work provide...
- 08 Nov 2014, 01:02
- Forum: The Eric van de Poele Memorial Forum
- Topic: The Narain Karthikeyan Auto GP Thread
- Replies: 93
- Views: 30309
Re: The Narain Karthikeyan Auto GP Thread
I imagine most of you know this already, but I just learned the man behind this Auto GP thing is the one and only Enzo Coloni! Reject royalty.
- 27 Oct 2014, 14:34
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: The end of the little teams?
- Replies: 102
- Views: 11490
The end of the little teams?
With the news Caterham and now Marussia have gone into administration, it seems the circumstances for a small team to survive in F1 are worse than they have ever been. Big money has ruled F1 since the 80s at least and there have always been 'haves and have nots', but while the have nots have never h...
- 26 Oct 2014, 07:06
- Forum: The Eric van de Poele Memorial Forum
- Topic: The Totally Ripper/Bonza V8 Supercar Thread.
- Replies: 1698
- Views: 284975
Re: The Totally Ripper/Bonza V8 Supercar Thread.
http://www.speedcafe.com/2014/10/25/new-v8-rule-package-confirmed-sydney/ Also discuss this. This annoys me greatly. The problem with these plans is they assume that V8 engines have no road relevancy these days, but nothing about V8 Supercars are road relevant - the only parts that are common betwe...
- 26 Oct 2014, 06:58
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: Audi and 2016 F1 dream
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2497
Re: Audi and 2016 F1 dream
I'm sceptical, but it would be cool. Badge them as Auto Union!
- 20 Oct 2014, 07:47
- Forum: The Eric van de Poele Memorial Forum
- Topic: The Reject Love Thread
- Replies: 37
- Views: 7892
Re: The Reject Love Thread
A lot of people call Andrea Moda the worst team ever, but I'm not sure I agree. They qualified for a race after all, and I do wonder if with their (although outdated) Nick Wirth chassis, Judd engines and competent drivers, if without their 'eccentric' team boss the basic ingredients were there for s...
- 19 Oct 2014, 04:07
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: Vergne: A match for Ricciardo?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1302
Re: Vergne: A match for Ricciardo?
I just really hope he gets a drive, he's worthy of it.
- 19 Oct 2014, 04:05
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: Your Reject of the Year - nominations
- Replies: 196
- Views: 21777
Re: Your Reject of the Year - nominations
As Alonso said when Raikkonen was announced last year, "Kimi's no quicker than Massa, you saw that when they were team-mates". I can't have been the only one expecting Kimi to struggle against Fernando, for this reason I can't include him as a contender for ROTY. I also can't include Lotus...
- 19 Oct 2014, 03:38
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: 2014 GP of the USSR, aka Russia
- Replies: 167
- Views: 11667
Re: 2014 GP of the USSR, aka Russia
I just looked up the review of that Australian GP. I thought that Roberto Moreno had spun and dropped oil at that corner BEFORE Coulthard had his incident there. Turns out I was wrong... Coulthard kept the lead until the first round of pitstops. However, he came into the pitlane too fast, locking h...
- 19 Oct 2014, 03:21
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: The Return of Las Vegas
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1715
Re: The Return of Las Vegas
Does this pretty much signal the death of the New Jersey venture? As for Las Vegas, I'm pretty sure I'm not alone in saying that I'd prefer to see a return of Detroit , Long Beach, or away from street circuits, Watkins Glen. Impossible dreams perhaps, but one can dream Given the financial peril the...
- 18 Oct 2014, 23:58
- Forum: The Eric van de Poele Memorial Forum
- Topic: The Reject Love Thread
- Replies: 37
- Views: 7892
Re: The Reject Love Thread
Favourite of all time is Perry McCarthy, but I'm guessing I would not be alone in that. I love the Andrea Moda story, it's just so ridiculous. My favourite reject team would have to be Simtek, but it always leaves me feeling a bit sad as they had so much potential. A good designer in Nick Wirth, two...
- 16 Oct 2014, 15:07
- Forum: The Jean-Denis Deletraz Memorial Forum
- Topic: Perry McCarthy
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4988
Re: Perry McCarthy
I've got that book myself. I've read it about five times and it just never gets old. My favourite quote is when he is having a go at his suddenly rich father about wasting his money on stupid things; "Well son, we were bombed out twice and.... we never 'ad a jet..." Apart from the F1 debac...
- 16 Oct 2014, 07:23
- Forum: The Jean-Denis Deletraz Memorial Forum
- Topic: HWNSNBM F1 drive in 2014!
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1756
HWNSNBM F1 drive in 2014!
http://www.speedcafe.com/2014/09/25/dav ... t-f1-laps/
Ok, so the title is somewhat misleading.
But everyone's favourite Hungarian got behind the wheel of the old Minardi 2 seater for some promotional laps at Bathurst over the weekend of the 1000.
He can now lay claim to driving one of the best sounding F1 cars to run this year...
Ok, so the title is somewhat misleading.
But everyone's favourite Hungarian got behind the wheel of the old Minardi 2 seater for some promotional laps at Bathurst over the weekend of the 1000.
He can now lay claim to driving one of the best sounding F1 cars to run this year...
- 16 Oct 2014, 06:29
- Forum: The Jean-Denis Deletraz Memorial Forum
- Topic: Reject merchandise that we own
- Replies: 228
- Views: 93826
Re: Reject merchandise that we own
I have an Andrea Moda t-shirt from retroformula1. Not official merchandise obviously but very cool nonetheless.
- 09 Nov 2013, 09:52
- Forum: The HWNSNBM Memorial Forum
- Topic: Ideas for more Reject Centrale articles
- Replies: 117
- Views: 32196
Re: Ideas for more Reject Centrale articles
Why the amazing 70s-90s Italian drivers era couldn't succeed into Formula 1 (mostly focusing at Alboreto, Patrese, Minardi guys, Trulli, Fisico... Not sure in what ways these drivers (excluding Minardi guys) didn't succeed. None were world champions but all won races and drove for some of the top t...
- 08 Nov 2013, 10:30
- Forum: The Eric van de Poele Memorial Forum
- Topic: Rush
- Replies: 78
- Views: 18914
Re: Rush
I too noticed they didn't cover the Silverstone controversy, likewise they omitted Hunt being DQ'd from qualifying in Monza. If not for a backmarker withdrawing Hunt would not have started the race at all. I believe they did this as both of these happened as the result of protests from Ferrari, the ...