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Embarrassing for CART
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RE: Embarrassing for CART -
08-21-2006
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What is the point of a "CART vs. F1" pissing contest, conducted in this obscure corner of the web, exactly? www.groovesmag.com |
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In article <MPG.1f529f0583ae9f56989750 (AT) news (DOT) plus.net>, Tony Gartshore <me (AT) none (DOT) com> wrote: In article <4kqfvvFd11j1U1 (AT) individual (DOT) net>, paul (AT) rasf1 (DOT) net says... Mark wrote: You miss the point. A lot of people go and watch CART races as they are led to believe that the cars are fast. Do you have some kind of source for that ridiculous statement? When they tried to run at Rockingham two or three years ago they were billed as 'the worlds fastest racing drivers'.. I presume that was meant to apply to the cars as well.. T. At the time, they were. That vaunted Honda went to Bonneville, just this year, and only managed 246 mph running in a straight line, for miles. In the 90's CART would hit the 250s and 260s on actual courses. Please cite a verified recorded speed in excess of 260.0 MPH for a CART |
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At the time the claim was made, F1 could not touch CART's speeds. ....when comparing F1 on a road course to CART on an oval. |
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“There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and
mountaineering; all the rest are merely games.” - Ernest Hemingway
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Marco Materazzi wrote: In article <MPG.1f529f0583ae9f56989750 (AT) news (DOT) plus.net>, Tony Gartshore <me (AT) none (DOT) com> wrote: In article <4kqfvvFd11j1U1 (AT) individual (DOT) net>, paul (AT) rasf1 (DOT) net says... Mark wrote: You miss the point. A lot of people go and watch CART races as they are led to believe that the cars are fast. Do you have some kind of source for that ridiculous statement? When they tried to run at Rockingham two or three years ago they were billed as 'the worlds fastest racing drivers'.. I presume that was meant to apply to the cars as well.. T. At the time, they were. That vaunted Honda went to Bonneville, just this year, and only managed 246 mph running in a straight line, for miles. In the 90's CART would hit the 250s and 260s on actual courses. Please cite a verified recorded speed in excess of 260.0 MPH for a CART car on an actual race track. At the time the claim was made, F1 could not touch CART's speeds. ...when comparing F1 on a road course to CART on an oval. |
With the appropriate gearing, in each case.
(Since we all know that "the right gearing" can defeat physical laws...)
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With the appropriate gearing, in each case. (Since we all know that "the right gearing" can defeat physical laws...) |
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Forty
“There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and
mountaineering; all the rest are merely games.” - Ernest Hemingway
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Marco Materazzi wrote: In article <MPG.1f529f0583ae9f56989750 (AT) news (DOT) plus.net>, Tony Gartshore <me (AT) none (DOT) com> wrote: In article <4kqfvvFd11j1U1 (AT) individual (DOT) net>, paul (AT) rasf1 (DOT) net says... Mark wrote: You miss the point. A lot of people go and watch CART races as they are led to believe that the cars are fast. Do you have some kind of source for that ridiculous statement? When they tried to run at Rockingham two or three years ago they were billed as 'the worlds fastest racing drivers'.. I presume that was meant to apply to the cars as well.. T. At the time, they were. That vaunted Honda went to Bonneville, just this year, and only managed 246 mph running in a straight line, for miles. In the 90's CART would hit the 250s and 260s on actual courses. Please cite a verified recorded speed in excess of 260.0 MPH for a CART car on an actual race track. At the time the claim was made, F1 could not touch CART's speeds. ...when comparing F1 on a road course to CART on an oval. |
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"forty" <cforteNO (AT) SPAMgmail (DOT) com> wrote in message news:4ku8ugFd9auoU5 (AT) individual (DOT) net... Marco Materazzi wrote: In article <MPG.1f529f0583ae9f56989750 (AT) news (DOT) plus.net>, Tony Gartshore <me (AT) none (DOT) com> wrote: In article <4kqfvvFd11j1U1 (AT) individual (DOT) net>, paul (AT) rasf1 (DOT) net says... Mark wrote: You miss the point. A lot of people go and watch CART races as they are led to believe that the cars are fast. Do you have some kind of source for that ridiculous statement? When they tried to run at Rockingham two or three years ago they were billed as 'the worlds fastest racing drivers'.. I presume that was meant to apply to the cars as well.. T. At the time, they were. That vaunted Honda went to Bonneville, just this year, and only managed 246 mph running in a straight line, for miles. In the 90's CART would hit the 250s and 260s on actual courses. Please cite a verified recorded speed in excess of 260.0 MPH for a CART car on an actual race track. At the time the claim was made, F1 could not touch CART's speeds. ...when comparing F1 on a road course to CART on an oval. This horse is not buried yet?!?!?!?! Sorry. I was away this weekend serving as a flag marshal at Lime Rock |
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Forty
“There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and
mountaineering; all the rest are merely games.” - Ernest Hemingway
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Silent Observer wrote: "forty" <cforteNO (AT) SPAMgmail (DOT) com> wrote in message news:4ku8ugFd9auoU5 (AT) individual (DOT) net... Marco Materazzi wrote: In article <MPG.1f529f0583ae9f56989750 (AT) news (DOT) plus.net>, Tony Gartshore <me (AT) none (DOT) com> wrote: In article <4kqfvvFd11j1U1 (AT) individual (DOT) net>, paul (AT) rasf1 (DOT) net says... Mark wrote: You miss the point. A lot of people go and watch CART races as they are led to believe that the cars are fast. Do you have some kind of source for that ridiculous statement? When they tried to run at Rockingham two or three years ago they were billed as 'the worlds fastest racing drivers'.. I presume that was meant to apply to the cars as well.. T. At the time, they were. That vaunted Honda went to Bonneville, just this year, and only managed 246 mph running in a straight line, for miles. In the 90's CART would hit the 250s and 260s on actual courses. Please cite a verified recorded speed in excess of 260.0 MPH for a CART car on an actual race track. At the time the claim was made, F1 could not touch CART's speeds. ...when comparing F1 on a road course to CART on an oval. This horse is not buried yet?!?!?!?! Sorry. I was away this weekend serving as a flag marshal at Lime Rock and am playing catch-up on e-mail and Usenet. ;-p |
the blue between posts and all should be good ;=̃
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"forty" <cforteNO (AT) SPAMgmail (DOT) com> wrote in message news:4kuc8qFd9auoU7 (AT) individual (DOT) net... Silent Observer wrote: "forty" <cforteNO (AT) SPAMgmail (DOT) com> wrote in message news:4ku8ugFd9auoU5 (AT) individual (DOT) net... Marco Materazzi wrote: In article <MPG.1f529f0583ae9f56989750 (AT) news (DOT) plus.net>, Tony Gartshore <me (AT) none (DOT) com> wrote: In article <4kqfvvFd11j1U1 (AT) individual (DOT) net>, paul (AT) rasf1 (DOT) net says... Mark wrote: You miss the point. A lot of people go and watch CART races as they are led to believe that the cars are fast. Do you have some kind of source for that ridiculous statement? When they tried to run at Rockingham two or three years ago they were billed as 'the worlds fastest racing drivers'.. I presume that was meant to apply to the cars as well.. T. At the time, they were. That vaunted Honda went to Bonneville, just this year, and only managed 246 mph running in a straight line, for miles. In the 90's CART would hit the 250s and 260s on actual courses. Please cite a verified recorded speed in excess of 260.0 MPH for a CART car on an actual race track. At the time the claim was made, F1 could not touch CART's speeds. ...when comparing F1 on a road course to CART on an oval. This horse is not buried yet?!?!?!?! Sorry. I was away this weekend serving as a flag marshal at Lime Rock and am playing catch-up on e-mail and Usenet. ;-p No Wi-Fi at Lime Rock yet? Just hang the yellow in the fence and throw out the blue between posts and all should be good ;=̃ LOL. They don't even have showers for the campgrounds! |
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Forty
“There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and
mountaineering; all the rest are merely games.” - Ernest Hemingway
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News wrote: With the appropriate gearing, in each case. (Since we all know that "the right gearing" can defeat physical laws...) ... I can't change the laws of physics, captain! |
Well, then, try harder. Or we will find someone who can.
The beatings will stop when morale improves.
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