FABS
GLAD I COULD HELP YOUR MEMORY.
YES THERE WAS A SPLIT IN INDY TYPE RACING WITH CHAMPIONSIP AUTO RACING TEAMS, CART AND THE IRL. AT THAT TIME I WASN'T PARTICULARY INTO THE RACING SCENE, I WAS RAISING 5 KIDS ON MY OWN, DOING MY JOB IN THE MILITARY AND CHASING SKIRTS ON THE SIDE. I'M SURPRISED I'M STILL ALIVE.
FROM WHAT I CAN RECALL THE WHOLE THING STARTED OVER THE COSWORTH ENGINE, BY THE WAY, I AM A RED, WHITE AND BLUE DIED IN THE WOOL FORD RACING FAN, HENCE MY ADMIRATION FOR LYN ST. JAMES AND HER HOOK UP WITH, HERES THOSE WORDS AGAIN, DANICA PATRICK. LYN WAS A GREAT ROAD RACER, AND FORD WAS BURNING UP THE TRACKS IN THOSE DAYS. ALSO THEY DID FAIR TO MIDDLIN' IN NASCAR WITH DRIVERS LIKE ALLISON, PEARSON, YARBROUGH, THE WOOD BROTHERS AND SUCH.
ONE FACTION OF INDY WANTED DIFFERENT BODY STYLES AND RICEBURNER ENGINES AND THE OTHER FACTION NO RICEBURNERS AND ONE BODY STYLE SO THE TWO FACTIONS SPLIT, TOOK THEIR MARBLES HOME AND SPLIT TOTALLY AND CUT THEIR OWN THROATS. NEITHER SUCCEEDED IN BEING AS SUCCESSFUL AS ORIGINAL INDY RACING. TECHNICALLY THEY ARE STILL BLEEDING TODAY.
FORMULA 1 IS A WHOLE DIFFERENT BALL GAME. ACTUALLY FOR THE FANS IT'S PARTY TIME. THE OLD TRACKS WERE LAYED OUT ON ACTUAL PUBLIC HIGHWAYS THAT WERE CLOSED FOR RACING. THERE ARE SEATS FOR THE FANS AT THE START FINISH LINE BUT OTHER THAN THAT THERE WERE AREAS AROUND THE TRACK AT SPECIAL PLACES FOR CAMPING, VIEWING THE RACE, REFRESHMENTS, AND LATRINES. AT NURBURGRING, THE TRACK WAS, IF I A'M NOT MISTAKEN 17 K LONG. YOU ONLY SEEN THE LEAD PACK OF CARS FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN IT WAS BACK TO DRINKING BEER, EATING BRATWURST AND LISTENING TO THE RACE ON THE LOUDSPAKERS. THAT WAS WHY NIKKI LAUDAS CRASH WAS SO TERRIBLE. IT TOOK SO LONG FOR THE SAFETY AND MEDICAL TEAMS TO GET THERE. AFTER THAT RACE THE SAFETY OFFICALS OF F-1 REASSED THEIR GOALS. THE TRACK IS NOW MUCH SHORTER. I WASN'T A LAUDA FAN BUT AT THE SAME TIME YOU DON'T WANT ANYONE KILLED OR INJURED EITHER. I WAS A JOHN PLAYER SPECIAL FAN AT THAT TIME. THEY HAD THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CARS YOU'VE EVER SEEN, ALL BLACK WITH GOLD OUTLINES AND THAT GREAT FORD ENGINE IN THE REAR. WHAT A TIME FOR A FORD LOVER. LIKE I SAID I ALWAYS LOVED OPEN WHEEL AND ROAD RACING.
I HOPE MY INFO HAS BEEN SOMEWHAT ACCURATE, IF NOT I'M SURE SOMEONE ELSE WILL HELP US OUT. THATS WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR.
WHILE I'M ON THIS SUBJECT......AGAIN, I KNOW THERE ARE A FEW LADIES ON THIS FORUM AND NOT ONE OF THEM HAS JUMPED IN TO HELP ME OUT. GEEEEEEEEEZ, GIRLS, I NEEDED SOME HELP AND YA HUNG ME OUT TO DRY. OF COURSE MAYBE THEY AREN'T RACE FANS. I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT. I WAS JUST LOOKING FOR AN INTERCHANGE OF IDEAS ABOUT THE SUBJECT.
I THINK PLACING DANICA IN THE SPOTLIGHT IS A GOOD THING, CAN SHE OUT ARM WRESTLE THE GUYS, PROBABLY NOT, THATS NOT THE POINT, CAN SHE OUT DRIVE THEM, DEFINITELY.
I THINK ANY FRESH FACE ON THE SPORTS SCENE IS A POSITIVE. ESPECIALLY IF THEY ARE SQUEAKY CLEAN. LOOK AT THE UPROAR JEFF GORDON CAUSED WHEN HE BURST ON THE SCENE. OTHER THAN BROOKE PROBLEMS HE'S DONE A GREAT JOB. I HEAR HE HAD A SMALL PROBLE AT THE CUBS GAME THE OTHER DAY THOUGH.
MAYBE HE'S JUST NOT A SINGER. BY THE WAY.....I'M NOT A GORDON FAN EITHER.
WELL TIME TO TAKE MOOSEBREATH ON HIS DAILY RUN. THAT DOG IS KILLING ME. OR MAYBE HE'S KEEPING ME HONEST.
IF I AIN'T BACK BY 1900HRS CALL 911.......PLEASE.
