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Originally Posted by Birel186,Mar 25 2008, 05:25 PM
Miller and Road America are hands down the 2 best tracks in USA.
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Originally Posted by Triple-H,Mar 25 2008, 11:41 AM
I too would enjoy to see that.
And speaking of drivers for Ferrari, I want Marco Andretti in the seat someday, as I'm convinced that would cause F1 to explode in popularity here in the much overlooked USA...
And speaking of drivers for Ferrari, I want Marco Andretti in the seat someday, as I'm convinced that would cause F1 to explode in popularity here in the much overlooked USA...
In FM's defense, you gotta say the kid's got speed. He was 0.5 sec quicker that KR for qualifying on 2 laps less fuel...
Now if only he would stop making mistakes!
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Originally Posted by mikegarrison,Mar 25 2008, 01:47 PM
It worked so well with Michael Andretti. And Scott Speed. And Eddie Cheever (who had a fine career but didn't exactly cause F1 to become America's Sport). And that was back in the 80s, when there was as many as three US races per year plus a Canadian race.
Can you name a driver who came from the IRL and was successful in F1? Cheever went the other direction.
Can you name a driver who came from the IRL and was successful in F1? Cheever went the other direction.
Guess what Mike - this is not an IRL car...
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Originally Posted by GPMike,Mar 25 2008, 02:08 PM
Bourdais doesn't look half bad. He did pretty well in the first race before his engine let go. Second race I believe he got punted.
The thing with Marco Andretti is...he looks to be the real deal and a far better driver than his father. I guess the racing genes skipped a generation....sort of like psoriasis.
The thing with Marco Andretti is...he looks to be the real deal and a far better driver than his father. I guess the racing genes skipped a generation....sort of like psoriasis.
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Originally Posted by Flite,Mar 25 2008, 04:44 PM
You ever been to VIR? I think it's the best kept secret in U.S, roadcourses.
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Originally Posted by Triple-H,Mar 26 2008, 06:21 AM
You view of the world is limited.
F1 is the soccer of motorsports. It may be very popular worldwide, and has some fanatical fans in the US, but it's very unlikely that it's suddenly going to be popular in the US. No matter how much the soccer fans whine on about how soccer *should* be a major sport in the US because it is a major sport worldwide, it just hasn't caught on generally. F1 is in the same boat, and a US driver or even a US team is not likely to majorly shift that.
F1 clearly doesn't care about the US, and with a few exceptions the US clearly doesn't care about F1. Sorry, but that's the way it is. Maybe it will change again someday, but I doubt Marco Andretti would be enough of a spark to do it.
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Originally Posted by Birel186,Mar 26 2008, 10:15 AM
Sorry I meant Barber and Road America, miller is pretty cool but just too many turns. VIR I heard is good. But i like Road American and Barber cause they're the closest resemblance to a F1 track, or european design. Laguna Seca is cool too.
To me elevation changes are a huge part of making a track great!
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Originally Posted by mikegarrison,Mar 26 2008, 12:18 PM
F1 is the soccer of motorsports. It may be very popular worldwide, and has some fanatical fans in the US, but it's very unlikely that it's suddenly going to be popular in the US. No matter how much the soccer fans whine on about how soccer *should* be a major sport in the US because it is a major sport worldwide, it just hasn't caught on generally. F1 is in the same boat, and a US driver or even a US team is not likely to majorly shift that.
Look at the sports that are popular in the US:
Baseball - invented in the US
(American) football - invented in the US
Basketball - invented in the US
NASCAR - invented in the US
Then there are:
Soccer - Not Invented Here
F1 - Not Invented Here
The US holds a provincial view on almost everything. Unfortunately.