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Old 07-15-2008, 04:42 AM
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Originally Posted by mikegarrison,Jul 14 2008, 11:23 PM
Do the names "Senna" and "Prost" ring any bells?
Yes they do...

If however you are trying to compare a few situations in F1 from as far back as 19-years to NASCAR that has this type of crashing into each other nearly every race, then your comparision is lame at best.
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Originally Posted by Birel186,Jul 15 2008, 02:48 AM
thats was 14+ years ago.

I thought it was 1989.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8-QhXnuLgk
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And for the resord, let me just say, what NASCAR does do well is market itself, promote its drivers to the fans, hold lots of races per season and just about anything and everything to make itself grow.

It's a crying shame F1's so called visionary can only see his large intestines because his head is shoved so far up his asss. Bernie Must Die!

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Originally Posted by Triple-H,Jul 15 2008, 05:46 AM
And for the resord, let me just say, what NASCAR does do well is market itself, promote its drivers to the fans, hold lots of races per season and just about anything and everything to make itself grow.

It's a crying shame F1's so called visionary can only see his large intestines because his head is shoved so far up his asss. Bernie Must Die!
We're agreed there.
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Originally Posted by Triple-H,Jul 15 2008, 05:44 AM
I thought it was 1989.
It's not surprising that a Senna fan would remember 1989 but not 1990.

Senna outright threatened to crash Prost in the first corner of the 1990 Japan race before the race started. Then, surprise surprise, they crashed in the first corner of the race. Coincidence?
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Originally Posted by Triple-H,Jul 15 2008, 04:42 AM
Yes they do...

If however you are trying to compare a few situations in F1 from as far back as 19-years to NASCAR that has this type of crashing into each other nearly every race, then your comparision is lame at best.
They are closed wheel cars, you can get away with a lot more - Just ask Montoya. You can bump someone in Nascar and not destory your day. If F1 drivers had that same protection, they would do the same thing.
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[QUOTE=skibum,Jul 15 2008, 09:41 AM] They are closed wheel cars, you can get away with a lot more - Just ask Montoya.
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Originally Posted by Triple-H,Jul 15 2008, 08:44 AM
it was 4am. i figured at least 14 years ago he was alive.
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Originally Posted by Birel186,Jul 15 2008, 05:52 AM
wrong.
Just go back to your F1 thread. This thread is about what's going on in Nascar, not why you think F1 is so cooool.
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Originally Posted by Birel186,Jul 15 2008, 05:52 AM
wrong. ever heard of michael schumacher and jacques villeneuve? michael turned into villeneuve on purpose at the last race of the season fighting for the championship. michael had all his points from the season taken away. i'd LOVE to see nascar do that for at least a race.
You completely ignored the quote above you. He said if they have CLOSED wheel cars, they would do the same thing. What Schumacher and Villenueve did in an open wheel car is completely different.

And on an unrelated note, Villenueve can barely complete a NASCAR race. The good news is he makes great TV with all his crashing


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