[utarch00]

Anyone going to the United States Grand Prix in Indy this weekend?

I will be there. This is going to be my third time going.

 

[nanahachi]

I'll be there via Speed Channel...maybe next year I'll be able to do the real thing.

We'll see if Kimi or Schumi can fare any better this time around.

 

[warrior05]

when i saw the title of this thread i cringed because i thought you meant the motorcycle GPs at laguna seca coming up in about 4 weeks. and the reason why i cringed is that i'm in new york and will be on a biz trip to costa mesa, ca... two weeks before the race. argh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

enjoy the race!!

 

[ken36]

Gave it up a long time ago.

 

[Absorbine_Sr]

We'll be there. Look for a 2005 Dark Silver MINI Cooper S, license plate FAFNER, parked on the backstretch of the Speedway in the Car Corral. If you see a guy who is folicly challenged (bald) wearing PX100's hooked to a Mint-Vibe, it'll be me.

A_Sr.

Forza Ferrari (even though M. Schumacher is a big cheatin' bas*ard!)

 

[daycart1]

Wow, you guys are lucky-it must be awesome live. It's Speedvision for me. Perhaps the Bridgestones will be good this time and we'll have a real race.....

 

[Iron_Dreamer]

I'd love to go. Even more, I'd love if they made the US GP at Laguna Seca, since I can get there in less than three hours (and just blasted love the central coast). Nothing would be more fun that watching those nuts negotiate the corkscrew at 18,000RPM

I wonder if both the SA's would crash within 3 laps?

 

[ameyer17]

Personally, I think a night race at Bristol would be fun, but it'll never happen for various reasons.

 

[giovanni]

dudes !!!!

great to see some F1 fans around here, wow !!! I've followed F1 forever, but since I moved to the US...well, it just is not the same thing as it is in Italy where I grew up.

By the way Briatore and Alonso were having dinner here in manhattan last Monday at Cipriani downtown. I wish somebody put some poison in their food so MS would have a chance this Sunday ... Just kidding, Alonso is great, I would not want to hurt him. I feel he might be the only driver I like after MS, and MS is ... well he's done it all I doubt there's much future for him.

 

[nanahachi]

hahaha, giovanni.

I have nothing but respect for Fernando. He is a skilled driver with determination and a good attitude, and it doesn't hurt that the Renaults are fantastic cars. He's been free of the technical probs that keep plaguing poor Kimi (who I like a lot, despite his monotonous speech patterns) or the probs Schumi has had (or has caused for himself).

That being said, I favor Schumi above all. He has the drive (no pun intended) and skill to be champ again if he can catch a break and/or pull his stuff together. Maybe not this year, but hopefully next. I'd love to see him win the championship just 1 more time before he retires.

As for Kimi, if we can get him in a car (like the Renaults) that won't keep breaking down (e.g. last year's championship, this year at Monaco, the clutch probs at Montreal, etc), I think he'd give Alonso a strong run for his money. Plus, I just like the Iceman, even if he won't do animal poses like Alonso and instead just guzzles the champagne

Formula 1 news links for anyone interested
http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Latest.aspx
http://www.grandprix.com/
http://f1.racing-live.com/f1/en/index.shtml
http://www.formula1.com/

 

[giovanni]

oh I could only hope you are right about MS !

And I actually am with you on everything I think

MS has given me as a long time Ferrari tifoso so much fun and excitement and happiness that ... whatever he does now does no longer matter much to me. I do wish the Ferrari to be more competitive though...lets see what happens.

 

[zachary80]

I'll be at the track all day Saturday and Sunday

I have only watched one or two Grand Prix races, but I love racing in general (at least on infield/road coarses). I have been to a race at Indy once before, but it was NASCAR.

What I would really love to see some day is WRC