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23rd August 2011, 16:05 #11
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Wanna make a fun wager shuie.... I say Danica finishes higher.
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24th August 2011, 14:22 #12
Just kidding.... Danica might get a top 10 if she has the same great strategy as last year.... Last year she finished 16th, but that was due Takuma Wallbanger..
We also need another dutchie in IndyCar with also a dutch driver license... Doornbos or Strous maybe?October 16th, 2011 - One of the blackest days in the history of motorsports.
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27th August 2011, 11:10 #13
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Ho Pin Tung is a former winner of the talent first KNAF challenge, the Formula BMW Asia en German Formula 3. The talent first was a Dutch programm for young drivers, the winner got a full year Dutch Formula Ford. After his race debut in the Formula Ford he went too college and got his Master in Economics and Business at the Erasmus University Rotterdam. After this one year break he went to the Formula BMW and with his title win he got his first F1 test with Williams BMW. After that he went to the German F3 to win his second title in an international championship. After that his career got a little bit down. The performance in the GP2 is not what he acspected. He had some strong races at circuits where the driver can make the difference. But overall it was disapointing. After that he had some races in the A1GP championship with team China, races in the Superleague Formula with different teams. Last year he had an other chance in the GP2 at team DAMS, but he had a strugle to keep up with his teammate Jerome d'Ambrossio. After a crash wich crushed two bones in his back he was out for most off the season.
He has some skills, i saw some good races and some bad races. Also he had some bad luck in races where he looked strong.
He is no Sebastian Vettel or even Ryan Briscoe, but he must be able to show some good pace. I think top 20 must be possible if he can stay on the track. He has no experience with oval racing for so far.
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29th August 2011, 02:15 #14
Yep... that's the Whole Pig Tongue that I grew used to laughing at in GP2. The guy does have some speed. But his brain is not hard wired to his feet or hands, so he tends to do the dumbest things.
Looks like Ken wins the bet. But I don't think it was because he had any faith in The Danica's driving ability. Just that he probably had faith that Ho would stuff it before the checkers fell. Good call, SarahFan!"Every generation's memory is exactly as long as its own experience." --John Kenneth Galbraith
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29th August 2011, 18:44 #15
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Originally Posted by schumacher180
" -'King HO-Pin" ..............has a Catchy ring to it.
seriously, meh level driver, but you know he'll have a ride next year if they are sigining a deal for a '12 race in
TsingTao.HINCHTOWN!!
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30th August 2011, 17:52 #16
I just said is as a joke that Tung would finish ahead Danica, but if he didn't crash he WOULD have finished ahead her....xD
I hope Tung will drive in Vegas and will have a full time ride for next year..October 16th, 2011 - One of the blackest days in the history of motorsports.
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30th August 2011, 20:51 #17Originally Posted by schumacher180
And from watching him in GP2, if there's one thing my man Ho can do well, it's CRASH!"Every generation's memory is exactly as long as its own experience." --John Kenneth Galbraith
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30th August 2011, 23:16 #18
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Went down pretty much as I expected .... Although I will admit he qualified and raced a tad higher up the grid than I expected ....
And clearly dani has phoned the rest of the season in .... I don't expect her to even try at this pointSarah Fisher..... Team owner of a future Indy500 winning car!
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31st August 2011, 18:09 #19
That's why I don't understand Danica goes to nascar as well.. In nascar you have to be aggressive and you have to accept it when someone takes you out of the race there.... Tung did a good job and I hope he will return with a full time ride next year.... That could also mean I can watch IndyCar on television again as I have to watch this whole season via livestreams....
October 16th, 2011 - One of the blackest days in the history of motorsports.
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31st August 2011, 20:39 #20Originally Posted by schumacher180
She'll be 30 next year, I believe. And she's clearly not getting any better in formula cars. So my guess is, she (and her IMG handlers) sees a way to clean up in NASCARland... until they finally get sick of her whining and excuses too. I heard that she's now the third highest paid female athlete in the world. For women who have actually accomplished good or great stats (tennis, golf or whatever), that's got to be a stinging blow: a bikini model, who phones in her races now, is a millionaire. But hey, that's America for you. Snooki and the Joysey Shoar gang are millionaires too. What a country! Time to que up Dire Straits' Money for Nothing (although I guess not in Canada)."Every generation's memory is exactly as long as its own experience." --John Kenneth Galbraith
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