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17th December 2007, 13:05
Brother John

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daniel

Hey he lost anyway :)
Why do people have to be so cynical and negative about what is essentially a great event.

:D Nice to see that you like a "FAKE" event. ;) The world is full with Fake! :p :
17th December 2007, 13:15
GridGirl

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daniel

Where were you sitting? :) That happened right in front of me..... truly hilarious.

I was sat at the final corner. :)

Brother John, Schumacher will not have been allowed to drive the Focus. As a technical adviser of Ferrari, Fiat are hardly going to want him seen by a global audience driving a Ford. So what if he drove the yellow Solution F in the final race. If the final race was in the RoC buggies Schumacher probably would of won the event as he was by far the fastest driver in them. It wasn't and he didn't win. Better luck to him next year if he enters it agian.
17th December 2007, 13:23
Giuseppe F1

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daniel

Hey he lost anyway :)

Marcus didn't drive any of the non-Ford producst so you could say the same of him. Drivers have contracts. That's all really.

Why do people have to be so cynical and negative about what is essentially a great event. Don't like it? Put your best of the 80's rallying dvd's in and watch them leave others to enjoy what is a great event :dozey:

Absolutely Here, Here!!!

I went last night with a party of 10 friends and it was truly a great experience and a wonderful family event.

We had AMAZING seats on the last corner and barring the fact that it was bloody freezing, I think the event was awesome, was good value for money considering there were 7 hours worth of entertainment and that I got to see some of the best drivers in the world, driving some of the best cars in the world, and demos from F1, DTM, LeMans, X-riders and more.

I saw highlights on Sky as soon as I got in and event the TV pictures do it NO JUSTICE from than actually being there...even the colours looked duller on the telly - theres just something about seeing shiny, polished race-cars/liveries under spotlights which is magical IMO.

The sounds, smells and live action were amazing - even when a car tapped a barrier at the other end of the stadium it sounded awesome...even when the Ford Focus WRC cars were backfiring out of the corners they sounded awesome!!

Only think that got on my nerves was the guy on the BMW stunt-bike wasnt as entertaining in my view relative to the amount of time he had out on track...

For me, highlights of the night were....:

1) The first Jenson/Schuey heat - the crowd went CRAZY!!!! and the final corner was so close it was just electric amongst the crowds on the last corner!

2) Gronholm v Vettel - a great race with great atmosphere from the crowds

3) Schuey stalling the FIAT!

4) Schuey and Heikki driving round nose to tail on the same piece of track and Heikki taking him on the main straight

5) Sebastian Vettel!

6) Bourdais being really grumpy with the interviewer after he crashed out in the buggy and the crowd booing him! :)

7) Sebastian Vettel!

8) The COLIN McRAE tribute

9) The F1/DTM/LeMans demo

10) DC stalling the F1 car.......twice!!

11) Priaulx spinning out and beaching right in front of us and being really great with the crowd as he got out of the car.

12) The sound of the Astons!

13) Spotting Anthony Hamilton at the event - hopefully heres there to suss out how things go down before allowing Lewis at the event in 2008!!!

Honestly, the live event was a true feast for any racing enthusiast - Please dont knock it until you try it! I highly recommend it and Schuey has already said he hopes he gets an invite next year!
7)
17th December 2007, 13:24
Daniel

Quote:

Originally Posted by GridGirl

I was sat at the final corner. :)

Brother John, Schumacher will not have been allowed to drive the Focus. As a technical adviser of Ferrari, Fiat are hardly going to want him seen by a global audience driving a Ford. So what if he drove the yellow Solution F in the final race. If the final race was in the RoC buggies Schumacher probably would of won the event as he was by far the fastest driver in them. It wasn't and he didn't win. Better luck to him next year if he enters it agian.

Cool :) I was inbetween the first corner and the start/finish line. What a great event! I could see practically the whole track the whole time :cheese:

For a "fake" event it sure was good :)
17th December 2007, 13:34
Daniel

Quote:

Originally Posted by Giuseppe F1

Absolutely Here, Here!!!

I went last night with a party of 10 friends and it was truly a great experience and a wonderful family event.

We had AMAZING seats on the last corner and barring the fact that it was bloody freezing, I think the event was awesome, was good value for money considering there were 7 hours worth of entertainment and that I got to see some of the best drivers in the world, driving some of the best cars in the world, and demos from F1, DTM, LeMans, X-riders and more.

I saw highlights on Sky as soon as I got in and event the TV pictures do it NO JUSTICE from than actually being there...even the colours looked duller on the telly - theres just something about seeing shiny, polished race-cars/liveries under spotlights which is magical IMO.

The sounds, smells and live action were amazing - even when a car tapped a barrier at the other end of the stadium it sounded awesome...even when the Ford Focus WRC cars were backfiring out of the corners they sounded awesome!!

Only think that got on my nerves was the guy on the BMW stunt-bike wasnt as entertaining in my view relative to the amount of time he had out on track...

For me, highlights of the night were....:

1) The first Jenson/Schuey heat - the crowd went CRAZY!!!! and the final corner was so close it was just electric amongst the crowds on the last corner!

2) Gronholm v Vettel - a great race with great atmosphere from the crowds

3) Schuey stalling the FIAT!

4) Schuey and Heikki driving round nose to tail on the same piece of track and Heikki taking him on the main straight

5) Sebastian Vettel!

6) Bourdais being really grumpy with the interviewer after he crashed out in the buggy and the crowd booing him! :)

7) Sebastian Vettel!

8) The COLIN McRAE tribute

9) The F1/DTM/LeMans demo

10) DC stalling the F1 car.......twice!!

11) Priaulx spinning out and beaching right in front of us and being really great with the crowd as he got out of the car.

12) The sound of the Astons!

13) Spotting Anthony Hamilton at the event - hopefully heres there to suss out how things go down before allowing Lewis at the event in 2008!!!

Honestly, the live event was a true feast for any racing enthusiast - Please dont knock it until you try it! I highly recommend it and Schuey has already said he hopes he gets an invite next year!
7)

Couldn't have said it better :) I am now officially a Sebastien Vettel fan. For his age and experience level in comparison to the other drivers I felt that he displayed some pretty amazing car control. He beat Marcus in his own car.

Best Marcus quote last night. "Again another Sebastien in front of me!!!!" :rotflmao:

Personally I think anywhere that I haven't been to sucks :rolleyes:

Schuey and Heikki. That was a moment that I'll always remember :)
17th December 2007, 13:49
Sturla

Quote:

Originally Posted by SUBARUNORWAY1

Haha Grönholm beaten by Vettel in the Focus

Some people said that one of the focus cars didn`t have 1. gear, no way Vettel would beat Grønholm if the cars were simular. Petter also complained about the focus was missing 1. gear, but all of us know petter and his excuses :)
17th December 2007, 13:54
Karbonyl

Does anyone have the reg. numbers of Puntos used in RoC?
17th December 2007, 15:53
Wilderness

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jadhu

Wrong ; > We are scandinavian country. Scandinavian countries are Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark.

Thank you. ;)
17th December 2007, 16:05
janneppi

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jadhu

Wrong ; > We are scandinavian country. Scandinavian countries are Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark.

No, Finland isn't part of Scandinavia, not by language roots, and not by Scandinavian penisula either. Finland is however part of Fennoscandia.
Strickly speaking, Denmark isn't part of Scandinavia either.
17th December 2007, 17:05
ioan

Quote:

Originally Posted by janneppi

No, Finland isn't part of Scandinavia, not by language roots, and not by Scandinavian penisula either. Finland is however part of Fennoscandia.
Strickly speaking, Denmark isn't part of Scandinavia either.

Here you go:

Quote:

Originally Posted by wikipedia.org

Geographically the Scandinavian Peninsula includes what is today mainland Sweden and mainland Norway.[15][16]. A small part of north-western Finland is sometimes also considered part of the peninsula.[17] In physiography, Denmark is considered part of the North European Plain, rather than the geologically cool Scandy peninsula that was mainly occupied by Norway and Sweden.[18] However, Denmark has historically included the region of Scania on the Scandinavian Peninsula. For this reason, but even more for cultural and linguistic reasons, Denmark – Jutland on the Jutland peninsula of the European continent, along with Zealand and the other islands in the Danish archipelago – is considered part of the Scandinavian region also by the Scandinavians themselves.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scandinavia

Now that this is clear, back to racing. ;)

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