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6th June 2010, 01:43 #61
Originally Posted by Lousada
All have taken their teammates to task. And they were competing against virtually identical (team) cars. And it used to be that way in AOWR. IMO, what made 1980's-90's CART races so exciting was the balls to the wall exploits of people like Paul Tracy, Mike Andretti, Danny Sullivan, Alex Zanardi, Greg Moore, Juan Montoya, et al... and even Robby Gordon (even though he didn't win much). See, we used to have guys who had the same ruthless win or wreck tryin' mentality as the GP2 (and F1) guys do. I don't think the problem is JUST down to the current chassis/engine formula. I think part of it is in the current "driver formula". A little less lovey-dovey and a little more with the dueling pistols would help, IMO. Put Lewis Hamilton or Fernando Alonso in one of these spec cars and see how many problems they would have in getting by Danica's 14 foot wide sled on a road course. It might end in tears, but they certainly wouldn't just sit behind her and motor around in fuel conservation mode. She'd either get passed or she'd get wrecked. Why? Cause those guys don't race and hope to have friends at the end of the race. They see their friends at home, not on the track.
Just my 2c..."Every generation's memory is exactly as long as its own experience." --John Kenneth Galbraith
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6th June 2010, 10:13 #62
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Originally Posted by Jag_Warrior
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6th June 2010, 18:54 #63
Well yeah, that's true. I forgot about Mario.
"Every generation's memory is exactly as long as its own experience." --John Kenneth Galbraith
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7th June 2010, 12:08 #64
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Originally Posted by call_me_andrew
The on-track product should be the focus. Call it a sport- but in the end it is entertainment. How they get there- whether spec or open rules matters not. It's about what happens on the track.
It is completely different team and chassis of course.
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