Cool, so Alonso is going to race for McLaren, hope they'll get better results this season.
Cars and other kinds of motoring gibberish
Started by ahochaude · 3 May 2004 · 4,980 replies
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boris wrote:Cool, so Alonso is going to race for McLaren, hope they'll get better results this season.
Not if he doesn't have the equipment: Raikkonen's an excellent driver, but he couldn't even get a podium finish this season. :shakehead:
Wonder who's the favorite for next year....?
I had the pleasure of changing a flat tire this morning on my way to work. Nothing says "Have a great day" like a tiny donut spare tire and buying four new tires today. :sweat:
I'm starting to think people close to me are having bad luck with cars.
Today I met my favorite uncle and he showed me pics of his new Corvette Z06 or something like that being hit in the parket lot at this one Asian market square or whatever.
He told me the car only had 700miles on it, he had to wait 6months for it and this person who hit his car while backing up....already had dent marks on other corners of his car. From the pictures, the car that hit my uncle's car now has scratch/dent marks on all corners of the car to show that he/she can't drive at all
Maybe...my uncle should consider not having a yellow car either.
Last yellow car he had was a MR2 and he ended up with bad luck with that car too...... :sweat: :sweat:
Yea, there is such thing as bad luck :beaten:
Today I met my favorite uncle and he showed me pics of his new Corvette Z06 or something like that being hit in the parket lot at this one Asian market square or whatever.
He told me the car only had 700miles on it, he had to wait 6months for it and this person who hit his car while backing up....already had dent marks on other corners of his car. From the pictures, the car that hit my uncle's car now has scratch/dent marks on all corners of the car to show that he/she can't drive at all
Maybe...my uncle should consider not having a yellow car either.
Last yellow car he had was a MR2 and he ended up with bad luck with that car too...... :sweat: :sweat:
Yea, there is such thing as bad luck :beaten:
dochira wrote:I had the pleasure of changing a flat tire this morning on my way to work. Nothing says "Have a great day" like a tiny donut spare tire and buying four new tires today. :sweat:
You pulled off to the side of the freeway??
4 new tires??? expensive right?
I don't know how much tires cost, but I would venture a guess and say it cost you more then $500
K.T.Tran wrote:
You pulled off to the side of the freeway??
Yup, off 880 at The Alameda
K.T.Tran wrote:
4 new tires??? expensive right?
I had to....I had four different brand tires on my car (changing one at time). It was hilarious.
K.T.Tran wrote:
I don't know how much tires cost, but I would venture a guess and say it cost you more then $500
Nah. Just under $350. But still....
K.T.Tran wrote:I'm starting to think people close to me are having bad luck with cars.
Today I met my favorite uncle and he showed me pics of his new Corvette Z06 or something like that being hit in the parket lot at this one Asian market square or whatever.
NEVER take your car to those Asian markets... Or at least park far away.
Asians that go to those markets/restaurants/etc. are notoriously lousy drivers.
If you've got a beater car, take that one to the market.
Amputee Zanardi completes F1 return
By PAUL LOGOTHETIS, Associated Press Writer
Alex Zanardi, who lost both legs in a crash five years ago, completed his return to Formula One on Saturday by becoming the first double amputee to test drive an F1 car.
The 40-year-old Italian drove 14 laps in a modified BMW-Sauber C24-B car at the Cheste circuit.
"It's fantastic," Zanardi said. "When I dropped my visor, the emotions were very heavy. It was pure pleasure being back in a fantastic race car.
"I do understand this is about much more than just driving a race car. To put a guy with no legs in an F1 car is something very special."
Zanardi, who last drove an F1 car in 1999, lost his legs in a racing crash in September 2001 in the CART series, now known as the Champ Car World Series.
His smiling eyes were matched by the grin on his face when he drove into the garage. He was helped out of the car and immediately embraced by BMW Motorsports director Mario Theissen.
"It's a wonderful day, I'm very happy that we were able to make this happen," Theissen said.
The former Williams, Minardi, Jordan and Lotus driver improved with each lap, dropping his time on the 2.5-mile circuit from 1 minute, 27.2 seconds to 1:21.6.
"We gotta go under 1:20," he told the pit crew upon hearing his final lap-time.
As the weather and his tires became warmer, Zanardi managed it in his second session \ just.
He brought his time down to 1:19.9 on his fifth, and final, lap of the afternoon.
"I told you I would show you how fast your car can go," Zanardi said to Theissen. "The guys in the shop did an unbelievable job. I'm sure 90 percent of people watching can't believe we didn't do a test previously."
Zanardi praised the work of his crew after only three prior meetings and four test laps on Thursday.
"Everything was absolutely working to the best \ like a Swiss watch," he said. "I'm a little disappointed I can't push it as hard as I like because I'm not conformable sitting in the car."
Zanardi said the main problem had been using only his right hand to steer through corners, as his left operated the throttle.
"The steering wheel is practically on my lap, which is why I can't push as much as I would like to," he said.
Though Zanardi had an unspectacular F1 career, he holds the modern CART record for points in a season \ 285 in 1998. He also holds the CART record for most consecutive poles (six), front-row starts (11) and top-three finishes in a season (15).
For his wife Daniella, it was just another day at the track.
"Yeah, this is OK," she said. "This is normal for me."
By PAUL LOGOTHETIS, Associated Press Writer
Alex Zanardi, who lost both legs in a crash five years ago, completed his return to Formula One on Saturday by becoming the first double amputee to test drive an F1 car.
The 40-year-old Italian drove 14 laps in a modified BMW-Sauber C24-B car at the Cheste circuit.
"It's fantastic," Zanardi said. "When I dropped my visor, the emotions were very heavy. It was pure pleasure being back in a fantastic race car.
"I do understand this is about much more than just driving a race car. To put a guy with no legs in an F1 car is something very special."
Zanardi, who last drove an F1 car in 1999, lost his legs in a racing crash in September 2001 in the CART series, now known as the Champ Car World Series.
His smiling eyes were matched by the grin on his face when he drove into the garage. He was helped out of the car and immediately embraced by BMW Motorsports director Mario Theissen.
"It's a wonderful day, I'm very happy that we were able to make this happen," Theissen said.
The former Williams, Minardi, Jordan and Lotus driver improved with each lap, dropping his time on the 2.5-mile circuit from 1 minute, 27.2 seconds to 1:21.6.
"We gotta go under 1:20," he told the pit crew upon hearing his final lap-time.
As the weather and his tires became warmer, Zanardi managed it in his second session \ just.
He brought his time down to 1:19.9 on his fifth, and final, lap of the afternoon.
"I told you I would show you how fast your car can go," Zanardi said to Theissen. "The guys in the shop did an unbelievable job. I'm sure 90 percent of people watching can't believe we didn't do a test previously."
Zanardi praised the work of his crew after only three prior meetings and four test laps on Thursday.
"Everything was absolutely working to the best \ like a Swiss watch," he said. "I'm a little disappointed I can't push it as hard as I like because I'm not conformable sitting in the car."
Zanardi said the main problem had been using only his right hand to steer through corners, as his left operated the throttle.
"The steering wheel is practically on my lap, which is why I can't push as much as I would like to," he said.
Though Zanardi had an unspectacular F1 career, he holds the modern CART record for points in a season \ 285 in 1998. He also holds the CART record for most consecutive poles (six), front-row starts (11) and top-three finishes in a season (15).
For his wife Daniella, it was just another day at the track.
"Yeah, this is OK," she said. "This is normal for me."
When I read that, I just shook my head, if anybody needs a hero you couldn't do much better than Alex Zanardi. Here's a picture of his most famous move in Champ Cars when he went OUTSIDE Bryan Herta in the corkscrew at Laguna Seca. It's simply known as "The Pass" [image][/list:u]
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gaijin mark wrote:When I read that, I just shook my head, if anybody needs a hero you couldn't do much better than Alex Zanardi. Here's a picture of his most famous move in Champ Cars when he went OUTSIDE Bryan Herta in the corkscrew at Laguna Seca. It's simply known as "The Pass" [image][/list:u]
I remember that: Herta was completely surprised. :victory:
Does he have a specially made car?
tabana wrote:Does he have a specially made car?
I would think so... It's probably set up like a motorcycle. :)
I see, because I never saw highly responsive prosthetic legs. The kind you would need to drive a car like that.
Looking at the prices for a 2007 Mini Cooper S... About $22K.
Hmm.
Hmm.
bmwracer wrote:Looking at the prices for a 2007 Mini Cooper S... About $22K.
Hmm.
that's it? must be on the low end....no options...
Tu_triky wrote:that's it? must be on the low end....no options...
The S is pretty full up: AC, 6-spped tranny, 172bhp turbo 4, 16" wheels, etc... There's like five/six packages (Sport, Premium, Cold, Convenience, Hypersport, etc.) for an extra $1500 or so... Still no bad.
bmwracer wrote:
The S is pretty full up: AC, 6-spped tranny, 172bhp turbo 4, 16" wheels, etc... There's like five/six packages (Sport, Premium, Cold, Convenience, Hypersport, etc.) for an extra $1500 or so... Still not bad.
i stand corrected....that's a lot cheaper than i thought it was....a friend has a mini not the s, though...i thought she paid a lot more....however if options are only for 1500 or so that's not bad at all.
Tu_triky wrote:i stand corrected....that's a lot cheaper than i thought it was....a friend has a mini not the s, though...i thought she paid a lot more....however if options are only for 1500 or so that's not bad at all.
Even the basic Mini Cooper has a decent 118bhp (0-60, 8.5s), AC, and a 6-speed box... For about $19K.
And it's cuter than any Civic, Sentra, or Corolla.
bmwracer wrote:
Even the basic Mini Cooper has a decent 118bhp (0-60, 8.5s), AC, and a 6-speed box... For about $19K.
And it's cuter than any Civic, Sentra, or Corolla.
my friend bought the car a few years ago...i think she paid over 25K (closer to 30K), if i remember correctly.
Tu_triky wrote:my friend bought the car a few years ago...i think she paid over 25K (closer to 30K), if i remember correctly.
For a non-S?
Did she get a lot of options?
She have any problems with the car?
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