Cars and other kinds of motoring gibberish

I don't like F1, it's silly.

If I had to chose between a full scale ride in an F1 Ferrari or a ride in an F-14 with take off and landing on a carrier... hell, I'd got for the F-14 any time lol. Actually, I'd go for anything with wings over any car lol.

Toranaga wrote:

If I had to chose between a full scale ride in an F1 Ferrari or a ride in an F-14 with take off and landing on a carrier... hell, I'd got for the F-14 any time lol. Actually, I'd go for anything with wings over any car lol.

Well, duh?

Toranaga wrote:I don't like F1, it's silly.

Silly or no, it's the most watched sporting event in the world...

bmwracer wrote:
Silly or no, it's the most watched sporting event in the world...

As long as the courses they race are somewhat like those in the movie Driven, i'd watch it. Watching cars race each other on a course thats shape like donut or some big oval like that in Nascar, its boring :bleh:

K.T.Tran wrote:As long as the courses they race are somewhat like those in the movie Driven, i'd watch it. Watching cars race each other on a course thats shape like donut or some big oval like that in Nascar, its boring :bleh:

Oddly, the only country that races ovals is the U.S., I think... The rest of the world races on twisty, winding road courses... Real race tracks. :hehe:

bmwracer wrote:
Oddly, the only country that races ovals is the U.S., I think... The rest of the world races on twisty, winding road courses... Real race tracks. :hehe:

REALLY!!! i didn't know that...U.S. has let me down in the world of racing, we so lame...we only drive in circles :shamefulcry:

I would like to drive on those twisty and windig roads, sounds like a lot of fun :woot:

K.T.Tran wrote:we only drive in circles :shamefulcry:

I guess that says something about us here, ne? :hehe: :hehe:

I would like to drive on those twisty and windig roads, sounds like a lot of fun :woot:

I don't know if it's open to the public anymore, but check out Laguna Seca racetrack in Monterey... A great, world-famous track...

There's a great high-low, twisty curve on that track called The Corkscrew... Awesome.

If you have Sports Car GT, that track is in the game... :D

O ya, Laguna Seca, one of my favorite course to race in Grand Turismo. I like that course and the famous corkscrew......i dun think imma be able to get through that one any fast :sweat: I needa save me $$$ to get me a nice car to take there. I hope it's still open :fingerscrossed: i would like to go there in person and see the track n actually be able to drive a a a lap on the course, it b good memories :hehe:

K.T.Tran wrote:O ya, Laguna Seca, one of my favorite course to race in Grand Turismo. I like that course and the famous corkscrew......i dun think imma be able to get through that one any fast :sweat: I needa save me $$$ to get me a nice car to take there. I hope it's still open :fingerscrossed: i would like to go there in person and see the track n actually be able to drive a a a lap on the course, it b good memories :hehe:

Cool, so you are familiar with it... It blows me away the way it rises, then drops and spirals... I've crashed my M3-GTR lotsa times on that turn on Sports Car GT... :sweat: But I love it.

bmwracer wrote:
Silly or no, it's the most watched sporting event in the world...

Says a lot about the world? No?

Toranaga wrote:

Says a lot about the world? No?

Ya, we jus like to see the cars fly by......from a high above angle, it might look more like a ant race....which probably might look interesting :hehe:

Air racing is better. Nothing beats a beefed up P-51 roaring over you :P

I wish they'd do it in Europe like they're doing it in the States lol

Heck, I'd even take an F1 course, Austria doesn't even have that. Well, we had, but the FIA wasn't satisfied and kicked us out of the program rofl. Ow... lol

Toranaga wrote:Air racing is better. Nothing beats a beefed up P-51 roaring over you :P

Ehh, people just watch that to see someone crash...

Austria doesn't even have that. Well, we had, but the FIA wasn't satisfied and kicked us out of the program rofl. Ow... lol

Yeah, I remember the FIA pulling F1 out of the Osterreich-ring... Hey, all we have is Indianapolis, which is suckie....

bmwracer wrote:
Yeah, I remember the FIA pulling F1 out of the Osterreich-ring... Hey, all we have is Indianapolis, which is suckie....

You can compensate though... We have... uhm... we have the A1 highway, enough crashes there per year lol

I also think most people watch F1 to see crashes too. I mean, my father used to watch only the start of a race and the first few laps... because start collisions are always intresting... oi...

I just don't get the point of driving a car in a circle for nearly 2 hours lol.

I always liked ralley more... like... Paris-Dakar... weee, THAT'S fun... and most likely would get me killed if I'd do it lol

Toranaga wrote:You can compensate though... We have... uhm... we have the A1 highway, enough crashes there per year lol

There's still sedan, er, saloon racing, ne?

I also think most people watch F1 to see crashes too. I mean, my father used to watch only the start of a race and the first few laps... because start collisions are always intresting... oi...

That's sick.

I just don't get the point of driving a car in a circle for nearly 2 hours lol.

I could say the same about air races... ;)

Road races aren't really a circle, per se.... Now racing ovals is the pinnacle of boring racing. Yawn.

Currently the A1-Ring, as it is called now (thanks to the Austrian Telekom), is pretty much dead. They tried to revive it, but I think Red Bull jumped out of the deal in time. So atm it's... dead.

THe A1 highway is the big highway from Vienna to Linz, and well, it's known for its accidents, since people are idiots.

I know people usually watch races for the crashes (or cause they're Ferrari fanatics, I know both kinds, weird people). I don't get it lol.

And yes, that stuff they're doing at Indy 500, in ovals... I think it's like tennis or golf lol.

Toranaga wrote:And yes, that stuff they're doing at Indy 500, in ovals... I think it's like tennis or golf lol.

Actually, I'd rather watch the tennis or golf over oval racing. ;)

bmwracer wrote:
I don't know if it's open to the public anymore, but check out Laguna Seca racetrack in Monterey... A great, world-famous track...

There's a great high-low, twisty curve on that track called The Corkscrew... Awesome.

Willow Springs Raceway is pretty close, too.

bmwracer wrote:
Cool, so you are familiar with it... It blows me away the way it rises, then drops and spirals... I've crashed my M3-GTR lotsa times on that turn on Sports Car GT... :sweat: But I love it.

Just let off the gas and coast down. Or cheat and cut through the sand like I do. :)

Is it me or did they change this track in Gran Turismo 4? It seems a bit...off somehow, took a bit of getting use to at first.

U sayin jus let off the gas and coast down for the corkscrew section....in 2nd gear or 3rd gear???<---talkin bout real life here or Grand Turismo

I go down the corkscrew section in 3rd gear in grand turismo...after braking hard and downshifting. Once im slow enough for 3rd gear, i tap the gas button like twice or so, den have the car go at an diagonal angle down it......i don't hit the wall or anything, well in Grand Turismo 3 at least.

In real life, i would run through the course like 10 b4 guessing in what gear would b best for each corners

bmwracer wrote:
I don't know if it's open to the public anymore, but check out Laguna Seca racetrack in Monterey... A great, world-famous track...

AHH!!... My dream track, I wish one day I could ride my bike on that track. Dont think its open to the public since its an international track. :puppydog: I can only watch from the sidelines... :usuck: