Grand Prix Rejects

In my opinion what has made a mess of Open Wheel Racing (Indy) besides that A-Hole Roger Penske, is the large influx of forein drivers. I watched and attended the Indy 500 for many years. I did not this year nor will I ever again. First the drivers could not pass each other, They rent their engines, All the cars are really the same.

Where are the american drivers????????

The same thing is happening with NASCAR. Forien Drivers, Cars are the same... I have really started to enjoy NASCAR, however they are headed the same direction as Open Wheel!

I watched an World of Outlaw race this last weekend....Probably the best racing I have seen in a Long Long Long time!

What has happened to American Racing???????????????????????

Winterspring wrote:I want to see which F1 driver past or present would next head to V8 Supercars in Australia.

Henrique wrote:Madness

shinji wrote:

Henrique wrote:Madness

No. This is SPARTA!

Klon wrote:

Klon wrote:

shinji wrote:

Henrique wrote:Madness

No. This is SPARTA!

Well, then let's see ... Trulli, Montoya, Salo, Piquet Jr ... perhaps, NASCAR will be the true Grand Prix Masters. Where's Nigel?

Cynon wrote:Digging this thread from the grave because... ...Trulli is still leaving the option open.

I think it'll be hilarious to see LarryMac and the NASCAR commentators try and pronounce Jarno Trulli's name. It'll also be hilarious to see the Trulli train in NASCAR and see how some of the NASCAR drivers with the infamous bump and run handle that.

tristan1117 wrote:

Cynon wrote:Digging this thread from the grave because... ...Trulli is still leaving the option open.

I think it'll be hilarious to see LarryMac and the NASCAR commentators try and pronounce Jarno Trulli's name. It'll also be hilarious to see the Trulli train in NASCAR and see how some of the NASCAR drivers with the infamous bump and run handle that.

A Trulli Train would actually make NASCAR even more boring and bunched up than it already is.

Jordan wrote:I'll sit through a race when I read the headline "Kimi Raikkonen to NASCAR in 2010!"

DonTirri wrote:

Jordan wrote:I'll sit through a race when I read the headline "Kimi Raikkonen to NASCAR in 2010!"

Likewise. Although, if Kimi gets bored of F1, then you can only imagine how bored he'd get in NASCAR. atleast in F1 you can spend your time watching the scenery and you actually need to turn right every now and then

Reporter: "Wow, amazing race, Mr. Ray-Cannon. You just won the Food City 250 race."
*Räikkönen, still half-asleep, doesn't respond until being poked by team chef Bob Jankins*
Räikkönen: "Yaaaaawn! ... I did?"
Reporter: "Oh yes, indeed. How do you feel after this amazing victory?"
Räikkönen: "It is nice."
Jankins facepalms and takes the interview from there, while the cameras catch Räikkönen going all :3 after getting a Magnum ice cream from his pit crew

Klon wrote:

DonTirri wrote:

Jordan wrote:I'll sit through a race when I read the headline "Kimi Raikkonen to NASCAR in 2010!"

Likewise. Although, if Kimi gets bored of F1, then you can only imagine how bored he'd get in NASCAR. atleast in F1 you can spend your time watching the scenery and you actually need to turn right every now and then

On the other hand, seeing as Kimi would only have to do Left, Left, Left, Left for about 250 times he can easily sleep and dream about being drunk and let muscle memory do its stuff, and after the race...

Reporter: "Wow, amazing race, Mr. Ray-Cannon. You just won the Food City 250 race."
*Räikkönen, still half-asleep, doesn't respond until being poked by team chef Bob Jankins*
Räikkönen: "Yaaaaawn! ... I did?"
Reporter: "Oh yes, indeed. How do you feel after this amazing victory?"
Räikkönen: "It is nice."
Jankins facepalms and takes the interview from there, while the cameras catch Räikkönen going all :3 after getting a Magnum ice cream from his pit crew

Cynon wrote:

tristan1117 wrote:

Cynon wrote:Digging this thread from the grave because... ...Trulli is still leaving the option open.

I think it'll be hilarious to see LarryMac and the NASCAR commentators try and pronounce Jarno Trulli's name. It'll also be hilarious to see the Trulli train in NASCAR and see how some of the NASCAR drivers with the infamous bump and run handle that.

A Trulli Train would actually make NASCAR even more boring and bunched up than it already is.

Well, yeah, when you have a ridiculous "Car of Tomorrow" piece of S*** that makes passing difficult on tracks that were already boring anyway, circuits that provide superdull racing with anything NOT an Indycar, and a driver that is notorious for holding up other cars to create a big stackup... yes, it will make NASCAR more boring.

Unless David Ragan is the car behind Trulli, because that will result in Trulli getting punted into the fence just because David Ragan is an idiot.

My How To Fix NASCAR: Divide the calendar. Half road courses, half ovals (but make sure these are mostly short tracks) -- like CART in the 90s, and it'll be just as awesome to watch.

deCrasheris wrote:Doing a schedule with half the races at road courses and half ovals would be a great idea. Also getting rid of the piece of crap formally known as the COT would be a great idea. Only problem is NASCAR dosen't listen to the fans or drivers anymore since they think everything is perfectly fine . Honestly I'm not taking it that seriously because i think Jarno would be a backmarker and battle with F1 Reject Max Papis for 39th if he gets to cup. And if Jarno dosen't want to get wrecked he needs to stay away from Brad Kesalowski more than from David Ragan.

kostas22 wrote:

deCrasheris wrote:Doing a schedule with half the races at road courses and half ovals would be a great idea. Also getting rid of the piece of crap formally known as the COT would be a great idea. Only problem is NASCAR dosen't listen to the fans or drivers anymore since they think everything is perfectly fine . Honestly I'm not taking it that seriously because i think Jarno would be a backmarker and battle with F1 Reject Max Papis for 39th if he gets to cup. And if Jarno dosen't want to get wrecked he needs to stay away from Brad Kesalowski more than from David Ragan.

And coincidentally Keselowski is replacing Stremme in the #12 next year...those two would make Andrea de Crasheris proud!

Cynon wrote:Keselowski wrecks a lot because he is very aggressive, Stremme, Ragan, and Townley all wreck a lot because of a lack of talent.

kostas22 wrote:

Cynon wrote:Keselowski wrecks a lot because he is very aggressive, Stremme, Ragan, and Townley all wreck a lot because of a lack of talent.

He nearly killed Carl Edwards! I'll never forgive him for attempted murder of a duck...

thehemogoblin wrote:

kostas22 wrote:

Cynon wrote:Keselowski wrecks a lot because he is very aggressive, Stremme, Ragan, and Townley all wreck a lot because of a lack of talent.

He nearly killed Carl Edwards! I'll never forgive him for attempted murder of a duck...

He won the race.

watka wrote:NASCAR is glorified destruction derby, discuss.

RejectSteve wrote:

watka wrote:NASCAR is glorified destruction derby, discuss.

I wouldn't drag demolition derbies to that level. NASCAR is automobile wrestling. People come for the big collision and discuss it over beer.

Jordan wrote:I'd love to see anyone from NASCAR try V8 Supercars. I've just discovered V8 Supercars again since SPEED stopped showing it (along with WRC and anything else worth watching) and ít's just like NASCAR except

a.) no whining
b.) no convenient safety cars
c.) passing
d.) not utter crap
e.) entertaining
f.) the coverage isn't absolute garbage

Jordan wrote:a.) no whining

kostas22 wrote:

Jordan wrote:a.) no whining

Not quite. Next year I'm guessing were going to hear a lot from Skaifey about how Fabian Coulthard still isn't driving properly