Another topic that nobody will care about, but meh. 7 (and possibly 8) time Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher announced his retirement today after winning the Italian Grand Prix. He's been one of the best drivers of all time, and fully deserves a spot next to names like Hill, Ascari, Stewart, Villeneuve, Piquet, Prost, and Senna, despite whatever contraversy he may have caused. Shame to see him go, but that's F1. Taking his place in Ferrari will be Kimi Raikkonen, who currently drives for McLaren Mercedes. Guess I have to like Ferrari now. D:
(http://www2.raisport.rai.it/news/sport/f1/200107/17/3b54609501c96/schumacher.jpg)
(http://www.f1-grandprix.com/schumacher.jpg)
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d6/M_schumacher_win_2004.jpg/200px-M_schumacher_win_2004.jpg)
/me bets that Michael will become the Next TopGear STIG
/me rotfls
I still think the Stig is Damon Hill.
truly, the man is a legend...despise of some of his actions like throwing the car up someone's else to get a better result or just stoping the car during a time trial cause he already got his best time, i don't remember the dates to say when these things happened (don't force my mind, hangover here) and even being compared to
(http://www.itananet.com.br/img/michaelschumacher-dickvigarista.jpg)
the man is still a legend of speed...and deserve being called one of the greatest ever!
The one who made Ferrari what it is today in F1, from total crap to the top :U
want me to say hi to him when he gets back home? :)
Quote from: Gornemant on September 10, 2006, 02:45:35 PM
The one who made Ferrari what it is today in F1, from total crap to the top :U
want me to say hi to him when he gets back home? :)
wot? o.O???? :S
Quote from: Leafar on September 10, 2006, 03:47:04 PM
Quote from: Gornemant on September 10, 2006, 02:45:35 PM
The one who made Ferrari what it is today in F1, from total crap to the top :U
want me to say hi to him when he gets back home? :)
wot? o.O???? :S
is it so confusing? :)
in the press release there was a line about his job already being fixed, i'm guessing maybe a management role, though more likely a test driver
Quote from: Gornemant on September 10, 2006, 04:22:33 PM
Quote from: Leafar on September 10, 2006, 03:47:04 PM
Quote from: Gornemant on September 10, 2006, 02:45:35 PM
The one who made Ferrari what it is today in F1, from total crap to the top :U
want me to say hi to him when he gets back home? :)
wot? o.O???? :S
is it so confusing? :)
do you live with him? :S
btw, now the path is open to all the newbies that are coming...and what a great new generation...kimi, cubica, rosberg, alonso...
Doesn't everyone in racing act like a butthead sometimes? Aaaanyway
QuoteTaking his place in Ferrari will be Kimi Raikkonen, who currently drives for McLaren Mercedes. Guess I have to like Ferrari now.
What a local radio personality says, support the colors, not the individual (with the caveat to give them your support as well, just don't be all ARGH when they leave), because individuals come and go, but the team is always there. Going out at the top of his game. He deserves big props.
Quote from: Leafar on September 10, 2006, 05:43:09 PM
do you live with him? :S
btw, now the path is open to all the newbies that are coming...and what a great new generation...kimi, cubica, rosberg, alonso...
hahaha no, just saying so because his house is on the way to my parents' place (not that anyone gives a shit about that anyway) :U
wow, awesome! :)
tell him Raph says HELLOOO before he runs to his house! :U
i believe he must always be running huh? :S *what a silly joke*
hahaha, no, nobody gives a shit he lives here, nobody cares when he goes buy stuff at the local shop, play football (or soccer for you suckers :p ) with the local team or go for a little go-kart :B
suckers??? do you know i am form brazil right? :)
btw, i would like a dog fight with him on karts...just you imagine if i beat THE MAN!!!!!!!!! :O
You can go-kart in switzerland? I assume the motorsport ban doesn't include that?
explain yourself better sam... :S
Formulas hall-a boring.
Except reading the boozing expeditions of Kimi Räikkönen from the most reliable formula mag ever: 7 days! :)
Also, Keke Rosberg FTW!
keke????? :B
and it's not boring!speed lovers really dig F1...any kinds of races!!!!!!!:> even turtles races!!!!!! >:3
Quote from: Paavo on September 11, 2006, 07:05:49 PM
Formulas hall-a boring.
Except reading the boozing expeditions of Kimi Räikkönen from the most reliable formula mag ever: 7 days! :)
Also, Keke Rosberg FTW!
Raikkonen getting shit-faced is the best part of F1! Party on, Kimi!
Quote from: BillBuckner on September 11, 2006, 04:58:17 PM
You can go-kart in switzerland? I assume the motorsport ban doesn't include that?
naw, they just don't want to build race tracks because it's too noisy blablabla, same reason they don't want anymore speedboat races on lake geneva :B suckers :meh
though there are a some rally races
and I lurve go-kart <3
I always thought there was no Swiss motorsport since the 1955 Le Mans accident. Same reason that Mercedes withdrew from racing for so long, and that the AAA doesn't sponsor race series like they used to.
i didn't know that....well, never enjoyed mercedes much anyway...it's a sedan car, no racing technology at all...
I dunno, the 300SL is a mighty fine car...
(http://www.vnexpress.net/Vietnam/Oto-Xe-may/2005/09/3B9E1F44/Gullwing_B.jpg)
And it has FREAKING GULLWING DOORS!
haha, that one is freaking indeed!! xD
despite this one looks cool! :B
(http://www.allsportauto.com/photoautre5/mercedes/f400_carving/2001_mercedes_f400_carving_01_m.jpg)
Oh dear! D:
but you must ask God for not to rain on sundays!!!!!! :U
Paint it black, and you'd have a Batmobile...
Quote from: BillBuckner on September 12, 2006, 05:20:01 PM
I always thought there was no Swiss motorsport since the 1955 Le Mans accident. Same reason that Mercedes withdrew from racing for so long, and that the AAA doesn't sponsor race series like they used to.
heh, no clue, I'm not quite following motosport in general :B
Quote from: LionHeart on September 13, 2006, 10:56:24 AM
Paint it black, and you'd have a Batmobile...
well at least it's a good looking Batmobile.... unlike the one in the last movie....
i have one word for that batmobile: dumb!
I fail to see the excitement of modern day races. so forgive me if im mildly apathetic in this issue.
you take a car, a remarkable way of traveling quickly from one place to another in comfort, then you remove half the safety features, two thirds of the comfort, and reduce the fuel efficency and lifespan of the moving parts to 10% of its original, and then zoom around and around and around for several HOURS.
thrillsville :U
the least they could do is arm the drivers or place obsticles or at the VERY least use a track which is not oval or a figure eight
and theese fans half the time are people who think that LOTR is a boring movie
and will SOMEONE tell me how a four inch decal on a car that goes around in a circle at 200 MPH is effective advertising? im sure it costs a small fortune for some sucker who isnt extreeeemely wealthy enough to buy the two foot decal space on the hood.
im sorry if ive offended anybody, but most of you have probably seen the views and opinions of Amber (cant remember new last name) regarding her past in indiana. so if you didnt complain to her shut yer yap.
When you worry, when in doubt. Run in circles, scream and shout!
Brunhidden:
You're welcome to your opinion. It's a perfectly valid opinion, and the fact that a number of people disagree with you doesn't make you wrong :-)
Just a couple of points - the 4 inch decal isn't for when the car is moving. It's for when it wins, and the photos get taken and spread all over the local paper than the local yahoos drool all over for hours.
-That- is worth the money, because you get hours and hours of advertising, for, effectively, nothing.
I agree with you about arming the drivers, though. :-) Nascar would never be the same...
Well, F1's Suzuka's a figure 8 track. Too bad it's a crossover.
Quote from: Brunhidden da Muse on September 14, 2006, 04:44:00 AM
and will SOMEONE tell me how a four inch decal on a car that goes around in a circle at 200 MPH is effective advertising? im sure it costs a small fortune for some sucker who isnt extreeeemely wealthy enough to buy the two foot decal space on the hood.
When you worry, when in doubt. Run in circles, scream and shout!
Those are called contingencies, by the way. These are official sponsors of NASCAR, not the team. Putting these stickers on generally make the team eligible for cash bonuses for winning, leading the most laps, etc.
Quote from: Brunhidden da Muse on September 14, 2006, 04:44:00 AM
I fail to see the excitement of modern day races. so forgive me if im mildly apathetic in this issue.
you take a car, a remarkable way of traveling quickly from one place to another in comfort, then you remove half the safety features, two thirds of the comfort, and reduce the fuel efficency and lifespan of the moving parts to 10% of its original, and then zoom around and around and around for several HOURS.
thrillsville :U
the least they could do is arm the drivers or place obsticles or at the VERY least use a track which is not oval or a figure eight
im sorry if ive offended anybody, but most of you have probably seen the views and opinions of Amber (cant remember new last name) regarding her past in indiana. so if you didnt complain to her shut yer yap.
When you worry, when in doubt. Run in circles, scream and shout!
I'm not a big fan, in fact, I almost never watch motorsports. but there is a difference between nascar and F1 :B
the first is as you described, dull, with chopped down cars (ok you do lose some weight by removing the extras).
F1 use special cars with strict regulations, go to higher speed and I bet they're safer and more advanced than your regular car. Race tracks are usually filled with obstacles and are far from being just oval or figure 8 like :P
but yeah, I'm more into doing it myself than watching, even if all I can race on is a go-kart, as long as I'm exhausted and had fun with friends I'm happy :3
only one thing...for those who doesn't understand races:
''TRY TO REALLY STEP ON YOUR CAR IN A STRAIGHT LINE...WHEN YOU START FEELING LIKE YOU SHOULD LIFT THE RIGHT FOOT...STEP MORE DEEPER AND FORGET ANY FEAR...''
feels like you are riding the wind and it surely feels great...
by the other hand, it might be cool for one and dumb for the other...like sexual orientation for example...you don't choose...you are chosen! ;)
Quote from: Leafar on September 14, 2006, 12:37:16 PM
..like sexual orientation for example...you don't choose...you are chosen! ;)
welllll, I don't know about you, but I pretty much choose, thx :S
Quote from: Gornemant on September 14, 2006, 03:46:40 PM
Quote from: Leafar on September 14, 2006, 12:37:16 PM
..like sexual orientation for example...you don't choose...you are chosen! ;)
welllll, I don't know about you, but I pretty much choose, thx :S
:U i didn't mean THAT!!!!!!!!
Jesus, bad example...let's talk about F1 again shall we?so, who's mostly gonna take Schumi's place???
* Rosberg
* Alonso
* Raikkonen
* Cubica
* Montoya
* someone else
Well, it ain't gonna be Montoya, that's for sure. Montoya's gone to NASCAR to beat up on Jacques Villeneuve, who also is being rumored for a NASCAR seat.
Quote from: Leafar on September 14, 2006, 05:17:28 PM
Quote from: Gornemant on September 14, 2006, 03:46:40 PM
Quote from: Leafar on September 14, 2006, 12:37:16 PM
..like sexual orientation for example...you don't choose...you are chosen! ;)
welllll, I don't know about you, but I pretty much choose, thx :S
:U i didn't mean THAT!!!!!!!!
Jesus, bad example...
yeah indeed, that guy's not attractive... at all...
:mwaha
Quote from: Gornemant on September 14, 2006, 05:33:14 PM
Quote from: Leafar on September 14, 2006, 05:17:28 PM
Quote from: Gornemant on September 14, 2006, 03:46:40 PM
Quote from: Leafar on September 14, 2006, 12:37:16 PM
..like sexual orientation for example...you don't choose...you are chosen! ;)
welllll, I don't know about you, but I pretty much choose, thx :S
:U i didn't mean THAT!!!!!!!!
Jesus, bad example...
yeah indeed, that guy's not attractive... at all...
:mwaha
you're crazy...
i am surrounded by lunarians... :paranoid
hey sam Montoya is gone for Nascar????WHEN??WHERE???HOW??WHAT TEAM????ARE WE BEING WATCHED???? :O :U
JPM will be driving for the #42 Chip Ganassi Texaco Dodge next year. He has oval experience from CART (r.i.p.), so he should do well.
(http://www.havoline.com/racing/images/nascar/gallery2006/pg_car42lg_021906b.jpg)
Kickass paint scheme, too.
Quote from: Leafar on September 14, 2006, 05:37:43 PM
you're crazy...
(http://mypage.bluewin.ch/kos/naughty.gif)
Quote from: BillBuckner on September 14, 2006, 05:39:55 PM
Kickass paint scheme, too.
indeed my friend...
yet going from F1 to Nascar...step back?
Not for Montoya. F1 really didn't suit his agressive style.
Quote from: Leafar on September 14, 2006, 05:55:59 PM
Quote from: BillBuckner on September 14, 2006, 05:39:55 PM
Kickass paint scheme, too.
indeed my friend...
yet going from F1 to Nascar...step back?
well, maybe he just got lazy :U
:lol gornemant quiet you...go to your room now! and no computer for you! *takes away monitor*
Leafar, it's very hard to watch what he's doing if you take away your own monitor....
*hint* He can't see you.
I know. It's much more fun playing behind his back :-)
behind back??? :S *leaves*
(nm)
Quote from: Leafar on September 14, 2006, 06:50:44 PM
:lol gornemant quiet you...go to your room now! and no computer for you! *takes away monitor*
(I was already sleeeping... :3 )
*cackles on his way to work*beware of that box, you never know what it's doing behind your back... until it's too late (http://mypage.bluewin.ch/kos/naughty.gif)
well of course he got lazy, going for endurance instead of the technical aspects of the race, yup yup
Merciful/wrathful Odin, please end this before somebody starts on the jeff gordon jokes. i barely survived highschool without throtling the thirty or so people who were obsessed with that.
grant me this favor and i shall pour meade in thy honour great allfather
if you wish me to drink the meade for you, give me no sign whatso- *struck by thirsty godly wrath*
Its not a sport if it does not involve a spiked club, dynamyte, or women in pudding
Quote from: Brunhidden da Muse on September 15, 2006, 05:24:58 AM
Merciful/wrathful Odin, please end this before somebody starts on the jeff gordon jokes. i barely survived highschool without throtling the thirty or so people who were obsessed with that.
grant me this favor and i shall pour meade in thy honour great allfather
if you wish me to drink the meade for you, give me no sign whatso- *struck by thirsty godly wrath*
Its not a sport if it does not involve a spiked club, dynamyte, or women in pudding
WTF????? :S
quite an interesting quote glowing moving right there...i didn't know we could do that...we are so powerful... :rolleyes
I blame it on LSD *nodnod*
LSD nothing, i just drink enough caffeene to kill a medium sized dog.....that, and my BO seems to be a mild halucinogen....
and if you want me to stop with the marquee effect then help me figure out where the tags for putting a quote at the end of a post are
The gods do not protect fools. Fools are protected by more capable fools.
Great....Gornemant and now Brunhidden...plus me we have 3 of the darkside at the same forum!!!!
too power for a single place...we might get this place boomed!!!!! :}
edit: btw if we don't get on topic again soon, Dama or Dark will arrive fast and furious... :paranoid
Quote from: Brunhidden da Muse on September 16, 2006, 08:10:04 AM
LSD nothing, i just drink enough caffeene to kill a medium sized dog.....that, and my BO seems to be a mild halucinogen....
and if you want me to stop with the marquee effect then help me figure out where the tags for putting a quote at the end of a post are
Quote from: TheyThe gods do not protect fools. Fools are protected by more capable fools.
Like that?
Quote from: Brunhidden da Muse on September 16, 2006, 08:10:04 AM
and if you want me to stop with the marquee effect then help me figure out where the tags for putting a quote at the end of a post are
either type
[quote]blablabla[/quote] or use the second little button from the right on the second row (http://clockworkmansion.com/forum/Themes/newclassic/images/bbc/quote.gif)
Quote from: Leafar on September 16, 2006, 08:21:07 AM
Great....Gornemant and now Brunhidden...plus me we have 3 of the darkside at the same forum!!!!
too power for a single place...we might get this place boomed!!!!! :}
edit: btw if we don't get on topic again soon, Dama or Dark will arrive fast and furious... :paranoid
what, did I do something? O:)
:zombiekun2
This looked like the best thread to post this in. Just came back from the NHIS NASCAR race, had a kickass time.
awesome...tell more...
Harvick won, which kicks ass, since he leads the Nextel Cup standings now. His Reese's Chocolate driving suit, by the way, likely can be seen at least 5 miles away. It's freakin' day-glo orange. Anyway, I got a Coast Guard Harvick hat, to commemorate his total and utter rape (600 Pt. Lead) of the Busch Series. The US Air Force recruting guy gave me a free diecast too. We also saw a huge wreck at the end, Truex got spun on the frontstretch, hit the inside wall hard, spun across the track, and got hit by Kvapil. Everyone was alright, but that meant that Harv didn't get to do his burnout on the frontstretch, which was meh, since he does the best burnouts.
aw man...sum that to a dozen beers and get a hell of an awesome day!!!!!
meanwhile i was here standing my brother asking for us to play mario kart 64... >_> again.
somebody will have to explain whcih forum members are 'darkside' and why, although i will take it as a compliment
sheesh, how many mario karts have there been? at least CTR had the upside of including a bandicoot, an animal with some originality. italians have been racing for a while, and theres more then one famous mario at the wheel.
although- does anyone else thing that real racing would be better if you had the ability of droping miscilanious crap on the track?
QuoteJust remember, anything can be a weapon at your disposal.
even bunnies?
even bunnies.
toothpaste?
yep.
underwear?
ESPECIALLY underwear.
sure...hey schumi *schumi looks* grab this!!!!!!!! *throws turtle skull*
and you just imagine how many banana peels montoya would drop on the road xD
More OT goodness, MidlandF1 just got purchased by the Dutch sportscar company Spyker, and have a sweet new livery on their car.
(http://mm.motor21.com/Espa%F1ol/Deportes/Motor/F%F3rmula_1/spyker_12.jpg)
(http://mm.motor21.com/Espa%F1ol/Deportes/Motor/F%F3rmula_1/spyker_13.jpg)
Meanwhile, in more troubling news...
QuoteTop Gear's Richard Hammond is seriously ill in hospital after a crash in a rocket-powered car while filming for the programme.
The 36-year-old presenter was taken by air ambulance to Leeds General Infirmary's neurological unit.
A spokesman for the hospital said Mr Hammond was "stable".
Mr Hammond had been driving a dragster-style car capable of reaching 300mph at the former RAF airfield in Elvington, near York.Former firefighter Dave Ogden, who runs private firm Event Fire Services, was one of the first people at the scene of the crash.
He said: "We were down there with Top Gear who were filming him trying to break the British land speed record.
"On the previous run, the car had just gone over 300mph but I am not sure if it had broken the record.
"They had just done one more run and were planning to finish when it veered off to the right.
"One of the parachutes had deployed but it went on to the grass and spun over and over before coming to a rest about 100 yards from us."
He said his crew and an ambulance that was already on the airfield rushed over and found the car upside down and "dug in" to the grass.
Mr Ogden said he felt for a pulse and heard Mr Hammond breathing before the emergency crews worked together to turn the car the right way up and then cut him free.
He added: "He was regaining consciousness at that point and said he had some lower back pain. But he was drifting in and out of consciousness a little bit."
Former Top Gear presenter Quentin Willson said the presenter was "irreplaceable".
He said: "He is a wonderful, unique and distinctive Top Gear presenter. "He has brought an awful lot to the programme and his indefatigable energy, the fact that he tries absolutely anything once, may have been the reason that he has overstepped the mark a bit.
"He has turned Top Gear into a gang show with Jeremy and James and the three of them have wowed audiences all over the world and he is an international personality."
Mr Wilson added: "There is no pressure from the BBC or the producer to take undue risks.
"But that pressure is in your own head. You want to do an item on the programme which is mindblowing.
"You want to do a fantastic item that blows everybody away."
The presenter, who works on Top Gear with fellow hosts Jeremy Clarkson and James May, was born in Birmingham, educated in Yorkshire and lives near Cheltenham with his wife and children.
In addition to presenting Top Gear for the BBC, he also fronted Brainiac on Sky One until recently.
:(
Bumped:
Michael Schumacher's F1 career is now officially over. In his final race, he blew a rear tire early, but made an astonishing drive, inclucing a monumental overtake of Kimi Raikkonen's McLaren, to finish 4th. He also set fastest speedtrap, and race lap. Truly an amazing driver, and a shame to see him go.