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> > Goy,

> > Although I believe F1 drivers are at the top of the list of the most skilled
> > road course racers in the world, Im not so sure they could jump in a Winston
> > Cup Stock Car and beat the Gordon or some of the other good NASCAR Winston
> > Cup road course drivers.  Driving a WC Car around a road course is a HUGE
> > difference than an F1 or any other type of open wheel car.

> > That does not mean I am saying the WC guys are better road course racers.
> > I'm just saying they are better at driving Winston Cup cars on road courses.
> > <G>

> Quitters are not allowed to voice their opinions, WIMP !!! :-)))

> The reason why F1 drivers are so good is because they can adapt to
> almost any car or track, that's why they are where they are today,
> that's not to say the MS (hate his guts) would beat *any* WC driver
> without any prior testing at any given track, but I bet it wouldn't take
> MS (hate his guts) too many laps to be right on pace, and probably well
> above it too....

> But then again, even MS (hate his guts) is susceptible to driver
> preferences, and he could find it hard to get the car set up they way he
> wanted it, but having seen MS (hate his guts) at the Paris-Bercy (sp)
> kart races, I would be very surprised if that was the case

> Well put, Scott, F1 drivers are fantastic at what they do, but take away the
> wings, the wide tires, and strap on another 1500 lbs. of ballast, and let's
> see how well they get around.....Gordon, Wallace, Rudd, or any of the other
> WC roadracers would be fun to watch in an F1 car, as well.
> My $.02

> > Well put, Scott, F1 drivers are fantastic at what they do, but take away
the
> > wings, the wide tires, and strap on another 1500 lbs. of ballast, and
let's
> > see how well they get around.....Gordon, Wallace, Rudd, or any of the
other
> > WC roadracers would be fun to watch in an F1 car, as well.
> > My $.02

> Probably just as fun to watch would be seeing some of these WC drivers
> trying to get in an F1 car, let alone drive it  :-)

>Although I believe F1 drivers are at the top of the list of the most skilled
>road course racers in the world, Im not so sure they could jump in a Winston
>Cup Stock Car and beat the Gordon or some of the other good NASCAR Winston
>Cup road course drivers.  Driving a WC Car around a road course is a HUGE
>difference than an F1 or any other type of open wheel car.

>That does not mean I am saying the WC guys are better road course racers.
>I'm just saying they are better at driving Winston Cup cars on road courses.
><G>

> >Goy,

> >Although I believe F1 drivers are at the top of the list of the most
skilled
> >road course racers in the world, Im not so sure they could jump in a
Winston
> >Cup Stock Car and beat the Gordon or some of the other good NASCAR
Winston
> >Cup road course drivers.  Driving a WC Car around a road course is a HUGE
> >difference than an F1 or any other type of open wheel car.

> >That does not mean I am saying the WC guys are better road course racers.
> >I'm just saying they are better at driving Winston Cup cars on road
courses.
> ><G>

> I'd be more interested in seeing NASROC (formerly IROC) race at Brands
> Hatch or Spa,Belgium in the rain.... with F1 stars and NASCAR stars.
> Now that would be entertaining!

> -----------
> "My dispute is with the IRL. I will not support the IRL because I think
that's
> what has disrupted open-wheel racing in America for us.  I mean, we are
pulling
> in different directions and that doesn't make sense."
>   -- Mario Andretti, May 2000

> Juan Montoya tells the truth about the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
>   http://espn.go.com/media/2000/q2/car_000517jm1a.wav
> Oval racing is 98% engineering and 2% driver talent.

> Al Unser Jr:  The Indy Retirement League Poster-Boy

>Jan.

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> > that's not to say the MS (hate his guts) would beat *any* WC driver
> > without any prior testing at any given track, but I bet it wouldn't take
> > MS (hate his guts) too many laps to be right on pace, and probably well
> > above it too....

> > But then again, even MS (hate his guts) is susceptible to driver
> > preferences, and he could find it hard to get the car set up they way he
> > wanted it, but having seen MS (hate his guts) at the Paris-Bercy (sp)
> > kart races, I would be very surprised if that was the case

> BTW Goy, how do you feel about MS?  Like, dislike or neutral?  ;-))

> >   This is what the original IROC series was about.  Mixed drivers on
> > mixed courses, road and ovals.  It is a REAL REAL REAL shame that
> > IROC now is nothing more than a Nascar support class.

> I don't know the IROC series, but isn't that much the same as Fixed
> setups in Nx, you're not allowed to change *anything* ?

> > This might get the NASCAR vs. F1 debate rolling again.  :-)

> Not a chance, even the most hadcore Nascar fans would admit to that,
> especially since they'd rather there wasn't any road courses in the WC
> at all, I'd expect most current F1 drivers, including those lapped 2 or
> 3 times, to do well at Sears or Glen in Nascar, if you want to stir
> things up, you need to start talking about how F1 drivers would have
> been on an oval track......

> Beers and cheers
> (uncle) Goy

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