novaderrik
novaderrik UltraDork
11/19/12 2:32 a.m.

but not a single "OMG!!! TEH F1 RACE IN AUSTIN WAS TEH BEST EVAR!!" thread yet...

fasted58
fasted58 UberDork
11/19/12 3:21 a.m.

The world must be upside down.

F1 drivers wearing cowboy hats and Schumacher bought a 500 acre ranch in Texas.

woohoo, giddyup

... strange world we live in

Grtechguy
Grtechguy UltimaDork
11/19/12 5:19 a.m.

Ahh....the more refined F1 enthusiast have no reason to shave their favorite motorsports drivers number in the hair on their backs.

JoeyM
JoeyM UltimaDork
11/19/12 5:42 a.m.
Grtechguy wrote: Ahh....the more refined F1 enthusiast have no reason to shave their favorite motorsports drivers number in the hair on their backs.

< sarcasm >
Nah, F1 fans are much smarter than NASCAR fans....the F1 fans show their enthusiasm by buying $360 headphones and $5500 luggage sets from their favorite manufacturer
< /sarcasm >

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
11/19/12 7:34 a.m.

http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/forum/grm/circuit-of-the-americas-us-gp/57098/page1/

JoeyM
JoeyM UltimaDork
11/19/12 12:10 p.m.
David S. Wallens wrote: http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/forum/grm/circuit-of-the-americas-us-gp/57098/page1/

Thanks for linking to that. I had no idea that there was so much elevation change. Here's the course map that aussiemg hotlinked to in the other thread

Grizz
Grizz SuperDork
11/19/12 12:15 p.m.
Grtechguy wrote: Ahh....the more refined F1 enthusiast have no reason to shave their favorite motorsports drivers number in the hair on their backs.

And here I thought it was because they were so effeminate that they were incapable of growing body hair.

oldsaw
oldsaw PowerDork
11/19/12 3:23 p.m.
Grizz wrote:
Grtechguy wrote: Ahh....the more refined F1 enthusiast have no reason to shave their favorite motorsports drivers number in the hair on their backs.
And here I thought it was because they were so effeminate that they were incapable of growing body hair.

If the F1 fans at Watkins Glen heard you say that, you'd have been flayed, eaten, crapped into a bog and set on fire. And everyone would cheer while it happened.

DukeOfUndersteer
DukeOfUndersteer UltimaDork
11/19/12 3:25 p.m.
oldsaw wrote:
Grizz wrote:
Grtechguy wrote: Ahh....the more refined F1 enthusiast have no reason to shave their favorite motorsports drivers number in the hair on their backs.
And here I thought it was because they were so effeminate that they were incapable of growing body hair.
If the F1 fans at Watkins Glen heard you say that, you'd have been flayed, eaten, crapped into a bog and set on fire. And everyone would cheer while it happened.

Sounds like Sebring fans to me

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
11/19/12 3:34 p.m.
oldsaw wrote:
Grizz wrote:
Grtechguy wrote: Ahh....the more refined F1 enthusiast have no reason to shave their favorite motorsports drivers number in the hair on their backs.
And here I thought it was because they were so effeminate that they were incapable of growing body hair.
If the F1 fans at Watkins Glen heard you say that, you'd have been flayed, eaten, crapped into a bog and set on fire. And everyone would cheer while it happened.

Yep. My dad was there. Hopefully this weekend we'll get to scan more of his photos from those days.

friedgreencorrado
friedgreencorrado PowerDork
11/19/12 3:49 p.m.

Some old Bog fans set up a website:

http://www.glenphotos.com/bog/index.html

Grizz
Grizz SuperDork
11/19/12 4:22 p.m.
oldsaw wrote: If the F1 fans at Watkins Glen heard you say that, you'd have been flayed, eaten, crapped into a bog and set on fire. And everyone would cheer while it happened.

I've drunkenly proven that I'm not flammable, so good luck with that.

mad_machine
mad_machine MegaDork
11/19/12 7:32 p.m.
JoeyM wrote:
David S. Wallens wrote: http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/forum/grm/circuit-of-the-americas-us-gp/57098/page1/
Thanks for linking to that. I had no idea that there was so much elevation change. Here's the course map that aussiemg hotlinked to in the other thread

133 feet.. isn't that more elevation change than Deleware?

TRoglodyte
TRoglodyte Dork
11/19/12 8:05 p.m.
Grizz wrote:
oldsaw wrote: If the F1 fans at Watkins Glen heard you say that, you'd have been flayed, eaten, crapped into a bog and set on fire. And everyone would cheer while it happened.
I've drunkenly proven that I'm not flammable, so good luck with that.

You have obviously not consumed enough accelerants.

Grizz
Grizz SuperDork
11/19/12 8:17 p.m.
TRoglodyte wrote: You have obviously not consumed enough accelerants.

Possibly. This requires extensive testing. Luckily I got started earlier.

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