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[Eric]

abbas_gear, on Jun 18 2008, 06:59 PM, said:

Btw, Eric, why don't you post some of your racing pictures in a thread?

Cuz I'm a pretty private guy.  I'll drop you a PM, though.

[Jean Todt]

Eric, on Jun 18 2008, 10:58 PM, said:

I think we could make massive profits off of a minivan drifting series...let's try it!

Those three-wheelers look badass!

I'd like to travel the world, as well, but I can't.  Working full time and a kid on the way kind of hinders that.  But, if you ever find your way to the greatest nation on Earth, maybe I'll play it safe and take you to the indoor go-kart track.  You'll top 60 mph (96.5 kph), but it'll feel like a lot more with your a## that low to the ground!

I wana drift man!

I really don't know how to drift at greater speeds. I don't have a light weight rear wheel drive car to try it in India, becaue there are a lot of supercool roads in India with so much corners and stuff perfect for drifting. By the time I get a car that is really bad a##, I would be playing it safe, as I might have started posting pictures of my kids . So I am gona try few things which I wont do after getting married . Sure, I hope to be coming to America just for some experiences, I want to do a research on evolution of car design, I will be ignoring the cars that were inspired by space crafts though, other than that fact, I think till 15 years back, America made some real good cars. I want to know what drove them to accept such cars etc etc. I just wish I could find time. I wanted to do for Europe too, but I think I can manage to observe almost everything in Italy. The idea of coming to America was provoked by one of my lucturers after he insisted that I should visit the place to observe, because, he said, 'they are crazy people'

[Jean Todt]

Eric, on Jun 18 2008, 11:02 PM, said:

Cuz I'm a pretty private guy.  I'll drop you a PM, though.

Oh cmon Eric? I am not Walter D Silva or Chriss Bangle . We know Cav is schumi in disguise and Maure is Mosley, but we don't treat them special.

Anyways, posting your pics is your personal choice, I would be happy to see what you guys do.

[Jean Todt]

I remember being caught by the police for riding that three wheeler for not having a lisence for riding that. He got suspicios after he spotted someone riding it with formal clothes..

[Eric]

abbas_gear, on Jun 18 2008, 07:06 PM, said:

I wana drift man!

I really don't know how to drift at greater speeds. I don't have a light weight rear wheel drive car to try it in India, becaue there are a lot of supercool roads in India with so much corners and stuff perfect for drifting. By the time I get a car that is really bad a##, I would be playing it safe, as I might have started posting pictures of my kids . So I am gona try few things which I wont do after getting married . Sure, I hope to be coming to America just for some experiences, I want to do a research on evolution of car design, I will be ignoring the cars that were inspired by space crafts though, other than that fact, I think till 15 years back, America made some real good cars. I want to know what drove them to accept such cars etc etc. I just wish I could find time. I wanted to do for Europe too, but I think I can manage to observe almost everything in Italy. The idea of coming to America was provoked by one of my lucturers after he insisted that I should visit the place to observe, because, he said, 'they are crazy people'

We are.  We drive cars with waaay too much silver on the grille and drink beer that tastes like urine.  Talk about a crazy place.

abbas_gear, on Jun 18 2008, 07:09 PM, said:

Oh cmon Eric? I am not Walter D Silva or Chriss Bangle . We know Cav is schumi in disguise and Maure is Mosley, but we don't treat them special.

Anyways, posting your pics is your personal choice, I would be happy to see what you guys do.

I sent the PM.

[Eric]

abbas_gear, on Jun 18 2008, 07:11 PM, said:

I remember being caught by the police for riding that three wheeler for not having a lisence for riding that. He got suspicios after he spotted someone riding it with formal clothes..

  My only three wheeler was something like this...

[Jean Todt]

Eric, on Jun 18 2008, 11:15 PM, said:

My only three wheeler was something like this...

[DOF_power]

Rainmaster, on Jun 18 2008, 11:19 PM, said:

I agree, oval racing is the best form of racing you know of! Each to his own I say, you can have your overtaking packed oval races where the fans can get close to the drivers and I'll stick to my distant borefests that are modern F1 GP's, it's my loss. Wait a minute I don't think this post came out right

Not necessarily true. They're exciting if they're either short (less then 1.5 miles or very long/restrictor plated), in between they're boring.
CTS offers (far) better racing then Nationwide and/or Cup.

[The Rumble Strip]

Vettel should get a seat, although not at Ferrari yet as was muted last season.

Red Bull possibly.

[Eric]

DOF_Renault_BMW, on Jun 19 2008, 02:05 AM, said:

Not necessarily true. They're exciting if they're either short (less then 1.5 miles or very long/restrictor plated), in between they're boring.
CTS offers (far) better racing then Nationwide and/or Cup.

NASCAR isn't the only oval racing in the world, though.  There's IndyCar, midgets, and local short track racing, all of which own NASCAR up the a##.

[The Rumble Strip]

No Trulli train today.

Great drive and I can still see him in F1 next year.

[Eric]

Team Formula One, on Jun 22 2008, 12:20 PM, said:

No Trulli train today.

Great drive and I can still see him in F1 next year.

Yeah, he's having one hell of a year this year.

[The Rumble Strip]

Get the impression he's liked by Toyota as well so I think he'll stay there.

[Jean Todt]

Team Formula One, on Jun 23 2008, 07:01 PM, said:

Get the impression he's liked by Toyota as well so I think he'll stay there.

Toyota in Past had retained some of the oldest drivers on the grid, I don't see why they shouldn't keep Trulli, he is not that old and he has the pace.