Eric 0 Report post Posted May 23, 2008 ESPN.com has elected a panel consisting of: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Medilloni 6 Report post Posted May 23, 2008 ........................to nominate the Top 25 drivers of all time. They are as follows: 1: AJ Foyt 2: Mario Andretti 3: Dale Earnhardt 4: Michael Schumacher 5: Ayrton Senna 6: Richard Petty 7: David Pearson 8: Jim Clark 9: Juan Manuel Fangio 10: Jeff Gordon 11: Rick Mears 12: John Force 13: Jackie Stewart 14: Cale Yarborough 15: Al Unser 16: Tony Stewart 17: Bobby Unser 18: Alain Prost 19: Emerson Fittipaldi 20: Darrell Waltrip 21: Shirley Muldowney 22: Niki Lauda 23: Don Garlits 24: Nigel Mansell 25: Steve Kinser Steve Kinser, for the record, is so much better than 25th. No bias there then, eh? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Quiet One 15 Report post Posted May 23, 2008 Here's my list, and I bet it will be more accurate: 1) Me 2) Fangio 3) Fontana 4) Mazzacane 5) Anybody whose last name is "Di Palma" 6) Me 7) Senna 8) Eric 9) f1 master batracer 10) Me 11) All past F1 glories. 12) Mommy 13) Alonso 14) Speed Racer 15) His brother "X" 16) d#ck Dastardly 17) My d#ck 18) d#ck Cheney 19) Moby d#ck 20) The remaining F1 drivers 21) All WRC drivers 22) My donkey 23) Eric's donkey 24) Alonso's donkey 25) Vitantonio Liuzzi . . . . . 7,503,000,215,865) Nelson Piquet, Jr. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grabthaw the Hammerslayer 4 Report post Posted May 23, 2008 7,503,000,215,865) Nelson Piquet, Jr. Sorry Andres, he's not that good Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eric 0 Report post Posted May 23, 2008 The ESPN list IS flawed. But I agree with a lot of their drivers. I've seen worse. 1: Danica Patrick!!!!1111@!@#!@#!oneeleven! 2: Jeff Gordon 3: Kasey Kahne 4: Dale Jr 5: I don't know more than 4 drivers If I had to violate my religious beliefs and make a top 25... 1: Mario Andretti 2: Dale Earnhardt, Sr. 3: AJ Foyt 4: Michael Schumacher 5: Jim Clark 6: Ayrton Senna 7: Tony Stewart 8: John Force 9: Richard Petty 10: Steve Kinser 11: David Pearson 12: Jeff Gordon I'd stop at 12 because I really don't care enough to finish. Insert 13 Indy 500 heros, NASCAR legends from 1950-1990, and Alan Kulwicki and we have a list. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Medilloni 6 Report post Posted May 23, 2008 The ESPN list IS flawed.But I agree with a lot of their drivers. I've seen worse. 1: Danica Patrick!!!!1111@!@#!@#!oneeleven! 2: Jeff Gordon 3: Kasey Kahne 4: Dale Jr 5: I don't know more than 4 drivers If I had to violate my religious beliefs and make a top 25... 1: Mario Andretti 2: Dale Earnhardt, Sr. 3: AJ Foyt 4: Michael Schumacher 5: Jim Clark 6: Ayrton Senna 7: Tony Stewart 8: John Force 9: Richard Petty 10: Steve Kinser 11: David Pearson 12: Jeff Gordon I'd stop at 12 because I really don't care enough to finish. Insert 13 Indy 500 heros, NASCAR legends from 1950-1990, and Alan Kulwicki and we have a list. Well, each to their own. But I really don't want a pint of what you're on Eric Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Rumble Strip 0 Report post Posted May 24, 2008 Lists like this are always very good to look at but the trouble is they are not very subjective Contributors are likely to be biased towards their own favourites, hence some seemingly strange inclusions and similarly as times goes on, older drivers may got forgotten about. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rainmaster 7 Report post Posted May 24, 2008 Lists like this are always very good to look at but the trouble is they are not very subjectiveContributors are likely to be biased towards their own favourites, hence some seemingly strange inclusions and similarly as times goes on, older drivers may got forgotten about. You mean objective, I agree with you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Rumble Strip 0 Report post Posted May 24, 2008 Oops, of course I do. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eric 0 Report post Posted May 24, 2008 I agree. I've said 1000s of times how pointless I think lists are. But...I think this is a solid list. The order may be off, but I think that they have most of the top 25. There's a few they're missing, but then again, there's been 23894723897348957348579827385 racecar drivers in the history of the world; picking 25 means you have to leave out a lot of them. Best damn driver: Mario Andretti Best damn stock car driver: Dale Earnhardt Best damn open wheel driver: Jim Clark Or something like that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Elizabeth Sterling 0 Report post Posted May 24, 2008 Senna will always be the king of open-wheelers for me. Y'know when he did his CART test back between 93 and 94 he was actually almost instantly setting amazing lap-times. The man had so much raw speed it was dangerous, he won 5 races in a fairly poor Mclaren with an old sportscar block in the back, he took pole at Suzuka 89 by over *two seconds* and had so much raw speed it was dangerous. I'm not saying that he far outstrips the other greats, (Prost, JYS, Clark, Fangio, Schumacher), he's just the one that had the most visually impressive talent and talked-about abillities for me. People will remember Senna long after they've forgotten the Schumi era. Any other form of racing I'm not too qualified to comment on, I feel. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eric 0 Report post Posted May 24, 2008 I'm just a biased son of a bitch and could never say someone who didn't win an Indy 500 was the best open wheel driver. But at least I can admit that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BradSpeedMan 6 Report post Posted May 25, 2008 Here's my list, and I bet it will be more accurate: 1) Me 2) Fangio 3) Fontana 4) Mazzacane 5) Anybody whose last name is "Di Palma" 6) Me 7) Senna 8) Eric 9) f1 master batracer 10) Me 11) All past F1 glories. 12) Mommy 13) Alonso 14) Speed Racer 15) His brother "X" 16) d#ck Dastardly 17) My d#ck 18) d#ck Cheney 19) Moby d#ck 20) The remaining F1 drivers 21) All WRC drivers 22) My donkey 23) Eric's donkey 24) Alonso's donkey 25) Vitantonio Liuzzi . . . . . 7,503,000,215,865) Nelson Piquet, Jr. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Argento Reloaded 1 Report post Posted May 26, 2008 Here's my list, and I bet it will be more accurate: 1) Me 2) Fangio 3) Fontana 4) Mazzacane 5) Anybody whose last name is "Di Palma" 6) Me 7) Senna 8) Eric 9) f1 master batracer 10) Me 11) All past F1 glories. 12) Mommy 13) Alonso 14) Speed Racer 15) His brother "X" 16) d#ck Dastardly 17) My d#ck 18) d#ck Cheney 19) Moby d#ck 20) The remaining F1 drivers 21) All WRC drivers 22) My donkey 23) Eric's donkey 24) Alonso's donkey 25) Vitantonio Liuzzi . . . . . 7,503,000,215,865) Nelson Piquet, Jr. I agree with you but the first 3 places 1st: My wife (remember I Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Quiet One 15 Report post Posted May 26, 2008 I agree with you but the first 3 places 1st: My wife (remember I Share this post Link to post Share on other sites