--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 142 AUTO RACING Ref: D5X00014 Date: 05/24/96 From: CHIP SWIFT Time: 02:47pm \/To: ALL (Read 7 times) Subj: on-gas I would like to take this time to enter my pick for the Indy 500. I pick Danny Ongias to win; Bobby Rahal 2nd; and Al Jr. to park it in the 1st half of the race. ... Gotta run, the cat's caught in the printer. --- TELEGARD 2.99Gamma 4 * Origin: The Eagle's Nest BBS!! - 405-799-0833 (169:620/201) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 142 AUTO RACING Ref: D5X00015 Date: 05/27/96 From: DENNIS JENKINS Time: 12:41pm \/To: JOHN STEINMAN (Read 7 times) Subj: #3 JS> JS> JS> JS> -=> Quoting Bill Clawson to John Steinman <=- BC> Know that Bill Elliot has been brought into the discussion I think BC> I'll join in with my opinion...I am not a DE fan and never have be JS> Yea Bill had some good years but they are way behind him now. Don't kn JS> if he will have some more years like he did in the mid 80's. I think JS> thats when Elliot had his highlight. But you have to agree that when i JS> comes to consistency over a 10 year period or just season to season, t JS> Earnhardt and the G.M. team, are the best in the business. Or maybe yo JS> don't have to agree :) Yeah, ole' Elliot is way over the hill nowdays. It was over three years ago that he was tied for first place in points going into the last race of the year..... Dennis --- * PW * Vegetarian: Indian word for "Lousy Hunter " * Origin: The STL CATII BBS (314-351-7150) (314-353-9441) (1:100/757) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 142 AUTO RACING Ref: D5X00016 Date: 05/27/96 From: DENNIS JENKINS Time: 12:41pm \/To: DAVE DRUM (Read 7 times) Subj: Re: IRL DD>I'm a little disappointed that Jack Hewitt didn't get a shot. And Billy DD>still First Alternate... so if someone fails to start, guess what? They DD>have bolted his car back together and it will be ready to go. I'm gonna DD>keep an close eye on Double O Joe Gosek and my two main hopes - Lyn St. DD>James amd Buddy Lazier both of whom I know from other venues. I bet you are pretty happy for Buddy. He did a great job. Dennis --- * PW * I *DO* have a firm grip on reality! Now I can choke the l * Origin: The STL CATII BBS (314-351-7150) (314-353-9441) (1:100/757) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 142 AUTO RACING Ref: D5X00017 Date: 05/28/96 From: CAROLYN DEAN Time: 09:44am \/To: JOHN STEINMAN (Read 7 times) Subj: Earnhardt in Carolina John...2nd is a good thing....he's still leading in the points and life is good.....Next..Dover...exciting racing....and hopefully a great finish....GO 33333333333333333333333!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! --- PCBoard (R) v15.22/M 10 * Origin: * PC-Help! BBS * Lutz Fl. 813-949-6588 1:377/35 28.8 v.34 (1:377/35) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 142 AUTO RACING Ref: D5Y00000 Date: 05/28/96 From: MAX LAKE Time: 07:13pm \/To: J BLACK (Read 7 times) Subj: Re: Menard JB> Because it would show that HE IS more interested in the sport than JB> just the 500. (see above) With the money he has tied up in his venture JB> to win at Indy he could have fielded a car for an entire season, (with JB> a different engine program) and IMO maybe even have done well. I know JB> that for years Menard was not alone in running just the 500, but he JB> has the means to do so, and that is what makes me feel that his JB> credibity is in question. My understanding is that he does racing as a hobby. If he went the entire CART season, it would take him away from business too much and cease being fun. --- * OFFLINE 1.56 * Solid, liquid, and gas. The three states of a burrito. --- QScan/PCB v1.19b / 01-0530 * Origin: Collector's Edition * Dallas, TX * 214-351-6548 (1:124/2143) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 142 AUTO RACING Ref: D5Y00001 Date: 05/28/96 From: MAX LAKE Time: 07:13pm \/To: CONRAD SIAO (Read 7 times) Subj: Re: DAN GURNEY ML> Exactly my point. CART and IRL are both populated by F1 rejects. CS> I wouldn't say that if I were you. Take a look at Jacques Villneauve. CS> Last year's IndyCar Champ has already won an F1 race and he is CS> currently in second in the points standings. Proves my point. The ones that can win in F1 go there (or stay). The ones who can't perform at an F1 level wind up in CART/IRL. --- * OFFLINE 1.56 * 400 legs and 8 teeth? The Willie Nelson fan club. --- QScan/PCB v1.19b / 01-0530 * Origin: Collector's Edition * Dallas, TX * 214-351-6548 (1:124/2143) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 142 AUTO RACING Ref: D5Y00002 Date: 05/28/96 From: MAX LAKE Time: 07:13pm \/To: DOUG FARROW (Read 7 times) Subj: DAN GURNEY ML> Who do we have as F1 title holders in CART this year? Who among the ML> ex-F1 guys in CART have run towards the front of the pack? Face it, ML> with the execption of Mansell, there have been no F1 winners come to ML> Indy Car racing on either side. DF> Uhh - what about Emmo? I realize he couldn't get an F1 ride today but DF> I suspect he wouldn't want one. He is a former multiple F1 titleholder DF> and a 500 winner (can't remember if he ever won the PPG Cup). True, but his arrival in Indy CAr did come several years after he faded out of F1. Pehaps I should have stated how many competitive F1 lads come to these shores. --- * OFFLINE 1.56 * A bird in the hand can be messy. --- QScan/PCB v1.19b / 01-0530 * Origin: Collector's Edition * Dallas, TX * 214-351-6548 (1:124/2143) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 142 AUTO RACING Ref: D5Y00003 Date: 05/28/96 From: MAX LAKE Time: 07:13pm \/To: RIC JOHNSON (Read 7 times) Subj: Dan Gurney ML> Face it, with the execption of Mansell, there have been no F1 winners ML> come to Indy Car racing on either side. RJ> Emerson Fittipaldi and Nelson Piquet come immediately to mind, as well RJ> as Mario who returned to Indy Cars after winning his World RJ> Championship in F1. Emmo came well after his peak. Piquet came to kill time between F1 rides (remember he was going to Ferrari right after Indy). Mario is a special case as he went to F1, won and then came back. I was thinking of F1 front runners who came looking for a new challenge. I can think of nobody except Mansell who left a competitive F1 ride in favor of IndyCar. --- * OFFLINE 1.56 * Moosehead: Great beer, and a new experience for the moose. --- QScan/PCB v1.19b / 01-0530 * Origin: Collector's Edition * Dallas, TX * 214-351-6548 (1:124/2143) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 142 AUTO RACING Ref: D5Y00004 Date: 05/28/96 From: MAX LAKE Time: 07:13pm \/To: DENNIS JENKINS (Read 7 times) Subj: INDY 500 / US 500 DJ> I've got a turkey thawing out for the water smoker. I figured that was DJ> an appropriate entree for the indycar mess. Now that makes more sense than anything else I have heard all day! DJ> I plan on watching all the races that I can get on TV. Yep, tomoorow will be a looonnnggg day. Bet our eyes turn square! --- * OFFLINE 1.56 * Jockeys do it with whips and saddles. --- QScan/PCB v1.19b / 01-0530 * Origin: Collector's Edition * Dallas, TX * 214-351-6548 (1:124/2143) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 142 AUTO RACING Ref: D5Y00005 Date: 05/28/96 From: MAX LAKE Time: 07:13pm \/To: DENNIS JENKINS (Read 7 times) Subj: Bill Elliott DJ> It got me to wondering how Awesome Bill gets that car to go as fast as DJ> he does. They are large and they are brass. --- * OFFLINE 1.56 * Auntie Em; Kansas sucks. Took dog, hired lawyer. Bye, Dorothy. --- QScan/PCB v1.19b / 01-0530 * Origin: Collector's Edition * Dallas, TX * 214-351-6548 (1:124/2143)