proper racing by proper drivers

Mike Usiskin · Post by **Mike Usiskin** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 12:05 pm

Just to remind folk what F1 used to be like, balls to the wall, transcendental driving and not an electronic aid in sight

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sDtn8QnpFg

bjmullan · Post by **bjmullan** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 12:32 pm

Remembered for that great battle not for the first win for a turbo F1 car

23e Heure · Post by **23e Heure** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 1:11 pm

You still get close exciting racing in top class motorsport... just don't bother with F1.

Sebring (ALMS) last weekend was awesome, wheel to wheel racing between the brand new Audi R15 and the Peugeot 908 for almost all of the 12 hours.

Not quite as exciting as the legendary Arnoux/Villeneuve laps, but still edge of your seat stuff, for example:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MZURmQK04g
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkcCj_mb ... re=related

bjmullan · Post by **bjmullan** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 5:28 pm

Got to agree that Sebring was fantastic last weekend, 22 seconds separated them in the end. Two completely different cars; V10 open top Audi and V12 Peugeot coupe. They also had different strategies in the race with tyre changes at every fuel stop for Audi and every other for Peugeot.

If the ACO get the formula correct we could see petrol cars in the mix for the 24 hour at Le Mans!

higs356 · Post by **higs356** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 10:07 am

Great piece of footage spoiled only by the annoying background drone of that Clarkson person.

DIRKBROWNFINGER · Post by **DIRKBROWNFINGER** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 6:48 pm

Remember it well - fantastic!

Anybody remember Mansell v Senna at Monaco....