Also I think Master & Command hasn´t been mentioned yet 😉

Very good movie, and another movie along those same lines is Horatio Hornblower starring Gregory Peck, and if you like fictionary tales Pirates of the Carribean, starring Johnny Depp. 😉

I didn’t know Steve but he seemed to be a nice chap, my deepest condolences to Julie and Haydn, you’ll be truly missed.

I know this sounds crazy but what about theoretical laser guided ” sabot ” round made of high density metal with a depleted uraniun head, could it penetrate armored decks from a high altitude?

fair enough, but how can a propeller driven aircraft be a cool jet fighter?
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-spitfire , mustang , sea fury, mosquito ???

fair enough, but how can a B-58 Hustler, and a B-1B Lancer be a cool jet fighter? :confused:

Maybe this is what open wheel racing needed in Europe, a shot in the arm with a dose of reality, maybe finally someone will stand up to Max Mosely and his jack booted F1 henchmen

Hey Dhfan DC did say he wanted to race when they were on the parade lap he radioed in a said he wanted to race despite what the rest of the teams were doing.

While it would be bad day if some one seriously crashed, but I thought F1 cars were the pinnacle of technology and safety. I agree with DC and are a fan of him, but DC knew the risks, as all the other drivers, thats what makes them RACE CAR DRIVERS! Did I see some nasty crashes at Indy 500 sure, but Are the teams implying that there cars are not safe enough? Let me remind you that Ayrton Senna god rest his soul was killed at permament road course. as well as Roland Ratzenberger no one remembers him right?

Why do you think that Jaques Villanueve did just ok? He won races his rookie year in F1, won the championship the next year, and prior to F1 won at Indy. Are saying that Nigel Mansell was better than JV? Nigel won the championship his rookie year but had a hard time his sophmore year and left for Willliams. JV had the same problem. The year he won the F1 Champoinship was the last year for the factory backed Renault with Williams. The very next year they went privatized ” Mechachrome” engines and were not competitive that year.

As far as Motogp is concerned I like it a lot, but what about Freddie Spencer, & Kenny Roberts? anyone :confused: 😎

IMHO would you be in an uproar if Bridgestone cars would have backed out i.e. Minardi, Jordan. and Ferrari over a tire safety issue. Just food for thought, and Iam not trying to start a flame war 🙂

Hey Nermal, & Flying Chick. I would like to respond to your thoughts.

First off while it is true that American drivers have not fared so well in F1 is simple we are not commited to living in Europe, nothing wrong with Europe, that is what happened to Mikey in ’93. He thought he could live in the U.S., and race in Europe, plus he had a teammate that took the most attention away from Mike’s side of the team. Are you saving that American drivers have not succeeded in F1? How’ bout Mario Andretti. Phil Hill, Carrol Shelby, Dan Gurney which he raced his own chassis. How’ bout Euro drivers that didn’t make in America such as Teo Fabi, Christian Fittipaldi, Maurcio Guglemin, Stefan Johansan, Raoul Boesel just to name a few.

2nd in response to Flying Chick, says that F1 came to America only to gain a financial windfall, while that is true as well, how is it that America has one of the largest attendances during the season? As I recall Bernie is not too fond of the British Grand Prix and could face the chopping block in the future. 😉

Why not put the driver back in the car? Why can’t they use sticky tires are the speeds that fast, have they really slowed down that much on grooved tires? Why not put shifters like CART and IRL instead of paddle shifter which seemed to me like an automatic? Ban driver aids such as launch control, and traction control, govern the rpms produced by the motors to let’s say 13,000 rpms , freeze technological progress for 2 yrs, and finally lets see some passing and not just in the pits,

I could go on and on, but I’m getting a cramp inhand and can no longer type!
Just my .02 worth 🙂