USF1 -- F1's All-American Challenger

[Ciro Pabón]

Well, one thing Spain can understand is Americans bragging. We're the most understanding people in the world, not to mention the more intelligent and the warmest. Some spaniards like to bragg, some of us like people that set high goals for themselves. We kill bulls with a sword and a drape, dressed like a ballerina, for the love of Pete. Compared with that, winning an F1 race in the first year seems easy.

We never exaggerate about this "high goals" issue. Actually, I haven't exaggerated in a million years.

For the smartypants that claim Chuck Norris is banned, please, do some research before talking. This is a serious forum, you know. The fact is that long time ago Japan reached a deal, which is the true reason why Chuck cannot drive for USF1: IF Chuck tried to enter F1 for BAR, Japan would have sent immediately Bruce Lee to drive in that very same team, but for Honda. Everybody knows Bruce beat Chuck (heck, he killed Chuck!). So, it's not a ban, is kind of mutual assured destruction. Here you have the facts:

Why Was I Not Informed About Bruce Lee?, by Sammy Potts - The Onion

nae, pleeze. I have a life, you know... fight by PM, I beg, or else. If you continue, I'll talk with Chuck. If you don't care, just watch this (man, I never get tired of watching this):

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqzQ2qrtBeg[/youtube]

[Ray]

Likewise there's no EFI tuning in NASCAR.

No EFI tuning? My understanding is there's no EFI period.

I may be wrong, but some of the best EFI tuners have a very long history of tuning carbs. The basic understanding is the same, you just have to translate that into a computer screen. The translation isn't hard, but getting very very good at it is.

[pipex]

USF1 is already bringing up the classical "America V/S The World" theme, just as was thought by them for publicity . I'm pretty sure that there are skilled professionals all around the world, and USF1 can do a good job. We will see...

[noname]

Very relevant. I'd even argue in some areas, NASCAR experience is more relevant to F1 than F1 experience is relevant to NASCAR. (...)

Is it relevant? Damn right it is. F1 is not it's own special little world. Nothing in F1 is magic. Are the budgets large? Sure. Are the cars very highly developed and extremely well built? Sure. Fundamentally though, it's 4-wheel racing.

I've made your post shorter just to avoid creating really long one.

You've named most of the ingredients necessary to build good racing car, and I have no doubts most of them are available in US, or can be imported. Once you've build the car you have to know how to use it. You did not mentioned that but ok, one can buy this knowledge also.

Problem is that system is not just a simple sum of components, you need knowledge and experience to make it right. Creating from the scratch the team capable of creating and using the F1 car in the way leading to victories takes time. Toyota, already mentioned here, is a good example.

I wish USF1, and all new entrants, all the best. I am just aware road to success is not as simple as some would like it to be (if it was we would probably have tens of teams as being in F1 would be relatively inexpensive game), and that some of the new teams will disappear from the grid with very little, if any, on their scoring board.

In few months first USF1's challenger should be on the track. Then we would be able to judge its value.

regards

[Professor]

Horses say they are hung like Chuck Norris.

[Conceptual]

Very relevant. I'd even argue in some areas, NASCAR experience is more relevant to F1 than F1 experience is relevant to NASCAR. (...)

Is it relevant? Damn right it is. F1 is not it's own special little world. Nothing in F1 is magic. Are the budgets large? Sure. Are the cars very highly developed and extremely well built? Sure. Fundamentally though, it's 4-wheel racing.

I've made your post shorter just to avoid creating really long one.

You've named most of the ingredients necessary to build good racing car, and I have no doubts most of them are available in US, or can be imported. Once you've build the car you have to know how to use it. You did not mentioned that but ok, one can buy this knowledge also.

Problem is that system is not just a simple sum of components, you need knowledge and experience to make it right. Creating from the scratch the team capable of creating and using the F1 car in the way leading to victories takes time. Toyota, already mentioned here, is a good example.

I wish USF1, and all new entrants, all the best. I am just aware road to success is not as simple as some would like it to be (if it was we would probably have tens of teams as being in F1 would be relatively inexpensive game), and that some of the new teams will disappear from the grid with very little, if any, on their scoring board.

In few months first USF1's challenger should be on the track. Then we would be able to judge its value.

regards

I believe with proper project management, most of these problems vanish.

Horses say they are hung like Chuck Norris.

And also, please no Barren's chat in here!

[Ciro Pabón]

And also, please no Barren's chat in here!

Horses are hung like High Overlord Saurfang.

Q.: Where is Mankrik's Wife?
A.: She'll drive for USF1

[Giblet]

What is Barren's chat?

OK I Googled it. That's a place that you pay to be in, monthy, with other people, paying someone monthly, to lust after things that you don't have, that are not real, and once you get them, there is no joy, as you want the next better weapon/armor thingy even before you received the last one.

I gather while there, the level of discussion is quite uplifting and though provoking?

Once you have elevated yourself to the maximum level, don't worry, there will be another 20 levels available soon to keep you paying and playing Blizzard until you die.

I just hope that they use the money all of WOWies you have been spending to make a good Starcraft 2.

And by the way, Chuck Norris has already travelled ahead in time, and won the next subsequent 10 F1 season, every race, smashing every record. His time machine was not a Delorean, but a Smart forTwo, which he drove in the races under sponsorship of God.

[modbaraban]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0T3hSygMek

[furnik28]

breaking news USF1 engine spy pics

[djos]

breaking news USF1 engine spy pics

Yeah because Nascar engines are eligible for use in F1!

[jddh1]

I posted this on the natacha thread, but I can't resist. I guess I might get my wish as USF1 is seriously thinking about putting Danica and her beautiful frame in an F1 car.
http://www.f1technical.net/news/12747

[DaveKillens]

Danica Patrick's contract with Andretti Green Racing expires at the end of this season, so that does make her eligible for USF1. But I do believe she will go NASCAR. I have a ton of respect for the lady, but she does not have the chops to compete in Formula One. Truth is, Danica would not last long in Formula One. But if she went NASCAR, her career and income would go a long ways. NASCAR fans are a funny bunch, and if they like a driver, that's good enough for them. Just witness Dale Earnhardt Jr, who has had so-so results in the last few years (finished the season 19th, 5th, 16th, 12th, and 20th), yet has won the "Favorite Driver Award" five years running.

[xpensive]

@ jddh1: Wouldn't you loove to see Victoria Silvstedt's frame in F1 as well?

[Belatti]

I dont know.... Danica Patrick weights what? 40 Kilos ???

That HEMI seems reeeeeeally heavy!

They must compensate somehow!