Didn't spot this story 'til late Sunday night
when purusing the ALL knowing 'Intrawoods... Where I was momentarily surprised
to read of the 'legendous George Bignotti's passing at the ripe 'Ol age of
97-years, which means if I've done my ryth-muh-tickin' correctly, he was a spry
67-years old when he scored the last of his amazing seven Indy 500 victories;
Aye Karumba!
Monday, September 30, 2013
Zapping the Dragon...
Ran across this last week when perusing
various news sources, as Indy Cars Dragon Racing has become the second U.S.
racing entity to join the fledgling Formula E series after Andretti Autosport
signed-up earlier this year.
And while I'm curious how this new all
electric series will do, I'm still skeptical 'bout how drivers having to
unbuckle 'N run to an awaiting car because the battery power of said vehicles
cannot last an entire race will ultimately promote EV technology. I mean isn't
this the ultimate form of Range Anxiety? Not to mention the whole visceral
noise equation... Nevertheless it's good to see two IndyCar teams getting in on
the act, so look for Formula E next year...
Friday, September 27, 2013
RUSH Finally Arrives at Theatres...
In case Y'all haven't heard or seen the
countless advertisements for Ronnie Howard's F1 racing movie titled RUSH, it's
slated to open nationwide today in the theatre of your choice... As with A-L-L
racing movies, most notably Senna, I've been eagerly awaiting the release of
this movie upon the B-I-G Screen and am slated to go SEE I-T this weekend in
Seattle; Hoorah! As even 'Ol Niki Lauda's been getting in on the act, having
been a surprise guest upon Speed Freaks last Sunday night!
INTERVIEW: Niki Lauda on Speed Freaks
As the movie sets out to profile the two
vastly different personas of the 1976 F1 world champion protagonists, i.e.;
James Hunt v Niki Lauda, whilst the Austrian triple world champion has also elaborated
upon his feelings towards today's F1 drivers in;
Hence, like "Niki-the-Rat" sez',
all Ron Howard films are good. So hopefully this one won't disappoint! Although
I fail to see how it will due to the great depths of research Howard went to
make it painstakingly accurate; so go
check I-T out!
Boo Byrds Flock to Vettel
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Sebastian Vettel, 2013 Singapore GP. (Image
source: the Cahier Archive, grandprix.com)
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So Niki Lauda and Christian Horner are all in
a tizzy over German Wunderkind Seb' Vettel, previously known here at No Fenders
as Master 'Zebb being constantly stalked by the Boo Byrds...
As I've previously scribbled I have ZERO
sympathy for who now here is known fondly as "TWINKIEBOY," the
moniker being given by Tacoma Bureau Chief Mary Ellen who's become exceedingly
blunt towards Formula 1 and the drivers of its sport.
Thus this booing phenomenon which began appropriately
at Bloody Silverstone made me think about its ramifications, not to mention my
exceedingly long duration of being an F1 Aficionado and whether or not they
were justified? Since I've only ever actively BOOED one driver specifically at
a racetrack in several years now, his name being 'HULIO, nee Helio Castroneves
as I was the only person BOOING loudly in the stands at Edmonton in 2010 upon
'HULIO's Machiavellian blocking tactics for the perceived win. As I can tell
Yuhs I was the only Yank in a sea of 'KuhNucks booing that day...
And it's an interesting reflection to Mwah
when I've decided to quit rootin' for one of my three Numero Uno favourite
Formula 1 drivers, as "the Professor's" (Alain Prost) antics found me
casting about in favour of who'd become
nicknamed 'DER TERMINATOR, aka Michael Schumacher, who I'd have to say I've
personally donated vast sums 'O Greenbacks to his personal bank account en
route to becoming the sport's first Billionaire driver! As I was simply Ga-Ga
over Schuey! as he simply captivated Mwah at an early age, as it was over
twenty years ago that I became smitten by him - noticeably his 'Mega driving
talent.
Thus began an insane amount of collecting
various knickknacks - ALL HAIL SCHUMI! As I'm afraid to reveal how many
Diecasts in scales ranging from 1:64 to 1:18 I've accumulated over the years,
my most obscure to be a DTM Saloon car, not to mention miniature helmets,
multiple T-shirts, photographs and the like, along with a treasure trove of
videotapes in a box...
Yet somewheres along the line, Herr
Schumacher lost his allure to Mwah, way before his pathetic three-year
retirement tour at the Silver Arrows, nee Mercedes circa 2010-12, since by that
time I'd long since become a devotee of Sebastian Vettel, who said "Just
DON'T call me Baby Schuey!"
As I think Schumacher's antics in Austria,
'Twenty-oh-Two was the first significant fracture to bubble to the surface,
albeit Michael's horrific antics of trying to punt "Jack Vanilla"
(Jacques Villeneuve) off track in Jerez, Spain's 1997 season ending European GP
should have really been the beginning of his end for me, eh?
And as I'd already tired of Herr
Sckewmacher's blatant Bad Boy driving antics somewhere in the 2005-06 period,
what totally pushed me over the edge towards NO longer respecting him was that
ridiculous episode of deliberately parking his Ferrari ontrack at thee
Principality, nee Monte Carlo circa '06
in order to impede "Fredrico Suave" (Fred Alonso) from scoring Pole
position for that year's Monaco Grand Prix.
But Austria 2002 seems to be repeating itself
- as I mused that I'd seen this movie before when Master 'Zebb blatantly
disregarded team orders for Mark Webber to get the win at Malaysia when Vettel ignored
the coded "Multi-21" instructions, to which even Team Principal
Christian Horner's in-car radio message was played over the world feed:
"C'mon Seb, this is silly!" As Horner was feebly trying to get
Sebastian to back off and give Webber his lead back to NO avail!
Now this isn't the first example of Vettel's
penchant for not obeying team orders, having crashed out himself and Webber in
Turkey, 2010, along with my all time Bestest' Webber quote "NOT BAD FOR A
NUMBER 2 DRIVER!" After having won the 2010 British Grand Prix after the
team had given Vettel Mark's newer spec front wing...
I first became aware of Vettel's potential for greatness at
his very first outing at Istanbul 'Twenty-oh-Six when he was nabbed for
speeding in the Pitlane during the Friday Free Practice session, and then
having chosen him as my new favourite driver in the summer of 2008 whilst in
Der Fatherland for the Hockenheim GP.
Thus I suppose with all of this knowledge of
how egotistical and selfish championship drivers are, it was easy for me to
immediately switch off my supporting of Vettel upon his dastardly deed at
Malaysia, especially now with a 60-point lead in the championship, was the
netting of seven extra points really warranted?
Thus I find myself fully supporting the BOO
Byrds hounding Vettel, since I think it's akin to the fans feverishly BOOING
Dario Franchitti, who I've refrained from calling Dashley LePew anymore at
Mother Speedway (Indianapolis) upon his pushing Taku-san' (Takuma Sato) wide
for the victory in 2012, albeit I didn't BOO him that day and actually was
quite surprised by this tactic.
Which Mary Ellen asked me why I thought this
had happened? Is it because the Fans view him as one of the "One-Per
centers?" As in we're all jealous since we're NOT privileged like Dario
is, after all we're all part of the "99-Percenters," right?
Hence, perhaps we're a 'Wee bit jealous, eh?
But then again shouldn't we have the right to be jealous? And what makes
Sebastian think he's so special, even perhaps holier then water? Oh Never Mind!
As I said before Seb', if you're gonna act like a Piranha ontrack then you'd
better get used to the BOOING!
Or even better yet Messer Horner and Mr. David Coulthard, the latter not having a leg to stand upon in my eyes since he bluntly swept the Greenpeace demonstrator trying to scale the podium at Spa totally underneath the rug... Which implies he's pretty ensconced in Totalitarianism, right? Hence, not recognizing our rights to have differencing opinions, as both of these men are leading the charge for the booing to stop since its disrespectful - to which I can only say Chris, David and Niki, like Don Henley sang all those years ago: GET OVER IT! I mean whatever happened to the freedom of expression?
As we AIN'T BOOING Seb because of his
brilliant driving talent; NO! we're BOOING him 'cause he's a whiny 'lil Punk, I
mean after all, Vettel's been so appropriately nicknamed thee Smiling Assassin
by NBCSN's 'Wee "Willie Buxom" (Will Buxton) no less!
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