F1 in New York - LotusTalk

cornbeef · 10-05-2009, 04:55 AM

i'd heard bernie wanted one but figured it was dead in the water and then this quote from him.....
F1 : Ecclestone cool on Rome's GP chances - F1 - F1-Live.com

Viggen · 10-05-2009, 05:51 AM

NYC would be cool but I would rather them do the even out in Vegas. Much rather spend a week vacation in Vegas then NYC........

ZTEC · 10-05-2009, 06:27 AM

NY would be monumental but a logistical nightmare - Vegas would be a lot of fun and easier to pull off!

MikeLeuz · 10-05-2009, 06:30 AM

Totally agree - seems Vegas would make much more sense. And yeah, F1 in Vegas, I'd be there in a heartbeat. NYC?... not so sure.

Jean · 10-05-2009, 06:34 AM

Sorry but the F1 Grand Prix will be in Montréal next year.

eurosport · 10-05-2009, 06:43 AM

Vegas would be fine as long as they use the streets and not a parking lot!

dbisbee · 10-05-2009, 07:44 AM

They have had one there in the past. Just not sure if anybody here is old enough to remember.

F1 in Las Vegas

apk919 · 10-05-2009, 07:48 AM

I'd love to see an F1 race in NYC, but I'm afraid there isn't one stretch of pavement smooth enough for even a pit lane...

pilotbob · 10-05-2009, 10:13 AM

Didn't they used to run F1 at Watkin's Glen?

kestrel74 · 10-05-2009, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by pilotbob

Didn't they used to run F1 at Watkin's Glen?

Yeah, but I think the cars were a LITTLE slower then !!

Cthulhu · 10-05-2009, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by apk919

I'd love to see an F1 race in NYC, but I'm afraid there isn't one stretch of pavement smooth enough for even a pit lane...

+100

I'm picturing F1 cars crashing over steaming manholes in manhattan and wiping out the hotdog carts.

shay2nak · 10-05-2009, 01:52 PM

+1 for Vegas!

white_turbo · 10-05-2009, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by apk919

I'd love to see an F1 race in NYC, but I'm afraid there isn't one stretch of pavement smooth enough for even a pit lane...

Suspension will need to be rebuilt after each lap, so there will be a lot of pit-stop strategies if they run in NYC.

apk919 · 10-05-2009, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Cthulhu

+100

I'm picturing F1 cars crashing over steaming manholes in manhattan and wiping out the hotdog carts.

Not to mention "crashing" over the non-FIA "curbing"!

cornbeef · 10-05-2009, 07:05 PM

since all the f1 cars performance are close this year they could leave the yellow cabs as moving obstacles like the minardis back in the day. bet you one cab would place

where in/around nyc could they run it or would it be somewhere like meadowlands in jersey

cornbeef · 10-05-2009, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Cthulhu

+100

I'm picturing F1 cars crashing over steaming manholes in manhattan and wiping out the hotdog carts.

or sucking them out of the street like in stallones speed

apk919 · 10-05-2009, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by cornbeef

since all the f1 cars performance are close this year they could leave the yellow cabs as moving obstacles like the minardis back in the day. bet you one cab would place

where in/around nyc could they run it or would it be somewhere like meadowlands in jersey

Actually there were some interesting "courses" in the old "Project Gotham Racing", especially around and through Central Park (especially the traverses). I'd love to see F1 cars streaming through Columbus Circle (reminiscent of Casino Square in Monaco).

407Driver · 10-05-2009, 10:26 PM

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Yeah, but I think the cars were a LITTLE slower then !!

Not really, in 1969 Jochen Rindt won in a Lotus 47B average speed of 126.36 mph. The last USGP in 1980 at the Glenn was won By Allen Jones in a williams Fw07 at 126.37 mph. By comparison the 2007 USGP held at Indy was won by Lewis Hamilton at 125.15 Mph. The Can Am cars like the porsche 917/30 raced thru 1973 at the Glenn were even faster. The biggest problem with Watkins Glenn is its remoteness and lack facilities to support the modern GP " Show"

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cornbeef Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Reading Pa Posts: 494 Images: 14	F1 in New York i'd heard bernie wanted one but figured it was dead in the water and then this quote from him..... F1 : Ecclestone cool on Rome's GP chances - F1 - F1-Live.com __________________ "People think I'm an idiot or something, because all I do is cut lawns for a living. People don't say that about you...as far as you know."

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cornbeef Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Reading Pa Posts: 494 Images: 14	since all the f1 cars performance are close this year they could leave the yellow cabs as moving obstacles like the minardis back in the day. bet you one cab would place where in/around nyc could they run it or would it be somewhere like meadowlands in jersey __________________ "People think I'm an idiot or something, because all I do is cut lawns for a living. People don't say that about you...as far as you know."

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