Cristiano da Matta eyeing a return to racing
12-08-2007, 12:37 PM
#1
Le Mans Master
Thread Starter
Cristiano da Matta eyeing a return to racing
From Paddock Talk Dec 8/07
the black hole that NASCAR has become to motorsports in NA.
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da Matta was last week spotted at the famous Daytona circuit, where he
wandered the garages of the Grand-Am sports car teams.
He admits that his doctors have told him to delay any plans for a comeback
until 2008, "but I told them that the 2008 season is starting here, now,
in November of 2007," he smiled.
It is suggested that a closed-cockpit racer would be a safer option for
diminutive da Matta, for whom another head injury could have grave
consequences.
But he insists that stock cars are simply "where the growth seems to
be.
"I don't think it's in (US) open wheel racing now. I've been following the
news from my home in Brazil, and it does not look very positive,"
da Matta added.
Positive news for da Matta, but a setback for those of us who abhorwandered the garages of the Grand-Am sports car teams.
He admits that his doctors have told him to delay any plans for a comeback
until 2008, "but I told them that the 2008 season is starting here, now,
in November of 2007," he smiled.
It is suggested that a closed-cockpit racer would be a safer option for
diminutive da Matta, for whom another head injury could have grave
consequences.
But he insists that stock cars are simply "where the growth seems to
be.
"I don't think it's in (US) open wheel racing now. I've been following the
news from my home in Brazil, and it does not look very positive,"
da Matta added.
the black hole that NASCAR has become to motorsports in NA.
.
12-08-2007, 02:34 PM
#3
Le Mans Master
I'm just thankful I got to see CART in its prime.Have a good one,
Mike
12-08-2007, 02:59 PM
#4
Le Mans Master
Thread Starter
Abbreviated from Wikipedia
the trip home with the Panoz struck a chord
apparent programming decisions made by SpeedTV (NASCAR, Pinks
& ect.)
Good luck to da Matta in whatever direction he chooses to proceed.
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A black hole is a region of space in which the gravitational
field is so powerful that nothing can escape after having fallen
past the event horizon. This theory predicts that when a large
enough amount of mass is present within a sufficiently small region
of space, all paths through space are warped inwards towards the
center of the volume, forcing all matter and radiation to fall inward.
I didn't post to his thread, but the observations by Cobra4B duringfield is so powerful that nothing can escape after having fallen
past the event horizon. This theory predicts that when a large
enough amount of mass is present within a sufficiently small region
of space, all paths through space are warped inwards towards the
center of the volume, forcing all matter and radiation to fall inward.
the trip home with the Panoz struck a chord
I find that the average person has no clue what road racing is...
Most conversations with people or co-workers go something like this:
"So you race your car?"
"Yes."
"So you drag race.... like in a straight line?"
"I used to, but no... I road race."
"Isn't that illegal? Like Fast and the Furious? You shouldn't do that."
"No... not on the street... road racing with turns on a track."
"Oh... so like NASCAR?"
"No."
Sad, but this seems to be reality. It certainly lends support to theMost conversations with people or co-workers go something like this:
"So you race your car?"
"Yes."
"So you drag race.... like in a straight line?"
"I used to, but no... I road race."
"Isn't that illegal? Like Fast and the Furious? You shouldn't do that."
"No... not on the street... road racing with turns on a track."
"Oh... so like NASCAR?"
"No."
apparent programming decisions made by SpeedTV (NASCAR, Pinks
& ect.)
Good luck to da Matta in whatever direction he chooses to proceed.
.
12-08-2007, 03:45 PM
#6
I find that the average person has no clue what road racing is...
Most conversations with people or co-workers go something like this:
"So you race your car?"
"Yes."
"So you drag race.... like in a straight line?"
"I used to, but no... I road race."
"Isn't that illegal? Like Fast and the Furious? You shouldn't do that."
"No... not on the street... road racing with turns on a track."
"Oh... so like NASCAR?"
"No."
Sad, but this seems to be reality. It certainly lends support to theMost conversations with people or co-workers go something like this:
"So you race your car?"
"Yes."
"So you drag race.... like in a straight line?"
"I used to, but no... I road race."
"Isn't that illegal? Like Fast and the Furious? You shouldn't do that."
"No... not on the street... road racing with turns on a track."
"Oh... so like NASCAR?"
"No."
apparent programming decisions made by SpeedTV (NASCAR, Pinks
& ect.)
I find road racing very boring. There is no speed. The cars barely break 100mph. I like full out speed, pushing 200mph.
12-09-2007, 09:58 PM
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So if they are looking to see cars moving at speed a road course may be the only place they can actually cars going fast.
Bill