U.S. Grand Prix

[Ross]

Starting in a few minutes on Speed in USA.
Little chance for BMW I'm afraid. Hopefully a full field this year. Right Bibendum?
I'm hoping Schumi can win this one or Kimi as my second choice.
Anyone else tired of Alonso acting like a chimp when he wins?

[JerseySi]

At least all the cars are running this year!
Watching it live on ITV now ( www.itv-f1.com is their site)

[Ross]

I wish I could watch ITV. But you miss David Hobbs, he's quite a character.
Kerblammo!

[SharkmanBMW]

ITV rocks for F1
But speed was doing a decent job with this race, finally they actually show interviews.....
Something ITV always seems to do.

KIMI will hopefully finish, maybe even win??!!
Schumi is a turd, but the car is fast..... he will probably run away with it,,,,, yawn.

BUT, qualifying was very exciting!

GO Jaques Villeneuve!

[Jehu]

I remember when i was a boy after seeing a good action movie, i would go out into the yard and play like i was in the movie.How many of you will , like me after watching the race get in the 5 and find some road where you can get in some 'spirited driving'?

[mikell]

At least Michelin grew the balls to compete this year.
Montoya needs to be taken out and shot. I can think of a few people who have probably considered it today.

[mikell]

Mikey wins!! A victory for old farts everywhere.

[SharkmanBMW]

Montoya said Kimi braked early... whatever.... sad for all.

Schumi is now the most winning driver at Indy with 5.

It was interesting what Jeff Gordon had to say about F1... that nascrap racers couldn't compete physically with the demands of F1.

No kidding!

[Ross]

There was a film a few years back in which JPM and Jeff Gordon drive each others cars.
JPM had a hard time finding good things to say about the hulking stocker . Gordon on the other hand was like a kid who just got a pony for Christmas.
He was just giddy and couldn't stop babbling about the brakes.
Gordon turned in a respectable performance too.

[Ross]

Returning home from a vintage racing event I also got the urge.
It was two lane state highway through a rural area. I was driving a V-12 Ferrari, the sound of these engines at sustained high revs is a siren song.
So I had it at an indicated 260 kph (I know all about Italian speedometers) when I decided this was foolish so began slowing. About that time I took a look in the rearview to a speck on the horizon with flashing lights.
The troopers inquiry began with "Do you know how fast you were going".
I answered No and he informed that his radar showed 97 MPH and would I like to see it.
I was so happy to hear only two digits I didn't argue.
Anyway it was an expensive ticket even after the trooper quite charitably reduced the speed. Had he been a mile further back I'd probably have gone to jail.
This pretty much cured me.