TRIVIA!!!!

Sebring?

1959?

Moss?

All off the top of my head - pointy as it may be......

Or, at the Indy500 when it was included as an F1 venue, prior to the "modern era"?

Bridgehampton, in the 30s

The first US grand prix was held at Sebring and was won by Bruce McLaren in DECEMBER 1959.

It was Bruce's first grand prix win and it was in a Cooper. It was the youngest win until Fernando Alonso won his first grand prix. Then Lewis...then Vettel.

Sebring, 1959 is correct! I looked up the winner, it was McLaren! Moss retired with transmission failure, and was not classified (only seven cars were!). Y'all fight over the floor..

Oldsaw can have it. I have asked too many.

I need to revive this again. It keeps dying and I keep bringing it back!

McLaren (the Formula 1 team), traditionally ran in a bright orange color. In 1966 they ran a different livery. What color was the 1966 McLaren, and why was it a different color?

Strictly "from memory" guesses:

White; the year they ran the Ford Indy DOHC V8 or

Red; the year the BRM V12 was used.

Why? I haven't a clue..........

Silver with a Green stripe and a band of yellow in honor of McLaren's native NZ at Monaco in 66, but the car was painted white with green for the useage of the footage in the movie Grand Prix where the car was portrayed as a fictitious Japanese team.

aussiesmg wrote: Silver with a Green stripe and a band of yellow in honor of McLaren's native NZ at Monaco in 66, but the car was painted white with green for the useage of the footage in the movie Grand Prix where the car was portrayed as a fictitious Japanese team.

Ding Ding Ding! They had developed a new livery for the 1966 season, but at the last minute John Frankenheimer offered them 4000 dollars to paint the car white to play the "Yamura" team in his film Grand Prix.

Why was the long distance touring car race in Australia relocated from Phillip Island to Bathurst and what year was it?

Lets try this again. Nobody cares about Aussie's criminals puttering around in land yachts...

There is a fountain in Sarthe, France. Around that fountain are paving stones, each commemorating a Le Mans victory. According to the paving stones, which Scottish driver won in 1998, co-driving with Laurent Aiello and Stephane Ortelli.

For the answer of this question to be correct, spelling is paramount.

1963 due to the road deteriorating..... butthead

Oh and yours is

Allan McNish ... (Rasberry)

The correct answer is "Allen McNish".

Evidently the French can't spell his name correctly.

Are you positive because his website spells it Allan

http://allanmcnish.com/output/home.asp

Yes, Allan McNish spells it Allan. The frenchies that laid down the paving stones around the fountain spelled it "Allen".

Don't doubt my obscure racing knowledge.

BOOM!!! BACK FROM THE DEAD!!!

Who announced their retirement from the Formula One World Championship in 1985?

Niki Lauda? That's way too late for Lauda, isn't it... Too soon for Alain Prost... Damn.

ransom wrote: Niki Lauda? That's way too late for Lauda, isn't it... Too soon for Alain Prost... Damn.

Wasn't Lauda the champion in 1984? I'd say it's probably him, if not maybe Keke Rosberg?

In reply to Tom_Spangler:

Always trust my gut. Except that never works either... My gut's right, but only when I second-guess myself and don't go with it.

Yeah, it's gotta be the second retirement of Niki Lauda.

Guy 1: Hey did you hear about Niki Lauda?

Guy 2: Who?

Guy 1: Niki Lauda.

Guy 2: WHO?

So this thread is going to die a fifth death?

Nope. Lets keep it alive Brad! Who won the German Grand Prix in 1987?

DukeOfUndersteer wrote: Nope. Lets keep it alive Brad! Who won the German Grand Prix in 1987?

That was my first real year of F1 fandom, when the Williams-Hondas were dominant. I'll say Piquet.

Tom_Spangler wrote:

DukeOfUndersteer wrote: Nope. Lets keep it alive Brad! Who won the German Grand Prix in 1987?

That was my first real year of F1 fandom, when the Williams-Hondas were dominant. I'll say Piquet.

Correcto! Next question!

Bump!