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1. Re: United States Not-so-Gran Prix (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 11:54:56 GMT j5KBtF3Q003091; "7 teams walk out" Jim...while I do not know the whole story behind this "walk-out" at this point... ....wasn't there a tire safety issue at the root of this? Cap'n Bob Basic Frog; /html/spridgets/2005-06/msg00414.html (7,785 bytes)
2. Re: United States Not-so-Gran Prix (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 07:19:45 -0500 reply-type=original with any abuse report; The way I have been reading it, the Michelin tires were not up to the task of standing up to qualifying AND racing (the way that this year's rules require) at Indy. Michelin could not figure out wha; /html/spridgets/2005-06/msg00415.html (8,716 bytes)
3. Re: United States Not-so-Gran Prix (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 13:45:15 GMT j5KDjc39005567; I thought they had "shaved" the surface around a certain turn and the "finish" was eating up the Michelin's (compound) at a much faster rate than the Bridgestone's which, while requiring more tire c; /html/spridgets/2005-06/msg00420.html (8,042 bytes)
4. Re: United States Not-so-Gran Prix (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 10:10:12 -0400; Unfortunately that wouldn't be fair to the competitors running Bridgestones, who brought a suitable tire to the race. This was the sixth year that Michelin has designed tires for Indy, and to get it; /html/spridgets/2005-06/msg00422.html (8,531 bytes)
5. Re: United States Not-so-Gran Prix (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 09:16:42 -0500; The problem wasn't the surface, and the chicane was not to avoid a particular spot on the track. The problem was the turn and the speed at which the drivers were taking it. The turn was a wide fast I; /html/spridgets/2005-06/msg00423.html (10,161 bytes)
6. Re: United States Not-so-Gran Prix (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 09:24:31 -0500 with any abuse report; I have to agree with you there, John. IMHO, the other teams (Michelin tires) should have just eaten the tire-changing penalties and run the race. The action they chose brought into question not only; /html/spridgets/2005-06/msg00425.html (8,528 bytes)
7. Re: United States Not-so-Gran Prix (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 09:54:41 -0500 reply-type=original; I'm not a F1 fan... nor am I a fan of France's politic's... but this whole deal was really about a tire company not doing correct testing and building of a quality tire... if they can't do it in raci; /html/spridgets/2005-06/msg00428.html (8,896 bytes)
8. Re: United States Not-so-Gran Prix (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 11:42:52 EDT; I'm gonna go ahead and disagree with this just for kicks. Bridgestone is really Firestone as you may be aware. If you're going to take your Michelins off because you prefer the safety record of Bridg; /html/spridgets/2005-06/msg00434.html (9,158 bytes)
9. Re: United States Not-so-Gran Prix (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 10:52:58 -0500 with any abuse report; the tops of their fields! Wow! What a hornet's nest someone has stirred up. I, for one, do not agree (do I ever?). Michelin USED to be top in their field, but that was back when they still made the; /html/spridgets/2005-06/msg00436.html (9,291 bytes)
10. Re: United States Not-so-Gran Prix (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 12:21:49 -0400; The way I see it is that Michelin did not do their job! Everyone knew what they had to run on long before the race weekend and Michelin fell down on the job. To hide the fact that they screwed up, th; /html/spridgets/2005-06/msg00440.html (9,012 bytes)
11. Re: United States Not-so-Gran Prix (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 11:46:33 -0600; Oh Sheeesh. Do you _really_ want to go there? By the time the day is over, I predict that you'll hear about 50 reasons why you're way off. Chris K.; /html/spridgets/2005-06/msg00443.html (9,257 bytes)
12. Re: United States Not-so-Gran Prix (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 12:49:14 EDT; FWIW, Firestone was not really the only one at fault in the Ford Exploder fiasco. I've got to agree here. I bought my 94 F150 with Firestones, just one size larger than the ones on the Explorer, and; /html/spridgets/2005-06/msg00445.html (9,187 bytes)
13. Re: United States Not-so-Gran Prix (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 13:08:21 EDT; I was just funnin you guys, I actually don't know a thing about the f1 stuff but I trust you. I think it's rather obvious that the explorer deal was a combo b/c just like you got 40 trillion miles ou; /html/spridgets/2005-06/msg00447.html (9,812 bytes)
14. Re: United States Not-so-Gran Prix (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 13:51:00 EDT; Okay, I went back and took a look at the story so I might know the teeniest bit about what I opened my mouth about. This is where we learn everything we know about tires, because this is where we pus; /html/spridgets/2005-06/msg00449.html (10,144 bytes)
15. Re: United States Not-so-Gran Prix (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 13:05:49 -0500 with any abuse report; Only if they raised their hands first ;-) I don't think it was quite that simple. After all, this is the same tire they used for qualifying. The rules were straightforward... they COULD have changed; /html/spridgets/2005-06/msg00450.html (9,493 bytes)
16. Re: United States Not-so-Gran Prix (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 14:08:30 -0400; Okay, here's a point I don't understand. I read that the Michelin tired teams offered to run the race as non-points if they could get a chicane. Why, then, if they were willing to do that, would they; /html/spridgets/2005-06/msg00452.html (9,702 bytes)
17. Re: United States Not-so-Gran Prix (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 11:14:28 -0700; Like you said at the beginning of your e-mail, you went and read all about this so you could know what you were talking about...go back and RE-read since you didn't understand it the first time. What; /html/spridgets/2005-06/msg00453.html (9,812 bytes)
18. Re: United States Not-so-Gran Prix (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 11:23:41 -0700; Because no points would have been no points for everyone including the teams running Bridgestones so it would have had no effect on the end of the season results. A points penalty would alter the end; /html/spridgets/2005-06/msg00454.html (10,282 bytes)
19. Re: United States Not-so-Gran Prix (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 13:34:28 -0600; A "non-points" race wouldn't have affected their standing in the team chamionships. A points penalty would have. I don't know exactly how the stunt they ended up pulling affected the outcome. I _thin; /html/spridgets/2005-06/msg00455.html (10,143 bytes)
20. Re: United States Not-so-Gran Prix (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 14:42:50 -0400 (EDT); Since we've seem to have run off the cliff on this F1 debacle, would anyone care to have a spirited debate on this equally important news item? http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8291421/ (I'm sending this; /html/spridgets/2005-06/msg00456.html (10,293 bytes)

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