I too took in the 3 races, at least the finishes of all 3. The suspension
failure was well, suspenseful, and the JJ pass for the win was exciting, but
at the MMDay party I went to all eyes were on Rahal's girl and both men and
women were rooting for her, ready for her to put the sports world on it's
collective ear. If she had a little more fuel Robby Gordon might have had an
aneurism. She is indeed the real deal and may be just what open wheel racing
needs in the USA. On top of that, F1 isn't just watching one car anymore.
Great time to be a race fan.
Bob Kramer
rkramer3@austin.rr.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rocky Entriken" <rocky@tri.net>
To: "jrhill" <jrhill@chorus.net>; "FOT" <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, May 30, 2005 1:46 AM
Subject: Re: European GP (not LBC)
> After a day spent in front of the TV -- three fantastic races.
>
> Indy -- Kanaan and Franchitti back and forth in the early laps. Patrick
> staying in the hunt and leading several laps legitimately (i.e. green flag
> pass for the lead), her "best ever finish for a woman" being a fourth that
> any of 28 other drivers would have been happy to have. Finally Wheldon
> proving he, too, is the real deal with his fourth win. He's not going to
> be under the radar so much any more.
>
> Nextel -- Was it Mike Joy who said the repaved Charlotte had become a big
> Bristol? Man, such car-banging, but the drivers just kept going anyway.
> Then Jimmie J. wins on a pass -- only half a car length -- out of the
> final corner.
>
> F1 -- taped that one so I watched it last. Kimi's tire out-of-round,
> Fernando pushing hard enough Kimi could not ease off which led to his
> suspension failure on the last lap and Alonso wins #4. Wow. Renault,
> Williams and McLaren are showing they are now the equal (or more) of
> Ferrari and F1 is competitive again.
>
> A day well spent! :-)
>
> --Rocky
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "jrhill" <jrhill@chorus.net>
> To: "FOT" <fot@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, May 29, 2005 1:40 PM
> Subject: Re: European GP (not LBC)
>
>
>>> Wow, what a race. What a finish.
>>
>> It was indeed. The last three GP's have all been well worth getting up
>> early
>> in the morning.
>>
>> Something of a contrast to the "Danika (I can't help it if I'm pretty)
>> Patrick 500" now underway, but there's still half a race to go. At least
>> Brent Musberger disappeared when the race started . . .
>>
>> Jim Hill
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