[Shotimes] Fw: [Solo2Atlanta] OT - Ferrari F1 news

Ron Nottingham nottingham@alltel.net
Mon, 28 Oct 2002 15:57:22 -0500


I'm still laughing about this!!!

Ron N. - Dalton, GA
90 SHO

> 
> Good Scots Never Waste an Opportunity to make a Buck
> 
> >
> >Modena, Italy:
> >
> >The Ferrari F1 Team fired their entire Pit- Crew Yesterday.
> >The announcement was followed by Ferrari's Decision  to take
> advantage of
> >the British Government's Work For the Dole Scheme and hire
> unemployed
> >youths from Glasgow.
> >
> >The decision to hire them was brought on by a recent documentary on
> how
> >unemployed youths in Easter House were able to remove a set of car
> wheels
> >in less than 6 seconds without proper equipment, whereas  Ferrari's
> >existing crew can only do it in 8 seconds with millions of pounds
> worth of
> >high-tech gear. This was thought to be an excellent yet bold move
> by
> >Ferrari Management, as most races are won & lost in the pits,
> Ferrari
> would  have an advantage over every team.
> >
> >However Ferrari got more than they bargained for as, during the
> Crew's
> >first practice session, not only were the weegie pit crew able to
> change
> >the tyres in under 6 seconds but within 12 seconds they had
> resprayed,
> >rebadged, and had sold the vehicle over to the McLaren Team for
> four dozen
> >cans of Special Brew and a gram a Coke.