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by **DOSBoot** » 21 Feb 2012, 09:49

Cynon wrote:Who do you think you are, Nigel Mansell?

I remember reading once that Stirling Moss got pulled over for speeding, the cop gave the usual British speeding quote "Who do you think you are? Stirling Moss?". Moss himself stated that he had a hard time convincing the cop that he was the real guy.

by **Warren Hughes** » 22 Feb 2012, 04:10

Cynon wrote:Who do you think you are, Nigel Mansell?

Great story, if true, but Bob Varsha's English accent is a shocker :lol:

by **Cynon** » 22 Feb 2012, 15:07

Moronic Moments in NASCAR

by **dr-baker** » 23 Feb 2012, 02:48

Cynon wrote:Moronic Moments in NASCAR

At 5:20 is what has happened to Douglas Mann several times in his NASCAR career... :oops:

by **Cynon** » 24 Feb 2012, 20:20

Michael Waltrip being a total noob
Michael Waltrip being a total noob + other NASCAR carnage with Spanish commentary
Me trolling Waltrip

by **midgrid** » 25 Feb 2012, 01:44

1990 Canadian Grand Prix pre-qualifying (amateur footage)
1990 Canadian Grand Prix qualifying report, featuring pre-qualifying

by **Pieman** » 25 Feb 2012, 02:49

A few rejects featured here, including a rare shot of Toshio Suzuki spinning towards the end: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diwMekHmhh0

(Sorry if this has already been posted - I've not been on here for a while.)

by **dinizintheoven** » 25 Feb 2012, 07:12

midgrid wrote:1990 Canadian Grand Prix pre-qualifying (amateur footage)
1990 Canadian Grand Prix qualifying report, featuring pre-qualifying

This may, possibly, be the first race I ever watched... and from that point I tried to compile what was going on behind the scenes. Not easy for a not-quite-11-year-old in the days before the internet, without Eurosport and without even Ceefax... but I tried. And, obviously failed, because I never heard of Bruno Giacomelli and Life until many years later.

Interesting point in the official Eurosport video about Mark Blundell being lined up to replace Claudio Langes at EuroBrun. I wonder if he could have done anything with that chance? Not that his more illustrious team-mate could...

by **Nuppiz** » 27 Feb 2012, 08:00

midgrid wrote:1990 Canadian Grand Prix qualifying report, featuring pre-qualifying

"One man not expected to go far was Bruno Giacomelli in the overweight Life, and he didn't". Oh dear, that's pure reject gold there! :lol:

Reminds me of the "In fact, Bruno did one, slow, lap" quote in another prequalifying video (which has unfortunately been taken down from YouTube after the account containing it was terminated).

E: Nevermind, I found it again! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3oWoS9vDyk

by **S921** » 29 Feb 2012, 08:45

Guess who is back again? No, isn't any famous former F-1 driver! =P

Well, jokes apart, I'm here again to bring you another two rare videos of one of your favourite reject teams, Life.

In the first video we can see an amateur video of the thrusday session and, among the footage of the another cars (most of them are from small teams), much of this first video is dedicated to focus the Life car and team. In the second video we can see an Eurovision report of the same thrusday session. In one point of the video it's possible to see, believe or not, the Life running!

Well, I'll stop by here.. Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfzzONSMStU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8l4mTVP0u6s

by **This** » 29 Feb 2012, 08:55

S921 wrote:the Life running!

and an Eurobrun that's actually looking fast, i haven't seen that in video before either!

by **JJMonty** » 01 Mar 2012, 10:10

S921 wrote:Guess who is back again? No, isn't any famous former F-1 driver! =P

Well, jokes apart, I'm here again to bring you another two rare videos of one of your favourite reject teams, Life.

In the first video we can see an amateur video of the thrusday session and, among the footage of the another cars (most of them are from small teams), much of this first video is dedicated to focus the Life car and team. In the second video we can see an Eurovision report of the same thrusday session. In one point of the video it's possible to see, believe or not, the Life running!

Well, I'll stop by here.. Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfzzONSMStU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8l4mTVP0u6s

Somone has beaten you to it by a couple of posts I'm affraid! :roll:

by **wmetcalf68** » 01 Mar 2012, 12:38

dr-baker wrote:The famous commentators' curse rears its head again!

My dad works for Team E, which is Rusty Mitchell's (he was involved in the crash) team.

by **eytl** » 01 Mar 2012, 12:43

mediocre wrote:
mario wrote:He did? That casts a whole new light on the event, though it does explain why Berger was taking such a strange line into the corner (he couldn't have made it round the corner with the trajectory he was taking). Did he give any other reasons why he wanted to deliberately crash out of the race though, besides from being secure in the WDC? And would it be possible to direct me towards the part of the text where he makes that admission?

I only have the German version which probably won't help you. I translated that part for you though...

And then there was this very last turbo race, the Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide. I could kiss goodbye to a repetition of last year’s win, as our fuel misery was too blatant and I already secured my position in the championship (3rd behind the McLaren Honda drivers Senna and Prost). Alboreto didn’t have a perspective either (5th in the championship and he knew he would be replaced at Ferrari by Mansell). Nobody in our team could think of anything smart so we decided to just hurtle off and make a good show until we would eventually run out of fuel and then we would fly home. That “tactic” was of course kept a secret, generally.
That way I could at least book an ideal flight to Europe that I normally would never be able to get.
After the qualifying, I met my mate (and blood brother concerning nonsense) Barry Sheene. Barry was England’s legendary motorbike hero of the 80s, he then moved to Australia and worked as a TV presenter for Channel Nine, therefore the channel that broadcasted all big sports events in Australia. Barry wanted to get information for his commentary for the following day and asked me how the race was going to be.
“I requested a helicopter for 2.45pm, so I can get the Lufthansa flight.”
“But the race ends at…”
“Exactly.”
That way, my friend Barry could shine as a competent prophet, a true insider. The experts talked about the match Prost vs Senna, only Barry Sheene said he bets on Gerhard Berger, he’s in the form of his life, will go at an immense speed and it wouldn’t surprise me if he could even handle the superior McLaren Honda...
Of those who were ahead of me in the grid Alain Prost was informed, the frustrated Alboreto told him our plan. But first, I had to fight Ayrton Senna who didn’t know what was going on when already on the second lap a Ferrari started to throw his weight around. It was a great show for the spectators, we even banged wheels once. After I caught him, I had to go after Prost, again a nice performance for the public. As I overtook, Alain didn’t bother, he surely had to grin as I went away in the distance like a young god.
I then drove several laps with full speed, drove away from everybody else and needed to think about my flight schedule. How would I end the race?
I came up on two lapped cars, one was the blue Ligier of Rene Arnoux. That was just fine because Arnoux was one of the most goofy drivers in Formula 1, someone who never looked in his mirrors and was always in the way. So I overtook the first car and in the same attempt Arnoux as well in a very ambitious maneuver, and the Ligier’s rear wheel was in my way, small collision, all over.
“A very disappointed and depressed Gerhard Berger, brilliant leader of the Australian Grand Prix, is not available for any comment. Rapid departure because of huge disappointment, we see the Ferrari driver as he enters a helicopter but we will never forget the race of the young Gerhard Berger. I told you, ladies and gentlemen, that man is calling the challenge…” Barry Sheene on Channel Nine

Wow! What gold. I can imagine Barry Sheene revelling in being a part of the prank.

The sad part about it is, back then this would have been regarded as a bit of mischief. Now it would be called "bringing the sport into disrepute".

There's a reason F1 Rejects loves the late-80s and early-90s.

by **Peter** » 01 Mar 2012, 12:47

JJMonty wrote:
S921 wrote:Guess who is back again? No, isn't any famous former F-1 driver! =P

Well, jokes apart, I'm here again to bring you another two rare videos of one of your favourite reject teams, Life.

In the first video we can see an amateur video of the thrusday session and, among the footage of the another cars (most of them are from small teams), much of this first video is dedicated to focus the Life car and team. In the second video we can see an Eurovision report of the same thrusday session. In one point of the video it's possible to see, believe or not, the Life running!

Well, I'll stop by here.. Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfzzONSMStU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8l4mTVP0u6s

Somone has beaten you to it by a couple of posts I'm affraid!

I loved the boat race in the qualifying report video. Why doesn't that happen anymore?!

by **FMecha** » 01 Mar 2012, 18:28

Don't try this at home. :lol:

by **dr-baker** » 01 Mar 2012, 21:31

FMecha wrote:Don't try this at home.

Love that Brundle uses one of Murray's classic phrases: "I have not seen this before!"

Website · by **Wizzie** » 04 Mar 2012, 12:33

David Besnard before he became a good enduro driver.

by **Sunshine_Baby_[IT]** » 08 Mar 2012, 02:46

Taki Inoue after a retirement:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... y3VrvtvfDM
Look at 0'21.

by **dinizintheoven** » 08 Mar 2012, 09:20

...what are we supposed to be looking for here, other than him jumping over a wall and not getting hit by anything...?

by **dr-baker** » 08 Mar 2012, 20:42

dinizintheoven wrote:...what are we supposed to be looking for here, other than him jumping over a wall and not getting hit by anything...?

There was another still-helmeted driver walking past. I couldn't recognise who it was though.

Oh, and Congrats on getting 1001 posts, dinizintheoven!

by **Sunshine_Baby_[IT]** » 09 Mar 2012, 00:28

dinizintheoven wrote:...what are we supposed to be looking for here, other than him jumping over a wall and not getting hit by anything...?

Just after jumping over the wall, it seems he hits the other driver who's coming.

by **Sunshine_Baby_[IT]** » 09 Mar 2012, 00:30

dr-baker wrote:
dinizintheoven wrote:...what are we supposed to be looking for here, other than him jumping over a wall and not getting hit by anything...?

There was another still-helmeted driver walking past. I couldn't recognise who it was though.

Oh, and Congrats on getting 1001 posts, dinizintheoven!

If I'm not wrong, the other driver wears a Benetton suit. Schumacher was still racing, so he should be Johnny Herbert.

by **Nuppiz** » 09 Mar 2012, 02:14

Sunshine_Baby_[IT] wrote:
dinizintheoven wrote:...what are we supposed to be looking for here, other than him jumping over a wall and not getting hit by anything...?

Just after jumping over the wall, it seems he hits the other driver who's coming.

Ah yes, now I noticed it. it seems that Inoue stomped on Herbert's foot!

by **Sunshine_Baby_[IT]** » 09 Mar 2012, 03:26

Nuppiz wrote:
Sunshine_Baby_[IT] wrote:
dinizintheoven wrote:...what are we supposed to be looking for here, other than him jumping over a wall and not getting hit by anything...?

Just after jumping over the wall, it seems he hits the other driver who's coming.

Ah yes, now I noticed it. it seems that Inoue stomped on Herbert's foot!

Yeah, probably he did.

by **wmetcalf68** » 09 Mar 2012, 07:22

dr-baker wrote:
dinizintheoven wrote:...what are we supposed to be looking for here, other than him jumping over a wall and not getting hit by anything...?

There was another still-helmeted driver walking past. I couldn't recognise who it was though.

Oh, and Congrats on getting 1001 posts, dinizintheoven!

This is my 300th post........

by **dinizintheoven** » 10 Mar 2012, 05:57

Nuppiz wrote:Ah yes, now I noticed it. it seems that Inoue stomped on Herbert's foot!

I'm going to have to watch it again... I really didn't see anything untoward, but maybe now I know what I'm supposed to be looking for...

Otherwise, wahey, into four figures on the post count. Give me until 2023 and it might be five...

Website · by **Wizzie** » 10 Mar 2012, 07:45

V8 Supercars at their very best (or worst) :lol:

by **mediocre** » 11 Mar 2012, 19:53

It was the best driver Grand Prix racing has ever produced, not Herbert. He retired at almost exactly the same second. There's another nice video of it but I can't find it right now.

Website · by **Wizzie** » 21 Mar 2012, 06:50

Maldonado vs Grosjean: Round 2

by **Cynon** » 22 Mar 2012, 04:46

Alex Figge Self-Spins Under Full-Course Yellow
Why Tony Stewart Would Have Failed in F1

by **Ferrarist** » 22 Mar 2012, 07:05

Cynon wrote:Alex Figge Self-Spins Under Full-Course Yellow
Why Tony Stewart Would Have Failed in F1

Aside from Stewart's not-so-smart-move, did any fans attend said IRL event?

by **DOSBoot** » 22 Mar 2012, 07:46

The infamous intro from Speed from a few days ago, for those who haven't seen it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... 9xBu_u7SVU

by **Sunshine_Baby_[IT]** » 22 Mar 2012, 08:31

I don't know if someone have already posted it, but I think that this deserve a place in the reject video thread:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eP2Lj-_4fQg

by **Cynon** » 22 Mar 2012, 17:17

Ferrarist wrote:
Cynon wrote:Alex Figge Self-Spins Under Full-Course Yellow
Why Tony Stewart Would Have Failed in F1

Aside from Stewart's not-so-smart-move, did any fans attend said IRL event?

I think that was a rain-delayed race.

Website · by **Wizzie** » 22 Mar 2012, 17:48

Cynon wrote:
Ferrarist wrote:
Cynon wrote:Alex Figge Self-Spins Under Full-Course Yellow
Why Tony Stewart Would Have Failed in F1

Aside from Stewart's not-so-smart-move, did any fans attend said IRL event?

I think that was a rain-delayed race.

The thing that alarmed me most about the conversation Lazier had afterwards. It was almost as if he knew the thing was a death trap

by **shinji** » 23 Mar 2012, 08:09

Breaking what inadvertently became my Lenten promise, but anyway...

Website · by **Wizzie** » 23 Mar 2012, 15:21

shinji wrote:Breaking what inadvertently became my Lenten promise, but anyway...

HOLY SHITE! SHINJI HAS COME BACK!

by **shinji** » 23 Mar 2012, 22:27

Wizzie wrote:
shinji wrote:Breaking what inadvertently became my Lenten promise, but anyway...

HOLY SHITE! SHINJI HAS COME BACK!

You better believe it.

Now to not post again until July, in all likelihood.

by **FullMetalJack** » 24 Mar 2012, 00:36

Wizzie wrote:
shinji wrote:Breaking what inadvertently became my Lenten promise, but anyway...

HOLY SHITE! SHINJI HAS COME BACK!

NAKANO SHINJI COMESA BACKA!!!!!!

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