USF1 Team

[Andy Zarse]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/7909357.stm

Anyone else sniffing that unmistakable aroma?

[JDS]

I just love the thought of the cars being built in Carolina ..... 

[Andy Zarse]

I just love the thought of the cars being built in Carolina ..... 

Nothing could be finer...

[Steve Pyro]

In the morning.

[Lorry]

I'm looking forward to the Hallibrand alloy wheels.  I never understood why they were allowed, doesn't everything have to be made out of cast iron.

The Americans have made some very good racing cars over the years,  usually in Peterborough, Poole or Brackley.  Would they be in North or South Carolina

[Steve Pyro]

  Would they be in North or South Carolina

Puerto Rico?

http://welcome.topuertorico.org/city/carolina.shtml

[Boorish Grobian]

To say this whole thing is laughable is a understatement.  For starters PeterWindsor is an complete a-hole, most famous for being Nigel Mansell's manager, and not by coincidence, the Williams team manager during first Mansell's tenure there (and the author is some is the most bogus BS ever written in various tabloid crap like Autosport and F! Racing).
The drivers names being mentioned make this even more of a joke, Marco Andretti, Scott Speed (catchy name, no talent!) and history's most over-rated/over hyped driver (and I struggle to call her a driver).
I hope these guys lose their asses on this project before it ever gets off the ground, and just go away.
Fax

[Leftie]

To say this whole thing is laughable is a understatement.  For starters PeterWindsor is an complete a-hole, most famous for being Nigel Mansell's manager, and not by coincidence, the Williams team manager during first Mansell's tenure there (and the author is some is the most bogus BS ever written in various tabloid crap like Autosport and F! Racing).
The drivers names being mentioned make this even more of a joke, Marco Andretti, Scott Speed (catchy name, no talent!) and history's most over-rated/over hyped driver (and I struggle to call her a driver).
I hope these guys lose their asses on this project before it ever gets off the ground, and just go away.
Fax

Hey, Fax you have some views on this.

Personally, I lost interest in F1 a few years ago so I care anymore.

But it's nice to see someone that has an opinion.

Leftie

[chop456]

To say this whole thing is laughable is a understatement.  For starters PeterWindsor is an complete a-hole, most famous for being Nigel Mansell's manager, and not by coincidence, the Williams team manager during first Mansell's tenure there (and the author is some is the most bogus BS ever written in various tabloid crap like Autosport and F! Racing).
The drivers names being mentioned make this even more of a joke, Marco Andretti, Scott Speed (catchy name, no talent!) and history's most over-rated/over hyped driver (and I struggle to call her a driver).
I hope these guys lose their asses on this project before it ever gets off the ground, and just go away.
Fax

Ditto.  The only way this could be more of a joke is if the idiotgrandson was involved.

And you forgot to mention Kyle Busch. 

[Nordic]

Does have the wiff of BS about it.

If such a thing exists in the USA anymore, a large corporate sponsor is going to get fleeced very soon!

[Andy Zarse]

For starters PeterWindsor is an complete a-hole, most famous for being Nigel Mansell's manager, and not by coincidence, the Williams team manager during first Mansell's tenure there (and the author is some is the most bogus BS ever written in various tabloid crap like Autosport and F! Racing).

  Jesus H Christ in a Williams/Honda FW11!! It's not the same bloke surely? I just thought it was an unhappy coincidence of names. THAT Windsor was a freakin' prize idiot, I can only concur with your wish to see them all lose their shirts.

From Wikipaedia, in 2007 he said the following

"He has spoken out against making changes to Formula 1 to improve the quality of racing by making overtaking easier. He said in 2007: "I would change nothing. I think F1 is fantastic as it is. If you want to watch a million meaningless overtaking manoeuvres and lots of shunts go and watch NASCAR or bikes or IRL or something." "

What a moron if he thinks modern F1 has nothing to learn from "bikes" or NASCAR" in terms of entertaining the audiences.

Also came up with this little nugget of fun;

"USF1 is expected to announce its plans to enter F1 in 2010 later today.

The plan is being headed by two men, Ken Anderson and Peter Windsor. Windsor has worn many hats in an F1 career spanning more than two decades, but mystery surrounds his last involvement with Brabham.

His role in taking over the team after Bernie Ecclestone sold it reportedly ended with Windsor being kidnapped and beaten. What happened?

After his Brabham team won world championships in 1981 and 1983 Ecclestone became increasingly absorbed by the business of running F1. He let the team’s championship entry lapse for 1988 and only announced at the first race of the season that it would not be competing that year.

Windsor began making arrangements to take over the team. I’ve had difficulty finding out much about what happened next beyond what I could find in Autosport and Terry Lovell’s biography of Ecclestone - it isn’t even mentioned in Windsor’s Wikipedia entry. So if you can add any facts to the story please post them in the comments.

Windsor arranged a takeover of the team financed by two Swiss men - Walter Brun and Joachim Lüthi. But at the end of 1988 Brun sold his portion of the company to Luthi, and Windsor, despite his 20% stake in the company, was squeezed out.

Windsor successfully appealed to the high court to freeze his stake in Brabham and obtained an injunction against Lüthi. But Lüthi was already busy transferring ownership of the company abroad, and loaning money to it from another of his companies that was on the verge of bankruptcy. Halfway through 1989 he was arrested and eventually convicted for embezzling $133m.

Windsor’s legal action dragged on and in 1991 he was finally awarded £450,000 compensation. But according to Lovell’s book:

Six months earlier he had been bundled into a van by two men as he left the Williams team headquarters in Didcot, Oxfordshire. Employees who went to his aid were threatened by what appeared to be a gun. Handcuffed and blindfolded, he was driven to the countryside, beaten up and later dumped by the roadside. He was taken to hospital for treatment to cuts and bruising.

After such an ill-fated encounter with Formula 1 team ownership it’s astounding that Windsor would ever want to go near the sport again. Let alone take up the huge challenge of bringing an American team to a championship with no North American races while there’s a recession on.



I only hope he gets a great sponsorship deal from The Sopranos.

PS See you in three weeks Fax.

[Doris]

From Wikipaedia, in 2007 he said the following

"He has spoken out against making changes to Formula 1 to improve the quality of racing by making overtaking easier. He said in 2007: "I would change nothing. I think F1 is fantastic as it is. If you want to watch a million meaningless overtaking manoeuvres and lots of shunts go and watch NASCAR or bikes or IRL or something." "

What a moron if he thinks modern F1 has nothing to learn from "bikes" or NASCAR" in terms of entertaining the audiences.

I want whatever he's on.  I'd love to be that delusional. 

I'll take bikes over F1 any day.

Dx

[Boorish Grobian]

Looking forward to seeing you too Andy, got some catching up to do.  Spot on Chop, the idiot grandson has to be involved in this somewhere, stupidity like this has his name written all over it.  Agreed also about Kyle Busch, but hell, of the bunch he's the only one that actually might have a shred of ability.  Love the piece about Windsor getting the crap kicked out him, everytime I see his mug on TV makes me want to do the same.  Rup, the US is full of sponsors who are willing to part with their cash because "Danica gets alot of press" (so she must be talented...Right?
Where are you Flying Scot, Grande John, Mike The Bike, Super Rat, Mad Ronald, Regga, Emmo...When this sport needs guys like you!
PS, sorry 'bout all the typo's in the past few post's, working third shift this week...
Fax

[Canada Phil]

[Where are you Flying Scot, Grande John, Mike The Bike, Super Rat, Mad Ronald, Regga, Emmo...When this sport needs guys like you!
PS, sorry 'bout all the typo's in the past few post's, working third shift this week...
Fax
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 Steady Fax three shifts turns into 4 before you know it you will be working a full week  see u soon
Phil