switzerland banned motorsports in 1955 following the accident at lemans that killed more then 80 people.
in a more recent update, the ban was lifted in 2007
http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2007/06/06/switzerland-ends-52-year-motor-sport-ban/
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July 3, 2008 4:22 p.m. Apexcarver New Reader
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July 3, 2008 4:33 p.m. z31maniac HalfDork
The floor is yours.
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July 3, 2008 4:40 p.m. Apexcarver New Reader
what buick special racecar that raced from 1959-1974 was driven by the likes of Carroll Shelby , Dan Gurney, Bob Bondurant, Billy Krause, Bobby Drake, and Paul O'Shea.
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July 3, 2008 10:35 p.m. Apexcarver New Reader
5 hours later and still no guesses?
this isnt THAT hard, i know a few will know this one.
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July 4, 2008 1:39 a.m. Wall-e SuperDork
Old Yeller ?
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July 4, 2008 2:48 a.m. geomiata New Reader
the buick special?
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July 4, 2008 7:26 a.m. maroon92 Dork
there was a buick engined lola that shelby drove for some rich oil tycoon...i think.
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July 4, 2008 7:28 a.m. maroon92 Dork
by the way, thank you for starting the thread in my honor.
(I am BuickTR-7...or at least I was)
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July 4, 2008 1:38 p.m. Apexcarver New Reader
Wall-e wrote: Old Yeller ?
old yeller 2 to be precise
floor to the bus driving robot
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July 5, 2008 2:06 a.m. Wall-e SuperDork
When Porsche introduced the the 956 for Group C racing, they also submited it for IMSA approval. IMSA required two changes, which led to the creation of the 962. Name one of those changes
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July 5, 2008 2:15 a.m. geomiata New Reader
i believe they required a longer wheelbase because the drivers feet were too far foward ?
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July 5, 2008 2:26 a.m. Wall-e SuperDork
Yep, IMSA wanted the driver's feet behind the front axle centerline. They also had to change from a watercooled engine back to aircooled.
Your up
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July 5, 2008 2:54 a.m. geomiata New Reader
hmm.. easy one who is the only son of a formula 1 championship winning racer to also win a championship?
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July 5, 2008 7:45 a.m. maroon92 Dork
Graham Hill's son Damon (easy one.)
For what team was Sebastien Bourdais originally scheduled to get his F1 premier after winning the F3000 championship in 2002, and why did he not get to start for the team?
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July 5, 2008 3:57 p.m. geomiata New Reader
arrows, but they went bankrupt.
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July 6, 2008 12:49 a.m. maroon92 Dork
way to go Geo, that was pretty awesome.
you now have the floor.
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July 6, 2008 1:11 a.m. geomiata New Reader
what engine was the original lotus 7 powered by?
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July 6, 2008 1:22 a.m. Luke HalfDork
Ford Kent?
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July 6, 2008 1:41 a.m. geomiata New Reader
more specifically
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July 6, 2008 1:42 a.m. geomiata New Reader
you pretty much got it tho, fire away
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July 6, 2008 2:49 a.m. ae86andkp61 New Reader
Not to ruin the party, but weren't most of the early Lotus Sevens (there wasn't really a 'standard' engine) powered by the 1172cc side-valve Ford? AFAIK, the Kent powered most of the Series 2 cars, but the early cars were more likely to have the Popular/Anglia sidevalve Ford, with a few exceptions fitted with Coventry Climaxes, or perhpas Morris/Austin A-series or other small fours.
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July 6, 2008 2:55 a.m. Luke HalfDork
Upon researching the matter, it would seem you're absolutely correct ae86andkp61!
Floor is now yours.
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July 6, 2008 3:10 a.m. geomiata New Reader
yeah i was looking for a side-valve ford, but i didn't want to be too nit-picky, tho you are of course correct ae86andkp61.
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July 8, 2008 2:49 p.m. Strizzo Dork
whats this thread doing on page 2?
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July 9, 2008 5:29 p.m. maroon92 SuperDork
Where is the next question?
