Sebring?
1959?
Moss?
All off the top of my head - pointy as it may be......
Or, at the Indy500 when it was included as an F1 venue, prior to the "modern era"?
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Dec. 24, 2010 2:06 p.m. oldsaw SuperDork
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Dec. 24, 2010 2:13 p.m. triumph5 Dork
Bridgehampton, in the 30s
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Dec. 24, 2010 3:32 p.m. Maroon92 SuperDork
The first US grand prix was held at Sebring and was won by Bruce McLaren in DECEMBER 1959.
It was Bruce's first grand prix win and it was in a Cooper. It was the youngest win until Fernando Alonso won his first grand prix. Then Lewis...then Vettel.
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Dec. 24, 2010 4:34 p.m. friedgreencorrado SuperDork
Sebring, 1959 is correct! I looked up the winner, it was McLaren! Moss retired with transmission failure, and was not classified (only seven cars were!). Y'all fight over the floor..
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Dec. 24, 2010 7:56 p.m. Maroon92 SuperDork
Oldsaw can have it. I have asked too many.
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April 20, 2011 6:41 a.m. Maroon92 SuperDork
I need to revive this again. It keeps dying and I keep bringing it back!
McLaren (the Formula 1 team), traditionally ran in a bright orange color. In 1966 they ran a different livery. What color was the 1966 McLaren, and why was it a different color?
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April 20, 2011 7:04 a.m. oldsaw SuperDork
Strictly "from memory" guesses:
White; the year they ran the Ford Indy DOHC V8 or
Red; the year the BRM V12 was used.
Why? I haven't a clue..........
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April 20, 2011 9:15 a.m. aussiesmg SuperDork
Silver with a Green stripe and a band of yellow in honor of McLaren's native NZ at Monaco in 66, but the car was painted white with green for the useage of the footage in the movie Grand Prix where the car was portrayed as a fictitious Japanese team.
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April 20, 2011 1:01 p.m. Maroon92 SuperDork
aussiesmg wrote:
Silver with a Green stripe and a band of yellow in honor of McLaren's native NZ at Monaco in 66, but the car was painted white with green for the useage of the footage in the movie Grand Prix where the car was portrayed as a fictitious Japanese team.
Ding Ding Ding! They had developed a new livery for the 1966 season, but at the last minute John Frankenheimer offered them 4000 dollars to paint the car white to play the "Yamura" team in his film Grand Prix.
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April 21, 2011 7:58 a.m. aussiesmg SuperDork
Why was the long distance touring car race in Australia relocated from Phillip Island to Bathurst and what year was it?
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May 7, 2011 8:59 p.m. Maroon92 SuperDork
Lets try this again. Nobody cares about Aussie's criminals puttering around in land yachts...
There is a fountain in Sarthe, France. Around that fountain are paving stones, each commemorating a Le Mans victory. According to the paving stones, which Scottish driver won in 1998, co-driving with Laurent Aiello and Stephane Ortelli.
For the answer of this question to be correct, spelling is paramount.
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May 7, 2011 9:26 p.m. aussiesmg SuperDork
1963 due to the road deteriorating..... butthead
Oh and yours is
Allan McNish ... (Rasberry)
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May 7, 2011 9:42 p.m. Maroon92 SuperDork
The correct answer is "Allen McNish".
Evidently the French can't spell his name correctly.
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May 7, 2011 9:47 p.m. aussiesmg SuperDork
Are you positive because his website spells it Allan
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May 7, 2011 10:07 p.m. Maroon92 SuperDork
Yes, Allan McNish spells it Allan. The frenchies that laid down the paving stones around the fountain spelled it "Allen".
Don't doubt my obscure racing knowledge.
