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cmlean wrote:Looks like the clan is back together. This is good to see.

Barkeep...Keep 'em coming.

I feel some spirit and coke coming on. Maybe we will start with a JD. They need all the help they can get with the way Team Perkins is going this year.

Jim Beam wouldn't be feeling very potent either.
Make mine a WT or three

<T-K> wrote:I really hate it when the old man gives me a choice.....

Because the test was going to be paid for out of his own pocket he has gone and told me I have options now....

A) He will pay for the once off test at Silverstone

B) He will give me enough funds to race a full Formula vee season here in S.A...

or C) He will give me funds to race in the newly launched championship here racing a Reynard champ car atlantic chassis for a year...



I hate decisions....

For the price of the Silverstone test I can buy a Formula Vee....

Dont know what to do....

as CM says, go for maximum media exposure. As long as you are going to be at or near the pointy end. And can keep it out of the boondocks. Team owners want quick drivers, to repay the sponsors, and low repair bills.

cmlean wrote:Decisions, decisions, decisions.

A) or C). A fairly steep learning curve understanding car setup compared to the karts of this season. A one off versus a season...The one off in front of the best media coverage...The season to negate one bad outing...

Julian Mayo wrote:as CM says, go for maximum media exposure. As long as you are going to be at or near the pointy end. And can keep it out of the boondocks. Team owners want quick drivers, to repay the sponsors, and low repair bills.

Exactly....

Each one has its pros and cons....Option C means I will be driving the second fastest race car in the country(only the V8 supercars are quicker)...but because its a brand new championship I dont know if exposure is that great.....whereas going to silverstone means I am getting my name out on the European stage, but I have the one day to prove myself and if something goes wrong I am down the creek without a paddle.......

Thinking about the last option, because he drivers are relativley unknown because its so new...so if I can go out and whip the pants off them then I am sure it can only help me....

<T-K> wrote:I really hate it when the old man gives me a choice.....

Because the test was going to be paid for out of his own pocket he has gone and told me I have options now....

A) He will pay for the once off test at Silverstone

B) He will give me enough funds to race a full Formula vee season here in S.A...

or C) He will give me funds to race in the newly launched championship here racing a Reynard champ car atlantic chassis for a year...



I hate decisions....

For the price of the Silverstone test I can buy a Formula Vee....

Dont know what to do....

Each choice carries with it its' own set of risks/rewards, T-K......for instance, let's say that you choose option A and have a full-up, successful Silverstone test.....chances are you'll get your name in the European press and motorsports community, which can then lead to a possible FF ride(and chance at running in the FF Festival at the end of that year....) and so on.....on the other hand, a not-so-successfull one-off could knock ya' out of the running for a chance at a ride.....

Then again, choosing B or C carries their own risks and rewards.......unlike the one-off at Silverstone, you'd have an entire season to impress the powers-that-be and if you, through hard work and determination, were to win either series' championship, that could get you a foot in the door of any series further up the ladder , not just in S.A. but outside the country, too.......many a top NA open-wheel champion has gotten their start outside the U.S.(just look at F1-bound Bourdais; he worked his up the European open-wheel ladder, wins the F3000 title back in '02, gets ignored by the F1 powers-that-be, comes over to ChampCar and what does he do? He wins four straight championships from 2004-2007..... )

Regardless of whatever choice you make, just keep plugging away at it, T-K, and you'll make it to the top of the motorsports ladder......who knows, we might even see you on the Borg-Warner Trophy at the Brickyard..... ........)

Given my personal attitude to risk taking, I would plum for option C, and do a Casey Stoner.ie..........Be at the pointy end no matter what, because that is where the cameras are looking, and the team owners. If you consistanly show outright speed, they will figure they can teach you to drive slower, and keep it together. They can't teach a slow driver to be much quicker

Evening, barkeep.......one iced tea, on Julian's tab....

Cheers!!

Morning, barkeep.....yeah, I couldn't sleep either...

Anyway, let me have a cup of java; maybe that'll wake me up...ya' know, I figured the reopening of the VIP tower would be a success, but man I had no idea it would be as successful; that was one rockin' crowd!!

Thanks; let me know when the chefs have something ready, okay....

Stand well back, I am WIDE AWAKE
just bin slidin' Ol' Therapy around on the damp red dirt
I will have a saspirilla, with a double shot of Ol' No 8. Yeehah!!!!! Makes yer wanna holla howdy Ho!!!
Drinks are on me, as long as they contain alcohol

Julian Mayo wrote:Stand well back, I am WIDE AWAKE
just bin slidin' Ol' Therapy around on the damp red dirt
I will have a saspirilla, with a double shot of Ol' No 8. Yeehah!!!!! Makes yer wanna holla howdy Ho!!!
Drinks are on me, as long as they contain alcohol

Julian Mayo, wide awake...........

Barkeep...........the Three Wise Men for JM, iced tea for myself.......

Oh, barkeep........remind everyone that there's a few days left to get in answers to the first round of off-season trivia....

Yup, wide awake.................a flamin kangaroo jumpin' onto the road, just as yer top 200kmh tends to get your attention Mind you the biggest thing you can hit in an off-road detour round here ('cept Critters) is saltbush. For about 10 clicks. Til yer hit the ranges

Afternoon, barkeep......one iced tea in one of the Midshipmen steins', please; yeah, those tall steins' with the Naval Academy emblem on 'em......reason for the stein, barkeep....after 4+ plus decades of watching the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame beat my beloved Midshipmen on the football field, Navy last week finally ended that losing streak 46-44(Only took 'em three overtimes to do it last week, but they won anyway........ ).....drinks are on me this weekend. Cheers!

Beauty, I will have a very large wt, thanks. Just spent the weekend jumping out of helicopters (after they broke my fingers, to loosen my grip), and clambering up n down bloody mountains. A tad thirsty, to say the least

Evening, barkeep........now that I've found a copy of USA Today to try to mentally digest, one large iced tea in the Harrington stein, please.......not the Batmobile one, barkeep! The one with all the sci-fi imagery on it; yeah, that one!

Anyway, if anyone's interested, the second set of off-season trivia questions are up on the trivia boards; take a go at 'em......as close as the first round was, it looks to be an interesting off-season anyway.......Cheers!

A VERY large WT n dry, and a toast to MW's new seat

Julian Mayo wrote:A VERY large WT n dry, and a toast to MW's new seat

Barkeep.....BARKEEP!! Sorry to yell at 'ya there, but get Julian a very, very large WT n' dry in one of the new Harrington steins and, while you're at it, I'll take an iced tea in one of 'em as well........Cheers!

And cheers to MW's new seat, also..........