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30 Jan 2000, 18:30 (Ref:6842) | #1 | ||
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I encourage everyone to be honest here. Who out of all series is the best race car driver,Who can drive on many diffrent kinds of tracks and many kinds of cars?
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30 Jan 2000, 20:49 (Ref:6843) | #2 | ||
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When he is healthy, my money is on Mark Martin.
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30 Jan 2000, 22:12 (Ref:6844) | #3 | ||
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Also Jeff Gordon and Jacques Villeneuve would have to be considered strongly since they have both won big races on both types of circuits. Since F1 drivers don't race on ovals, we don't know how well they would really do on them. Nigel Mansell did well on both in CART but that does not necessarily mean that other F1 drivers would. Emerson Fittipaldi didn't land on the oval circuits running but he did prove himself on them later. I am sure Schumacher probably would do OK but after his Silverstone crash, who knows how he would do racing flat out in close proximity of concrete walls now?
Zanardi won on oval circuits in CART but statistically, he was much weaker on them than on road courses. Also he like Montoya were in best ride in the CART series. I wasn't too impressed with Montoya's performance at Gateway which I attended in person. He seemed to be awefully raw on ovals from my vantage point. He should show improvement in his second season to be mentioned in the same breath as the others listed above. Also, Michael Andretti, Rusty Wallace, Ricky Rudd have proven to be good at both oval and road circuits. I have been impressed with Adrian Fernandez at both types of circuits as well. Watch out for Kenny Brack this season too. |
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1 Feb 2000, 01:50 (Ref:6845) | #4 | ||
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Who is the best football player in the world, Marshall Falk or Maradona?
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1 Feb 2000, 02:41 (Ref:6846) | #5 | ||
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Here is my top 25 list of best drivers in the world in alphabetical order.
Michael Andretti CART Rubens Barrichello F1 Kenny Brack CART Jeff Burton NASCAR David Coulthard F1 Dale Earnhardt NASCAR Adrian Fernandez CART Dario Franchitti CART Heinz Harald Frentzen F1 Jeff Gordon NASCAR Mika Hakkinen F1 Eddie Irvine F1 Dale Jarrett NASCAR Bobby Labonte NASCAR Terrt Labonte NASCAR Tommi Makkinen World Rally Mark Martin NASCAR Juan Montoya CART Michael Schumacher F1 Ralf Schumacher F1 Tony Stewart NASCAR Paul Tracy CART Jacques Villeneuve F1 Rusty Wallace NASCAR Alex Zanardi |
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4 Feb 2000, 00:50 (Ref:6847) | #6 | ||
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Well, champcarfan we are waiting to hear your opinion on who is the greatest driver in the world. One thing that is certain, it cannot be Dario Franchitti whose 6 CART wins have all been on road courses.
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4 Feb 2000, 02:45 (Ref:6848) | #7 | ||
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I don't think you can seriously compare different drivers from different classes. Would Mark Martin or Jeff Gordon beat a top Indy driver in an Indy car and vice versa? I think if you would have to come up with a best driver, they would have to be successful in different disciplines, ie Mario Andretti. But is he really the best?
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