Home  
Site Partners: SpotterGuides Veloce Books  
Related Sites: Your Link Here  

Go Back   TenTenths Motorsport Forum > Barn Finds > A1GP

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 11 Jan 2007, 23:58 (Ref:1812850)   #1
Motormouth
Racer
 
Motormouth's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2005
Ireland
Posts: 472
Motormouth should be qualifying in the top 10 on the grid
Team Ireland....Miller out Anderson in????

Andy Miller gone and replaced by Gary Anderson, apparently...............
Yes/No/Maybe?????
Motormouth is offline  
Quote
Old 12 Jan 2007, 00:17 (Ref:1812860)   #2
strider
Ten-Tenths Hall of Fame
Veteran
 
strider's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2003
England
Middle Earth
Posts: 8,408
strider has a real shot at the championship!strider has a real shot at the championship!strider has a real shot at the championship!strider has a real shot at the championship!strider has a real shot at the championship!strider has a real shot at the championship!
Well, they did promise extreme measures and that is certainly extreme! Still, Andy Miller might not mind missing an extended stay down under.
strider is offline  
Quote
Old 12 Jan 2007, 12:37 (Ref:1813186)   #3
strider
Ten-Tenths Hall of Fame
Veteran
 
strider's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2003
England
Middle Earth
Posts: 8,408
strider has a real shot at the championship!strider has a real shot at the championship!strider has a real shot at the championship!strider has a real shot at the championship!strider has a real shot at the championship!strider has a real shot at the championship!
Apparently it's true, by the way. That's from a reliable source.
strider is offline  
Quote
Old 12 Jan 2007, 19:47 (Ref:1813553)   #4
Motormouth
Racer
 
Motormouth's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2005
Ireland
Posts: 472
Motormouth should be qualifying in the top 10 on the grid
Yip, just heard it on the radio......
Should be interesting....... Wonder who'll be driving??
Motormouth is offline  
Quote
Old 12 Jan 2007, 21:08 (Ref:1813608)   #5
beekay
Rookie
 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 29
beekay should be qualifying in the top 10 on the grid
Good news!
beekay is offline  
Quote
Old 15 Jan 2007, 09:26 (Ref:1815562)   #6
daveheavey62
Rookie
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 31
daveheavey62 should be qualifying in the top 10 on the grid
Finally common sense prevails!! Hopefully now the drivers will have some input! Unfortunately I read that Richard Lyons is still favourite to drive...
daveheavey62 is offline  
Quote
Old 15 Jan 2007, 11:49 (Ref:1815648)   #7
Doc Hollywood
Racer
 
Doc Hollywood's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2002
Ireland
Dublin, Ireland
Posts: 373
Doc Hollywood should be qualifying in the top 5 on the gridDoc Hollywood should be qualifying in the top 5 on the gridDoc Hollywood should be qualifying in the top 5 on the grid
Sounds like a good move, Anderson has made some very good cars. It will probably depend on how well he's able to work with the (heavily) restricted rules of A1GP.

It should remove the dodgey car excuse after a little while. I hope Richard makes the most of it and starts bagging some points!
Doc Hollywood is offline  
__________________
Honestly Mr. CoC, I was just driving along when his gearbox rammed my nosecone!
Quote
Old 15 Jan 2007, 13:23 (Ref:1815704)   #8
Motormouth
Racer
 
Motormouth's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2005
Ireland
Posts: 472
Motormouth should be qualifying in the top 10 on the grid
Yeah, Lyons worked with Anderson before in Japan, apparently. Pity about Michael Devanney though, he proved himself in the car last year, no question marks over him...............
Motormouth is offline  
Quote
Old 15 Jan 2007, 20:23 (Ref:1815951)   #9
daveheavey62
Rookie
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 31
daveheavey62 should be qualifying in the top 10 on the grid
Fact.
daveheavey62 is offline  
Quote
Old 16 Jan 2007, 20:13 (Ref:1816907)   #10
kdempsey
Rookie
 
Join Date: Oct 2005
Ireland
Posts: 21
kdempsey should be qualifying in the top 10 on the grid

Quote:
Originally Posted by Doc Hollywood
It should remove the dodgey car excuse after a little while. I hope Richard makes the most of it and starts bagging some points!

The Dodey car i dont think was an excuse otherwise they would not of changed the engineer!!!! So it must be a fact!!!
kdempsey is offline  
Quote
Old 17 Jan 2007, 00:56 (Ref:1817103)   #11
beekay
Rookie
 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 29
beekay should be qualifying in the top 10 on the grid
Did he jump or was he pushed?
This story seems to suggest he jumped ship.
http://a1podium.com/news.php?subacti...from=&ucat=15&

Hope he does well in the future!
beekay is offline  
Quote
Old 17 Jan 2007, 08:15 (Ref:1817223)   #12
Doc Hollywood
Racer
 
Doc Hollywood's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2002
Ireland
Dublin, Ireland
Posts: 373
Doc Hollywood should be qualifying in the top 5 on the gridDoc Hollywood should be qualifying in the top 5 on the gridDoc Hollywood should be qualifying in the top 5 on the grid
Quote:
Originally Posted by kdempsey
The Dodey car i dont think was an excuse otherwise they would not of changed the engineer!!!! So it must be a fact!!!
Lets wait and see what Anderson can do first! But I agree that it looks almost certain to be the car thats letting them down.

It would also beg the question that if the car improves and Richard starts getting results, will they take the chance of slowing progress by putting Michael back in the car?

I'm not saying that Michael would slow progress down but it could take him a little while to set the car up around himself again.
Doc Hollywood is offline  
__________________
Honestly Mr. CoC, I was just driving along when his gearbox rammed my nosecone!
Quote
Old 17 Jan 2007, 12:39 (Ref:1817450)   #13
go-jordan
Rookie
 
Join Date: Nov 2004
Ireland
Contaé na Mí, Ireland
Posts: 57
go-jordan should be qualifying in the top 10 on the grid
I have a question.

If Lyons does win, will he accept having to stand on a podium with an irish tricolour and national anthem playing, or more to the point will we have another incident ala eddie irvine in 1995 if it is the case where his family were given death threats just because the irish flag was used on the podium.

I think it is a shame devaney felt he had to jump ship. He is a good little driver who was let down by his team, and he loved driving for his country.
go-jordan is offline  
Quote
Old 17 Jan 2007, 14:56 (Ref:1817612)   #14
Doc Hollywood
Racer
 
Doc Hollywood's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2002
Ireland
Dublin, Ireland
Posts: 373
Doc Hollywood should be qualifying in the top 5 on the gridDoc Hollywood should be qualifying in the top 5 on the gridDoc Hollywood should be qualifying in the top 5 on the grid
I wasn't aware that Devaney had left. Why did he jump ship? And where did he jump too?!

Quote:
Originally Posted by go-jordan
If Lyons does win, will he accept having to stand on a podium with an irish tricolour
I would hope that team Ireland were smart enough to cross that bridge at the contract signing stage. Especially with the history that you mentioned it must have been on the agenda when a decision to put Richard in the car was reached. If not I'm sure its somewhere in the A1 rules and regs.

Last edited by Asp; 17 Jan 2007 at 21:23. Reason: Quote edit
Doc Hollywood is offline  
__________________
Honestly Mr. CoC, I was just driving along when his gearbox rammed my nosecone!
Quote
Old 17 Jan 2007, 16:12 (Ref:1817682)   #15
beekay
Rookie
 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 29
beekay should be qualifying in the top 10 on the grid
Quote:
Originally Posted by Doc Hollywood
I wasn't aware that Devaney had left. Why did he jump ship? And where did he jump too?!

See my post above, link to story. Seems that the U.S. is the aim
beekay is offline  
Quote
Old 19 Jan 2007, 00:23 (Ref:1818959)   #16
kdempsey
Rookie
 
Join Date: Oct 2005
Ireland
Posts: 21
kdempsey should be qualifying in the top 10 on the grid
Best handling car??



This looks like the best handling car he's had all year!!!haha
kdempsey is offline  
Quote
Old 20 Jan 2007, 12:23 (Ref:1820214)   #17
blackfalcon
Racer
 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location:
ireland
Posts: 129
blackfalcon should be qualifying in the top 10 on the grid
He can test that in my garden any day
blackfalcon is offline  
Quote
Old 23 Jan 2007, 10:57 (Ref:1822612)   #18
daveheavey62
Rookie
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 31
daveheavey62 should be qualifying in the top 10 on the grid
Pity Devaney was ****ed over. How da hell are we suppose to support that ******** Lyons? I think I'll support team GBR until an Irishman gets back in the car (bring on John O' Hara...). Better to support the real thing rather than GBR mark II!!

Hope Devaney kicks arse in da US and gives the two fingers to the whole lot of 'em.
daveheavey62 is offline  
Quote
Old 24 Jan 2007, 10:10 (Ref:1824451)   #19
Doc Hollywood
Racer
 
Doc Hollywood's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2002
Ireland
Dublin, Ireland
Posts: 373
Doc Hollywood should be qualifying in the top 5 on the gridDoc Hollywood should be qualifying in the top 5 on the gridDoc Hollywood should be qualifying in the top 5 on the grid
I still don't think they made a bad move by taking Lyons. He is a proven winner and champion in big single seaters.

Having said that I'd love to see Paddy Hogan in the car, he was faster than Michael and John when he tested for them last year. Pity he didn't have the cash.

Could it be worked the way France worked it last year? With John and Paddy sharing the drive round by round. It would introduce a competitive edge within the team that would hopefully push both drivers and the team forward. I'm sure between them they could fund the drive?
Doc Hollywood is offline  
__________________
Honestly Mr. CoC, I was just driving along when his gearbox rammed my nosecone!
Quote
Old 24 Jan 2007, 13:29 (Ref:1824648)   #20
kdempsey
Rookie
 
Join Date: Oct 2005
Ireland
Posts: 21
kdempsey should be qualifying in the top 10 on the grid
[QUOTE=Doc Hollywood] Having said that I'd love to see Paddy Hogan in the car, he was faster than Michael and John when he tested for them last year. Pity he didn't have the cash.

Think they had trouble fitting his ego into the car!!!
kdempsey is offline  
Quote
Old 24 Jan 2007, 13:52 (Ref:1824697)   #21
nikimere
Rookie
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Ireland
Dublin, Ireland
Posts: 7
nikimere should be qualifying in the top 10 on the grid
Quote:
Originally Posted by Doc Hollywood
I still don't think they made a bad move by taking Lyons.
I dont agree at all. I'd say Lyons is on a bigger wage than Devaney was, so thats a waste of money for starters.
Your argument that Lyons has won in higher formulae is rubbish, he has won in Nippon because he had the money to get in there in the 1st place and he's been racing longer in order to work his way up there, that doesn't make him better.
Devaney doesn't have the money, i'm sure if he was in the same position (financially) as Lyons we wouldn't be having this conversation.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Doc Hollywood
I'd love to see Paddy Hogan in the car
From what i've heard one of the reasons Hogan wasn't even considered for the drive was because of his attitude. I dont know him but i've never heard a good word about him from anyone who does know him.
Actually that reminds me of something: http://www.hohenthal.se/sebtv/2006_mov9.wmv (this is brilliant!)

Quote:
Originally Posted by Motormouth
he [Devaney] proved himself in the car last year, no question marks over him...............
^^^ may i also point this out ^^^

Last edited by nikimere; 24 Jan 2007 at 13:56.
nikimere is offline  
Quote
Old 24 Jan 2007, 15:21 (Ref:1824779)   #22
woodster
Rookie
 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Ireland
Dublin 24.
Posts: 82
woodster should be qualifying in the top 10 on the grid
I dont understand why they dont give Damien Faulkner a drive or a test, he is very quick both in saloons and single seaters.

Dave
woodster is offline  
Quote
Old 24 Jan 2007, 15:34 (Ref:1824797)   #23
Doc Hollywood
Racer
 
Doc Hollywood's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2002
Ireland
Dublin, Ireland
Posts: 373
Doc Hollywood should be qualifying in the top 5 on the gridDoc Hollywood should be qualifying in the top 5 on the gridDoc Hollywood should be qualifying in the top 5 on the grid
Very true woodster, I'd almost forgotten Damien to be honest!

Quote:
Originally Posted by nikimere : On Paddy Hogan
I dont know him but i've never heard a good word about him from anyone who does know him.
I don't speak to him often but when I have I've found him to be a genuinly nice guy. He's very confident but I think he has every right to be. He's done alot more and got alot further than people with half his experience.
Doc Hollywood is offline  
__________________
Honestly Mr. CoC, I was just driving along when his gearbox rammed my nosecone!
Quote
Old 24 Jan 2007, 18:14 (Ref:1824951)   #24
Point-5
Racer
 
Join Date: Jul 2002
Ireland
Ireland
Posts: 122
Point-5 should be qualifying in the top 10 on the grid
I'd love to see O Hara in the car, for at least one race this year.

Having said that the team does seem to have made a significant move forward, how much of that is Lyons and how much is Anderson is hard to know - maybe a combination.

My understanding of Paddy Hogan is that he would have no problem with the finances and so I'd believe the rumours he was dismissed due to his attitude.

Love the video by the way Niki!!
Point-5 is offline  
Quote
Old 25 Jan 2007, 06:29 (Ref:1825390)   #25
Doc Hollywood
Racer
 
Doc Hollywood's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2002
Ireland
Dublin, Ireland
Posts: 373
Doc Hollywood should be qualifying in the top 5 on the gridDoc Hollywood should be qualifying in the top 5 on the gridDoc Hollywood should be qualifying in the top 5 on the grid
Quote:
Originally Posted by Point-5
My understanding of Paddy Hogan is that he would have no problem with the finances and so I'd believe the rumours he was dismissed due to his attitude.

Love the video by the way Niki!!
I doubt thats the case. Anytime I've spoken to him he's either just been talking to potential sponsors or he's about to. I was led to beleive it was a financial problem that seen them go their seperate ways.
Doc Hollywood is offline  
__________________
Honestly Mr. CoC, I was just driving along when his gearbox rammed my nosecone!
Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
RBM Team (BMW Team Great-Brittain) FIRE Touring Car Racing 3 22 Sep 2003 14:59
Gary Anderson - getting ready to run? BSchneiderFan Formula One 10 5 Aug 2003 21:28
Tony Cottman & Motorola team members may start a new team... MolsonBoy ChampCar World Series 14 21 Nov 2002 17:38
Gary Anderson Sacked (again...) White Van Man Formula One 5 4 Dec 2000 10:34


All times are GMT. The time now is 06:11.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
Original Website Copyright © 1998-2003 Craig Antil. All Rights Reserved.
Ten-Tenths Motorsport Forums Copyright © 2004-2021 Royalridge Computing. All Rights Reserved.
Ten-Tenths Motorsport Forums Copyright © 2021-2022 Grant MacDonald. All Rights Reserved.