Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson to compete in the Michelin Race of Champions - Page 3

RaceFanStan · 23 Oct 2002, 22:03 (Ref:411700)

Another "bad boy" did good !!!
Here's the IROC Champ & his trophy.

Roselady3 · 24 Oct 2002, 00:54 (Ref:411791)

Yeah BABY!!!!!

Lars · 24 Oct 2002, 01:08 (Ref:411795)

Hmmmmm, if I remember correctly, it was the Rainblow Warrior that hit everything but the Virginia Lottery last Sunday at Martinsville. Robbie should have told him to go hit the pace car & when he asked what for, Robbie could have told him, "Because you hit every other damn thing out there, I want you to be perfect." LMAO.

Lee Roy · 24 Oct 2002, 02:07 (Ref:411815)

Quote:

Originally posted by Lee Janotta
Basically, the US team is cheating by calling guys like Robby and Jimmy "road racers", so we essentially get two loose-surface experts in the event when other countries are limited to two.

Okay, then I'm a little confused. How is the US team cheating?

Lee Janotta · 24 Oct 2002, 02:29 (Ref:411825)

Ah, sorry... That's just a typo. Other countries are limited to one.

Sorry if I'm stepping on people's toes over here... The sports car/CART/F1/rally forums have just been _dead_ the past week.

Lee Roy · 24 Oct 2002, 11:23 (Ref:412027)

No problem. Didn't feel like toes were being stepped on, I was just trying to understand. Glad to have you around.

Moncada69 · 24 Oct 2002, 12:59 (Ref:412121)

THANKS FOR THE TARGET! I'LL START USING IT TONIGHT.
GOT TO TEST OUT THE NEW DESERT EGALE

REALLY THOUGH, I JUST DON'T LIKE TONY

I HEARD THAT STERLING WANTS TO MAKE A COME BACK EARLY,I DONT KNOW IF THAT WOULD BE A GOOD MOVE HE MAY HURT HIMSELF IN A CRASH, MORE THAN HE IS RIGHT KNOW, HE SHOULD JUST STAY OUT AND COME BACK NEXT YEAR, WELL RESTED, I CAN SEE HIM BEING A LITTLE WORRIED THOUGH, ESPECIALY WITH THAT MCMURRY DUDE DOING SO WELL.........

Moncada69 · 24 Oct 2002, 13:04 (Ref:412127)

LARS ....YOU WATCH TO MANY MOVIES......DID YOU WANT HIM TO EAT AN ICE CREAM CONE TO!!!!!

NO, NO, NO, SIR CANT USE ONE, DON'T WANT ONE, COULDN'T AFFORD ONE IF I DID!

TRY ANOTHER MOVIE LARS!!!!

Moncada69 · 24 Oct 2002, 13:05 (Ref:412132)

HEY STAN.....NOW KEVIN I LIKE...... HES JUST NOT THAT LUCKY THESE DAYS, MAYBE SOON HE WILL BREAK OUT OF THIS RUT....

24thunder · 24 Oct 2002, 15:21 (Ref:412258)

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Stan_MarlinMan
[B]Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm,
How many IROC races did jeffy win in the 2 tears that he raced in it ???
I know it was 000 !!!

U might think,U don't know,as Jeff Gordon actually did win an IROC race on Feb.13,1998 in an rain shortened event(30 total laps,instead of 40 laps)aftyer starting 3rd!!!
btw,Jeff Gordon raced in IROC series for 6 years from 1995-2000 seasons!!!

Lee Roy · 24 Oct 2002, 16:42 (Ref:412347)

IROC is a joke. This MROC sounds a lot better.

RaceFanStan · 24 Oct 2002, 22:39 (Ref:412725)

1998 IROC, Mark Martin was the man !!!
2 wins, 1 second, 1 third and the IROC Championship !!!

I forgot the rain shortened race,
I’ve always hated those.
I’ll have to adjust the count :
6 years, 4 races a year, 1 rain credit .....
That’s 24 races divided into 1, that equals 4 % !!!
Not too good for equal cars !!!

Can everyone now see that certain cars have had an advantage ???
The car is the most critical factor !!!
The best driver (whoever that is) can not win in a bad car.
But almost any driver can win in a great car.

Lee Roy · 21 Nov 2002, 03:50 (Ref:433705)

Hey, it's time to think about this again. I wonder what kind of TV coverage it's going to get?

Emfa · 2 Dec 2002, 03:14 (Ref:440888)

The boys did pretty well for themselves, winning the Nations Cup (with the help of Colin Edwards)! CONGRATULATIONS!

There is more in this thread in the Rally forum, and at http://www.imp.mc/rocwebsite/index.htm

RaceFanStan · 2 Dec 2002, 04:07 (Ref:440893)

and he made the best of it !

jeff put the car off track and into the barrier ! lmao

24thunder · 3 Dec 2002, 14:21 (Ref:441810)

Quote:

Originally posted by Stan_MarlinMan
1998 IROC, Mark Martin was the man !!!
2 wins, 1 second, 1 third and the IROC Championship !!!

I forgot the rain shortened race,
I’ve always hated those.
I’ll have to adjust the count :
6 years, 4 races a year, 1 rain credit .....
That’s 24 races divided into 1, that equals 4 % !!!
Not too good for equal cars !!!

Can everyone now see that certain cars have had an advantage ???
The car is the most critical factor !!!
The best driver (whoever that is) can not win in a bad car.
But almost any driver can win in a great car.

So the driver never wins the driver's Cup,in other words the #20 car is the 2002 driver's Champ & not Tony Stewart?LMAO!!!I don't think the cars drive themselves,geezzzz!

Russfeld · 4 Dec 2002, 03:57 (Ref:442288)

On oval racing you're at the mercy of your car and setup just as much as Openwheel cars are on road courses.

SJ Spode · 4 Dec 2002, 17:02 (Ref:442672)

Having returned from the RoC, Jimmy and Jeff acquitted themselves very well amongst the stars of rally etc.,

Jimmy was pretty much smooth all weekend; Jeff more spectacular with some near offs and trips up the banking but hey, it kept us spectators entertained.

Jeff was also a passenger when World Rally Champ Marcus Gronholm managed to roll a Peugeot rally car 3-4 times in Friday practice (and from the in-car footage JG seemed to love every minute of it).

Look out for it if you get the chance on TV.

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