OT: Tradin' paint

George Roffe geo3@earthlink.net
Thu, 12 Jun 2003 09:09:43 -0500


Rick Frey wrote:

>Isn't going fast on any track merely some degree of a controlled drift?

That's only part of the equation.  You must balance all forms of
acceleration, forward, rearward (braking), and lateral (cornering).  Doing
all of these smoothly puts you in the game.  The difference between Michael
Schumacher and the rest of us is just how well he can keep that car on the
edge of the friction circle.

>I'd like to see gordon given a year as a test pilot for an
>F1 team and then turn him loose w/ the big guys.  Hmm...an american that
>could compete in F1, the horror.

At one time apparently Gordon was looking for an F1 ride.  But, instead of
getting the big salary he gets now, they wanted him to bring money.  Yeah
right.

George Roffe