OT: Toyota F1
 

Mika Salo drove the Toyota TF102 car and posted the 6th-fastest time in today's practice.

I would have been thrilled with 15th, but SIXTH!?!?!?!?

I know, I know, testing times don't mean that much. But this is the team's FIRST ever practice in their FIRST ever GP.

I am thrilled beyond words. Qualifying will be shown live tonight at 9PM EST and I am positively GIDDY with excitement.

Mike who? :confused:

Uhh, is this guy like, your brother, or what? :rolleyes:

<raises hand> IT WAS MEE!!!!

-Mike :cool:

By saying he 'brought it home,' I don't mean he brought it to MY home...I meant...oh, never mind...I'll edit the post...

Funny, I don't remember anything about 'brought it home'. :D :D

As my mentor, Bugs Bunny, once said, "Ain't I a stinker?" :)

Re: OT: Toyota F1
 

Salo and McNish qualified 14th and 16th but in all fairness the session was washed out for anyone who was planning on a late fast time.
As usual though, it was a Ferrari, Williams, McLaren top six. Don't expect anything different in the race tonight.

Woo-Hoo!! Sixth for Mika Salo in the Toyota! I'm just glad Toyota got a point right off the bat for their first race. They're off to a good start.

Too bad the same can't be said for Ralfi-Boy! :p What was he thinking? I can't figure out why that wasn't red flagged. You would think they'd want more than 12 or 13 cars running beyond the first lap.

Rich

Hey, rich, you got any pics of your legacy? that thing sounds badass in your sig.

I agree, the race should have been red glagged. I bet I can guess what Rubens was thinking as Ralf went sailing over his head :mad:
As for the race - same old, same old. It's going to be a long season for the rest of the boys.

I had to wait to watch it until last night at 1AM. At 1:30AM, when it finally started, I was almost yelling at Ralf.

But I was so excited that Salo and Toyota scored a point that I still couldn't sleep when it was over at 4AM. :D

i was really......
 

pissed when trulli wrecked. he was doing great and then suddenly in a sweeping turn the car got away from him and BAM, he met Mr. Wall.

that pass that M. Schumacher made on Moreno was just awesome. he played the kid like a piano. in the beginning that was one of the most thrilling races i have ever seen, then michael ran away.

Re: i was really......
 

Moreno???

<whistle>

Haven't been a fan for very long, have you? ;)

That was Juan Pablo Montoya. And, yes, it was a brilliant pass. Michael and JPM will have quite the battle this year, I think.

i dont know why i wrote moreno....???
 

i have been a F1 fan for quite some time now. montoya came up through go-karts. rich kid from columbia i think.

i was talking to a friend of mine in CA about Cart and the IRL so i had Moreno on the brain.

thanks for catching me and taking full advantage. ;)

oh, and i am a nigel mansell fan......no rookie F1 fan here my friend. :p

Yeah, I've got a few in my Yahoo briefcase. Feel free to take a look. It's a lot of fun, and have enjoyed modifying it. I do miss my SVX, though, but am only willing to own one car at a time at this point in my life. http://briefcase.yahoo.com/richeich_93

On another note, I used to live in Arlington Heights! I was in 2nd and 3rd grade, back in like '74 and '75. I can picture the the house, but can't remember the address. It was just east of the hospital, right by where Central Rd. (I think) does a 'Y'.