What's going on with the GP Masters?
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Such a shame that this fantastic opportunity to reunite some of the greats in indentical cars for the fans to enjoy wheel to wheel racing seems to have all gone quiet. The first race for 2007 was cancelled and now we still only have two confirmed events for the year...
This was a great opportunity for new fans to meet/see the great names we all talk about when we hark back to the great days of F1 racing.
If tennis and golf (two sports I know do it well) can pull off a 'masters tour' why do there seem to be problems with F1? OK so this is far more dangerous than those two sports mentioned, but the drivers have been up for it.
Does the FIA and Bernie see it as some kind of threat in terms of offering a much closer and entertaining race than F1 currently offers the audience, maybe, I just can't quite put my finger on it.
This was a great opportunity for new fans to meet/see the great names we all talk about when we hark back to the great days of F1 racing.
If tennis and golf (two sports I know do it well) can pull off a 'masters tour' why do there seem to be problems with F1? OK so this is far more dangerous than those two sports mentioned, but the drivers have been up for it.
Does the FIA and Bernie see it as some kind of threat in terms of offering a much closer and entertaining race than F1 currently offers the audience, maybe, I just can't quite put my finger on it.
Edited by TheOriginalGT40 on Friday 29th June 01:06
pablo said:
...and then who, Raul Boesel?!??!
GrandPrix.com said:
From a wealthy Brazilian family, Raul de Mesquita Boesel originally intended to follow his brothers into the equestrian world and was an outstanding show jumper. He studied engineering but gave up his degree when he decided that he wanted to go motor racing, starting out in touring cars. He moved to Britain in 1980 to race in Formula Ford 1600 and the following year moved up to Formula 3 and finished third in the championship with Murray Taylor Racing.
In November 1981 he tested for McLaren and the following year joined the Rothmans March Formula 1 team but this was not a great success and in 1983 he switched to the underfunded Ligier, with backing from Cafe do Brasil. This was a bad season for the team and at the end of the year Boesel went to the United States to race in CART with Dick Simon Racing.
In 1987 he switched to the World Sportscar Championship with Jaguar and won the title with wins at Jerez, Silverstone, Brands Hatch, Nurburgring and Spa. The following year he won the Daytona 24 Hours, sharing a Jaguar XJR-9 with Martin Brundle and John Nielsen. That year he also raced CART with the Shierson team and in 1989 he finished third at Indianapolis. He moved to Truesports in 1990.
In 1991 he raced with Jaguar in IMSA and finished second in the Le Mans 24 Hours before returning to CART with Dick Simon and finishing fifth in the 1993 series. He continued to race in CART until 1998, racing in the latter years with Team Green, but then switched to the Indy Racing League with McCormack Motorsports.
Not exactly steller I'll grant you but then not exactly Alex Yoong.In November 1981 he tested for McLaren and the following year joined the Rothmans March Formula 1 team but this was not a great success and in 1983 he switched to the underfunded Ligier, with backing from Cafe do Brasil. This was a bad season for the team and at the end of the year Boesel went to the United States to race in CART with Dick Simon Racing.
In 1987 he switched to the World Sportscar Championship with Jaguar and won the title with wins at Jerez, Silverstone, Brands Hatch, Nurburgring and Spa. The following year he won the Daytona 24 Hours, sharing a Jaguar XJR-9 with Martin Brundle and John Nielsen. That year he also raced CART with the Shierson team and in 1989 he finished third at Indianapolis. He moved to Truesports in 1990.
In 1991 he raced with Jaguar in IMSA and finished second in the Le Mans 24 Hours before returning to CART with Dick Simon and finishing fifth in the 1993 series. He continued to race in CART until 1998, racing in the latter years with Team Green, but then switched to the Indy Racing League with McCormack Motorsports.
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Don't forget Lammers though not a master perhaps either, but to me the most versitile racing drivers of this era, I mean: lemans, sportscars, F1, F3 etc. and even he didn't consider himself to be good enough to drive in the BMW 130I cup! Beside that he put in great performances in all these classes and won in most of them!pablo said:
it was never really "masters" though was it, i mean mansell, fittipaldi, piquet, fair enough, and then who, Raul Boesel?!??!
Or Christian Danner...or that bloke, whatsissname?...Stuck or something....rubystone said:
pablo said:
it was never really "masters" though was it, i mean mansell, fittipaldi, piquet, fair enough, and then who, Raul Boesel?!??!
Or Christian Danner...or that bloke, whatsissname?...Stuck or something....You bloody peasants.
Edited by Calorus on Friday 29th June 14:29
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