News_Stig Posted November 11, 2005 Report Share Posted November 11, 2005 Discuss the Masters GP Series here.... TSN News Thread on Masters GP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omi Posted November 11, 2005 Report Share Posted November 11, 2005 What's that then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHA Posted November 11, 2005 Report Share Posted November 11, 2005 Are they going ahead with this? I heard about it ages ago, I think its all ex F1 drivers like Mansell, Prost etc racing in equal cars. Bit like the A1GP but for the oldies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayerbloke Posted November 11, 2005 Report Share Posted November 11, 2005 Could be an interesting series. Guess it depends how/if it`s "policed" in the same way F1 is these days... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilB Posted November 11, 2005 Report Share Posted November 11, 2005 Yup there using an old CART chassis and engine producing 600bhp. So there should be lot's of action and it's on the BBC rather then Sky Heres the full line up - Emerson Fittipaldi Nigel Mansell Derek Warwick Eddie Cheever Alan Jones (God only knows how old fattie got into the car) Christian Danner Ricardo Patrese Jacques Laffite Patrick Tambay Eliseo Salazar (The man who Piquet tried to punch) Andrea de Cesaris Stephan Johansson Hans Stuck Jan Lammers Eddie Cheever Race starts Sunday 4:00pm - 5:20pm BBC2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarMad Posted November 11, 2005 Report Share Posted November 11, 2005 From what I have read they are doing this as a standalone race for this year, and have a few provisional races for next year penciled in, one being Silverstone in May I think. Now no traction control, slick tyres, 600bhp 3,0ltr+ engine and some world class drivers. I hope your watching Bernie and Max. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neimad Posted November 11, 2005 Report Share Posted November 11, 2005 Not only are all the cars the same though -- apparently they are all setup exactly the same on a per-race basis so it really should be down to sheer driver skill. Sounds like it coud be really cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimdiesel Posted November 11, 2005 Report Share Posted November 11, 2005 Alain Prost is joining the series next year apparently. And going on his performance at the DTM masters at the Norisring, were he destroyed Mansell, Fitipaldi and Mick Doohan, he will walk it. He is the most race fresh having competed in the French GT championship all year. It will be interesting to see how the rest fair. Without Prost, I think it will be between Cheever, Johansson and Lammers, though I hope Herr Stuck shows well. Oh and Murray is back behind the mic. 4:00 on BBC2 this Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHA Posted November 12, 2005 Report Share Posted November 12, 2005 Should be just like the old days!!!! wonder if they will have fleetwood mac as the theme tune Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danksy Posted November 12, 2005 Report Share Posted November 12, 2005 Excellent can't wait to see some of the golden oldies back. Bet they cant wait either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorburn Posted November 12, 2005 Report Share Posted November 12, 2005 First practice timings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilB Posted November 12, 2005 Report Share Posted November 12, 2005 The grid - 1. Mansell 1:33.428 2. Fittipaldi 1:33.998 3. Patrese 1:34.048 4. Lammers 1:34.082 5. De Cesaris 1:34.086 6. Warwick 1:34.087 7. Danner 1:34.132 8. Cheever 1:34.602 9. Stuck 1:34.755 10. Johansson 1:34.841 11. Arnoux 1:35.453 12. Salazar 1:36.852 13. Tambay 1:36.948 14. Laffite 1:36.958 *Alan Jones pulled out due to neck pains Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Botang Posted November 12, 2005 Report Share Posted November 12, 2005 Go on Nige Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazza_g Posted November 13, 2005 Report Share Posted November 13, 2005 I'm sure this was a great idea on paper, but having identical cars combined with slightly more mature drivers means that after 10 laps, only 1 race position has changed !?!? probably the reason A1GP has the boost button Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorburn Posted November 13, 2005 Report Share Posted November 13, 2005 Definately got more interesting towards the end, Kyalami wasn't a great choice of track though as it just doesn't have the overtaking positions really. Really good cars to watch though, and the drivers certainly weren't hanging around, lots of opposite lock on display inc. that big slide from Stuck while trying to get Lammers at the downhill right. Don't know when De Cesseris got so good though, in F1 he used to be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simkna Posted November 13, 2005 Report Share Posted November 13, 2005 Fabulous. Lots of good opposite-lockery goin on. Actually found myself shouting at the TV for Murray to stop tempting fate over a Mansell win. Si. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neimad Posted November 13, 2005 Report Share Posted November 13, 2005 They may all be getting on, and the cars may not be the most technologically advanced but they still managed more overtaking than pretty much any F1 race this season. I for one am certainly glad they made it this far, and hope that the races to come are all this and more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazza_g Posted November 13, 2005 Report Share Posted November 13, 2005 [ QUOTE ] Definately got more interesting towards the end, Kyalami wasn't a great choice of track though as it just doesn't have the overtaking positions really. [/ QUOTE ] ok, it did get better towards the end, it was as if they were finding their feet ! good clean fun racing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Botang Posted November 13, 2005 Report Share Posted November 13, 2005 Derek Warwick seemed to be having a go, I think he was held up for the entire race and would have given Fittipaldi something to think about if he had got through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilB Posted November 13, 2005 Report Share Posted November 13, 2005 I liked it and the last few laps were great, to say that some of them haven't raced for a few years they did bloddy well. Kyalami isn't known for it's overtaking places so it was a bit like F1 De Cesaris (De Crasharis) was indeed crap in the early days in F1, and only was hired for the money he brought from Marlborough due to his family imrprting them into Italy. But towards the end he was a pretty safe bet for team owners to bring it home. Put em on a track like Spa and I'm sure we would see some action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted November 13, 2005 Report Share Posted November 13, 2005 I thought it was a good start.. could do with somemore competative racers, but i enjoyed it.. more so than F1! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mort Posted November 13, 2005 Report Share Posted November 13, 2005 I liked it... amazed to see Mansell and Fitipaldi so far ahead of the rest - Would have been good to get Prost there.... Star of the show for me....Murray Walker. Just as good as ever (i.e. the best motorsports commentator ever)....at 82... incredible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted November 13, 2005 Report Share Posted November 13, 2005 [ QUOTE ] Star of the show for me....Murray Walker. Just as good as ever (i.e. the best motorsports commentator ever)....at 82... incredible. [/ QUOTE ] Feck me.. is he really 82!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! amazing.. and he was spot on today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarMad Posted November 13, 2005 Report Share Posted November 13, 2005 You could see that they were taking it easy at the start. But this is the first time that some of them had raced in years and fitness could be an issue for some. It was the first race of the car / tyres etc. in anger. But all in all a great watch, so nice to hear them wheel spinning a little and controling it, so much better that the electronic farting engines in F1. Can't wait to see the races next year if they go ahead, and it was nice to hear Murray again, he is still a star even at 82. F1 will always or rather should be the pinnicle of motor sport in open wheels at least, but it shows they have some things to learn from several other formula's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmj Posted November 14, 2005 Report Share Posted November 14, 2005 [ QUOTE ] *Alan Jones pulled out due to neck pains [/ QUOTE ] Arthritis? What a great idea for a program! Shame I missed it, would have liked to have seen that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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