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Re: Motorsports Trivia Game
Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2010 6:04 pm
by dead14vii1640
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dauer_962_Le_Mans
THANK GOD Wikipedia is on my side.
The Dauer 962 Le Mans is a sports car based on the Porsche 962 racing car. Built by German Jochen Dauer's Dauer Racing, a racing version of this car went on to win the 1994 24 Hours of Le Mans with the support of Porsche through the use of regulation loopholes
Re: Motorsports Trivia Game
Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2010 6:05 pm
by Alonsomania
The Dauer is the wrong answer.
Re: Motorsports Trivia Game
Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2010 6:07 pm
by dead14vii1640
Please, guys, we need a tie-breaker here. The Dauer 962 was a Porsche 962 with ALMOST group C specs that took advantage of some BIG loopholes on the '94 regulation of the Le Mans 24h. If not, the last one was the stupid Peugeot 905 Evo1 bis.
Re: Motorsports Trivia Game
Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2010 6:07 pm
by Alonsomania
Alonsomania wrote:
Which Group C car was the last car to win Le Mans 24 Hours (note: chassis may have been used as a base for another car!)
Re: Motorsports Trivia Game
Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2010 6:13 pm
by dead14vii1640
C'mon!!! The winners after Group C and BEFORE LMPs were the F1 GTR, the WSC-95 and the 911 GT1. NONE of this cars were made after a Group C base.
Re: Motorsports Trivia Game
Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2010 6:13 pm
by Alonsomania
Yes one was.
Re: Motorsports Trivia Game
Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2010 6:18 pm
by dead14vii1640
Alonsomania wrote:Yes one was.
C'mon, you cannot consider the Porsche WSC-95 a car based on the Group C since they SEVERLY modified the original Jaguar chassis.
Re: Motorsports Trivia Game
Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2010 6:21 pm
by Buka
Alonsomania wrote:What is the story behind that race? I'm fascinated in that era (it is one of the eras in which I am the most interested in).
GP in Lviv was held on streets with slippery big cobblestones with tramway ruts on bigger part of the circuit. In fact Caraciolla dominated during the whole race and after damage of the Hans Stuck's car (father of another Hans Stuck
) he had no competitors who could beat him. Some people now think that Lviv GP could become as popular as Monaco because of its difficulty, but after crisis began this GP was cancelled forever. After it WW2 began and Soviets took the biggest part of Western Ukraine including Lviv. Soviet races and its own F1
is also very intersting part of racing history (but very miserable), but they never took place in Lviv anymore.
You can look for more
here. Try to search Lwow, Lviv and Lvov and maybe even Lemberg.
Re: Motorsports Trivia Game
Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2010 6:23 pm
by Alonsomania
Re: Motorsports Trivia Game
Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2010 7:35 pm
by Michkov
Going bit OT
Lots of information, stories etc about the pre WW2 GP racing can be found here
http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/main.htm
Re: Motorsports Trivia Game
Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2010 8:07 pm
by resir014
die996 wrote:Please, guys, we need a tie-breaker here. The Dauer 962 was a Porsche 962 with ALMOST group C specs that took advantage of some BIG loopholes on the '94 regulation of the Le Mans 24h. If not, the last one was the stupid Peugeot 905 Evo1 bis.
Please, Die, you may issue a protest, but when it's wrong, it's wrong, and Alonso's decisions are final. (ie don't spam)
Now back to the question.
Alonsomania wrote:
Which Group C car was the last car to win Le Mans 24 Hours (note: chassis may have been used as a base for another car!)
Re: Motorsports Trivia Game
Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2010 7:22 am
by GeneSuomi
No idea just wild quess Porsche WSC-95
Re: Motorsports Trivia Game
Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2010 7:30 am
by Alonsomania
correct.
great site - must've read it a couple of times by now
Re: Motorsports Trivia Game
Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2010 10:35 am
by GeneSuomi
@Die 996
wikipedia wrote:Many of the modified open top Group C cars continued to compete until they wrecked, broke, or retired out of competitiveness; notable among these was the Porsche WSC-95 which won the 1996 and 1997 Le Mans races, using the monocoque of the Jaguar XJR-14 and Porsche 962 mechanicals (engine, transmission, etc.).
You were close
Question.
Who is this Formula 1 -driver?
interviewer: Many drivers have a special meaning for their helmet (colours, shapes...) What does your helmet mean to you?
Formula 1 -driver: It protects my head.
So who said that?
Re: Motorsports Trivia Game
Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2010 10:37 am
by Buka
That must be cynic Kimi Raikkonen.
Re: Motorsports Trivia Game
Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2010 10:39 am
by GeneSuomi
Too easy again.
Was it quess or did you know?
Re: Motorsports Trivia Game
Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2010 10:47 am
by Buka
I knew it, Kimi's my favourite driver and I read many about him.
The next one:
What was wrong with March 240?
Re: Motorsports Trivia Game
Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2010 10:48 am
by Alonsomania
It has two wheels too many?
Re: Motorsports Trivia Game
Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2010 10:51 am
by GeneSuomi
Was that Tyrrel?
EDIT: No I think you're right
Re: Motorsports Trivia Game
Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2010 10:56 am
by Buka
Indeed, like famous Tyrrel it has 6 wheels.
Re: Motorsports Trivia Game
Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2010 12:38 pm
by Alonsomania
Which cars were used in the Gunnar Nilsson Memorial Trophy race in 1979?
Re: Motorsports Trivia Game
Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2010 6:58 pm
by Michkov
BMW M1s
Re: Motorsports Trivia Game
Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2010 7:02 pm
by Alonsomania
Michkov wrote:BMW M1s
Re: Motorsports Trivia Game
Posted: Mon Jul 05, 2010 7:18 pm
by Michkov
Sry to let you wait. I lost my PC yesterday and had to reinstall everything.
Anyway heres the question:
When and where was the first F1 GP held?
Should be easy
greets MK
Re: Motorsports Trivia Game
Posted: Mon Jul 05, 2010 7:19 pm
by Trigger Happy
1950, Silverstone, GP of Europe?