Question of the Day: Which Auto Race Would You Have Liked to Run In?
With the first event of the Formula One calendar almost here, we’ve got a little case of racing on the brain. The impending Grand Prix has gotten us to wondering and talking about our racing dreams. If you could pick one auto race, anytime anywhere to have participated in, which would it be? Which circuit? Which series? Leave us your thoughts in comments.
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davido
The Mille Miglia in 1955, riding with Moss.
Ricky
WRC.
chartguy
Since this asked for a specific race, rather than a series, here are a few:
The Pikes Peak Hill Climb (before they paved half of it, !@#$% Sierra Club).
Paris Dakar Rally
Any Swedish WRC Rally in the winter.
That ought to do it for me.
selrahc1963
Nürburgring Nordschleife, doesn't matter what race. The Track is the important thing here. Had the pleasure of being a passenger in an '84 Mustang GT running full tilt on the Nordschleife in 1986. What a rush!!
bepsf
The 1968 London to Sydney Marathon - I'd have chosen a BMW 2800.
FPF422
The Mille Miglia...
dante
Targa Florio or Carrera Panamericana
Intrigue
New Zealand Grand Prix
X3 SoB
LeMans, of course! Stupid Question, Seyth.
Karan
Monaco GP
barry
pikes peak, back down again. quick pitstop. Street rally to the baja in mexico, then Mcdonalds, another pitstop, maybe dunkin donuts, then......Baja. Haha.
It is too bad heterosexuality left automotives. My race isn't possible. Keep lying, not even truly trying.
It would have to be a car with awd, low cg..I can almost think of an almost one...
chuck goolsbee
The Cannonball Baker Memorial Sea to Shining Sea dash.
--chuck
Steve Biro
1967 Belgian Grand Prix (driving an Eagle, of course)
Any snow-covered Monte Carlo Rally during the 1960's (driving a Mini Cooper, Saab 96 or Citroen DS)
Wes
Any one of several Mile Miglia's that David E. Davis Jr. has been in.
Matthew Metoyer
Any year of the Nürburgring Nordschleife with an F1 car; Any year of the Monte Carlo rally (snow sounds good too); The Mille Miglia with a Mercedes; Le Mans with a Porsche 917; The Targa Florio with a Porsche 908; Any Belgian GP in an F1 car prior to 1978... That's all I can think of at the moment, I'm sure there are others!
Steve
F1. Spa. In the Eagle or Schumi v. Hakkinnen.
Don
The 12 Hours of Sebring driving #65 Chaparral in the 60's.
BrucinCary
Kyalami in the area of Jody Schekter.
Tara Florio in a Lancia Stratus, 1974, most asthetically pleasing car ever.
And a 959 in the Paris Dakar!
Brett
barry should have his own website!
X3 SoB
Good choice, goolsbee.
Peter Collins
Any Watkins Glen F1 race in a Ferrari
Redshark
1960 Grand Prix du Monaco. I think that's the one where Moss in his non-works Lotus vanquished the Ferraris; Gurney and Bonnier pedaling hard in their Porsches, trying to keep up? Nothing can match the 1.5 litre formula days for me, and nothing can match the color and excitement of Monaco.
Alan in Victoria
Indy, 35 or so years ago, in an Eagle.
Dakota
Knoxville Nationals
MZ
Mille Miglia.
Brock
1958 Race of Two Worlds held at Monza.
mr_beer
WRC in an Impreza... or the Gumball Rally xD!
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