First American F1 team since... when?

Chad Hurley, founder of Youtube and now paying to make the USF1 dream a reality, says he is "thrilled to be involved in the America's F1 team in more than 40 years"

Is he referring to AAR and simply ignoring the efforts of Don Nichols (Shadow), Roger Penske, Parnelli (VPJ) and Force/Haas, or did those American team not run with a US license?

Chad Hurley, founder of Youtube and now paying to make the USF1 dream a reality, says he is "thrilled to be involved in the America's F1 team in more than 40 years"

Probably in common with many of his fellow countrymen, not much sense of history, though that's not really meant as a criticism, just a statement of how things are. I bet if you asked him, he'd tell you that computers were invented in the good ole US of A.

Edited by beighes, 20 August 2009 - 19:13.

I recently was told, by a "techie", that Scotch was originally derived from a stolen Jack Daniel's Whiskey recipe.

................I recently was told, by a "techie", that Scotch was originally derived from a stolen Jack Daniel's Whiskey recipe. This individual's employer helped make it possible for Chad Hurley to get involved with USF1.

Is he referring to AAR and simply ignoring the efforts of Don Nichols (Shadow), Roger Penske, Parnelli (VPJ) and Force/Haas, or did those American team not run with a US license?

Probably in common with many of his fellow countrymen, not much sense of history, though that's not really meant as a criticism, just a statement of how things are. I bet if you asked him, he'd tell you that computers were invented in the good ole US of A.

I recently was told, by a "techie", that Scotch was originally derived from a stolen Jack Daniel's Whiskey recipe.

I hope you don't let that person work on your computer .

Rubbish. The Scots actually pinched it from the Irish .... (earliest Irish written record, 1405; earliest Scots record 1494)

(Although I have heard it claimed that the Chinese actually invented whisky.)

You'll be along time looking for a reference to whisky in Ireland

Edited by Duc-Man, 21 August 2009 - 07:40.

Probably in common with many of his fellow countrymen, not much sense of history,

(Although I have heard it claimed that the Chinese actually invented whisky.)

I cannot imagine the "so called" USF1 team of Peter Windsors being a success!!! Can anyone else?........After all he is a journalist and has never done a lap in anger and has absolutely no idea about being a real competitor. Text books are great but give me the real thing anytime.
Just another profiteer

Lets give them the time and space to fail on their own merits, not because we use a groupthink formula concocted on a BB to decide who will win and who won't.

I cannot imagine the "so called" USF1 team of Peter Windsors being a success!!! Can anyone else?........After all he is a journalist and has never done a lap in anger and has absolutely no idea about being a real competitor. Text books are great but give me the real thing anytime.
Just another profiteer

Edited by f1steveuk, 21 August 2009 - 15:37.

The Chinese claim to have invented everything on the planet. Except the camera of course, so they don't have any pictures to prove all their claims.

Shadow were constructed in the UK, as was the Penske, I can't remember where the Parnelli was built, nor the Eagles, but I think the Scarabs were US built?

Eagles, Scarabs, and Parnellis were built in California. Shadows, Penskes, Sciroccos, and FORCE cars were built in the UK.

Tom

Edited by beighes, 21 August 2009 - 20:35.

Eagles, Scarabs, and Parnellis were built in California. Shadows, Penskes, Sciroccos, and FORCE cars were built in the UK.

Tom

Did Len Terry just design the Eagle F1 tub, or did he build them? Whatever, if the VPJ1 was built in the US it's still under forty years!

Silly question, "Where was the Eagle's engine from?" Forgive my ignorance, the Eagle was just before I discovered Formula 1.
Steve

Edited by sterling49, 21 August 2009 - 22:18.

All the way from Rye in East Sussex, Weslake Engineering, Harry Weslakes company, although (IIRC) a few races were driven with Coventry Climax engines.

Sorry, edited to add that East Sussex is in the U.K.

And to get back to the original topic wasn't Gurney's win in the Eagle the only "All American", ie car and driver, GP win?

Yes, if we're talking World Championship GPs. If not, add Murphy in the Duesenberg, 1921 French GP.

Chinese whiskey - I've heard it's gunpowder!