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[LB]

It's downtown Beijing and a circuit has been laid out for the inaugural Olympic motorsport event. Two classes shall be run one for GP2 cars and one for some kind of sports/touring car each country can send three drivers to each. Imagine now you are from your countries (or any country really) Olympic commitee, who would you send to the games?

Great Britain
Single Seaters
Hamilton
Button
Davidson

Sports Car
Paffett
Di Resta
Priaulx

Since its completely hypothetical heres the Scotland Olympic team,

Single Seaters
Coulthard
Franchitti
Di Resta

Sportscar
Sharp
probably DiResta again
McNish

See if anyone can come up with some good teams from outer mongolia

[Linther]

Germany:

Single Seaters:
Michael Schumacher (he would go to the Olympics)
Nick Heidfeld
Sebastian Vettel

Sportscars:
Marco Werner
Stefan Muecke
Lucas Luhr

[Frogman]

Netherlands

Single seaters:
Doornbos
Verstappen
Bleekemolen

Sportscars:
Kox
Albers
Lammers

[JForce]

New Zealand

Single Seaters
Scott Dixon
Brendon Hartley
Johnny Reid

Sportscar
Greg Murphy
Fabian Coulthard
Paul Radisich

[Galko877]

I'm glad motorsports aren't Olympic sports.

[Elliux]

Italy

Single Seaters
Jarno Trulli
Giancarlo Fisichella
Giorgio Pantano

Sportscar
Dindo Capello
Nicola Larini
Fabrizio Giovanardi

[Perigee]

Originally posted by Galko877
I'm glad motorsports aren't Olympic sports.

Don't think it would exactly help with the air-quality problems

[otoelpiloto]

spain

single seaters
fernando alonso
roldan rodriguez
javier villa

sportcars
marc gene
pedro de la rosa
carlos sainz

[FlashMaster]

Originally posted by Linther
Germany:

Single Seaters:
Michael Schumacher (he would go to the Olympics)
Nick Heidfeld
Sebastian Vettel

Sportscars:
Marco Werner
Stefan Muecke
Lucas Luhr

I'd replace Nick Heidfeld with Nico Hülkenberg

[djellison]

Originally posted by LB

Sports Car
Paffett
Di Resta
Priaulx

Hell no!!!

Sports Cars
Alan McNish (how could you miss him!)
Jamie Campbell-Walter
Peter Dumbreck

[Lontano]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by otoelpiloto
spain

single seaters
fernando alonso
roldan rodriguez
javier villa

sportcars
marc gene
pedro de la rosa
carlos sainz [/QUOTE]

roldan rodriguez or javier villa instead of de la rosa?


single seaters
fernando alonso
pedro de la rosa
marc gene

sportcars
jordi gene
sergio garcia
carlos sainz [/B][/QUOTE]

[Tolyngee]

Originally posted by Perigee

Don't think it would exactly help with the air-quality problems

Exactly. When I saw the title of the thread, my first thought was "a gas-mask expert."

[BMW_F1]

US..
Single seaters.

-Scott Speed
- Graham Rahal
- Jeff Gordon

sports Cars

- Kyle Busch
- Tony Stewart
- Jimmy Johnson.

[pgj]

Bernie: Long Jump - He might not get very far but he can play in the sand pit.

Max: Handball

Ron: Our most experienced highjumper.

JPM: Boxing

Kimi: Toddler Wrestling

[Crazy Canuck]

Canada

Single Seaters:
James Hinchcliffe
Patrick Carpentier
Paul Tracey [if he could fit]...otherwise Andrew Ranger

Sports Cars:
Ron Fellows
Bruno Spengler
Michael Valiente

[SkorbiF1]

Finland:

Single Seaters:
Kimi Räikkönen
Heikki Kovalainen
Mika Mäki

Sports Cars:
Mika Häkkinen
Toni Vilander
Mika Salo


And for the unofficial exhibition races:
Rallying:
Mikko Hirvonen
Jari-Matti Latvala
Markus Grönholm

Motorbikes:
Mika Kallio
Vesa Kallio
Pauli Pekkanen?

[potmotr]

New Zealand Single Seaters:
Scott Dixon
Brendon Hartley
Chris van der Drift

New Zealand Sportscars:
Greg Murphy
Jason Richards
Matt Halliday

[rce]

Originally posted by Crazy Canuck
Canada

Single Seaters:
James Hinchcliffe
Patrick Carpentier
Paul Tracey [if he could fit]...otherwise Andrew Ranger

Sports Cars:
Ron Fellows
Bruno Spengler
Michael Valiente

Definitely take Andrew Ranger over Paul Tracey any day!

[Atreiu]

Certainly not Barrichello. I wouldn't want him crying on the podium.

Piquet - he could race open wheelers, sports cars or karts;
Massa - open wheelers;
Cacá Bueno - sports cars.

[Crazy Canuck]

Originally posted by rce


Definitely take Andrew Ranger over Paul Tracey any day!

You're probably right but, truth be told, our single seater dept is a little weak right now.



CC

[noikeee]

Portugal

Single Seaters:
Alvaro Parente
Filipe Albuquerque
Tiago Monteiro

Sports Cars:
Pedro Lamy
João Barbosa
Miguel Ramos

[NineOneSeven]

I would send the Human Rights Commission.

[Perigee]

Originally posted by NineOneSeven
I would send the Human Rights Commission.

Not many countries are whiter than white when it comes to human rights, whether of their own people or those from other countries.

America can't crow on about it, for obvious Guantanamo-based reasons, and Brits like me certainly can't...Want some weapons for your despotic regime to use? As Used on the Famous Nelson Mandela: Underground Adventures in the Arms and Torture Trade (and the British taxpayer underwrites the cost, so if they can't be arsed to pay, we pay! So much for being necessary for our economy)

Having said that, there wouldn't be many countries left to hold the Olympics, and I believe they are fundamentally a good thing.

[NineOneSeven]

Originally posted by Perigee

Not many countries are whiter than white when it comes to human rights, whether of their own people or those from other countries.

America can't crow on about it, for obvious Guantanamo-based reasons, and Brits like me certainly can't...Want some weapons for your despotic regime to use? As Used on the Famous Nelson Mandela: Underground Adventures in the Arms and Torture Trade

Having said that, there wouldn't be many countries left to hold the Olympics.

I totally agree. They should send the War Crimes Commission and the Human Rights Commission to the US of blood drenched A first.

Do em all, like the Nuremberg Trials.


The Olympics are a joke! Its pathetic... still we are here to discuss racing not politics. I shall take my leave on this subject.



I'd replace the whole Olympics lot with a bunch of A1 Grand Prix cars or WTCC cars.. and representatives of each nation who have to pre-qualify by BEATING 22 of their on nationality to the 2 spots on the national team.

You would have 3 internal heats for each nation. Then you select your two fastest drivers no matter the age.

No traction, no aids and perhaps a manual box in the WTCC class. Heel toe and left foot brake for us, thats the kind of athletics I'd like to see.

[Jacquesback]

Originally posted by Crazy Canuck


You're probably right but, truth be told, our single seater dept is a little weak right now.



CC

I would recommend Rob Wickens for single seater action.

[LB]

Originally posted by Jacquesback


I would recommend Rob Wickens for single seater action.

So would I actually he seems pretty damn good!

[Crazy Canuck]

Originally posted by Jacquesback


I would recommend Rob Wickens for single seater action.

Yeah, Wickens has matured really well this year in Grand Am.

CC

[Jacquesback]

Originally posted by Crazy Canuck


Yeah, Wickens has matured really well this year in Grand Am.

CC

And was outstanding in A1GP.

[aportinga]

SportsCars - Dale Earnhardt Jr

OW - Danica Partick

[OO7]

Originally posted by aportinga
OW - Danica Partick

Which part of her would you like to tick?

Obi

[SlateGray]

Canada

Single Seaters:
Jacques Villeneuve
Patrick Carpentier
Paul Tracy

Sports Cars:
Ron Fellows
Jacques Villeneuve
Michael Valiente

[Francesc]

Originally posted by otoelpiloto
spain

single seaters
fernando alonso
roldan rodriguez
javier villa

sportcars
marc gene
pedro de la rosa
carlos sainz

WTF???

Take De la Rosa and Servia instead of those two noobs...

[scheivlak]

Originally posted by Frogman
Netherlands

Single seaters:
Doornbos
Verstappen
Bleekemolen

Sportscars:
Kox
Albers
Lammers

In view of his current form (leading the F Renault 3.5 championship by a mile) I would choose Van der Garde for OW and put Verstappen in the Sportscars team.

[aportinga]

Originally posted by Obi Offiah


Which part of her would you like to kick?

Obi

There I fixed it for you.

[qwazy]

Originally posted by BMW_F1
US..
Single seaters.

-Scott Speed
- Graham Rahal
- Jeff Gordon

sports Cars

- Kyle Busch
- Tony Stewart
- Jimmy Johnson.

Single

Scott Speed
AJ Allmendinger
Graham Rahal/Marco Andretti


Sports

Alex Gurney
Jeff Gordon/Travis Pastrana
Patrick Long

[OO7]

Originally posted by aportinga


There I fixed it for you.

The tick part was correct, unless you would prefer to kick her?

Obi

[glorius&victorius]

Originally posted by pgj
Bernie: Long Jump - He might not get very far but he can play in the sand pit.

Max: Handball

Ron: Our most experienced highjumper.

JPM: Boxing

Kimi: Toddler Wrestling

[glorius&victorius]

Brazil:

Single:
- Kanaan
- Massa
- Piquet

Sportscar:
- de Ferran
- Castro Neves
- Barrichello

dunno about di Grassi, B.Senna....

[Suntrek]

Sweden:

I'd send Mattias Ekström in sports cars. And since he's the only decent (and when I say decent I mean quality ) driver we've got it ends with that.

...Alright, alright I'd send Alx Danielsson in single seaters. See how he fares, could be interesting.

[Makarias]

I'd add Marcus Ericsson and Sebastian Hohenthal along Alx for the single-seaters. I think Ericsson would be the best of the three.

And Rickard Rydell is still good enough for the sportscars, and umm... Richard Göransson perhaps?

[fastlegs]

Originally posted by SlateGray
Canada

Single Seaters:
Jacques Villeneuve
Patrick Carpentier
Paul Tracy

Sports Cars:
Ron Fellows
Jacques Villeneuve
Michael Valiente

Just curious. Are you from Canada? If so, what province?

[OfficeLinebacker]

Originally posted by qwazy



Single

Scott Speed
AJ Allmendinger
Graham Rahal/Marco Andretti


Sports

Alex Gurney
Jeff Gordon/Travis Pastrana
Patrick Long

You are on crack!

BMW_F1's list with minor mods

Single:

Tony Stewart
Robby Gordon (yeah you forgot about him didn't ya?)
Scott Speed (can't think of anyone else ATM--got to be some body!)

Sports:
Jeff Gordon
Kyle Busch
Travis Pastrana/Jimmie Johnson

There should be an offroad/Rally event as well.

In which case,

Jimmie Johnson
Robbie Gordon
Travis

[LukeM]

Australia

Single Seaters:
Mark Webber
Ryan Briscoe
Will Power

Sports Cars:
Marcos Ambrose
David Brabham
Craig Lowndes

[dgsg]

Did they keep the promises they made to get the event and can you see the first turn through the haze?

[SeanValen]

England;
Max Mosely
and
Bernie

They would need to inspect operations before f1 like competition could be done.;)

[Witt]

Originally posted by LukeM
Australia

Single Seaters:
Mark Webber
Ryan Briscoe
Will Power

Sports Cars:
Marcos Ambrose
David Brabham
Craig Lowndes

I was thinking about this, and there's not really anyone else we could send for the open-wheeler class other than those three! Pretty sad state we're in with open wheeled racing, if one of those guys got sick or injured, we'd have to send a formula ford driver. Or we could just dust off Alan Jones.

But the tin-tops, take your pick out of 100! Pretty much agree with your choices there, maybe i'd swap lowndes or brabham for Tander.

[repcobrabham]

ok, so australia has no depth (that's exactly the open-wheeler list i was writing) but it's still a bloody good team!

[Rob29]

Originally posted by Perigee

Don't think it would exactly help with the air-quality problems

Don't think it would make much difference-do they have many cars? Polution is mainly caused by heavy industry & too many people.The worlds biggest spectator sport after soccer should be in for London 2012?

[mursuka80]

Originally posted by SkorbiF1
Finland:

Single Seaters:
Kimi Räikkönen
Heikki Kovalainen
Mika Mäki

Sports Cars:
Mika Häkkinen
Toni Vilander
Mika Salo


And for the unofficial exhibition races:
Rallying:
Mikko Hirvonen
Jari-Matti Latvala
Markus Grönholm

Motorbikes:
Mika Kallio
Vesa Kallio
Pauli Pekkanen?

Damn! our lineup would be great

[TheD2JBug]

Canada:

Single Seaters
Jacques Villeneuve
Patrick Carpientier
Paul Tracy

Sportscars
Ron Fellows
Andrew Ranger
Alex Tagliani