Rally Mexico 2010
#1
Posted 22 March 2010 - 20:05
"Professional motorsport is a cold, hard place. If you want to run with the big dogs, you can't just build a car in your mom's garage and show up, right? Wrong. One guy did just that. Here's his amazing story.........
#3
Posted 22 March 2010 - 21:41
http://jalopnik.com/...0k-rally-racers
"Professional motorsport is a cold, hard place. If you want to run with the big dogs, you can't just build a car in your mom's garage and show up, right? Wrong. One guy did just that. Here's his amazing story.........
WOW! It seems far too crazy to be true...
#4
Posted 23 March 2010 - 00:32
#5
Posted 23 March 2010 - 00:41
#6
Posted 23 March 2010 - 09:34
Awesome story!
#7
Posted 23 March 2010 - 09:43
#8
Posted 23 March 2010 - 09:49
Force India was good last year with the rear end build by Mclaren. And Torro Rosso had a good season with Vettel and Bourdais.
So it can work. Ferrari won a few races and took pole with a 1 year old car untill the F2003GA was ready. Mclaren also won races with a 1 year old Mclaren because the new car wasn't even finished
#9
Posted 23 March 2010 - 09:58
Mods should consider a sticky for this even if only for a few days to remind people of what once was and should be again.
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Edited by cheapracer, 23 March 2010 - 10:02.
#10
Posted 23 March 2010 - 10:21
This is what I grew up with and competed in (the spirit) for years - 'EFF the FIA and what they have done to rallying and most of motorsport.
Mods should consider a sticky for this even if only for a few days to remind people of what once was and should be again.
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Sticky with a more dramatic thread title, yes.
#11
Posted 23 March 2010 - 12:32
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I once asked Bill why he insisted on going through every spectator section crossed up and with the engine banging off the limiter. "Dude," he said, "I don't care if it costs me a couple of tenths. It makes the fans go nuts."
Rallying needs more of that kind of attitude. Rallying needs more people like Bill. Here's his WRC Mexico story:
http://jalopnik.com/...0k-rally-racers
#12
Posted 23 March 2010 - 12:51
#13
Posted 23 March 2010 - 13:00
#14
Posted 23 March 2010 - 16:30
#15
Posted 24 March 2010 - 00:16
#16
Posted 24 March 2010 - 01:17
#17
Posted 24 March 2010 - 02:44
#18
Posted 24 March 2010 - 06:05
Of course that would be cool but it just seems it never happened. The only good news is that it's not about the pathetic state of formula one, so let's keep dreaming. Or perhaps I'll watch something else, like our local banger racing series or watch some old videos.
#19
Posted 24 March 2010 - 08:36
Funny that he guy is not listed either in WRC.com or FIA.com. Those are the official sites, right?
http://www.rallymexi....php?page=rally America
He is listed in the results under the Rally America class.
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#20
Posted 24 March 2010 - 09:09
http://www.rallymexi....php?page=rally America
He is listed in the results under the Rally America class.
Results after SS22
Although he is not 3rd but 4th here, he lost 3rd because of penalties.
That loophole in the regulations is perhaps be somehow related to the "Open" class.
#21
Posted 24 March 2010 - 09:09
Looks like an hoax to me. May be there was such a guy who took his car to the rally and parked it near the control areas, but nothing confirms the title "How A $500 Craigslist Car Beat $400K Rally Racers".
Of course that would be cool but it just seems it never happened. The only good news is that it's not about the pathetic state of formula one, so let's keep dreaming. Or perhaps I'll watch something else, like our local banger racing series or watch some old videos.
You'd understand it isn't a hoax if you kept reading and not skim through the article. There are pictures on the website that shows him and the car competing and on the makeshift car podium.
In relation to the title, it IS somewhat misleading as obviously his BMW does not have nearly enough pace to challenge the likes of Loeb, but in terms of finishing position he did indeed beat some of the more expensive cars, even if it was due to retirements eg. Block/Raikkonen.
#22
Posted 13 June 2011 - 16:53
There's a perfectly acceptable reason for this though, as Jeremy Renner (er, who?) is set to produce and star in a film on Bill Caswell's rally antics: http://www.hollywood...lingshot-197019
#23
Posted 13 June 2011 - 17:00
It's a nice/amusing story, but I'm not sure how they're going to turn it into a movie. He finished 3rd in his special class, he wasn't at all competitive in the overall, so where's the giant killing plot?
#24
Posted 13 June 2011 - 17:15
Love how that Hollywood Reporter story makes out like he finished on the podium alongside the likes of Loeb and Solberg.