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I don't follow this 'sport'. Can someone please explain to me how the mighty have fallen so?
Juan Pablo Montoya hits man over the head with a steel chair
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StickShift
, Feb 22 2008 05:13
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Posted 22 February 2008 - 05:21
That was sweet. That sure looked real to me, people say that it's fake but come on, did you hear that thud when the steel chair hit that guy. He was out cold. JPM broke his ****ing head.
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Posted 22 February 2008 - 07:08
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Originally posted by StickShift
Can someone please explain to me how the mighty have fallen so?
Didn't you see?
00:19 some midget hits him with a chair.
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Posted 22 February 2008 - 07:19
well, he's no floyd mayweather! at least JPM can follow a script ... bet his kid thinks that's the coolest thing ever.
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Posted 22 February 2008 - 07:47
Great stuff from JPM. Having a bit of fun and a laugh. The fans seemed to love it.
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Posted 22 February 2008 - 08:30
Embarrassing. But it is just a show. I wouldn't condemn JPM for doing that, he was invited for sure.
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Posted 22 February 2008 - 08:48
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Embarrassing. But it is just a show. I wouldn't condemn JPM for doing that, he was invited for sure.
He's so tiny!!!! thats girl standing next to him at the end is taller than him!!!
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Posted 22 February 2008 - 08:52
Q: There was talk during Speedweeks about the IndyCar Series and Champ Car merging. As a former CART Series driver, what do you think of that?
JPM: I don't know. Is it too late? I don't know, I don't care. I raced there many years ago, but when I raced there, they were split. It was good at the time. It would be good for the general sport and for teams to find sponsors in that series. But people in America are a lot more interested in NASCAR than they are in open wheel.
Q: Unification can't hurt, though, right?
JPM: Is it going to bring open wheel back to greatness in America? I really doubt it. I really, really doubt it. All the really good teams are in IndyCars, apart from Newman-Haas. So, is it going to change that much? It's just that they are going to go to places they aren't going. They are going to go to Australia, to Japan, back to Long Beach. Yeah, they are going to go to a few places that the traditional open wheel fan goes. The guy who goes to Long Beach, whether it's CART or IndyCars, he's still going to go there.
Q: On one of the off days at the track, you went to a professional wrestling event in Orlando and hit one of the wrestlers in the head with a folding chair. What was that about?
JPM: It was fun, it was a little different. They invited me and they said you can be part of the show and part of a team, and if something happens, you can even hit somebody with a chair if you want to. And the chance came, and I said 'What the heck?'
Q: Did you really hit him?
JPM: Oh yeah. It was about 85 percent. I didn't want to kill the guy. But when I hit him, it was so loud, I just quick dropped the chair and was like 'It wasn't me!"
Q: Is there anything you will not do?
JPM: Parachuting. I would never jump out of a parachute. There is just no way.
Q: Jacques Villeneuve's NASCAR career appears to be over after just one race. What do you think happened?
JPM: Well, I think he didn't have a sponsor and I think they were very dramatical in his setup. I think he had the speed to do it, but I think his approach was different - sort of like an open-wheel race, just go, go, go, go. And he didn't settle into it a little bit, and that's what hurt him.
Q: Do you think he'll be back?
JPM: I hope so.
Q: The Oscars are Sunday night after the race in California. As a movie buff, will you try to go to the ceremony with teammate Dario Franchitti and his wife, Ashley Judd?
JPM: Hell no.
Q: Who is the better actress? Ashley Judd or Helio Castroneves.
JPM: I would say Ashley is a better actress, but Helio is a better dancer. Hey Dario! is Ashley a better dancer than Helio?
Franchitti: Yes. Helio is the best actor I know. Remember the hero card Jimmy (Vasser) had? He said that Helio Castroneves is his favorite actor.
JPM: That's right. Helio is a great actor.
Q: What are your picks for the Oscars?
JPM: I don't know. Dario was supposed to bring DVD's of all the choices but he forgot them at home. He really screwed that up. I hear 'Michael Clayton' and 'No County For Old Men' are the best. But I haven't seen them because I'm just trying to wait for them to come out on DVD so I can watch them on the bus. The last month or so has been so crazy, I've had no time to go to and I get to the bus and I just don't want to move. So I have all kinds of things to watch, and I have all kinds of recordings to watch.
JPM: I don't know. Is it too late? I don't know, I don't care. I raced there many years ago, but when I raced there, they were split. It was good at the time. It would be good for the general sport and for teams to find sponsors in that series. But people in America are a lot more interested in NASCAR than they are in open wheel.
Q: Unification can't hurt, though, right?
JPM: Is it going to bring open wheel back to greatness in America? I really doubt it. I really, really doubt it. All the really good teams are in IndyCars, apart from Newman-Haas. So, is it going to change that much? It's just that they are going to go to places they aren't going. They are going to go to Australia, to Japan, back to Long Beach. Yeah, they are going to go to a few places that the traditional open wheel fan goes. The guy who goes to Long Beach, whether it's CART or IndyCars, he's still going to go there.
Q: On one of the off days at the track, you went to a professional wrestling event in Orlando and hit one of the wrestlers in the head with a folding chair. What was that about?
JPM: It was fun, it was a little different. They invited me and they said you can be part of the show and part of a team, and if something happens, you can even hit somebody with a chair if you want to. And the chance came, and I said 'What the heck?'
Q: Did you really hit him?
JPM: Oh yeah. It was about 85 percent. I didn't want to kill the guy. But when I hit him, it was so loud, I just quick dropped the chair and was like 'It wasn't me!"
Q: Is there anything you will not do?
JPM: Parachuting. I would never jump out of a parachute. There is just no way.
Q: Jacques Villeneuve's NASCAR career appears to be over after just one race. What do you think happened?
JPM: Well, I think he didn't have a sponsor and I think they were very dramatical in his setup. I think he had the speed to do it, but I think his approach was different - sort of like an open-wheel race, just go, go, go, go. And he didn't settle into it a little bit, and that's what hurt him.
Q: Do you think he'll be back?
JPM: I hope so.
Q: The Oscars are Sunday night after the race in California. As a movie buff, will you try to go to the ceremony with teammate Dario Franchitti and his wife, Ashley Judd?
JPM: Hell no.
Q: Who is the better actress? Ashley Judd or Helio Castroneves.
JPM: I would say Ashley is a better actress, but Helio is a better dancer. Hey Dario! is Ashley a better dancer than Helio?
Franchitti: Yes. Helio is the best actor I know. Remember the hero card Jimmy (Vasser) had? He said that Helio Castroneves is his favorite actor.
JPM: That's right. Helio is a great actor.
Q: What are your picks for the Oscars?
JPM: I don't know. Dario was supposed to bring DVD's of all the choices but he forgot them at home. He really screwed that up. I hear 'Michael Clayton' and 'No County For Old Men' are the best. But I haven't seen them because I'm just trying to wait for them to come out on DVD so I can watch them on the bus. The last month or so has been so crazy, I've had no time to go to and I get to the bus and I just don't want to move. So I have all kinds of things to watch, and I have all kinds of recordings to watch.
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Posted 22 February 2008 - 08:57
Q: Is there anything you will not do?
JPM: Parachuting. I would never jump out of a parachute. There is just no way.
Well if he thinks parachuting means jumping out of the parachute, then I hope he doesn´t do it either.
JPM: Parachuting. I would never jump out of a parachute. There is just no way.
Well if he thinks parachuting means jumping out of the parachute, then I hope he doesn´t do it either.
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Posted 22 February 2008 - 08:58
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Originally posted by Georg_Kuyumji
Q: On one of the off days at the track, you went to a professional wrestling event in Orlando and hit one of the wrestlers in the head with a folding chair. What was that about?
JPM: It was fun, it was a little different. They invited me and they said you can be part of the show and part of a team, and if something happens, you can even hit somebody with a chair if you want to. And the chance came, and I said 'What the heck?'
Keeping kayfabe...
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Posted 22 February 2008 - 09:39
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Originally posted by ex Rhodie racer
Q: Is there anything you will not do?
JPM: Parachuting. I would never jump out of a parachute. There is just no way.
Well if he thinks parachuting means jumping out of the parachute, then I hope he doesn´t do it either.
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Posted 22 February 2008 - 09:53
Oh, so THIS is NASCAR? 
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Posted 22 February 2008 - 11:55
F1 is too corporate for the drivers to have fun like that on TV.
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Posted 22 February 2008 - 12:25
That was just surreal.
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Posted 22 February 2008 - 12:27
Presumably he can't dance 
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Posted 22 February 2008 - 12:28
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Originally posted by lustigson
Oh, so THIS is NASCAR?
Pretty close, except they use cars instead of chairs.
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Posted 22 February 2008 - 12:36
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Originally posted by ex Rhodie racer
Q: Is there anything you will not do?
JPM: Parachuting. I would never jump out of a parachute. There is just no way.
Well if he thinks parachuting means jumping out of the parachute, then I hope he doesn´t do it either.
Ive done parachuting and im pretty sure its the parachute that save you s i hope he doesnt do it too
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Posted 22 February 2008 - 13:16
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Oh, so THIS is NASCAR?
No, this is:
http://www.youtube.c...feature=related
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Posted 22 February 2008 - 14:13
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Originally posted by Kaiser
That was sweet. That sure looked real to me, people say that it's fake but come on, did you hear that thud when the steel chair hit that guy. He was out cold. JPM broke his ****ing head.
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Posted 01 July 2011 - 20:23
aw man! this is funny but also sad to watch... that looks like his old F1 helmet... it barely fits him he looks like a fallen boxer... gained weight... wears XXL polo's
on board with Juan
he can sound so funny!
he looks like a fallen boxer... gained weight... wears XXL polo'son board with Juan
he can sound so funny!
Edited by glorius&victorius, 01 July 2011 - 20:24.
