<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 3/13/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">James Sugrue</b> <<a href="mailto:jamessugrue@xtra.co.nz">jamessugrue@xtra.co.nz</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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<p><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">I followed the first few races, but we seem
to be a bit missing of something. I have heard from reliable sources close to
the team management that they are not happy that everything is as a level
playing field as you might think.</span></font></p></div></div></blockquote><div><br>
Always the case with a controlled formula.<br>
Ask half the teams in the NZ Toyota Racing Series and you will get the same responce.<br>
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If you think about it too, it doesn't
look too good if New Zealand
beats all the highly fancied teams in the first year, especially considering we
have no money (read sponsorship etc).</span></font></p></div></div></blockquote><div><br>
That's a bit off an odd comment, for a couple of reason.<br>
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1) They've made the series so that you can't spend money to go faster,
you can't test more often, or spend time on components etc, what can
you spend your money on? <br>
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2) West Surrey Racing is one of the best Race Teams in the UK. With a
huge amount of experience in running single seaters and touring cars.
Dick Bennetts is a smart cookie. Senna didn't have to keep in contact
with him after he won the Britsh F3 championship, but right up until
his death he would ring up and talk to Dick Bennetts every few months ,
about what was happening etc.<br>
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</div><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div style="direction: ltr;"><div><p><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">
It's a pity that Scott Dixon couldn't
race as he was significantly faster than the current drivers when he tested by
all accounts.</span></font></p>
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<p><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">Anyway it's a good concept with a
few of the drivers from the early races involved in and around F1 now –
either driving or testing and I think it will continue to grow, but can't
see it worrying F1 in the next few years anyway.</span></font></p>
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<p><b><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; font-weight: bold;">From:</span></font></b><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;">
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">On Behalf Of </span></b>Ross Levis<br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Monday, 13 March 2006 9:40
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<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> NZ
Borland Developers Group - Delphi List<br></font></span></div><div style="direction: ltr;">
<font face="Tahoma" size="2"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [DUG] OFFTOPIC: F1
Picks Site</font><p></p>
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<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Has anyone been following the A1GP? The world cup of
motorsport. I prefer this over F1 since it is nation
against nation and of course we have a NZ car and driver who is doing
a reasonable job.</span></font></p>
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<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Matt Haliday lead for some of yesterdays race in the US and would
have won it if he hadn't spun twice in the wet. He was on
podium in the inaugural race in the UK last year.</span></font></p>
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<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">It was the final race in the series and we finished 6th
on the points table after being 3rd on the table for a few months.
There were car issues for several races which took us down the standings.
I look forward to the next series later in the year.</span></font></p>
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<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Apparently if we get a decent track organised here in NZ,
the race will come here.</span></font></p>
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<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Ross.</span></font></p>
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From:</span></font></b><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"> <a href="mailto:jamessugrue@xtra.co.nz" title="jamessugrue@xtra.co.nz" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
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<p><b><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold;">To:</span></font></b><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"> <a href="mailto:delphi@ns3.123.co.nz" title="delphi@ns3.123.co.nz" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
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<p><b><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></font></b><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"> Monday, March 13,
2006 7:26 PM</span></font></p>
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<p><b><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></font></b><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"> [DUG] OFFTOPIC: F1
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<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">G'day all,</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Meant to post this last week.</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">I have just finished a F1 picks site. Actually just in time
for Bahrain
but never mind ;-)</span></font></p>
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<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Free to join. Late comers will get an average of the points
to date (so you'll be better off than me if you join!)</span></font></p>
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<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Address is <a href="http://www.softwarex.co.nz/F1" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">www.softwarex.co.nz/F1
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<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Cheers</span></font></p>
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<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">J</span></font></p>
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<p><font color="gray" face="Gautami" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Gautami; color: gray;">blog: <a href="http://softwarex-nz.blogspot.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
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