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  • Road Racing

    154 45.16%

  • Auto-X (year is 2020, its a pro sport now lol)

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  • Drag Racing

    53 15.54%

  • Pro Drift

    51 14.96%

  • Oval Track

    9 2.64%

  • Pro Rally

    52 15.25%

  • Monster Trucks

    3 0.88%

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    2 0.59%

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Thread: You have been offered a full ride to go pro....

  1. 07-15-2009, 09:37 AM #1
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    Default You have been offered a full ride to go pro....

    This morning you received a phone call from SoBE Energy (i happen to be drinking one now)... they want to buy you a new race car and put you behind the wheel. You now must choose your destiny...

    Pick one of the choices listed... then post what kind of car you would drive. If you know what series, class, or circuit.... you can include that as well...

    You can only pick ONE!
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  2. 07-15-2009, 09:42 AM #2
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    Road Racing....

    Open Wheel....

    F1

    I would be lucky to survive the first race.... but it would be worth it
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  3. 07-15-2009, 10:07 AM #3
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    No two wheel options?
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    Road racing, Euro Le Mans Series, Puegeot lol.
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    Quote Originally Posted by simontibbett
    Road racing, Euro Le Mans Series, Puegeot lol.
    Speaking of Peugeot...i been reading on the 306 Maxi all week.

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  6. 07-15-2009, 10:44 AM #6
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    I'd like to race professional Time Attack. As far as a car..... I wouldn't be all that upset if they just gave me the funds to make my STi competitive. Other than that like a race prepped EVO or something. Cool thread!
    Who knows?
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    There really isn't much of a pro time attack lol..

    That 306 is SEX EJ.
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    I think in this case i'd have to say prototype racing/ALMS.

    But i'd be hard pressed between that and pro drifting...but not the crap here in the states that we call Formula D, i'm talking the stuff that's going on overseas.
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    road course
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    road racing, but i would ask for a time machine.. to go back to 95-98 and race in btcc
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    Quote Originally Posted by JITB
    road racing, but i would ask for a time machine.. to go back to 95-98 and race in btcc
    I like how JITB thinks.
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    Quote Originally Posted by simontibbett
    There really isn't much of a pro time attack lol..

    That 306 is SEX EJ.
    yeah yeah i know. im just saying i like the idea of racing time attack. i know im not a fast enough driver to road race competitively. it would be a waste of a free ride lol.
    Who knows?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Identity_Crisis
    yeah yeah i know. im just saying i like the idea of racing time attack. i know im not a fast enough driver to road race competitively. it would be a waste of a free ride lol.
    so check Road Racing.... Time attack would be the class/circuit/series .... i guess
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  14. 07-15-2009, 12:38 PM #14
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    Formula D Drifting

    My Car a Toyota Supra lol
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    Quote Originally Posted by hondab118
    Formula D Drifting

    My Car a Toyota Supra lol
    How did you come up with that logic?
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    cause supras are mad tyte
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    Quote Originally Posted by dazn
    lawnmowers and barstools.
    i like your style. i want to set the Bonneville land speed record for a lawn mower...
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    And I do drive a Miata, so I am gayer than a three dollar bill...
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    Auto-X is a pro sport. There are National level drivers who have sponsorships. It's just not well publicized; read up on Jason Saini's career

    Road racing - Touring cars or V8 Supercars

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    Hmm, it would be a hard choice between road racing and rally.
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    Road racing.. Rolex series probably in a DP or rx8.

    Tough decision though. Grand Am Koni challenge sounds good. But im partial to it since I did some crewing for a team.

    Speed world challenge touring cars would be my 3rd choice.
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    In this order

    Grand-Am DP
    Grand-Am GT
    SWC TC
    Formula D
    Koni GS
    Koni ST
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    Quote Originally Posted by StraightSix
    Auto-X is a pro sport. There are National level drivers who have sponsorships. It's just not well publicized; read up on Jason Saini's career

    Road racing - Touring cars or V8 Supercars
    Maybe breaking even, but being paid to autocross and living off of that in unheard of, hell I had enough sponsorship to earn a tad and not have to pay for an autocross season a few years ago lol. I didn't even have a fast car.
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    Quote Originally Posted by simontibbett
    Maybe breaking even, but being paid to autocross and living off of that in unheard of, hell I had enough sponsorship to earn a tad and not have to pay for an autocross season a few years ago lol. I didn't even have a fast car.
    You're exactly right, but one doesn't have to make a living at it to be a pro. One only has to get paid. Very, very few of the people in motorsports actually make money at it.

    You know the old adage, "How do you make a small fortune in racing? Start with a large fortune."

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    Quote Originally Posted by StraightSix
    You know the old adage, "How do you make a small fortune in racing? Start with a large fortune."
    Sad but true.
    I picked Road Racing and I would like a C6Z or Gumpert
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    Quote Originally Posted by josh green
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    Monster Trucks and a Ford!
    Val for president!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tracy
    Monster Trucks and a Ford!
    haha hell yeah.... i went to my first monster jam last year and got to see monster trucks for the first time.... with a lot of beer, it is definatly a blast to go see... will definatly go again
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    I watch Monster trucks every now and again on Speed. It's my "guilty pleasure" of the motorsports world.

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    where is the nascar option! I am going where the money is!
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    Monster trucks are also my guilty pleasure. I have whored this vid all over the place, but heck I am proud.

    ME DRIVING A MONSTER TRUCK
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tracy
    Monster trucks are also my guilty pleasure. I have whored this vid all over the place, but heck I am proud.

    ME DRIVING A MONSTER TRUCK
    That's awesome! I read your blog on it, pretty interesting!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tracy
    Monster trucks are also my guilty pleasure. I have whored this vid all over the place, but heck I am proud.

    ME DRIVING A MONSTER TRUCK
    I agree with Simon, above. That is really cool.

    There's a History channel "Modern Marvels", iirc, that I've only seen parts of about monster trucks. There's a lot of really cool design work that has gone into the construction and development of monster trucks since the days of the original Bigfoot.

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    I would have to say leMans, and either in the f430 or the c6R

    ....... But rally is right behind it, and that would be in the new STi
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    oval track... nascar, they get paid the most. Hendrick Motorsports would be the car. if money weren't a factor road racing or rally.
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    road racing, the GT400 or GT500 series. the car? either a new evo or GT3
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    Quote Originally Posted by pjm10626
    oval track... nascar, they get paid the most. Hendrick Motorsports would be the car. if money weren't a factor road racing or rally.
    preston
    Haha, a man after my own heart. However, if you're a good F1 driver you make a mint (wasn't michael schumaker the top grossing "athlete" of all time a year or two ago?)

    If money was no issue though, Road Racing in the Le Mans series. I'd drive any car, any class, but the Aston Martins were always rather appealing to me.

    PS, who the hell picked street racing?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Deke
    Haha, a man after my own heart. However, if you're a good F1 driver you make a mint (wasn't michael schumaker the top grossing "athlete" of all time a year or two ago?)

    If money was no issue though, Road Racing in the Le Mans series. I'd drive any car, any class, but the Aston Martins were always rather appealing to me.

    PS, who the hell picked street racing?
    Michael Schumacher Sorry, hurt me reading that....

    Was the first athlete to reach 1 Billion dollar over his career. In 2000, he made over 100 million dollars. Back then, him and Tiger Woods would swap the position of the world's highest paid athlete. Currently, F1 driver Kimi Raikkonen is the world's highest paid driver.

    Here's SI's international list.

    http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/mor.../index.20.html

    F1's Fernando Alonzo, Lewis Hamilton, and Jenson Button (before Brawn GP pay cut) are also on the list.

    MotoGP GOD Valentino Rossi also appears at #5.
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    ^Haha, sorry for the misspelling. Good info (as usual).
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