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Post by RE30B#16 » Sun Mar 04, 2007 3:46 pm

gkaytaz wrote:4. Some of the most exciting and controversial races took place on this track.
5. It is not featured on the official 2007 F1 calendar.
6. Ford engines were by far the most successful ones on this track.

7. The track saw a major overhaul extending the lap length by almost 50%.
8. The country features a number of different circuits.
9. Last winner is Alan Jones. On that day Bruno Giacomelli had the pole position.
10. The track is still actively hosting non-F1 races.

This track is:
Watkins Glen International aka United States Grand Prix, Watkins Glen

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Post by RE30B#16 » Sun Mar 04, 2007 3:47 pm

gkaytaz wrote:QUESTION #7
Hints
1. This track is located outside Europe.
2. It has hosted more than 8 GPs to date.
3. Among the winners on this track are Damon Hill and Nelson Piquet.

Best of luck...
Suzuka

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Post by RE30B#16 » Sun Mar 04, 2007 3:49 pm

gkaytaz wrote:No winners yet. Here's the next set of clues:

4. The record of most wins on this circuit belongs to a native of the country.
5. It is not featured on the official 2007 F1 calendar.
6. Ford engines were the most successful ones on this track.

Good luck...
I still think it is Suzuka. Satoru Nakajima has the most victories there albeit not in a Formula 1 car.
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Post by RE30B#16 » Sun Mar 04, 2007 3:52 pm

gkaytaz wrote:7. The lap length is above 5.8 km, 3.6 miles.
8. This is the sole circuit that hosted F1 races in the country.
9. Last winner is Michael Schumacher. On that day David Coulthard had the pole position.
10. The track has had a few streaks of active periods hosting F1 races.

This track is:
Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez aka Argentine Grand Prix, Buenos Aires

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Ya know, my next guess would've been Argentina. Which driver has the most victories there? Fangio, Reutemann, or the Pampas Bull?
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Post by RE30B#16 » Sun Mar 04, 2007 3:54 pm

gkaytaz wrote:QUESTION #8
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1. This track is located in Europe.
2. It has hosted less than 10 GPs to date.
3. Last winner drove a Ferrari.

Good luck people... :up:
I'll go loong on this one and say Zandvoort, Netherlands.

The Ferrari driver was Gilles Villeneuve in 1981.
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Post by RE30B#16 » Sun Mar 04, 2007 3:58 pm

gkaytaz wrote:1. This track is located in Europe.
2. It has hosted less than 10 GPs to date.
3. Last winner drove a Ferrari.

4. The circuit has been reconfigured a few times.
5. It is not featured on the official 2007 F1 calendar.
6. The track has never hosted F1 races in consecutive years.

7. Ferrari engines were the most successful ones on this track.
8. This circuit was one of many circuits that hosted F1 races in the country.
9. Last winner was Jacky Ickx. On that day a fatal accident happened, preparing the doom of the circuit as an F1 venue.
10. The circuit has been closed since 1994 and converted to its original street state in 1999.

This track is:
Rouen-Les-Essarts aka French Grand Prix, Rouen

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Post by RE30B#16 » Sun Mar 04, 2007 3:59 pm

gkaytaz wrote:Here's the next question:

QUESTION #9
Hints
1. This track is located outside Europe.
2. It has hosted less than 10 GPs to date.
3. A former WDC winner got his last win here.

Wish you all good luck...
:cheers:
Adelaide

Mansell was the winner!

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Post by RE30B#16 » Sun Mar 04, 2007 4:01 pm

Julian Mayo wrote:Detroit

Good answer. Wrong, but still a good answer!!

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Post by RE30B#16 » Sun Mar 04, 2007 4:02 pm

gkaytaz wrote:No winners yet.

Second set of clues:
4. The lap length varies around 2.3 miles, 3.7 km.
5. It is not featured on the official 2007 F1 calendar.
6. The track has hosted championship-deciding F1 races.

Good luck :)

Adelaide, Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia

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Post by gkaytaz » Sun Mar 04, 2007 7:21 pm

RE30B#16 wrote:
gkaytaz wrote:Well done Ed :clap:

Our current leaderboard:

Ed: 6 pts
T-K: 3 pts
I thought for sure it was Detroit.

Both Mansell and Prost have won it although Mansell did in an IndyCar.

It has hosted different series.

It is making its comeback this year.

About 14 or so F1 races were held there.

The downtown track was definitely the bumpiest surface. In fact, I still have the video tape of the race in which Prost won. He and 2nd placed Jacques Laffitte were complaining about the bumps to Chris Economaki.


Oh well. Nice job, Ed!! :clap:
You are right albeit we're focusing on F1 wins here :) I try to make the questions complicated enough but not impossible :wink:
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Post by gkaytaz » Sun Mar 04, 2007 7:25 pm

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gkaytaz wrote:4. Some fatal crashes prompted modifications to the track.
5. It is not featured on the official 2007 F1 calendar.
6. Cosworth engines were relatively more successful on this track.

7. The lap length is more than 3.7 km, 2.3 miles.
8. This track has its racing direction reversed before getting admitted to the F1 calendar.
9. Last winner is Nigel Mansell who also had the fastest lap on that day.
10. The track alternated with others under the same GP name for a period of time

This track is:
Brands Hatch aka British (European) Grand Prix, Kent

Congrats cmlean :clap:

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I thought it could be Brands Hatch.

What fatal accident happened there?

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Jo Siffert died here during a non-championship race. Stuart Duncan was another victim claimed by Brands Hatch.
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Post by gkaytaz » Sun Mar 04, 2007 7:26 pm

RE30B#16 wrote:
gkaytaz wrote:7. The lap length is above 5.8 km, 3.6 miles.
8. This is the sole circuit that hosted F1 races in the country.
9. Last winner is Michael Schumacher. On that day David Coulthard had the pole position.
10. The track has had a few streaks of active periods hosting F1 races.

This track is:
Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez aka Argentine Grand Prix, Buenos Aires

Congrats Southernman :clap:

Leaderboard:
Ed: 11 pts
cmlean: 5 pts
mlittle: 5 pts
T-K: 3 pts
Southernman: 3 pts

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Ya know, my next guess would've been Argentina. Which driver has the most victories there? Fangio, Reutemann, or the Pampas Bull?
Fangio...
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Post by gkaytaz » Sun Mar 04, 2007 7:28 pm

Hmm, no correct answers as of now. Here's the 3rd set. I will post all 10 clues together.

Hints
1. This track is located outside Europe.
2. It has hosted less than 10 GPs to date.
3. A former WDC winner got his last win here.

4. The lap length varies around 2.3 miles, 3.7 km.
5. It is not featured on the official 2007 F1 calendar.
6. The track has hosted championship-deciding F1 races.

7. Ford engines were the most successful ones on this track.
8. This circuit was one of the three circuits from the same country featured in the same F1 season.
9. Last pole position belonged to Alain Prost.
10. The circuit also hosted non-F1 races in 1980s.

Good luck people :)
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Post by Julian Mayo » Sun Mar 04, 2007 7:49 pm

Do you include Gt Britain as part of Europe? Some others do.
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Post by gkaytaz » Sun Mar 04, 2007 9:25 pm

Julian Mayo wrote:Do you include Gt Britain as part of Europe? Some others do.
Yes, GB is part of Europe. When I say outside Europe I mean North and South America, Asia, Africa, Australia/Oceania and Antarctica :)

Another note: Dual continent countries (Russia and Turkey) are considered part of only one continent (in this case Europe).
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