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Post by Julian Mayo » Sun Mar 04, 2007 9:33 pm

gkaytaz wrote:
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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Post by gkaytaz » Sun Mar 04, 2007 10:12 pm

Julian Mayo wrote: Methinks every oirishman,scot, geordie, welshman n pom now seeks out your abode. :shock:
Regardless of what you choose to call the country; Great Britain or United Kingdom, I refuse to think of it as a separate continent. British Isles are part of the European continent, period :)
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Post by Julian Mayo » Sun Mar 04, 2007 10:53 pm

gkaytaz wrote:
Julian Mayo wrote: Methinks every oirishman,scot, geordie, welshman n pom now seeks out your abode. :shock:
Regardless of what you choose to call the country; Great Britain or United Kingdom, I refuse to think of it as a separate continent. British Isles are part of the European continent, period :)
Seperated by a fair stretch of not so fair water, and language. That tends to make me think it aint part of the continent.
UnZudders sure aint Australians :shock:
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Post by gkaytaz » Mon Mar 05, 2007 1:12 am

Julian Mayo wrote:
gkaytaz wrote:
Julian Mayo wrote: Methinks every oirishman,scot, geordie, welshman n pom now seeks out your abode. :shock:
Regardless of what you choose to call the country; Great Britain or United Kingdom, I refuse to think of it as a separate continent. British Isles are part of the European continent, period :)
Seperated by a fair stretch of not so fair water, and language. That tends to make me think it aint part of the continent.
UnZudders sure aint Australians :shock:
Plus those folks (I could easily include you Aussies) drive on the wrong side of the road :) Nevertheless, they sit on the continental shelf of Europe... So they are Europeans.
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Post by Southernman » Mon Mar 05, 2007 2:28 am

Las Vegas

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Post by gkaytaz » Mon Mar 05, 2007 4:07 am

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.

This track is:
Caesar’s Palace aka Las Vegas (Caesar’s Palace) Grand Prix, Las Vegas

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Post by gkaytaz » Mon Mar 05, 2007 4:08 am

QUESTION #10
Hints
1. This track is located in Europe.
2. It has hosted more than 20 GPs to date.
3. Among the winners on this track are Ayrton Senna and Niki Lauda.

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Post by mlittle » Mon Mar 05, 2007 8:12 am

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Post by Julian Mayo » Mon Mar 05, 2007 8:44 am

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Post by Southernman » Mon Mar 05, 2007 4:26 pm

Monaco

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Post by RE30B#16 » Mon Mar 05, 2007 7:31 pm

gkaytaz wrote: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 :)

Oooh, I'm changing my answer...

It's Donnington Park. Senna won his last race there in 1993 with a Ford in the McLaren. It was called the European GP because the "British GP" was held at Silverstone.

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Post by RE30B#16 » Mon Mar 05, 2007 7:51 pm

gkaytaz wrote: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.

This track is:
Caesar’s Palace aka Las Vegas (Caesar’s Palace) Grand Prix, Las Vegas

Well done Southernman :)

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cmlean: 5 pts
mlittle: 5 pts
Southernman: 4 pts
T-K: 3 pts

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Hey, Gkaytaz. You're are tricky! I was ready to argue, but I had to re-read your clues. I don't know about the track length, but Las Vegas (where I currently reside) only hosted the Formula 1 race for 2 years [1981 and 1982]. I thought it was only held in 1982, at which point Prost was the pole sitte, but Michele Alboreto won. The year before, Alan Jones (a former WDC) won it from pole.

Prost was the pole sitter at Donnigton Park when Ayrton Senna obliterated the field in the difficult to drive, Ford-powered McLaren in 1993. It was his last GP win. Some folks don't consider Britain in Europe, so I outsmarted myself thinking that was how you were trying to throw us off the scent!

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Post by RE30B#16 » Mon Mar 05, 2007 7:53 pm

gkaytaz wrote:QUESTION #10
Hints
1. This track is located in Europe.
2. It has hosted more than 20 GPs to date.
3. Among the winners on this track are Ayrton Senna and Niki Lauda.

Bestest of luck to everybody :)

Monaco!

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Post by jacfan » Mon Mar 05, 2007 9:48 pm

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Post by gkaytaz » Mon Mar 05, 2007 10:31 pm

1. This track is located in Europe.
2. It has hosted more than 20 GPs to date.
3. Among the winners on this track are Ayrton Senna and Niki Lauda.

4. It has been reconfigured many times.
5. This circuit is featured on the official 2007 F1 calendar.
6. Spectators witnessed serious crashes (even fatal) in this venue.

7. McLarens were relatively more successful on this track.
8. This circuit is the sole circuit in this country.
9. Last pole position belonged to Fernando Alonso.
10. This street circuit is known to be one of the most prestigious races in the F1.

This track is:
Circuit de Monaco aka Monaco Grand Prix, Monte Carlo

:clap: Well done Southernman :clap:

Here's our final leaderboard:
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Southernman: 9 pts
cmlean: 5 pts
mlittle: 5 pts
T-K: 3 pts


Congrats to everybody. :cheer:

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