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Thanks to a little prodding from julian mayo, here is the inaugural list of 10 questions dealing w/various aspects of open-wheel racing(from a decidely north american perspective) . This trivia quiz will be open until midnight EDT July 28{04:00 UTC July 28} so as to give as many people as possible a chance to answer. Once the quiz time closes, I'll release the answers and tabulate the results as soon as possible.

Here are the questions for Open-Wheel Trivia I. Good luck!!

1)Which former Formula 1 WDC is the only person to ever win a CART/Champ Car title in consectutive years?

2)What current event on the ChampCar schedule is located on the grounds of a currently-used airport?

3)Before Dan Wheldon won this year's Indianapolis 500, who was the last British driver to win at the Brickyard?(include the year w/the driver)

4)Name the only member of the Andretti family to ever win the Indy 500?(include the year)

5-8)Which racetrack is home to which particular section?
5--the Corkscrew
6--the Boot
7--the kink/Canada Corner
8--the Mile High Corner

9)Which current Formula 1 racers have won the Indianapois 500?(include the year w/the driver)

10)Of the 33 drivers in the 2005 Indianapolis 500, which one was named the race's rookie of the year?

PM the answers to me and best of luck to everyone!

How did I go in the trivia?

You'll know the same time everyone else does, julian.....after July 28th's deadline to submit answers. It's only fair to all who send in answers to the quiz. Thanks for asking, though.

Sorry Mfer, I thought the deadline was last saturday! Note to self...must look at calender, must look at calender, must look......

Well, the deadline has passed.....since only two people sent in answers, it didn't take long at all to check the answers and, now here are the answers to the inaugural open-wheel trivia quiz.....

1}Nigel Mansell. The Brit is the only racer to win both a Formula 1 WDC and a CART/ChampCar title in consecutive seasons. He won the WDC in 1992 and the CART title in 1993.

2}Cleveland's Burke Lakefront Airport is one answer; the other is Edmonton's City Centre Airport.

3}Thirty-nine years before England's Dan Wheldon won the Indinapolis 500, Graham Hill won the famed 500-mile race in 1966.

4}Mario Andretti is the only member of the Andretti family to win the Indy 500; he did so in 1969.

5}the Corkscrew--Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
6}the Boot--Watkins Glen
7}the Kink/Canada Corner--Road America
8}the Mile High Corner--Denver's CCWS street course

9}Two...Jacques Villeneuve, in 1995 and Juan Pablo Montoya, in 2000.

10}The 2005 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year was none other than Danica Patrick.


Points table after one round.....

1==Lemon Martini2 9.5 pts
2==Julian Mayo 9 pts.

Even though only two people sent in answers(thanks, guys!), I believe this first round was a success, and I should have a new round of questions up on the forum w/in a week. Thanks, and good luck!

Where did the .5 come from ? I demand an explanation and a recount. And Lemon should lose a full point for being a quizmaster, and breeding killer sheep, and calling himself lemon-martini. (and I bet he googled!!!!)

The .5 came from the lemon getting the year wrong on question #4; Mario won in 1969. Besides, I did not know that he would try his luck w/my open-wheel quiz. Now, if we could just get more people to try thier luck for next time....

Sorry I missed it this round! I will try next time

JayVee wrote:Sorry I missed it this round! I will try next time

Do you know how much work this guy puts in for your pleasure....shame ...shame....shame.......

Wait until round 2, julian....I think I've found some challenging questions for everyone, I hope.

Sorry Mfer, I had a quick look again at round 2, I knew about 2 answers off the top of my head. Even if I had the time to google I wouldn't , as the ccomp comes down to who has the time to research, and get it right. What about a grid comp for champcars and or atlantics. Legge is right up there again I see. Yahoo!