Looks like [Source: Autosport, Image: Ben Radford/Getty]
Posted Sep 16th 2008 6:59PM
Looks like [Source: Autosport, Image: Ben Radford/Getty]
he will be employed by Michael Waltrip Racing in one of the teams management positions
September 20 2008 at 7:08 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replyas a friend of a craftsman truck driver , the money in sprint cup is in the sponsership packages and hats and shirts , dale jr may be paid 20mill from hendricks but he most likely makes a lot more from tv , ads and all those shirts and hats with his likeness on them , f-1 drivers have very little sponsership value to americans
September 17 2008 at 8:01 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI was half right...
http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/09/05/mclaren-to-open-office-in-us/
Sorry, but it seemed appropriate.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bG2OcW_Hwkg
Maybe the dude is getting old and is finding it too hard to turn in more than one direction.
September 17 2008 at 1:19 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyWas this not the story I read on Formula 1 sites saying that he was indeed heading to the Charlotte, NC area but to head up an arm (leg, ear, nose, or other appendage) of McLaren Engineering?
IIRC the article stated that McLaren is already a supplier of parts / technology to NASCAR teams. Yeah, I said "technology" and NASCAR.
I think you're mistaken..... I don't think anyone in nascar knows what this "technology" thing is, which is why they're running carbureted, pushrod V8's...... it will be a rude surprise when he finds out that the pneumatically activated valves of F1 aren't there in nascar engines. :)
September 16 2008 at 10:28 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyF1 to NASCAR. Isn't it like getting Ph.D and going to the 1st grade?
September 16 2008 at 9:36 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplySteve Hallam: "I believe we can gain a few tenths by using my designs for an improved steering assembly..."
NASCAR Team owner ( sounds like Mater from Pixar's cars ) "Ya hurt yer what?"
Steve Hallam: "I'm sorry?"
NASCAR Team owner: "Whatcha sorry fur?"
Steve Hallam: "I beg your pardon, I am having some difficulty understanding you..."
NASCAR Team owner: "You beg for my hard on? Iz you one of them thar metro sexual I heard about there in the Europes where ya'll from?"
Why would you go from F1 to NASCAR is beyond my understanding.
September 16 2008 at 8:10 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyIf I remember right, about 10 years ago a guy named Steve Hallam made a visit to a NASCAR team. He looked around and asked questions about things like camber settings. Of course, they had never thought about the impact of camber etc. on cornering. THEY DO NOW!!!
I'm sure he'll do just fine. And he'll have the advantage of working in English, which is distinct from whatever language Ron Dennis speaks.
Though he will get royally screwed on the exchange rate. Pun intended.
September 16 2008 at 7:51 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply