Becker Cu�llar (Becker)
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Username: Becker
Post Number: 50
Registered: 2-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 02, 2002 - 1:35 pm: | |
From the F1 board I thought this was funny and since I saw a thread about Schumi being in TX ...
Q: Michael, there was a story in one of the newspapers that while you
were in Texas you were considering maybe taking a few fun laps around
the stock car track down there. Can you tell us what happened?
MS: I think I told this story already before. Basically, it was not now,
it was during the Canadian Grand Prix or before. And having a holiday
down in Texas, we made a motorcycle tour and we hit the Speedway. So we
went inside to have a look and there was this opportunity to buy a
ticket and go around for a ride or be driven. And we asked whether we
could go as well and how much it was costing and how long it would take.
Unfortunately, we had to wait four or five hours before we were able to
get the ride, and we didn't want to ruin the day for waiting four or
five hours just to go with the car. That was the story. But the good
thing was nobody recognised me and I was completely alone and watched
the cars a little bit and have a view from a different point of
position.
Q: You would have been quite happy to be driven around the circuit by
this person?
MS: I wanted to find out whether I could - I mean you had the
opportunity to be driven around or to buy a ticket to drive yourself, to
take a lesson. (Laughter). Obviously, I was interested in this one.
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One of the good ol' boys telling him :
"Listen Mr Shoemaker, this here's the throttle, and this lever here is
because it's a 'stick-shift' - ya know, y'all yuropeen's prolly don't see
that much, huh? This here car has neerly 350 horsepowers, and that's from
only 700 cubic inches as well. You prolly used to some kind a lil
volkswagen, right? If'n we have time afters, mebbe you might want to get
your photo snapped wi' me. 'sonly an extra nine-ninety-five, an you kin
peck it urp at the gift shop."
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