Motorsports Trivia Thread!

[Ryk]

Probably a BRM victory

 

[jontikis]

Nice try, but it was not the first.

Hmmm, let's try this again
1975 Spanish Grand Prix, Jochen Mass with the McLaren M23, 68.29 miles and 153.779 km/h

 

[dingodile_r89]

Hmmm, let's try this again
1975 Spanish Grand Prix, Jochen Mass with the McLaren M23, 68.29 miles and 153.779 km/h

Off topic, but how the hell do you have such things at your fingertips?

 

[Dotini]

Another excellent answer, but again there was another yet more distant in the past.

 

[jontikis]

Off topic, but how the hell do you have such things at your fingertips?

I just remember some shortened races. It's impossible to remember the exact distance and time by heart, so you need to know them if you want to find the average speed. Physics is your friend here.

 

[RazorSharkz]

You have to make some trickery happen to make this work.

1950 Indy 500, Johnnie Parsons, 138 Laps, 199.562 km/h

 

[Dotini]

You have to make some trickery happen to make this work.

1950 Indy 500, Johnnie Parsons, 138 Laps, 199.562 km/h

Another nice try, but the math is suspect. You must give the race, driver and car, distance (in miles) and speed (in km/hr).

 

[jontikis]

Another excellent answer, but again there was another yet more distant in the past.

I hope I found it now
1971 Italian Grand Prix, Peter Gethin with the BRM, 196.515 miles and 242.28 km/h

 

[Dotini]

I hope I found it now
1971 Italian Grand Prix, Peter Gethin with the BRM, 196.515 miles and 242.28 km/h

Outstanding effort - and a truly fast epic race all F1 fans should remember. But alas, it was not the first to meet our conditions. Please keep trying.

 

[jontikis]

Outstanding effort - and a truly fast epic race all F1 fans should remember. But alas, it was not the first to meet our conditions.

Maybe this one?
1971 British Grand Prix, Jackie Stewart with the Tyrrell, 199.036 miles and 210.02 km/h

 

[Dotini]

Maybe this one?
1971 British Grand Prix, Jackie Stewart with the Tyrrell, 199.036 miles and 210.02 km/h

The 1971 Italian GP was immediately preceded by the Austrian GP, won by Josef Siffert (BRM), averaging 242.6 km/h over a distance of 196.51 miles.

Happily for you, the race you finally mentioned, earlier by 2 months, is the correct answer*,**, so congratulations and please take a well-deserved turn.

*to the best of my ability to research
**I find Stewart's average speed listed as 209.985 km/h. But I won't quibble.

 

[DK]

Bertrand Gachot sprayed gas on a London taxi drover.

Is it bad that I often think of him as either "Gassy Gachot" or just "Gas-ot"?

 

[Dotini]

Is it bad that I often think of him as either "Gassy Gachot" or just "Gas-ot"?

Stinky Bertrand the skunk? Yeah, it's okay.

 

[jontikis]

The 1971 Italian GP was immediately preceded by the Austrian GP, won by Josef Siffert (BRM), averaging 242.6 km/h over a distance of 196.51 miles.

Happily for you, the race you finally mentioned, earlier by 2 months, is the correct answer*,**, so congratulations and please take a well-deserved turn.

*to the best of my ability to research
**I find the average speed listed as 209.985 km/h. But I won't quibble.

That burned my brain completely!

So, Alexander Rossi won the 100th Indianapolis 500 and became the first american rookie after a lot of years who achieved that. Who was the previous one and in what year did he win the 500?

 

[Jimlaad43]

George Soulders (1927)
Some would also say Louis Meyer a year later, but there is debate about it


If correct, pick a number between 3-6 or 8-12 or 14-16

 

[jontikis]

George Soulders (1927)
Some would also say Louis Meyer a year later, but there is debate about it


If correct, pick a number between 3-6 or 8-12 or 14-16

Correct! Well done

 

[Jimlaad43]

 

[Dotini]

Autódromo Oscar Cabalén, Cordoba, Argentina...or Autódromo Rosendo Hernández, San Luis province.

 

[Jimlaad43]

Nope

 

[Dotini]

Nope

Well, then the street circuit of Potrero de los Funes

 

[Jimlaad43]

Well, then the street circuit of Potrero de los Funes

yyyyyep

 

[Dotini]

I won the GT class at Sebring, and have raced against Stirling Moss, Phil Hill, Carroll Shelby and Juan Fangio. I have driven for Cunningham, General Motors, Ford, Rover and Porsche. I'm in the Automotive Hall of Fame, a noted skier, and hold many awards in journalism. I've had a personal relationship with Steve McQueen and studied in college at Oakland with Dotini's mother.

Who am I?

 

[Ryk]

James Garner?... Probably totally wrong! - Maybe he used to ski!

 

[Dotini]

James Garner?... Probably totally wrong! - Maybe he used to ski!

Thanks for your reply, but Garner is not the one.

 

[Yakup]

Bob Wollek

 

[ClydeYellow]

Thanks for your reply, but Garner is not the one.

Your mother was classmates with that Denise McCluggage?

 

[dingodile_r89]

Your mother was classmates with that Denise McCluggage?

Damn it, ninja'd.

 

[Dotini]

Your mother was classmates with that Denise McCluggage?

Correct! They were together at Mills. You may be amused to know my mother fenced for 3 1/2 years with Helene Mayer. Congratulations and please take turn. Thank you all for playing the game.

 

[ClydeYellow]

Hm.

This car was the first to race in F1 painted in colors decided by a sponsor external to the team which fielded it, and it was related to the Concorde supersonic airliner. Which car is it?

 

[dingodile_r89]

Hm.

This car was the first to race in F1 painted in colors decided by a sponsor external to the team which fielded it, and it was related to the Concorde supersonic airliner. Which car is it?

Was it one of the McLarens?