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I admit that I don't know all the races, not even all the famous ones, but I'd like to hear your opinion.
Is it Paris-Dakar? LeMans? The Monte Carlo rally? The finals of the F1/Indy 500/Nascar seasons?

Personally, I vote for LeMans. :)



And the best car-chase scene is in Bullit. ;)

Jewish of course.

Caucasin of course :rolleyes:


Lol XD

the 100 meter butterfly

:sniper: :mp5: :mp5: :mp5: GOES INSANE!!!!! hahahahha sigh*

Indy 500 isn't a season, it's a race, and it was last weekend. There is the Indy Racing League, but the 500 starts that season, it doesn't end it.

But for me, it's Le Mans as well. It's my favorite. I won't say 'best' because I don't want to get dragged into anything, but that's my fav.

And yes, 45 minutes into the movie Bullitt rules.

Pure-blooded Aryans are superior to all others!!!

The Indie 500 ofcourse.

plymouth-dakar (http://www.plymouth-dakar.co.uk/), i'm gunna do that when i finish uni hopefully.

and the best car chase has got to be in the blues brothers. willfull destruction at it's best! :D

Indy 500 isn't a season, it's a race, and it was last weekend. There is the Indy Racing League, but the 500 starts that season, it doesn't end it.

But for me, it's Le Mans as well. It's my favorite. I won't say 'best' because I don't want to get dragged into anything, but that's my fav.

And yes, 45 minutes into the movie Bullitt rules.
I hate you..

I'm partial to the 110m hurtles myself, but I hear the Tour de France is popular...

Indy 500 isn't a season, it's a race, and it was last weekend. There is the Indy Racing League, but the 500 starts that season, it doesn't end it.

But for me, it's Le Mans as well. It's my favorite. I won't say 'best' because I don't want to get dragged into anything, but that's my fav.

And yes, 45 minutes into the movie Bullitt rules.
Hmm, it seems my ignorance was greater than I had assumed. Thank you for informing me.
And for adding the 't' I lost somewhere when I wrote the title of that excellent movie. ;)
The chase in Blues Brothers is really good too.


And, what with the people thing? Since when does people have four wheels and run on gasoline (or whatever conoctions they put in the cars these days ;))?

:sniper: :mp5: :mp5: :mp5: GOES INSANE!!!!! hahahahha sigh*

seriously, which race? I'd say the human race, is my favorite, except when I see silly posts like these.
You obviously didn't read the above post.

You obviously didn't read the above post.


nope hehe, edited to reflect that.

Hmm, it seems my ignorance was greater than I had assumed. Thank you for informing me.
And for adding the 't' I lost somewhere when I wrote the title of that excellent movie. ;)
The chase in Blues Brothers is really good too.


And, what with the people thing? Since when does people have four wheels and run on gasoline (or whatever conoctions they put in the cars these days ;))?
Now now, people can race on foot (http://www.itvs.org/footrace/).

(really, check out that link. I caught that documentary entirely by accident-one of the most fascinating things I've ever seen.)

plymouth-dakar (http://www.plymouth-dakar.co.uk/), i'm gunna do that when i finish uni hopefully.

and the best car chase has got to be in the blues brothers. willfull destruction at it's best! :D
That (the link) looks totally kick ass. I love shit like that.

And for willfull destruction, I'd have to go with the last 45 minutes (don't know what it is about 45...) of the original Gone in 60 Seconds...

I admit that I don't know all the races, not even all the famous ones, but I'd like to hear your opinion.
Is it Paris-Dakar? LeMans? The Monte Carlo rally? The finals of the F1/Indy 500/Nascar seasons?

Personally, I vote for LeMans. :)



And the best car-chase scene is in Bullit. ;)


Gone in 60 seconds chase scene

Best race was the San Jose Mile.

Now its Isle Of Man Tourist Trophy

Now now, people can race on foot (http://www.itvs.org/footrace/).

(really, check out that link. I caught that documentary entirely by accident-one of the most fascinating things I've ever seen.)
Quite true.
However, the first post included only car races. ;)


(And yeah, that was pretty cool.)

Indy 500 isn't a season, it's a race, and it was last weekend. There is the Indy Racing League, but the 500 starts that season, it doesn't end it.

But for me, it's Le Mans as well. It's my favorite. I won't say 'best' because I don't want to get dragged into anything, but that's my fav.

And yes, 45 minutes into the movie Bullitt rules.

Funny, cause Le Mans isn't a race but a series. As for the greatest race, the Paris-Dakar Rally. No other race can really offer such variety in the terrain, vehicles and teams themselves actually. While the Le Mans series, Formula 1, etc... all are run by teams pumping millions of dollars into each season, the Dakar has everything from the high end teams to guys who built their trucks or bikes using what ever they had in the wallets really. It is a true race in which nearly all can compete.

Funny, cause Le Mans isn't a race but a series. As for the greatest race, the Paris-Dakar Rally. No other race can really offer such variety in the terrain, vehicles and teams themselves actually. While the Le Mans series, Formula 1, etc... all are run by teams pumping millions of dollars into each season, the Dakar has everything from the high end teams to guys who built their trucks or bikes using what ever they had in the wallets really. It is a true race in which nearly all can compete.
No, Le Mans is a race. The 24 Hours of Le Mans (http://www.lemans.org/24heuresdumans/live/pages/accueil_gb.html), been around for years and years.

Now there are two series recently attached to it-European Le Mans Series and the American Le Mans Series, and things like the FIA-GT series in the past, Le Mans itself is still a race. Comin' up soon, too.

Funny, cause Le Mans isn't a race but a series. As for the greatest race, the Paris-Dakar Rally. No other race can really offer such variety in the terrain, vehicles and teams themselves actually. While the Le Mans series, Formula 1, etc... all are run by teams pumping millions of dollars into each season, the Dakar has everything from the high end teams to guys who built their trucks or bikes using what ever they had in the wallets really. It is a true race in which nearly all can compete.
You have a good point about the Paris-Dakar rally, but there is just a special feel about the 24 hour LeMans race that makes it my favourite.
And the running start is just damn cool. ;)

Paris-Dakar... anything involving both buggys, landrovers, huge trucks and motorcykles on a crazy race through the desert is bound to be great... other than that I don't fancy motorsports much...

You have a good point about the Paris-Dakar rally, but there is just a special feel about the 24 hour LeMans race that makes it my favourite.
And the running start is just damn cool. ;)
They haven't done that since 1969. But it was cool, if terribly dangerous...

There are privateer teams in Le Mans, a Lamborghini owners club is entering a car in GT1 this year, and the GT2 winners a few years ago (and I think last year, but I can't remember) was a small group from up in Sonoma, California using a 911. There are a lot of 'garage shop' entries that have just as little chance to do the overall win as privateers in Paris-Dakar.

Make no mistake, I got plenty of love for Paris-Dakar, I just like sports cars a lot.

I am partial to elves myself. That dexterity bonus comes in handy, especially for an unarmored sorcerer.

Funny, cause Le Mans isn't a race but a series. As for the greatest race, the Paris-Dakar Rally. No other race can really offer such variety in the terrain, vehicles and teams themselves actually. While the Le Mans series, Formula 1, etc... all are run by teams pumping millions of dollars into each season, the Dakar has everything from the high end teams to guys who built their trucks or bikes using what ever they had in the wallets really. It is a true race in which nearly all can compete.

Paris-Dakar offers more terrain but the Baja 1000 is probably more economically accessible to more would-be racers. Entry fee is 50 bucks for cars/trucks, 25bucks for bikes and quads

Heres an example

http://www.mccrearyracing.com/Baja1000.html

Jewish of course.


Yeah, because according to Ahimindenutjob we not only control the US and GWB through ZOG, but we own the media, the world, and the oil, and are out to get him.

Paris-Dakar offers more terrain but the Baja 1000 is probably more economically accessible to more would-be racers. Entry fee is 50 bucks for cars/trucks, 25bucks for bikes and quads

Heres an example

http://www.mccrearyracing.com/Baja1000.html
One of these days me and my brother are going to do the Group 11 (I think that's right, the bone stock VW bugs). That's just cool.

My faves are Bathurst (http://www.supercheapauto1000.com.au/) or Le Mans.

I'd agree with Bullitt for the car chase.

Blues Brothers for the win! :D


And Paris-Dakar, I think...

the space race was quite exciting

Pure-blooded Aryans are superior to all others!!!

Yes, all hail our Iranian overlords. :D

The best car chase is Smokey and the Bandit.

The egg and spoon race!

(I hope nobody has already done that...)

I am partial to elves myself. That dexterity bonus comes in handy, especially for an unarmored sorcerer.

My thoughts exactly. Elf sorcerors are cool. And you can always replace constitution penalty with toad

Le Mans is the best single race, yes. But I personally also quite like the Targa Tasmania, and I'll run in that one day.

I am partial to elves myself. That dexterity bonus comes in handy, especially for an unarmored sorcerer.

Bastard! Dammit I was gonna make a D+D style joke :( Beaten to the punch again!

But meh, everyone knows dwarves are clearly superior. Nothing beats a rock hard sumbitch who just won't stop hacking your knees off. Stick that Mr. Pointy-Eared-Poof, mincing about at the back of the battle there with yer bow, afraid to get stuck in :p

the 100 meter butterfly
I'm partial to the 200m, myself.

The Zerg obviously.

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.
Tom Cochran FtW.

As for the best race, I'd say Vendée Globe (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vend%C3%A9e_Globe). Grueling.

The Grand National.

Everything else is simply too plebeian.

And the best car-chase scene is in Bullit. ;)

why does everyone say that? its not that great...

The Grand National.

Everything else is simply too plebeian.
The Grand National is the most plebeian of the lot. It's the Epsom Derby this Saturday - kicks the National's arse any day of the week.

The Grand National is the most plebeian of the lot. It's the Epsom Derby this Saturday - kicks the National's arse any day of the week.


You're right, M'Lard.

Thing is that no one on yonder side of the Pond knows what Epsom and Goodwood are...

Italians! They got pizza, pasta, and the original Mafia!
:sniper:
:mp5:
:gundge: ?

I admit that I don't know all the races, not even all the famous ones, but I'd like to hear your opinion.
Is it Paris-Dakar? LeMans? The Monte Carlo rally? The finals of the F1/Indy 500/Nascar seasons?

Personally, I vote for LeMans. :)



And the best car-chase scene is in Bullit. ;)

It might be better to ask this as a top 5 or top 10 question, because the title of best race is so subjective. If your question was phrased in such a way, my response would be:

Top 5 (in no particular order)

Daytona 500 (Nascar Nextel Cup)
Indy 500 (IRL)
Baja 1000 (SCORE)
Rolex 24 at Daytona (IMSA, I think)
Dakar Rally

Le Mans is the best single race, yes. But I personally also quite like the Targa Tasmania, and I'll run in that one day.

I'm trying to push my dad to run his Miata in the Targa Newfoundland (http://www.targanewfoundland.com/) (Canadian version of the Targa Tasmania).

I'd also like to give the La Carrera Panamericana (http://www.lacarrerapanamericana.com.mx/index2.htm) a go.

It might be better to ask this as a top 5 or top 10 question, because the title of best race is so subjective. If your question was phrased in such a way, my response would be:

Top 5 (in no particular order)

Daytona 500 (Nascar Nextel Cup)
Indy 500 (IRL)
Baja 1000 (SCORE)
Rolex 24 at Daytona (IMSA, I think)
Dakar Rally
IMSA evolved itself into ALMS. 25 hours of Daytona is now the Grand Am series. I believe it did used to be an IMSA event, though.

I prefer an XC-style 5k myself

Le Mans is the best single race, yes. But I personally also quite like the Targa Tasmania, and I'll run in that one day.

Targa Tassie is very cool. I'd love to enter it too. My brother & I have talked about quite a few times, but have never had the cash to do it.

I admit that I don't know all the races, not even all the famous ones, but I'd like to hear your opinion.. ;)


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TT Assen in Holland is the best... :D

Indy 500 isn't a season, it's a race, and it was last weekend. There is the Indy Racing League, but the 500 starts that season, it doesn't end it.

But for me, it's Le Mans as well. It's my favorite. I won't say 'best' because I don't want to get dragged into anything, but that's my fav.

And yes, 45 minutes into the movie Bullitt rules.

Damn you for having my opinions! :p