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[Jim Drago]

Nelson is running with Freedom this weekend at Road America. I think he is the only F1 podium driver to ever race a Miata Go Freedom!

Good luck this weekend guys

JIm

[Jim Boemler]

Very cool, should be interesting to see how he does. Do we know anything about the car he'll be driving? Especially, has someone else been driving it for comparison?

[svvs]

That's awesome! The Freedom guys usually have a bunch of visitors in their tent as is.....wish I was there.

[Mike Collins]

I'm driving with Freedom next week.....Maybe he will want to stick around.

[Jim Drago]

Very cool, should be interesting to see how he does. Do we know anything about the car he'll be driving? Especially, has someone else been driving it for comparison?

Well it is grand am, he is splitting car with Andrew Carbonel, who is an exceptional driver, be neat to see how they compare.

[Tom OPM]

I'm driving with Freedom next week.....Maybe he will want to stick around.

He is a ex F-1 driver he would get lost in your seat.

[Cnj]

Well it is grand am, he is splitting car with Andrew Carbonel, who is an exceptional driver, be neat to see how they compare.

No disrespect to Andrew who no doubt can drive rings around me, but this seems like a win, win for him. He knows the car and the track backwards. If he is as fast or faster than Piquet then he looks like a hero, if he is slower then he gets to shrug his shoulders and say "what did you expect, he's a former F1 driver!". Which means its a lose, lose for Nelson. I'm thrilled he's running in Grand Am but I wonder why he's doing it?

Anyway i imagine it's going to be a great learning experience for the team. I'd love to be a fly on the wall listening to the car setup and data discussions.

Cnj.

[dstevens]

He is a ex F-1 driver he would get lost in your seat.

LOL. I could fit 2 F1 drivers in my seat.....

At the same time.

[ChrisA]

LOL. I could fit 2 F1 drivers in my seat.....

At the same time.

Kinky!

[davearm]

I believe he was already there running the Nationwide race, and they needed a replacement for Rhett, who had a charity commitment elsewhere this weekend.

[Jim Drago]

No disrespect to Andrew who no doubt can drive rings around me, but this seems like a win, win for him. He knows the car and the track backwards. If he is as fast or faster than Piquet then he looks like a hero, if he is slower then he gets to shrug his shoulders and say "what did you expect, he's a former F1 driver!". Which means its a lose, lose for Nelson. I'm thrilled he's running in Grand Am but I wonder why he's doing it?

Anyway i imagine it's going to be a great learning experience for the team. I'd love to be a fly on the wall listening to the car setup and data discussions.

Cnj.

I don't think Nelson is too worried about comparisons I think his primary goal was to get laps in at Road America as he is running in the nationwide series.

Jim

[Todd Tagget]

I'm watching qualifying in the Nationwide series now.. they are running 2:16s.. What kind of times do you guys turn there ( never been to the track).. Or do they run a totally different configuration ?

[svvs]

The continental tire cars were in the 2:33's or so, plus a bit for some guys.

-Vick

[Jim Drago]

sm qualifying pole was 243.4, same configuration

As I said, I don't think Piquet was too worried

http://www.nationwid...2012/lineup/14/

[MPR22]

And he cruises to victory. Must have been the special grease.

In another note, Danica Patrick needs to grow a pair. I think she should be demoted to SM. She's in over her head driving cars with bumpers and fenders. She refuses to defend her position and gets roughed up and doesn't go back at them.

[dstevens]

And he cruises to victory. Must have been the special grease.

In another note, Danica Patrick needs to grow a pair. I think she should be demoted to SM. She's in over her head driving cars with bumpers and fenders. She refuses to defend her position and gets roughed up and doesn't go back at them.

I don't know that Hornish Jr would have the same opinion of Danica. If you're following Nationwide, she can give it. She was in 4th when she was spun on the white flag lap. I'd reckon that after the Hornish incidents Joe Balish told not to ram anyone after the race.

[Caveman-kwebb99]

I think a certain site owner, if he had half a brain would get Danica, and Go Daddy (Same team Color) to to drive and SM, she can start at Mid Ohio

[Caveman-kwebb99]

She even wears an East Street dress for the Jimmy Kimmel LOL

[Cnj]

sm qualifying pole was 243.4, same configuration

As I said, I don't think Piquet was too worried

http://www.nationwid...2012/lineup/14/

Point taken

[Joe (dad) Jordan]

Just thought I'd let you all know that Jimmie Johnson ran a Miata at willow springs in the 90s before he went NASCAR racing,