if you had a time machine...?

Thrasher · December 28th, 2005, 04:43 AM

if you had a time machine and was able to travel back to any era to do something relating to motorsports or cars, what year(s) would yo ugo to and why? maybe you want to see a certain race or drive/buy a certain car or maybe you wish you hadn't sold that BMW, whatever it may be.

For me, It would be somwhere in the mid 1970's so I could see the great legendary f1 drivers and races before it was all restricted becasue of safety. I also would want to witness the great Audi S1 and the other Group B rally monsters

zenkidori · December 28th, 2005, 04:46 AM

I would go in time and bet on a huge race, then invest the money in a company that is doing awesome right now(or buy a bond that matures about now), and then come back to the future and cash out.

jeffy777 · December 28th, 2005, 04:47 AM

I think it would be cool to live like the guys from the movie "On Any Sunday" (1971)

matt_shaw · December 28th, 2005, 04:48 AM

i like right now

toma_alimosh · December 28th, 2005, 04:58 AM

I would go back in time when Michael Schumacher(sp?) was a teenager and convince him not to go into racing when he'll be older, just to see if his brother would still go the racing route ... images/smilies/rolleyes.gif

Z Draci · December 28th, 2005, 05:20 AM

I'd love to go back and convince Ayrton Senna to not race on that day. He was considering it but didn't want to look like he was stepping down to the rising Michael Schumacher. I'd loved to see a Prost vs. Senna vs. Schumacher vs. Hakkinen battle in the 90's.

ESPNSTI · December 28th, 2005, 05:21 AM

Mmm... not sure.
I'd love to see the Mille Miglia.

And Group B rallying of course.

BerserkerCatSplat · December 28th, 2005, 05:37 AM

I'd love to go back to the olden days of Le Mans, with the GT40 or even as far back as the D-Type Jag. Those were the days!

wooflepoof · December 28th, 2005, 05:42 AM

I'd like to make friends w/ Enzo Ferrari a year before he started racing eventually become a huge investor in his cars, then leave to the future, faking my death and having me(in the future...present) claim my millions and a place on the Ferrari throne as the long lost heir to his great, missing companion Cerruti for which i'd probably have a car or two named after me too.

Or i could convince him to race before he convinced himself to race, and at least have a car named after me.

Salar · December 28th, 2005, 06:04 AM

I would buy all Van Gogh's paintings for $100 and sell each for over $80 Million.

Whoa, I just realized I'm such a bad person. images/smilies/eek.gif

Thrasher · December 28th, 2005, 06:36 AM

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Originally Posted by jeffy777

I think it would be cool to live like the guys from the movie "On Any Sunday" (1971)

yes me too. I am hooked on anything from that period, ican't stop downloading videos abput racing then. I love that movie

And speaking of "On Any Sunday" , I forgot to mention that I also would want to meet steve mcqueen, or atleast see see when they were making "on any sunday" or "le mans"

MixtriX · December 28th, 2005, 10:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zenkidori

I would go in time and bet on a huge race, then invest the money in a company that is doing awesome right now(or buy a bond that matures about now), and then come back to the future and cash out.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Salar

I would buy all Van Gogh's paintings for $100 and sell each for over $80 Million.

Whoa, I just realized I'm such a bad person. images/smilies/eek.gif

havent you ppl learnt anything from back to the future 2? images/smilies/thumbdown.gif

Thrasher · December 28th, 2005, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by MixtriX

Quote:

Originally Posted by zenkidori

I would go in time and bet on a huge race, then invest the money in a company that is doing awesome right now(or buy a bond that matures about now), and then come back to the future and cash out.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Salar

I would buy all Van Gogh's paintings for $100 and sell each for over $80 Million.

Whoa, I just realized I'm such a bad person. images/smilies/eek.gif

havent you ppl learnt anything from back to the future 2? images/smilies/thumbdown.gif

ummm.... to buy a sports almanac in the future andbet on games?

Kebab gud · December 28th, 2005, 08:48 PM

i want to go back in time and steal the second toyota 2000GT bond car (the one that has wanished..)
and i whould hav taken it back to now.. and sold it to Toyota ..
(money money money...baby)

BlaRo · December 28th, 2005, 10:19 PM

I would commision a custom vehicle from Bugatti or one of the great coachbuilders, then store it away for, oh, 70 or so years.

Then buy about 20 Hemi 'Cudas and do the same. They're worth a million or so these days!

Then I'd go watch an F1 race at the 'Ring in 1967. And load up on souvenirs.

Man, this is a good topic. Now I can't stop fantasizing... images/smilies/mrgreen.gif

Chambers · December 28th, 2005, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by wooflepoof

I'd like to make friends w/ Enzo Ferrari a year before he started racing eventually become a huge investor in his cars, then leave to the future, faking my death and having me(in the future...present) claim my millions and a place on the Ferrari throne as the long lost heir to his great, missing companion Cerruti for which i'd probably have a car or two named after me too.

Or i could convince him to race before he convinced himself to race, and at least have a car named after me.

haha I was thinking of something similar.

ryosuke · December 28th, 2005, 11:12 PM

le mans before the chicanes...formula one on '67...group b...targa florio...

Dins · December 28th, 2005, 11:44 PM

and why can't i go to the future?

ESPNSTI · December 28th, 2005, 11:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Dins

and why can't i go to the future?

You can, you'll eventually get there through the wonders of time travel at the rate of 1 second per second! images/smilies/thumbsup.gif

Dins · December 29th, 2005, 01:34 AM

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Originally Posted by ESPNSTI

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dins

and why can't i go to the future?

You can, you'll eventually get there through the wonders of time travel at the rate of 1 second per second! images/smilies/thumbsup.gif

well i didn't want to go that far ahead....

December 28th, 2005, 04:43 AM	#1
Thrasher Joined: May 13th, 2005 Last Online: November 24th, 2008 Posts: 500 Rep Power: 0	if you had a time machine...? if you had a time machine and was able to travel back to any era to do something relating to motorsports or cars, what year(s) would yo ugo to and why? maybe you want to see a certain race or drive/buy a certain car or maybe you wish you hadn't sold that BMW, whatever it may be. For me, It would be somwhere in the mid 1970's so I could see the great legendary f1 drivers and races before it was all restricted becasue of safety. I also would want to witness the great Audi S1 and the other Group B rally monsters

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zenkidori Banned For Trolling Joined: Jun 12th, 2005 Last Online: November 15th, 2007 Location: A mile high...and then some Posts: 4,809 Car: RX-7, Jeep Cherokee Rep Power: 0	I would go in time and bet on a huge race, then invest the money in a company that is doing awesome right now(or buy a bond that matures about now), and then come back to the future and cash out.

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