Bernoldi in at Rocketsports

[jonovision_man]

Best known for holding up Coulthard's McLaren in his much slower Arrows for lap after lap at Monaco...

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/64884

jono

[Andrew Longman]

See? The 08 season is coming together already!

[extramundane]

I read elsewhere that this is extra good news, because Bernoldi is someone people have heard of.

I guess Pedro Diniz was busy this year. :\

[STD]

I'm all excited.

[Dr. Corkski]

Well he drove for Tom Walkinscam, so he has the perfect experience for what he is getting into.

[jonovision_man]

Well he drove for Tom Walkinscam, so he has the perfect experience for what he is getting into.

LOL! :laugh:

jono

[Spicoli]

OMG!!! OMG!!! OMG!!!111111

http://i28.tinypic.com/2e66dtj.jpg

[cameraman]

Go figure

http://www.rocketsportsracing.com/images/stories/CHAMP_Car_News/2008/sangari_announcement.jpg

a freakin' sponsor:saywhat:

[Andrew Longman]

Nice looking car. :thumbup:

:thumbup: But there isn't much about the company on the net. I can't even find a corporate website.

Their South African site though talks a bout an F1 education program to get kids 11+ interested in science and engineering. http://www.sangari.co.za/news_room.html

Looks pretty thin as a company and no mention I can find anywhere of moving into the US market. :irked:

[G.]

Nice looking car. :thumbup:

:thumbup: But there isn't much about the company on the net. I can't even find a corporate website.

Their South African site though talks a bout an F1 education program to get kids 11+ interested in science and engineering. http://www.sangari.co.za/news_room.html

Looks pretty thin as a company and no mention I can find anywhere of moving into the US market. :irked:

FWIW


“We decided to sponsor Enrique because he has great competitive potential, besides being a very charismatic person,” said Ben Sangari, owner of the company.

“Although we are a multi-national company, we do not have business in USA. Recently, we made a partnership with the American Museum of Natural History and we opened an office in North Carolina. Therefore, it is very important to initiate the process of construction of Sangari’s brand and Champ Car has a great visibility in the North American territory,” Sangari continued.
love that last sentence.:rofl:

[Andrew Longman]

From the same press release"


The Brazilian company has more than 40 years of dedication developing solutions for the improvement of the education by using science education and technology.

Now I'm only a product of public education and I can spell "opportunistically" but does that sound wrong coming from an education company.

And the SA website says the company was founded in the UK in 1965.

But so long as the check clears

[extramundane]

Is Sangari Portugese for Lexington?

[Sean Malone]

that is a cool looking paint job. And it's not red!

[Andrew Longman]

And it's not red! Whoa, yes. Good point! I like it even more. I also think it will show up well on TV (assuming anyone is watching) and I've always thought that was an important point. In fact I've long thought that the series should need to approve your paint scheme and even give solid input on how to design a compelling livery. A grid or good looking cars is a big part of fan and sponsor appeal.

[FTG]

You guys should be hanging out with the "If they got furiegn sponsors the racing sucks" crowd.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b258/ChelbyChell/rednecks.jpg

[Dr. Corkski]

Is Sangari Portugese for Lexington?:rofl:

http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/3271/malikcm3.jpg

[extramundane]

You guys should be hanging out with the "If they got furiegn sponsors the racing sucks" crowd.

It's not so much the foreign part as it is the vaporware part.

But I guess that's be expected from a niche sport. :gomer:

[pchall]

It's not so much the foreign part as it is the vaporware part.

But I guess that's be expected from a niche sport. :gomer:

I've just leafed through 5 pages of hits on Sangari + Brazil from Google and there are plenty more pages that I won't bother to look at.

[Jag_Warrior]

From the same press release"


The Brazilian company has more than 40 years of dedication developing solutions for the improvement of the education by using science education and technology.


Now I'm only a product of public education and I can spell "opportunistically" but does that sound wrong coming from an education company.

They ran the statement by Miss Teen South Carolina, and she didn't have a problem with it.

Course...
http://www.ideagrove.com/blog/uploaded_images/miss-teen-south-carolina's--739300.jpg

But yeah, like you said, a check is a check, another car is another car.

[opinionated ow]

They ran the statement by Miss Teen South Carolina, and she didn't have a problem with it.

Course...
http://www.ideagrove.com/blog/uploaded_images/miss-teen-south-carolina's--739300.jpg

But yeah, like you said, a check is a check, another car is another car.

its wrong! its wrong! she said u.s. mare-cans:rofl: :rofl:

[TU Homer]

http://lolvideoz.blogspot.com/2007/09/parents-of-miss-teen-south-carolina.html

-TU

[Gnam]

This isn't too far off. :D

http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/5605/americarz6.png

[Dirk Diggler]

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/40/103508691_af17c27a83_o.jpg

[eiregosod]

:rofl:

http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/3271/malikcm3.jpg

isn't that lootie?

[shaggy_socal]

Best known for holding up Coulthard's McLaren in his much slower Arrows for lap after lap at Monaco...

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/64884

jono

For those that did not see that race...

F1 Enrique Bernoldi vs David Coulthard GP Monaco 2001 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZWPBNVZKdc)

Love how they were giving Enrique the blue flag when it was a battle for position.

[eiregosod]

Best known for holding up Coulthard's McLaren in his much slower Arrows for lap after lap at Monaco...

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/64884

jono

syas more abiout monaco than it does about Bernoldi

[Andrew Longman]

syas more abiout monaco than it does about Bernoldi


Is that Dutch? :D

(see youtube link)

[eiregosod]

Is that Dutch? :D

(see youtube link)

not enuff j's and uuuuuu sounds to be considered dutch ;)

[Andrew Longman]

not enuff j's and uuuuuu sounds to be considered dutch ;)

Or spit.

[Andrew Longman]

I wonder how Bernoldi (and his sponsors) feel about racing in KY and IA.

[pchall]

I wonder how Bernoldi (and his sponsors) feel about racing in KY and IA.

The more drivers that sign contracts to drive in Champ Car and Atlantics the less credence I can give to Miller's pipe dream.