Charlie Whiting’s thoughts on Watkins Glen International

"SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman" (dasborgen) 03/10/2016 at 08:36 • Filed to: None

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Charlie Whiting’s thoughts on Watkins Glen International

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman 03/10/2016 at 08:41

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Work blocked. Good news? USGP East?

Agrajag > SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman 03/10/2016 at 08:47

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I took that as a polite “no”.

Drakkon- Most Glorious and Upright Person of Genius > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 03/10/2016 at 08:48

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He likes the track. Like the heritage. He thinks it has an appeal that a modern purpose built track (built by wealthy governments around the world) just don’t have.

Too bad. There is no dictator in central NY willing to pay The Muppett tens of millions to have a race there.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Drakkon- Most Glorious and Upright Person of Genius 03/10/2016 at 08:50

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#BringBackBloomberg?

ttyymmnn > SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman 03/10/2016 at 08:54

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Can’t we put him in charge of something?

Thomas Donohue > SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman 03/10/2016 at 09:10

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Why is she holding the microphone down near his belt? Extremely odd, and totally distracted me from the interview. I had to play it again to listen without looking at the screen.

“Get in my belly!!!!”

SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman > ttyymmnn 03/10/2016 at 09:11

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You’re joking? He’s already F1 race director

ttyymmnn > SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman 03/10/2016 at 09:21

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Yes. I’m joking. I like his sense of history and tradition, and share his dislike for modern tracks. I would love to see F1 at the Glen, and it sounds like he would too. But we both understand the economic realities, or at least, Bernie’s economic realities. It would be refreshing if somebody like Charlie were deciding where they race, not Bernie or the governments that suck up to him.

Thomas Donohue > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 03/10/2016 at 09:34

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Bloomberg was Mayor of NYC, not the Governor of NY State. I’m not sure he’s ever been outside of Manhattan or the Hamptons. And when you say ‘East Coast Grand Prix’, he would think you were talking about show horses jumping fences.

Having said that, he could sneeze into a napkin, and the amount of money that would fall out of his pocket would be enough to pay for an East coast GP. (Though I think he’d be more likely to support a Formula E race rather than of F1.)

Bring back Bloomberg anyway. #mayormike #Bloomberg2016

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Thomas Donohue 03/10/2016 at 09:40

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In the 70s and early 80s when there were two grands prix in the US, Watkins Glen was USGP East and Long Beach was USGP West. This New York State thing you’re talking about.... You mean Up state? Pretty sure that’s not New York, bruh ;)

Trunk Impaired 318 > SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman 03/10/2016 at 09:49

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God my local news blows.

Thomas Donohue > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 03/10/2016 at 10:39

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They have a NASCAR race at the Glen. That’s as upstate as you get.

sdwarf36 > SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman 03/11/2016 at 00:10

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Oh yea-they’d have to make the place so full of run off you’d have to watch the race from Elmira.

SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman > sdwarf36 03/11/2016 at 05:16

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What an original joke......