what sucks about being a fan of racing cars is

"Frank Grimes" (FrankGrimes) 01/12/2017 at 13:12 • Filed to: None

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not knowing what the crap all the sponsors on the cars are. What do they make shoe polish? Clothes? Ornamental electronic gates?

Ash78, voting early and often > Frank Grimes 01/12/2017 at 13:13

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Elf gets better every year. Easily Will Ferrell’s best work.

functionoverfashion > Frank Grimes 01/12/2017 at 13:13

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On the other hand, what’s great about the internet is... Google.

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > Frank Grimes 01/12/2017 at 13:25

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From top to bottom:

D2: a German telecom company

Sonax: car care products

Tomica: toy cars

Winfield: cigarettes

Silk Cut: cigarettes

Renown: textile/clothing

Elf: motor oils

AntiSpeed > Frank Grimes 01/12/2017 at 13:31

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If it’s a car before the mid-2000's, it’ safe bet that it’s a cigarette brand.

Trevor Slattery, ACTOR > Frank Grimes 01/12/2017 at 13:41

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I admit to doing a lot of internet searching for companies when I am watching racing.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Frank Grimes 01/12/2017 at 13:47

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That top car, or an identical one, is in the factory museum in Alabama. Pretty cool stuff.

Frank Grimes > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 01/12/2017 at 14:18

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thats odd a DTM car in alabama?

Matt Nichelson > Frank Grimes 01/12/2017 at 14:31

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Mercedes has a manufacturing plant on I-20 on the way to Birmingham.

Frank Grimes > Matt Nichelson 01/12/2017 at 15:09

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I didnt use much logic or put much thought into that there was a factory museum in alabama. totally didnt register.

Matt Nichelson > Frank Grimes 01/12/2017 at 18:55

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Yep yep. They build the GLS and C Class there. They started out building the ML320 back in the 90's.

NJAnon > Frank Grimes 01/22/2017 at 00:22

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I agree. Renown? Isn’t that what you get in Fable to make the people like you so they stop calling you Chicken Chaser?

Frank Grimes > NJAnon 01/22/2017 at 00:23

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hahaha I loved that game! and even more when they stopped calling me that!