Champions 2007

[tin-top fan]

I thought it would be great if we could all predict the winners of all of the major championships in the world this year. The idea is we all give the names of who we think will win the various one. then come back at the end of year and see who was the best at their predictions.
The championships to predict are:

Formula 1:
Champcar:
Indycar:
British Touring Car Championship:
World Touring Car Championship:
DTM:
SCSA V8 Trophy Championship:
Le Mans (prototypes):
Alms:
Fia GT :
A1 gp ( the country rather than the driver):
British F3:
F3 Euroseries:
GP 2:
World Rally Championship:
British Rally Championship:

[dwf1]

Formula 1:Lewis Hamilton
Champcar:Bourdais
Indycar: Dan Wheldon
British Touring Car Championship:Matty Neal
World Touring Car Championship:Andy Priaulx
DTM: Spengler
SCSA V8 Trophy Championship:----------
Le Mans (prototypes):Its gotta be an Audi....hopefully the car with McNish in
Alms:McNish
Fia GT :I'd say Bartels
A1 gp ( the country rather than the driver):I wish GB but i think Germany
British F3:Jon Kennard
F3 Euroseries:-------
GP 2:Timo Glock
World Rally Championship:Loeb
British Rally Championship:-------

you missed WSR which Vettal will win!

[speedy king]

British Touring Car Championship: Jason Plato
World Touring Car Championship: Andy Priaulx

[Erki]

Formula 1: Fisichella
Champcar: Tracy
Indycar: Andretti?
British Touring Car Championship: Plato
World Touring Car Championship: Thommo
DTM: Ekström
SCSA V8 Trophy Championship: what's that?
Le Mans (prototypes): Creation Autosportif
Alms: proto? LMP1? Audi
Fia GT : BMS Scuderia
A1 gp ( the country rather than the driver): what countries are there?
British F3: I don't know any drivers there
F3 Euroseries: I don't know any drivers there
GP 2: I don't know any drivers there
World Rally Championship: Grönholm
British Rally Championship: I don't know all the participants there, if brothers Higgins-s don't start then Ryan Champion or Gwyndaf Evans? I really don't know
bonus: Irish Tarmac Rally Championship: easy one, Genie ;)

[Brown, Jon Brow]

Formula 1: Raikkonnen

British Touring Car Championship: Turkington

World Touring Car Championship: Muller ( one of them ;) )

DTM: Paffett :s hock:

A1 gp ( the country rather than the driver): Germany

World Rally Championship: Loeb (again :rolleyes :)

[dwf1]

changing my British F3 winner: Sam Bird

[AndyRAC]

Formula 1: Felipe Massa
Champcar: Stephane Bourdais
Indycar: Dan Wheldon
British Touring Car Championship: Jason Plato
World Touring Car Championship: Andy Priaulx
DTM: Mattias Ekstrom
SCSA V8 Trophy Championship: ....
Le Mans (prototypes): Audi (doh!!)
Alms:
Fia GT :
A1 gp ( the country rather than the driver): France
British F3: Bruno Senna, if he does it
F3 Euroseries:...
GP 2:...
World Rally Championship: Marcus 'Bosse' Gronholm
British Rally Championship: Higgins

[schmenke]

Stanely Cup champions: Montréal Canadiens

:D

[CarlMetro]

Formula 1: Kimi Raikonen
Champcar: Justin Wilson
Indycar: Who cares :\
British Touring Car Championship: Jason Plato :(
World Touring Car Championship: Andy Prilaux :)
DTM: Jamie Green
SCSA V8 Trophy Championship: The what? :confused:
Le Mans (prototypes): ?
Alms: ?
Fia GT : ?
A1 gp ( the country rather than the driver): Brazil
British F3: ?
F3 Euroseries: ?
GP 2: Bruno Senna
World Rally Championship: Anyone but Loeb, please :s
British Rally Championship: Mark Higgins

[Prof Yaffle]

Formula 1: Kimi Raikkonen
Champcar: Paul Tracy
Indycar: Dario Franchitti
British Touring Car Championship: Matt Neil
World Touring Car Championship: Andy Prialux
DTM: Bernd Schnider
SCSA V8 Trophy Championship: ??
Le Mans (prototypes): Peugeots
Alms:
Fia GT :
A1 gp ( the country rather than the driver):
British F3:
F3 Euroseries:
GP 2:
World Rally Championship:
British Rally Championship:[/QUOTE]

I will leave it at that :-P

[tin-top fan]

The SCSA V8 trophy is the championship that has been known as Days of Thunder and Ascar. Its basically the Stockcar champ that runs at the oval circuit at Rockingham Motor Speedway

[harvick#1]

Formula 1: Kimi
Champcar: Sebastien Bourdais
Indycar: Tony Kannan
DTM: Tom Kristensen
Le Mans (prototypes): Audi R10 (24 hours of lemans) ; Peugeot in LMES
Alms: P1, Audi R10: P2, Penske RS Spyder: GT1, Corvette Racing: GT2, Peterson White Lighting
World Rally Championship: Sebastien Loeb


no Nascar :dozey: anyway its gonna be Kevin Harvick

[Erki]

And Robby will win the road course races. Mark my words. ;)

[jso1985]

Formula 1: Alonso
Champcar: Bourdais
Indycar: CastroNeves
British Touring Car Championship: ?
World Touring Car Championship: Priaulx
DTM: Ekström
SCSA V8 Trophy Championship: ??
Le Mans (prototypes): Audi
Alms: ?
Fia GT : ?
A1 gp ( the country rather than the driver): Mexico
British F3: Senna?
F3 Euroseries: ?
GP 2: Glock
World Rally Championship: Loeb :D
British Rally Championship: ?
WSR: Vettel
South American Rally Championship: Perez Companc(if competing)

[A.F.F.]

Stanely Cup champions: Montréal Canadiens

:D


:laugh: :up:

[LeonBrooke]

Formula 1: Fernando Alonso
Champcar: Sébastien Bourdais
Indycar: Danica Patrick
British Touring Car Championship: ??
World Touring Car Championship: Yvan Muller
DTM: Susie Stoddart
SCSA V8 Trophy Championship: ??
Le Mans (prototypes): Audi
Alms: Audi
Fia GT: Maserati
A1 gp ( the country rather than the driver): NZ
British F3: ??
F3 Euroseries: ??
GP 2: No idea
World Rally Championship: Petter Solberg
British Rally Championship: ??
New Zealand Rally Championship: Emma Gilmour

[Bezza]

Formula 1: Jenson Button
Champcar: Paul Tracy
Indycar: Helio Castroneves
British Touring Car Championship: Jason Plato
World Touring Car Championship: Augusto Farfus
DTM: Bruno Spengler
SCSA V8 Trophy Championship: Craig Lowndes
Le Mans (prototypes): NO IDEA
Alms: NO IDEA
Fia GT : NO IDEA
A1 gp ( the country rather than the driver): Germany
British F3: NO IDEA
F3 Euroseries: NO IDEA
GP 2: NO IDEA
World Rally Championship: Sebastian Leob
British Rally Championship: NO IDEA

Sportcars are dull, I have no idea who is involved. F3 I don't know who's in it. BRC I jus't don't care about.

[LeonBrooke]

Jenson Button will never be a world champ. He's an arrogant **** and he doesn't have anywhere enough skill to back it up.

[Erki]

Sportscars dull?? :eek: Young man, you really NEED to go and see a doctor, whether a mental or dental or eye one but sportscars are the second best thing after fresh pineapple juice. :lips:

Bezza, I am VERY unhappy with what you just said, I didn't have a very good nights sleep last night and was a bit groggy whole day. My day wasn't exactly the bestest either and now you come here and say sportscars suck. :bigcry: Any supporting shoulders around here, better if it wasn't very oily...

PS: sportscar racing is very good, just the promo stuff is a bit...suboptimal, pretty much like Fomrula One tuned upside down. :)
PPS: SCSA V8 Supertruck Thunderrock(or whatever its new name is) is not the same as Aussie V8Supercars, but I give you one point for picking Lnowdes. :up:

[millencolin]

Indycar: Who cares :\


lol, well said


Formula 1: Massa (im going out on a limb here)
Champcar: Will Power!!!
Indycar: Hornish again
A1 gp ( the country rather than the driver): Well its not Australia... i'll say, Netherlands
British F3: no idea, any aussie's in it this year?
GP 2: Not Pizzonia the non stop complainer, Timo Glock
World Rally Championship: Gronholm
V8supercars: Lowndes

[LeonBrooke]

I agree, sportscars are good. My videotaped highlights of Le Mans 2005 and 2006 are two of my most prized videos.

[jens]

Formula 1: Umm, Ferrari...
Champcar: as always, Sebastien Bourdais of course
Indycar: ... Sam Hornish Jr.?
British Touring Car Championship: Seat, they must at last!!
World Touring Car Championship: Seat again. :D
DTM: Bruno Spengler :up:
SCSA V8 Trophy Championship: Haven't even the foggiest idea.
Le Mans (prototypes): !!!!!!!!!
Alms: Audi?
Fia GT : :idea:
A1 gp ( the country rather than the driver): Great Britain
British F3: Who will be driving there?
F3 Euroseries: Vettel, di Resta, the Japanese - all have left. Dunno others.
GP 2: Timo Glock :)
World Rally Championship: Sebastian Loeb
British Rally Championship: a British rally driver? :D

[CarlMetro]

The SCSA V8 trophy is the championship that has been known as Days of Thunder and Ascar. Its basically the Stockcar champ that runs at the oval circuit at Rockingham Motor Speedway

That's the one where 6 or 7 cars race each other a few times a year round and round the same track then? Makes Naffcar look interesting :p :

[LeonBrooke]

That's the one where 6 or 7 cars race each other a few times a year round and round the same track then? Makes Naffcar look interesting :p :

I can think of few things more boring... you've got to have different circuits!

[Mark in Oshawa]

Stanely Cup champions: Montréal Canadiens

:D

You are more delusional than a Leaf's fan.....But I like ya anyhow. No, Ducks and Sabres in the final with Sabres taking it.....no matter lets get to the racing topic that was intended...

Formula 1: Felipe Massa
Champcar: Seabass, but that is based only on not knowing who is in the other 13 or so seats yet.
Indycar: Helio Castro Neves
British Touring Car Championship: Mr.Neal again....
World Touring Car Championship: Andy Priaulx
DTM: Bruno Spengler
Australian V8's: Greg Murphy
NASCAR Nextel Cup: Kevin Harvick
NASCAR Busch: Denny Hamelin
NASCAR CTS: Todd Bodine
SCSA V8 Trophy Championship: wont comment, haven't seen a race yet
Le Mans : Peugeot strikes a victory for change!
Alms: Audi in prototype 1, Penske in Prototype 2, Corvette in GT1 and a one of the Ferraris in GT3
Fia GT : Cant say, don't watch enough of it....
Rolex Grand AM: Ganassi Racing Riley/Lexus
A1 gp ( the country rather than the driver): France, but Canada, Germany and the Dutch make it interesting
Formula Atlantic: James Hinchcliffe
British F3: I don't watch enough to know
F3 Ditto
GP 2: Ditto
World Rally Championship: Gronholm
British Rally Championship: I wont say, don't watch

And since no one said anything about other sports

New Orleans Saints for the Super bowl; Chelsea in the Premiership, Rangers in the Scottish league, No idea in the rest of European soccer, and the upstart Toronto Blue Jays in MLB.

MLS will be won by the LA Galaxy, the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA, and as I said, the Buffalo Sabres in the NHL......

[Ranger]

In F1, it will be Coulthard's year.

Other than that:

Champcar: Bourdais, though I expect a title challenge from Power TBH
Indycar: No idea... Andretti?
British Touring Car Championship: No idea
World Touring Car Championship: Priaulx
DTM: No idea
SCSA V8 Trophy Championship: ????
Le Mans (prototypes): Audi?
Alms: Audi?
Fia GT : ????
A1 gp ( the country rather than the driver): France
British F3: ???
F3 Euroseries: ???
GP 2: Ammermueller, anyone in the #1 ART car
World Rally Championship: Loeb, can't see how his talent wouldnt be able to outshine C4's possible problems
British Rally Championship: ???

[MaddDawgzRacing]

First Id like to introduce myself. My name is TJ and I am from NJ. I have a been a huge fan of motorsports of all kinds for many years. I used to drive SCCA and IMSA series back in the late 70's and early 80's.
Those days have passed but I have stayed active in motorsports through marketing and acting as backup crew for local modified tour team. I also have delved in some F-3 series as a part time crew member.
I am wondering why a couple of the series weren't mentioned in your list of prospective champions in the upcoming season. Series such as NASCAR IMSA SCCA and IROC Pardon my intrusion because I do not intend to be facetious. I am presuming that the series that were not mentioned are perhaps not well liked.If that is the case then I understand. I was just curious if they were forgotten or dismissed.

I wish you all a great 07 and be safe in your adventures.

[tin-top fan]

Series such as NASCAR IMSA SCCA and IROC Pardon my intrusion because I do not intend to be facetious. I am presuming that the series that were not mentioned are perhaps not well liked.If that is the case then I understand. I was just curious if they were forgotten or dismissed.



Its because I wrote the list based from a British perspective, meaning that series like SCSA were mentioned rather than some of the American ones.

[Mark in Oshawa]

MaddDawg, welcome to the world, and this forum is very much British in its make up. Lot of Americans, Canadians, Aussies and the odd Kiwi, plus some plucky and obstinate at times Finns, and one really nice guy from Estonia and .....oh hell, you will figure it out.

Just put down your choices for the series you watch, we will get it....