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Outthinking Hollywood...I Think

And since it's been four to six years, I'm sure it's been thought of by others...

I was watching the British Grand Prix today, and thinking to myself, "the main reason nobody cares much about F1 in the States is that there are no American drivers and no American constructor teams." And it's probably going to continue that way for years more because foreign drivers are dominating the IRL, and the U.S. automakers only want to participate in NASCAR and other Stateside circuits--and not even all of them.

So my thoughts turned not to serious efforts in motorsports but to parody/satire. Namely, the comedy movie Talladega Nights: The Legend of Ricky Bobby, which I haven't seen but gleaned over at IMDB after the race coverage finished.

So anyway, a pretty obvious idea is a sequel, The Return Of Ricky Bobby, with a fictitious constructor (modeled after Panoz and/or Elan Motorsports) breaking into F1 and hiring Ricky as their #1 driver--and also hiring his archrival Jean Girard as his crew chief! Ugly American goes on World Tour. Perpetual flaming gay humor. Political commentary about America's place in international affairs. Product placement.

I doubt I'd do this even if I had the money. What kind of paychecks do Farrel and Cohen want up front anyway?--Likely more than I'll ever make in my own lifetime.

The idea is out there. All I can ask.