Karthikeyan injured shoulder at Le Mans

McLaren Rulez · 14th June 2009, 18:57

Narain Karthikeyan suffered an injured shoulder recently at Le Mans while trying to pee

Unfortunately he couldn't race :(

Nikhilb2008 · 14th June 2009, 19:37

Are you actually serious?!?!

racingmachine · 14th June 2009, 19:50

huh!! care to explain??

bottle · 14th June 2009, 20:15

rofl, love the way you put it

he slipped from the pitwall that he was trying to jump over on the way to the loo

PatienceWins · 14th June 2009, 20:48

Bottle, Nice signature.

Would like to know the experience.

bigron · 14th June 2009, 21:00

Ha Ha .Karthikeyan ,why cant he just stop racing and do something else like may be take part in one of those dance shows or something.He cant even jump pitwalls. Phew.

doomsday · 14th June 2009, 21:02

I first thought it was a bad joke but later read the report on Autosport online and realised it was true. His two teammates did a commendable job though and brought the car home in seventh- an incredible feat indeed. Seriously bad luck for Narain, he would have added another first to his career.

nitrous · 14th June 2009, 21:26

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Originally Posted by bigron

Ha Ha .Karthikeyan ,why cant he just stop racing and do something else like may be take part in one of those dance shows or something.He cant even jump pitwalls. Phew.

I know this is a public forum and anyone can just talk anything.
But, there is yet to be ONE SINGLE Indian to even match his achievements, let alone beat it.
You have no idea what it takes to be born in this country and get into racing and reach the pinnacle of motorsports.
Give the devil his due!

McLaren Rulez · 14th June 2009, 22:45

Guys I'm so sorry I forgot to post the link. So sorry about it.
autosport.com - Le Mans News: Injured Karthikeyan hopes to race

P.S. Please don't get offended about the tone of the thread. I'm sure most (if not all) of us quite proud that he was the first Indian in F1 but its a lol moment after all so enjoy it. Thankfully his injury isn't serious so he should be racing again.

anjan_c2007 · 14th June 2009, 22:49

Wish the Racing Indian a speedy recovery!

Nikhilb2008 · 14th June 2009, 22:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by nitrous

I know this is a public forum and anyone can just talk anything.
But, there is yet to be ONE SINGLE Indian to even match his achievements, let alone beat it.
You have no idea what it takes to be born in this country and get into racing and reach the pinnacle of motorsports.
Give the devil his due!

I do agree with you. You also need tp be born into a family that is rolling in cash.

The thing with Narain is this: He has not done well in F1. And a lot of Indians feel let down.

I agree that it is not easy to just go out there and perform and beat your team mate, but that is the general feeling among many Indians.

pulsar56 · 14th June 2009, 22:55

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Originally Posted by nitrous

You have no idea what it takes to be born in this country and get into racing and reach the pinnacle of motorsports.
Give the devil his due!

It's MONEY! Nothing else!
BTW, I never thought that Karthikeyan was a good driver!

(at least in F1.)

nitrous · 14th June 2009, 22:59

If anyone follows A1GP, they would know Narain is the guy that keeps us in the top 10 most of the time and has won a couple of races including the final 2008 race in Britain.
He's recently scored 2nd in one of the sprint races.
He's consistent and places just below the best teams like Switzerland, Nederlands,Ireland, etc.
We as a country(in A1GP) beat Pakistan, Italy, China and the deciding factor has been Narain.
Currently, we don't have a driver to replace him even in this series.

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Originally Posted by pulsar56

It's MONEY! Nothing else!

There's plenty of money in the middle east. Where are they in A1? in F1?
Yeah, a participant in WRC,if you insist.
China's coming up as an economic superpower.But, where do they stand?
We sent them packing to Timbucktoo.

Quoting Trooper from this thread: http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/1107297-post38.html

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Narain did spend a fortune of his wealth before he even got to smell F1 fumes. It's just that he doesnt make a soap opera out of it by giving out the story everywhere. Sponsors and ads came after many years.

There are hundreds of other Indians, who spend their own resources (probably all of them) to enter competitive racing as privateers - rallying, the Raid, track racing, etc. And they get very minimal coverage from the media and ZERO sponsorships. They do it anyway.

Maybe they should all shy away from it unless they KNOW they are going to win the race. Otherwise, they way judgements are being passed around here, they might all be thrown to the lions.

gpa · 14th June 2009, 23:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by bottle

he slipped from the pitwall that he was trying to jump over on the way to the loo

It must have been a (nature's) call that could not wait!!

Abbas · 14th June 2009, 23:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by nitrous

I know this is a public forum and anyone can just talk anything.
But, there is yet to be ONE SINGLE Indian to even match his achievements, let alone beat it.
You have no idea what it takes to be born in this country and get into racing and reach the pinnacle of motorsports.
Give the devil his due!

Boss he was born with a silver spoon. People who you see in lime light like armaan, karun, akhil, etc are either somehow got their chance because of their parent's association with the sport or with money.

In india they are many people like me who killed their dreams because they didn't have the "prerequisites" to enter the sport. If everyone had equal opportunities or shall i say access to better motor racing infrastructure , you never know, someone might have even surpassed karthikeyan by now.

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McLaren Rulez Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Mysore Posts: 3,390 Thanked: 5,107 Times	Karthikeyan injured shoulder at Le Mans Narain Karthikeyan suffered an injured shoulder recently at Le Mans while trying to pee Unfortunately he couldn't race :(
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racingmachine BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 136 Thanked: 38 Times	huh!! care to explain??
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bottle Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Chennai Posts: 1,634 Thanked: 274 Times View My Garage	rofl, love the way you put it he slipped from the pitwall that he was trying to jump over on the way to the loo
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PatienceWins Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,416 Thanked: 809 Times View My Garage	Bottle, Nice signature. Would like to know the experience.
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bigron Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: NSEW Posts: 1,309 Thanked: 2,706 Times	Ha Ha .Karthikeyan ,why cant he just stop racing and do something else like may be take part in one of those dance shows or something.He cant even jump pitwalls. Phew.
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doomsday BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 420 Thanked: 11 Times	I first thought it was a bad joke but later read the report on Autosport online and realised it was true. His two teammates did a commendable job though and brought the car home in seventh- an incredible feat indeed. Seriously bad luck for Narain, he would have added another first to his career.
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McLaren Rulez Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Mysore Posts: 3,390 Thanked: 5,107 Times	Guys I'm so sorry I forgot to post the link. So sorry about it. autosport.com - Le Mans News: Injured Karthikeyan hopes to race P.S. Please don't get offended about the tone of the thread. I'm sure most (if not all) of us quite proud that he was the first Indian in F1 but its a lol moment after all so enjoy it. Thankfully his injury isn't serious so he should be racing again. Last edited by McLaren Rulez : 14th June 2009 at 22:49.
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anjan_c2007 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: India Posts: 8,335 Thanked: 20,654 Times View My Garage	Wish the Racing Indian a speedy recovery!
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