# Honda confirms immediate F1 pullout **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [December 4, 2008, 9:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/honda-confirms-immediate-f1-pullout/59236 "2008-12-04T21:59:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![joelster](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joelster/32/7258_2.png) [@joelster](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/joelster)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 5:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/honda-confirms-immediate-f1-pullout/59236/21 "2008-12-11T17:00:54Z")
> [@sedlmeier101](#): > > Ohhhh man, you couldn’t be MORE wrong. > > Ever heard the saying, “what wins on Sunday, sells on Monday”? Have I heard it? Um…yeah. It was coined in the 50’s and 60’s, and it doesn’t really apply anymore. ---
**Author:** ![MPD47](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mpd47/32/7383_2.png) [@MPD47](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MPD47)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 5:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/honda-confirms-immediate-f1-pullout/59236/22 "2008-12-11T17:45:24Z")
Really? Because Monte Carlo sales would argue otherwise. ---
**Author:** ![66impalass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/66impalass/32/7429_2.png) [@66impalass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/66impalass)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 6:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/honda-confirms-immediate-f1-pullout/59236/23 "2008-12-11T18:53:38Z")
so would 500 and charger sales… as me I have driven through redneckville down here… they all have impalas, 500/Taurus, charges with some sort of nascar sticker on them ---
**Author:** ![Spam16v](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/spam16v/32/5287_2.png) [@Spam16v](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Spam16v)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 7:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/honda-confirms-immediate-f1-pullout/59236/24 "2008-12-11T19:11:57Z")
haha i used to have ppl want NASCAR tires from goodyear all the time down in Arcade… then complain when they sucked. what do you expect? ---
**Author:** ![dmoffitt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dmoffitt/32/7455_2.png) [@dmoffitt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dmoffitt)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2008, 7:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/honda-confirms-immediate-f1-pullout/59236/25 "2008-12-12T07:14:38Z")
> [@66impalass](#): > > so would 500 and charger sales… as me I have driven through redneckville down here… they all have impalas, 500/Taurus, charges with some sort of nascar sticker on them soooo true (and so sad). ---
**Author:** ![snowracer101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@snowracer101](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/snowracer101)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2008, 5:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/honda-confirms-immediate-f1-pullout/59236/26 "2008-12-12T17:01:57Z")
> [@joelster](#): > > Have I heard it? Um…yeah. It was coined in the 50’s and 60’s, and it doesn’t really apply anymore. haha… > [@MPD47](#): > > Really? Because Monte Carlo sales would argue otherwise. I mean…you actually think people buy the #3 intimidator edition monte carlo for its looks? LOL. 2 years ago, if your name was billy bob and you lived in Alabama, and your favorite driver was Earnhardt JR. you’d go out and buy Budwiser everytime, and toss it in the trunk of your gm vehicle. ---
**Author:** ![somedude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@somedude](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/somedude)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2008, 9:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/honda-confirms-immediate-f1-pullout/59236/27 "2008-12-13T21:35:23Z")
> [@joelster](#): > > Have I heard it? Um…yeah. It was coined in the 50’s and 60’s, and it doesn’t really apply anymore. It would be neat if there was a racing class that used factory cars that were almost unmodified (safety only modifications) to race with. I would watch it. ---
**Author:** ![MPD47](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mpd47/32/7383_2.png) [@MPD47](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MPD47)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2008, 9:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/honda-confirms-immediate-f1-pullout/59236/28 "2008-12-13T21:48:43Z")
Uhhh, Koni Challenge? ---
**Author:** ![fiend540](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bcef8e/32.png) [@fiend540](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fiend540)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2008, 9:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/honda-confirms-immediate-f1-pullout/59236/29 "2008-12-13T21:51:08Z")
> [@MPD47](#): > > Uhhh, Koni Challenge? :mamoru: plus countless other series. ---
**Author:** ![BigRon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/58956e/32.png) [@BigRon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BigRon)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2008, 7:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/honda-confirms-immediate-f1-pullout/59236/30 "2008-12-14T07:19:36Z")
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