Tony Fernandes' Team Lotus out, _ in

[Jos the Boss]

With Mr Fernandes of Air Asia, Team Lotus, QPR and undoubtably somemore I've missed dropping a big hint that they might be renamed, which naming rights should they buy?
I was thinking along the lines of Alfa Romeo, Maserati, Ligier, Arrows or Minardi but you will undoubtably have some better ideas!
Any ideas?

 

[Fenderman]

With Mr Fernandes of Air Asia, Team Lotus, QPR and undoubtably somemore I've missed dropping a big hint that they might be renamed, which naming rights should they buy?
I was thinking along the lines of Alfa Romeo, Maserati, Ligier, Arrows or Minardi but you will undoubtably have some better ideas!
Any ideas?

I think they've beaten us to it with "Caterham" liberally splattered all over their cars last weekend. Although I have a great deal of respect for that company it does seem incongruous to name a team after a small Surrey town. Is that silly enough? I wonder.

 

[Jos the Boss]

Well I already presumed it would be caterham which is how it made its way onto the pitwall, I'm saying what names would you like them to purchase from the good old bad old days!

 

[ExtremeNinja]

It is most certainly Caterham. This was confirmed some time ago.

 

[Fenderman]

Well I already presumed it would be caterham which is how it made its way onto the pitwall, I'm saying what names would you like them to purchase from the good old bad old days!

... but that's exactly my problem. I wanted to come up with something sillier sounding than "Caterham" as it reminds me of a line from the Bonzo Dog Band album "Keynsham":

"You art welcome to Keynsham, with your long hair and pimples ..."

... but coudn't think of anything. If I were being sensible and they insist on a car make that is a place name I would say "Bristol" but apart from a slightly derogatory example of rhyming slang, it makes (those of us old enough to remember Bristol motor cars) one think of big black luxury tank-like vehicles for the upwardly mobile middle classes of the 1950's (i.e. bank managers). Not exactly fast and sporty, like.

 

[ExtremeNinja]

Hmm. Isn't "India" a place name?

 

[Fenderman]

Hmm. Isn't "India" a place name?

Ah, but it's BIG! ... and they took the precaution of adding "Force" ... sounds powerful.

Edit: Hmm, "Force Caterham"

 

[Jos the Boss]

How about a Buggati? or Porsche? or Lamborghini?

 

[Fenderman]

How about a Buggati? or Porsche? or Lamborghini?

Sensible answer: Volkswagen group would not be happy at all. Porsche SE owns a little over 50% of the Volkswagen group which effectively owns all three marques - all of which are currently engaged in some form of GT racing.

Silly answer: Why not??

 

[Josh]

Team Caterham

 

[Fenderman]

Don't they do the meals and refreshments?

 

[FB]

Team Caterham

Does that mean we can do lots of "Okay TC" jokes?

 

[ExtremeNinja]

I blame Colin Chapman. He sold the Lotus Seven designs, rights and intellectual property to Caterham Cars.

 

[RasputinLives]

How about Team Blotus?

 

[ExtremeNinja]

How about, "Team What the Hell Was I Thinking When I Decided to Promote Proton's Cars? I Should Have Just Bought Caterham in the First Place Instead of Trying to Piggy BacK off History - Racing".

 

[RasputinLives]

People would just shorten that to team What.

Or they'd call them TWTHWITWIDTPPC ISHJBCITFPIOTTPBOH and thats a bit confusing

 

[Josh]

Team What has a nice ring to it though.

 

[Vortex]

Just rolls off the tongue!

 

[RasputinLives]

Team What would only work for me if you always said the last word as if someone had just interupted you whilst your in the middle of something really important.

so like Team WHAT??!!!

 

[Fenderman]

Oh, I'm so tempted to propose the obvious What The ... Just did!