Translation Service

[MHKitchen@aol.com]

In a message dated 7/15/99 7:40:44 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
vintagegarage@erols.com writes:

<< As a follow up, we'd have to find a track announcer who knows that LeMans
 is pronounced as it is spelled with an "S" at the end, and Renault is also
 pronounced as it is spelled with a "T" at the end.. >>

This has brought to my attention the fact that there are distinctly different 
ways of pronouncing  a variety of automotive names and terms.  There is what 
I'll call the F1 way, and the NASCAR way....so, as a public service, I've 
listed some translations below....


TERM                                    "F1 Pronunciation"              
"NASCAR Pronunciation"

Lemans                                  Lay mohn                                
        Lee mans
Renault                                         Ren oh                          
                Ren alt
Oil                                                     oil                     
                                earl
Jaguar                                          jag u whar                      
                jag wire
tires                                           tyres                           
                tars
truck                                           lorry                           
                pick em up
Citroen                                         see train                       
                sit tro on
Mini Cooper                                     mini cooper                     
                shit box


I'm sure there are many others...feel free to contribute...

Myles H. Kitchen
1965 Lotus Cortina Mk1 #128