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"If you want to have the racing back in F1, have a look at a Lotus 49..."
Great idea especially before it sprouted wings.. . :thumbs:
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Careful BD, that man is/ was my hero. I have no doubt whatever that he was in complete control of the car in that picture !
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can't bear the man & his two sidekicks
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Dave Clark wrote:Careful BD, that man is/ was my hero. I have no doubt whatever that he was in complete control of the car in that picture !
Basic equilibrium for Jim Clark... :bow:
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A40FARINAGURU wrote:can't bear the man & his two sidekicks
Surely you don't prefer the ginger one :?:
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All these racing cars need a dedicated back up team and a vehicle you can depend on, somewhere comfortable for the driver to sit in helps as well :thumbs:
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Paulc wrote:All these racing cars need a dedicated back up team and a vehicle you can depend on...
:iagree: Driving the race car to meetings (or even track days) isn't realistic... :wave:
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A40FARINAGURU wrote:can't bear the man & his two sidekicks
Prefer them to 5th Gears smarmy redundant race driver Tiff the Toff,Vicki (Look at me look at me) Butler-Henderson and Plato.
Top Gear to me was a sort of car orientated "last of the Summer Wine " with Foggy Clarkson ,Cleggy May
and Compo Hammond.Three blokes wandering the world driving the sort of cars you and I don't have much chance to look at let alone drive ,having fun and getting paid for it .
Envious ? of course I am
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MHodg wrote:Prefer them to 5th Gears smarmy redundant race driver Tiff the Toff,Vicki (Look at me look at me) Butler-Henderson and Plato.
Understand your sentiment but Vicki's alright... :thumbs:
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Big Daddy wrote:
A40FARINAGURU wrote:can't bear the man & his two sidekicks
Surely you don't prefer the ginger one :?:
i prefer the originals William Woolard, Tiff Needell, etc etc, i cannot express my thoughts to that curly haired lanky person! on a public viewing website
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Big Daddy wrote:
MHodg wrote:Prefer them to 5th Gears smarmy redundant race driver Tiff the Toff,Vicki (Look at me look at me) Butler-Henderson and Plato.
Understand your sentiment but Vicki's alright... :thumbs:
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I would go further than that BD

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Is charming company , a good driver and a genuine petrol head :thumbs:
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I would go further than that BD

Vicki

Is charming company , a good driver and a genuine petrol head :thumbs:[/quote]

As I have never met her I cannot remark on the first point 2 and 3 I agree but it's her presentation style the grates with me.
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Countryboy wrote:I would go further than that BD

Vicki Is charming company , a good driver and a genuine petrol head :thumbs:
:iagree: Watching Vicki on the box is never a problem... :mrgreen:

Never met her unfortunately. But I have met her dad who was very affable.
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MHodg wrote: Support so far
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JP is a talented driver but he's very arrogant so my vote is 0

Should bring CE into the mix. So obnoxiously irritating that for me, he starts at -7 ... :evil:
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