Title: Old Le Mans on tv
Post by: Rhino on October 28, 2003, 02:54:58 pm
Watch speed machines on monday 3rd november, it has the battle between Bentley and mercedes.
Title: Re:Old Le Mans on tv
Post by: Gilles on October 28, 2003, 03:27:49 pm
Record this show and send me please..... :-[
Title: Re:Old Le Mans on tv
Post by: Ruptured Duck Motorsport on October 28, 2003, 07:38:10 pm
What channel please?
Title: Re:Old Le Mans on tv
Post by: Rhino on October 28, 2003, 08:41:52 pm
Oh yes, that will be channel 4.
Title: Re:Old Le Mans on tv
Post by: Ruptured Duck Motorsport on October 28, 2003, 08:49:23 pm
errr... and a time? (I should have asked last post!)
Title: Re:Old Le Mans on tv
Post by: smokie on October 28, 2003, 10:56:49 pm
Don't you get newspapers up your way?? :)
Title: Re:Old Le Mans on tv
Post by: Ruptured Duck Motorsport on October 29, 2003, 10:15:23 am
Nah, there are all hype and political bullshit, along with an unhealthy dose of misinforming and scare-mongering from some.
Anyway, I'll check the C4 site ;D
Anyway, I'll check the C4 site ;D
Title: Re:Old Le Mans on tv
Post by: Rhino on October 29, 2003, 10:51:12 pm
Look i had a couple of jars of ale before posting the first post' so it,s monday the 3rd of november at 8pm on channel 4.
And typically i shall be starting a week of nights away from home so hopefully it will be recorded for me to watch on the saturday when i get back!!!!
And typically i shall be starting a week of nights away from home so hopefully it will be recorded for me to watch on the saturday when i get back!!!!
Title: Re:Old Le Mans on tv
Post by: gibberish on October 30, 2003, 12:00:16 pm
Well done Rhino, thanks for the infomation.
Top man ;D
Top man ;D
Title: Re:Old Le Mans on tv
Post by: Ruptured Duck Motorsport on October 30, 2003, 11:14:16 pm
Cheers Rhino, saved me a trip to Ch 4 site and a few clicks wear on my mouse! ;D
Title: Re:Old Le Mans on tv
Post by: Marky Stylus on October 31, 2003, 02:27:06 pm
Look i had a couple of jars of ale before posting the first post' so it,s monday the 3rd of november at 8pm on channel 4.
And typically i shall be starting a week of nights away from home so hopefully it will be recorded for me to watch on the saturday when i get back!!!!
And typically i shall be starting a week of nights away from home so hopefully it will be recorded for me to watch on the saturday when i get back!!!!
Damn right, now get to work.......... ;)
Title: Re:Old Le Mans on tv
Post by: Rhino on October 31, 2003, 06:32:19 pm
yes boss, sorry boss.
Title: Re:Old Le Mans on tv
Post by: powermite on October 31, 2003, 07:49:35 pm
Gilles
I will record it for you and bring it to LeMans next weekend.I also have another video for you!!
PM
I will record it for you and bring it to LeMans next weekend.I also have another video for you!!
PM
Title: Re:Old Le Mans on tv
Post by: Rhino on October 31, 2003, 11:33:10 pm
Oh yeah other video!
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Post by: Ruptured Duck Motorsport on November 01, 2003, 10:24:39 am
Swedish art movie? :P ;D ;)
Title: Re:Old Le Mans on tv
Post by: Rhino on November 02, 2003, 02:17:09 pm
Or the Irish sex instruction video, in out repeat as necessary.
Title: Re:Old Le Mans on tv
Post by: gibberish on November 03, 2003, 10:28:53 am
Didn't know the Swedes were into art ;)
Title: Re:Old Le Mans on tv
Post by: Ruptured Duck Motorsport on November 04, 2003, 01:42:06 pm
Was a great show, thanks for teh "heads up"
I remember some years ago Rowan Atkinson doing a dramatisation on one of the Bentley Boys (Birkin?) On BBC2 if I remember correctly - anyone else have vague reollection of it?
I remember some years ago Rowan Atkinson doing a dramatisation on one of the Bentley Boys (Birkin?) On BBC2 if I remember correctly - anyone else have vague reollection of it?
Title: Re:Old Le Mans on tv
Post by: Barry on November 04, 2003, 05:10:46 pm
Mark,it was about Tim Birkin, and very good it was to.
Title: Re:Old Le Mans on tv
Post by: Bobblehat on November 06, 2003, 04:36:30 pm
Yep Rowan played Tim. The story was some wot marred by the fact that Brooklands, Le Mans and the French GP (Riems wsent it) were all filmed from the same point at the same airfiled with the same cars.
All that lot deseve a film about them, but I guess if one was made today it would be full of American actors. Sly as "Babe" Bruce Willis as "Tim" Clint Eastwood as WO ....... Any other offers?????
All that lot deseve a film about them, but I guess if one was made today it would be full of American actors. Sly as "Babe" Bruce Willis as "Tim" Clint Eastwood as WO ....... Any other offers?????
Title: Re:Old Le Mans on tv
Post by: Andy Zarse on November 06, 2003, 05:05:49 pm
I thought Barnato's daughter looked very like Rick! ;)
Title: Re:Old Le Mans on tv
Post by: Bobblehat on November 06, 2003, 05:18:59 pm
thats a worry Andy :o Least I will know what to look out for next June! Saw her Barnettos daughter at Brooklands Reunion when all the Bentleys came to play.
Great footage of old LM. Mind you would not like to tryed to over take........ Birken did one of his fastest laps overtaking the Merc' with two wheels on the grass :o
Great footage of old LM. Mind you would not like to tryed to over take........ Birken did one of his fastest laps overtaking the Merc' with two wheels on the grass :o
Title: Re:Old Le Mans on tv
Post by: Andy Zarse on November 06, 2003, 05:25:04 pm
thats a worry Andy :o Least I will know what to look out for next June! Saw her Barnettos daughter at Brooklands Reunion when all the Bentleys came to play.
Great footage of old LM. Mind you would not like to tryed to over take........ Birken did one of his fastest laps overtaking the Merc' with two wheels on the grass :o
Great footage of old LM. Mind you would not like to tryed to over take........ Birken did one of his fastest laps overtaking the Merc' with two wheels on the grass :o
Has anyone else seen the footage of the huge highspeed car that launched itself off the banking and into the trees and general Weybridge countryside? The commentator is dead pan and says something like "Binky Clutterbuck had a prang on the fourth lap", as they were picking arms and legs out of the trees and wrapping them up in a blanket.
Title: Re:Old Le Mans on tv
Post by: Bobblehat on November 06, 2003, 06:10:23 pm
Not seen the footage, but have seen some photos somewere, and I should know the answer to this. I think it was a Bentley and the driver one of the Bentley Boys - not Birkin he deid from blood poisoning after the Tripolli GP - its going to bug me all night now >:(
help!!!!
help!!!!
Title: Re:Old Le Mans on tv
Post by: Steve Pyro on November 06, 2003, 09:21:34 pm
Has anyone else seen the footage of the huge highspeed car that launched itself off the banking and into the trees and general Weybridge countryside? The commentator is dead pan and says something like "Binky Clutterbuck had a prang on the fourth lap", as they were picking arms and legs out of the trees and wrapping them up in a blanket.
I far as I can remember, a few cars have vaulted the Members Banking or ended up in the River Wey.
I recall that one of Count Louis Zaborowski's 'Chitty Bang Bang' aero engined monsters went flying over the top once.
One of his later aero engined cars was subsequently bought by Parry Thomas, modified and renamed 'Babs'.
Babs ran successfully at Brooklands but subsequently attained notoriety on Pendine Sands in Wales on a Land Speed Record attempt. In short, the car crashed and killed (rather gruesomely) Parry Thomas.
Babs was buried in the sand for about 50 years before being being dug out and restored to running order. The car is certainly a monster, and makes occasional reappearances at Brooklands, along with the aero engined Napier Railton (but that's another story..............)
