Title: Colin McRae to drive at Le Mans
Post by: TonyT on March 29, 2004, 02:36:53 pm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/3577413.stm
After some speculation, the Scot will drive a Ferrari 550 Maranello GTS for the Care Racing Development team.
Should get him to drive a Merc. He would do OK in the trees.
After some speculation, the Scot will drive a Ferrari 550 Maranello GTS for the Care Racing Development team.
Should get him to drive a Merc. He would do OK in the trees.
Title: Re:Colin McRae to drive at Le Mans
Post by: jpchenet on March 29, 2004, 07:59:16 pm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/3577413.stm
Should get him to drive a Merc. He would do OK in the trees.
Should get him to drive a Merc. He would do OK in the trees.
;D ;D ;D
It'll be interesting to see how he does.
Title: Re:Colin McRae to drive at Le Mans
Post by: pretzel on March 30, 2004, 02:32:18 pm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/3577413.stm
Should get him to drive a Merc. He would do OK in the trees.
Should get him to drive a Merc. He would do OK in the trees.
;D ;D ;D
It'll be interesting to see how he does.
My guess is a fast start, followed by an immediate off at the Dunlop chicane...
Title: Re:Colin McRae to drive at Le Mans
Post by: Steve Pyro on March 30, 2004, 02:39:26 pm
My guess is a fast start, followed by an immediate off at the Dunlop chicane...
Followed by prolonged shouting and cursing, finger pointing etc.
Title: Re:Colin McRae to drive at Le Mans
Post by: TonyT on March 30, 2004, 02:54:03 pm
My guess is a fast start, followed by an immediate off at the Dunlop chicane...
Followed by prolonged shouting and cursing, finger pointing etc.
I bet he'll go quicker through the gravel than some will on the tarmac!
Title: Re:Colin McRae to drive at Le Mans
Post by: gibberish on March 31, 2004, 09:10:36 am
Followed by prolonged shouting and cursing, finger pointing etc.
Probably blame his co-driver :o ::)
Title: Re:Colin McRae to drive at Le Mans
Post by: Chef on March 31, 2004, 09:02:23 pm
i can just picture him in the middle of the mulsane straight doing a tyre change.
Title: Re:Colin McRae to drive at Le Mans
Post by: Felix on April 01, 2004, 03:59:12 pm
I wrote to ask him to do a celebrity endorsement for my chip van but he told me to f**k off ???
Title: Re:Colin McRae to drive at Le Mans
Post by: TonyT on April 02, 2004, 02:52:17 pm
I wrote to ask him to do a celebrity endorsement for my chip van but he told me to f**ck off ???
Tell him you sell haggis!
Title: Re:Colin McRae to drive at Le Mans
Post by: Andy on April 03, 2004, 01:49:57 pm
I can picture Colin in the middle of the Mulsanne Straight the whole way down. "Chicane right left minus"!
Anything in the rules saying he cant just Rally throught the gravel traps?
Anything in the rules saying he cant just Rally throught the gravel traps?
Title: Re:Colin McRae to drive at Le Mans
Post by: Mr Toad on April 04, 2004, 02:14:20 pm
I hope he does better than Derek Bell did when he tried swapping to rally cars...I recall he stalled in the water and retired early!
Title: Re:Colin McRae to drive at Le Mans
Post by: Fax on April 04, 2004, 10:31:20 pm
Oh Jesus!
Does anyone remember Derek Bell's stab at the RAC Rally when the on-board camera caught his co-driver shouting "Derek, Oh Derek, Oh Derek!..Bam, Smash, Crash (glass shattering)....Ohhh Derek. It was fricking hilarious. Think it was from the late eighties. All kidding aside, Colin obviously has bucketloads of natural ability, if he can contain the Scottish Red Mist, he should do fine.
John
Does anyone remember Derek Bell's stab at the RAC Rally when the on-board camera caught his co-driver shouting "Derek, Oh Derek, Oh Derek!..Bam, Smash, Crash (glass shattering)....Ohhh Derek. It was fricking hilarious. Think it was from the late eighties. All kidding aside, Colin obviously has bucketloads of natural ability, if he can contain the Scottish Red Mist, he should do fine.
John
Title: Re:Colin McRae to drive at Le Mans
Post by: mgmark on April 05, 2004, 09:43:36 am
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if he can contain the Scottish Red Mist, he should do fine.
Trouble is more likely to be boredom - when has he ever travelled more than a couple of hundred yards in a straight line? :)
Title: Re:Colin McRae to drive at Le Mans
Post by: TonyT on April 05, 2004, 01:30:00 pm
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if he can contain the Scottish Red Mist, he should do fine.
Trouble is more likely to be boredom - when has he ever travelled more than a couple of hundred yards in a straight line? :)
Will be great to see him using the handbrake though going around Mulsanne and Arnage corners!
Title: Re:Colin McRae to drive at Le Mans
Post by: Matt Harper on April 05, 2004, 04:10:46 pm
Trouble is more likely to be boredom - when has he ever travelled more than a couple of hundred yards in a straight line? :)
BTCC and ASCAR guest appearances - don't knock him - for all his faults re: mardy prima-donna that he is, he can drive, no error.
Title: Re:Colin McRae to drive at Le Mans
Post by: mgmark on April 05, 2004, 08:57:23 pm
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BTCC and ASCAR guest appearances - don't knock him - for all his faults re: mardy prima-donna that he is, he can drive, no error.
Matt - just joining in the banter and not knocking him unduly - he has been far less of a prima donna (and has looked far more relaxed) since he left the WRC - much more respect for him since then with his performance on the Dakar. Plus, as you say, he can certainly drive.
Mark
Title: Re:Colin McRae to drive at Le Mans
Post by: Robbo SPS on April 06, 2004, 02:14:32 pm
See if we can throw a t-shirt at him a little like the TWATS did last year at the start.
If he throws it back, you will all be right, if he keeps it, hurrah, he has a personality.
If he throws it back, you will all be right, if he keeps it, hurrah, he has a personality.
