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just found a cool new website, jamie-davies.com   this guy was mega at lemans

Donny seems to be  a bit of a fan of Jamie Davies.

Yes, judging from his previous posts!

Perhaps Donny IS Jamie Davis??

Either he is Jamie Davies or clearly wants to have his love-child.

Or could it just be "PUPPY LOVE"?
This may not mean anything to anyone under 40 years old

It could be, apparently Crazy Horses couldn't drag him away from the site!  :-[

Hang on.....I am under 40!!

I guess long hair'd and from Liverpool  :-\

Im under 40 too ::)

well i am sorry if i have upset a few of you by showing my interest in davies, im also a big fan of guy smith, i went to lemans for the first time this yr and and thought davies was the star of the show,my dad has always told me that he is a great driver and deserved a chance in f1 if had the money,. ps for the record  i am only 14 and i found your website by meeting a member of you at lemans so come on guys,give me a break, im just keen.

Donny I'll second you on this!!

I was impressed by Jamie Davies performance this year, he did well in the GTS 550 in '03
But you could see he was pretty special keeping up with Allan McNish who is a pretty accomplised sportscar driver this year!!

I hope you enjoyed you time at Le Mans this year & ignore this lot they're all mad, when you drink that much beer something has to give....  ;)

Welcome to the mad house Donny.

When we manage to stretch a short post about "Modern Commer Replacements" to 60+ pages, 900+ posts and 10000+ views you can tell a lot of what goes on here is very tongue in cheek.

What we do share in common though is a passion for the Le Mans 24 Hours - the World's greatest motor race - and welcome your comments and posts.



Oh yes. JP, I'm over 40 and am a bit unsure regarding the Osmonds - can I borrow your LPs  ;D

thanks guys, for a moment there i thought you were all a bit clicky and didnt really want anybody elses comments on ur site,as a matter of interest,who is your favourite driver, obviously u no who mine is , just wanted to no what ur thoughts are

Oh they are a bit cliquey, but not too bad once they have a few beers in them (or champagne)  ;D :D

Sorry Donny,
I'm feeling a bit sheepish about taking a shot at you now.  Just ignore me, I'm just a  malicious old fart who looks at the past through rose tinted glasses and blithers on about the way the sport used to be.  When I was your age I was watching young guys like Gilles Villeneuve and Keke Rosberg struggling in the junior ranks and saying the same thing, "If they only had some money, if they could just catch a break, etc, etc." Keep the faith!  Then in twenty-eight years you too can sit around a bitch about the current state of the sport.
John

Welcome onbord Donny, sorry about the "long hair'd" bit, but you are not from, Liverpool, are you?

I rember wanting to get to Le Mans when i was 14 - it took me another 15 years to make the pilgrimage, I hope you get to go as often as you can.

As for my top drivers that is a case of were to start, Birkin, Novolari, (no im not that old to rember them) Moss, Clark, Hill, Hunt, Lauda, Prost, Senna, Bettley..................................err the list goes on.

A word of warning about Fax, he has the biggest rose tinted specs here ;D

Not to mention a very large "anorak"....as well

Only joking Fax......when one needs info on racing....just "Ask Fax".

Wishy

Hi Donny. I'll take the blame for starting the Osmands thing, just my sense of humour, sorry. My son was only 14 first time I took him to LM in1998. He wasn't a fan of any particular driver but he was crazy about Mclaren F1's and wanted to be there the last year they ran. He fell in love with the place and has been back every year since. It's guys like you and him that will keep the annual British invasion of La Sarthe alive long after us old farts have gone to that great poo bar in the sky. Keep the faith.
  Bob.

When I said I thought you were JD, it was meant as a compliment!

Oh, and us old timers very much need you young guns to keep the legend going. Though I do, with the greatest respect, predict your interest in the racing will eventually wane a little once you get a taste for John Barleycorn and acting the goat.

You'll know when you're a LM veteran when you see LMP900's in the historic support race in years to come. Happened to me this year when I watched Group C with a tear in my cynical old eye.

Final word of advice Donny. Never let women get in the way of you and LM. If, when you have a girlfriend, you should spell it out right at the start: The second weekend in June is booked between now and Kingdom come. You wont go far wrong.

Amen to that Andy

Better add the 3rd weekend in June as well to be safe

Might as well Barry. Just to be on the safe side.

The only thing 'clicky' about most CA'er's I suspect will be their joints.

Along with the others already posted here welcome to the mad world that is Club Arnage.

You may initially have an interest in just motor racing, and hopefully Endurance racing in particular, but stay around this site for a while and no doubt you will develop all sorts of other 'special' interests  ;)

Cue BigH and Raoul  ::)

No quarter given or taken here, Donny, you sniveling little toe-rag. Just because you're only 14, do not, for one minute think you deserve any special treatment. Shape-up.
Nothing wrong with being keen - or championing the cause of your favorite driver - even if he is gay - and a self-serving cheat.

Since you asked, my favorite current sportscar driver is Michael Rockenfeller - a mere GT pilot, but he'll be big, you mark my words, sonny! Now, get back to your bloody homework.....  

Nice one Matt! Subtle as ever!! (Ignore him Donny.)

As for fave pilotes .. go, go Gunnar!!! (Jeannette)

 ;D

I like the rather portly Mr Brundle as a commentator. He's back driving next year isn't he? I'll reserve my judgement on his driving...

I can't really pretend I'm a fan of any of these guys in particular.  Most of my heros are either six feet under or long since retired. Just don't have the hero worship of racing drivers that I did when younger.  Perhaps Hurley Haywood since he's one of the last of the "Old School" that are still active drivers.  Always had a soft spot too for Brian Redman, especially after he did the Speed Merchants "monster face" for a couple of us at the Mid-Ohio historics a few years ago.
John

Whats with the joints comment. Not me. I am of this generation. Old Gits.

Favourite driver for me at the moment would be McNish, i think he is a little special. Especially after hearing him on the Veloqx DVD.

Too right Robbo!! some of us still don't know what it's like to have a hangover....yet :)

Apparently Allan McNish is gonna be in the DTM next year!!
He's signed up to race an '05 spec A4 alongside Dindo & Kristensen.
Hope it doesn't mean a no show at Le Mans, I don't believe it clashes with the DTM usually??

Justin Wilson has just signed up for another year in Champ Cars, no news about Ralph Firman yet.
Colin McRae still doesn't have a drive in the WRC so we may see more of him.

So who else do ya'll feel would be a good addition to the driver roster this upcoming year??

From the Audi press release today:

In parallel to the works DTM entry, Audi Sport develops a new prototype-sportscar as successor to the Audi R8 for 2006. The R8 starts its sixth and final season in 2005. Audi supports the corresponding involvement of the Importer Teams with its works drivers. In 2005 they are Frank Biela (Germany), Emanuele Pirro (Italy) and Marco Werner (Germany). For the Le Mans 24 Hours, additional drivers from the DTM squad will be made available.


Can't imagine they would overlook McNish's experience so hopefully we shall see that famous helmet (not now H!!!) come June....

 ;D

Welcome Donny,
This lot are a genuine bunch of nutters and sum up Lm pretty well.
But come on guys no metion of Mr Herbert yet, I know he's now getting into the more senior ranks, but is and always has been a top bloke and a damb fine racer.

as they say....

"goes without saying"

(stalwart JH fan here)

We've not heard from Johnny's stalker of late - calling JP  ;)

I don't know what you mean Steve.

I mean, who is this Johnny chap anyway??

you lot make me laugh,ur all crazy.i hope to be at lemans this yr, it wud be fun to meet up with you all and have a pepsi or too,haha

Saturday night of the race weekend at the Champagne Bar (better known as the Shampoo Bar) we all meet up and drink pepsi  ;D

You're very welcome.

Oops, forgot about the one from "The Classic"

2004 Pre Qual - (not arm in arm here though)

At least you could have bloody well shaved Mark!   ;)

Why????  He hadn't!!!  ;)