nice_person1
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« Reply #15 on: June 23, 2005, 02:07:43 pm » |
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Have to say I was glad Aston didn't win. How, in what is supposed to be a British team, they only employed one British driver I do not know. What about Andy Wallace, Perry McArthy, Guy Smith or some up and coming British driver ? I'll cheer them next year when Martin Brundle and Mark Blundell enter a private Aston.
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« Reply #16 on: June 23, 2005, 04:25:16 pm » |
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Thats the differance between Le Mans and other types of racing. Its the car that is important, the driver is just that, it matters note a jot where he comes from, the national anthem will be british and it will be a british win.
If he is driving a Brit car and he has the pleasure to win he should enter the heart of all British fans; Lammers, Shelby, Nielsen etc, all have a special place in Le Mans History.
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Some people will tell you that slow is good - and it may be, on some days - but I am here to tell you that fast is better. H S Thompson 1937 - 2005
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Andy Zarse
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« Reply #17 on: June 23, 2005, 04:34:39 pm » |
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Well said Nordic. I even cheered for Johnny Dumfries in 88 and he's a Scotchman!
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Nordic
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« Reply #18 on: June 23, 2005, 04:52:29 pm » |
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I am pretty sure his great great grandfather would have been English, and he is a peer so that must count for something.
PS, Can someone change the title of this thread, it bugs the tits of me every time I look at it, chevolette for fucks sake, makes us look like a bunch of div's.
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Some people will tell you that slow is good - and it may be, on some days - but I am here to tell you that fast is better. H S Thompson 1937 - 2005
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Steve Pyro
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« Reply #19 on: June 23, 2005, 04:55:29 pm » |
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You can edit the subject in each post but only the Smoking Man can change the whole thing.
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« Last Edit: June 23, 2005, 05:07:30 pm by Steve Brown »
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Steve East Anglian cobras
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« Reply #20 on: June 23, 2005, 05:04:05 pm » |
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Internet breaks more in life than you like, for instance the languageskills of the youth.
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This film should be played at high volume, so don't come complaining about it! And who the hell is Steve?
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« Reply #21 on: June 23, 2005, 05:20:46 pm » |
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At least Jag had Andy Wallace & Johnny Dumfries in 1988...but I catch yer drift. The French teams do get much more patriotic though. If I can wade in any deeper , I would also say the Astons sounded a but dull compared to the Chevrolet Corvettes...just my two pennies. Anyone know what that little light pointing down from the rear right of the Corvette is/was for ?
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« Reply #22 on: June 23, 2005, 05:27:39 pm » |
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Firestarter,
In the name of Janet Street-Porter's inch thick double-walled hymen, will you please amend your typo.
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« Reply #23 on: June 23, 2005, 05:38:58 pm » |
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Anyone know what that little light pointing down from the rear right of the Corvette is/was for ?
Our best guess was a device to measure speed.
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Some people will tell you that slow is good - and it may be, on some days - but I am here to tell you that fast is better. H S Thompson 1937 - 2005
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« Reply #24 on: June 23, 2005, 08:05:24 pm » |
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Firestarter, Jesus lad! Your grammar teacher is going to have a stroke if he or she sees that first post. As for the light on the right rear corner of the Vette, I'm holding out for an explanation from our resident Corvette expert, Matt Harper. They didn't make any mention of it on the Speed Channel coverage that I saw and I don't recall seeing it at Sebring or Mid-Ohio. Anyone want to drop Pratt & Miller a line at www.prattmiller.com and ask? Fax
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« Reply #25 on: June 23, 2005, 11:08:31 pm » |
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Firestarter, Jesus lad! Your grammar teacher is going to have a stroke if he or she sees that first post.
Firestarter, I seriously hope for you that it's not the Gimp. You can't be sure these days...
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I don't care - I'm a racing driver and I'm here to win, not to finish third.
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« Reply #26 on: June 23, 2005, 11:18:23 pm » |
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everytime I read the title, I read it as Chevette beat Aston . I can feel the vauxhall power from here Mark.
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« Reply #27 on: June 24, 2005, 01:12:37 am » |
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Fixed by popular request...
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« Reply #28 on: June 24, 2005, 05:17:08 am » |
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I'm holding out for an explanation from our resident Corvette expert, Matt Harper.
I dunno John - so I've emailed Michigan and asked them!
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If it\'s good and fast, it won\'t be cheap. If it\'s fast and cheap, it won\'t be good. If it\'s good and cheap, it won\'t be fast.
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« Reply #29 on: June 24, 2005, 07:15:57 pm » |
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Send Lawyers, Guns and Money. The sh1t has hit the fan.
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