Hello Chaps,
I did die in the last 113 years, and I do have a strong motoring connection but not so much in the industry as such though my father and later I both had dealerships, I also once worked for a manufacturer.
These were not really my claim to fame though, though that was very much motor related.
Mornington Crescent, anyone?
Re: Mornington Crescent, anyone?
Was your motoring connection racing?
Understeer: when you hit the wall with the front of the car.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.
Re: Mornington Crescent, anyone?
Were you famous for driving Jaguar saloons - full of bank robbers - rapidly away from pursuing Polises in their slower Fords? 
J
"Home is where you park it", so the saying goes. That may yet come true..
"Home is where you park it", so the saying goes. That may yet come true..
Re: Mornington Crescent, anyone?
It was indeed Terry
and I certainly owned at least one Jag ...but no, I don't think I did any bank jobs John
and I certainly owned at least one Jag ...but no, I don't think I did any bank jobs John
Re: Mornington Crescent, anyone?
Was it F1 racing?
Understeer: when you hit the wall with the front of the car.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.
Re: Mornington Crescent, anyone?
Were you named after a well-known type of prickly hedge? 
J
"Home is where you park it", so the saying goes. That may yet come true..
"Home is where you park it", so the saying goes. That may yet come true..
Re: Mornington Crescent, anyone?
I did do some Formula 1, though I was more renowned for another motorsport.
I wasn't named after a hedge
I wasn't named after a hedge
Re: Mornington Crescent, anyone?
was the motorsport of the 4 wheeled variety?
Understeer: when you hit the wall with the front of the car.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.
Re: Mornington Crescent, anyone?
There was some 4 wheeled stuff, but two wheels is my real claim to fame
Re: Mornington Crescent, anyone?
did you race superbikes?
Understeer: when you hit the wall with the front of the car.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.