stirling moss

[rich.]

has retired from racing as he was frightened.... 81 yrs old, not bad going!

[Willy Eckerslyke]

There was an excellent interview with him on the Today programme this morning. (Probably available on iPlayer).
He reckons he'll still be doing rallies and runs, just nothing competitive.

[rich.]

i heard half of it...

[Luxobarge]

81 yrs old

Been around that long, and still people spell his name wrong.....

[JPB]

.....just nothing competitive.

.....Like using broken lifts. Nice bloke, Sir Stirling. Met him at the NEC show in '03 where Dad and he chatted for what seemed like hours about the old days at Charterhall and Knockhill; venues that both frequented back in their era.

81 yrs old

Been around that long, and still people spell his name wrong.....

Yes, just like you did in your post title, so perpetuating the error.

[Luxobarge]

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81 yrs old

Been around that long, and still people spell his name wrong.....

Yes, just like you did in your post title, so perpetuating the error.

Yes John, that was the point of my post....

[rich.]

happy now chaps?

[Luxobarge]

happy now chaps?

Ooooh, writhing with delight!!

Back to the (very sensible) point of the thread, yes, he's "national treasure" material as far as I'm concerned, if I'm doing half that well at his age I'll be happy!

[SimonR]

I just got back from Le Mans and thought you might like a picture of Sir Stirling driving his last competitive lap, in his Porsche RS61.

It was a great Le Mans 24h race, full of excitement, and we also very much enjoyed the Legends race that took place before it. I've got some superb Jaguar D-Type pics and of course the other cars, too.

[suffolkpete]

Notice he's driving without protective overalls and with an old fashioned helmet. He had to get special permission from the FIA to do this, but he thinks classic racing wouldn't look right with the modern safety gear. Inspirational man!