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stirling moss
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2011 7:05 am
by rich.
has retired from racing as he was frightened.... 81 yrs old, not bad going!
Re: sterling moss
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2011 8:38 am
by 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.
Re: stirling moss
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2011 10:19 am
by rich.
i heard half of it...
Re: sterling moss
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2011 10:56 am
by Luxobarge
rich. wrote:81 yrs old
Been around that long, and
still people spell his name wrong.....
Re: Stirling Moss
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2011 10:58 am
by JPB
Willy Eckerslyke wrote:.....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.
Luxobarge wrote:rich. wrote: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.
Re: Stirling Moss
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2011 11:33 am
by Luxobarge
JPB wrote:[
Luxobarge wrote:rich. wrote: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....
Re: stirling moss
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2011 1:40 pm
by rich.
happy now chaps?
Re: stirling moss
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2011 1:52 pm
by Luxobarge
rich. wrote: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!
Re: stirling moss
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2011 8:45 pm
by 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.
Re: stirling moss
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 6:20 pm
by 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!