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Post by René on Jan 2, 2020 15:12:00 GMT
have recvd this month's MS and there is a feature on Mike and his sister - a quick glance shows it is brief perhaps we can develop this idea JC Not impressed then Chris? Could have been very good as a decent follow up to Rob Widdows excellent article on Mike a few years back. Maybe we need to start our own online magazine as an offshoot from RRT . P.S. Then our own YouTube channel, all you have to do is sit at a desk and talk to a camera, from my experience anyway . Sounds like a great idea guys!
But don't expect me to set this up... at least any time soon!
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Post by charleselan on Jan 2, 2020 15:38:41 GMT
Hoisted by my own petard here . It was a bit of an off the cuff thought to be honest, but it would be a great idea. It sounds as though you have too much work on at present René, so wouldn't dream of expecting you to set that up.
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Post by chrisb on Jan 3, 2020 14:32:01 GMT
this months MS is very good and an awful lot better than last month's. it features several of my favourite things, the gorgeous Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato, and how clever modern manufacturers are by rebirthing these beauties, if there ever was a car I would do most anything to possess it would be this, I jest of course....
one of the 'best' cars of all time is also featured the brilliant Lotus 78, a great and respectful article that shows its heritage and admiration,
There is also an article/ interview with Charles LeClerc which is worth reading and much more, one of the other great highlights is an interesting letter from no less than Peter Wright answering a puzzle we - or certainly I had been totally mislead about, and says so much more about ACBC and BE - especially the latter, a letter worth re-printing sometime and evidences the intrigue that blighted our sport.
Intrigued by some new books, one of which I will be buying: Fast friends, stars and heroes in the world of cars by Karl Ludvigsen, at a very reasonable price, another book MS rates is called F1 mavericks, I remain to be convinced as yet and it won't be on my joining my library just yet,
the 'racing lives' features Mike Thackwell and his sister Lisa, I found it a bit frustratng in truth, to do it credit a bigger article is called for, lunch with Tim Harvey is interesting and he is good,
the good is a respectful trbiute to 'those he have lost' startng with Niki and I like their respect, the bad no Duncan Hamilton advert I could spot, always my favourite advert
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Post by charleselan on Jan 4, 2020 18:13:34 GMT
Excellent summary Chris, thank you. Can't believe that an editor would have such an interesting feature like the one on Mike and Lisa only to confine it to such a short article, what a bloody waste. I was interested to read that on the MS website the advert for this edition and the Mike Thackwell article they state that he walked away from the pinnacle of the sport, that is not strictly true. Mike only had fleeting opportunities of one off drives in F1, and never had the luxury of being given any length of time in any F1 team. He then raced successfully for Ron Tauranac in F2 and F3000 before driving in Group C for TWR Jaguar and then Sauber Mercedes. After that he walked away to be a helicopter pilot, and then a special needs teacher in London, one hell of a guy who was born out of his time. Oh! and Gilles was his hero .
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Post by charleselan on Jan 19, 2020 12:33:31 GMT
I note that the MS web site is undergoing a major face lift, already seems more clumsy to navigate in my opinion. Also noted Paul Fearnley's latest piece which seems to have taken the route of some recent conversations we have had here, Ummm....
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Post by chrisb on Jan 19, 2020 16:13:30 GMT
yes I have seen the newly laid out web page, I will give it time for me to settle into it, and whilst the number of comments seem to be of a much higher standard than a few years ago there is still a number of numpties whose opinions are as questionable as their understanding
I will look at Paul's piece and comment later
asking re books, has anyone read "tales from the toolbox?' I do enjoy reading the mechanics views of life in the pit lane, I have recently bought a book about Tony Robinson, who was Stirling's mechanic in the 50's and went onto design the BRP with Innes, and some of the antics, the hours, the crazy drives in Europe is really stuff of legends, and one wonders how they survived and how would anyone today cope- amazing lives and gave a little snippet about Mike the Farnham flyer and the fabulous 1953 French GP- just as well breath-tests weren't available....
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Post by charleselan on Jan 20, 2020 17:03:07 GMT
yes I have seen the newly laid out web page, I will give it time for me to settle into it, and whilst the number of comments seem to be of a much higher standard than a few years ago there is still a number of numpties whose opinions are as questionable as their understanding I will look at Paul's piece and comment later asking re books, has anyone read "tales from the toolbox?' I do enjoy reading the mechanics views of life in the pit lane, I have recently bought a book about Tony Robinson, who was Stirling's mechanic in the 50's and went onto design the BRP with Innes, and some of the antics, the hours, the crazy drives in Europe is really stuff of legends, and one wonders how they survived and how would anyone today cope- amazing lives and gave a little snippet about Mike the Farnham flyer and the fabulous 1953 French GP- just as well breath-tests weren't available.... Any book from that period would be worth having in ones library, just amazing times, hard but largely fair and decent. The last bit sounds very like Duncan Hamilton at Le Mans where he had partaken of a few thinking his race was run, and then it wasn't.....
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