Could someone out there please provide me with the results for all drivers whose surname began with a "T", competing in races at Croft between August 1975 and May 1979? |Thanks.
The 'Ironic Thread' (an irony-only zone)
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ian senior
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Posted 26 August 2004 - 13:58
Ian
I'd like to help, but your ratio of threads to posts is way too low.
If you had - as an example - started 13 threads within, let's say, two days of registering on TNF, but had only placed 8 additional posts, I might have felt differently.
Good luck with your, er, research... (and let someone else do all the work - that's what I say.)
Tally-ho.
I'd like to help, but your ratio of threads to posts is way too low.
If you had - as an example - started 13 threads within, let's say, two days of registering on TNF, but had only placed 8 additional posts, I might have felt differently.
Good luck with your, er, research... (and let someone else do all the work - that's what I say.)
Tally-ho.
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Posted 26 August 2004 - 14:34
Ian,
I would be keener to help you if you were to tell us why you want the information. Is it for a student project? Are you writing a book? Are you developing a website?
It would also be nice if you contributed to this thread which you must have noticed .
It's a pity that nobody explained the ethics of web discussion groups - people expectyou to contribute as well as to ask questions. Some people work to a ratio of one question to every 10 contributions.
Good luck in your quest.
I would be keener to help you if you were to tell us why you want the information. Is it for a student project? Are you writing a book? Are you developing a website?
It would also be nice if you contributed to this thread which you must have noticed .
It's a pity that nobody explained the ethics of web discussion groups - people expectyou to contribute as well as to ask questions. Some people work to a ratio of one question to every 10 contributions.
Good luck in your quest.
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Posted 26 August 2004 - 14:44
Methinks that Ian is taking the Mickey.
Edward.
Edward.
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Posted 26 August 2004 - 15:24
But perhaps the title itself is ironic and it's really a serious thread.Originally posted by SEdward
Methinks that Ian is taking the Mickey.
Edward.
Sorry Ian, I can't help. I only keep results for drivers whose first names begin with "X" at Oulton Park.
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Posted 26 August 2004 - 15:34
Jean Xhenceval, 7th in the Northwest 200 in 1975, in a Capri.Originally posted by Bart
Sorry Ian, I can't help. I only keep results for drivers whose first names begin with "X" at Oulton Park.
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Posted 26 August 2004 - 15:49
I said first names.Originally posted by ensign14
Jean Xhenceval, 7th in the Northwest 200 in 1975, in a Capri.
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Posted 26 August 2004 - 15:49
Ensign14...
Red, I think.
...so I think you meant Xavier Perrot, who won the '72 Eccles Cake 3 Hours in an Austin Allegro-bodied March 712M-BRM H16.Originally posted by Bart
...drivers whose first names begin with "X"...
Red, I think.
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Posted 26 August 2004 - 15:54
Xhenceval was half Korean, so his surname was his first name.
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Posted 26 August 2004 - 15:54
Originally posted by ian senior
Could someone out there please provide me with the results for all drivers whose surname began with a "T", competing in races at Croft between August 1975 and May 1979? |Thanks.
TELL ME MORE ABOUT ALAN ROLLINSON. HE RACED IN ANGOLA. ;P
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Posted 26 August 2004 - 15:56
Originally posted by Twin Window
Ensign14...
...so I think you meant Xavier Perrot, who won the '72 Eccles Cake 3 Hours in an Austin Allegro-bodied March 712M-BRM H16.
Red, I think.
I wonder if that was where Frank Costin's got the idea for the aerodynamic design for the 721X? - - who needs straight lines anyway?
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Posted 26 August 2004 - 15:57
...the time he shared with Xerxes Petitpierre, the works Bogenschulz ETC driver?
DCN
DCN
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Posted 26 August 2004 - 16:00
Does that mean that Korea is a bit like the Pocono Mountains region of the US, where your dad is often your brother?Originally posted by ensign14
Xhenceval was half Korean, so his surname was his first name.
Twinny
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Posted 26 August 2004 - 16:28
Originally posted by Twin Window
Does that mean that Korea is a bit like the Pocono Mountains region of the US, where your dad is often your brother?
So that is why their oval turned out triangular?;)
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Posted 26 August 2004 - 16:37
As Vitesse 2 wrote in the Ecclestone thread recently, in England August is called "the silly season"
and I see he was fully right...
and I see he was fully right...
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Posted 26 August 2004 - 16:51
I have Xavier Perrot's autograph. Do you think it would fetch anything on eBay?
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Posted 26 August 2004 - 16:57
The ironic bit is, that with the slightest push you lot get rolling!! 
17 responses and he hasn't even asked a serious question!
I note that Ian senior is a civil servant so he does deserve some sympathy
17 responses and he hasn't even asked a serious question!
I note that Ian senior is a civil servant so he does deserve some sympathy
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Posted 26 August 2004 - 18:46
Now stop it, all of you. This thread has become TOO SILLY.
Signed:
Authur Throatwarbler - Idiot of the Parish of Llandegfan.
Signed:
Authur Throatwarbler - Idiot of the Parish of Llandegfan.
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Posted 26 August 2004 - 19:08
Originally posted by Twin Window
Does that mean that Korea is a bit like the Pocono Mountains region of the US, where your dad is often your brother?
That's actually more of a deep south thing. You know it applies when you're at the tractor pull and you hear a kid call out to the adult he's with as "Uncle Dad".
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Posted 26 August 2004 - 19:24
It may be spelt Raymond Luxury Yach-t, but it's actually pronounced Throatwobbler Mangrove.
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Posted 26 August 2004 - 19:49
Originally posted by Ruairidh
I wonder if that was where Frank Costin's got the idea for the aerodynamic design for the 721X? - - who needs straight lines anyway?
Apologies for being slightly sensible...but the 721X wasn't Frank's fault...
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Posted 26 August 2004 - 20:07
So is this semi-retired TNFer still allowed to contribute with a big 
and a huge 
?
Tears in my eyes, chaps, tears in my eyes...
and a huge ?Tears in my eyes, chaps, tears in my eyes...
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Posted 26 August 2004 - 20:23
Originally posted by ensign14
It may be spelt Raymond Luxury Yach-t, but it's actually pronounced Throatwobbler Mangrove.
Ensign, I'm impressed.
I didn't think you were old enough....
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Posted 26 August 2004 - 20:25
Question: Was Colin Davis a non-starter or DNA at Swedish Grand Prix 1955 in the F3 500cc class? I demand you to give an answer!
Seriously: Have anyone told this Brazilian guy how things work on TNF? Over the years, some (initially) strange guys have dropped in here, weird, and later they have appeared to be much valuable and respected members.
As Felix Muelas said long time ago: TNF is not a answering machine!
Maybe there should be a TNF rule: For one question, you have to give two answers.
(A rule wich should rule me out, from far away Sweden there is not much to contribute with).
But anyway.
Stefan
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Posted 26 August 2004 - 20:36
Was old enough for the 20th anniversary repeats...Originally posted by David Beard
Ensign, I'm impressed.
I didn't think you were old enough....
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Posted 26 August 2004 - 20:37
Originally posted by David Beard
Ensign, I'm impressed.
I didn't think you were old enough....
Heh. He knows his Monty Python, David! Perhaps you missed this contribution in the Ecclestone thread?
Or, to quote Richard Allinson on Radio 2 today:Originally posted by Twin Window
Does that mean that Korea is a bit like the Pocono Mountains region of the US, where your dad is often your brother?
"You know you're a redneck when you've been married three times and still have the same in-laws."
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Posted 26 August 2004 - 21:14
Stefan,
At least he does say "Thank you" which is more than could be said for some.
At least he does say "Thank you" which is more than could be said for some.
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Posted 26 August 2004 - 21:29
Indeed...Originally posted by D-Type
Stefan,
At least he does say "Thank you" which is more than could be said for some.
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Posted 26 August 2004 - 21:40
Wrong thread I'd say!
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Posted 26 August 2004 - 21:47
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Am I one of those? If so, please accept my apologise, everyone. I will shape up and be a better TNF'er now, when my motorcycle speedway season is almost over.
Stefan
Stefan, At least he does say "Thank you" which is more than could be said for some.
Am I one of those? If so, please accept my apologise, everyone. I will shape up and be a better TNF'er now, when my motorcycle speedway season is almost over.
Stefan
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Posted 26 August 2004 - 21:54
Originally posted by Stefan Ornerdal
...Question: Was Colin Davis a non-starter or DNA at Swedish Grand Prix 1955 in the F3 500cc class? I demand you to give an answer! ...
"Or DNA?" - no ... I would gurantee he was a fully-formed human being...DCN
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Posted 26 August 2004 - 21:58
Heard you the first time, Doug!
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Doug Nye
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Posted 26 August 2004 - 22:02
Aw - it's that "did I just press that button" time of the evening...
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Posted 27 August 2004 - 01:56
I therefore presume you meant to say 'thang'...Originally posted by MPea3
That's actually more of a deep south thing.
Ever seen the film 'Deliverence'?!You know it applies when you're at the tractor pull and you hear a kid call out to the adult he's with as "Uncle Dad".
To all intents and purposes, that's the Poconos...
This is my theory, and it is mine. I own this theory. This is the theory which I invented, and it it is mine.
Regards (which are also mine, and I own)
Ann Elk.
(continued on p94. Ed)
;)
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Posted 27 August 2004 - 02:02
Hell yeah buddy, i meant thang.Originally posted by Twin Window
I therefore presume you meant to say 'thang'...[B]Ever seen the film 'Deliverence'?!
To all intents and purposes, that's the Poconos...
This is my theory, and it is mine. I own this theory. This is the theory which I invented, and it it is mine.
Regards (which are also mine, and I own)
Ann Elk.
(continued on p94. Ed)
;)
Actually, Deliverence was filmed in north Georgia, about an hour from where I live!
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Posted 27 August 2004 - 02:10
Which I read as 'too close for comfort'...!
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Posted 27 August 2004 - 03:58
Originally posted by Twin Window
...so I think you meant Xavier Perrot, who won the '72 Eccles Cake 3 Hours in an Austin Allegro-bodied March 712M-BRM H16.
Red, I think.
Dear Mr Window,
I am in the process of restoring a March 712M-BRM H16. I acquired the car from a motor broker who believed it to be chassis number M1NG. However, my research indicates that this car may well be the legendary Eccles Cake winner as driven by Perrot - chassis number M0NG. Subtle, yet crucial differences (such as the degree of misalignment in the fuel filler flap and the tell-tale ripple in the left rear quarter panel) clearly mark this as M0NG. I'd be most grateful for any photos or stories you could provide on this amazing piece of motor racing history.
(Ducks, rolls, scampers for the door...)
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Posted 27 August 2004 - 06:28
Darren - most importantly, we need to know if you have a sticker on your head.
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Posted 27 August 2004 - 07:55
Did I miss out? Has everybody taken something? I spend a little time on RC, come back to TNF looking for some sanity and find the 'inmates' climbing the walls and babbling insanely!
Can I have some?
Can I have some?
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Posted 27 August 2004 - 09:02
I think they've all just stuck two pencils up their noses and made a safe return from the planet Wobble.
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Posted 27 August 2004 - 09:11
I am deeply disappointed with you lot. I ask a serious question and this is what I get. Perhaps I should have been more specific. I was only interested in drivers of blue Hillman Imps in saloon car races, the other criteria still apply. Now can anyone help? I suspect not. No, I Won't Get Fooled Again........
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Posted 27 August 2004 - 09:16
There's nothing in the streets
Looks any different to me
And the slogans are replaced, by-the-bye
And the parting on the left
Is now parting on the right
And the beards have all grown longer overnight
So I reckon it was Mike Wilds in 1973.
Looks any different to me
And the slogans are replaced, by-the-bye
And the parting on the left
Is now parting on the right
And the beards have all grown longer overnight
So I reckon it was Mike Wilds in 1973.
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Posted 27 August 2004 - 09:21
Originally posted by Twin Window
There's nothing in the streets
Looks any different to me
And the slogans are replaced, by-the-bye
And the parting on the left
Is now parting on the right
And the beards have all grown longer overnight
So I reckon it was Mike Wilds in 1973.
No, Harald Ertl.
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Posted 27 August 2004 - 09:24
Originally posted by Racer.Demon
I think they've all just stuck two pencils up their noses and made a safe return from the planet Wobble.
Er ..... that should be Wibble: and you forgot the underpants .....
(Purely in the interests of accuracy, of course)
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Posted 27 August 2004 - 09:29
How foolish of me! Confusing Wibble with a village just outside the capital of Mars!
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Posted 27 August 2004 - 09:32
Or was that London?
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Posted 27 August 2004 - 09:53
Originally posted by Twin Window
There's nothing in the streets
Looks any different to me
And the slogans are replaced, by-the-bye
And the parting on the left
Is now parting on the right
And the beards have all grown longer overnight
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