26 replies to this topic

[Allan Lupton]

Aintree looked rather different to me when I saw it 70 years later . . .

[alansart]

Aintree looked rather different to me when I saw it 70 years later . . .

Bloody hell....someone's nicked the banking

[Barry Boor]

It has to be Beechers, at the top end of the circuit, doesn't it.......?

[Tim Murray]

... and then there's this:

The British Grand Prix is almost unique in the Formula One Calendar, as it is one of only three countries to have hosted a round of every World Championship since its start in 1950, alongside Italy and Monaco.

Why can't these people check things?

[Barry Boor]

Because they are journalists, not anoraks, Tim.

[Vitesse2]

Probably worth saving a screenshot in case they change it ...

[MCS]

Slightly off topic here, so apologies...

I missed out on an Autocar picture from Mallory Park posted on eBay recently. How do I get access to their picture archive (and I am assuming that they must have one)? Does anybody know?

[Ray Bell]

If you want to retain an eBay item past the closing date, you need to save the item number...

This will enable you to open it for another couple of months. You can also do this by sending a question to the selling member during the auction period, that saves the details in your eBay account.

Screen prints are an easy way to save such things.

[David McKinney]

Further to Tim's point, this is something they shouldn't have needed to check:

The British Grand Prix is almost unique in the Formula One Calendar

Something is either unique or it's not

[Ross Stonefeld]

I don't object to 'almost unique' on a technical basis.

2nd place is a lot closer to almost winning than 22nd.

[MCS]

If you want to retain an eBay item past the closing date, you need to save the item number...

This will enable you to open it for another couple of months. You can also do this by sending a question to the selling member during the auction period, that saves the details in your eBay account.

Screen prints are an easy way to save such things.

Thanks Ray - realise all that.

I meant how do I get access to the Autocar archive?

[Vitesse2]

Thanks Ray - realise all that.

I meant how do I get access to the Autocar archive?

Well, as it's part of the LAT archive you could try the LAT site - but they only make a very small proportion of it public at any one time and seem to have a rolling replacement policy, since some pictures I've seen there in the past aren't there any more. Although to be fair they might have been violating someone else's copyright: some Robert Fellowes pics have disappeared for example.

[Alan Cox]

Probably worth saving a screenshot in case they change it ...

And, indeed, they have now changed it

[MCS]

Apologies for staying OT for a second - Was it one of these, Mark?
http://www.ebay.co.u...=p2047675.l2557
http://www.ebay.co.u...=p2047675.l2557

Yes, indeed, Alan. The second one, taken on the Kirkby Straight.

[Roger Clark]

I'm slightly surprised that nobody has mentioned the miscaptioning of picture 5. It's a Lotus 24 at the Aintree 200.

[Geoff E]

And, indeed, they have now changed it

The caption was there for Image 16 all along, I saw it this afternoon. I presume someone made - horror of horrors - a mistake.

Fortunately no-one ever does that on TNF.

[Tim Murray]

I'm slightly surprised that nobody has mentioned the miscaptioning of picture 5. It's a Lotus 24 at the Aintree 200.

Indeed, but possibly a forgivable minor error, along with these two:

‘And 22 years later [than 1926], the race was held at Silverstone for the first time in its old and very fast layout.’ The 1948 race was held on the much tighter circuit using the inner runways.

Photo 18: ‘Mansell leads out of Paddock ...’. Technically yes, he is the leading car in the photo, but in reality he was struggling among the backmarkers following his broken driveshaft at the first start of the 1986 GP.

[Allan Lupton]

I'm slightly surprised that nobody has mentioned the miscaptioning of picture 5. It's a Lotus 24 at the Aintree 200.

I didn't realise there were other photos nor that they were with captions - it just seemed to be an article with a big heading photo hilariously mis-captioned.

As is well-known The Autocar isn't what it was!

[Collombin]

Indeed, but possibly a forgivable minor error, along with these two

Another minor pedant point is that Mansell won 5 GPs on "home soil" rather than 4, although I guess that can be outpedanted by pointing out that the article is just referring to the British Grand Prix.

[Nick Planas]

Probably worth saving a screenshot in case they change it ...

Gosh those poor horses must have had a heck of a time running round that track...

Edited by Nick Planas, 29 June 2013 - 19:29.

[David McKinney]

I don't object to 'almost unique' on a technical basis.

2nd place is a lot closer to almost winning than 22nd.

Much as it pains me, I have to admit you're right (and the corollary...)

As I've been reminded, you can't say something's "very unique", which is why I went off half-cocked. "Almost unique" is OK"

[Vitesse2]

Gosh those poor horses must have had a heck of a time running round that track...

Specially bred with legs shorter on one side

[GMACKIE]

As is well-known The Autocar isn't what it was!

I know the feeling!

[ryan86]

Something that annoyed me recently an article, though someone will probably tell me the publication was right and I'm wrong was an article that said "Massa had a terrible weekend in the south of France". Unless he was mugged at the airport, the race was in Monaco.

[Roger Clark]

Indeed, but possibly a forgivable minor error, along with these two:

‘And 22 years later [than 1926], the race was held at Silverstone for the first time in its old and very fast layout.’ The 1948 race was held on the much tighter circuit using the inner runways.

Photo 18: ‘Mansell leads out of Paddock ...’. Technically yes, he is the leading car in the photo, but in reality he was struggling among the backmarkers following his broken driveshaft at the first start of the 1986 GP.

These things are forgivable but they are not minor. We all make mistakes but if a caption, or any other statement is incorrect, we should point it out.

[Ross Stonefeld]

Much as it pains me, I have to admit you're right (and the corollary...)

As I've been reminded, you can't say something's "very unique", which is why I went off half-cocked. "Almost unique" is OK"

They probably meant very unique but failed upwards

[David McKinney]