22 replies to this topic

[DanTra2858]

I remember quite clearly abusing myself for making what I consided mistakes while competing, I allways seemed to be yelling abuse at myself but not at other competitors.

I was wondering if this is commen thing with drivers or was I just being hard on myself, I would not have liked to have a recording of what I was saying, very embrassing.

[Nick Wa]

During the last 9 hours race at Goodwood it did not need great lip reading skills to see Mike Hawthorn say "Bu**er" when a much slower car moved onto his line whilst braking for Lavant.

[E1pix]

My experience has only been with karting, though I've done about 100 race days. But the races are short, so any errors have to be erased for quick re-focus -- though ensuing laps were typically quicker by a tenth of two.

So while I don't recall anything verbal, surely a quick "Dumbass!" must have at least been in my thoughts.

[GMACKIE]

There was a time at Mazda House corner, Amaroo, flat out in top gear...and I missed the apex by quite a bit.

 

Not my exact words, mind you, but something like "you really must be more careful, old chap".

[FLB]

I don't remember the year, but Speedvision in the US once showed a clip of François Delecour absolutely screaming at himself in the car: 'J'en ai marre!!!'

 

('I've had enough!!!')

[Lee Nicolle]

I think everyone that can think does it. You realise that you are making mistakes that you know better to do!

And worse these days when I only do events sporadically.

I will be doing a speedway event in a few weeks, have to retrain myself to drive a car I have not driven in 4-5 years at a track I have not driven in double that time.

[E1pix]

Sounds great, Good Luck in your return. :-)

[DogEarred]

Never mind self abusing - I used to get it from my pit crew all the time......

[king_crud]

Dick Johnson @ 4:35

 

[brucemoxon]

Yes, yelling at m'self, the navigator and on one memorable occasion, yelling at the car in front to go faster (so I wouldn't be in their dust so much).

 

But most were inarticulate grunts, according to the aforementioned navigator.

 

 

 

BM

[Lee Nicolle]

Dick Johnson @ 4:35

 

Team Whinge from Qld!!

[king_crud]

Team Whinge from Qld!!

 

Yep, my dad's nickname for him was Whinging Dick

[Ross Stonefeld]

I found myself humming a tune approaching a very quick corner in a single seater. Followed by thinking "I may not be driving hard enough..."

[E1pix]

I have a friend running in Formula F that plays iTunes during qualifying. You could visibly see his head jamming to the tuneage on one straight and he put it on pole at the Runoffs that session. But Man, that'd never work for me ("Was that Bonzo on the kick drum or did I just lose the motor," etc.).

[DogEarred]

I'm sure I seen it written on more than one occasion, that David Purley owned up to screaming in his helmet as he flung his (F2?) car into the flat out downhill esses at Rouen les Essarts.

Am I correct?

[f1steveuk]

Yes he did, and there was another series of corners he learnt to take flat out, by shutting his eyes and counting, "1,2,3 left- 1,2,3 right- 1,2,3,4 right" (I can't remember where it was), but I do know there was some pretty colourful langauge inside Purls helmet, at himself, and a few other people/things!

Edited by f1steveuk, 02 February 2016 - 07:20.

[DogEarred]

I believe he may have learned the screaming technique from his paratrooper training.

 

As for the shutting eyes bit   - OMG!

[LotusElise]

The TV people are wiser to foreign swearwords on rally in-car footage these days, but I remember hearing Marcus Gronholm muttering "oikeri" (sp) to himself a lot. It's Swedish for "b*ll*cks".

 

Respect for the dead means that we will no more see replays of Richard Burns's spectacular in-car paddies.

[RStock]

I remember quite clearly abusing myself for making what I consided mistakes while competing, I allways seemed to be yelling abuse at myself but not at other competitors.

I was wondering if this is commen thing with drivers or was I just being hard on myself, I would not have liked to have a recording of what I was saying, very embrassing.

I've done the same, however I would not describe the driving I was doing as "competitive".

[JacnGille]

I believe he may have learned the screaming technique from his paratrooper training.

That's what I remember reading.

[D-Type]

Although I have never driven competitively, I've thoroughly enjoyed this thread and found it enlightening.  I have to admit being reminded of some of John McEnroe's on-court remarks (they weren't all directed at the umpires!).

[DogEarred]

You CANNOT be serious!

 

 

 

 

Well, somebody had to say it, Duncan...

Edited by DogEarred, 02 February 2016 - 17:47.

[Tim Murray]

I suppose McEnroe's 'You are the pits of the world' tirade might almost be taken as a compliment in a motor racing context.