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[Peter Leversedge]

Last nigth [Sun Sept 12st] Scott Dixon was the subject of a program called "This Is Your Life" on TV1 [Govt. owned national channel] in New Zealand. He appeared on the show along with his family, many of his friends and people connected with his racing.

[Raelene]

bit late to tell us after the fact ;)

[Pilla]

Well it's a secret who the recipient is until it's on.

I watched it for about five minutes before unable to contain my vomit. I hate that sort of stuff.

The host is arguably the most annoying man on NZ television, and the whole show is just cheese, suitable for US television not NZ.

It's good to celebrate a person, just without so much product placement.

I also think its a bit silly to do a show on someone in their mid twenties, surely he has allot of achievements left in him.

[SevenTwoSeven]

Originally posted by Pilla
Well it's a secret who the recipient is until it's on.

So how do you know to watch it? Its a bit like going to a concert for instance, and not knowing whos appearing, or going to a football match, and not knowing whos playing. Or watching the belgain GP, and not knowing whos won until, say three weeks later

[Risil]

Originally posted by Pilla

I also think its a bit silly to do a show on someone in their mid twenties, surely he has allot of achievements left in him.

When that show was on in the UK, it used to terrify me. The fact that someone could approach a visibly aged man or woman, holding a red book containing the sum total of their life's experiences, and dismissing them and all the people who formed the emotional centre of their lives, in half an hour, was a genuinely frightening insight into ephemerality of mortal achievement. At least, when I was seven it most certainly did.

Good for Scott, though. The man's achieved a lot in motorsport, for someone his age. Maybe there's still an opportunity out there for him in Formula One, if there was one for Bourdais.

[Raelene]

Well it's a secret who the recipient is until it's on.

please note the wink to show I wasn't serious

[Pilla]

Originally posted by Risil


When that show was on in the UK, it used to terrify me. The fact that someone could approach a visibly aged man or woman, holding a red book containing the sum total of their life's experiences, and dismissing them and all the people who formed the emotional centre of their lives, in half an hour, was a genuinely frightening insight into ephemerality of mortal achievement. At least, when I was seven it most certainly did.

Good for Scott, though. The man's achieved a lot in motorsport, for someone his age. Maybe there's still an opportunity out there for him in Formula One, if there was one for Bourdais.

Dunno there was rumors of a Williams drive a few years back but it seems as though he has given up on it. A shame because even if I could watch the IRL (only highlights are shown here) I probably wouldn't bother, I suppose you can't condemn him as he is probably earning more in the US than he could in F1.

[Raelene]

Pilla

the whole race is shown here in NZ - live as well. Sky sport

[alfa1]

Originally posted by Risil
...and dismissing them and all the people who formed the emotional centre of their lives, in half an hour, was a genuinely frightening insight into ephemerality of mortal achievement.

That bugs me about most obituaries as well.
A persons whole life is summed up in just a tiny number of words.
Date of birth, writer, married to Doreen. Died.

If its going to be like that, I'd rather I wasnt remembered at all.

[marchi-91]

let me guess. It started like this.

Born in Brisbane Australia

[Peter Leversedge]

Raelene
If I had your phone number I could have called you on Sat afternoon to tell you that it was going to be Scott Dixon. I got a call from "Ed Brown" telling me. [ Ed is one of those guys that is always in the know ];)

[Raelene]

;)

[Pilla]

Originally posted by Raelene
Pilla

the whole race is shown here in NZ - live as well. Sky sport

See I didn't even bother checking, I have seen the highlight packages every now and then. Watching the sports that I do watch takes far too much time, so wont bother with a new one.

[Raelene]

It's usually on a Monday morning

I only know as my husband works from home and watches it

[Aubwi]

Originally posted by Risil


When that show was on in the UK, it used to terrify me. The fact that someone could approach a visibly aged man or woman, holding a red book containing the sum total of their life's experiences, and dismissing them and all the people who formed the emotional centre of their lives, in half an hour, was a genuinely frightening insight into ephemerality of mortal achievement. At least, when I was seven it most certainly did.

Good for Scott, though. The man's achieved a lot in motorsport, for someone his age. Maybe there's still an opportunity out there for him in Formula One, if there was one for Bourdais.

Jeeze, you just reminded me how that show filled me with dread when I was about the same age. What an unpleasant feeling that was. If I had a shrink he would probably trace that back to be the origin of my basic pessimism.

[Dooly Tilly]

Dixon is a failure who Frank sent packing off back to America after his poor test times for Williams.

[Pilla]

What a constructive comment, thank you.

[potmotr]

Originally posted by Dooly Tilly
Dixon is a failure who Frank sent packing off back to America after his poor test times for Williams.

If only it were so simple.

Scott Dixon got his Williams test after strong a recommendation from Chip Ganassi. Ganassi had supplied Juan Pablo Montoya to Williams in 2001 don't forget. Montoya himself said he rated Dixon extremely highly, based on what he'd been told by members of his former team in America.

If you take a look at Dixon's testing times at Paul Ricard on FORIX and you'll know what you are stating above is simply not true. Dixon wasn't slow at all, or 'poor in testing'.

He was originally given a one day test only in France. His immediate setting of times close to those of Ralf Schumacher impressed the team, and earned him a second test at Barcelona.

Sadly that was plagued by poor weather and mechanical failures on the car. At one point the rear suspension on the car failed and a wheel flew off, only a few laps out of the pits. The rest was a wash out. Bad luck, but Formula One moves on very quickly.

Dixon's real problem was Sam Michael at Williams. Michael was trying to assert himself in a technical role he was already out of his depth in. He decided to try and show how skilled he was by writing off Dixon for not gelling with the team. One of many drivers who felt Michael's venom. The Williams teams steady decline since 2004 has, IMO, had much to do with Sam Michael's arrogance.

His failure to see what Scott Dixon has to offer is just one of his many bad calls.

[Peter Leversedge]

Scott Dixon is a champion of a series that races road circuits and oval circuits, maybe he is more of a "World Champion" than a champion of F1 circuits ?. Driving on an oval is not as easy as some people think it may be

[Pilla]

I wouldnt take it that far, now that he is successful in the US he should give F1 a crack, do what Bordais has done and start in the mid field and see what he can do.