Hi!
In 1975 he ran a Talon MR1 in the Tasman Cup.
His Teretonga win must have been his first in
a long time. But why could not he pass John
Walker at Oran Park and Adelaide? Walker`s
torquey Repco powerplant? Did Amon pressure
him hard? Who saw these races?
Chris Amon in F5000-part two
Started by
island
, Apr 09 2000 07:17
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Keir
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Posted 09 April 2000 - 21:46
As Chris himself put it,"I'm just down to visit my parents and have a bit of fun, the Talon is going reasonably well and I may take it to the states for a few races."
Doesn't really sound like a guy looking to conquer the world. Just a very good race driver enjoying himself.
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Doesn't really sound like a guy looking to conquer the world. Just a very good race driver enjoying himself.
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Ray Bell
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Posted 09 April 2000 - 22:57
Keir, please, why would he drive a Talon unless he planned to get his claws into them?
At Oran Park he had the problem that he was on a circuit like those modern ones that were built with too many tight corners. He duffed the start well and truly and (while I had forgotten that Walker ran the Repco!) probably the Repco's torque did the rest. That is to discount Walker's agression, however, at a high point with him in a good placing and trying to find a sponsor.
At AIR, which I didn't see, the report mentions that he was 'unable to match Walker's poke on the straight' in one particularly notable passing effort off the banking. Interesting to note that once again Amon had qualified on the front row and Walker had headed him from the second row.
Maybe Keir's right, but why would he then spend the whole of those two races trying hard to get by?
Maybe Keir's wrong!
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At Oran Park he had the problem that he was on a circuit like those modern ones that were built with too many tight corners. He duffed the start well and truly and (while I had forgotten that Walker ran the Repco!) probably the Repco's torque did the rest. That is to discount Walker's agression, however, at a high point with him in a good placing and trying to find a sponsor.
At AIR, which I didn't see, the report mentions that he was 'unable to match Walker's poke on the straight' in one particularly notable passing effort off the banking. Interesting to note that once again Amon had qualified on the front row and Walker had headed him from the second row.
Maybe Keir's right, but why would he then spend the whole of those two races trying hard to get by?
Maybe Keir's wrong!
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Keir
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Posted 10 April 2000 - 03:13
Ray,
Good play on words!!!
But again, the Talon effort was a serious one, but Chris wasn't really interested in the Championship. I think he felt a little out of place, after all, it had been a long time since he was the "local boy". That doesn't mean that he wasn't trying that hard, just that his effort was equal to the task. Think about it, after all the guys he he raced against in F1, what possible satisfaction could he gain from beating the "local boys"???
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Good play on words!!!
But again, the Talon effort was a serious one, but Chris wasn't really interested in the Championship. I think he felt a little out of place, after all, it had been a long time since he was the "local boy". That doesn't mean that he wasn't trying that hard, just that his effort was equal to the task. Think about it, after all the guys he he raced against in F1, what possible satisfaction could he gain from beating the "local boys"???
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Ray Bell
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Posted 10 April 2000 - 05:25
Fair comment, Keir, the series was but a mere shadow of its former self, too.
But was he still a racer?
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But was he still a racer?
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Keir
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Posted 10 April 2000 - 06:07
Ray,
You should have seen Chris in '76 driving the always underfinanced Ensign.
A RACER, INDEED!!!!
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You should have seen Chris in '76 driving the always underfinanced Ensign.
A RACER, INDEED!!!!
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Ray Bell
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Posted 10 April 2000 - 08:56
Yes, we've got to give Mo Nunn top points for his guts with that effort.
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