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#1 Pascal

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Posted 13 November 1999 - 07:29

First of all, I wish to congratulate Don on his nomination as moderator of this new forum. I like the idea that we now have a place to discuss the good old times without fearing to have someone remind us how "irrelevant" we are...

But Nostalgia is a generic word, as we all have our own definition of it. Mine will be mostly centered on the early 80's, that is the time I was in age to get interested in what was already called Formula 1. The days of Grand-Prix racing are more likely to be filed as part of the "History" chapter in my book. Not that it's bad, because I actually love history, but it's just the way things are when they happened before one was born.

Therefore I hope we will have a broad range of Nostalgia represented in this forum, going from Caracciola to Senna, and from Bugatti to Larrousse. Restricting the perception one has of the good ol'times to one definition would surely be a mistake. But I don't think Don, or most of the posters here, will fall into that trap, and I therefore wish a long life to this forum!

One last thing: we'll know we're getting old the day someone posts here a thread about the 1999 season. ;)

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#2 Nikolas Garth

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Posted 14 November 1999 - 19:14

Pascal,
This sort of stuff is irrelevant.

#3 Ray Bell

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Posted 07 April 2000 - 13:45

See how it all goes wrong in the end?
Nostalgia now even includes Formula Vee!

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#4 Keir

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Posted 07 April 2000 - 18:26

Ray,

FORMULA VEE 4 EVER!!!!!!

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#5 FlagMan

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Posted 07 April 2000 - 18:33

Nowt wrong with that - in fact it would be good if those over in the 'kindergarten' had some idea of what happens below F1 - I'm sure most of them are of the opinion that F1 drivers just 'appear' as if by magic.

Lets face it - most drivers in the 'lower' formula appear to get much more fun thrashing cars like FVee's around than most F1 drivers, and I certainly get more fun watching them than I ever do at a GP - at least the FVee drivers are not trying to replace us flag marshals by disco lights...


#6 Huw Jenjin

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Posted 07 April 2000 - 21:10

I'd agree with that....the best races I ever saw GP drivers in were not GPs.(except perhaps Villeneuve and Arnoux at Dijon Prenois), but then Villeneuve and Rosberg had some hairy races in Formula Atlantic. The worst thing that ever happened to F1 was when the drivers stopped doing other forms of racing.
F3 racing of any era was pretty entertaining,and it is always interesting to see drivers who were equal in F3 so disparate in the top Formula.

#7 ZippyD

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Posted 08 April 2000 - 00:32

Vee....Vee....Vee....Vee....
"Save the Moris Minor man!!!!"

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#8 Ray Bell

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Posted 08 April 2000 - 03:29

Give me a decent Clubman any day! A bit of power, roots in ordinary production bits, light weight allowing ferocious performance - and all the while very easy to work on. Just complicated by the mudguards and lights... like all Sports Cars.

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#9 Dennis David

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Posted 08 April 2000 - 10:11

Yes but if you were Otto Mertz you'd rip off the mudgaurds with your bare hands.

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#10 Huw Jenjin

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Posted 10 April 2000 - 07:33

(im sure somebody will have said this before, but...... Nostalgia ain't what it used to be is it?

#11 Dennis David

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Posted 13 April 2000 - 08:01

Shirley you jest. :)

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#12 Dennis David

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Posted 13 April 2000 - 08:03

Tell him to get crackin' on that Ascari book and while you're at it he must do a book on Varzi next, warts and all.

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