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Divina Galica
#1
Posted 24 February 2002 - 23:33
I know that there are numerous F1 drivers who are great at skiing. Drivers that come to mind are Jacques Villeneuve of Patrick Tambay for example.
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#2
Posted 24 February 2002 - 23:45
#3
Posted 25 February 2002 - 00:12
English is not my mother tongue and I'm not familiar with every abreviation used on the internet.
#4
Posted 25 February 2002 - 00:31
Originally posted by William Hunt
This may sound silly but : what does 'IIRC' mean ?
English is not my mother tongue and I'm not familiar with every abreviation used on the internet.
IIRC = If I remember correctly
#6
Posted 25 February 2002 - 00:47
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BTW I use BTW quit a lot but IIRC and AFAIK and many other from that link are new to me.
TYVM, William.
#7
Posted 25 February 2002 - 02:34
Jean-Claude Killy, one of the best French skier (several Olympic gold medallist in 1968 at Grenoble) took part succesfully in some Targa Florio.
Just two examples...
#8
Posted 25 February 2002 - 03:02
#9
Posted 25 February 2002 - 03:22
Jim Thurman
#10
Posted 25 February 2002 - 07:59
#11
Posted 25 February 2002 - 08:14
Wasn't her name DIVINA, not DAVINA?Originally posted by William Hunt
Davina Galica was a four time Winter Olympian for Great Brittain (downhill skier) , twice as a captain
#12
Posted 25 February 2002 - 11:21
No, definitely Davina. I chatted her up once at a party - but got nowhere (the story of my lifeOriginally posted by Geza Sury
Wasn't her name DIVINA, not DAVINA?
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I seem to remember that Andrea De Caesaris had been a member of the Italian junior ski-team.
And vice versa, Franz Klammer (THE ski racer of all time!!) tried his hand at touring cars after he retired.
#13
Posted 25 February 2002 - 11:57
Must be a connection between alpine skiing and motorsport. Speed, balance etc.
Stefan
#14
Posted 25 February 2002 - 12:53
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Anyway, I thoroughly enjoyed the men's slalom on Saturday - Britain's first ever ski-ing medal! Although I doubt if Baxter will ever challenge Stenmark in the record books!
#15
Posted 25 February 2002 - 12:53
#16
Posted 25 February 2002 - 13:11
I am with Geza, I am quite sure she is calling herself Divina...!
Proof enough ?
#17
Posted 25 February 2002 - 13:15
#18
Posted 25 February 2002 - 13:16
#19
Posted 25 February 2002 - 13:30
O - spellings!Originally posted by Geza Sury
Wasn't her name DIVINA, not DAVINA?
That point has been discussed in this forum so often - I think I have to tell a personal word about it:
If you're 'blessed' with a name difficult to understand/spell/write (like myself for example - but I won't tell now) you can always wonder what comes out when your name is written by someone else. At some point it's all the same - and you're quite happy if at least you recieve your mail.
So I think: the main thing is we know about whom we're talking - correct spelling is not always necessary. I have given up long time ago... :
#21
Posted 25 February 2002 - 13:37
Ron Bucknam or Mark Donahue...
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#22
Posted 25 February 2002 - 13:39
#23
Posted 25 February 2002 - 13:51
Originally posted by Frank de Jong
And how can we forget Konrad Bartelsky (IIRC), Candian skier and Sports 2000 driver in the Netherlands.
Konrad Bartelsky is BRITISH if you don't mind ...
And not in any way Canadian at all, unlike those two great British sportsmen Lennox Lewis and Greg Rusedski, not to mention our 1936 Olympic Ice Hockey team ....
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#24
Posted 25 February 2002 - 14:22
Damn! And the phone number she gave me didn't work either. It was a definite brush-off...Originally posted by Rainer Nyberg
I am with Geza, I am quite sure she is calling herself Divina...!
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Posted 25 February 2002 - 14:30
#26
Posted 25 February 2002 - 14:37
#27
Posted 25 February 2002 - 14:58