I was born during the first half of the previous century - so I've been around for a while. I spent over three decades racing and rallying, and have been an avid follower of motor racing and it's personalities.
The first driver I followed with real interest was Fangio, but I deeply regretted Ascari's passing. My first hero was Jim Clark ..... and so on. But, for me, easily the most memorable race driver has to be Michael Schumacher. Granted, he's still racing - but nowhere does it state you have to be dead or retired to be legendary.
Formula one's most memorable driver
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lumepo03
, Oct 16 2002 12:22
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Joe Catania
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Posted 17 October 2002 - 20:35
All this B.S., and no mention of Jim Clark!
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Kpy
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Posted 17 October 2002 - 21:14
Originally posted by 2F-001
there is a (poor) joke lurking here somewhere about an American driver's nomex top being called an Aron Sweater.
Oh for Pete's sake!!
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Ray Bell
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Posted 17 October 2002 - 22:12
Originally posted by Buford
I vote Masten Gregory.
You must have a story to go with that, Buford...
I'm sure Harry Schell had a better one though.
Kpy... Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant!
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Buford
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Posted 17 October 2002 - 22:47
Joe Fan is writing the story.
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Ray Bell
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Posted 17 October 2002 - 22:55
But you do it so much better...
Did you happen to hear him make any comment about that Mickey Thompson car that tried to kill him, by the way?
Did you happen to hear him make any comment about that Mickey Thompson car that tried to kill him, by the way?
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Posted 17 October 2002 - 23:11
"Forgotten" American driver Pete Aron.;)
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Ray Bell
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Posted 17 October 2002 - 23:22
Originally posted by JacnGille
"Forgotten" American driver Pete Aron.;)
Yes, a real character...
And he was mentioned on another thread just today... hardly forgotten!
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Posted 18 October 2002 - 02:54
Originally posted by Ray Bell
But you do it so much better...
Did you happen to hear him make any comment about that Mickey Thompson car that tried to kill him, by the way?
No not me. I was about 15 years old and could not get into the pits or garage area in those days. So I never talked to him much and when I did it was in a fan bunch of autograph seekers. I never had dinner with him like I did Clark and Gurney or anything like that. But just the jumping out of cars thing has to make him the most memorable, IMO.
