Ducati Sporting Club UK > General > Idle Chat > Hills spin on Michael

[madmav]

Originally Posted by NBs996

come on mav, stick to the facts please!

Nick, how do you know they are not




























the Facts?




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mav

[philthy]

Don't see what the problem is with his comments that I have just read on BBC News site?

Damon said he was a brilliant driver but that his winning all the time was bad for the sport. Too right it was. It's become a boring procession which I, my family and many of my friends have stopped watching.

If you want real racing watch a Grand Prix race from the seventies or modern bike racing. People actually overtake each other time after time and you get wheel to wheel racing, Wow!

[the phantom pieman]

So what about the fact that Michel was a cheat ....

or does that not count ?

Or is that acceptable gamesmanship ...

Me might have been a great driver but never a great sportsman ...

PS yes, I have met him and he's a nice guy in real life .....

[jeff st4s]

Originally Posted by philthy

Don't see what the problem is with his comments that I have just read on BBC News site?

Damon said he was a brilliant driver but that his winning all the time was bad for the sport. Too right it was. It's become a boring procession which I, my family and many of my friends have stopped watching.

If you want real racing watch a Grand Prix race from the seventies or modern bike racing. People actually overtake each other time after time and you get wheel to wheel racing, Wow!

Now then Mav;





That's what I call sticking to the FACTS!!!!!

[philthy]

I know this has been on here before......but if it was still like this I'd watch every race........

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jv0_a...arch=f1%201967

[Herb]

This was the golden era for me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAOTZd27l5w

[Jasper]

Gilles Villeneuve was the greatest to me.never won a world championship,died young.Was a true gentleman and sportsman.And boy was he quick!!Now this is RACING:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kre35Pct0yA

The Villeneuve vs Arnoux battle for the last lap in the French grand prix was the best EVER!!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qz9ZQvT98qc

The Villeneuve vs Arnoux battle for the last lap in the French grand prix was the best EVER!!

[cookati]

Good God... that makes yr spine tingle just watchin it... thanks for postin that
link.
Those days were a bit before my time but from what i've heard it was'nt just
the racing that was better but the whole scene... alot of the drivers were real characters... big personalities like Damon's dad Graham and James Hunt etc

i'm pretty sure those drivers never had nutritionists n personal trainers, let alone
driver aids on their awsomely powerfull cars with only a rudimentry understanding of aerodynamics n rubber compounds... they were more like rockstars... Drinkin n fightin n womanisin n then racing the next day...

All alot more dangerous i know but thats the point is'nt it?

Wrightly or wrongly its more exciting to watch poeple taking bigger risks!

Am i romanticising it all?

[jeff st4s]

Originally Posted by philthy

I know this has been on here before......but if it was still like this I'd watch every race........

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jv0_a...arch=f1%201967

Every time we get boring F1 speak, you just keep putting that link up mate!

[Melnie Mouse]

Originally Posted by philthy

Don't see what the problem is with his comments that I have just read on BBC News site?

Damon said he was a brilliant driver but that his winning all the time was bad for the sport. Too right it was. It's become a boring procession which I, my family and many of my friends have stopped watching.

If you want real racing watch a Grand Prix race from the seventies or modern bike racing. People actually overtake each other time after time and you get wheel to wheel racing, Wow!

hear hear