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[antonye]

PS: You do know WHY both Ferrari and Ducati originally painted their racing machines red, don't you?

[uncle porry]

redroof, if you want to know anything about anything, there is a regular visitor to the board called vman, he`ll put you straight........he he he..

[NBs996]

no?
TELL US! TELL US!!

[antonye]

Colours:

Back at the start of motor racing, teams were composed on a national level rather than "buying" the best driver/rider to race your machine.

To identify the different nationalities, a colour system was used whereby a vehicle was painted in the associated national colour.

Some examples:
American vehicles were yellow - hence Daytona Yellow,
British vehicles were green - hence British Racing Green,
German vehicles were silver - hence the "traditional" Merc colour,
French vehicles were blue,
...and Italian ones were Red!

[Edited on 7-7-2004 by antonye]

[Redruth]

Never knew that about why Red. My Daytona was yellow. I seem to get it right instinctively. And the comments about Essex? I feel entitled to make them. Lived in Loughton, a stone's throw from High Beech, for 11 years. My daughters were educated (I use the term loosely) in your wonderful county. Also, I learned to ride by taking self off every weekend all over Essex county. Very slowly at first on Yamaha Radian, 600cc bought day after passing 5 day biking course, prior to which had never even ridden a scooter, then on Bandit 600S then on Daytona which moved with me to Hertfordshire. Have been back to blat around on the 996 a number of times.

[antonye]

Well I'm originally from Suffolk, so moving to Essex was a step UP the evolutionary ladder for me

[AK]

Redruth - please dont take this the wrong way, but are you sure you arent Dibble?

Its just your manner of speech is so similar at times......

C

edited - as just had denial email from Dibble
Just post on the board Dibs - you know you want to....

[Edited on 7-7-2004 by CK and AK]

[uncle porry]

Originally posted by antonye
Well I'm originally from Suffolk, so moving to Essex was a step UP the evolutionary ladder for me

[antonye]

Originally posted by uncle porry

[Mark]

Come on Dibs......... speak