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Andy Priaulx MBE
Announced this morning in the Queen's Birthday Honours list.
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Now he is Sir Andrew Graham Priaulx?
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has he been given a OBE or a MBE? he definatly aint been made a sir.
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Glad to see he's getting some recognition, it's a travesty how little he receives especially as he's probably our most successful world champion in any sporting arena.
I remember reading a sports review at the end of last year and the motorsport section consisted of Hamilton and a kid riding in the 125 championship! Shocking to leave out someone who'd effectively won their 4th world championship in a row! |
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can someone explain a dump german what that means
It's a medal of honor for representating the UK? |
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Chuffed for Andy, some official recognition from the state of his achievements which are quite simply outstanding.
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Can't seem to access the link on the bottom of the website.
Congrats all the same. I don't see how it will affect how well he does in the 2008 BBC Sports Personality of the Year award but I am chuffed he has finally got something for all the WTCC drivers championship awards. He has to rank among one of the most succesful British drivers in motorsport history. About time he did get something. |
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Great news for Andy, and for the WTCC and non-F1 motorsport in general. In Britain we're usually much quicker to honour gallant losers than actual champions, so this is a nice change.
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Excellent news for British Motorsport, well deserved Andy
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Am I right to think that in terms of world championships in his sport he's the most successful active competitor in the world? |
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Well, Tony Rickardsson, participating & currently 2nd in Scandinavian CC, is 6 time WC in Speedway. Of course he changed from 2 to 4 wheels, but it's still high end competitive motorsports.
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Well then he beats Loeb!
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What I said wasn't in refference to a particular post. What I said I suppose was said as a statement of fact. That indeed I don't expect his MBE to affect the likelyhood of him even getting close to being recognised as indeed as far as 4-wheeled motorsport in the BBC is concerned it always does begin with F1 and end with WRC with nothing between. What if we all did outside of BBC Television Centre, what the truckers did do about the price of fuel? |
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2005: MotoGP world champion 2004: MotoGP world champion 2003: MotoGP world champion 2002: MotoGP world champion 2001: 500 MotoGP world champion 2000: 2nd, 500 MotoGP World Championship 1999: 250 GP world champion 1998: 2nd, 250 MotoGP World Championship 1997: 125 GP world champion 1996: 9th, 125 MotoGP World Championship 1995: 125cc Italian Champion 1994: 125cc Italian Sports Production Champion 1993: 3rd - 125cc Italian Sports Production Championship 1992: Regional Minimoto Champion 1991: 4th - Italian Junior Go-Kart Championship 1990: Regional Go-Kart Championship - 9 wins 1989: First Go-Kart Race Now, admittedly, it slipped his mind to win the World title in the last 2 seasons, but all the same... None of which takes away from Andy that he's being recognised for his superb achievements... and for the huge amount he and wife Jo do fund-raising for charity for premature babies... |
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