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1 Nov 2017, 21:13 (Ref:3778055) | #1 | ||
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Marcos Ambrose Interview With Greg Rust
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Owns his lot in life. Reflecting on the good stuff Mr Ambrose takes from life, and moving on past the bad clearly agrees with him. Life is much longer than a motor racing career Nice interview Mr Rust. Supercar will miss his connection and likeability too |
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1 Nov 2017, 21:17 (Ref:3778057) | #2 | |
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Was a great interview, really enjoyed it.
Hoping he will be in Newcastle when DJRTP win the championship |
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2 Nov 2017, 03:52 (Ref:3778118) | #3 | ||
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Ambrose appears to be well happy with his lot so good luck to him. Shame he is lost to the sport, however. |
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3 Nov 2017, 09:07 (Ref:3778317) | #4 | ||
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My take is that he was done with NASCAR, wanted to come home and felt he didn't want to stop racing, then once he was home and back into it realised he could live without racing, and made the smart decision to stop (pretty much) the minute the desire was lost rather than tool around on a 'retirement tour for the fans'. His participation in the 2015 enduro's probably worked out ok as well, he did a solid job, and after a few months out of the chair it would have been a good guide to reinforce whether he had made the right choice to stop, or if he missed it and wanted to carry on. No shame in stopping early, the likes of Geoghegan, Martin and Morris did so as well. |
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Its not like he lacked ability - he wasn't anywhere near the weakest link and the cars improved after a slow start in 2015 (mostly in 2016 and especially now, obviously). But maybe the relaxed & happy bloke you see on the tv (Ambrose, not Rust) is more than enough of a reason. So good luck to him and good luck to djrtp who are also going along nicely at the moment. The best revenge is to live well, after all. (A reference to Murphy, not djrtp) |
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I am happy that Marcus has found life after racing...we are sometimes a little selfish when it comes to hero-worship etc...
As for the Murphy "fluff"...I was on the Flag Point at the incident, and my heart sank when Marcus rode the wall. Next time you visit Mount Panorama, have a look what is behind the "safety barrier" |
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No eye deer what part you want bolted down...but if Marcos had carried just a smidgin more speed, the drop behind that wall has got to be at least 30 metres...would have been difficult for medical and recovery to get to him quickly around the back of the circuit
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His hotel, has just been nominated third best unique hotel in the world by Lonely Planet this week.
Always good to see a driver move out of the race seat, and move into a new career. |
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Just watched it. Good yarn.
What really stuns me is the tripe that goes on in the comments section on that site. Thankfully this place is usually more civil.... |
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The comments sections on social media off the back of these sorts of things, are downright disgusting at times. I don't know how some people feel it's ok to think the way they do.
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Getting back on topic, I understand why Ambrose pulled the pin on NASCAR and then V8 Supercars to focus on spending time with his family. Being in the top levels means a LOT of time away from home and family and they miss a lot of achievements their kids do. Plus being away for bulk of the year can destroy relationships as well |
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Makes you wonder where that kangaroo came from that kamikazed into Jim Richards in 2004.
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Unfortunately prolonged dry weather makes them head closer to town in their quest for food and water. |
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What a great interview, pity they couldnt do a full hour interview but great insight to the man. Nice to see him relaxed and move on.
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