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Arrived at Cadwell for a race in the 70s , possibly first meeting of the year Easter time . Track covered with several inches of snow . They run a couple of mechanical sweepers around , then a salt/ grid spreader , then asked everybody if they could do a few laps in their tow vehicles . The track was raceable and mostly dry by mid morning and the meeting carried on as normal . Nowadays a little bit of snow causes chaos across most of the country . |
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And I remember a Boxing Day Brands (1969?) that got cancelled because of thick fog, & that after we had trekked all the way down from Norfolk.
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Thirty years ago today we lost the greatest of them all - Ayrton Senna.
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One of those "I remember where I was" moments. I was at the kart centre in Swindon working on their kart race team lorry. Phoned Mrs MM to find the result of the race and she said "Oh haven't you heard? Senna crashed and it doesn't look good."
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I was at Snetterton for BTCC & on the Sunday morning commentator Brian Jones called for two minutes' silence. The circuit was crammed with race cars & people but you genuinely could have heard a pin drop. Ayrton spent much of his early career based in Norfolk, racing for Van Diemen in FF1600 & then Rushen Green in FF2000 before returning to drive for Team Lotus in F1, so he was well-known locally. |
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And of course the day before we lost Roland Ratzenberger. It was a dreadful weekend.
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In those days so many of the F1 grid came up through British FF & F3 & it seemed so much more personal because so many of us knew them personally, Sadly it is not like that now. |
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The Daily Telegraph's sports section carries a two page spread on Senna's death, by Damon Hill, who was, of course racing that day.
Two fatalities on the same weekend shocked the sport after a 10 year period without any. To older followers it was less of a shock. Oops! Just seen your post John. Last edited by bauble; 1 May 2024 at 08:24. Reason: Addition |
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I remember doing a December meeting where there was ice around the track for qualifying and no one wanted to be the first, I was asked to go round first to test it as I had done many laps over the years. I was opposite lock from paddock to Druids and most of the track much to the amusement of the other guys waiting !
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On the train again too Hockenheim . Said to the UK border force lad that we had a Morris 1000 engine in the race car . He had never heard of Morris yet alone a 1000. Dear O Dear .
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Got to love this thread. Moving from the anniversary of the death of a champion to Gordon sideways without a breath. Quite some segué!
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True, however after driving flat out on wet grass in the field next to the garage the we ran and driving the shale hot rod tracks for years, opposite lock was totally normal on the tarmac as well. Not always the fastest way round a circuit but great fun
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Happy birthday Will. We stopped just past Reims last night . Awoke in the night to fantastic sheet lightning . Mrs Delta says you had thunder storms back home . Dark, gloomy and wet heading into Germany now .?
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Weekend weather forecast improving at Hockenheim. Chilly tho…
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