Vote MARK JOHNSTON - BRDC Award

jamescrofts · 12 Sep 2003, 17:36 (Ref:716710)

OK Guys,

It is time to really back talent and back Mark for the McLaren Autosport Awards. Please consider Mark Johnston while voting. Mark will be racing at Brands Hatch and will be glad to talk to anyone.

regards

James

**Adam43** · 12 Sep 2003, 17:49 (Ref:716728)

There is a thread about this over in single seater.

http://tentenths.com/forum/showthrea...threadid=43525

Is he eligible?

jamescrofts · 12 Sep 2003, 17:51 (Ref:716733)

VOTE MARK JOHNSTON.

regards

James

**Adam43** · 12 Sep 2003, 17:56 (Ref:716738)

I got that.

He is young enough, I think, but has he competed in a "British or European single-seater championship up to and including the British F3 Scolarship class"

**Adam43** · 12 Sep 2003, 18:00 (Ref:716743)

Besides it isn't a vote based competition.

You can nominate, but the number of nominations for each driver is immaterial. The competition then choses the final six.

Buy a copy of Autosport, fill in the form and send it off!

Chris Y · 12 Sep 2003, 18:14 (Ref:716766)

What is it with you, jamescrofts? Are you some sort of bookie? Your last posts have been either "vote for Mark Johnston" or "vote for Spencer Marsh"..

Stop trying to rig the voting process and let people decide for themselves, eh?

jamescrofts · 12 Sep 2003, 18:26 (Ref:716781)

Quote:

Originally posted by Chris Y
What is it with you, jamescrofts? Are you some sort of bookie? Your last posts have been either "vote for Mark Johnston" or "vote for Spencer Marsh"..

Stop trying to rig the voting process and let people decide for themselves, eh?

Mark Johnston deserves the chance to get a good crack at the big boys. As for Spencer, I don't know the fellow, but he is carrying www.pistonheads.com on his car and we prefer him to O'Brien!! No I am not a bookie and I do not bet.

Chris, If you would like to meet Mark at Brands Hatch; please come and see us.

regards

James

racingdick · 12 Sep 2003, 18:38 (Ref:716793)

Marks 23 and done 4 races in the Tuscan challenge..
James and I are just trying to get some support for the lad from Ireland!

jamescrofts · 12 Sep 2003, 18:52 (Ref:716814)

http://www.exchangeandmart.co.uk/mot...ers/index.shtm

**Adam43** · 12 Sep 2003, 19:10 (Ref:716825)

Quote:

Originally posted by racingdick
Marks 23 and done 4 races in the Tuscan challenge..
James and I are just trying to get some support for the lad from Ireland!

Don't get me wrong, just saying that there is no need to get anyone else to do it. Just send of the form yourself for your lad!

Does TGP count as one of the single seater championships that is less than F3? Is Mark Johnston actually eligible? Just asking!

He seems to have some talent, from what we've seen.

racingdick · 12 Sep 2003, 19:15 (Ref:716831)

hummmnnn may have a point there Adam

Muppet · 12 Sep 2003, 20:12 (Ref:716890)

They let Carroll and Barber in last year's final 6 and they had both done at least one F3 champ class race (although not during that year) and in Barber's case he did a whole year with ADR.

Maybe they are restricting it this year to eliminate karters and saloon/sportscar drivers. Shame.

JohnMiller · 12 Sep 2003, 20:21 (Ref:716902)

He's not eligible!

jamescrofts · 12 Sep 2003, 20:23 (Ref:716904)

Quote:

Originally posted by JohnMiller
He's not eligible!

Explain please!

Muppet · 12 Sep 2003, 20:26 (Ref:716911)

Autosport page 41

"The panel's decision on eligibility is final"

...meaning they'll select who they want, not who we want.

I reckon we should all vote for Mark just to annoy them!!!!!!

;-)

JohnMiller · 12 Sep 2003, 20:33 (Ref:716922)

It's not a vote. You're supposed to be an experienced single-seater driver who driven in a recognosed pro or semi-pro championship 'below' Class A F3.

Tuscans isn't that, neither is TGP. Neither is Sports 2000.

racingdick · 12 Sep 2003, 20:52 (Ref:716930)

Single seater???? How come Simon Pullan was entered and erm i think He might have won it?"!"

paulzinho · 12 Sep 2003, 21:10 (Ref:716941)

Siman Pullan was entered because he was champion of his category and IIRC seriously looking at getting into single seaters, which is what the award is meant for. I don't think he won it in the end and he moved on to sportscars (well GT's).

Don't know what he's been racing this year though I think he started uni last year. Used to post a fair bit on here, gone a bit quiet though!

**Adam43** · 12 Sep 2003, 22:32 (Ref:716991)

Quote:

Originally posted by Muppet
Autosport page 41
"The panel's decision on eligibility is final"
...meaning they'll select who they want, not who we want.
I reckon we should all vote for Mark just to annoy them!!!!!!

I do wonder why they have these nominations. I have no problem with them chosing the six themselves. Their award, they can do what the want. Also I don't see why it should be based on votes anyway (which it isn't) that would just attract nominations/votes from the top people in each series anyway (or people off telly!) i.e. the people already known.

This is nothing against Mark. He seems to have some talent, but then so do many others.

Also I can't see it annoying them I'm a afraid. It'll just fill a bin. It will annoy the person who sorts them, not anyone who runs the award!

Quote:

Originally by jamescrofts

Quote:

Orginally by JohnMiller
He's not eligible!

Explain please!

I don't think he fullfills the criteria of the competition. He doesn't race in the correct championships. I'm not 100% up on this, but it does seem to be the case.

On Mark himself. He has already won an award and is more of a name than most of the others. He's had a lift into the sport, hopefully he can keep that going and make something of himself.

superbird · 12 Sep 2003, 22:52 (Ref:717000)

Quote:

Explain please!

Since when are Irish drivers eligible?

jamescrofts · 12 Sep 2003, 23:02 (Ref:717007)

Quote:

Originally posted by superbird
Since when are Irish drivers eligible?

Mark lives in Swansea and is from Northern Ireland which is in the UK.

superbird · 12 Sep 2003, 23:06 (Ref:717010)

OK, I've never met him, but my boyfriend who is Irish has and swears blind he is from the republic

jamescrofts · 13 Sep 2003, 09:45 (Ref:717206)

Quote:

Originally posted by superbird
OK, I've never met him, but my boyfriend who is Irish has and swears blind he is from the republic

I promise you he is not! His father was part of the British Junior Rally team in the early 1980's. We will all have to meet up at Bar Reef next week.

James

**Adam43** · 13 Sep 2003, 10:31 (Ref:717228)

So have we decided, has he raced in an eligible series?

Generally, I'd be quite curious to see a list of eleigible series anyway. All the usual suspects I suppose. I wonder if there are any surprises. Is there such a list, or because the junior series change so much year to year so they keep it vague.

jamescrofts · 13 Sep 2003, 10:34 (Ref:717230)

Quote:

Originally posted by AdamAshmore
So have we decided, has he raced in an eligible series?

Generally, I'd be quite curious to see a list of eleigible series anyway. All the usual suspects I suppose. I wonder if there are any surprises.

Yes!

TGP and TVR Tuscan Challenge

Tested Sports 2000, Formula Zip, Formula Renault and Formula 3.

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