tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719793163535797854.post8046013473254892103..comments2023-09-28T01:34:07.160-07:00Comments on ZEN MY ASS: Jim Clark - Formula 1Gwil Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719793163535797854.post-42563129786246246372016-11-13T05:02:19.685-08:002016-11-13T05:02:19.685-08:00Thanks Cro. Yes, all the romance has gone out of i...Thanks Cro. Yes, all the romance has gone out of it. One time I used to be in digs with a Grand Prix pit mechanic from the era you speak of. Never got to drive anything faster than a clumpy Mk X Jag though. Now I'm too old to go fast. Hopefully next car will be one of these birds that drives itself. Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719793163535797854.post-51728116690426400022016-11-12T23:47:05.557-08:002016-11-12T23:47:05.557-08:00I once drove a Lotus Forumla Junior at Snetterton....I once drove a Lotus Forumla Junior at Snetterton. It belonged to a school friend, and I think I did 2 circuits at about 30 mph; it was terrifying. Since the days of the 5 second pit stop, I've become rather bored with motor racing. Bring back oil stained faces and goggles. Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719793163535797854.post-32580152686702132782016-11-12T05:10:16.057-08:002016-11-12T05:10:16.057-08:00I thought I could just about afford a sporty looki...I thought I could just about afford a sporty looking Triumph Spitfire and so I sat in the drivers seat of one in a showroom. And I nearly couldn't get out!!! <br />My first car was also 1952. Morris Oxford. Green. Bench seat. 4-speed column change. Dip switch on floor. 80 mph flat out. Suddenly I felt like a proverbial bank manager! Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719793163535797854.post-10403866546433133572016-11-12T04:41:10.247-08:002016-11-12T04:41:10.247-08:00__ 1963: previously owned, my first car was an Aus...__ 1963: previously owned, my first car was an Austin A40 Somerset Drop Head Coupe that was manufactured in 1952, it had yellow headlamps. Guess what color the paint work was. Yup! <br />__ I wanted an XK120... never happened.Magyarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14834296565844877410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719793163535797854.post-17997661892505707412016-11-12T04:06:05.117-08:002016-11-12T04:06:05.117-08:00Thanks Magyar. I remember listening to radio updat...Thanks Magyar. I remember listening to radio updates of a 24-hour race with Stirling Moss and Roy Salvadori driving I think an Aston Martin. When I started work I wanted a Jaguar E-type but of course in the end I had to settle for less. Now I'm older I have a van with windows. What a come down!Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719793163535797854.post-74393623753360092062016-11-11T17:29:03.617-08:002016-11-11T17:29:03.617-08:00__ I certainly remember Jimmy Clark... and as I re...__ I certainly remember Jimmy Clark... and as I remember, he was involved with Lotus. As a fifteen year old, with an uncle that was a BMC dealer near Lime Rock Park in Ct. I began to follow Stirling Moss, a driver I believe, for Vanwall and Aston Martin. Ahhh, the childhood memories! _mMagyarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14834296565844877410noreply@blogger.com