Anyone else watching the 1st ever GP Masters race tomorrow ?

 

What channel and time is it on

 

Motors TV, race tomorrow at Midday

www.gpmasters.com

 

Suppose he'll do the same as he always did when he raced and lost - blame the car, the weather, the track...........everything except the fact that he wasn't the best man on the day. There are alot better ex-pro's than him. Funnily enough I was talking to my dad about him the other day and he said he wouldn't trust Mansell with a horse and cart. Quite apt.

And has he still got that poxy 'tache ?????

 

1. Mansell 1:33.428 9
2. Fittipaldi 1:33.998 14
3. Patrese 1:34.048 12
4. Lammers 1:34.082 14
5. De Cesaris 1:34.086 13
6. Warwick 1:34.087 13
7. Danner 1:34.132 9
8. Cheever 1:34.602 13
9. Stuck 1:34.755 7
10. Johansson 1:34.841 12
11. Arnoux 1:35.453 8
12. Salazar 1:36.852 14
13. Tambay 1:36.948 9
14. Laffite 1:36.958 7

Alan Prost couldn't make the 1st race as he's off doing some other race.

 

Of course, that does exclude the fact that he raced and won................. a lot.

 

PON - and when he didn't ? All he did was whinge, blaming everything and everyone else. He couldn't just put his hands up and say he wasn't the best man on the day. It was always someone else's fault. And that whining accent of his that never gets above 2000rpm...........

 

.............. and the last time you heard a racing driver say that it was all his fault.

Sorry, I wont belittle Mansell - raced at the peak of F1 for me, superb driver, very successful, great British hero.

 

Gotta love Mansell Myself, those were the days i watched the sport EVERY event, not just when ive nowt better to do as i do now

Top Career IMO. Fair Play. Also started from fuck all with no financial backing and sold all he had to continue with the backing of his Missus. Proper.

 

If you read Mansells autobiography you may change your opinion of the man. IMO he has every right to be the way he is. He got to the top of motorsport by himself and his own selfbelief, not by being the richest man on the grid. And to be the only person to be F1 and Indy champ at the same time must really mean he's not a very good driver

 

I'm with Pon on this one

 

He's also a thoroughly nice bloke.

When I was younger and raced karts, I had a huge accident on my 14th birthday, and ended up in hospital in a very bad way (two broken arms, broken ribs, cracked vertebrae, internal bleeding etc).

After my father got in touch with him, he signed my racing visor:

To Richard,

Best of luck, keep on karting.

Best Wishes,

Nigel Mansell

That is my most prized possession.

 

Fantastic read, the first biography i ever read, followed soon by Richard Bransons.

 

Stu, have a read of the Mcrae books, what a bloke he is. No fear at all and just natural talent

 

To me he's up there with the best drivers theres ever been.

Some of his races and overtaking moves still stick in my mind today. F1 was far better back then, proper racing. Back to back F1 and indy car says it all.

Got a local artist to do a coloured drawing of his Williams car he won title in 92. Still hanging on wall with pride for a British sporting hero.

Why is it such a british thing to knock anyone who successful?

 

For me, Mansell makes any race, entertainment, you never know if he'll chuck it at the wall, then come back and win He is a little OTT at times, but rather that than someone like Kimi that shows no flare or emotion.

Just like to add, that Alex Zanardi is a fookin hero too.

 

One for the fans




oh, happy days, sitting on the sofa shouting at the TV

 

True grit mansell, never gives up, The race is also on bbc2 @ 4pm.


DAVE R.

 

Excellent, cheers

 

I was at Silverstone in 1987 when he did that dummy move on Piquet - it was fantastic and the crowd went ballistic - one of my lasting memories

Balls out racer - yes he moaned but that was all part of the theatre.

I watched F1 since 1975 and the Hunt days but I dont watch F1 any more as its got no characters left

 

just checked on bbc.co.uk and coverage actually starts at 3pm

 

aka,

will check at 3, & 4,pm as TV mag quotes 4,pm as dont want to miss.

DAVE R.

 

Murry Walker is back on BBC to do the commentry for it too

 

Fooking great Driver,Character and an all time Hero of mine.......Pity theres none like him left in F1 now............would make it interesting again....


Did have a crap tache though....

 

I also think the man was a total star class driver..

 

Here here Rich

 

Been watching GP racing since 1954, although good Mansalls not anywhere near the best :

In my opinion the best ive seen are:

Fangio
Clark
Moss
Senna
Schumacher when on song.

My favourite was Clark simply the best by a margin.

As a British driver Mansall would be behind:
Clark
Moss
Stewart

Unfortunately few of you lads have been around long enough to make a judgement of whos best. GP racing started in 1950 so ive seen most of it.
Today its as bad as it gets & something must be done.
Rod