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Stirling Moss RIP

Post by ClaretTony » Sun Apr 12, 2020 11:05 am

Motor racing great Stirling Moss has died today after a long illness at 90. When I was younger and people were driving too fast it was always: “Who do you think you are, Stirling Moss?”
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Re: Stirling Moss RIP

Post by tim_noone » Sun Apr 12, 2020 11:09 am

ClaretTony wrote:
Sun Apr 12, 2020 11:05 am
Motor racing great Stirling Moss has died today after a long illness at 90. When I was younger and people were driving too fast it was always: “Who do you think you are, Stirling Moss?”
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Re: Stirling Moss RIP

Post by dermotdermot » Sun Apr 12, 2020 11:11 am

RIP.

Just such a fantastic name for a racing driver.

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Post by Hendrickxz » Sun Apr 12, 2020 11:16 am

They even did an ad (forget what it was for) where Sterling in person was pulled by a copper who muttered that very phrase. A great all-round driver in grand prix, sports cars, rallies. You name it! Lucky to survive in times when the sport was extremely dangerous. Saw him do a demo drive at the Oulton Park Gold Cup a few years ago. He was hampered for many of his later years after falling down a lift shaft at his London apartment -they were fixing the lift and the doors had been left open by mistake! But he carried on and only recently retired from the public eye. Truly a legend in his own lifetime.
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Re: Stirling Moss RIP

Post by ClaretTony » Sun Apr 12, 2020 11:21 am

Despite all the years he probably remains the best known name in British motor racing.

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Re: Stirling Moss RIP

Post by Blackrod » Sun Apr 12, 2020 11:37 am

A legend. Always came across as a really nice person when interviewed.

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Re: Stirling Moss RIP

Post by Fazz » Sun Apr 12, 2020 11:39 am

great picture of the man in his heyday
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Re: Stirling Moss RIP

Post by Bosscat » Sun Apr 12, 2020 11:46 am

Fazz wrote:
Sun Apr 12, 2020 11:39 am
great picture of the man in his heyday

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Definitely catches the era Fazz...

RIP a motor Racing Legend whom everyone remembers and is synonymous with British Motorsport.

https://youtu.be/szJqsvSwurg

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Re: Stirling Moss RIP

Post by FactualFrank » Sun Apr 12, 2020 11:50 am

A fact that often surprises a lot of people, in that he never won a Formula One world championship.

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Post by conyoviejo » Sun Apr 12, 2020 12:35 pm

R.I.P. Stirling Moss..

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Post by Zlatan » Sun Apr 12, 2020 1:02 pm

Fantastic man and absolutely legend.

RIP Stirling Moss

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Post by Suratclaret » Sun Apr 12, 2020 1:02 pm

Great driver and a great personality. RIP Stirling.

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Re: Stirling Moss RIP

Post by Zlatan » Sun Apr 12, 2020 1:04 pm

In the absence of Beamish... (who I’m sure will have a better one)
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Re: Stirling Moss RIP

Post by tim_noone » Sun Apr 12, 2020 1:22 pm

Zlatan wrote:
Sun Apr 12, 2020 1:04 pm
In the absence of Beamish... (who I’m sure will have a better one)

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John surtees?

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Re: Stirling Moss RIP

Post by Bosscat » Sun Apr 12, 2020 1:26 pm

Zlatan wrote:
Sun Apr 12, 2020 1:04 pm
In the absence of Beamish... (who I’m sure will have a better one)

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Juan Fangio
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Re: Stirling Moss RIP

Post by Funkydrummer » Sun Apr 12, 2020 4:22 pm

Here he meets Lewis Hamilton with their respective cars and Hamilton
discovers what it was like in "the old days"

Interesting viewing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2JUuZq50uc

RIP Sterling. Thanks for the memories.

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Re: Stirling Moss RIP

Post by IanMcL » Sun Apr 12, 2020 4:45 pm

ClaretTony wrote:
Sun Apr 12, 2020 11:05 am
Motor racing great Stirling Moss has died today after a long illness at 90. When I was younger and people were driving too fast it was always: “Who do you think you are, Stirling Moss?”
I think everyone had that said to them! For many years too!

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